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Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion - Lancelot & Guren Manga Enters Final Arc

The Code Geass - Hangyaku no Lelouch Gaiden - Shiro no Kishi, Kurenai no Yasha (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion - Lancelot & Guren) spinoff manga entered its final arc on Kadokawa's Comic Newtype web comic site on Saturday.

The manga centers on stories about both Suzaku and Kallen that were not portrayed in the original story. Bisui Takahashi (Shūmatsu Sekai no Spellbreaker light novels) is penning the scenario, and Takahiro Kimura is drawing the character designs. Astrays is responsible for the new Knightmare Frame designs.

The series launched in November 2017. The third compiled book volume shipped on November 26.

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection, which is the most recent anime in the franchise, opened on February 9 in 120 theaters in Japan. Funimation screened the film in North America in May. Producer Kōjirō Taniguchi said in April that the film is "phase 1" of a 10-year plan for new content in the Code Geass franchise.

The first film in the series' compilation recap trilogy, Code Geass - Hangyaku no Lelouch - Kōdō (lit.: The Awakening Path, official English subtitle: Initiation), opened in Japan in October 2017. The second film, Code Geass - Hangyaku no Lelouch - Handō (lit.: The Rebellion Path, official English subtitle: Transgression), opened in Japan in February 2018. The third film, Code Geass - Hangyaku no Lelouch - Ōdō (lit.: The Imperial Path, official English subtitle: Glorification), opened in May 2018. Funimation released the trilogy on Blu-ray Disc in March.

The original Code Geass television series premiered in 2006, followed by a sequel series in 2008. The series has inspired various manga and original video anime, including the Code Geass: Akito the Exiled spinoff, which premiered in 2012.

Source: Comic Newtype