Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion

## Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion *Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion* is one of anime's most celebrated strategic thrillers — an intricate, twist-filled story of rebellion, sacrifice, and the corrupting nature of absolute power. In an alternate history, the Holy Britannian Empire has conquered much of the world, including Japan (now known as Area 11). Lelouch vi Britannia, a disowned Britannian prince living in secret in Japan, gains the "Geass" — an absolute power of compulsion — from a mysterious girl named C.C. Using this power, he becomes the masked revolutionary Zero and leads the Japanese resistance against Britannia. Balancing his double life as a student and a revolutionary, Lelouch deploys chess-master-level tactics while his childhood friend Suzaku Kururugi works within the Britannian military to reform it from the inside.