THE ZERO REQUIEM ⚔️ Code Geass R2 Episode 24 & 25 Reaction!!!

[@In-The-Zone]

An important thing about Lelouch's final plan is actually the preparations that aren't mentioned in detail but are there with hindsight once you know the bigger picture. He had Jerimiah crush all possible opposing nobility ensuring there could be no new sovereignty in the future for Britannia besides Schnizel, who when geassed for the good of the world, is superior even to Lelouch according to himself and Cornelia. He sacrificed the vast majority of Britannia's military's power in the final battle making it so no one could make use of it anymore. He ordered all his Royal family into either servitude at the palace or into the arm forces, the former destroyed by Schnizel, the latter by Lelouch in the next part. Japan produced 80% of the world supply of Sakuradite, the material needed for super conductors for knightmares and power supplies. As a result Japan has no more after he forced Mt. Fuji to explode with it, ensuring Japan's safety from future invasion and drastically increasing the cost of creating knightmares, the cost of war. Since the Black Knights became an amalgamation of not only its member states but also all former countries that weren't UFN or Britainnia, this also means countries that might have considered a power grab before no longer can due to their casualties. He subjected Britainnia as a whole to the same life style it put onto its Number areas, essentially snapping a big portion of its populous out of complacency, important for stopping an acceptance of imperial power again from those who had once benefited from it. Jeremiah and Anya are together in "retirement" meaning that should future issues arise, Suzaku has 2 of the strongest pilots in the world he can call upon to aid him, without having to involve Kallen who can now experience a normal life. And lastly he never tarnished Schnizel's image to the world as he only got to use the Damocles against Lelouch, and no one besides his inner circle knew his plan, so his diplomatic ties remain in tact as he serves Zero and by extension Nannally going forward. It really was a perfect plan, building on both his past accomplishments and the new situation Lelouch found himself in. Its because of all that people could look past their differences towards a common pain and enemy, which prompts a new generation to come forward and improve the world with a collective will never seen before. Its actually a perfect ending. Even him and Suzaku coming full circle facing the consequences for their own evil deeds. Suzaku atones through a life of selfless sacrifice when he before thought death the only atonement, and Lelouch gave up the bright future he wished to live with Nannally but knows he left his heart with those he cared most for, knowing that his life wasn't one of just struggle and solitude.

[@johnjacksonrodriguez6177]

That. Is. A. GENUIS. MOVE! 😮🤩

[@Megalomaniac_Trans_Lesbian]

The only way he could have made it better is if he recorded himself "revealing" to Schneizel that he created the Massacre Princess with drugs and hypnosis, and then had one person or another conveniently leak that recording after his death

[@parthexe9498]

Never thought of this perspective!

[@Levi-qm8lb]

All I can say is All hail emperor Lelouch!! He really is the goat

[@lordsathariel4384]

What you just described is what i always point to plus the stadium massacre as why lelouch is one of the smartest anime protagonists he can use anything even a mistake to make a massive win and he actively Thinks 30 steps ahead.

[@Dafiid22]

The Code Geass creators stated that Nunnaly could tell when people are lying by holding their hand (which she's done previously) so when she held Lelouchs hand and could tell he was at peace, she understood in that moment everything Lelouch was trying to do.

[@kosmaster199]

There is also a fan theory that Lelouch didn't die and the creators have been ambiguous on it. An example is your explanation, or that he is planting images in her brain like C.C. with Suzaku in R1.

[@Dafiid22]

@kosmaster199 @kosmaster199 no, in the code geass guide book the creators specifically mentioned that this was what happened, they didn't have time to cover it all during the show. Just like the zero requiem, they never fully explained what it was so they they threw it in the guide book.

[@Whalebarf]

@@kosmaster199They have confirmed that Lelouch died here. He never got a code, nothing. This was the end of the story. Now with the movie they partially retconned it but did the whole "it's a separate universe" so the ending is still the ending. Lelouch is dead.

[@IsilionNELE]

@@Fyt11089 No it wasn't the code. the anime is very clear that Lelouch can't have a code. And even the writers have said he's dead and doesn't have a code

[@IsilionNELE]

@@kosmaster199 That myth really needs to disappear. The show staff have NEVER been ambiguous about his death. They have always very explicitly explained that he's truly dead. they even said that the reason the anime exists is because they wanted a story where the MC does evil and dies for redemption.

[@dogti2959]

What always get me is Nunnally's cry for her dead brother over the celebration of his death, especially in the japanese sub.

[@ryuknight5727]

Yes, the original crying was devastating. You could just feel it.

[@Im_somebody_you_wont_remember]

It broke my heart so much 💔💔💔

[@Krust23]

Far far superior.

[@jokesterr119]

@Krust23 I disagree, both sub and sub did a pretty good job at conveying that

[@kratos9551]

@@jokesterr119 english dub is not even close

[@ubeia4857]

Quote from the Code Geass Official Guidebook; "For those two who bear the heavy sin known as killing their fathers, they share the belief that they can forgive each other by imposing the greatest punishments on themselves. Death for Lelouch who wishes for a tomorrow with his sister, life for Suzaku who wishes to atone for his sins through death. Suzaku, who accepts the weight of Zero's mask, gives his gratitude to Lelouch. For the fact that he can atone for his sins. For the results of fulfilling his own wish." Also remember at the start of the season when Lelouch asked Guilford; "What do you do when there is an evil you cannot defeat by just means? Do you stain your hands with evil to destroy evil? Or do you remain steadfastly just and righteous even if it means surrendering to evil?" He answered; "To defeat evil, I must become a greater evil" Here is another quote from the Guidebook; "Lelouch, who gathered not just his sister's but the sins of all of his kin, tells Suzaku that he wants him to kill him. And, atoning for his sin of killing his father by becoming Zero and devoting himself to world peace. That is Suzaku's wish. Pierced by Suzaku's sword, Lelouch dies with a satisfied smile on his face. The curtains are lowered upon the history of one boy who performed the perfect 'evil' to the end."

[@In-The-Zone]

That quote never made sense for Lelouch. Not only was stopping Charles not a sin, its represented as humanity itself choosing to erase him for taking away its will. Lelouch called to C's world to not stop the progress of time and in response it eliminated the mechanism and two remaining people who wished for that. He prompted Charle's death but it was reality's choice it happened in order to protect humanity's will.

[@ubeia4857]

@@In-The-Zone 1. Tell that to the creators, I'm just quoting. 2. Patricide is still patricide, even if the person killed is very much deserving it. 3. He didn't directly do it but he gave C's world the push it needed to do that. 4. It's the one common sin that both he and Suzuku did that also helped change their world massively.

[@In-The-Zone]

@@ubeia4857 1. I can use numbers too 2. Obviously I know you are quoting because I say "quote in the first sentence 3. You are clearly too invest in defending this reach from a guidebook. 4. ???? 5. Profit

[@IsilionNELE]

@@In-The-Zone It's just to show a similarity between lelouch and Suzaku. Lelouch is guilty of PLENTY of other sins, such as the death of Shirtley, Euphy, the Japanese genocide, etc. Lelouch desperately wanted to get punished and saw death as the only fitting way, that is the point of the quote. Don't trip yourself over poetic details. And don't forget that the Zero Requiem is already Lelouch's third attempt to die for redemption

[@In-The-Zone]

@@IsilionNELE That is why the quote is pointless, there is no reason to try and stretch meaning when there is more than enough already.

[@TheVergile]

the triple whammy of the music, nunally crying and people cheering is one of the most amazing pieces of sound design. gives me shivers every time

[@Conkers93]

38:00 Every time I see this scene I go back in my head to the moment when he was stripped of his tank by Guilford and he says “you have two choices to move forward with your life, either serve in your demoted rank or cultivate an orange farm.” Jeremiah gets to have such a lovely arc where he realizes you know what…maybe I just enjoy my life, what other people think of my rank and title is unimportant, and finally choose happiness for himself. I love his arc SO MUCH.

[@DXDragon38]

3:00 Holy crap, I just realized that Nunally throwing that paper crane was a metaphor for her launching FLEIJA bombs from her chair! You learn something new on every rewatch 😆

[@garywillig5143]

Lelouch's entire reason for living was Nunnally, and he has wanted to die ever since she was supposedly killed by the fleija. It was in that context that he came up with the Zero Requiem, fulfilling the wish he had at that time to die. This is why the discovery that Nunnally was still alive was so devastating. He rediscovered his reason to live right after passing the point of no return by attacking the UFN, and not deviating at all from his plan after this makes it a true sacrifice. Something we'll never know is what Lelouch would have done if he wasn't aware of the threat Schneizel and the Damocles represented. The last thing Emperor Charles said to him was "you'll inherit his world, Schneizel's world," and he had seen what the fleijas could do that same day. A lot of what he did in making himself the villain was designed to bait Schneizel into a confrontation before Schneizel took the Damocles into orbit. Without that threat, would he have simply been a good emperor, or would he have abandoned the world stage and lived out his days in hiding as a commoner again? Again, we'll never know. Lelouch truly learned from those around him, and his final plan and ultimate disagreements with his father and brother stem from those lessons. He learned from Kallen that the fact that soldiers are not chess pieces that do exactly what the chessmaster wants is a good thing. He learned from Milly's antics with the student council the importance of celebration. He learned from Shirley the importance and power of love and passion. He learned from C.C. the problems inherent in a life without change. All of these lessons were put into his arguments with Charles and Schneizel as well as the planning of the Zero Requiem. Because Lelouch vi Britannia was also Lelouch Lamperouch, the boy who lived among the commoners, he could see the good in humanity that those who lived their entire lives in royalty were blind to, and put his faith in humanity to get along without him once he was gone.

[@itme2002]

I remember thinking there was no way the ending would live up to the hype, then they somehow pulled it off

[@abe7043]

still my #1 anime of all time, and is the only anime that made me cry. ALL HAIL LELOUCH!!!

[@HollowedKnight66]

Kallen interrupting CC and Lelouch’s moment is one of the biggest trolls of the entire show

[@medea5508]

Righttt! It's a comeback to the time cc interrupted lelouch and kallen moment back then 😆

[@ezwz4267]

the "lelouch can you just kill yourself please?" was perfect

[@QMS9224]

Lindsey: "kill yourself!" Lelouch: "Say less"

[@adityannair3278]

That girl really hates him because lelouch isn't a typical goody good guy Instead he is a prideful man

[@meias.]

​@@adityannair3278 and a murderer but that's secondary

[@anonim4584]

​@@meias. Like almost everybody in show xd

[@meias.]

@@anonim4584 true that

[@Lucilfer1375]

If you're going to see the movie, I deeply recommend that first take the time to see the 3 movies that resume the show; there are some changes from the anime to the movies and it will be shocking if you just jump directly to the Movie. Think of the movies as an alternative universe.

[@saltyk9869]

In case it wasn't obvious, Lloyd, Nina, and Cecille were all in on the plan. They knew how things would end, including that Suzaku would fake his death and kill Lelouch. Their betrayal was part of the plan. So that they couldn't be held responsible for Lelouch's crimes. Jerimiah was as well, but I'm not sure why he was forgiven by the world. Perhaps Anya stood up for him because he restored her memories.

[@adityannair6823]

Perhaps jerimiah must have Said that he was in geass control I mean no one knows jermiah has the ability to cancel the geass other than the audience So he can fool the entire rebellion group by saying he was in geass control

[@saptomo]

Or simply he went into hiding in remote orange farm as a wanted fugitive but no one ever followed up to capture him and anya

[@Bondrewd_The_Based]

​@saptomo I feel like Suzaku, as Zero, would "capture" Jeremiah so the world wouldn't consider him any threat or remnant of Lelouch's "regime." He could have quietly whisked them away to the farm as a safe place to live.

[@Garnichgutt]

While I love the english dub of code geass, nunallys cries in japanese are on another level of heartbreaking to me.

[@alderinjan]

Ah, The power of Geas. Death to Lelouch who wants to live and Life to Suzaku who wants to die.

[@hermanmaulana4719]

Ah, yes.... This is gonna be hurt me again

[@grommashhellscream4157]

in my humble opinion, dub nunnally doesn't hit the same as the original voice

[@happyyt5811]

Ong

[@asianck]

It do be like that with dubs

[@pynchiepie]

yeah... the acting in jp add so much to the ending...

[@gabrielmora5092]

@@pynchiepie i desagree, i acturally prefer code geass dub then sub surprisinly enough

[@saltyk9869]

There are people who say that Season 2 is weaker than Season 1. And people who criticize plenty of things in the series, including some of the barely seen background elements. But everyone agrees that the series has the PERFECT ending.

[@adityannair3278]

If u want to blame someone blame sunrise for that S2 was originally supposed to had 50 episode Lelouch dying was originally planned but they wanted to expand on some character but sunrise didn't like the idea of director and writter and they had to scrap it and cram some things in 25 episode with some changes Even after that when S3 was announced they released a trailer of S3 in 2017 which was completely different from resurrection The video is available on KZbin Again sunrise didn't like it and they had to scrap it and make a new story within 6 months since the movie released in 2019

[@unknowndane4754]

The joke below contains spoilers for Death Note: With Code Geass Lelouch is often comparedto Light, with 1 large difference. Lelouch won

[@adityannair6823]

Doesn't matter since both in writing are top 5 realistic anime mc of all time

[@xKayNee]

The main difference, is that Lelouch had redeemed himself and died for good. Light stuck in his selfish ways and got lost with power. Both characters are extremely well written and among the best ever MCs ever.

[@adityannair6823]

@@xKayNee well they both are realistic mc in all of anime itself maybe top 5 best mc of all time

[@Levi-qm8lb]

Lelouch chose to sacrifice himself for the world Light lost in his pursuit! Lelouch will always be better! All hail Lelouch!!

[@rauliggynashow9092]

Seeing a person having to watch their loved one die infront of them is one of the saddest things in the world. Seeing Nunnaly having to watch her beloved brother Lelouch die infront of her hits really hard.

[@ilmaripajola4387]

32:14 Maybe Loid took Rakshatas pudding and didn't apologize.

[@enegar2536]

It's true that we never knew in the end.

[@shardonayM]

I love the ending to code geass it’s one of my favorite anime endings next to Fullmetal alchemist

[@nicolastanga2130]

One of the best ends i ever seen. Suzaku, that wanted to die to redeem himself, is cursed to live and not even his own life and Lelouch that wanted a better world to live with his sister has to die, such is the price of rebuilding the world. The fact that the first thing Lelouch says to the soldiers he orders to die when gains the geass is that you should only kill if you are willing to die and that was the plan all along

[@saptomo]

Such irony is that lelouch who wanted to live in peace with his sister ended up dead and suzaku who wishes to die ended up has to live to protect the world peace

[@jokesterr119]

👀 I wouldn’t say he’s dead lol

[@hitonohito]

​@jokesterr119 he is, in series canon He only live in movie canon.

[@dieselvonderdorf6916]

@@hitonohitoWatch some teories :)

[@jokesterr119]

I thought it was up to interpretation. Also, that the guy riding in the cart with C2 is him

[@hitonohito]

@jokesterr119 they had to skip Shirley storyline in movie, and her being alive made Lelouch alive. However, she is dead in series, so movie way of keeping Lelouch alive was literally impossible.

[@thirteen26]

Lelouch the demon is dead! That shit just hits hard after we learned how he did demonic things to save the world

[@blackdragonwtf]

Heads up Boldcast. The movie lelouch of the resurrection is based on the story of the recap movies, which change a few things like certain characters not dying. So if/when you watch it don’t be surprised if a few thing aren’t 100% following the show’s story. Also the Akita the exiled ova movies are pretty good, I’d suggest watching them.

[@nsampone3]

They just need to know Shirley is alive because her story was cut for time in the recaps. The rest has no.lasting plot significance.

[@OctavianAsix]

Akito*

[@4c3fr3h1y]

fyi, the movie is an alt universe, so its not so much a direct sequel as it is a "what if?"scenario.

[@Hi-qp9zy]

Lelouch created sadness to everyone but in the end he died for everyone's happiness.

[@ryuknight5727]

As a note I think the show runner stated that X carving girl was taken back to Britannia after the attack at the end of S1 and since she couldn't complete the command it wore off. Basically the way described is if the wall doesn't exist or can't be reached then the geass can't be complete.

[@anusaukko6792]

I've heard it said multiple times that she tried her absolute hardest to get there every day but since she couldn't, she was eventually locked up in an asylum because the command was permanent no matter distance, time, or difficulty.

[@SebasTian58323]

​@@anusaukko6792I'm pretty sure I've seen a translation of the interview where it was said years ago. And this is true, she's doing better, but it was not a good time when she was evacuated. She kept trying to leave at night( due to the time differences) to go to the wall but couldn't and eventually had a mental breakdown.

[@DXDragon38]

Honestly, WHY did they put stairs in Nunnally's room in the first place? You'd think they'd at least have a ramp or something. Did she have to ride up the grass to reach the top?

[@4c3fr3h1y]

The best thing about lelouche is his willingness to forsake everything to achieve a true future. after the battle with schneizel he had everything, and could easily have spent his lifetime ruling the world. There was nothing that could have remotely challenged that position anymore. Yet, he still chose to abandon the power, recognition and even his own life to see his vision come true. His was the first attempt at true freedom in human history.

[@enegar2536]

The best ending of all anime.

[@nsampone3]

The "wall girl" according to supplemental materials is revealed to be evacuated from Japan/Area 11 at the end of Season 1. She then goes insane from trying, every day, to get to Japan from Britannia (North America). She winds up in an institution

[@alesztra937]

Code Geass is by many considered a masterpiece. I agree.

[@Arhius]

Thank you Karsen and Lindesy for watching this incredible anime and broadcasting your reaction to the greatest anime in history. :) I understand that many people won't agree with me and as, I see by your reaction, you also may have doubts about that statement. When I've watched this anime for the first time I also wouldn't rate this so high as the best anime in history until I've read a comment from someone in the internet that gave me the interpretation to this end. After that, when I figured out what was the meaning hidden under this amazing ending, I proclaimed Code Geass as the best anime I've ever seen. I was thinking more and more about this amazing final and after I've rewatched everything my jaw dropped from amazement. I've discovered that this show gives us the incredible interpretation that's making this show even more outstanding and many people can just miss it out. I stated lately that watching this show is like reading a Bible - for the first time you think it's really a good story but when you can see parralels and refferrings to the whole story it gives you indescribable feelings how brilliant this masterpiece is. So, what is that interpretation which I've read on a comment that changed this anime to top1 for me? The interpretation is that: LELOUCH IS ALIVE! He stole the code from Charles and activated it by his death. When I've read that interpretation I wasn't convinced about that and it wasn't satisfactory to me as it gives the sacrifice of Lelouch less value. However, after I try to understand the characters and philosophy of this show it suits perfectly. We can write a PhD thesis about this but let's just explain this on one character that is one of the most important to this show - C2. C2 is truly a tragic person. She lived for so many years as the wielder of the Code and never she's been happy. That's why she wanted to be killed and Charles wanted to use that to obtain her Code. However the true wish of C2 was to not to be dead but to be loved. That's why she received the Geass that used power of Love. Geass is the power related to the person's desires: that's why Lelouch received the power of command, Charles the power to change memories as he desired to change the past, Marianne the power to live in eternity and in someone else body, Rollo the power to be invincible as he was weak physically, Mao to read minds as he wanted to know if C2 truly loves him. C2 wanted to be loved and after the experience of her geass and after so many years as immortal girl, she lost hope that she'll ever be loved until she met Lelouch. That's why she was surprised by Lelouch when he said that "if you're a witch, I'll become a deamon". That's a really strange state to confess love but it works really well on C2. :) So, now in the end, after Lelouch code is activated, he also lives with immortality as C2 and now both of them can love each other for eternity. The proof is that C2 is truly happy in the last scene and she was talking directly to Lelouch who is the guy riding the wagon. This detail is just incredible! The authors of this show Gorō Taniguch and Ichirō Ōkouchi tricked the viewer making Lelouch such brilliant genius that is able to trick even the viewer! Of course this interpretation can be argued as C2 can talk with Lelouch via C-world but let's left that to discussion. For me the this interpretation suits very well. That's why I love this show becuase it's telling indirectly about three most important values in life: LIFE, SARIFICE and LOVE. Overall this ending is the best not only to becuase of this hidden meaning. Those authors are genius because it's not incredible what they've done in the end but also how they've done that! 1. Music - the soundtrack Madder Sky, unreleased soundtrack of Lelouch death and Continued Story - perfect combo, especially that Madder Sky wasn't used earlier in the show. 2. Conclusion with every living characters - everyone involved with Lelouch in the whole story was there directly watching Lelouch's death. 3. Tension and emotions - when we were watching that for the first time we wasn't sure if Lelouch is good or bad. Sudden appearance of Zero and sacrifice of Lelouch is breaking heart. Just amazing how they did that! 4. Quotes - from the begining we received many philosophical quotes and this final they are all reused reminding us what was in the begining. It's incredbile genius! For example: "Only those can kill who are prepared to be killed", "I destroy the world and create it a new", "The power of the king will condemn you to solitude" (also this quote proves how lonely C2 felt after those years and in the end she was not only refferring that statement to Lelouch but also to herself as she was wrong, finally finding a true love with Lelouch). 5. Reference to the rest of the show - there's many but let me point out some: - the chapel where C2 is praying during final scene - the praying is a reference as she was tricked by nun and also that chapel is the same place where she killed Mao - Lelouch dying while crowd was shouting "Zero, Zero, Zero" - Euphemia died the same way. While she was dying the crowd was shouting "Zero, Zero, Zero" for Lelouch. - Suzaku as Zero - just perfect overall and discussed well with BOLDreaction but also note that the last request from Euphemia was that Suzaku should attend to school - he can't do that becuase, as Lelouch told him about his punishment, "You'll sacrifice the ordinary pleasures of your life for the benefit of the world." - Jeremiah Gottwald - remember when Guilford told him that he had only two option: riding a knightmare or going on an oragne farm? He did it both. Truly a winner and best side character development ever! There's of course a lot more but let it be as this comment is really long. In conclusion, I've never seen such perfect ending with so many details returning and sticking together in the final. Until today I've never seen something so good and that's why I consider this anime as the best. This is truly a masterpiece worth rewatching many times! I also recommend downloading soundtrack. Thank you BOLDreaction, Karsen and Lindsey, for enjoying this show! During this final maybe I haven't notice the material tears on your eyes but I've seen that you were crying inside your souls when Lelouch was dying. I hope that Code Geass has put a sign of Love in your hearts as this is the main meaning of this incredible anime! Thank you!

[@IsilionNELE]

The anime's lore makes it literally impossible for lelouch to be alive. All the false arguments about him being alive have been debunked by the community. On the DVD C.C. herself explicitly confirms he's really dead. The creators have officially confirmed he's dead and not alive or immortal. As for the arguments you gave: - codes cannot be stolen. yes, C.C. once says "charles why ddi you steal V.V.'s code", but the anime shows us she wasn't literal because she sealed her code when charles wanted to take it, proving that they can't be stolen or else she wouldn't have been able to do that. - the myth of code activation is contradicted by the anime, Charles already had a code in Turn 14 so BEFORE he shot himself in Turn 15. And even the writers have explaine dthat codes don't need activation.

[@OctavianAsix]

@@IsilionNELE loulou is alive in the movie. so

[@IsilionNELE]

@@OctavianAsix Please pay more attention when you watch a movie because you missed the entire point of the Resurrection movie! The movie is NOT a sequel of the second season. The 4 (!) movies form a non-canon alternate universe, that's why Shirley is alive in the movies, etc The writers wanted to keep Lelouch dead forever in the canon story, that's why they made the movies where he gets resurrected from the grave by C.C. non-canon Also, Lelouch doesn't have Charles's code in the movies, that was explicitly denied by C.C. and we see that lelouch's mark on his chest is NOT a code but a new power which doesn't make you immortal. Shamna had the same new power and she got geassed and died, both events are impossible for code bearers. And In the movie's picture drama Lelouch gets geassed by the pirate, once again confirming his mark is not a code. On top of that, C's World is the afterlife, we've known that since season 1, confirmed by both Charles who was talking to a dead Clovis, and C.C. who told Mao to go to C's World when she killed him. Lelouch's soul going to C's World confirms, yet again, that he isn't immortal. He as truly dead, like any mortal, but C.C. literally resurrected his dead corpse. Both C.C. and Lelouch confirmed that multiple times.

[@OctavianAsix]

@@IsilionNELE well, I choose the reality where Loulou yet lives bc they gave it to us, sold it and profitted off it ALL HAIL LELOUCH !

[@IsilionNELE]

@@OctavianAsix That's a headcanon, not the actual canon. By definition there is only one canon, one True Story. And in canon Lelouch is dead. It's fine if you prefer otherwise. It's fine if you create a headcanon about it. But you can't go around telling people that your personal preferences and headcanons are canon. As for the movies, the writers explicitly labelled the movies as the alternate timeline, i.e. non-canon. That means in the True Story, Lelouch stays dead forever. The writers called that their "sense of ethics"

[@Error_-cb5xb]

The ending was the reason Code Geass remained so popular. I personally found the second season underwhelming compared to first but they made it up with a fantastic final stretch. I honestly liked (and somewhat prefer) the alternate ending as well since it set up something new but that was definitely not as iconic as original

[@adityannair3278]

Ofcourse u will find it underwhelming especially the first half with the Charles and lelouch fight which was rushed Code geass S2 was supposed to have 50 episode but the production committee didn't like the idea so the director and writter had to scrap it and had to rewrite somethings To change S2 a bit different the ending was same lelouch dying but the content had to change And they had like one year left since S1 ended in 2007 until S2 They did their best if u want to blame Blame sunrise For this Sunrise did this stupid thing again a season 3 was announced they even uploaded a trailer of S3 in 2017 in KZbin u can find it The trailer itself is completely different from resurrection But again the sunrise didn't like the idea and they had to scrap it and the director made a movie

[@jokesterr119]

How different/similar is the ending to the movie than the show? I assume that spoilers... That Lelouch is immortal in the movie too?

[@adityannair3278]

@@jokesterr119 the ending is for cc fans Did u forgot cc wanted a wish that wish is fulfilled in the movie She wanted someone to love her and that person became lelouch

[@Error_-cb5xb]

@@jokesterr119 It's just as the title of movie says, he gets resurrected and now he is immortal or atleast doesn't age. Him and C.C. are now sort of geass hunters keeping tabs on evil geass users from shadows so they don't affect the peace of world

[@Requiem_spriggan]

Are you guys gonna watch the code geass movie ?

[@areopanda1664]

Nunally’s VA destroyed me in that last scene

[@siddharthgaur2205]

Code gease story and characters are great but man i forgot how good the ost is ❤

[@medea5508]

The ending is such a masterpiece. Nunnally's words alway makes me cry everytime damn. Thank for reacting guys. i enjoyed it a lot from season 1 till now. Are you planning to watch the movie?

[@vanitas6053]

Would you like to consider watching the movie of Code Geass as well? It's called Lelouch of the Re:collection

[@primal1233]

Code Geass is an awesome anime

[@katakorikatakori]

i hope your reaction next　movie　episode

[@lelouchviBritannia-dp4vs]

Plzz react to code geass resurrection movie

[@Killa_Kamz]

Great ending, even if before the rework they clearly had him surviving because the ending song started like 3 secs into the song (which it's never done before) almost like a quick scene was edited out and CC's don't really make sense.

[@therealpat5168]

Eren doing a Lelouch would be very silly, for starters Eren has a bunch of followers that aren't under mind control and would be be blamed for supporting his actions, in Code Geass that pretty much only applies to Jeremiah who went into exile and Suzaku who everyone believes is dead. The scale of Eren's actions are also magnitudes bigger, it would be like if Lelouch after winning turned the Damocles onto the Federation of Nations and nuked them to oblivion.

[@adityannair3278]

U are also forgetting Human mindset in this case also matter Lelouch case In somewhere in his heart he was enjoying the chaos That he was ending And in every process he was calm and was thinking logically Without any remorse for anyone and moving forward Eren on the other hand was completely opposite Him Eren killing people somewhat damaged his heart u can see itself he is tired of fighting and he is just depressed thinking of consequences he made but he still does it unlike lelouch who always remained calm Eren. Couldn't handle the guilt which lelouch handled without any care Eren at last bottled up he couldn't handle it Eren is more like a normal guy with normal emotional Unlike who is a genius and can control his emotions

[@nsampone3]

Hate to spoil you... but it feels necessary. Eren does, in fact, perform a poor mans bootleg of thr zero requiem in thr manga

[@jokesterr119]

Why else would Eren stick to this “plan” if not for world peace. Also, his followers probably agree with his agenda and willing to make the sacrifice for it

[@adityannair3278]

@@nsampone3 but in eren case he fucked up unlike lelouch he couldn't control his emotions

[@angelbedolla347]

Idk about the whole “a lot of it was caused by Lelouch” he’s fighting a damn empire. Aside from Euphemia, everything else was pretty much needed to free the world from Britannia.

[@wanthony7880]

All Hail Lelouch!

[@SonataSpectrum]

U guys need to watch code geass akito no exile

[@kayyam9959]

wow it's like heaven and hell compared with the sub.. no harm mean intended by saying this but.. man i can't.. nunally in jp dub really nail it alongside with the soundtrack combined.. just pure perfection in this perfect epic moment on lelouch deathbed.. for this one eng dub i just can't feel the dubber nail the voice even half as i want her to be.. smh i feel sad seeing ppl watching this version now.. but again no harm intended.. peace

[@il2110]

for anime with astonishing ending I highly suggest Planetes and Vinland Saga. Both masterpiece of the same author

[@RKingdom05]

Lol Vinland Saga isn't even complete

[@il2110]

@@RKingdom05 yes but the ending of s2 is probably one of the best things ever made in anime atm between mainstream animes nobody has the direction quality of S2E23

[@narutoUzumaki-et8ux]

​@@il2110bro they already reacted to vinland saga

[@adityannair3278]

​@@il2110I don't think so thorfinn as a character and his ideology is bullshit and unrealistic man imagine saying I will talk no jutsu to acquire peace in an medivial period

[@il2110]

@adityannair3278 lol he never said that. reread without filters VS in a couple of years or if you don't like character developement just go watch something else there is a reason why is generally acknowledged as one of the best manga ever written. And if you are the outlier maybe you should question urself

[@kennethmana3103]

Now do the 3 recap films and Re;surrection of Lelouch

[@bijoychandraroy]

First anime that made me tear up

[@villarreal0706]

Patiently waiting for discussion

[@mufi35]

●Code Geas: lelouch of the rebellion season 1 ●Code Geas: lelouch of the rebellion season 2 ●Code Geass: Akito the Exile ●Code Geass: the resurrection of Lelouch then follows the sequel to resurrection lelouch ●Code Geass: Rozé of Recapture 2024

[@IsilionNELE]

The movies are not canon, they are an alternate universe. that's why Shirley is alive in the movie and dead in the anime, and many other differences. Roze is the sequel to Resurrection, so it's also t canon. They are NOT sequels to the anime!

[@blackhole-gy3jd]

React to the movie of code geass please

[@freddy4331]

29:07 that face xd haahha

[@way_of_life77]

Code geass ending was masterpiece🎉 but they destroyed it for profit by bringing lelouch back giving a illogical explanation solely for the purpose of churning out more content in the next movie installation after the end of season 2

[@roshanraja3551]

You definitely need to watch the movie "lelouch of resurrection" it continues story of lelouche a bit more

[@DjuraValtr]

Zero Requiem is the best epilogue to an anime show in current history. Can't change my mind.

[@GutsIsTheGoat]

best ending in anime

[@Herry2001]

There's a movie

[@WeiChengFang-b6n]

Btw, lulu purge all the corrupt noble and officers, so Nanali and Schniezel(obey to zero) can easily take the countey smoothly.

[@arnabbiswasalsodeep]

Lelouche & his Code Geass (those who know, know what i'm talking about)

[@IsilionNELE]

He doesn't have a code. The anime's established lore and rules make that impossible. The fandom debunked that myth years ago On the DVD C.C. herself even says he's really dead. And the creators have officially confirmed he never had a code. The show is called Code Geass because it's a story about codes and geasses, not because it's possible to have both at the same time. The anime is very explicit about that.

[@arnabbiswasalsodeep]

@@IsilionNELE Thanks for the info. Maybe I'm running on outdated theories. Going based on removed cutscene because creators wanted "ambiguity". Haven't watched dvd but would've assumed that c.c. can just be lying (not first time in the show) Will look up how the other theory was debunked, as the removed cutscene is more powerful evidence with theory behind it than disproving it, atleast now for me with current info I have.

[@IsilionNELE]

@@arnabbiswasalsodeep The "removed cutscene" isn't real. It's a fake video created by trolls to fool fans. You can easily tell it's fake because it's just an edit of a zoomed in, cropped frame. As a result the image quality drops dramatically during "the reveal", and the music stops, and the broadcast logo disappears (cropped off, due to the zoom in) If you're going to look at the video, don't forget to read the comments under the video, there's loads of people calling out the lie As for the creators wanting ambiguity, that too is just a myth. In countless interviews they explained that he's dead and thus doesn't have a code. they even explained that they made the anime because they wanted to write a story where the MC does evil and dies at the end for redemption. lelouch's death is the reason Code Geass exists. The director even said that they never even considered the option of keeping him alive when they made the anime, so obviously they put no ambiguity in the anime either. And that's why the anime's lore is airtight, it is literally impossible for Lelouch to have a code without breaking the established lore. So, again, no ambiguity.

[@rushifagaming809]

Cant wait for the movie

[@TBomb15]

in the original tv airing of the final episode, after C.C. says "right lelouch?" the camera pans down shoing the cart driver has purple eyes like lelouch.

[@IsilionNELE]

Not true. You're referring to a fake video on youtube made by fans to fool gullible people. Go watch the episode again on any streaming platform ad you'll see the driver is NOT lelouch Even the writers have confirmed that Lelouch is truly dead, so obviously not the driver

[@soulstice94]

If you decide on watching the Sequel Movie, I highly suggest that you do btw it's pretty fun, you should watch the first 2 "recap" movies since they do change some of the events in the story. The movie can be seen as a "what if they continued into a season 3" as the writer didn't want to take the chance and potentially tarnish the show, but also had more ideas so they made a movie instead. Whether it's canon or not really depends on each viewer, I personally think it is, but some do "show canon" vs "movie canon" etc etc

[@adityannair3278]

It was supposed to be a s3 in 2017 they had even released a trailer of it which is completely a different thing from S3 but the production committee and the director had a rift so they had to scrap it U can search the trailer on KZbin

[@Rainoth_Rai]

I absolutely love how there were hints of what would later Lelouch call Zero Requiem even when he first got Geass in S1. His dialogue was never about becoming the ruler of the world and he predicted the war end. I like that they left the end ambiguous there that it's not quite obvious if he did die or not. I know one of the staff members later said some things but I think it was a masterful decision to not make it a hard truth in the show itself. (even tho I personally think he died there, there are enough details to find reasons why he wouldn't.) Great show and great reactions. Thank you very much for this!

[@IsilionNELE]

The ending is actually not ambiguous since the anime makes it literally impossible for Lelouch to have a code Remember, they established that you lose your geass when you get the code and Lelouch never lost his geass. That's why the show staff also officially confirmed that lelouch is dead and never had a code, because the ending was never meant to be seen as ambiguous

[@jamesmontgomery7074]

I read once about the girl marking the wall it said that she continued to do that after graduating and her parents became concerned and moved to the Americas and she went nuts and died because it was physically impossible for her to get to Japan on a daily basis.

[@JesusSavesTheLostBrokenConfuse]

Artur is master troller

[@123LuffyDMonkey]

its very clear form s2 that Lelouch isnt dead, he got the code and is now immortal. Lelouch dying at the end of s2 is a hoax

[@IsilionNELE]

Even the lore of the anime makes it impossible for Lelouch to have a code. On the DVD C.C. even confirms he is truly dead. the only hoax is believing he's alive

[@kemuelmelgar7702]

one of the master piece.....

[@In-The-Zone]

The movie isn't a continuation, its just a cash grab series in its own continuity. You can totally skip it but if not you need to see all the movies because they change stuff from the series in the ones leading up to the final movie.

[@nsampone3]

Youre exaggerating a bit. There are minimal changes. The only change with plot significance is Shirley being alive because most of her scenes were cut out of the recaps amd they didnt have enough runtime to kill her.

[@In-The-Zone]

@@nsampone3 I don't see how I'm exaggerating when I didn't mention the degree of changes.

[@zamaskowany12]

The movie ending is actually way better for me. Also it's canon now since they're gonna continue the series in the movie timeline.

[@harshraj9266]

Lelouch the best character of all time

[@pvtread5207]

One of the most well made and well done anime in history in my opinion. The twists turns and never quite knowing exactly what's going on is what makes this a classic. The ending as well as the movie which adds to this ending are executed so perfectly

[@mrhelllp]

The greatest ending in all of anime/manga period... watching your reaction and that scene made me cry over again 😭

[@vhaelen326]

the best code geass memes: everything tamaki does table kun mao likes things compact the fucking stairs

[@sanji_joestar]

45:00 If you seek another satisfying ending Try Assassination classroom if you haven't watched it

[@Tsejjest]

All Hail Lelouch!!! This anime should be watched more then once, you missed one scene that the girl making marks stopped, there was one last sign on the wall made half. Ending song Continued Story is best place song in a scene ever, along with Silver Sky in Ars Nova Arpeggio of the blue steel. "I said that the Power of the King will condemn you to the life of solitude" "This is not quite correct, right Lelouch?" 13/10 The only two other tv series i dim close amd judge 11/10, all rest tv shows, both anime and non anime have normal scores never reaching 10, because it is 'max' :)

[@derpdadouch3654]

Dang ole bleach and code geass saturday is over for now, but at least I still get to look forward to you guys going over code geass next saturday. Great content as ever you beautiful individuals and have a great day.

[@KT-EDIT]

31:43 lelouch: ok

[@OfficialDjTalksick]

2:30 You guys joke about the ovas But there is a secret season 3 it’s the reboot movies and the last movie which continues the story and adds lore

[@IsilionNELE]

how is it secret when it's publicly announced? Also, the trilogy movies and its sequel movie Resurrection are NOT a continuation of the story. They are a non-canon alternate universe and not connected in the slightest to the anime.

[@OfficialDjTalksick]

@@IsilionNELE because of the lack of fan interest into the movies and I said it was a reboot I didn’t say it was canon it technically retconned some parts of the lore even knowing it’s an alternate universe

[@IsilionNELE]

@@OfficialDjTalksick An alternate universe doesn't retcon. A retcon is throwing away old canon and replacing it with new canon. The movies didn't throw away anything of the anime, they're completely separate. You can think of the movies as some sort of fanfics

[@adityannair3278]

​@@OfficialDjTalksickthe lack of interest is because of the fucking delay that sunrise did A new season or movie was announced in 2012 or 2013 It had a huge hype that Time a new season will come And until 2017 nothing was there At the end of 2017 they announced a trailer of S3 which is completely different from the movie U can find it on KZbin itself but because of the conflict between the director and the production staff they had to scrap the idea And made S3 into a movie And was released in 2019 Without any fucking promotion A new season is announced but I don't think it will be successful since the mascot of the series lelouch and suzaku are not there

[@nsampone3]

​@IsilionNELE any timeline created by the original creative team is canon. It's just two separate, largely similar, continuities, and you have a preference that you throw around as fact. Look at Dragonball. Super's anime and manga are different. Toriyama collaborated and helped plot both. Both are considered canon. Just "anime canon" and "manga canon." If anything, the movies have become the main continuity because theyre the ones being used as the basis for new content (z of the recapture anime is set in thr resurrection timeline) And for whatever reason only ever show up in thr comment section when theres someone reacting to thr last episode of Code Geass. Do you just not give a shit about anything else related to the series? No fun facts or guidebook lore or anything to contribute to anything else that isnt arguing R2 Ep25?

[@WeiChengFang-b6n]

Code geass's ending is far more better then Attack on titan(Comic) ....

[@TsuChan_]

It's almost the same one. it being far better is an extreme exageration, but maybe it's a bit better yes.

[@WeiChengFang-b6n]

@@TsuChan_ Eren's endomg is brainless, Lulu's is bog brain. How are they the same?

[@Levi-qm8lb]

Lelouch my goat 🐐 Eren sacrificed the world for his love Obito sacrificed his love for the world Lelouch sacrificed himself for the world and his love. The greatest anime character of all time All hail Lelouch 🤧

[@krishpache7271]

What is the favourite ship of you two from the show though ??

[@samuelpinto4165]

Tremendo viaje que es Code Geass

[@Mariopwnzu]

"There's a secret season 3" How did she know..?

[@Rei-Maon]

This is still my favorite ending for this story, there are some movies (Those were movies right?) in which Lelouch survives at the end and travels with C.C., i thing this ending was way better, Lelouch needed to die by the end because like he himself said "The only ones who should kill, are those who are prepared to be killed", Lelouch never intended to live after all ended so having him dying at the end fits him better than being alive and happy with C.C.

[@JesusIsComing-9]

💚

[@arkenlegend5907]

Sooo goooddd. All hail Lelouch ⚜️

[@sergiovaleriani5455]

my favorite anime, the ending just a freaking masterpiece, probably one of the best, or the best ending of an anime. are you guys gonna watch the movie? it's pretty good too

[@るーくさん-f5u]

私が一番好きなアニメ。 海外の方にも好評だったようで嬉しいです！

[@bruh_epic]

Best two episodes in all of anime 💯

[@jrbergadojr6571]

@BOLDcast PLS WATCH THE Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection

[@davebinwana4445]

Lindsey looks so happy that Lelouch died... what a hater smh

[@jamesllyod944]

I like the Lelouch is alive theory and I think C.C. is in Australia at Mao's home he built.

[@0cidd0]

The theory is that she gave immortality to him, maybe now both are immortal. I think cc maybe took Charles code when he died, so maybe she had 2 codes and gave 1 to leoluch

[@IsilionNELE]

But that theory would have made the anime an incoherent mess because the lore makes it impossible for Lelouch to have a code and be alive. The anime is very clear that his death is the only possibility because they established the rules of codes and geass that way

[@IsilionNELE]

@@0cidd0 You can't take a code from an unwilling person. the anime showed that when C.C. sealed her code so Charles couldn't take it. So why would Charles give his code to C.C.? That theory doesn't make any sense. On top of that, on the DVD C.C. explicitly confirms that Lelouch is truly dead

[@0cidd0]

@@IsilionNELE charles took the code from vv unwilling, cc literally told that. Like you said cc sealed her code. If charles couldn’t take why she would sealed? But is just a theory that both is imortal and gonna live far from the world now just they 2

[@IsilionNELE]

@@0cidd0 Charles didn't take the code from V.V. unwilling because the anime shows us that such a thing is impossible. If she can seal her code, it means it can't be stolen. If it can be stolen it can't be sealed. Stealing codes is impossible, the anime is very clear on that. Lelouch being alive is not a theory, it's a falsehood. Theories are possible, but falsehoods are impossible. and on the DVD C.C. herself confirms he's dead, so no, Lelouch is most definitely not alive or immortal

[@jorgeking14]

i always cry to lelouch death

[@reinsaxony4623]

You shouldn't watch the movie and it is not a sequel. - It takes place in the movies timeline which differs quite significantly from the anime timeline ( Shirley is alive in the movies timeline just to mention one thing, she never died ); - It sucks; - It ruins the ending of the anime... or it'd if it was canon to the anime.

[@nicolascelisperez8090]

dubs are really good tbh, but the japanese version is SO MUCH BETTER, like, the emotions of nunally are way stronger in the japanese ver