A new character PV trailer of Sakuya Sumeragi has been revealed for the upcoming second act of Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture, which premiered in Japanese theaters on June 7, 2024.
Act 1 premiered on May 10, 2024 and Act 3 will debut on July 5, 2024. The fourth and final part will be released on August 2, 2024. The anime will premiere outside of Japan as a 12-episode anime series on Disney+ on June 21, 2024.
Yoshimitsu Oohashi (Kokkoku, Witchblade) is directing Rozé of the Recapture, with Noboru Kimura (Persona5 the Animation, Kokkoku) as screenwriter, CLAMP (Code Geass) as original character designer, the late Takahiro Kimura (Code Geass: Akito the Exiled, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion compilation film trilogy) and Hidekazu Shimamura (Sing a Bit of Harmony) as character designers, Junichi Akutsu (Code Geass co-Knightmare designer) as Knightmare frame designer, Satoshi Shigeta (Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru: Shichi Kon no Ryuujinmaru co-main animator) as mechanical designer, and Kenji Kawai (Ghost in the Shell) as music composer. Sunrise is handling the animation production.
Takahiro Kimura, Hidekazu Shimamura, Seiichi Nakatani (Code Geass), Shigeta, and Takashi Hashimoto (High Card) are involved with the anime project as main animators.
Meanwhile, the full voice cast for the anime includes:
- • Kohei Amasaki as Rozé
- • Makoto Furukawa as Ash
- • Reina Ueda as Sakuya Sumeragi
- • Nao Toyama as Catherine
- • Takaya Kuroda as Kensei Kuroto
- • Katsuyuki Konishi as Isao Monobe
- • Miyu Tomita as Haruka Rutaka
- • Shoya Chiba as Tomo-omi Oda
- • Taito Ban as Shota Munemori
- • Riho Sugiyama as Yoko Araki
- • Anzu Haruno as Yuri Sano
- • Kanahiro Yamamoto as Shiro Sazanami
- • Chikahiro Kobayashi as Kaoru Shizuka
- • Hayato Fujii as Tomi Sanshiro
- • Yutaka Aoyama as Tokio Iwamoto
- • Yuka Terasaki as Natalia Luxembourg
- • Haruka Shiraishi as Mei Ema
- • Masashi Nogawa as Vallen Sterk
Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture was originally subtitled Z of the Recapture. Comic Natalie reported that the title was changed in light of world affairs (the “Z” symbol was used by Russia during its invasion of Ukraine).
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The Code Geass franchise began with Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, which was broadcasted from 2006 to 2008 for two seasons. After the end of the original series, the franchise inspired several OVAs, a recap film series with different continuity, a sequel to the recaps titled Code Geass Lelouch of the Re;surrection, and the Code Geass: Akito the Exiled spin-off series. The franchise has also inspired numerous light novels, manga, and video games.
The anime takes place in the seventh year of the Kouwa era and follows mercenary brothers Rozé and Ash, who join a Japanese resistance force to fight off against Neo Britannica and liberate Sakuya Sumeragi — the captive daughter of Hokkaido’s murdered leader. Ash is an excellent Knightmare pilot, while Rozé uses his high intelligence for negotiations, analysis, and battlefield strategy.
