The official website for the Code Geass franchise announced on Monday that the four-part Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture anime (originally titled Gode Geass: Z of the Recapture, or Dakkan no Zetto) will air in Japan. The release begins in May 2024. The site also revealed a new trailer, images, cast, and more staff. The video reveals and previews the opening theme song “Running In My Head” by MIYAVI.
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Anime stars:
Kōhei Amasaki as Rozé
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Makoto Furukawa as Ashe
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Yoshimitsu Ohashi (Amnesia, Galaxy Angel, Sacred Seven) is directing the new anime, and Noboru Kimura (Princess Principal: Crown Handler, The problem of children coming from another world, right?) is writing the script. Takahiro Kimura once again designed the characters with Shuichi Shimamura based on CLAMP’s original character designs. Junichi Akutsu (Code Geass) will return to design Knightmare Frames. Kenji Kawai (Ghost in the Shell) is composing the music. Sunrise, Ichiro Okouchi and Goro Taniguchi are still credited as the original story’s writers.
Satoshi Shigeta (Mobile Suit Gun Seed) is responsible for the mechanical design. Takahiro Kimura, Shuichi Shimamura, Seiichi Nakatani, Satoshi Shigeta and Takashi Hashimoto are the main animators. Kazuhiro Obata (Long Riders!) is the art director. Ami Kutsuna (Garo-Vanishing Line-) and Yuichi Kuboki (The World God Only Knows) are in charge of color design. Shūji Shinoda is credited with directing 3DCG at Buemon. Jin Aketagawa (Golden Kamuy) is the sound director. Hiroyuki Chiba (InuYasha: The Final Act) is the photography director. Kumiko Sakamoto (My Hero AcadeKaren) is the editor.
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The original Code Geass television series debuted in 2006, followed by a sequel series in 2008. The series has inspired many original manga and video anime, including Code Geass: Akito the Exiled, released in 2012.
The first film in the series’ 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), released in May 2018. Funimation released the trilogy on Blu-ray disc.
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection, which is the most recent anime in the series, opened in February 2019 in 120 theaters in Japan. Funimation released the film in North America in May 2019. Producer Kōjirō Taniguchi said in April 2019 that the film is “phase 1” of a 10-year plan for new content in the Code Geass series.
Source: Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture anime website, Comic Natalie
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