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series, titled , is produced by

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, and Project Geass. The series was directed by

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who has also worked with

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on the script. The characters were conceived by Clamp and designed by

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. ''R2'' takes place a year after the events of the

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''. Early screening for the first episode was held in March 2008 in

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and Osaka Mido Hall. The series premiered on April 6, 2008, on

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and

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; it was later broadcast on sixteen other stations. The third episode was partly leaked four days before its intended air date due to human error. The final episode aired on September 28, 2008.

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encapsulated the series into nine volumes in DVD, Blu-ray, and

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formats; each volume contained a picture drama episode as a bonus. Bandai Visual later released a singular adaption of the series called ''Zero Requiem'', and later released the series in a box collection. The first episode premiered on

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on November 2, 2008, a week after the final episode of the first series was aired. Adult Swim restarted ''R2'' in a new time slot by re-airing the first episode the week after and aired the final episode on June 7, 2009.

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released the series in four DVD volumes and a DVD box between August 2009 and February 2012. During the 2013

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announced its acquisition of the series. In the

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released the series as a DVD and Blu-ray box collection. In

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released a single volume and a DVD and Blu-ray box collection. In anticipation for the DVD volume release, Madman streamed the episodes on a weekly basis beginning on October 27, 2009. The episodes use four pieces of

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. For the rest of the season, the opening theme is "World End" performed by

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and the ending theme is performed by

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. For the 15th anniversary rebroadcast edition, the opening theme for the first twelve episodes is "Face2" by Lozareena and the ending theme is by Yūtarō Yamashita. For the rest of the season, the opening theme is "Daydream Believer" by Flow and Orange Range, and the ending theme is "Z.E.R.O." by Blue Encount. __TOC__

Episode list

Home media release

Japanese

released the episodes in nine volumes in DVD, Blu-ray, and

media format. The Zero Requiem release is a concentration of the series in one disc. Eventually, the nine volumes were released in a DVD box collection with a slated Blu-ray edition to be released.

Picture drama

The episodes are still images and character voices used to tell a story. In Japan, a picture drama was added to every DVD or Blu-ray volume. In 2014, a Blu-ray box collection was released and contained a new picture drama episode.

English

In North America,

released the series in four DVD volumes; each volume release was accompanied with a limited edition version. Later, Bandai Entertainment released a box collection containing the four volumes. In the

announced its acquisition of the series during the

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in October 2012. They released the series as a DVD and Blu-ray box collection on March 11, 2013, with distribution by

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. In

released a single volume, then concluded with a DVD box collection on December 20, 2010. The Blu-ray version was released on June 16, 2013.

Notes

References

External links

* * {{Code Geass 2008 Japanese television seasons 2008 American animated television seasons 2009 American animated television seasons R2