Code Geass Star Chaser Aspal Anime Set For 2027 With Nomura Directing
The teaser arrives two years after the franchise said multiple new works were in production, and the 2027 date places Star Chaser Aspal after the 20th anniversary stage play and exhibition already scheduled for 2026.
Key Facts
- Code Geass Star Chaser Aspal is scheduled to premiere in 2027.
- Kazuya Nomura is directing Code Geass Star Chaser Aspal, with Mado Nozaki on series scripts and Rolua on character designs.
- SUNRISE is credited with the original work, planning, and animation production for Code Geass Star Chaser Aspal.
- The Code Geass 20th anniversary stage play Seido ni Jyunzuru Kishi 2 runs in Osaka from January 23 to 25 and in Tokyo from January 29 to February 1.
- A Code Geass and Gundam Wing crossover manga titled Minuet Zero launched on Kadokawa's KadoComi platform on July 10.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, Anime Corner.
A new Code Geass anime, Code Geass Star Chaser Aspal, is set to premiere in 2027, with a teaser trailer and visual released on Saturday. Kazuya Nomura directs, Mado Nozaki handles series scripts, Rolua designs the characters, Yoshi. designs the Agalmata, Junbun Lin is in charge of background and special effects, and Ichinogi designed the title logo. SUNRISE is credited with the original work, planning, and animation production. The teaser arrived through the franchise's official YouTube channel ahead of the 20th anniversary project, which also includes the stage play Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion - Seido ni Jyunzuru Kishi 2 in Osaka and Tokyo starting January 23, and a 20th Anniversary Exhibition opening in Tokyo in September 2026 and Osaka in November 2026. The franchise said in December 2024 that several new works were in production. A Code Geass and Gundam Wing crossover manga, Minuet Zero, launched on Kadokawa's KadoComi platform on July 10.
Kazuya Nomura's directing credits include Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie, two seasons of Moriarty the Patriot, Robotics;Notes, and the second season of Sengoku Basara - Samurai Kings. Mado Nozaki wrote the Hello World light novel and worked on KADO - The Right Answer and Another World. Rolua illustrated the original light novels for Yusha Party kara Tsuihou Saretakedo. Junbun Lin did film design on Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- and concept art on the Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Prologue.
For the crossover manga Minuet Zero, Kojirou Taniguchi from Sunrise is credited with the scenario. Taniguchi said in April 2019 that Lelouch of the Re;surrection was "phase 1" of a 10-year plan for new Code Geass content.
The 20th anniversary stage play runs in Osaka from January 23 to 25 and in Tokyo from January 29 to February 1. The original Code Geass series premiered in 2006 and ran 25 episodes; the sequel R2 aired from April to September 2008 with 25 episodes. The Akito the Exiled spinoff screened in limited theatrical runs from 2012 to 2016. Rozé of the Recapture released in four theatrical parts from May to August 2024 and streamed on Disney+ as 12 weekly episodes from June 21, 2024.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.