The Code Geass 20th anniversary project now spans a 2027 anime, a stage play and exhibition in 2026, a new mobile game, ongoing model kit releases, and the December 7, 2026 shutdown of Code Geass: Lost Stories. The English version of Lost Stories closed in August 2024.
The franchise's 20th anniversary has moved from announcement to dated product. SUNRISE is credited with the original work, planning, and animation production on Code Geass Star Chaser Aspal, set to premiere in 2027 with a teaser released through the official YouTube channel. 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. The anniversary also carries a stage play, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion - Seido ni Jyunzuru Kishi 2, in Osaka and Tokyo from January 23, and a 20th Anniversary Exhibition in Tokyo in September 2026 and Osaka in November 2026.
On the games side, JORO's Code Geass Knightmare Survivor, a free-to-play survivor action game for iOS and Android, is releasing this year with pre-registration open. Code Geass: Lost Stories is ending. The social game closes on December 7, with sales of Sakuradite, the Lost Stories Pass, and Starter Pack stopped the same day and the English version having already run from September 2023 to August 2024.
Model kits account for much of the current output. Premium Bandai opened a first preorder round for the HG 1/35 Lancelot at 4,950 yen in September and a second round on October 2, with the second batch shipping in March 2027. The kit includes two MVS, a VARIS, Blaze Luminous, and Slash Harken deployment parts, plus a plamo original gimmick that combines it with the separately sold Zi-Artemis. The Rozé of the Recapture kits were reordered repeatedly: Zi-Artemis at 9,900 yen and Zi-Apollo at 5,500 yen, the pair combining into Zi-Ortegia. MegaHouse's G.E.M. Zero figure from Lelouch of the Resurrection is re-released in December 2026 at 22,000 yen, and gashapon Mark Accessories ship around late December 2026 at 400 yen per turn.
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The Code Geass: Lost Stories social game will end service on December 7, its official website announced Wednesday. Sales of the Sakuradite currency, Lost Stories Pass, and Starter Pack stopped the same day. The game launched for smartphones and on PC via DMM Game Player in May 2022, with FLOW performing the theme song. The English version ran from September 2023 to August 2024.
Premium Bandai opened a second preorder round for the HG 1/35 Lancelot on October 2 at 11:00, part of the Code Geass 20th anniversary. The kit is priced at 4,950 yen including tax, with the second batch scheduled to ship in March 2027. It includes MVS x2, VARIS, Blaze Luminous, and Slash Harken deployment parts, plus a plamo original gimmick that lets it combine with the separately sold Zi-Artemis.
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.
Premium Bandai opens preorders for the HG 1/35 Lancelot on September 15 at 12:00. The Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Knightmare Frame gets a new mold with designed part separation and colored molding, plus articulation for series-style posing. It includes two MVS, a VARIS, Blaze Luminous, and Slash Harken deployment parts, and can combine with the separately sold Zi-Artemis. It costs 4,950 yen with shipping scheduled for December 2026.
Bandai Spirits opened reservations on Premium Bandai at noon on Tuesday, September 15, 2026 for an HG 1/35 Lancelot from Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion. The kit carries a combining gimmick for the separately sold HG 1/35 Zi-Artemis, alongside MVS x2, VARIS, Blaze Luminous, and Slash Harken deployment parts. It costs 4,950 yen and ships in December 2026.
Bandai will open reservations for Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Mark Accessories on Gashapon Online from August 25 at 11:00 AM. The line includes five types of chibi-fied mascot accessories with silicone parts: Lelouch, C.C., Suzaku, Kallen, and Lelouch in his 20th Anniversary Costume. Each turn costs 400 yen, with shipping set for around late December 2026.
Premium Bandai opened reorder reservations on July 31 at 11:00 JST for two Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture plastic model kits: HG 1/35 Zi-Artemis at 9,900 yen and HG 1/35 Zi-Apollo at 5,500 yen. Both ship in October 2026. Combining the two reproduces the Zi-Ortegia. Production quantities are limited, and orders close when the prepared amount is reached.
Tomofumi Ogasawara launched the official crossover manga between Code Geass and Gundam Wing, titled Shin Kidō Senki Gundam W x Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch: Minuet Zero, on Kadokawa's KadoComi platform on Friday. Kōjirō Taniguchi from Sunrise is credited with the scenario.
Kadokawa's Comic Newtype began serializing the crossover manga Minuet Zero on July 10, 2026. The story, set after the Gundam Wing war, sees Britannia overwhelm Mobile Suits with Knightmare Frames. Satoshi Ogasawara draws the manga, with scenario by Hirojiro Taniguchi. The project was announced in December 2025 and commemorates the 30th anniversary of Gundam Wing and the 20th of Code Geass.
Bandai Spirits has opened reorders for the HG 1/35 Zi-Apollo and Zi-Artemis plastic models from Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture. Preorders begin July 10, 2026 at Premium Bandai for August 2026 shipment. The Zi-Apollo (4th batch) is priced at 5,500 yen, and the Zi-Artemis (2nd batch) at 9,900 yen, each with new modeling and accessories.
Premium Bandai opens orders June 19 for the HG 1/35 Zi-Artemis from Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture. The kit uses completely new molding, can transform into Fortress Mode via part replacement, and combines with the separately sold Zi-Apollo to form Zi-Ortegia. Armaments include a FLEIA Eliminator and two large cannons. Shipment is scheduled for July 2026 at 9,900 yen.
MegaHouse is re-releasing its G.E.M. series Zero figure from Code Geass: Lelouch of the Resurrection to mark the franchise's 20th anniversary. The figure includes four faceplates, interchangeable parts, renewed packaging, and setting materials. Pre-orders open June 5, 2026, with a December 2026 release at 22,000 yen.
Anime Anime's annual reader survey asking which anime character has orange as their image color has placed Shoyo Hinata from "Haikyu!!" in first place for the seventh consecutive year. The poll, conducted from April 1 to April 8, 2026, received responses from 380 readers, with a gender ratio of about 40% male and 60% female. Hinata took roughly 19% of the vote. Voters cited his bright orange hair, sunny personality, and the series' association with the color orange, including the "Orange Court" of the Spring High volleyball tournament and the movie theme song titled "Orange." Nami from "One Piece" placed second with about 11% of the vote, holding that position for the fourth year in a row. Readers noted her orange hair, the tangerine groves tied to her backstory, and her representation of Ehime Prefecture in a music collaboration project. Jeremiah Gottwald from "Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion" rose from seventh place last year to third, with about 4% of the vote, boosted by the series' 20th anniversary revival screenings.
Game developer JORO announced Code Geass Knightmare Survivor, a free-to-play survivor action game for iOS and Android, releasing this year. Pre-registration is open now. Players will train battle formations using characters and Knightmare Frames from the franchise to fight large groups of enemies.