Here in the OtakuPT we had already reported on 2020 that a new anime in the franchise Code Geass was in production and would be called Gode Geass: Z of the Recapture (Dakkan no Zetto), but when it appeared in Jump Festa 2024 your name was different, Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture, but what happened after all? Well, it was a war, the invasion of Ukraine on the part of Russia.
This “current global situation” led the production to change the name of the anime. According to the Comic Natalie the anime team originally planned to use the title Z of the Recapture, but the “current global situation” led to a name change. As such, it was changed to Rozé of the Recapture.
What was the global situation made the team change the title, the war. The letter “Z” may be impartial on its own, but when viewed through a military lens, it has ties to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. During the war the lyrics Z it was quickly adopted by Russian forces to identify themselves on the battlefield. This is the reason why military vehicles belonging to the Russian Armed Forces are often marked with a Z.
As the war progresses, the symbol Z became heavily propagandized in Russia. In fact, the symbol was so widely adopted by the Allies pro-Russian that several European governments have banned it entirely. Although the lyrics Z may not seem offensive, it now has a defined history when viewed through a military lens. Given the political tension of Code Geassthe anime team chose to rename this their next project Code Geass.
With animation by the studio Sunrisethe direction of Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture it’s from Yoshimitsu Ohashi (Amnesia, Galaxy Angel, Sacred Seven), the argument is Noboru Kimura (Princess Principal: Crown Handler, Problem children are coming from another world, aren’t they?) and the character design is of the CLAMP with anime adaptation by Takahiro Kimura It is Hidekazu Shimamura.
- Main animators: Takahiro Kimura, Hidekazu Shimamura, Seiichi Nakatani, Satoshi Shigeta, Takashi Hashimoto
- Art Direction: Kazuhiro Obata
- Color designers: Ami Kutsuna, Yuichi Kuboki
- 3DCG: BUEMON Inc.
- CGI direction: Shuji Shinoda
- Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
- Director of Photography: Hiroyuki Chiba
- Editing: Kumiko Sakamoto
- Musical composition: Kenji Kawai
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion premiered in Japan in 2006, followed by Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 in 2008. The series of OVAs Code Geass: Akito the Exiled premiered in 2012 and its story unfolds between the events of the two seasons.
