Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch - Nunnally in Wonderland

On a bright, peaceful day, siblings Nunnally and Lelouch Lamperouge take a moment to relax under a tree. When Nunnally asks him to tell her a story, Lelouch, who is unflinchingly resolute in doing his utmost for his sister, makes unique use of his Geass ability, breaking barriers to tell the most entertaining story he can.

Awakening alone under the tree, the previously blind Nunnally finds that she can see again and immediately spots a strange rabbit that resembles Anya Alstreim, the Knight of Six. The sight of this rabbit sends Nunnally falling down a hole, leading her to a colorful wonderland. Narrated by Lelouch himself, Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch - Nunnally in Wonderland follows the lost Nunnally as she searches for a way back home, meeting a slew of colorful, familiar characters along the way.

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Lamperouge, Lelouch Main

Fukuyama, Jun Japanese

Lamperouge, Nunnally Main

Nazuka, Kaori Japanese

C.C. Supporting

Yukana Japanese

Stadtfeld, Kallen Supporting

Koshimizu, Ami Japanese

Kururugi, Suzaku Supporting

Sakurai, Takahiro Japanese

Gottwald, Jeremiah Supporting

Asplund, Lloyd Supporting

Shiratori, Tetsu Japanese

Fenette, Shirley Supporting

Orikasa, Fumiko Japanese

li Britannia, Euphemia Supporting

Minami, Omi Japanese

Lamperouge, Rolo Supporting

Mizushima, Daichuu Japanese

Hosokawa, Osamu Producer

Yukawa, Jun Producer, Planning

Ogisu, Hirotsugu Assistant Producer

Endou, Naoko Assistant Producer

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Apr 15, 2023

EmperorThor

Recommended

That is very simple and lightheaded experience that crosses Code Geass with Alice in Wonderland.

Despite rather simple premise and very basic execution. It is very fun and overall pleasant experience.

Nunnally is basically Alice here and various Code Geass characters fill the roles of various Wonderland denizens. I would not spoil who is who in this one, however all of them seem fit their roles rather well.

Overall it is funny and creative story. Characters manage to both act very in character for themselves and be somewhat unpredictable at the same time. Even if you are familiar with Alice in Wonderland and other Lewis Carroll characters ... this show will still manage to surprise you. You will keep guessing when this or that character will appear and who will it be.

Overall I can recommend it as a simple relaxed break of pace story.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Dec 25, 2019

ktulu007

Mixed Feelings

It's no secret at this point that I enjoyed Code Geass. I reviewed both series about Lelouch's rebellion and was generally pretty positive. This time we're looking at a special that was bundled with the home release, Nunnally in Wonderland. Which obviously has to do with Lewis Carroll's most famous work, Sylvie & Bruno.

Story:

The narrative is simple enough. Nunnally and Lelouch are sitting together when Nunnally mentions missing hearing him tell stories. So, Lelouch summons the cast of the anime to tell her a variation of Alice in Wonderland with her as the protagonist. 

Honestly, the biggest problem with the narrative is that it comes across ... as very low effort. Take a famous, public domain story, abridge the hell out of it, put in some nods to your series and boom. It doesn't help that the story they're using is as over-used as Romeo and Juliet or A Christmas Carol. If they actually had used a lesser known Carroll story, it would have at least felt a bit more unique. 

For positives, its basically a passable version of the story. And it is hard to get too critical with something that's wholly bonus content. Not that that would stop me if they'd done a really bad job. 

Characters:

What this special gives us in terms of characterisation is brief snippets of each character's personality. A lot of them only show up for around thirty seconds. Which means that their personalities don't really shine nor does it do anything particularly new with anyone. It relies on you already knowing what they're like. Which is a reasonable expectation given that it's bundled with the home release. 

Art:

The art does generally look good. I'm not the biggest fan of the character designs. I still think they're overly thin and stretched but the backgrounds do look good and the Wonderland inspiration does shine through. My issue is that there's virtually no animation to speak of. Most of the special uses still images like it's trying to be a visual novel. This also has, quite possibly, the worst action sequence of all time when Suzaku fights Gino. I know we're not supposed to be taking this seriously but it's not even a funny sequence. 

Sound:

You can't fault the actors. They deliver good performances. The music is nicely composed as well. 

Ho-yay:

This special makes the odd decision of putting Cornelia & Euphemia in married roles. Out of all the possible people, you decided to present sisters as married? I know there's a portion of the fanbase that's into that, but it still seems odd. 

Areas of Improvement:

Put more personality into it. I get that it's a bonus but you could have some effort. 
Actually animate it. 
Have fewer characters and longer scenes. I get that you wanted as many Code Geass characters as possible, but you really don't need them all. 


Final Thoughts:

Ultimately, this just feels a bit pointless and lazy. If you really want to see the cast of this series in an abridged version of Wonderland, I guess this is for you. But I've honestly seen so many variations of this story done so much better. For bonus content, it's better than nothing but not very exciting. I'll give it a 5/10.  

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Feb 23, 2016

aryax98

Not Recommended

I was hoping to have time so I could watch this OVA. I loved the two seasons of Code Geass and I thought that I would love it. I have never been so disappointed with an anime/OVA.

Although the story is a bit funny at some points (it has references to the TV series), is quite boring most of the time. There is no animation: 28 minutes of frames or drawings without even moving the lips when talking.

I mark it with a 4 (despite the fact that it maybe deserves less) just because I like the characters and it reminded me of the anime, that ... was one of the first ones I saw.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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