Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch - Kiseki no Birthday

On a lively December day at Ashford Academy, the students are joyously preparing for tomorrow’s school festival. However, the celebrations come to an abrupt halt when terrorists strike the academy. The students are taken hostage and put under lockdown as militant remnants of the Neo-Chinese Federation seize control of the school.

Little do the aggressors realize that among the student body are those with extraordinary powers, including the Geass-wielding Lelouch Lamperouge and Britannian soldier Suzaku Kururugi. To protect their school and restore the peace, Lelouch and the student council must band together again to bring about one last miracle.

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Lamperouge, Lelouch Main

Fukuyama, Jun Japanese

C.C. Main

Yukana Japanese

Stadtfeld, Kallen Main

Koshimizu, Ami Japanese

Kururugi, Suzaku Main

Sakurai, Takahiro Japanese

Fenette, Shirley Supporting

Orikasa, Fumiko Japanese

Lamperouge, Rolo Supporting

Mizushima, Daichuu Japanese

Lamperouge, Nunnally Supporting

Nazuka, Kaori Japanese

Ashford, Milly Supporting

Ohara, Sayaka Japanese

Einstein, Nina Supporting

Chiba, Saeko Japanese

Cardemonde, Rivalz Supporting

Sugiyama, Noriaki Japanese

CLAMP Original Character Design

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Feb 23, 2013

Kuandohan

Recommended

It would be wise to watch Code Geass R1 & R2 before seeing this special, it will make a bit more sense.

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"Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch - Kiseki no Birthday Picture Drama", is a picture drama that takes place after the final episode of Code Geass R2.

That may arise some questions, as it did with me.
It will. Even after the explanation they give us.

Despite that, the show is fun to watch, even though it's a Picture Drama.
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If you read the synopsis it is truly what the story is and nothing more.

Most of this special should entice laughter, especially at the beginning.
The very end tries its best to make you cry. And if you love the characters so much, and don't care about the ridiculous explanation, then you just may.

The character designs are what you would expect from Code Geass.
Same great music, and Seiyuu and SFX.

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There's not too much to this.
It's a funny, entertaining story.

If you love Code Geass, I would recommend this.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Oct 27, 2020

PleasantDevil

Mixed Feelings

Spoiler

Now, before starting, this review contains spoilers for the actual main series of Code Geass, and of course, the short itself. (The short also has a huge spoiler, so watch Code Geass before watching this.)

In my personal opinion, Code Geass has some of THE BEST picture dramas out there. They're not just pointless shorts, they either go deeper into the background of things from the main show, or are just fun little things with our favorite characters, which i find very enjoyable. Oh, and can't forget the fan service in some of them! But this one, this one isn't like those. It starts off as ... a random school hijacking, and turns into something that hits quite deep in my heart.

The Story-
The story in this short is simple, but enjoyable. Robotic people have taken over the school, and our favorite characters have to find a way to save everybody. Of course, they succeed, and defeat the Robot People. But at the end, something quite shocking, (and depressing), happens. This takes place after R2 (season 2.) And today is Lelouch's birthday. Shirley and Rolo disappear. Lelouch then starts to fade out into the air. It's quite sad actually, knowing that Lelouch is sadly gone. I give it a 7/10.

Art-
Not the best art, as expected of a picture drama, but not horrible. Not much more to say, other than these drawings are far better than i could ever haha. 5/10

Sound-
Just sounds like an average episode of Code Geass, no downgrades, no upgrades. 5/10.

Character-
I love the characters, I mean, they are the characters from Code Geass, which I love dearly. 7/10 (only because there is no new characters, I love the characters of Code Geass much more than just 7/10.)

Enjoyment-
I honestly really loved this short! It had great everything overall, and I just really enjoyed it. 7/10

Overall-
Overall, i give this short a 6/10. By adding up all the scores, you get 32, divide by 5, 6.2, which rounds to 6. Very enjoyable!

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Feb 15, 2021

brilliant_tom

Not Recommended

I really like the original Code Geass series, so I was looking forward to this Picture Drama. I didn't have any experience with this genre yet, but I was still interested in it, because I was expecting glorious dialogues converted into a theatrical form. In short, I just had high expectations. But the expectations were not fulfilled, and in the end I didn't enjoy it at all. But why?

Honestly, the dialogues were terribly constructed and the characters did not resemble the real ones we know from the original series. Plus, the humor wasn't very funny at all, and I didn't laugh much. I didn't get ... the right "vibe" until about 5 minutes before the end, which referred to the monumental ending of the original series.

So, from a dramaturgical point of view, it is total disaster that is saved only by the last sad minutes. They are also not very great themselves, but at least they can emotionally touch the viewer and kick him up. The final experience turned out better thanks to great soundtrack and voice actors. Otherwise, it would be an pathetic theatrical farce. And that's a fact.

Overall, this is an inconsistent and boring picture drama which is saved by the emotional ending and high impact of the original Code Geass (R&R2) series. Therefore, I give it 3 weak points out of 10. Watch it at your own risk.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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