Posted: Dec 11, 2007

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

HIT ANIME SERIES CODE GEASS: LELOUCH OF THE REBELLION TO APPEAR ON ADULT SWIM!

December 8, 2008 (Cypress, Ca) – Bandai Entertainment Inc., announced today at New York Anime Festival that the Sunrise anime series Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (pronounced “gee-S”) will debut on Adult Swim starting in the Spring of 2008 with a special sneak peek of Episode 1 on the free streaming venue, Friday Night Fix.

One of the most highly anticipated anime series of ‘08, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion features animation studio Sunrise and a story by Goro Taniguchi (s-CRY-ed, Planetes) and Ichiro Okouchi (Eureka SeveN, Planetes) and character designs by the legendary manga creators CLAMP. The story is a military drama with intricate plot lines and robotic action about the character Lelouch and his journey to overthrow a totalitarian regime that has invaded Japan. The series has garnered an amazing number of accolades since its premiere in Japan: Winner of Best Anime Series, 6th Annual Tokyo Anime Awards 2007, Winner Best Anime TV series, Animation KOBE Event, Winner Best Anime TV series, Male Character and Song, 29th Animage Anime Grand Prix Awards, and winner of best male and female voice actor at the Seiyu Awards, to name a few.

“We are very excited to work with Adult Swim to bring this phenomenally successful series to U.S. airwaves. With a great story and amazing character designs, this is one of the best series to come from Japan in recent years.” said Bandai Entertainment President Ken Iyadomi.

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion will follow its broadcast with a DVD release planned for Summer 2008.

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