‘Code Geass’ Season 3: Dispelling the confusion surrounding the series’ fate

There’s still a lot of confusion surrounding “Code Geass” Season 3 and whether or not it’s going to happen. To start things off, there’s no word from the anime creators that they’ve renewed the series for a third installment.

Most of the confusion surrounding “Code Geass” Season 3 stems from the movie that was released several months ago. The story of the film is supposed to act as an alternative timeline for the anime adaptation, providing a new avenue where Lelouch – the main character for the show – is alive and well.

Even Shirley is alive in this alternate reality. So no, “Code Geass” Season 3 isn’t happening, and the writer for the anime adaptation said he’s not interested in creating a third installment, Comicbook reported.

“At the time of the television series, I intended to close the book on Lelouch's story after the final episode. However, this film, ‘Glorification’ [the recap trilogy's third film], is a little different,” writer Ichiro Okouchi said. Director Goro Taniguchi has a similar sentiment and clarified that the film isn’t supposed to cancel out the events that would’ve happened in “Code Geass” Season 3.

Both statements have been met with equal confusion and frustration from fans. The former is rooted in the fact that most assumed “Code Geass” Season 3 is happening, while the latter is due to others feeling that the creators want their cake and is eating it too. Of course, there are those who are simply ecstatic to see Lelouch back in the thick of things once more.

As for the fate of the series moving forward, nothing substantial has surfaced as of this writing, and it’s unlikely this will be brought up unless another movie will be made. And when that happens, there’s no doubt that the narrative about “Code Geass” Season 3 will resurface yet again. (Warning, spoilers for the movie ahead).

The good news is that the third film ended with Lelouch surviving as he bequeathed the Zero title to Suzaku. If the creators deem it necessary to create a fourth film, then they do have some avenues to explore as opposed to “Code Geass” Season 3 where it would’ve moved forward without Lelouch. Fun fact, after Lelouch surrendered the Zero mantle, he traveled with C.C. and took up the alias L.L., which Taniguchi explained as Lelouch’s idea of a proposal.