Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (Manga)

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion is the first four of the manga series have been licensed for an English language release in North America by Bandai Entertainment. Written by Majiko~!, the series originally serialized Monthly Asuka. Its chapters were collected in eight tankōbon volumes released from December 26, 2006 to March 26, 2010. Bandai's English adaptation of the series was published from July 29, 2008 to February 15, 2011.

Focusing on the protagonist of the series, Lelouch vi Britannia, the manga generally follows the anime's basic storyline with a few differences in terms of events and characters involved. Notably, there are no Knightmare Frames in the manga.

Plot Overview
The Holy Britannian Empire has invaded Japan, now referred to as Area 11, and its people have become the elevens. An exiled Britannian prince who was living in Japan at the time, Lelouch, vowed to his Japanese friend, Suzaku, that he would destroy Britannia. Years later, Lelouch is in high school, but regularly skips out of school to go play chess and gambles.

One day, he stumbles on Japanese terrorists who have stolen a military secret and is caught by a member of the Britannian task force sent after them, who is revealed to be Suzaku. As the rest of the squad arrives, Suzaku is shot for disobeying orders, while the military secret, a young girl, named C.C., gives Lelouch the Geass ability to make anyone obey any order. He takes command of the terrorists and leads them to crush the approaching Britannian forces. Lelouch becomes the masked hero, Zero, fighting against his friend, Suzaku, to lead the rebellion to defeat Britannia.

Differences between Anime and Manga

 * Suzaku enrolls in Ashford earlier in the story
 * Instead of the capsule that C.C. was held in the truck, she was held in the plane instead
 * Viletta doesn't appear until the second part of the storyline and she is the one possessed by Marianne, not Anya
 * The only Knights of Round that appear in the story are Suzaku, Anya, and Gino
 * The battle between Emperor Lelouch's empire and Charles' remnants is cut
 * Kaguya takes up Diethard and Ohgi's role in betraying Zero
 * Lelouch meets Euphemia sooner in the story
 * The battle at Fukuoka base is cut
 * Xingke appears at the Chinese Federation story arc
 * Rolo is given orders by Suzaku instead of Viletta
 * Ohgi and the other resistance members appears later instead of the beginning in the first part of the storyline
 * V.V. faces Zero at the Sword of Akasha instead of Charles during the Geass Directorate assault
 * Kinoshita tells Tamaki and Sugiyama prior to the betrayal of Zero about the Geass Order massacre
 * The Black Knights are scattered after the first battle of the Tokyo Settlement following Zero's supposed death and are reunited after his return regarding the declaration of the United States of Japan in Horai Island
 * Zero makes Horai Island the first dominion of the United States of Japan instead of the Chinese Federation Consulate
 * Tohdoh is Kaguya's bodyguard instead of being the member of the Four Holy Swords who do not appear in the manga
 * Battle of Narita is cut and Shirley's father dies in the explosion of the JLF ship at Port Yokosuka
 * Mao dies in the gunshut by the geassed policemen in Clovisland
 * C.C. throws Mao's headphone to express his waiting at the World of C
 * Kallen does not get captured in the 2nd part of the storyline
 * Kallen realizes that Nunnally is a Britannian Princess at her announcement of becoming of a viceroy
 * Nunnally arrives in area 11 as Viceroy after the formation of the UFN
 * At the conduct of the Six Houses of Kyoto, Kaguya makes arrangements instead of Taizo Kirihara to Zero and Tohdoh is by her side