Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (Seasons 1–2)

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (2006) is a Sunrise mecha anime you can watch online on iFILM. In an alternate timeline, the Holy Britannian Empire has crushed Japan and erased its name, ruling the conquered land as a faceless colony called Area 11.

Lelouch is a Britannian prince in exile, hiding under a false name to protect his blind little sister Nunnally. A chance meeting with a green-haired girl named C.C. hands him the power of Geass: a single command, delivered eye to eye, that anyone must obey. He builds a masked identity, calls himself Zero, and turns a scattered resistance into an army aimed straight at his own father's throne. Character designs come from the manga collective CLAMP, and the battles are fought in towering mechs called Knightmare Frames.

Across two seasons and 50 episodes, the show plays out like a chess match where Lelouch keeps gambling lives, including his best friend Suzaku, who fights for the empire he wants to topple. If you like morally tangled antiheroes and an ending that lands like a punch, this is one of the genre's most argued-over classics. Stream every season of Code Geass online on iFILM.