Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 1: The Wyvern Arrives

Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 1 — The Wyvern Arrives (2012) is the opening chapter of a five-part OVA series you can watch online on iFILM, directed by Kazuki Akane. It runs parallel to the main Code Geass timeline — year 2017 a.t.b., Europe — while Zero's story unfolds elsewhere. The Holy Britannian Empire is pushing into E.U. territory, and the European answer is "W-0": a special knightmare unit with a posted survival rate of 5%.

Akito Hyuga is an Eleven pilot flying the frame called Ghost of Hannibal — the unit's edge that nobody discusses openly. Commander Leila Malkal sends W-0 into Narva to pull an encircled division out of a Britannian trap. Miyu Irino voices Akito, Maaya Sakamoto voices Leila. Fifty-one minutes; combat starts fast and doesn't let up.

Fans of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion get a different protagonist on a different front — the same world seen through people who have no connection to Zero. Stream Code Geass: Akito the Exiled online on iFILM.