Japan is know conquered territory, denied even its own name, it is simply known as Area 11.
A young boy swears that he's going to destroy Britannia.
A conventional opening follows: action shots of a large number of characters.
Opening subtitles move the timeline up to 2017.
Lelouch Lamperouge is busy wasting his brain on hustling noblemen in chess matches instead of studying.
Prince Clovis, ruler of Area 11, gives a televised address decrying the recent terrorist attacks.
Some terrorists in a stolen truck are thrown off their original plan.