Episodes : 22
Aired : Oct 14, 2011
to Mar 23, 2012
Studios : Production
I.G
Source : Original
Genres : Action,
Sci-Fi, Super Power,Drama, Romance
Rating : R - 17+
Sinopsis
Guilty Crown is supposed to be about Japan in a
semi-futuristic setting after some sort of viral pandemic that is currently being occupied by
foreign powers and how some terrorist organization called the Undertakers is
trying to stand up for all the injustices taking place in the country behind
the eyes of its citizens. Our main character Shu is some random high school boy
who is obsessed with some singer from a band named Inori, who just so happens
to be a member of this terrorist organization, and after a chance meeting with
her among other things, he obtains something called the King's Power and
becomes involved in some chaotic conflict with these terrorists.
Story - 8
Guilty Crown’s influences seem to plague the
anime more than enhance its concepts. Taking place in Tokyo 10 years after the
“Lost Christmas” incident, Guilty Crown seems to have taken some cues from Neon
Genesis Evangelion in terms of its setting, leading to an obvious originality
issue. An ordinary (yet obviously troubled) high school student named Shu Ouma
eventually finds his way into a rebellion group named “Funeral Parlor” who seek
to usurp the totalitarian government now running Japan, the GHQ. This story
element was clearly influenced by Code Geass and even approaches copying it
during certain scenes in the anime. Guilty Crown’s influences make the anime
much harder to take seriously, as the concepts the show adapts are from anime
that did a much better job of executing these concepts.
Characters - 7
The characters are fair - again, we have a
somewhat generic cast. Shu, our main character who starts off as a
"wimp" but in more recent episodes seems to have become more
confident, Iniori, your typical quiet female who seems to have some connection
with Shu and Gai, your typical anime badass who is the leader of Undertaker.
None of them come off as particularly memorable characters, although it might
be too early to make such a call.
Art and Music - 7.5
The background is never too detailed to be
distracting, but neither is it plain. Overall, every scene is unified and
clear, and yet there's still plenty of contrast. The colors are beautiful -
there are so many hues and values of each color. The battles look fantastic
and the backgrounds are detailed. Even the characters look really good and
original
The music is really nice. The opening and ending
as well as the inserts are all very well done, and they match the overall feel
of the anime. The background music tends to be very well done as well, though
occasionally they drop something a bit cheesy on you. Overall, though, the
sound was done very professionally.
Enjoyment - 7.5
An extremely enjoyable show with poor writing,
story and characters. The
characters were relatively weak, and there were plot holes all over the place.
But, Guilty Crown is no pile of crap either. It succeeds in telling an
interesting tale that will keep you interested throughout. Add in its stand out
performance in animation and music and you easily have an above average anime.
Overall - 7.5
In the end, Guilty Crown is a big, loud,
glossy mess. The show provides plenty of eye-candy and some nice tunes, but
falls flat on its face where it really matters. The plot is wildly confused and
constantly tripping over itself. You will either latch on
to the little things, or you'll take the bigger picture into mind and just
enjoy it as it comes.
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