Guilty Crown

Guilty Crown (ギルティクラウン) is a 2011 Japanese anime television series produced by Production I.G that aired on Fuji TV's noitaminA program block on October 2011.

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1 Overview

2 Story

3 Characters

3.1 Shu Ouma

3.2 Gai Tsutsugami

3.3 Inori Yuzuriha

3.4 Ayase Shinomiya

3.5 Tsugumi

3.6 Fyu-Neru

3.7 Hare Menjyou

3.8 Yahiro Samukawa

3.9 Souta Tamadate

3.10 Kanon Kusama

3.11 Arisa Kuhouin

3.12 Daryl Yan

3.13 Other

4 Theme Song

4.1 Opening Theme

4.2 Ending Theme

5 Related Articles

6 External Links

6.1 English

6.2 Japanese

7 Article from Other Languages

Overview

Guilty Crown (ギルティクラウン, Giruti Kuraun), considered to the final original anime production of year 2011, is an anime directed by Tetsuro Araki, with the script written by Hiroyuki Yoshino, who also wrote the script for Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion. The characters are designed by redjuice, and the music is provided by Hiroyuki Sawano, with the opening theme and ending theme provided by ryo from supercell. The animation is done by Production I.G's Division 6.

During the production, redjuice commented that the illustrators and animators from the production staff felt that his concept art exhibited a sense of compatibility with final product, which lead for him to be chosen for the project. Among all the character, he is said to favor Inori, the main heroine of Guilty Crown. However, redjuice has also done many drawings of Tsugumi, which he felt that he accidentally let his personal tastes to slip into the design, since the staff had no qualms with the cat-like ears of Tsugumi. Initially Kanon was not originally written into the scenario but since she was included in one of the key visual drawings, Kanon got added into the roaster. As redjuice has not worked with 3D CG much, he was able to learn a lot from the staff at Production I.G.

The first two episodes of the show was screened at New York Anime Festival on October 15, 2011, where the screening of the second episode was the world premiere as the episode did not air in Japan until October 20, 2011. Funimation Entertainment also announced that they will simulcasted the series on October, followed by a DVD and Blu-ray release in 2012 at Anime Weekend Atlanta 2011.

Story

The story takes place at year 2039. where an unidentified "Apocalypse Virus" spreads and plunges Japan into a state of emergency in an chaos known as the "Lost Christmas".

Shu Ouma, a 17-year old high school student who distant himself from his classmates and the world, meets Inori Yuzuriha, the famous lead singer for Egoist who has taken over the internet world by storm. However Inori has a secret, she is also a member of the "Funeral Parlor", a resistance group who is trying to liberate Japan from GHQ.

From the encounter with Inori and the resistance leader, Gai Tsutsugami, Shu eventually ends up participating in the group's, and gained "King's Mark". This "mark" bestows on him the power to reach inside another person's body and extract and materialize a weapon from it.

Characters

Shu Ouma

(VA: Yuuki Kaji)

Shu Ouma (桜満集, Ouma Shu) is the main protagonist, 17-years old. He is in second year high school and a member of the modern image and video research club. Due to a chance encounter with Inori, his right arm gains the "power of kings".

Gai Tsutsugami

(VA: Yuichi Nakamura）

Gai Tsutsugami (恙神涯, Tsutsugami Gai) is the leader of the resistance group "Funeral Parlor", 17-years old. He hopes to push the revolution to success with the help of the "power of kings". Possess the charisma of a leader in battle.

Inori Yuzuriha

(VA: Ai Kayano)

Inori Yuzuriha (楪いのり, Yuzuriha Inori) is the main heroine of the story, a member of the Undertaker. She is the singer of the group Egoist, which Shu idolizes. A mysterious girl with an emotionless facade.

Ayase Shinomiya

(VA: Kana Hanazawa)

Ayase Shinomiya (篠宮綾瀬, Shinomiya Ayase) is a member of Funeral Parlor. 17-years old and a pilot of her own humanoid robot "Endrave". She is always seen on a wheelchair. A very bright and cheerful girl.