TV series

Guilty Crown

Name: Guilty Crown
Released: 2011
Cast: Yuki Kaji, Yuichi Nakamura, Ai Kayano, Kana Hanazawa, Ayana Taketatsu

2011–2012· 1 season· 24 min episodesTV-14★ 7.3Ended

On Fuji TV — From Aniplex · Production I.G

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Synopsis

The story revolves around Shu Ouma, a high school boy who inadvertently obtains an ability called "The Power of the Kings" that enables him to draw out items called "Voids" from other people. He is then thrown into the conflict between a resistance group called Funeral Parlor which aims to restore Japan's independence from a quasi-governmental organization known as the GHQ. In the process, Shu has to deal with the burden his ability puts on his shoulders and the horrific mystery of his past.

Themes

future dystopia army mecha singer piloted robot terrorism robot epidemic super power high school student dead family mysterious girl anime

Episodes

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E1 GenesisNext upOct 13, 2011 · 24 min · ★ 7.6
Synopsis
Shu enters his hideout for a quiet lunch only to find Inori, his #1 musical crush, bleeding on the floor. After he fails to stop her pursuers from hurting her more, his one shot at self-respect is to deliver a strange vial she stole to her terrorist pals.
Guest stars: Takaya Hashi (Major General Yan (voice)), Tomoyuki Shimura (Guin (voice)), Tsuguo Mogami (High-Ranking Official (voice)), Kousuke Takaguchi (Adjutant (voice))
E2 Survival of the FittestOct 20, 2011 · 24 min · ★ 8.1
Synopsis
Now that Shu has the king’s power, he doesn’t get to sit on the sidelines anymore. Gai thrusts him straight into the thick of a battle between Funeral Parlor and the Anti Bodies--and the lives of over 100 hostages are on the line.
Guest stars: Tomoyuki Shimura (Guin (voice)), Daichi Endo (Government Controller (voice)), Yuya Murakami (Pilot No. 321 (voice)), Tomoko Kobashi (Mother (voice))
E3 Void-SamplingOct 27, 2011 · 24 min · ★ 8.0
Synopsis
Inori’s everywhere Shu goes for some reason, and it’s starting to fry his brain. But there’s no time to worry about it, because it turns out one of Shu’s classmates witnessed their terrorist action in Roppongi, and Gai’s put him in charge of the problem.
Guest stars: Takaya Hashi (Major General Yan (voice)), Tsuguo Mogami (High-Ranking Official (voice)), Naoya Nosaka (Teacher (voice)), Yuya Murakami (Boy (voice)), Yoshimasa Kawata (Boy (voice)), Yohei Azakami (Boy (voice)), Noriko Obata (Girl (voice))
E4 FluxNov 3, 2011 · 24 min · ★ 8.3
Synopsis
Shu learns confusing things about Funeral Parlor’s agenda in GHQ custody, and it doesn’t help that Gai refuses to answer any questions--or that he breaks into GHQ to rescue not Shu, but a known murderer. Without any straight answers, who can Shu trust?
Guest stars: Nobuhiko Okamoto (Kenji Kido (voice)), Chika Fujitou (Kyo (voice)), Yuya Murakami (Soldier (voice)), Kiyohito Yoshikai (Prison Guard (voice))
E5 PreparationNov 10, 2011 · 24 min · ★ 8.0
Synopsis
Gai's come up with a new mission, but before Shu can officially join the team, he has to show that he measures up by winning a mock battle against Ayase's Endlave. Time for basic training! But can Shu concentrate on combat after Inori turns him down?
Guest stars: Nobuhiko Okamoto (Kenji Kido (voice)), Chika Fujitou (Kyo (voice)), Akeno Watanabe (Gai Tsutsugami (child) (voice)), Minami Tsuda (Shu Ouma (child) (voice)), Yuya Murakami (Operator (voice))
E6 LeukocytesNov 17, 2011 · 24 min · ★ 8.2
Synopsis
A change in circumstances forces Funeral Parlor to carry out their attack against the Leucocyte with drastically reduced manpower, and that's BEFORE Shu pulls out of the mission. Still, learning a few new things about Gai just might change his mind.
Guest stars: Nobuhiko Okamoto (Kenji Kido (voice)), Chika Fujitou (Kyo (voice)), Yuka Nishigaki (Yu (voice))
E7 TemptationNov 24, 2011 · 24 min · ★ 6.0
Synopsis
Shu's mother finally comes home, only to find her son living with a girl and an underwear-transporting robot. Elsewhere, a key strategic asset for Funeral Parlor is being targeted by a missile-happy American who's just joined GHQ.
Guest stars: Katsuhisa Houki (Okina Kuhoin (voice)), Tsuguo Mogami (Dan Eagleman (voice)), Yuya Murakami (Student (voice)), Yohei Azakami (Student (voice)), Megumi Satou (Student (voice))
E8 Courtship BehaviorDec 1, 2011 · 24 min · ★ 6.0
Synopsis
Gai sends Shu on a mission to Oshima, where he hopes to find "the rock that started it all." Shu's whole school club gets a free vacation as his cover, but using other people for his own ends still doesn't sit well with him.
Guest stars: Takaya Hashi (Major General Yan (voice)), Yuuka Hirose (Secretary (voice)), Yuya Murakami (Waiter (voice))
E9 PreyDec 8, 2011 · 24 min · ★ 7.8
Synopsis
Yahiro reappears with Jun, who's in Stage V Apocalypse disease and can no longer battle the cancer. With Gai out of town, Shu's left to make a command decision. But he AND the enemy are about to learn the virus doesn't work the way they think it does...
Guest stars: Minami Tsuda (Jun Samukawa (voice)), Takaya Hashi (Major General Yan (voice)), Yuya Murakami (Soldier (voice))
E10 RetractionDec 15, 2011 · 24 min · ★ 7.8
Synopsis
Shu's having horrible flashbacks, both to images of his battle with Jun and to other, even more upsetting images that soon have him quitting Funeral Parlor and alienating the people in his life.
Guest stars: Katsuhisa Houki (Okina Kuhoin (voice)), Takaya Hashi (Major General Yan (voice)), Nobuhiko Okamoto (Kenji Kido (voice)), Tsuguo Mogami (Dan Eagleman (voice)), Yuka Nishigaki (Yu (voice)), Yuuka Hirose (Secretary (voice)), Minami Tsuda (Shu Ouma (child) (voice))
E11 ResonanceDec 22, 2011 · 24 min · ★ 8.3
Synopsis
GHQ is awash in blood, chaos and song. As the Cancer sweeps over Tokyo, Shu faces the truth about friendship and the consequences of inaction.
Guest stars: Takaya Hashi (Major General Yan (voice)), Tsuguo Mogami (Dan Eagleman (voice)), Yuka Nishigaki (Yu (voice)), Yuuka Hirose (Secretary (voice))
E12 The Lost ChristmasJan 12, 2012 · 24 min · ★ 8.5
Synopsis
Inori's been kidnapped by forces intent on performing a secret ceremony, and the only way for Shu to get her back is to remember what really happened on December 24th, 2029.
Guest stars: Yuka Nishigaki (Yu (voice)), Akeno Watanabe (Gai Tsutsugami (child) (voice)), Minami Tsuda (Shu Ouma (child) (voice))
E13 IsolationJan 19, 2012 · 24 min · ★ 8.0
Synopsis
Two weeks after the sealing of Mana, Shu and his friends are now cut off from their families and from all of society as GHQ completely blockades off the heart of the city.
Guest stars: Shuhei Sakaguchi (Hirohide Nanba (voice)), Tomoyuki Higuchi (Takaomi Sudo (voice)), Yuya Murakami (Insurgent (voice)), Kiyohito Yoshikai (Insurgent (voice)), Daichi Endo (Insurgent (voice))
E14 ElectionJan 26, 2012 · 24 min · ★ 8.0
Synopsis
Rumors are flying about what's happening to people in the quarantine zone, and Arisa is losing control over the frenzied student body. To make matters worse, someone's let it slip that turning in members of Funeral Parlor might be their ticket to freedom.
Guest stars: Katsuhisa Houki (Okina Kuhoin (voice)), Shuhei Sakaguchi (Hirohide Nanba (voice)), Tomoyuki Higuchi (Takaomi Sudo (voice)), Yuya Murakami (Schoolboy (voice)), Ryota Asari (Schoolboy (voice)), Takahiro Miyake (Schoolboy (voice)), Taishi Murata (Schoolboy (voice)), Sota Maeda (Schoolboy (voice))
E15 SacrificeFeb 2, 2012 · 24 min · ★ 8.2
Synopsis
Shu is conflicted about the Void ranking system, the student body is creaking under the tension, and vaccine stores are running low. At this rate, something--or someone--is going to snap.
Guest stars: Tomoyuki Higuchi (Takaomi Sudo (voice)), Yuya Murakami (Iwao Haruno (voice)), Takahiro Miyake (Satoshi Todoroki (voice)), Taishi Murata (Shoichiro Nomura (voice)), Reina Ozaki (Kyoko Mizuno (voice)), Yoko Nishino (Saki Takamiya (voice))
E16 The TyrantFeb 9, 2012 · 24 min · ★ 8.0
Synopsis
Welcome to Tokyo: a ravaged world under merciless totalitarian rule. More and more of Shu's old friends are seeing a side of him they never imagined possible... and Shu's about to see a new side of the Voids, too.
Guest stars: Katsuhisa Houki (Okina Kuhoin (voice)), Shuhei Sakaguchi (Hirohide Nanba (voice)), Tomoyuki Higuchi (Takaomi Sudo (voice)), Akeno Watanabe (Miyabi Herikawa (voice)), Miyuki Kawasho (Kurachi (voice)), Minami Tsuda (Ritsu Takarada (voice)), Yuka Nishigaki (Yu (voice)), Takuya Sato (Squad Member (voice))
E17 ExodusFeb 16, 2012 · 24 min · ★ 8.2
Synopsis
Discontent within the ranks of the school is reaching fever pitch as the Exodus approaches.
Guest stars: Shuhei Sakaguchi (Hirohide Nanba (voice)), Tomoyuki Higuchi (Takaomi Sudo (voice)), Minami Tsuda (Ritsu Takarada (voice)), Yuka Nishigaki (Yu (voice)), Kousuke Takaguchi (Leader of Minghua (voice)), Biichi Sato (Bureaucrat (voice)), Yuya Murakami (Chairman (voice)), Masayuki Shoji (Schoolboy (voice))
E18 Dear...Feb 23, 2012 · 24 min · ★ 6.2
Synopsis
Gai is back, but he doesn't seem like the man he was before. The Funeral Parlor regulars are in shock, Shu and Inori are in hiding, and Arisa's not having much luck winning friends on any side of this fight.
Guest stars: Katsuhisa Houki (Okina Kuhoin (voice)), Nobuhiko Okamoto (Kenji Kido (voice)), Shuhei Sakaguchi (Hirohide Nanba (voice)), Tomoyuki Higuchi (Takaomi Sudo (voice)), Akeno Watanabe (Miyabi Herikawa (voice)), Miyuki Kawasho (Kurachi (voice)), Minami Tsuda (Ritsu Takarada (voice)), Tsuguo Mogami (Daath Officer (voice))
E19 RebirthMar 1, 2012 · 24 min · ★ 8.3
Synopsis
Things have gone too far, and as a mother, it's up to Haruka to do something about it. But fortunately or unfortunately, no one in her life seems willing to let her--and she's not the only one who's made a decision.
Guest stars: Miyuki Kawasho (Kurachi (voice)), Tsuguo Mogami (Daath Officer (voice)), Kiyohito Yoshikai (Daath Officer (voice)), Yuya Murakami (Anti-Bodies (voice)), Chika Anzai (Funeral Parlor Woman (voice))
E20 A DiaryMar 8, 2012 · 24 min · ★ 7.8
Synopsis
Ten years ago on Christmas Eve, Mana, Shu, and Gai had a fateful encounter in a church. That’s the story we already know. The story we don’t know: where were their parents?
Guest stars: Toshihiko Seki (Kurosu Ouma (voice)), Ai Kayano (Mana Ouma (voice)), Miyuki Kawasho (Kurachi (voice)), Yuka Nishigaki (Yu (voice)), Akeno Watanabe (Gai Tsutsugami (child) (voice)), Tsuguo Mogami (Funeral Parlor Member (voice)), Yuya Murakami (Funeral Parlor Member (voice))
E21 EmergenceMar 15, 2012 · 24 min · ★ 8.3
Synopsis
As Funeral Parlor and the U.N. troops converge on Ward 24--for drastically different reasons--Inori hovers on the edge of becoming Mana. Meanwhile, the mysterious boy who first took her finally reveals his plans for Shu and Gai.
Guest stars: Nobuhiko Okamoto (Kenji Kido (voice)), Miyuki Kawasho (Kurachi (voice)), Yuka Nishigaki (Yu (voice)), Tsuguo Mogami (Daath Officer (voice)), Daichi Endo (Fleet Commander (voice)), Yuya Murakami (Soldier (voice))
E22 ConvergenceMar 22, 2012 · 24 min · ★ 8.2
Synopsis
The Fourth Apocalypse is upon us.
Guest stars: Nobuhiko Okamoto (Kenji Kido (voice)), Miyuki Kawasho (Kurachi (voice)), Daichi Endo (GHQ Commander (voice)), Yuya Murakami (Government Controller (voice))