Guilty Crown

    Ok, let me explain how I first go into this show. The Anime Expo’s website has this weekly online show called AX Live, and it talks about the latest anime, manga, video game, and toy news; and I was watching the an show a while back, where one of the co-host was showing how much she has a huge obsession with Guilty Crown. After watching how much she loves this show, I decided to check out the show and find out why she loves it so much; and because of that, I’ve became obsessed with this show as well.
    With that said, let’s talk about the plot. In 2029, a severe epidemic called the Apocalypse Virus broke out in Japan causing people to turn in to crystal and scattering them into the wind. The first day of the outbreak was nicknamed the Lost Christmas because outbreak was on Christmas Eve and it caused a nation wide spread of panic, chaos, and even the collapse of the Japanese government and being replaced with a multinational military force called the GHQ. Ten years later, Shu Ouma, an average 17 year old high school student, meets Inori Yuzuriha, a popular signer who’s taking the internet world by storm. After meeting Inori, Shu learns that she’s member in a terrorist organization, labeled by GHQ, called the Funeral Patrol. The Funeral Patrol mission is to destroy the GHQ and freeing the Japanese people from GHQ’s oppression. He then learns that he has develop a special power that give him the ability to pull out a person’s void, a materialized weapon or item that comes of his or her heart. Because of this new found power, Shu is then recruited by the Funeral Patrol’s leader, Gin in hopes of putting an end to the GHQ.
    The director for Guilty Crown is none other than Tetsuro Araki. Araki-san has directed other animes such as Death Note and High School of the Dead. He was also the episode director for episodes 3 and 9 of Black Lagoon and served on the storyboard of episode 5 of Blade. Araki-san graduated from Senshu University and works with Madhouse, the studio that brought you hit animes Ninja Scroll, Vampire Hunter D: Blood Lust, Trigun, and Death Note.
    When I decided to watch this show, it took me the first ten minutes to understand why the AX Live co-host was obsessed, which then made me obsessed. Guilty Crown is filled with suspense to keep your entire attention on the show, and the show alone. To see what I mean, you can watch Guilty Crown on the Funimation website at www.funimation.com/guilty-crown; and if you want to check AX Live to see if there’s any other animes that the hosts might love with a passion, AX Live comes on every Thursday at 7 pm (pst) at www.anime-expo.org/ex-online/ax-live.