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Guilty Crown

Guilty Crown
★ 7.3/10•2011•24m•TV-14•Animation•Sci-Fi & Fantasy•Action & Adventure
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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.

StatusEnded
Runtime24m
LanguageJA
First Air DateOct 13, 2011

Episodes

Episode 1 - GenesisE124m

Genesis

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.

Oct 13, 2011

Episode 2 - Survival of the FittestE224m

Survival of the Fittest

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.

Oct 20, 2011

Episode 3 - Void-SamplingE324m

Void-Sampling

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.

Oct 27, 2011

Episode 4 - FluxE424m

Flux

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?

Nov 3, 2011

Episode 5 - PreparationE524m

Preparation

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?

Nov 10, 2011

Episode 6 - LeukocytesE624m

Leukocytes

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.

Nov 17, 2011

Episode 7 - TemptationE724m

Temptation

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.

Nov 24, 2011

Episode 8 - Courtship BehaviorE824m

Courtship Behavior

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.

Dec 1, 2011

Episode 9 - PreyE924m

Prey

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...

Dec 8, 2011

Episode 10 - RetractionE1024m

Retraction

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.

Dec 15, 2011

Episode 11 - ResonanceE1124m

Resonance

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.

Dec 22, 2011

Episode 12 - The Lost ChristmasE1224m

The Lost Christmas

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.

Jan 12, 2012

Episode 13 - IsolationE1324m

Isolation

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.

Jan 19, 2012

Episode 14 - ElectionE1424m

Election

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.

Jan 26, 2012

Episode 15 - SacrificeE1524m

Sacrifice

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.

Feb 2, 2012

Episode 16 - The TyrantE1624m

The Tyrant

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.

Feb 9, 2012

Episode 17 - ExodusE1724m

Exodus

Discontent within the ranks of the school is reaching fever pitch as the Exodus approaches.

Feb 16, 2012

Episode 18 - Dear...E1824m

Dear...

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.

Feb 23, 2012

Episode 19 - RebirthE1924m

Rebirth

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.

Mar 1, 2012

Episode 20 - A DiaryE2024m

A Diary

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?

Mar 8, 2012

Episode 21 - EmergenceE2124m

Emergence

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.

Mar 15, 2012

Episode 22 - ConvergenceE2224m

Convergence

The Fourth Apocalypse is upon us.

Mar 22, 2012

Actors

Yuki Kaji

Yuki Kaji

Shu Ouma (voice)

Yuichi Nakamura

Yuichi Nakamura

Gai Tsutsugami (voice)

Ai Kayano

Ai Kayano

Inori Yuzuriha (voice)

Kana Hanazawa

Kana Hanazawa

Ayase Shinomiya (voice)

Ayana Taketatsu

Ayana Taketatsu

Tsugumi (voice)

Kazuhiko Inoue

Kazuhiko Inoue

Shuichiro Keido (voice)

Daisuke Sakaguchi

Daisuke Sakaguchi

Souta Tamadate (voice)

Anri Katsu

Anri Katsu

Argo Tsukishima (voice)

Nobutoshi Canna

Nobutoshi Canna

Makoto Waltz Segai (voice)

Takehito Koyasu

Takehito Koyasu

Shibungi (voice)

Takahiro Mizushima

Takahiro Mizushima

Yahiro Samukawa (voice)

Aya Endo

Aya Endo

Arisa Kuhoin (voice)

Chika Fujimura

Chika Fujimura

Haruka Ouma (voice)

Koki Uchiyama

Koki Uchiyama

Daryl Yan (voice)

Minako Kotobuki

Minako Kotobuki

Kanon Kusama (voice)

Yu Shimamura

Yu Shimamura

Hare Menjou (voice)

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