History Anime / GuiltyCrown

* SpellMyNameWithAnS:
** Fyu-Neru/Funell and Endrave/Endlave. Funimation's subs have gone with Funell and Endlave.
** As is always the case: Guy/Gai. Gai is the official spelling.

* GratuitousGerman: Believe or not, but some songs of the soundtrack are sung in ''German''. Most prominently "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF3dxVJPKV4 bios]]", which plays during Shu's asskicking moments in Episode 1 and 4. While the pronunciation is so bad that even ''native speakers'' didn't recognize their language without reading the lyrics written in the booklet, [[SurprisinglyGoodForeignLanguage the grammar and spelling is almost perfect]]. The lyrics even allude to the relationship between Shu and his sister Mana, and also to the whole Lost Christmas incident.

* AmbiguousDisorder: Shu. Some viewers interpreted many of his actions based on having an unspecified social disorder.

** It appears to track motion via the lights on the suit and includes force feedback--when she "bumps stuff with her butt" it [[{{Gainaxing}} bumps back]].

* AbsoluteCleavage: Just look at a couple of Inori's outfits, especially the red one she wears for a while.

* AllLowercaseLetters: The episode titles.

* KillEmAll: The United Nations [[spoiler:finally get tired of trying to fix Japan after finding out Keido has been covering things up and votes to save themselves the trouble by just exterminating everyone in the country.]]

** Most of the first episode felt like one massive ''Code Geass'' ShoutOut, from the [[KillEmAll massacre]] to gaining the new power at the very last minute. Gai's securing of funds plays out almost exactly like Lelouch's did.

* LooksLikeSheIsEnjoyingIt: Some people's reaction to having their Void pulled out makes it unclear whether the experience is excruciatingly painful or orgasmic.

* ThemeTuneCameo: "Euterpe" several times, and also the first ending theme "Departures ~あなたにおくるアイの歌~" as Inori's main song.

* {{Mondegreen}}: ''Bios'' is infamous for them, such as [[GratuitousGerman LICKING CHOCOLATE IN MY DRAINAGE]] and [[GratuitousEnglish FEEL MY BOOB]].

* AppliedPhlebotinum: A Void is Phlebotinum and it is the personality given form. This can range from Inori's {{BFS}} to [[RuleOfSymbolism shears that severs lives]] to a [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments literal fridge]].

* BeachEpisode: Episode 8.

* DramaticChaseOpening[=/=]PursuedProtagonist: The series starts off with Inori being pursued.
* DodgeTheBullet: Gai.
* DuelingHackers: Tsumugi vs Kenji.

* BookEnds: Shu's first void is Inori's sword, [[spoiler: and the last void he uses against Gai in the final episode is Inori's]].

I shall adorn.''\\

* AccidentalPervert: Shu meant to only draw out Kanon's Void, but he was stalled halfway through with his hand on her chest, leaving him in a rather compromising position and destroying his reputation. 

* ArmourIsUseless: Inori takes on GHQ personnel in a {{Stripperific}} outfit with nothing but a 9mm pistol. She fights and kills countless GHQ grunts armed with assault rifles and full-body-armour. 
** Then again, [[spoiler: she ''is'' an artificial human. Perhaps unnatural, bullets-between-eyes accuracy is all part of the package.]]

* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: In the first episode, Inori is shot, caught in explosions, kicked in the face, and is shown to be bleeding on more than one occasion. Her [[ImpossiblyCoolClothes ridiculous]] [[{{Stripperific}} outfit]] doesn't get a single tear, her hair remains absolutely perfect, and being kicked in the face leaves not a single visible trace. 

--->'''Shu:''' [[spoiler:All this time I’ve been such a fool. Kindness is just another word...for ''weakness''.]]

* BoyMeetsGirl: There are hints, however, that Shu has already met Inori before. [[spoiler:It turns out to be his older sister, Mana.]]
** MeetCute: Because it's not every day that you meet your favorite IdolSinger.

* ConvictionByContradiction: Inori's Void is a sword. Hardly holds together as part of the Pacifist she is (her mellow temper and submissiveness, the lyrics in her songs, etc), foreshadowing her soul to be a replica of Mana's.
** Note, however, that her 'pacifism' does not extend to not shooting GHQ personnel in the face, or not beating up her schoolmates when they try to mess with her.

* KillSat: GHQ's "Leukocyte".
** In Episode 18, it's revealed that [[spoiler:GHQ has ''256 Leukocytes in orbit''. Although, it turns out that they were bluffing.]]

* MadeOfExplodium: Relating the Cannon Fodder entry above, Endlaves have the tendency to explode if you so much as breathe on them too hard. There's one scene in particular where two of them explode violently just by bumping into each other.

* OCCIsSeriousBusiness: After [[spoiler: Hare's death]] in episode 15 Shu reacts by attacking Souta and blaming him for what had transpired. His allies can only watch on as Shu savages his friend, heartbroken and horrified of his pained reaction.

** Fyu-Neru/Funell and Endrave/Endlave.
*** Funimation's subs have gone with Funell and Endlave.

** Most of the first episode felt like one massive ''Code Geass'' ShoutOut, from the [[KillEmAll massacre]] to gaining the new power at the very last minute.
*** Gai's securing of funds plays out almost exactly like Lelouch's did.

* SteelEarDrums: In Episode 5, Inori, Shu, and Ayase are practicing on a firing range, and none of appear to be wearing any sort of hearing protection whatsoever, yet they don't seem to be adversely affected from the noise a rapidly firing handgun at close range makes.

* TitleDrop: While the title is never used during the show, the tagline for the logo (which is the quote at the top of this page) does have the phrase "sinful crown". The title does, however, form part of the lyrics for the insert song "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY2bE2J6_uc Ready to Go]]".

* XanatosGambit: Shu's running a simple one by the end of the Episode 4. He can gather intel and get his jollies by living the exciting and glamorous life of a terrorist with Gai. As soon as things go south, he can nigh instantly call in Government, who will presumably give him, or be bargained with to give him, the VIP treatment for handing them Funeral Parlor on a silver platter.
** [[OutGambitted Or so he thinks]]. Turns out that [[spoiler:the pen is a targeting beacon for the Leukocyte that would have have fried Shu along with everyone else within five kilometers had he actually used it.]]

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[[caption-width-right:300:A young man involving in change...]]

->''"The right to use my friend as a weapon.\
That is the sinful crown\
I shall adorn.''

Directed by [[Manga/DeathNote Tetsuro]] [[Manga/HighschoolOfTheDead Araki]], with a story written by [[Anime/MaiHime Hiroyuki Yoshino]] (with the help of [[Anime/CodeGeass Ichiro Okouchi]]), music by Music/HiroyukiSawano, and character designs by redjuice and further music composed by Ryo, both of them members of the popular J-pop band Music/{{Supercell}}, ''Guilty Crown'' is a work by Creator/ProductionIG that aired on the Creator/{{Noitamina}} block. Creator/FUNimation simulcast the series, with a DVD and Blu-Ray release in August 2013.

* DontYouDarePityMe: Ayase in regards to her disability and being wheelchair-bound. So much so that she refuses to allow people to watch her crawl back into her wheelchair should she fall out of it, let alone help her back into the chair.

* MonsterSobStory: Daryl. Seeing him in Episode 8 sitting at a table alone, waiting for his father in front of his birthday cake and then being told he would not be attending (cue next scene where said father talks bad about him) feels really bad. Episode 10 really piles it on when he catches his father having an affair with his assistant.

* TheBeautifulElite

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Accepts blame for [[spoiler: the death of Hare]] that he directly caused and is horrified at Shu's uncharacteristically negative response.

* OCCIsSeriousBusiness: After [[spoiler: Hare's death]] in episode 15 Shu's allies are horrified of his violent and pained reaction, realizing that he is beginning to succumb to more savage and baser behavior.

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--->'''Shu:''' [[spoiler:All this time I’ve been such a fool. Kindness is just another word of meaningless and a fabrication. I’ll give them the one they deserve.]]