History YMMV / GuiltyCrown

* CompleteMonster:
** [[EvilGenius Shuichiro Keido]] is the leader of the [[Characters/GuiltyCrownGHQ GHQ]] Anti-Bodies and the ArchEnemy of a resistance organization known as Funeral Parlor. In the past, upon learning that his friend Kurosu Ouma's offspring would become the progenitors of a new race in the aftermath of the Fourth Apocalypse, he [[PlayingWithSyringes experimented on countless orphan boys]] to create an "Adam" that would deny Kurosu the privilege of shaping the next generation of humanity in his own image. After learning that Kurosu's research on the Apocalypse Virus surpasses his own, he [[DrivenByEnvy murders his friend in a jealous rage]]. In the present day, after learning that Funeral Parlor is rebelling against GHQ, Shuichiro then uses any means to take them down, such as firing a KillSat that ends up killing several Funeral Parlor members and their collaborators. He then launches an Apocalypse Virus along with his general, Segai Waltz Makoto, in order to [[FalseFlagOperation incriminate Funeral Parlor]]. After one of the districts of Tokyo, Loop 7, gets infected thanks to Keido's machinations, Keido announces Loop 7 to be sealed for the next ten years and then enacts a plan to exterminate anyone in the district. Secretly helping an organization known as Da'ath, Keido attempts to revive the deceased leader of Funeral Parlor, Gai Tsutsugami, in order to make him the next Adam, and also helps Da'ath initiate a worldwide outbreak in order to spite Kurosu even further.
** [[PsychoForHire Segai Waltz Makoto]] is a [[FauxAffablyEvil seemingly polite]] GHQ Anti-Bodies officer who is [[EstablishingCharacterMoment introduced]] hanging a man upside down. Capturing the hero, Shu Ouma, who joined Funeral Parlor, he attempts to [[ManipulativeBastard manipulate Shu to turn against them]]. During the Funeral Parlor's raid on retrieving the Apocalypse Virus, Segai traps the members in an empty plane and launches the Apocalypse Virus all over Tokyo via a broadcasting tower. Participating in the Loop 7 massacre, Segai uses it in order to manipulate the students of Tennouzou High School into handing over the disguising members of Funeral Parlor. While tracking a scientist, Segai manipulates several civilians who needed a vaccine for the Apocalypse Virus in an office where several of Funeral Parlor's members are hiding before slaughtering them all. Segai subsequently attacks the last of Funeral Parlor stronghold before meeting his end when trying to kill a handicapped girl with a truck.

* HoYay: Shu and Gai have a bit in Episode 12.

* IAmNotShazam: Fans are already prone to refer to the power of kings as the Guilty Crown despite this term never coming up in the actual show. For the time being, "Guilty Crown" seems to at most be a metaphorical way to refer to Shu's powers.

* IdiotPlot: The entirety of Episode 15. First Yahiro decides to use a Void Ranking system based on the power readings on a random object they happened to find lying around, when it's been proven that all Voids can be useful given the situation. Then after Shu is confronted by Souta and says he doesn't agree with the system, a paper appearing to show the opposite ''just so happens'' to get leaked to the F-Ranked students. When they try to break into a local hospital out of desperation, Shu brings Hare along with him to stop them, even though he has no reason to believe any of them are injured yet and she has no means of defending herself whatsoever. ''Then'' when they're attacked Souta seems to lose a few brain cells and decides it's a good idea for him and Hare to run out into the open with Endlaves running about, resulting in [[spoiler:Hare's death and Shu's StartOfDarkness.]] That said, Shu specifically told Hare and the other students to take cover and hide while he drew the Anti-Bodies' fire. It probably would have worked too if Souta didn't [[spoiler:pull Hare out into the open and convince her to try and fix a car that was in plain view of the Endlaves.]]

* LesYay: Some interpretations of the distant finale has it that Ayase and Tsugumi are married, or at least live together. Of course, seeing as the two of them have shown previously no romantic or sexual interest whatsoever in any female and both have plenty of interest in males, this seems very doubtful.

*** "Shoe", or more rarely "Oh my shoe!" [[spoiler: After [[WhamEpisode Episode 15]], people started calling him "Shuhrer" and "Hitler" as well.]]

* IdiotPlot: The entirety of Episode 15. First Yahiro decides to use a Void Ranking system based on the power readings on a random object they happened to find lying around, when it's been proven that all Voids can be useful given the situation. Then after Shu is confronted by Souta and says he doesn't agree with the system, a paper appearing to show the opposite ''just so happens'' to get leaked to the F-Ranked students. When they try to break into a local hospital out of desperation, Shu brings Hare along with him to stop them, even though he has no reason to believe any of them are injured yet and she has no means of defending herself whatsoever. ''Then'' when they're attacked Souta seems to lose a few brain cells and decides it's a good idea for him and Hare to run out into the open with Endlaves running about, resulting in [[spoiler:Hare's death and Shu's StartOfDarkness.]]
** Actually, Shu specifically told Hare and the other students to take cover and hide while he drew the Anti-Bodies' fire. It probably would have worked too if Souta didn't [[spoiler:pull Hare out into the open and convince her to try and fix a car that was in plain view of the Endlaves.]]

** "I can't wait to drop this show again next week!"

* SoBadItsGood: Even people who like ''Guilty Crown'' typically agree its premise and several areas of its writing are either poorly done or downright bizarre, but a lot cannot help but be interested in the show anyways. A good part of it is explained by the show's excellent animation and soundtrack, which are unanimously labelled as some of the best stuff from the time, but another huge chunk still obeys to sheer NarmCharm and CrossesTheLineTwice.
** Seems to be a specialty of Ichiro Okouchi's, the assistant writer of the show. Other shows he has written, which fans mainly watch for the sheer amounts of {{Narm}} and NarmCharm include ''Anime/CodeGeass'' and ''Anime/ValvraveTheLiberator''.

* FauxSymbolism: Lost Christmas was [[spoiler:instigated by Mana on Christmas Eve ''in a church''.]] The second season opening takes this [[UpToEleven several steps further]].

** Arisa and pretty much all of the students picked up a {{Hatedom}} after the events of Episode 17.

* WhatAnIdiot: ''Everything'' Souta does. Period.

* FoeYay: In Episode 4, Segai sees Shu use Inori's Void and practically has an orgasm. One can wonder who he's referring to: Shu or Inori. Episode 6 shows him flashing back to that moment, focusing on Shu's face, and saying that he feels like he's falling in love for the first time. Really, Segai practically orgasms whenever he sees Shu pulling out Voids.