History YMMV / GuiltyCrown

** The aforementioned [[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.

** Seems to be a specialty of the assistant writer Ichiro Okouchi's. Other shows he has written, which fans mainly watch for the sheer amounts of {{Narm}} and NarmCharm include ''Anime/CodeGeass'' and ''Anime/ValvraveTheLiberator''.

** Seems to be a specialty of Ichiro Okouchi's. Other shows he has written, which fans mainly watch for the sheer amounts of {{Narm}} and NarmCharm include ''Anime/CodeGeass'' and ''Anime/ValvraveTheLiberator''.

* SnarkBait: The anime series ended up, surprisingly enough, developing a proportionally greater "trainwreck" following than ''Anime/CodeGeass'' despite not being quite as popular overall, as a result of the show having dull or unsympathetic characters, similarly bad twists, an obsession with rape or even more bizarre fetishes and perhaps equal or greater {{Narm}} fodder. There's not even a BrokenBase this time around.

* MagnificentBastard: Gai Tsutsugami is the mysterious and charming young man who leads LaResistance organization, Funeral Parlor, to rebel against the evil organization known as GHQ. To this end, he uses several extreme measures such as releasing a convinced bomber to destroy a Kill Sat, stopping a person who sold an illegal drug, saving innocent civilians from danger and attempting to negotiate with one of the most influential persons in Japan for support. After sacrificing himself in order to prevent the spread of the Apocalypse Virus and its embodiment, Mana Ouma, and gets revived by the GHQ for the second time to become the new Adam for Mana, Gai decides to play as a much more evil counterpart to Shu Ouma, such as working together with GHQ, severing Shu's arm, stealing his Void Genome weapon and butchering Shu's classmates, and attempts to instigate another Apocalypse Virus on a global scale so that Shu could kill both Gai and Mana in order to free the latter from her role as the harbinger of the Apocalypse Virus.

* EarWorm: Overlaps with SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic. Episode 1's two insert songs "[[http://soundcloud.com/chii-n/euterpe-egoist Euterpe]]" by EGOIST and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FP7RnGsCdU Bios]]" feat. Mika Kobayashi, and the series' [=OP1=] and [=OP2=] music "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIrYjzHAEp0 My Dearest]]" by Music/{{supercell}} and "[[http://vimeo.com/39347099 The Everlasting Guilty Crown]]" by EGOIST respectively.
** The ending theme to the ''Guilty Crown: Lost Christmas'' game and OVA, [[http://grooveshark.com/#!/s/Planetes/5foGaO?src=5 Planetes]].

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Colonel Dan Eagleman, who was one of the only nice members of the otherwise ObviouslyEvil GHQ organization. Many a fan found his [[BenevolentBoss cheerfulness, honesty and giving credit where it was due]] to be very endearing. Just as many were dissapointed that he was killed off not even halfway through the series, only a handful of episodes after being introduced.

* HilariousInHindsight: In the English dub version of the final episode's epilogue, the casts last words are "To the New Year!", then co-authors are doing a [[Fanfic/ShinnenNewYear mega crossover fanfic]] based on New Years Eve, somewhat an inversion of ascended fanon.

* 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.]]

* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Shu and Inori have become more popular in recent episodes; Shu because some fans [[TheWoobie just feel sorry for the kid]] after all the abuse he's been put through, and both for taking [[TookALevelInBadass levels in badass]] in order to protect each other. To support this both Shu and Inori reached number 1 in their respective sections of the "Newtype" popularity poll.

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

** The aforementioned [[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. During his mission of 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.

** [[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.

** [[EvilutionaryBiologist Shuichiro Keido]] is the BigBad and the ArchEnemy of Funeral Parlor. 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 [[WouldHurtAChild 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 murders his friend in a jealous rage. From that moment forward, Keido dedicates his entire being to ending the world that Kurosu worked so desperately to save. As the leader of the GHQ Anti-Bodies forces, Shuichiro directly oversees a campaign of oppression and mass murder against the Japanese population. Following the revelation that he is secretly in [[GreaterScopeVillain Da'ath's]] employ, he later admits that the only reason he helps the organization initiate a worldwide outbreak is to consummate a final act of vengeance against his longtime rival, Kurosu.
** Segai Waltz Makoto works for the GHQ Anti-Bodies as TheDragon to the aforementioned Shuichiro Keido. He is [[EstablishingCharacterMoment first introduced]] [[WouldHitAGirl torturing a defenseless woman]], and in that same scene also "talks" to a man he just hanged. With the help of a student, he captures and arrests [[TheProtagonist Shu Ouma]], then tries to manipulate Shu to turn against Funeral Parlor, with Shu retorting that people were killed right in front of his eyes by his men. Segai's reply was that they were unregistered citizens, [[LackOfEmpathy completely uncaring]] whether or not it was a good reason to kill them. Segai also shows [[BadBoss an absolute disregard for his own men]]; for example, when Shu uses his power to escape and a sniper under his command tries to stop him, Segai shoots him just so he doesn't interrupt [[InLoveWithYourCarnage him seeing Shu's power]]; and later, when he leads an assault on one of the last Funeral Parlor strongholds to spread the Apocalypse Virus further, kills his partner Dan Eagleman for saving Haruka. His life even ends with violence when trying to kill [[HandicappedBadass Ayase]] by hitting her with a truck, only to be stopped when Shu [[spoiler:kills him with Shears of Life and Segai [[GoOutWithASmile seems to enjoy it]]]]. A man who enjoys violence and carnage, whether he or someone else is the cause of it, underneath his [[FauxAffablyEvil polite mask]] lies a {{sadist}}ic [[TheSociopath sociopath]] whose cruelty and depravity is matched only by his boss.

* CounterpartComparison: [[TheVirus The Apocalypse Virus]] is almost a perfect example of GreenRocks that are a combined example of [[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberianSeries Tiberium]] and [[VideoGame/MetroidPrime Phazon]] together. It came from a MagicMeteor, it has the [[http://new1.fjcdn.com/comments/Looks+like+he+has+the+apocalypse+virus+_dfad47f2af70cbe701e8e0f8126384af.jpg crystallization]] BodyHorror of [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/cnc/images/8/8f/Tiberium_Infected_Human.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20060811103004 Tiberium]], it has a [[TheCorruption semi-sentient will]] like Phazon, and its color is somewhere between blue and purple, much like Blue Tiberium and Phazon. And much like [[DarkMessiah Kane]] and [[AncientConspiracy the Brotherhood of Nod]], Daath is an ancient order that wants to harness its power to change the world forever.

* MagnificentBastard:
** Gai.
** Segai, who seems to be playing all sides against each other to test Shu's capabilities.

* HypeBacklash: A result of being a part of the prestigious Creator/{{noitaminA}} timeslot, having an all-star production crew, and still not living up to its pedigree (at least, [[SoBadItsGood not in the traditional way]]). The fact that the show was made by many of the same people also involved in making ''Anime/CodeGeass'' didn't exactly lower the expectations either. The show's extremely predictable and cliché-ridden storyline, however, led to a lot of disappointment from the fanbase.

* EarWorm: Overlaps with AwesomeMusic. Episode 1's two insert songs "[[http://soundcloud.com/chii-n/euterpe-egoist Euterpe]]" by EGOIST and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FP7RnGsCdU Bios]]" feat. Mika Kobayashi, and the series' [=OP1=] and [=OP2=] music "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIrYjzHAEp0 My Dearest]]" by Music/{{supercell}} and "[[http://vimeo.com/39347099 The Everlasting Guilty Crown]]" by EGOIST respectively.

* AwesomeMusic: One of the anime's greatest strengths lies in its incredible soundtrack, featuring some of Music/{{Supercell}}'s singles under the fictional band of EGOIST, as well as Music/HiroyukiSawano's ever consistent score. Considering the latter went on to make the score for [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn critically]] [[Manga/AttackOnTitan acclaimed]] [[Anime/KillLaKill series]], this is [[AwesomeMusic/HiroyukiSawano nothing short of awe-inspiring]].

** While the official pairing is quite obviously Shu and Inori, many fans actually consider [[{{Tsundere}} Ayase]] or [[NiceGirl Hare]] as better romantic partners.
** Fans were also somewhat surprised at the [[ShipTease hints]] of a Tsugumi and Daryl pairing, but quickly embraced it. [[spoiler:They were very unhappy at the [[NoRomanticResolution complete lack of resolution in the ending]].]]

** Seems to be a specialty of Ichiro Okouchi's. Other shows he has written, which fans mainly watch for the sheer amounts of {{Narm}} and NarmCharm include CodeGeass and ValvraveTheLiberator.

* HypeBacklash: A result of being a part of the prestigious Creator/{{noitaminA}} timeslot, having an all-star production crew, and still not living up to its pedigree (at least, [[SoBadItsGood not in the traditional way]]).
** The fact that the show was made by many of the same people also involved in making CodeGeass didn't exactly lower the expectations either. The show's extremely predictable and cliché-ridden storyline, however, led to a lot of disappointment from the fanbase.

* SuperlativeDubbing: Putting this on here may be a bit of a stretch, but the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=myNN5gadASQ trailer's out]], and a LOT of commentors on there feel that the very tiny piece of dubbing they heard is superior to the original Japanese, if not better. But again, it's too early to tell as only the trailer is out.

** Fans were also somewhat surprised at the [[ShipTease hints]] of a Tsugumi and Daryl pairing, but quickly embraced it. [[spoiler:They were very unhappy at the [[UnresolvedSexualTension complete lack of resolution in the ending]].]]

* HypeBacklash: A result of being a part of the prestigious {{noitaminA}} timeslot, having an all-star production crew, and still not living up to its pedigree (at least, [[SoBadItsGood not in the traditional way]]).

** Hare Menjou could also be considered one; when compared to Shirley, Hare maintains the former's role as a lover for the main protagonist, but lacks the traits that made the former unlikeable.

* LoveItOrHateIt: One of the biggest ones on the last years. Is ''Guilty Crown'' an excellent anime with gorgeous work and music, or a weird fest of cliches and plot holes?

** Fans were also somewhat surprised at the [[ShipTease hints]] of a Tsugumi and Daryl pairing, but quickly embraced it. [[spoiler:They were very unhappy at the [[UnresolvedSexualTension complete lack of resolution in the ending.]]

* FreudWasRight: Since a Void is a representation of a personality, [[FridgeBrilliance then]] {{BFS}} + Inori's Love = Extremely [[{{Tsundere}} deredere]] Girl.