Understanding people could be really difficult but will you think if you have powers to pull out people's hearts? Guilty Crown, an anime made by Production I.G, pretty well sums up how people could really understand each other through certain circumstances. The protagonist, Ouma Shu, is just a normal student wanting to live a pretty normal life but as she met Inori Yuzuriha (An internet idol from the band Egoist) his life began to collide with the fight for the world's survival.
Inori Yuzuriha
Never knowing what he will encounter, He joins Inori who turns out to be one of the members of the rebel group called the undertakers who fights the government unit called the GHQ. Eventually Shu became acquainted with the leader of the Undertakers named Tsustugami Gai who is soon to have a bigger part in Shu's life as an Undertaker.
Gai Tsutsugami
The tides changed when Shu tries to save Inori from the assault of the Endlaves (Mechanical robots in Guilty crown). He did not know that he carries the void genome a gene that could grant the user the power of the Kings or should I say the power to draw out the people's hearts. The gene container was shattered by the Endlave's shot and suddenly a burst of energy like thing bursts out from Shu He then puts his hand of Inori's chest and slowly pulls the thing called the "void". What came out of Inori's chest seems to look like sword with a strong color of silver and using this "void" he was able to defeat the Endlave thus starting his battle against the GHQ as an Undertaker and his battle to discover what lies beyond living a normal life.
Pulling out the Void
Shu with Ayase Shinomiya a Member of The Undertakers
People would say that this anime seemed to be a ripoff of the anime Code Geass as it also shows elements of Mecha Robots and Supernatural powers but I could say that this anime shows a different kind of feel. The protagonist Ouma Shu might be a simple reluctant hero who climbs up the plot with the use of his powers but what makes Shu a unique one is that he is able to change for himself through the circumstances he face and through learning what is inside people's hearts with the use of the power of the Kings.
Shu in the Second half of the Series
All the characters are very interesting but as the plot goes on it seems that Shu gets further and further into the mystery surrounding his family, himself and the apocalyptic virus, he doesn’t seem to develop in a way that we hoped he would. The first half of the anime will truly make the watchers breathless as the twist in the plot would leave the watchers in great anticipation but for the second half i think it weren't as breathless as the first one but it did give us good back story about the other significant characters such as Gai and how he came to be the leader of the Undertakers and his connection to Shu, Inori's true identity and many other more characters. The series concluded well enough to say that it covered the good development of the plot though there were some poor character development and that if you watched the conclusion you may say that it is a bit rushed.
"Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown"
Overall I could rate this anime with an 8 out 10. Good animation plus the addition of the soundtrack that is to die for really made it into an anime worth watching so now my question to you guys are you ready to pull out people's voids?
Guilty Crown Opening Theme 1- My Dearest
Guilty Crown Ending Theme 1- Departures
Guilty Crown Opening Theme 2- The Everlasting Guilty Crown
