Guilty Crown - Episode 1

The first episode starts in 2039, In the opening,  Shu Ouma standing at the top of a building watching a music video sung by Inori - the lead vocalist in the group known as Egoist. During this, said singer is on the run from the military after stealing a mysterious void genom known as the Guilty Crown. Her objective is to deliver the item to a man known as Gai, the leader of a resistance group called the “Undertakers.” She was knocked off a bridge, Inori fails to deliver the package and the night ends. The next day, Shu accidentally finds Inori in an old warehouse he had been using to edit a video for a project. He immediately recognizes her and talks with her briefly, but they are interrupted when the GHQ arrives to apprehend Inori. Little do they know that Inori has actually left the package with Shu, who takes it upon himself to finish the mission. In the end, Shu must decide whether or not he has the courage to fight against the GHQ and save Inori. 

Guilty Crown

Guilty Crown is easily the most anticipated anime premiere of the season. Already licensed by FUNimation, Guilty Crown is airing on Fuji TV’s noitaminA block and is produced by Production I.G. The hype surrounding it is both a positive and negative thing, boosting the number of people tuning in but also creating high expectations. With Production I.G.’s credits and noitaminA’s growing success I foresee that Guilty Crown will not only meet those expectations, but exceed them. Guilty Crown’s first episode, “Genesis,” definitely indicates that this will be the case, despite utilizing some of the typical tropes found in anime. 

In 2029, ten years prior to the start of the series, Japan fell into a state of emergency when an unknown outbreak known as the Apocalypse Virus spread. Unable to support itself, Japan received aid from an international organization called the GHQ. Though the country stabilized and found order, the GHQ is the now in control and the people of Japan are at their mercy.