Guilty Crown (2012)

Guilty Crown is a 2011 Japanese anime television series produced by Production I.G which aired on Fuji TV’s noitaminA program block from October 2011. The story revolves around Shu Ouma, a high school boy who inadvertently obtains an ability called “The Power of the Kings” that enables him to draw out items called “Voids” from other people. He is then thrown into the conflict between a resistance group called Funeral Parlor which aims to restore Japan’s independence from a quasi-governmental organization known as the GHQ. In the process, Shu has to deal with the burden his ability puts on his shoulders and the horrific mystery of his past. The series incorporates elements of numerous genres, mostly drawing from science fantasy.

One manga adaptation has been published by Square Enix in their Monthly Shōnen Gangan which began in November 2011. A light novel was published by Nitroplus entitled Guilty Crown: Princess of Deadpool in April 2012. A spin-off visual novel named Guilty Crown: Lost Christmas was also developed by Nitroplus which came bundled with a 15 minute original video animation tentatively named Guilty Crown: Lost Christmas. Critics praised the series’ presentation but panned the plot for being jumbled and cliché.