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.
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Best Episodes of Guilty Crown
The Lost Christmas
S1 Ep12
7.9
12th Jan 2012
Inori's been kidnapped by forces intent on performing a secret ceremony, and the only way for Shu to get her back is to remember what really happened on December 24th, 2029.
Flux
S1 Ep4
7.8
3rd Nov 2011
Shu learns confusing things about Funeral Parlor’s agenda in GHQ custody, and it doesn’t help that Gai refuses to answer any questions--or that he breaks into GHQ to rescue not Shu, but a known murderer. Without any straight answers, who can Shu trust?
Sacrifice
S1 Ep15
7.8
2nd Feb 2012
Shu is conflicted about the Void ranking system, the student body is creaking under the tension, and vaccine stores are running low. At this rate, something--or someone--is going to snap.
Rebirth
S1 Ep19
7.7
1st Mar 2012
Things have gone too far, and as a mother, it's up to Haruka to do something about it. But fortunately or unfortunately, no one in her life seems willing to let her--and she's not the only one who's made a decision.
Resonance
S1 Ep11
7.7
22nd Dec 2011
GHQ is awash in blood, chaos and song. As the Cancer sweeps over Tokyo, Shu faces the truth about friendship and the consequences of inaction.
Dear...
S1 Ep18
7.6
23rd Feb 2012
Gai is back, but he doesn't seem like the man he was before. The Funeral Parlor regulars are in shock, Shu and Inori are in hiding, and Arisa's not having much luck winning friends on any side of this fight.
Exodus
S1 Ep17
7.6
16th Feb 2012
Discontent within the ranks of the school is reaching fever pitch as the Exodus approaches.
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A Diary
S1 Ep20
7.1
8th Mar 2012
Ten years ago on Christmas Eve, Mana, Shu, and Gai had a fateful encounter in a church. That’s the story we already know. The story we don’t know: where were their parents?
Courtship Behavior
S1 Ep8
7.2
1st Dec 2011
Gai sends Shu on a mission to Oshima, where he hopes to find "the rock that started it all." Shu's whole school club gets a free vacation as his cover, but using other people for his own ends still doesn't sit well with him.
Convergence
S1 Ep22
7.2
22nd Mar 2012
The Fourth Apocalypse is upon us.
The Tyrant
S1 Ep16
7.4
9th Feb 2012
Welcome to Tokyo: a ravaged world under merciless totalitarian rule. More and more of Shu's old friends are seeing a side of him they never imagined possible... and Shu's about to see a new side of the Voids, too.
Genesis
S1 Ep1
7.4
13th Oct 2011
Shu enters his hideout for a quiet lunch only to find Inori, his #1 musical crush, bleeding on the floor. After he fails to stop her pursuers from hurting her more, his one shot at self-respect is to deliver a strange vial she stole to her terrorist pals.
Election
S1 Ep14
7.4
26th Jan 2012
Rumors are flying about what's happening to people in the quarantine zone, and Arisa is losing control over the frenzied student body. To make matters worse, someone's let it slip that turning in members of Funeral Parlor might be their ticket to freedom.
Retraction
S1 Ep10
7.4
15th Dec 2011
Shu's having horrible flashbacks, both to images of his battle with Jun and to other, even more upsetting images that soon have him quitting Funeral Parlor and alienating the people in his life.
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Genesis
S1 Ep1
7.4
13th Oct 2011
Shu enters his hideout for a quiet lunch only to find Inori, his #1 musical crush, bleeding on the floor. After he fails to stop her pursuers from hurting her more, his one shot at self-respect is to deliver a strange vial she stole to her terrorist pals.
Survival of the Fittest
S1 Ep2
7.5
20th Oct 2011
Now that Shu has the king’s power, he doesn’t get to sit on the sidelines anymore. Gai thrusts him straight into the thick of a battle between Funeral Parlor and the Anti Bodies--and the lives of over 100 hostages are on the line.
Void-Sampling
S1 Ep3
7.5
27th Oct 2011
Inori’s everywhere Shu goes for some reason, and it’s starting to fry his brain. But there’s no time to worry about it, because it turns out one of Shu’s classmates witnessed their terrorist action in Roppongi, and Gai’s put him in charge of the problem.
Flux
S1 Ep4
7.8
3rd Nov 2011
Shu learns confusing things about Funeral Parlor’s agenda in GHQ custody, and it doesn’t help that Gai refuses to answer any questions--or that he breaks into GHQ to rescue not Shu, but a known murderer. Without any straight answers, who can Shu trust?
Preparation
S1 Ep5
7.4
10th Nov 2011
Gai's come up with a new mission, but before Shu can officially join the team, he has to show that he measures up by winning a mock battle against Ayase's Endlave. Time for basic training! But can Shu concentrate on combat after Inori turns him down?
Leukocytes
S1 Ep6
7.5
17th Nov 2011
A change in circumstances forces Funeral Parlor to carry out their attack against the Leucocyte with drastically reduced manpower, and that's BEFORE Shu pulls out of the mission. Still, learning a few new things about Gai just might change his mind.
Temptation
S1 Ep7
7.5
24th Nov 2011
Shu's mother finally comes home, only to find her son living with a girl and an underwear-transporting robot. Elsewhere, a key strategic asset for Funeral Parlor is being targeted by a missile-happy American who's just joined GHQ.
Courtship Behavior
S1 Ep8
7.2
1st Dec 2011
Gai sends Shu on a mission to Oshima, where he hopes to find "the rock that started it all." Shu's whole school club gets a free vacation as his cover, but using other people for his own ends still doesn't sit well with him.
Prey
S1 Ep9
7.5
8th Dec 2011
Yahiro reappears with Jun, who's in Stage V Apocalypse disease and can no longer battle the cancer. With Gai out of town, Shu's left to make a command decision. But he AND the enemy are about to learn the virus doesn't work the way they think it does...
Retraction
S1 Ep10
7.4
15th Dec 2011
Shu's having horrible flashbacks, both to images of his battle with Jun and to other, even more upsetting images that soon have him quitting Funeral Parlor and alienating the people in his life.
Resonance
S1 Ep11
7.7
22nd Dec 2011
GHQ is awash in blood, chaos and song. As the Cancer sweeps over Tokyo, Shu faces the truth about friendship and the consequences of inaction.
The Lost Christmas
S1 Ep12
7.9
12th Jan 2012
Inori's been kidnapped by forces intent on performing a secret ceremony, and the only way for Shu to get her back is to remember what really happened on December 24th, 2029.
Isolation
S1 Ep13
7.5
19th Jan 2012
Two weeks after the sealing of Mana, Shu and his friends are now cut off from their families and from all of society as GHQ completely blockades off the heart of the city.
Election
S1 Ep14
7.4
26th Jan 2012
Rumors are flying about what's happening to people in the quarantine zone, and Arisa is losing control over the frenzied student body. To make matters worse, someone's let it slip that turning in members of Funeral Parlor might be their ticket to freedom.
Sacrifice
S1 Ep15
7.8
2nd Feb 2012
Shu is conflicted about the Void ranking system, the student body is creaking under the tension, and vaccine stores are running low. At this rate, something--or someone--is going to snap.
The Tyrant
S1 Ep16
7.4
9th Feb 2012
Welcome to Tokyo: a ravaged world under merciless totalitarian rule. More and more of Shu's old friends are seeing a side of him they never imagined possible... and Shu's about to see a new side of the Voids, too.
Exodus
S1 Ep17
7.6
16th Feb 2012
Discontent within the ranks of the school is reaching fever pitch as the Exodus approaches.
Dear...
S1 Ep18
7.6
23rd Feb 2012
Gai is back, but he doesn't seem like the man he was before. The Funeral Parlor regulars are in shock, Shu and Inori are in hiding, and Arisa's not having much luck winning friends on any side of this fight.
Rebirth
S1 Ep19
7.7
1st Mar 2012
Things have gone too far, and as a mother, it's up to Haruka to do something about it. But fortunately or unfortunately, no one in her life seems willing to let her--and she's not the only one who's made a decision.
A Diary
S1 Ep20
7.1
8th Mar 2012
Ten years ago on Christmas Eve, Mana, Shu, and Gai had a fateful encounter in a church. That’s the story we already know. The story we don’t know: where were their parents?
Emergence
S1 Ep21
7.5
15th Mar 2012
As Funeral Parlor and the U.N. troops converge on Ward 24--for drastically different reasons--Inori hovers on the edge of becoming Mana. Meanwhile, the mysterious boy who first took her finally reveals his plans for Shu and Gai.
