Now that the first arc of the story is completed, I'm both wary and excited to see how the story is going to progress. It could go either way; Shu returns to school and his normal life or he could end up taking over the reins of the Funeral Parlor and end up bringing GHQ to the ground. Judging by the brand new, shiny intro sequence we have, I'm leaning towards the latter of the two. Anywho, we learn that two weeks since the incident at the airport has ended but things haven't quite returned to normal yet. All of Loop 7 (the area where the school, airport and other major buildings are) is under emergency quarantine. None of the students are allowed to go home due to the quarantine and a lot of them live outside the Loop, so they've converged on the high school in order to make it an emergency shelter. Shu is standing on the roof of the school and tries to contact his mother, but all forms communication - be it phones, radio or television - are out of commission. Just as he closes his phone, Inori shows up and asks him why he's on the roof again. Shu smiles and says that he's just drawn there; the two return to their friends at the school. On their way back to meet up with their friends to discuss what they should do next to keep the students safe, they see Ayase being harassed by two male students. She had tried to pick up a shoe that someone left sitting in the middle of the hall, but ended up falling out of her wheelchair. Two students arrive and offer to help her into her wheelchair, but being the proud woman she is, Ayase rejects their offer. That irritates the two men and they start harassing her to the point where they're about to molest her when Shu finally calls out to them. Of course, this just pisses off the two guys even more and they try to start a fight, but Tsugumi shows up just in time.
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This week, my songwriting ambitions reach new heights as I present my latest musical arrangement, a soaring rendition of the classic ballad, “There’s a Hole in my Bucket.” The lyrics are accompanied by fine works of art provided by Foshiizzel … Continue reading →
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Written by: otou-san at Sea Slugs! Anime BlogSummary: Well, as we all knew would have to happen eventually, the cast of Guilty Crown have gone back to school. Two weeks later, Japan is in shambles and since nobody can go home, they all end up at school — even characters that weren’t previously there, as it’s basically a refugee shelter but with [...]
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I know right Ayase? Where is the other OH MA SHOE?! You know you’ve hit the halfway point when the OP and ED songs change. I’m really liking the new OP – it’s hectic, but it’s a bit more my style than “My Dearest” was. The new OP animation is an improvement too! As for [...]
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Ayase has always been underdeveloped as a character despite playing substantial roles in the main story, the various skirmishes we’ve seen, and interacting with the trio of main characters regularly.  Ayase has shared significant duties throughout, including playing essential roles during missions and training Shu first joined Funeral Parlor, so the lack of character development [...]
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「学園 isolation」 (Gakuen) "School" After the conclusion of "Guilty Crown season one" last week, I'm admittedly torn over the direction of this "continuation". The new opening sequence foreshadows a much darker and gloomier tone with Shuu manning up in Gai's absence, but the episode itself switches back to the school life side of things with a festival during a quarantine lockdown.
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Last week's Guilty Crown felt very much like an end of series affair, with the immediate threat defeated and the possibility of a second Lost Christmas prevented despite the loss of Gai. However, as we return to this very different looking Tokyo we soon get a glimpse of why there is still much left to do, with the ravages of the virus giving the city an eerie look while all communications are
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As Tokyo citizens suffers through the aftermath of the second Lost Christmas with the city being blocked off for quarantine, Shu, Inori, and other high school students have gone to the school for shelter.  Ayase, who was hit the hardest over Gai’s death, and Tsugumi are only at the school, pretending to be students; they have [...]
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No, Shu. Just no. It doesn’t fit you at all. Sooooo with shit hitting the gutter and everyone under martial law, how do you calm down a bunch of rowdy, annoyed and horny high-school students? Why, by throwing a school festival of course! Complete with a live concert too, since Inori’s there. Thanks a lot, [...]
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Episode 13 - As expected, with Gai’s death now pretty much confirmed, Guilty Crown is going in the direction I had hoped for back in episode 5; exploring the growth of Shu as a character through the death of Gai. This new direction is something that has been well overdue, mind you, but it’s better [...]
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