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Guilty Crown was flamed, trolled, criticized and then of course loved. Built behind the shadow of ever-popular Code Geass. It's rather hard to tackle a "higher than Code Geass standard", nope more like EVERY series around. There's just one thing I don't understand, just "WHY PEOPLE COMPARE EVERY GOOD/BAD SCENE IN LITERALLY EVERY EPISODE TO OTHER ANIME(S)?" Most good/better/best ideas were used ... or recycled on most in/famous animes and didn't get criticized.

"Whoa, this guy is biased! He even got GC on his Top Favorites O.0" I'm not gonna deny this part since I literally enjoy Guilty Crown. At first I never cared about the plot, I was just excited that Supercell will be a part of a series again(yeah I'm a fan, U MAD?). There were times that when I saw posts in the forums like "This sh*t sucks, too cliche" and alike. And "This show is really predictable": CONGRATS you're one of the elites o/. I just can't agree when I saw the post "Inori is for pure fanservice only", almost every action genre anime always has a girl on it's main character that would either be support him or cheer him (eg. Tessa-FMP, Saber-FSN). It's just either they are successful or not. And being silent and stoic doesn't necessarily mean weak. (eg. Yuki-Melancholy).

Ok sure, enough the rant here's your standard review.

Story - Yeah, the start was a bit too slow and rather predictable. Character developments were out of place. Elite soldiers that can't hit a simple non-moving target (No surprises here, I forgot the term but it's being used on many action films and action-genre series. nb4 Chuck Norris ), Falcon kicks across rooms and swords on Mecha fights, the "Keikakudōri" guy, and the meddling friends. The momentum of the story was just a bit too slow that many users dropped it during the first half.

Art - The colors were like "dancing", just too epic. Basically one reason that people keep watching this anime. Even "haters" agreed so yeah.

Sound - Too biased here, so continuing this might just be a waste of time.

Character - The cast basically contains a "suddenly-became powerful guy", a "black-belted-sharpshooter-silent" girl, a Keikakudōri(again) guy, etc. If you're judging Guilty Crown with this criteria, then it's easy to say it's cliche. Most anime(s) do have those qualities, so what's with the discrimination?

Enjoyment - Read Above.

Overall - Guilty Crown is more like a combination of ideas that succeeded to appeal to the viewers in the past anime(s). Added with some spices and ended up being worse/better. Just watch it as an "independent series and not as a copy of others" then you'll possibly enjoy it more. Those who dropped it should picked it again and those who haven't watched it yet should watch it.

Feedback greatly appreciated, and also grammar correction.

This is my first time to write a review, please don't drag me...

This review is about the "Endless Eight" (not the whole series) arc or the so-called repetitive ****...

Story - Since it was repetitive, its somewhat boring in a way for those who don't understand the true meaning of the 8 episodes that had aired all over and over again. Despite of being redundant it still deserve a 7 for making us experience a "mini" psychological test.

Art - I admit it, it was being repetitive. But notice their clothes, the panorama, Yuki's drink (at the cafe), etc. Every episode has their "unique" types and sets ... of clothes. Like what the others said "trying differently, though still the same".

Sound - Nothing special, though the OP's melody sure is catchy.

Character - The same old class, though Haruhi smiles more often unlike from the first series. Kyon is still a slacker, Koizumi always smile, Yuki with the boring look, and Mikuru with the big tits.

Overall - I somewhat "enjoyed" at the same time bored when watching the 8- long episodes of this arc. After I knew what really is the purpose of these redundant episodes I felt like "wow", the episodes centers not on Haruhi though she is the cause.

Endless Eight Arc JUSTIFICATION:

This arc centers on but not really expressed on Yuki rather than Haruhi. Her bored-look is the clue to everything. The director of the show "might" want us to experience of what Yuki had felt among the 15 thousand+ repeating moments. Though it gained really harsh feedbacks, for those who understand and coped up with the story realized how important this repeating arc to everyone. That is to feel the feelings of the characters inside the story an this is through mentally and unconsciously.