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When you build something up to impossibly high standards, it's inevitable that thing will fail to live up to those standards. Guilty Crown was built up to be an epic, God-Tier Anime, and that's understandable. Art by Redjuice, music by Supercell, and directed by Tatsurou-Sensei. That sounds like a pretty epic combination. However, the end result is, in fact, not epic. Not God-Tier. Now, don't get me wrong. It isn't that Guilty Crown is a BAD Anime, by any means. It just isn't as outstanding as most people built it up to be. I would imagine that's why it's getting so much hate. Well, that, ... coupled with plain ignorance (if you haven't seen more then one episode, you have no right to be bashing any Anime).

Well, that's my opinion on why these particular haters are hating. Now, onto an actual review...

Story: 7
Is the story completely original? No. But, what is these days? I'm not saying completely original Anime don't come out nowadays, I'm just saying that, for as long as it's been around, it's to be expected that some ideas would be recycled. I'm not going to go into the comparison of Guilty Crown with another series that has strikingly similar initials. When I judge an Anime, I look at it as an independent work. So, when judging the story, I will look at the story of Guilty Crown, and ONLY the story of Guilty Crown. Which, I must say, is pretty good. It's interesting, but more importantly, it's entertaining.

Art: 10
What can I say? It's beautiful. Even the haters will admit to that.

Sound: 9
See art.

Character: 6
My only real complaint with the series so far is the character development. Sometimes it seems forced, others it's non-existent, which can be infuriating. I mean, really, who want's to see a ball-less protagonist?

Enjoyment: 8
I can honestly say that there has not been a moment watching Guilty Crown that I did not enjoy, and hardly any episode that I was not on the edge of my seat come the credits.

Overall: 8
Guilty Crown is not BAD by any means, it just isn't GREAT. It's good... Very good.

Ok, so less of a review and more of a defense. This is my first review. If you've read this far, then thank you ^^