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EP 1Inori Yuzuriha escapes GHQ pursuers, leading Shu Ouma to gain the Power of Kings
Oct 14, 2011Inori Yuzuriha flees GHQ agents while carrying a vial containing the Void Genome, eventually falling from a bridge after her robotic storage device is destroyed. Shu Ouma, a socially awkward seventeen-year-old living in Japan under GHQ control since the Apocalypse Virus outbreak ten years prior, finds the injured Inori, who is also known as the internet singer for the band Egoist. After Shu tends to her wounds, GHQ Anti Bodies led by Major Guin capture her. To make amends, Shu delivers the Void Genome to Gai Tsutsugami, leader of the Funeral Parlor resistance group. Major Guin orders the extermination of Roppongi residents to locate the item. During the ensuing battle, Shu protects Inori from an attacking Endlave mech, which shatters the vial. This event grants Shu the Power of Kings, allowing him to extract Inori's Void and destroy the enemy mechs.
EP 2Shu Acquires Kaleidoscope Void While Refusing Undertaker Recruitment
Oct 21, 2011Following a retreat from GHQ Endlaves due to Lieutenant Daryl Yan’s arrival, the Undertakers regroup. Gai praises Tsugumi and Ayase Shinomiya but reprimands Inori for Shu absorbing the Void Genome, noting Shu’s new power prevents inaction. The group later intercepts Guin, who holds civilians hostage. Daryl executes some hostages while Funeral Parlor tricks him away from the command center. Gai confronts Guin’s men in a standoff. Shu uses the distraction to extract Daryl’s Void, Kaleidoscope, from his cockpit. When Guin orders his troops to fire, Shu employs Kaleidoscope to shield Gai and reflect the lasers, destroying Guin and his men. Despite witnessing GHQ atrocities and the Undertakers’ cause, Shu declines Gai’s invitation to join them. The following day, Inori unexpectedly transfers into Shu’s school.
EP 3Shu investigates his classmate Yahiro for Norma Gene distribution while learning Void extraction from Inori.
Oct 28, 2011Shu remains stunned that Inori transferred to his school and now lives with him. GHQ Anti-Bodies director Shuichiro Keido orders Major Makoto Waltz Segai to track Norma Gene distribution hotspots. Gai explains he sent Inori to protect Shu after a student nicknamed Sugar witnessed the Funeral Parlor’s battle with the GHQ at Roppongi. Inori teaches Shu to extract Voids, leading him to investigate classmates for Sugar’s signature shears. After evading class representative Kanon Kusama, Shu identifies Yahiro Samugawa as Sugar due to a mismatch between his calm demeanor and movie preferences. Yahiro reveals his true self, but Shu subdues him by extracting his Void. Inori attempts to kill Yahiro, but Shu intervenes, hoping to trust his friend. They agree to keep secrets, yet Yahiro betrays Shu the next day by contacting Segai.
EP 4Shu faces GHQ interrogation and learns of betrayal while Gai attempts a prison break.
Nov 4, 2011Shu is arrested by the GHQ and held in Isolation Facility 4, remaining silent about Funeral Parlor. Segai reveals that Yahiro betrayed Shu to secure treatment for his brother, who suffered from the Apocalypse Virus. Segai justifies the GHQ's harsh measures for Japan's safety and manipulates Shu by highlighting his feelings for Inori and doubts about Gai. He discloses that the comrade Gai intends to rescue is the mass murderer Kenji Kido, causing Shu to question Gai's trustworthiness. Segai provides Shu with a transmitter to use if he encounters Gai. Later, a disguised Gai visits Shu to discuss the rescue plan, but Shu refuses involvement. Tsugumi informs them that Inori disobeyed orders to save Shu. Worried, Shu heads to rescue her, protected by Ayase's Endlave Steiner. He encounters Kenji and uses his Void, a manipulation device, to stop the GHQ Endlaves and save Inori. After the facility's destruction, Gai invites Shu to join them again. Shu reluctantly agrees but keeps the transmitter from Segai and does not inform Gai of their exchange.
EP 5Shu undergoes rigorous training under Ayase to prove his worth for the Funeral Parlor trial.
Nov 11, 2011Shu arrives at Funeral Parlor's Headquarters at Roppongi Fort where Gai introduces him to the and plans to hold a trial for Shu before he can officially join them. Gai assigns Ayase as Shu's instructor while he leads a mission to take over the "Leukocyte." Ayase dislikes Shu but follows Gai's orders to train him for the trial. Ayase also holds the pen, unaware it's a transmitter and uses it as motivation for Shu. After some hard training, Shu encounters Inori, telling her that he joined Funeral Parlor for her sake and asks her if she will join him if he wanted to leave. However Inori reveals that she won't because of what she owes to Gai and also that Gai told her to use Shu's feelings for her get him to join Funeral Parlor before entering Gai's room. Dejected, Shu runs away and bumps into Ayase, who consoles him and gives some encouragement for his trial. Unknown to both of them, despite what it seems, Inori is actually giving Gai a blood transfusion. On the day of trial, Shu has a mock battle with Ayase's Endlave Steiner where the goal is to get past and into the vehicle behind it. Shu succeeds the task after using Arugo's Void a flashlight that brings darkness to blind Ayase and pass the trail at. Just as Kenji arrives, and speaks of something akin to Shu's potential of betrayal, they receive a troubling report from Tsugumi. Gai earlier led a team to intercept the arrival of mercenaries and Endlaves at an airport and confiscate their supplies but their position was attacked by the Leukocyte, an orbital satellite laser. (Source: Wikipedia)
EP 6Gai and Shu infiltrate Tsukigase Dam to disable the Leukocyte control system while facing Major Segai.
Nov 18, 2011Gai survives an attack and reveals his team was killed by a Leukocyte blast. He briefs Funeral Parlor to attack Tsukigase Dam, requiring Shu to use Kenji's Void to bypass security. Shu rejects the plan due to potential casualties, but Inori intervenes. Meanwhile, Major Segai prepares defenses, including Daryl seeking revenge for his stolen Endlave Steiner. Gai confesses his burden of responsibility to Inori, who is actually Shu eavesdropping. Shu understands Gai's need to appear strong. The operation begins with Funeral Parlor distracting GHQ forces. Gai, Shu, and Kenji infiltrate the control system while Inori defends them. Gai defeats Daryl, but the control system malfunctions, causing Leukocyte 1 to plummet toward Tokyo. Gai negotiates with Segai to use a transmitter to stop the satellite in exchange for deleting Shu's data. Shu realizes Gai intends to sacrifice himself. Inori's Void fuses with Kenji's, creating a Laser weapon that destroys both satellites. Shu joins Funeral Parlor, while Shuichiro discusses the awakening of Cocytus with a mysterious blond youngster.
EP 7Shu Returns to School While Funeral Parlor Secures Supplies via Cruise Ship Deception
Nov 25, 2011Shu resumes school life after GHQ arrest, aided by President Arisa Kuohouin’s cover story, though he learns Yahiro remains absent. Meanwhile, the Funeral Parlor faces supply shortages, prompting Gai to orchestrate a heist on a cruise ship hosting Arisa and her grandfather Okina Kuhouin. GHQ Colonel Eagleman plans a missile strike based on intelligence of an international deal. Gai and Shu infiltrate the vessel, where Gai manipulates Arisa to reveal her Void, allowing Shu to neutralize the incoming missiles. Okina witnesses their defense and agrees to supply the Funeral Parlor. Shinbugi reveals Gai leaked the deal intel to engineer the crisis. Gai notes Arisa’s hidden shyness, while Shu embraces his power. Haruka resolves to protect Shu after viewing an old photograph.
EP 8Shu and the A/V Club visit Oshima for a beach retreat that masks a Funeral Parlor mission.
Dec 2, 2011Shu, Inori, Hare, Souta, and Kanon travel to a beach resort on Oshima under the guise of an A/V Club outing. The trip actually serves as cover for a Funeral Parlor operation requiring Souta's Void. While enjoying the beach, Shu visits his father Dr. Kurosu Ouma's grave. Gai reveals that Kurosu was a leading expert on the Apocalypse Virus before dying during the Lost Christmas incident. Gai then outlines a mission to infiltrate a GHQ base disguised as a shrine. He suggests exploiting Souta's feelings for Inori to trigger his Void, which Shu dislikes. Later, Shu interrupts Souta's confession to Inori, drawing out the Void and embarrassing him before hidden Funeral Parlor members. Gai begins the operation prematurely. Shuichiro Keido had already infiltrated the facility using Kurosu's access card. Upon entering via Souta's Void, the team finds the target item, a meteor fragment containing the origin of the Apocalypse Virus, already stolen. Shuichiro holds the canister at Kurosu's grave, declaring he cannot be stopped. The next morning, Shu and Souta reconcile their friendship. As they depart Oshima, Inori explains how Voids shift based on relationships.
EP 9Segai hunts Yahiro and Jun while Shu navigates personal revelations and a deadly GHQ operation.
Dec 9, 2011Segai and Antibodies pursue Yahiro and his brother Jun to an orphanage, but the pair escapes. Meanwhile, Hare and Kanon discuss Shu’s personality shift, leading Hare to spend time with Shu. Major General Yan questions Haruka and Keido regarding a missing meteor fragment. During their outing, Yahiro interrupts Hare and Shu, revealing he hid after the Isolation Ward incident. Shu decides to help Jun escape and contacts Ayase, unaware Segai is watching. GHQ sends Segai and Daryl to eliminate Jun. Cornered, Shu extracts Yahiro’s Void as Daryl’s Endlave attacks with a Void-targeting weapon. The Apocalypse Virus migrates from Jun to the Endlave, causing it to malfunction and attack them. Shu stabs the machine, entering Jun’s memories, where Jun explains the virus revealed the darkness in hearts. Jun begs Shu to kill him to preserve his fond memories of Yahiro. As the Endlave crushes Yahiro, Shu severs Jun’s life thread. Yahiro wakes to learn Shu killed his brother, unaware Hare witnessed the event.
EP 10Shu faces trauma and rejection while Gai’s mission turns into a trap for the Apocalypse Virus.
Dec 16, 2011Shu suffers hallucinations from the Apocalypse Virus, causing Funeral Parlor to lose a convoy mission. Gai meets Okina Kuhouin, who knows his father, and explains his goal to reunite with a woman. Shu is expelled from the group and rejects Inori’s song during a panic attack, later being slapped by Hare at school. Meanwhile, Major General Yan places Shuichiro under house arrest for stealing the meteorite, planning to transport it overseas. Gai and Funeral Parlor attempt to intercept the plane, but it is empty. Segai activates a genetic resonance broadcast at Tokyo Tower, triggering the meteorite to spread the virus across the city. Inori is distressed by the wave, claiming someone will wake up. The Anti Bodies attack both GHQ and Funeral Parlor, rescuing Shuichiro and capturing Haruka. Shuichiro observes the chaos from GHQ Headquarters and vows to finish what he started ten years ago.
EP 11Tokyo Apocalypse Spread and Inori's Resonance Cure
Dec 23, 2011As the Apocalypse Virus spreads in Tokyo, Daryl kills General Yan and his subordinates, prompting Shuichiro to seize GHQ control and blame Funeral Parlor. Shu regains his resolve after a call from Tsugumi, revealing his connection to Funeral Parlor and Voids to Hare, Souta, Yahiro, Kanon, and Arisa, who agree to help save Inori. Meanwhile, Haruka escapes Anti Bodies with Eagleman's sacrifice, meets an infected Gai and Inori, and programs a resonance broadcaster. Inori sings her Egoist song to stop the outbreak and cure the infected. Shu and his friends defeat GHQ forces using their Voids. Shu reaches Inori, but a blond youth teleports behind her, extracts her Void sword, and attacks Shu. Gai blocks the hit, stating Shu had a chance to gain the throne but refused. As Shu holds Gai, the outbreak continues, with Apocalypse crystals forming a tower in Tokyo.
EP 12Shu Recovers Memories of Mana and Gai During the Second Lost Christmas Crisis
Jan 13, 2012Shuichiro reveals Ruppongi Fort is a Void created by Mana Oma, releasing Segai after the GHQ coup. Daath Gravekeeper helps Shu regain memories of his childhood in Oshima with sister Mana and best friend Gai Tsutsugami. Shuichiro plans to use Inori as a vessel for Mana’s soul to trigger the second Lost Christmas and create a new race. Flashbacks show Mana’s infection by the Apocalypse Virus and her suicide after tricking Gai. In the present, Gai and Ayase’s Steiner intervene. Gai asks Shu to pierce Mana’s pod with Inori’s sword, allowing him to die with her. Shu and Inori survive the crumbling tower, mourning Gai’s sacrifice.
EP 13Tennouzu High Festival and Shuichiro’s Shocking Return Announcement
Jan 20, 2012Two weeks after the outbreak, GHQ aids Tokyo survivors while teenage refugees settle at Tennouzu High shelter. Shu, Inori, Tsugumi, and Ayase remain there after failing to locate other Funeral Parlor members. Ayase grieves Gai’s death and blames Shu and Tsugumi for stopping her from fighting to protect him. To ease tensions, the Student Council organizes a school festival. Shu discovers his powers now allow him to extract Voids without unconsciousness. Meanwhile, Segai controls Anti Bodies and sends Daryl to spy. Disgruntled refugees, armed with a Humvee and Endlave provided by Segai, attack the school. During the assault, Ayase expresses frustration over her paralysis and inability to help. Shu extracts her Void, the Paraplegic's Shoes, granting her leg braces that enable rapid skating and powerful jumps. Together, they repel the attackers. Inori then performs on stage. Shortly after, Souta broadcasts a TV signal revealing Shuichiro is alive and leading the Japanese provincial government. He announces that Loop 7, including the school, will be sealed for ten years under the false claim that no survivors remain.
EP 14Tsugumi’s Orphan Past and Shu’s Leadership Amidst Panic
Jan 27, 2012Arisa faces a no-confidence vote from Hirohide Nanba and Takaomi Sudou as Loop 7 remains sealed. Tsugumi reveals her orphan status after Souta challenges her coldness. Segai activates Shuichiro’s plan to exterminate civilians using Endlaves and a Ghost Unit, spreading panic through controlled news. Oogumo and Arugo search for Arisa under Okina’s orders. Internet rumors claiming the GHQ will let anyone leaving with an Undertaker member depart trigger violent witch hunts. Hirohide accuses Tsugumi and Ayase of being Undertakers. Shu intervenes, revealing his affiliation and using Tsugumi’s Void to create doubles, which are destroyed by GHQ forces broadcasted live. He convinces the students to unite against the GHQ. Impressed by his leadership, the students elect Shu as the new Student Council President. Yahiro provides a list of Void powers via the Genome Resonance Gauge, suggesting prioritization of strong abilities.
EP 15Shu faces turmoil over vaccine shortages and Hare's tragic death during a supply run.
Feb 3, 2012Tennouzu students utilize Shu’s voids to improve their environment, but tensions rise as vaccine supplies dwindle and a blockade approaches. Rumors spread that Yahiro plans to implement a Void Ranking system to prioritize survival for those with stronger abilities, causing unrest despite Shu’s opposition. Encouraged by Tsugumi, Hare intends to confess her feelings to Shu but instead comforts him as he doubts his leadership. Later, Souta and other students with weaker voids ask to train, but secretly leave school to find supplies. Shu joins them, and they are ambushed by Daryl’s forces. Hare uses her void to heal Shu but is killed by a helicopter shot before she can heal herself. As the Apocalypse Virus crystallizes and destroys her body, an enraged Shu forcibly takes Inori’s void to defeat Daryl. Blaming Souta for Hare’s death, Shu beats him and declares he will become a ruthless king, betraying Hare’s wishes.
EP 16Argo infiltrates Tennouzu to rescue Arisa and confronts Shu’s tyrannical regime.
Feb 10, 2012Argo enters Loop 7 to save Arisa, promising the Ming Hua Group’s leader will secure Association of Asian Nations intervention in Japan for Okina. He observes Tennouzu students using Void weapons to attack survivors for vaccines. Argo is taken to Shu, who rules with an iron fist via a ranking system since Hare’s death. F-ranked users repair a battleship for escape in exchange for vaccines, while Void users serve as secret police. Argo is imprisoned for refusing loyalty. Tsugumi explains the harsh rule stems from fear of the Apocalypse virus. Shu admits his burden to Inori, who suddenly mimics Mana. Argo escapes to find Arisa, leading to a stadium battle with Yahiro. Shu saves a girl, but her Void’s destruction kills her, revealing the truth Yahiro hid. Argo hopes this changes Shu, who instead threatens Argo. Arisa attempts a broadcast warning but is attacked by Inori. The Ming Hua leader cancels aid, warning Okina of an incoming naval fleet. Meanwhile, Haruka and Shuichiro resurrect Gai.
EP 17Shu faces betrayal and Gai's attack during the escape from the blockade.
Feb 17, 2012As the blockade tightens, Shu enforces harsh order to prevent student deaths, ignoring Yahiro’s warnings. Traumatized Arisa, manipulated by an unknown figure, spreads rumors about Voids to incite resentment against Shu. After Inori confesses to attacking Arisa, Yahiro demands punishment, but Shu sends him to jail to maintain control. During Operation Exodus, Shu destroys the Tokyo Tower computer to deactivate the Ghost Unit Endlaves, enabling the students' escape. However, Arisa and the students immediately turn on Shu, deeming him useless. Inori and Ayase attempt to intervene but are restrained by Argo and Tsugumi. An albino Gai leads a GHQ Endlave unit, severing Shu’s right arm and seizing the Void Genome. Gai claims the Power of Kings as Shu screams in pain. Meanwhile, UN leaders discover Shuichiro’s cover-up and vote to destroy Japan to halt the virus.
EP 18Gai sacrifices coup leaders to stop bombers while Inori transforms to protect Shu from capture
Feb 24, 2012Ayase, Tsugumi, and Argo react to Gai’s actions as Daryl struggles with protecting their former enemy. Gai destroys a UN Stealth Bomber by sacrificing student coup leaders, then forces the trio to join him or die. Daryl intervenes, blaming Gai for his father’s death, allowing Inori and Shu to escape. Arisa defends Gai, revealing his role in the coup and joining the Anti Bodies. Kenji uses a Leukocyte blast to obliterate the UN Naval Fleet, prompting Gai to threaten 256 Leukocyte satellites if interference continues. Three days later, Inori and Shu flee Anti Bodies while Arisa questions Gai’s interest in her. Okina and Kurachi suspect Daath controls GHQ to obtain Shu’s Void Genome and Inori. Haruka apologizes to her son for saving his life. During a clash, Arisa kills her grandfather Okina in self-defense. As Mana mocks Inori, she comforts Shu, transforms into a monster to defeat Arisa’s Endlaves, and asserts her identity before being captured by Gai. Shu resolves to save her.
EP 19Shu Injects the Void Genome and Defeats Segai After Absorbing Souta's Infection
Mar 2, 2012Haruka retrieves the third Void Genome but is confronted by her brother Shuichiro, who admits to killing her husband before shooting her. She escapes with the genome while an arrest warrant is issued, prompting Segai to lead the search. Haruka seeks shelter at the Kuhouin estate, but Kurachi warns that Okina’s death makes it unsafe, leading them to an Undertakers hideout. Meanwhile, Shu convinces Arisa to help rescue Inori to learn about Gai’s intentions. Segai storms Haruka’s hideout, killing Ogumo who stays behind to ensure their escape. At another hideout, Argo informs Ayase and Tsugumi of Ogumo’s death. As they debate who should inject the genome, Segai attacks. Shu arrives to help, and Ayase attempts to inject herself, but Segai intervenes. The vial rolls to Shu, who calls Haruka “mother” for the first time before injecting himself. He reveals a crystallized arm that absorbs voids, using his friends’ powers to defeat Segai’s Endlaves and kill him. However, it is discovered that Shu also absorbed Souta’s Apocalypse infection.
EP 20Diary of Remembrance: Mana's Control and the Apocalypse Virus History
Mar 9, 2012Mana nearly takes Inori's body while Gai warns the world that the Leukocyte will destroy Earth on December 25th. The Undertakers and Kuhouin Group escape Japan with Tennouzu students, where Shibungi gives Shu a journal revealing the Apocalypse virus history. In 2013, Shuichiro researched Genomic Resonance and befriended Kurosu. By 2017, Kurosu married Saeko Shijou after she became pregnant with Mana. In 2022, a meteorite brought a virus reacting to Genomic Resonance, attracting Daath in 2023. Yuu urged Kurosu to keep Mana pregnant with Shu to start a new race. Saeko died birthing Shu, causing Kurosu to reject Daath. Jealous, Shuichiro joined them, experimenting on children. In 2028, Kurosu married Haruka and found a cure via Void Genome. Shuichiro killed Kurosu over jealousy. In the present, Haruka explains Mana controls Inori through Shu's extracted voids. Shu prepares for an attack on GHQ Headquarters with allies, refusing to return voids despite their deaths, and forgives Souta.
EP 21Shu infiltrates GHQ to rescue Inori while allies clash with Gai and Yuu in a desperate battle.
Mar 16, 2012With the UN and Undertakers attacking GHQ Headquarters, Shu pilots a Steiner Endlave to save Inori and stop Gai. Gai utilizes the voids of Yuu, Kenji, and Arisa to crush the UN forces, prompting Shuichiro to order a counterattack. Daryl joins the fray in his Gespenst Endlave after losing his void. Tsugumi’s group hacks the base, enabling a UN counteroffensive. Inside, Gai questions Inori about her love for Shu before her transformation. Inori sings a song only Shu hears, guiding him to the center. Yuu confronts Shu, revealing himself as Daath’s will and offering him the title of Adam, which Shu rejects. Shu defends Inori’s humanity, defeating Yuu. Yuu allows Shu to proceed, where Gai reveals Inori has fully transformed into Mana.
EP 22Mana triggers the Fourth Apocalypse while Shu defeats Gai and sacrifices himself to cure the world.
Mar 23, 2012After Mana’s resurrection, Shu rejects her insults toward Inori, prompting Gai to extract Mana’s Void and initiate the Fourth Apocalypse. Haruka confronts Shuichiro, who commits suicide after admitting defeat. The Undertakers battle Endlaves led by Daryl, while Tsugumi overcomes a skilled hacker, revealed to be Kenji, who is killed by Shibungi. This allows Tsugumi to assist Ayase in defeating Daryl. Shu, near death, retrieves Inori’s Void from a flower and defeats Gai, who reveals his actions were necessary to prevent Mana’s eternal resurrection by Daath. Shu uses the recovered Void Genome to eliminate the global virus, sacrificing himself by absorbing it all. Inori saves Shu’s life. Years later, a blind Shu with a prosthetic arm celebrates Hare’s birthday with friends in rebuilt Tokyo, later reflecting on Inori by a lake.
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- How many episodes does Guilty Crown have?
- Guilty Crown has 22 episodes.
- When did Guilty Crown come out?
- Guilty Crown came out in 2011.
- Which studio made Guilty Crown?
- Guilty Crown was produced by Production I.G.
- Who directed Guilty Crown?
- Guilty Crown was directed by Tetsurou Araki.
- Is Guilty Crown finished?
- Current status of Guilty Crown: Finished.