Guilty Crown, I am disappiont. So ends a series that lived up to very little of the massive potential it had. Where it had the space to be an interesting and innovative narrative, it instead went the road of being another distopian, teen angst, rushed ending, genetic-remake-of-the-human-race route. Inori, Ayase and Tsugumi's character designs are the primary redeeming points of the show.
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| Oh, isn't Mana cute? |
This final episode more or less sums up how the whole series went. I lost track somewhere about midway of how many deus ex machina leapt onto the scene in order to further muddle the plotline by trying to explain it. Like who the hell is Daarth? We seriously aren't going to learn anything about Shu's parent's involvement in this whole virus situation? What the hell is Mana, really? If when a narrative is trying to conclude i constantly find myself saying "what the hell" (in confusion not excitement) then you know you have problems. This series more stopped than ended.
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| Mana giving Gai CPR in her see-through dress. Not suggestive at all. |
I am doubly disappointed because of the high quality of the art, sound, and overall production of the series. This could have been amazing if executed properly. But it just wasn't. I almost wonder if the writers were hoping that people would watch thinking "wow, that's pretty" and simply not payclose attention. That's what i get for actually thinking i guess.
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| Not so cute anymore. |
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| What in the hell?! |
Overall Series Rating: B
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