


Set in the year 2039, Japan is the under the rule of a multinational military force called GHQ after the country went into chaos due to the "Lost Christmas" incident ten years prior to the start of the series, when a giant outbreak of an alien virus called the Apocalypse Virus spreads during Christmas, causing the United Nations to send GHQ to contain the outbreak and restore order. Art direction was handled by Yusuke Takeda with original character designs by Redjuice and Hiromi Katō adapting the character designs for the anime. The mechanical designs were provided by Atsushi Takeuchi and prop designs by Yō Moriyama. The anime is produced by Production I.G and directed by Tetsurō Araki with script supervision by Hiroyuki Yoshino, also assisted by Ichirō Ōkouchi and with Jin Hanegaya from Nitroplus helping to write the screenplay. Guilty Crown is a 2011 sci-fi anime series that aired on Fuji TV's noitaminA program block. Cover of the first Blu-ray volume released by Aniplex in Japan on January 25, 2012.
