“The Mc is too bad to ignore”: ‘Guilty Crown’ Director Might Be In Denial of Why the Anime Failed to Badly

There are many anime that have been remembered for their specialties, be it a unique take on a genre, satire, an unusual protagonist, or anything else. When Guilty Crown aired in 2011, it had everything going for it—it was a unique story, exceptional visuals, stunning Ost (Original Soundtrack), but now most people might not even have heard about it.
Inori the idol | Credits: Production I.G
In that day and age, with all that the series had going for it (including a very compelling female lead), it should have become a huge hit, but it failed. It failed miserably and was buried.
The Director, Tetsuro Araki, said that it was a masterpiece that was not understood and was criticized. In his words- ‘We did amazing work, yet it was called crappy.’ Let us delve in and see what Guilty Crown did wrong.
Why did Guilty Crown fail so horribly?
Guilty Crown...
Inori the idol | Credits: Production I.G
In that day and age, with all that the series had going for it (including a very compelling female lead), it should have become a huge hit, but it failed. It failed miserably and was buried.
The Director, Tetsuro Araki, said that it was a masterpiece that was not understood and was criticized. In his words- ‘We did amazing work, yet it was called crappy.’ Let us delve in and see what Guilty Crown did wrong.
Why did Guilty Crown fail so horribly?
Guilty Crown...
- 3/6/2025
- by Chandra Shekhar
- FandomWire
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