What does 'Guilty Crown' mean actually?


As the topic/question says, what is the meaning if the name of the anime. I
want to tell you that I watched the series because of its peculiar name. But
after watching the entire series, I could not decipher the relation between
name and the series itself! Am I missing something? Surprise me!




I take it to be the main character being thrust into a conflict against his
will while also providing him an overpowered power he never really wanted,
i.e. his Guilty Crown.

> "The right to use my friend as a weapon. That is the sinful crown I shall
> adorn. I accept this 'guilt.'"

EDIT: Seemed a bit of confusion and adding the detailed comment by Hikari to
the answer verbatim.

> in guilty crown the protagonist is only able to wield his power by pulling
> the soul of another person. If he breaks that soul they die and he carries
> that guilt and shame of not being able to do anything alone. Just like a
> king may "technically" rule a country but only on top of the shoulders of
> the people who believe in him and the soliders who die for him. And typical
> of the shounen genre all of this is thrust on the shy,wallflower like boy
> with no confidence. That is where the title came from. It is more like an
> allude as to what the whole series portrays. – Hikari




I take it to be the main character being thrust into a conflict against his
will while also providing him an overpowered power he never really wanted,
i.e. his Guilty Crown.

> "The right to use my friend as a weapon. That is the sinful crown I shall
> adorn. I accept this 'guilt.'"

EDIT: Seemed a bit of confusion and adding the detailed comment by Hikari to
the answer verbatim.

> in guilty crown the protagonist is only able to wield his power by pulling
> the soul of another person. If he breaks that soul they die and he carries
> that guilt and shame of not being able to do anything alone. Just like a
> king may "technically" rule a country but only on top of the shoulders of
> the people who believe in him and the soliders who die for him. And typical
> of the shounen genre all of this is thrust on the shy,wallflower like boy
> with no confidence. That is where the title came from. It is more like an
> allude as to what the whole series portrays. – Hikari

