Many say that it is like Code Geass. I can see where that idea is from but Guilty Crown is very different. Rather than using Lelouch's intelligence, Guilty Crown focuses on a common boy and so his reactions are something a normal person can relate to. Obviously as the story progresses the viewer can see that he has a bit of a background. That is a flaw, some of the characters' backgrounds are either not explained enough or useless to the story. There are a few backgrounds that are important though.
Now the story is an action based story but I follows the emotional POV of the main character. I cried twice in during my run through of it and I can definitely say that the story is moving. After asking some non-anime friends about it's story they had given it a 9/10 for uniqueness and the compelling storytelling. But it loses the point since there is a major part to the story where the whole mood changes and the anime feels like a letdown or should I say "normal".
It is on my favorites list and I would definitely recommend this to any fan of anime. I might have to watch it again later after a year or so to bring back the good memories.
