Short film

Guilty Crown: Lost Christmas

2012 · 14 min

A short, intense burst of psychic combat and grim fugitive tension, with little breathing room and a cold, sci-fi anime sheen.

Directed by: Shinpei Ezaki
Genres: Animation, Action, Drama
Starring: Kana Asumi, Takahiro Sakurai, Nobutoshi Canna

Overview: In 2029, Scrooge escapes from a research facility where he had been confined as an experimental subject. His body was remodeled by genetic manipulations and he uses his psychic power to kill the chasers. One day, he meets another experimental subject called Carol. When three psychic chasers hunt down the two, Carol asks Scrooge to use his right arm to extract a weapon from her body.

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Directed by: Shinpei Ezaki
Genres: Animation, Action, Drama
Starring: Kana Asumi, Takahiro Sakurai, Nobutoshi Canna

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
power
identity
violence
Places: big city
Era: near-future
Audience: teen
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	7
Horror	3
Humour	1
Realism	2
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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