Charlotte | |
Promotional image featuring the main characters (from left to right): Yuu Otosaka, Jōjirō Takajō, Yusa Nishimori and Nao Tomori. | |
シャーロット (Shārotto) | |
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Created by | Jun Maeda |
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Charlotte The 4-koma: Seishun o Kakenukero! | |
Written by | Jun Maeda |
Illustrated by | Haruka Komowata |
Published by | ASCII Media Works |
Demographic | Seinen |
Magazine | Dengeki G's Comic |
Original run | May 2015 – May 2017 |
Volumes | 3 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Yoshiyuki Asai |
Written by | Jun Maeda |
Music by |
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Studio | P.A.Works |
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English network | |
Original run | July 5, 2015 – September 27, 2015 |
Episodes | 13 (List of episodes) |
Manga | |
Written by | Jun Maeda |
Illustrated by | |
Published by | ASCII Media Works |
Demographic | Seinen |
Magazine | Dengeki G's Comic |
Original run | September 2015 – February 2019 |
Volumes | 6 |
Original video animation | |
Directed by | Yoshiyuki Asai |
Studio | P.A.Works |
Licensed by | Madman Entertainment Aniplex of America Anime Limited |
Released | March 30, 2016 |
Runtime | 24 minutes |
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Charlotte (シャーロットShārotto) is a 2015 Japanese animetelevision series produced by P.A.Works and Aniplex and directed by Yoshiyuki Asai. The anime aired 13 episodes in Japan between July 5 and September 27, 2015. An original video animation episode was released in March 2016. Two manga series were serialized in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki G's Comic. The story takes place in an alternate reality where a small percentage of children manifest superhuman abilities upon reaching puberty. A focus is placed on Yuu Otosaka, a high school boy who awakens the ability to temporarily possess others, which brings him to the attention of Nao Tomori, the student council president of a school founded as a haven for children with such abilities.
The story was originally conceived by Jun Maeda, who also wrote the screenplay and composed some of the music, with original character design by Na-Ga. Both Maeda and Na-Ga are from the visual novel brand Key, and Charlotte is the second original anime series created by Key following Angel Beats! in 2010. Maeda had thought up the concept for Charlotte long before he was approached in early 2012 to work on another anime series after Angel Beats!. Maeda narrowed down the number of main characters compared to Angel Beats! and attempted to put more of a focus on their behavior. Instead of employing the same staff that had worked on Angel Beats!, the aim for Charlotte was to bring together a staff that would add a new variety to the creative process to prevent being influenced by the work done on Angel Beats!.
Charlotte was praised for its unpredictability and evocative moments, but its pacing and structure have been criticized as inefficient. It has been described as approachable for a wide audience and for defying the 'moe anime' stereotype. Although the comedic elements have been called dumb and corny, they have overall been lauded for offering some relief from the serious moments, which one reviewer likened to a palate cleanser. P.A.Works' production was praised for its beautiful animation sequences and expressive cinematography.
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Plot[edit]
Charlotte takes place in an alternate reality where a short-period comet called Charlotte passes near Earth once every 75 years. As this happens, it spreads dust onto the Earth, which causes a small percentage of preadolescent children who inhale the dust to manifest superhuman abilities upon reaching puberty. The story follows the protagonist Yuu Otosaka, a boy who awakens the ability to temporarily possess another person for five seconds. Although hoping to use his ability to fraudulently live a carefree high school life, he is unexpectedly exposed by Nao Tomori, a girl who can make herself invisible to a specific target. She forces him to transfer to Hoshinoumi Academy (星ノ海学園Hoshinoumi Gakuen, 'Sea of Stars Academy') and join its student council, of which she is the president. Also on the student council is Jōjirō Takajō, a boy who can move at uncontrollably high speeds. The student council's main objective is to ensure the safety of ability users from organizations who seek to exploit their powers. In doing so, the student council warns ability users of the potential danger of using their abilities openly. This leads the student council to Yusa Nishimori, a pop singer who has the ability to channel the spirits of the dead as a medium. Yusa's dead older sister Misa frequently makes use of this ability to freely possess her at any time, which allows Misa to use her own ability, pyrokinesis. Nao soon arranges for Yusa to transfer to Hoshinoumi Academy and join the student council.
Yuu's younger sister Ayumi unexpectedly awakens an ability to cause anything around her to suddenly collapse, which results in her death. Yuu falls into a deep depression as a result and isolates himself, but Nao successfully manages to pull him out of his depression and gets him to return to the student council. While attending a concert of the post-rock band Zhiend with Nao, Yuu recollects previously suppressed memories of his older brother Shunsuke, who has the ability to time travel. Shunsuke had used this ability to establish Hoshinoumi Academy and an affiliated organization attempting to develop a vaccine to prevent children from developing abilities before they manifest, but his repeated use has left him blind. Yuu learns that the true nature of his ability enables him to steal another person's ability by possessing them. Yuu steals Shunsuke's ability to go back in time and ultimately prevent Ayumi's death by stealing her collapse ability before she can use it.
A terrorist group manages to abduct Nao and Kumagami, one of Shunsuke's closest friends and aides, and holds them hostage in exchange for Yuu, who attempts to rescue them. However, the operation does not go as planned, which results in Kumagami's death and Yuu being gravely injured. After Yuu recovers, he resolves to protect all of the ability users around the world by stealing their abilities as per Nao's suggestion. As Yuu travels the world stealing abilities, the more powers he takes on soon takes its toll on him as he starts losing his memories and sense of self. However, he still manages to steal everyone's abilities throughout the world before collapsing. Shunsuke rescues Yuu, bringing him back to Japan among friends and family. Yuu is left with no past memories, but Nao tells him she is his girlfriend. Yuu and his friends look forward to the memories they will make from now on as Yuu continues to recover from his ordeal.
Characters[edit]
Main characters[edit]
- Yuu Otosaka (乙坂 有宇Otosaka Yuu)
- Voiced by: Kōki Uchiyama[3] (Japanese); Ray Chase[4] (English)
- Yuu is the protagonist of Charlotte. He develops a rude and narcissistic personality once he discovers he has the ability to take over another person's body for five seconds,ep 1 but the true nature of his ability enables him to steal someone's superhuman ability by possessing them.ep 9 Yuu is a first-year student at Hoshinoumi Academy, and he is forced to join its student council. Initially a fake honors student and chronic cheater,[5] Yuu is reluctant to use his ability to aide the student council,ep 2 but as time goes on, he becomes less narcissistic and much more selfless and caring towards others.ep 8 Over the course of the story, he becomes a fan of the post-rock band Zhiend and falls in love with Nao.ep 9, ep 12 After Yuu travels worldwide to steal every ability user's power to protect them from being exploited, the strain of it causes him to lose all of his past memories.ep 13 His older brother is Shunsuke and his younger sister is Ayumi.ep 1, ep 9
- Nao Tomori (友利 奈緒Tomori Nao)
- Voiced by: Ayane Sakura[3] (Japanese); Lauren Landa[4] (English)
- Nao is a first-year student at Hoshinoumi Academy and is also its student council president.ep 1 She is a hardworking, intelligent, and shrewd girl, but is also narcissistic, self-righteous, and short-tempered.ep 2, ep 3 She has the ability to make herself invisible, but this is limited to one person of her choosing at a time.[5] She uses this ability to her advantage to attack others she believes deserve to be kicked, but this causes her to be shunned and bullied by her peers. Although she initially shows no attraction towards Yuu,ep 1 she eventually falls in love with him and stays by his side even after he loses all of his memories of her.ep 13 She is a fan of Zhiend, influenced by her older brother Kazuki (一希, Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu (Japanese); Vic Mignogna (English)), who once had the ability to control air movements and vibrations, which he used when playing the guitar.ep 2
- Jōjirō Takajō (高城 丈士朗Takajō Jōjirō)
- Voiced by: Takahiro Mizushima[3] (Japanese); Lucien Dodge[4] (English)
- Jōjirō is a first-year student at Hoshinoumi Academy and is a member of its student council. His ability enables him to move at very fast speeds, but he is not able to control where he stops, resulting in frequent injuries.ep 1 To counteract this, he wears protective gear under his clothes.[5] He is a huge fan of Yusa Nishimori and is extremely obsessed with her.ep 3
- Yusa Nishimori (西森 柚咲Nishimori Yusa) /Yusa Kurobane (黒羽 柚咲Kurobane Yusa)
- Voiced by: Maaya Uchida[3] (Japanese); Ryan Bartley[4] (English)
- Yusa, also known as 'Yusarin', is a first-year student at Hoshinoumi Academy and is a member of its student council.ep 4 She has a bright and innocent personality that compliments her popularity as a pop idol and lead singer of the band How-Low-Hello. Although her actual surname is Kurobane, she uses the stage surname Nishimori.ep 3 She has a series of 'magic spells' derived from her time as a regular on a variety show.ep 4 She has the ability to channel the dead as a medium. However, she is initially not aware of this and only thinks that she is sleepwalking whenever she is possessed.ep 3
- Misa Kurobane (黒羽 美砂Kurobane Misa)
- Voiced by: Maaya Uchida[3] (Japanese); Ryan Bartley[4] (English)
- Misa is Yusa's deceased older sister by one year who died in an accident six months prior to the beginning of the story. Misa freely possess her at any time, represented by a change in Yusa's eye and hair color. While possessing Yusa, Misa is able to use her own ability, pyrokinesis. Misa has a tomboyish and ill-tempered personality, and she is not afraid to be violent against anyone looking to harm her sister.ep 3 She disappears after Yuu takes away Yusa's power.ep 12
- Ayumi Otosaka (乙坂 歩未Otosaka Ayumi)
- Voiced by: Momo Asakura[3] (Japanese); Kira Buckland[4] (English)
- Ayumi is Yuu and Shunsuke's energetic younger sister in junior high school.ep 1 She has an innocent personality and deeply cares for Yuu, providing moral support to him. Ayumi often cooks for Yuu and has a tendency to add pizza sauce to every food she makes, unaware that Yuu's modern tastes cannot handle the sweetness.ep 2, ep 3 She is a fan of the band How-Low-Hello and an avid admirer of Yusa.ep 6 She eventually awakens an ability to cause anything around her to suddenly collapse, but this is stolen by Yuu to prevent her death.ep 10
Other characters[edit]
- Shunsuke Otosaka (乙坂 隼翼Otosaka Shunsuke) is Yuu and Ayumi's older brother, who has the ability to time travel. Using this power, he eventually manages to establish Hoshinoumi Academy to protect his fellow ability users. Overuse of his ability leads him to become blind, preventing him from making further use of it.ep 10 He is voiced by Daisuke Ono in Japanese and by Robbie Daymond in English.[6]
- Takehito Kumagami (熊耳 武仁Kumagami Takehito) is a mysterious student at Hoshinoumi Academy, who has the ability to locate an ability user and determine their ability. He helps the student council in finding ability users.ep 2 He works for Shunsuke, who nicknames him 'Pooh'.ep 10 He is killed after protecting Nao from falling wreckage.ep 11 He is voiced by Eiji Takemoto in Japanese and by Ben Pronsky in English.
- Medoki (目時) has the ability of hypnotism, which she uses to make someone fall asleep, but as a result, she falls asleep as well. She works for Shunsuke.ep 10 She is voiced by Asami Seto in Japanese and by Marieve Herington in English.
- Shichino (七野) has the ability of permeation, which he uses to pass through solid matter. However, this causes extreme exhaustion. He works for Shunsuke.ep 10 He is voiced by Kengo Kawanishi in Japanese and by Bobby Thong in English.
- Maedomari (前泊) has the ability to erase one's memory, which requires physical contact and time to find the wanted memories. He works for Shunsuke.ep 10 He is voiced by Natsuki Hanae in Japanese and by Griffin Burns in English.
Production[edit]
Creation and conception[edit]
The original creators of Charlotte are Jun Maeda and Na-Ga of Key, and Charlotte is the second original anime series created by Key following Angel Beats! (2010).[7] Hironori Toba of Aniplex approached Maeda in early 2012 with an offer from P.A.Works president Kenji Horikawa to do another anime series with the studio. Maeda was surprised by this, as he never expected to work with P.A.Works again. Horikawa explained that the production staff could now handle things that were not able to be fully materialized during the production of Angel Beats!. Maeda did not think he would ever be involved in the planning of another anime series, but he said that he had no choice but to accept Horikawa's offer after discussing it with him. Toba asked Maeda to write a 'Key-like story', and Maeda started out by applying his prior experience of working on Angel Beats!. He went through a trial-and-error process to work out what kind of setting and story would work well for an anime series.[8]
—Hironori Toba, in response to the question, 'What kind of work is Charlotte?'[10]
Long before working on Charlotte, Maeda had thought up a concept for a story with characters who have imperfect superpowers that must cooperate with each other to resolve any incidents that arise.[11] Maeda originally submitted three separate ideas for a story to Toba, and he asked him which one he liked best. However, after Toba pointed out one of the other two, Maeda made it clear that he wanted to do the story that would become Charlotte.[12] When writing the story, Maeda also reconsidered how he had done certain things with Angel Beats!. In particular, he attempted to put more of a focus on the behavior of the characters.[8] Maeda also narrowed down the number of main characters in Charlotte compared to Angel Beats!, which could not put a focus on each and every character.[13] Toba felt that Maeda was influenced by his work on Angel Beats!, which changed his thought process and what he wanted to depict in Charlotte.[12]
Maeda thought issues had arisen with the large cast of characters in Angel Beats!, such as overlapping personality traits and not being able to remember everyone, and he used those considerations when writing Charlotte. Similarly, when designing the characters in Angel Beats!, Na-Ga had been concerned about designs being too similar among the characters, and went on to make use of that experience with Charlotte.[14] When developing Jōjirō Takajō, he originally had a different appearance and personality, but over the course of the development process, he eventually became similar to Takamatsu from Angel Beats!. Maeda decided fairly early on to make Yuu Otosaka a low-life cheater at the start of Charlotte because he had never created a character like that before.[11] When trying to choose a title for Charlotte, Maeda's friend Taisei Nakagawa proposed a title which could be abbreviated as 'AA' based on its similarity to Angel Beats!'s abbreviation of 'AB'. However, Maeda did not like the title, and devised the title Charlotte as one that would surpass the original 'AA' title.[13] The title Charlotte came from the song 'Charlotte' (シャーロットShārotto) by the Japanese band Art-School.[15]
Development[edit]
When deciding on Charlotte's staff, Toba thought it would be better not to have exactly the same team that produced Angel Beats!. Having already decided to stick with Maeda, Na-Ga and P.A.Works, Toba aimed to bring together a staff that would add a new variety to the creative process, and in doing so would prevent being influenced by the work done on Angel Beats!. With that in mind, Toba wanted a director who had a good understanding of Angel Beats! and who would also be suitable as Charlotte's director, leading him to seek out Yoshiyuki Asai. Toba took into consideration the storyboarding Asai had done for two episodes of Angel Beats!, and he thought that Charlotte would be a good opportunity to have a first-time series director. Asai was also chosen as someone who could handle both comedic and serious moments.[16] When Horikawa first looked at Charlotte's incomplete script, he told Maeda that it did not feel like it had the same kind of zeal that Angel Beats! had. However, once he saw the whole script, his concerns with it were dispelled, much to Maeda's relief.[13]
While the entire script was still in the draft phase, Maeda revised lines that felt unnatural after asking others for their opinions on it, including Na-Ga.[8] When writing the script, Maeda made a conscious effort to write Charlotte in the framework of an anime series, as opposed to when he wrote the script for Angel Beats!, which he admits he wrote more akin to the framework of a video game.[14] In this way, Toba felt that Charlotte was Maeda's effort to write a story in its purest form that could not be made into a video game, unlike Angel Beats!. Toba also noted that the characters in Charlotte are not written for a video game scenario, especially the protagonist, and went on to echo Horikawa's sentiment that Charlotte is akin to an I novel for Maeda. Toba explained that this is a result of Maeda's effort to remove the restrictions that come from writing the scenario for a video game.[12]
Kanami Sekiguchi was chosen as the character designer after Horikawa took notice of her work as the animation director of episode nine of Angel Beats!, and Toba was eager to see how she would render Na-Ga's original designs.[16] When it came time to choose an art director, Kazuki Higashiji was chosen for his zeal in the workplace and Horikawa's confidence in his artistic talent; Higashiji had also been the art director for Angel Beats!. Similarly, Satoki Iida was brought back to work on Charlotte again as the sound and music director, and he also helped with the proofreading of the script as he had done for Angel Beats!. Iida was largely chosen for his good communication with Maeda, and so that he could make the best use of his experience working on Angel Beats!.[16] When writing the music for How-Low-Hello, Maeda reused some older songs he had composed as a student in the 1990s that he felt were selective of his best songs from that period. At the time, his concept when composing the songs was 'early B'z', but Maeda notes that this is no longer the case with the completed songs.[13]
Media[edit]
Manga[edit]
A four-panelcomic stripmanga, illustrated by Haruka Komowata and titled Charlotte The 4-koma: Seishun o Kakenukero! (Charlotte The 4コマ せーしゅんを駆け抜けろ!), was serialized from the May 2015 issue of ASCII Media Works' Dengeki G's Comic sold on March 30, 2015[17] to the May 2017 issue sold on March 30, 2017. Three tankōbon volumes for Charlotte The 4-koma were released between September 26, 2015 and May 27, 2017.[18][19] A second manga, illustrated by Makoto Ikezawa and Yū Tsurusaki, is titled Charlotte and was serialized from the September 2015 issue of Dengeki G's Comic sold on July 30, 2015 and the February 2019 issue sold on December 27, 2018.[20][21]Charlotte is also available on Kadokawa Corporation's ComicWalker website.[22] Six tankōbon volumes for Charlotte were released between August 27, 2015 and January 26, 2019.[23][24]
Anime[edit]
The 13-episode Charlotteanimetelevision series is directed by Yoshiyuki Asai and produced by P.A.Works and Aniplex.[25][26][27] The series aired in Japan between July 5 and September 27, 2015.[28] The screenplay is written by Jun Maeda, who originally conceived the series. The chief animators are Noboru Sugimitsu and Kanami Sekiguchi, and Sekiguchi based the character design used in the anime on Na-Ga's original designs. Sound and music direction is headed by Satoki Iida.[27] The series is being released on seven Blu-ray/DVD compilation volumes between September 23, 2015 and March 30, 2016 in limited and regular editions.[29][30] The seventh volume featured an original video animation episode.[31] Three drama CDs, written by Maeda and performed by the anime's cast, were released with the first, third and fifth volumes.[29][32][33] In North America, the series is licensed by Aniplex of America, who simulcasted the series on Aniplex Channel, Crunchyroll, Hulu, Daisuki, Viewster, and Animax Asia.[34][35] The series was obtained by Madman Entertainment for digital distribution in Australia and New Zealand who simulcasted the series on AnimeLab.[36]
The anime's music is composed by Maeda, Hikarishuyo, and the group Anant-Garde Eyes, who also provided the musical arrangement.[37] The music is released on Key's record labelKey Sounds Label. The single 'Bravely You / Yakeochinai Tsubasa' (灼け落ちない翼) was released on August 26, 2015 in limited (CD+DVD) and regular (CD) editions; the limited edition's DVD contains the opening and ending videos without the credits.[38] There are two in-story bands: How-Low-Hello featuring vocals by Maaya Uchida, and Zhiend featuring vocals by Marina. One single and one album was released for both bands in 2015. How-Low-Hello's single 'Rakuen Made / Hatsunetsu Days' (楽園まで/発熱デイズ) was released on September 2, and the band's album Smells Like Tea, Espresso was released on September 30. Zhiend's single 'Trigger' was released on September 9, and the band's album Echo was released on October 14 as a two-CD set for both English and Japanese lyrics. The anime's original soundtrack was released on November 4, 2015 as a two-CD set.[38]
An Internet radio show to promote the series titled Charlotte Radio: Tomori Nao no Seitokai Katsudō Nikki (Charlotteラジオ 〜友利奈緒の生徒会活動日誌〜Charlotte Radio: Nao Tomori's Student Council Activity Log) streamed 13 weekly broadcasts between July 6 and September 28, 2015 on Niconico.[39][40] The show was also available via Hibiki Radio Station and Onsen, and was hosted by Ayane Sakura (the voice of Nao). Two CD compilation volumes for the show were released between September 30, 2015 and January 27, 2016.[40]
Reception[edit]
In a review by Anime News Network, reviewer Gabriella Ekens praised the series for 'sculpting singular, evocative moments', but went on to say that a 'problem arises when you try to tie them into a bigger picture.' Ekens criticized the pacing and structure of the show, calling it an 'inefficient...collection of sprawling narrative ideas' and comparing it to 'Anohana suddenly turn[ing] into Darker than Black.' Ekens also notes that its thematic purpose 'seems to be Jun Maeda's opportunity for melodramatic elaboration on the emotional dilemmas posed by Madoka Magica.' Overall, Charlotte was lauded for its entertainment value and unpredictability, but 'disappoints as a work of art.'[41] Early on, Ekens described the series as having 'sharp comedic timing,'[42] and by episode four, she praised the comedic elements as 'already much funnier than Plastic Memories.' She went on to say that 'it's dumb, but I like it for the same reasons I liked the comedy in Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign.'[43] Chris Beveridge of The Fandom Post found Charlotte's unpredictability 'engaging' and its animation 'beautiful'.[44] Ekens praised P.A. Works for their dynamic direction and 'expressive cinematography' which offers 'a distinct, pleasant aesthetic.'[42]
In a column on Mainichi Shimbun's Mantanweb portal, Charlotte was praised for the balance it strikes to reach a wide audience, from 'core fans' of anime to casual viewers, in regards to its creative use of peculiar characters coupled with a scenario focused on resolving problems.[45] Columnist Ryō Koarai commended Charlotte for pulling in the viewer from the first episode due to Yuu's surprising, unorthodox personality in contrast with how he uses his superhuman ability in his everyday life.[46] Writer Seiji Nakazawa lauded Charlotte for defying the 'moe anime' stereotype at first glance and for instead being what he describes as a 'human drama'.[47] He notes that Charlotte is written in much the same way as Maeda's previous works by inserting jokes between serious moments to offer some relief to the viewer. While Nakazawa admits that some may find the jokes in Charlotte corny, he finds them acceptable and likens them to a palate cleanser.[47]
The seven Blu-ray compilation volumes ranked in the top 15 on Japan's Oricon weekly Blu-ray sales chart for animation: Volume one ranked at No. 1,[48] volume two ranked at No. 6,[49] volume three ranked at No. 9,[50] volume four ranked at No. 4,[51] volume five ranked at No. 10,[52] volume six ranked at No. 13,[53] and volume seven ranked at No. 3.[54] The opening and ending theme song single 'Bravely You / Yakeochinai Tsubasa' debuted at No. 4 on Japan's Oricon weekly singles chart, selling over 23,000 copies in its first week of sales.[55] How-Low-Hello's single 'Rakuen Made / Hatsunetsu Days' debuted at No. 9 on the Oricon singles chart, selling about 9,300 copies in its first week of sales.[56] How-Low-Hello's album Smells Like Tea, Espresso debuted at No. 12 on the Oricon albums chart, selling about 9,500 copies in its first week of sales.[57] Zhiend's single 'Trigger' debuted at No. 11 on the Oricon singles chart, selling about 14,000 copies in its first week of sales.[58] Zhiend's album Echo debuted at No. 4 on the Oricon albums chart, selling about 10,300 copies in its first week of sales.[59] The Charlotte Original Soundtrack debuted at No. 9 on the Oricon albums chart, selling about 6,600 copies in its first week of sales.[60]
Notes and references[edit]
- Notes
- General
- 'November issue'. Newtype (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. 2015. ASINB015H35TM8.
- Specific
- ^Ekens, Gabriella (August 11, 2015). 'Episode 6 - Charlotte'. Anime News Network. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
P.A. Works' direction and production also continue to be fantastic, nailing the tonal gamut from comedy to drama to suspense.
- ^Ekens, Gabriella (July 18, 2015). 'Episodes 1-3 - Charlotte'. Anime News Network. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
It turns out that he's part of a widespread phenomenon of children manifesting superpowers at puberty.
- ^ abcdef'Charlotte Anime's 1st Episode Preview Video, Visuals Posted'. Anime News Network. June 20, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ abcdef'Aniplex Offers 2015 Charlotte Anime on English-Dubbed Blu-ray'. Anime News Network. June 5, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
- ^ abc'Visual Art's/Key Stream Charlotte Anime's TV Ad'. Anime News Network. March 5, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ^'乙坂隼翼役:小野大輔さんより、第12話「約束」の放送に向け応援色紙を頂きました。19日24:00よりTOKYO MX、BS11ほかにて放送開始。お楽しみに。http://charlotte-anime.jp/ #シャーロット' (in Japanese). Twitter. September 17, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^'Visual Art's/Key Stream Charlotte Anime's TV Ad'. Anime News Network. March 5, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ^ abc'TVアニメ『Charlotte』放送直前! 麻枝准×Na-Gaが語る制作中の裏話' (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. July 4, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ^Untranslated quote:音楽でいうと今まで麻枝さんが作ってきた「ゲームの主題歌」よりも、自分の企画として作ったコンセプトアルバム「Love Song」や「終わりの惑星のLove Song」が作品の立ち位置として近いんですよね、『Charlotte』は。
- ^'『Charlotte』鳥羽P&小荒井編集長、麻枝ファンの2人にインタビュー!' (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. June 23, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ^ ab'麻枝 准 独占インタビュー 後編' [Jun Maeda Exclusive Interview Part 2] (in Japanese). P.A.Works. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ^ abc''Charlotte & Angel Beats! presents スタッフトークイベント in 大阪'ニコ生まとめリポート' (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. June 23, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ^ abcd'麻枝 准 独占インタビュー 前編' [Jun Maeda Exclusive Interview Part 1] (in Japanese). P.A.Works. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ^ ab'『Charlotte(シャーロット)』放送まで6時間! 麻枝 准氏×Na-Ga氏の対談をお届け!!' (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. July 4, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ^Newtype, November issue, 2015, p. 97.
- ^ abc'『Charlotte』最新PV公開! 鳥羽洋典氏と堀川憲司氏にスタッフィングの狙いを直撃' (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. April 2, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ^'麻枝准氏の新作アニメ『Charlotte』の4コマコミック連載スタート!!' (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. March 24, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- ^'Charlotte The 4コマ (1) せーしゅんを駆け抜けろ!' (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
- ^'Charlotte The 4コマ (3) せーしゅんを駆け抜けろ!' (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- ^'『Charlotte(シャーロット)』放送直前! G's連載作家からの応援イラストが到着です‼' (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. July 3, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
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Charlotte is a Japanese anime television series produced by P.A. Works, and the second original anime series created by the visual novel brand Key following Angel Beats! in 2010.[1] The series was created and written by Jun Maeda and directed by Yoshiyuki Asai, with music by Maeda, Hikarishuyo, and the group Anant-Garde Eyes. The characters were designed by Kanami Sekiguchi based on Na-Ga's original concepts.[2][1][3] The story takes place in an alternate reality where a small percentage of children manifest superhuman abilities upon reaching puberty. A focus is placed on Yuu Otosaka, a high school boy who awakens the ability to temporarily possess others, which brings him to the attention of Nao Tomori, the student council president of a school founded as a haven for children with such abilities.
The 13-episode series aired in Japan between July 4 and September 26, 2015 on the BS11, GTV, GYT, and Tokyo MX television networks.[4] It was simulcast by Aniplex Channel, Crunchyroll, Hulu, Daisuki, Viewster, Animax Asia, and AnimeLab.[5][6] The series was released on seven Blu-ray/DVD volumes between September 23, 2015 and March 30, 2016 in Japan, with an original video animation episode included on the seventh volume.[7][8][9] The series is licensed in North America by Aniplex of America, who released the series on two Blu-ray compilation volumes on August 16, 2016 and November 15, 2016.[10][11] The series is also licensed in Australia by Madman Entertainment.[5][12]
The opening theme is 'Bravely You' by Lia and the ending theme is 'Yakeochinai Tsubasa' (灼け落ちない翼, 'The Wings that Won't Be Burned Down') by Aoi Tada. 'Rakuen Made' (楽園まで, 'To Paradise') by How-Low-Hello is used as the ending theme of episodes three and four, and 'Kimi no Moji' (君の文字, 'Your Character') by Anri Kumaki is used as the ending theme of episode thirteen. Several insert theme songs by two in-story bands are also used, featuring songs sung by Maaya Uchida for the band How-Low-Hello and songs sung by Marina for the band Zhiend. For How-Low-Hello, these include: 'Keep on Burnin' (episode one), 'Singer Days' (シンガーデイズ) (episode three), 'Real' (episode four and six) and 'Hatsunetsu Days' (発熱デイズ, 'Feverish Days') (episode eight). For Zhiend, these include: 'Live for You' (episode two), 'Clouded Sky' (episode two and five), 'Fallin' (episodes five, eight and eleven), 'Heavy Rain' (episode eight), 'Blood Colour', 'Scar on Face', 'Adore' and 'Trigger' (episode nine); and 'Sinking Ships' (episode thirteen).
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No. | Title[13] | Director | Original air date[14] | |
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1 | 'I Think About Others' Transcription: 'Ware Tanin o Omou' (Japanese: 我他人を思う) | Yoshiyuki Asai[15] | July 5, 2015 | |
Yuu Otosaka, a boy with the ability to temporarily possess anyone in his line of sight for five seconds, abuses his power by looking at other students' answers during exams. He manages to enter the prestigious Hinomori High School, where he once again uses his ability to woo the school's madonna, Yumi Shirayanagi. Yuu's perfect scores catch the attention of student council president Yoshiyuki Ōmura, who challenges him to retake the exam on his own or to face expulsion on grounds of cheating. This turns out to be a trap set up by a girl named Nao Tomori, who has been observing his abilities in action. Yuu attempts to flee but is caught by Jōjirō Takajō, who can move at uncontrollably high speeds, after which Nao, who can make herself invisible to a specific target, beats up Yuu. Nao arranges for him and his little sister Ayumi Otosaka to be transferred to Hoshinoumi Academy, a school for those with abilities like him. Getting dumped by Yumi as a result of the restrictions forced upon him, Yuu reluctantly prepares for his new life as a member of Hoshinoumi Academy's student council. | ||||
2 | 'Melody of Despair' Transcription: 'Zetsubō no Senritsu' (Japanese: 絶望の旋律) | Tomoaki Ōta[16] | July 12, 2015 | |
Yuu is tasked as a member of the student council to ensure the safety of students with special abilities. During lunch, Jōjirō seemingly gets hurt after demonstrating his developing teleportation skills to Yuu in the cafeteria to grab some sandwiches. He tells Yuu that Nao has no female friends due to her selective invisibility power. A boy named Takehito Kumagami, who can detect people with abilities, guides Yuu, Nao and Jōjirō to Nanba High School. The three of them catch a student named Udō, who uses his thoughtography ability to produce X-ray photos of girls in their underwear, selling them for a profit to support his ill parents. After they threaten him, Udō agrees to stop using his ability. The next day, Nao takes Yuu to see her big brother, Kazuki Tomori, a musician who was experimented on for his ability to manipulate sound waves and has been left unstable and insane ever since then. Nao explains that, thanks to a particular person she trusts, she was able to escape from the school that experimented on her brother and to bring him to a healthier environment. | ||||
3 | 'Love and Flame' Transcription: 'Koi to Honō' (Japanese: 恋と炎) | Mitsutaka Noshitani[17] | July 19, 2015 | |
Yuu eats lunch at the cafeteria again with Jōjirō, who risks injury by using his teleportation ability to get the best beef curry for the both of them. In their mission to find a user supposedly with two abilities, Yuu, Nao and Jōjirō encounter popular singing idol and vocalist of the band How-Low-Hello, Yusa Nishimori, who is being chased. With the help of her friend Shō, the three fight off her pursuer, finding out afterwards that Yusa is a medium, frequently being possessed by her deceased elder sister Misa Kurobane, who has pyrokinesis. Yusa explains that she was pursued for having accidentally brought home a television producer's phone, which holds shady facts against him. Nao devises a threatening plan to deal with the television producer. That night, Misa, in the guise of Yusa, confronts the television producer. With help from the others, she convinces the television producer to leave Yusa alone and returns the phone to him. Afterwards, Nao arranges for Yusa to transfer to Hoshinoumi Academy, while Shō confesses his feelings for Misa, who advises him to live his own life and thanks him for everything. | ||||
4 | 'Moment of Earnest' Transcription: 'Setsuna no Honki' (Japanese: 刹那の本気) | Ken'ichi Imaizumi[18] | July 26, 2015 | |
Following Yusa's conspicuous transfer to Yuu's class, Nao brings her and the boys to their third task in Kannai Academy, where a student is believed to have telekinesis. Nao shows them footage of a baseball pitcher, Arifumi Fukuyama, who pitches knuckleballs with his ability instead of his grip. They confront Arifumi, who refuses to stop using his ability. Nao organizes a baseball match between the two academies' baseball teams, with the condition that Arifumi will stop using his ability if Hoshinoumi Academy wins. After eight innings, both teams are evenly scored. In the ninth inning, Yuu hits a few foul balls, and Misa runs from second base to home plate. Hoshinoumi subsequently wins against Kannai, two to one. Arifumi admits to using his ability only to help Takato, who is the catcher and his best friend, train to qualify for the national league. The others assure that Arifumi can still be of much help to Takato, and Arifumi agrees to stop using his ability. | ||||
5 | 'Sound Heard Sometime in the Past' Transcription: 'Itsuka Kiita Oto' (Japanese: いつか聴いた音) | Tomoaki Ōta[19] | August 2, 2015 | |
Learning of a user capable of flight, the student council camps out in the mountains, where the user has been training to master his ability. During the first two nights, Yusa tells the other members about her close relationship with Misa, while Nao tells Yuu about her dream of filming her favorite band named Zhiend. Jōjirō later tells Yuu that their abilities will only last for two more years. The day after, the student council is confronted by Saitō, the ability user, who threatens them into leaving, but Nao dismisses his threat as bluff. Saitō then steals Nao's camcorder from her and attempts to escape by flying away. However, Saitō is thwarted by Yuu, and Nao convinces Saitō to stop using his ability. In the evening, Yuu returns home to find Ayumi sick with a cold while eating dinner. | ||||
6 | 'Happiness Never Noticed' Transcription: 'Kizukanakatta Shiawase' (Japanese: 気づかなかった幸せ) | Fumihiko Suganuma[20] | August 9, 2015 | |
While Ayumi stays at home to recover, the student council learns of a student with a collapse ability in the condo complex, and Nao suspects that Ayumi has developed said ability, as only a sick student would be home from school at that time of day. Ayumi is visited by Yuu, Nao, and Yusa for dinner and is tucked into bed at night. After Yuu learns that Ayumi dreamed about the ground suddenly cracking, a worried Nao instructs Yuu to tell Ayumi to stay home one more day. Although her temperature has gone down, Ayumi sneaks out and goes to school. In the corridor, after Nomura prevents Oikawa from talking to Ayumi, Konishi threatens Ayumi with a box cutter, accusing Ayumi of supposedly stealing Oikawa from her. Backed into a corner, Ayumi activates her ability, causing the school wing to disintegrate around her. As Yuu desperately searches through the wreckage for any sign of his sister, he is knocked unconscious by a piece of falling rubble. | ||||
7 | 'Beyond the Escape' Transcription: 'Tōhikō no Hate ni' (Japanese: 逃避行の果てに) | Toshiya Shinohara[21] | August 16, 2015 | |
Yuu wakes up in hospital and learns that Ayumi died in the school collapse. He becomes a recluse into despondency, showing no interest when Jōjirō and Yusa come to visit. Yumi also comes by and express her concern, but he refuses her help. When government agents show up at his apartment, Yuu goes on the run and hides out in a manga café, later using his powers to pick fights with gangs and growing more unstable over time. Before he can turn his attention to drugs, he is stopped by Nao, who has been secretly observing him the entire time. Nao convinces Yuu to eat a proper meal as a bet, serving him a plate of omurice, which Ayumi had been trying to perfect using his mother's recipe. Yuu acknowledges that he has lost the bet and resolves to return to the student council with Nao to work hard in memory of his sister. | ||||
8 | 'A Chance Meeting' Transcription: 'Kaikō' (Japanese: 邂逅) | Mitsutaka Noshitani[22] | August 23, 2015 | |
After Yuu is welcomed back at school by Jōjirō and Yusa, the student council assembles to watch Yusa's new music video. Nao invites Yuu to accompany her to a Zhiend concert, since Jōjirō and Yusa are not interested. Later that day, Yuu comes across Sala Shane, Zhiend's blind vocalist, who treats him to okonomiyaki at a restaurant. After she helps Yuu burn incense on the altar to pay respect for the loss of Ayumi, Sala later reveals that she overcame her blindness to get to where she is now. Yuu takes Sala to see Kazuki in the hospital, where she sings one of her inspirational songs to calm Kazuki from his rage. After seeing Sala off, Nao thanks Yuu for helping to improve Kazuki's condition, and Yuu wonders why he feels so nostalgic over Zhiend's music. | ||||
9 | 'A World That Does Not Exist Here' Transcription: 'Koko ni Nai Sekai' (Japanese: ここにない世界) | Tomoaki Ōta[23] | August 30, 2015 | |
At the Zhiend concert with Nao, Yuu feels a familiar sensation upon hearing what is supposed to be a brand-new song. He experiences a sudden flashback, in which he and Ayumi lived in a research institution where they were monitored for their abilities. When Ayumi's collapse ability caused damage to the structure, a scientist named Tsutsumiuchi helped Yuu escape and urged him to use his true ability of plundering other people's powers. Yuu eventually reached his brother, Shunsuke Otosaka, who possesses the ability to time travel. Back in the present, Yuu regains consciousness, now aware of the fact that he has a brother. Yuu and Nao are then approached by Kumagami, who takes them to a secret underground haven to meet with Shunsuke. | ||||
10 | 'Plunder' Transcription: 'Ryakudatsu' (Japanese: 略奪) | Tōru Yoshida[24] | September 6, 2015 | |
In the past, Shunsuke and Kumagami, as well as their allied ability users Medoki, Shichino and Maedomari, tried to find a way to keep ability users safe from researchers with evil intentions. As Shunsuke time-leaped multiple times to find an answer, he discovered that his vision grew weaker with each leap. After one final leap which left him blind, Shunsuke used his idea of establishing a safe haven to buy an educational facility to serve as a school. To keep them safe, Shunsuke arranged for Yuu and Ayumi to be hypnotized by Medoki, and have their memories of him be erased by Maedomari. In the present, Shunsuke instructs Yuu to plunder his time leap ability and to return to the day before Ayumi died. Yuu promptly plunders Ayumi's collapse ability, keeping her from accidentally using it. Later on, Yuu and Nao use their powers to scare off Konishi so that she cannot harm Ayumi. With Ayumi finally safe, Kumagami takes her and Yuu to Shunsuke. | ||||
11 | 'Charlotte' Transcription: 'Shārotto' (Japanese: シャーロット) | Fumihiko Suganuma[25] | September 13, 2015 | |
Shunsuke urges Yuu to stay with Ayumi at the safe haven until his abilities disappear. In the research facility, Tsutsumiuchi explains that people possess their special abilities as a result of inhaling particles spread by a short-period comet called Charlotte, which passes Earth every 75 years. A vaccine is being prepared before the next pass of the comet. Shunsuke's aide, Furuki, is threatened into handing Kumagami over to a group of foreign terrorists in a factory. The terrorists torture Kumagami to inquire information about ability users, allowing the terrorists to hold Nao and Kumagami hostage in exchange for Yuu. Upon ensuring the safety of Furuki's family, Yuu goes to the factory to ransom Nao and Kumagumi, but is attacked by a female ability user who slashes his right eye, preventing him from time-leaping. Yuu activates his collapse ability, disintegrating the factory on top of them all. Although Yuu manages to use telekinesis to protect himself and the female ability user, Kumagami is impaled by a metal pipe as he shields Nao from the wreckage. | ||||
12 | 'Promise' Transcription: 'Yakusoku' (Japanese: 約束) | Toshiya Shinohara[26] | September 20, 2015 | |
Yuu wakes up in the hospital with Medoki, Shichino, Maedomari at his bedside. He learns of the permanent loss of his right eye and the devastating death of Kumagumi. Ayumi, Jōjirō and Yusa each come by to visit during his rehabilitation. Also, he encourages Misa to express appreciation for her parents while she still has a chance, being given this opportunity when Yusa host a television food report on their family restaurant. After Shunsuke explains that Japan will be involved in terrorist attacks soon, Nao suggests for Yuu to travel overseas to plunder the powers of all ability users worldwide, though this could risk his sanity. He accepts this challenge and confesses his love to her, and they make a promise that he will come home safely. She offers him to plunder her ability so she can live a normal life. He then plunders the abilities of Jōjirō, Yusa, and Misa, the latter of whom leaves behind a letter for Yusa expressing how much fun she had with them all. Nao gives some foreign language flashcards to Yuu, and he gives back her MP3 player as a vow that he will come back to her once the mission is over. | ||||
13 | 'Memories to Come' Transcription: 'Korekara no Kiroku' (Japanese: これからの記録) | Yoshiyuki Asai[27] | September 27, 2015 | |
Beginning his journey in the Philippines, Yuu plunders an ability for seeking out other users and slowly starts taking the abilities from each user he meets, earning him a reputation as the dreaded 'One-Eyed Grim Reaper'. At a paramilitary facility that exploits adolescent ability users, he gains an ability to detect those with dormant abilities, using an illness-worsening ability to accelerate the abilities' development in order to plunder them. As he travels to various countries, he begins to suffer from extreme stress and borderline insanity from acquiring so much power, yet seeing the flashcards prevents him from going haywire. Upon discovering the last active ability user in China, Yuu is critically injured from an attack by a male bounty hunter, but Yuu defends the young female ability user of courage before being recovered by Shunsuke. An amnesiac Yuu wakes up in the hospital back in Japan with Nao at his bedside. Nao informs him that they are lovers and expresses gratitude that he has kept the flashcards and their promise after all this time. With no other ability users present in the world, Yuu, Nao, Jōjirō, Yusa and Ayumi look forward to the memories they will make from now on. | ||||
OVA | 'The Strong Ones' Transcription: 'Tsuyoi Monotachi' (Japanese: 強い者たち) | Yoshiyuki Asai Daisuke Tsukushi | March 30, 2016 | |
This episode is set between episodes 4 and 5. The student council discovers Iori Sekiguchi, a girl with telepathy, which causes the thoughts of people around her to be projected to others. Realizing that Iori feels burdened over causing those around her to fight, Yuu and Nao, despite having their thoughts constantly being read aloud to each other, treat Iori to a pleasant day at an amusement park to prove they can get along with each other. Iori loses confidence after her power causes a couple to argue, but Nao remains determined to stay by her side and learns what might have triggered Iori's ability. She and Yuu visit Iori's friend, Honoka, who informs them of Iori's incurable disease, which will eventually take away Iori's ability to move. Honoka's selfish desire to isolate herself from her best friend's suffering agitates Nao, who lashes out at Honoka. Afterwards, Honoka makes up with Iori, who resolves to do her best to survive her disease. |
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External links[edit]
- Official website(in Japanese)