List of Charlotte episodes

The 13-episode Japanese anime television series Charlotte is based on an original concept by Jun Maeda, who also wrote the screenplay, 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.[1][2] It is directed by Yoshiyuki Asai and produced by the animation studio P.A.Works and production company Aniplex.[1][3] The chief animators are Noboru Sugimitsu and Kanami Sekiguchi, and Sekiguchi is also the character designer. The music, composed by Maeda, Hikarishuyo, and the group Anant-Garde Eyes, is produced by VisualArt's and 1st Place with Satoki Iida as the sound director.[1] The plot 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 series aired between July 4 and September 26, 2015 on the BS11, GTV, GYT, and Tokyo MX television networks in Japan.[4] It aired at later dates those networks on CBC, CTC, MBS, TUT, tvk and TVS.[4] The series is being released on seven Blu-ray/DVD compilation volumes between September 23, 2015 and March 23, 2016 in limited and regular editions.[5][6] A drama CD, written by Maeda and performed by the anime's cast, was released with the first volume, and a second drama CD will be released with the third volume.[5][7] The seventh volume will feature an original video animation episode.[8] 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.[9][10] The series was obtained by Madman Entertainment for digital distribution in Australia and New Zealand who simulcasted the series on AnimeLab.[11]

The series makes use of two pieces of theme music: one opening theme and one ending theme. 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: "Dancin' on the Border'" (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).

Episode list

No. Title[12] Animation directors Original air date[lower-alpha 1]
1 "I Think About Others"
"Ware Tanin o Omou" (我他人を思う) 		Miyuki Nakamura, Noboru Sugimitsu[14]July 4, 2015
Yuu Otosaka is a boy who wakes up one day and finds that he has the ability to temporarily possess anyone in his line of sight for five seconds. Using this power to look at other students' answers during exams, Yuu manages to enter the prestigious Hinomori High School,[Jp. 1] where he once again uses his ability to woo the school's madonna, Yumi Shirayanagi[Jp. 2] (Voiced by: Mai Nakahara). However, Yuu's perfect scores catch the attention of the student council president, Yoshiyuki Ōmura[Jp. 3] (Voiced by: Junji Majima), who challenges him to take the exam again or else face expulsion on grounds of cheating. This turns out to be a trap set up by a girl named Nao Tomori, who had been observing his abilities in action. Yuu attempts to flee but is caught by Jōjirō Takajō, who can move at uncontrollably high speeds. Nao, who can make herself invisible to a specific target, beats up Yuu. Afterwards she arranges for him and his little sister Ayumi 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 Hoshonoumi Academy's student council. 
2 "Melody of Despair"
"Zetsubō no Senritsu" (絶望の旋律) 		Keiko Ichihara, Noboru Sugimitsu, Risa Suzuki[15]July 11, 2015
Reluctantly, Yuu begins his life as a member of Hoshinoumi Academy's student council, whose job is to ensure the safety of students with supernatural powers. After receiving guidance from a boy named Kumagami, who can detect people with abilities, their first task leads them to Nanba High School,[Jp. 4] where they catch a student named Udō[Jp. 5] (Voiced by: Yūsei Oda) who has the ability of thoughtography; it allows him to produce X-ray photos of girls in their underwear and sell them for a profit. After they threaten him, he agrees to stop using his ability. The next day, Nao takes Yuu to see her big brother, Kazuki Tomori, revealing that he was experimented on for his ability to manipulate sound waves, rendering him as unstable and insane. Nao further explains that thanks to a particular person she trusts, she was able to escape the school that experimented on her brother and bring him to a friendly environment. 
3 "Love and Flame"
"Koi to Honō" (恋と炎) 		Nozomu Kuwashima, Ippei Masui, Ken Mukaigawara, Sakurako Sagano, Eri Tokugawa[16]July 18, 2015
After Yuu eats lunch with Jōjirō at the cafeteria, he is assigned to his second task, which leads them to a user with supposedly two abilities. After investigating, the three come across popular singing idol and vocalist of the band How-Low-Hello, Yusa Nishimori, who is being chased by someone. With the help of her friend Shō[Jp. 6] (Voiced by: Ryōta Ōsaka), the three fight off her pursuer, finding out afterwards that Yusa has the ability to allow the dead to possess her body, and that she is currently possessed by her deceased older sister Misa, who has pyrokinesis. Yusa explains that she was being chased when she accidentally brought home the phone of a TV producer that holds shady facts against him. Nao devises a threatening plan to deal with the producer. That night, Yusa confronts the producer and turns into Misa, who, with help from the others, threatens him to leave Yusa alone before returning the phone to him. Afterwards, Nao arranges for Yusa to transfer to Hoshinoumi Academy while Shō confesses his feelings for Misa, who tells him to live his own life and thanks him for everything. 
4 "Moment of Earnest"
"Setsuna no Honki" (刹那の本気) 		Ken'ichi Imaizumi[17]July 25, 2015
Following Yusa's loud transfer to Yuu's class, Nao brings her and the boys to their third task in Kannai Academy,[Jp. 7] where they believe a user with telekinesis is attending. As proof, Nao shows them footage of a baseball pitcher, Arifumi Fukuyama[Jp. 8] (Voiced by: Ryōhei Kimura), who pitches differ greatly from the manner he throws them. After confronting Arifumi, who refuses to stop using his ability, Nao holds a baseball match between Kannai and Hoshinoumi's teams, making a bet that if they win, Arifumi will stop using his ability. After eight innings, both teams are evenly matched in the score. During the last inning, Misa runs from second base to home with the help of Nao and Hoshinoumi subsequently wins by two to one. Consequently, Arifumi agrees to stop using his ability, and Yuu possesses him for a little experiment by Nao. 
5 "The Sound You Heard Sometime"
"Itsuka Kiita Oto" (いつか聴いた音) 		Yuki Akiyama, Keiko Ichihara, Ayumi Nishibata, Risa Suzuki, Harumi Takagi[18]August 1, 2015
Learning of a user with the ability to fly, the student council camp out in the mountains where the user has been training to control his ability. During the first two nights, Yusa tells the other members about her relationship with Misa, while Yuu interacts with Nao, talking with her about the band Zhiend and her dream of filming them. He then talks to Jōjirō about their abilities and how long they will last. The day after, the ability user, Saitō[Jp. 9] (Voiced by: Hikaru Midorikawa), confronts the council members and tries threatening them into leaving, but Nao dismisses his threat as a bluff. Saitō then steals Nao's camcorder from her and attempts to escape using his power, but is stopped by Yuu's ability. After Nao convinces Saitō to stop using his ability, Yuu returns to his condo to find Ayumi sick with a cold. 
6 "Unnoticed Happiness"
"Kizukanakatta Shiawase" (気づかなかった幸せ) 		Yuki Akiyama[19]August 8, 2015
While Ayumi stays at home to recover from her fever, Yuu and the others learn that a student with a "collapse" ability is in the condo. As a result, Nao suspects Ayumi of being the ability user, believing she might be developing an ability of her own. As Yuu, Nao, and Yusa check up on her, Ayumi describes a dream she had about the ground suddenly cracking, prompting Nao to suggest that everyone be cautious around her. The next day, as Ayumi's temperature goes down, Yuu advises her to stay at home so she can be safe, but she decides to sneak out and go to school anyway. There, she is confronted by her classmate, Konishi[Jp. 10] (Voiced by: Kotori Koiwai), who accuses her of stealing the boy she liked away from her, then comes at her with a cutter. Pushed into a corner, Ayumi suddenly activates her ability, causing the school building to collapse with her still inside. As Yuu desperately searches through the wreckage for any signs of Ayumi, a piece of rubble falls towards him. Afterwards, Kumagami is shown standing over the wreckage. 
7 "The End of the Exodus"
"Tōhikō no Hate ni" (逃避行の果てに) 		Yurie Ōhigashi[20]August 15, 2015
Waking up in a hospital following the school collapse, Yuu is shocked to learn that Ayumi had died in the process. Locking himself away in his apartment, Yuu becomes a recluse, turning away anyone who tries to help him, including Yumi. When government agents show up at his apartment, Yuu goes on the run and starts hiding out in a manga café, over time growing more unstable as he starts using his powers to pick fights with gangs. Before he can turn his attention to drugs, he is stopped by Nao, who has been observing him the entire time, using her invisibility. Getting Yuu to agree to a proper meal, Nao makes him some omurice using the pizza-sauce recipe that Ayumi had been trying to perfect, reminding Yuu of what is truly important. Yuu resolves to return to the student council with Nao to work hard in memory of his sister. 
8 "Encounter"
"Kaikō" (邂逅) 		Yoshie Anzai, Masumi Hattori, Asuka Kurokawa, Ippei Masui, Ken Mukaigawara, Sakurako Sagano, Shin'ichi Suzuki[21]August 22, 2015
Once Yuu returns to school, Nao assembles the student council together to watch Yusa's new music video. She then invites Yuu to accompany her at Zhiend's concert taking place the next day. Later that day, Yuu comes across Zhiend's blind vocalist, Sara Shane (Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro, Marina (singing)), who treats him to dinner and listens about his recent loss. Believing it might help Kazuki, Yuu decides to take Sara to meet him, hearing about the troubles she faced in her career before she went blind along the way. When they arrive, Sara sings one of her songs to calm Kazuki down from his rage, allowing him to recognize others once again. After seeing Sara off, Nao thanks Yuu for improving Kazuki's condition, while Yuu becomes curious as to why he feels so nostalgic over Zhiend's music. 
9 "The World is Not in Here"
"Koko ni Nai Sekai" (ここにない世界) 		Makiko Kamimura, Yuji Miyashita, Shin'ichi Suzuki, Harumi Takagi, Makiko Takeda[22]August 29, 2015
While at the Zhiend concert with Nao, Yuu feels a familiar sensation upon hearing what is supposed to be a brand-new song, which suddenly causes him to have a flashback of his past. In these memories, Yuu and Ayumi are living together in a facility, where they are monitored for their abilities. When Ayumi's collapse ability causes damage to the facility, a researcher helps Yuu escape. Yuu uses his true ability to steal the abilities of other users and reach his brother, Shunsuke Otosaka, who uses a time travel ability to change the world. Yuu regains consciousness in the present, now aware that he has a brother. He and Nao are then approached by Kumagami, who takes them to a hidden facility to meet with Shunsuke and hear his story about the time-traveling incident. 
10 "Looting"
"Ryakudatsu" (略奪) 		Tetsuro Uetake[23]September 5, 2015
Shunsuke explains what happened after traveling three years into the past. After explaining his situation to Kumagami and joining up with his allies, Shunsuke began trying to think of a way to keep them safe from the facility. As Shunsuke time-traveled multiple times to find an answer, his vision growing weaker with each leap, he eventually formed the idea to found a school specifically for ability users. Following his final leap, which left him blind and thus unable to use his ability any further, Shunsuke managed to buy out an educational facility before arranging for Yuu and Ayumi to have their memories of him erased so he can work behind the scenes. After Shunsuke finishes his explanation, Yuu steals his time-traveling ability and returns to the day before Ayumi died. Informing Nao of the situation, Yuu takes Ayumi's collapse ability away from her, before she and Nao use their abilities to scare off Konishi so she cannot harm Ayumi. With Ayumi finally safe, she and Yuu regroup with Kumagami, who takes them to see Shunsuke. 
11 "Charlotte"
"Shārotto" (シャーロット) 		Yuki Akiyama, Kōsuke Kawazura[24]September 12, 2015
After being filled in on the situation, Shunsuke urges Yuu to stay with Ayumi at his research facility until his abilities disappear, as they put him at risk of being targeted. There, he learns that special abilities are the result of inhaling particles spread by a short-period comet called Charlotte. Later, Kumagami's aide Furuki[Jp. 11] (Voiced by: Kanehira Yamamoto) is threatened into handing him over to a terrorist group, who force him into telling them everything he knows about ability users. Using this information, the terrorists kidnap Nao and hold her, Kumagami, and Furuki's family hostage in exchange for Yuu. Learning of this, Yuu goes to rescue them. Upon meeting up with the terrorists and ensuring the safety of Furuki's family, Yuu is attacked by another ability user, who slashes his eye, preventing him from time traveling. The pain of the wound triggers his collapse ability, which destroys the building. Although Yuu uses his telekinesis to protect himself and the other ability user, Kumagami is impaled after protecting Nao from the wreckage and dies as a result, devastating Shunsuke. 
12 "Promise"
"Yakusoku" (約束) 		Kōsuke Kawazura, Yuji Miyashita, Kanami Sekiguchi, Noboru Sugimitsu, Risa Suzuki, Harumi Takagi[25]September 19, 2015
Two days after the incident, Yuu wakes up in the hospital and learns of Kumagami's death. As Yuu's friends come to visit him during his rehabilitation, he has a discussion with Misa about life and death, encouraging her to visit her parents while she still has a chance. She gets this opportunity when Yusa hosts a food report on their parents' restaurant, allowing Misa to express her appreciation to them, which in turn gives Yuu a better appreciation of Ayumi's cooking. Later, as Yuu becomes determined to help Shunsuke, who is still in turmoil over Kumagami's death, Nao suggests that he could protect all of the ability users around the world by simply stealing their abilities. Despite the risk of taking on so many powers, Yuu accepts and then confesses his feelings to Nao, who tells him she will be waiting until he succeeds and they make a promise that he will come home safely, before taking her ability. After informing Shunsuke of his mission, Yuu prepares to go overseas to find someone with a power similar to Kumagami's to track down other ability users. He takes the abilities of Jōjirō, Yusa, and Misa, the latter of whom leaves behind a letter for Yusa expressing how much fun she had. Before Yuu leaves, Nao hands him some flash cards while he gives back her MP3 player as a vow that he will come back from his journey alive. 
13 "Memories to Come"
"Korekara no Kiroku" (これからの記録) 		Yuki Akiyama, Kōsuke Kawazura, Yuji Miyashita, Kanami Sekiguchi, Noboru Sugimitsu[26]September 26, 2015
Beginning his journey in the Philippines, Yuu steals an ability for seeking out other users and slowly starts stealing abilities from each user he meets, earning him a reputation as the "One-Eyed Grim Reaper". Later, while infiltrating a facility using ability users as soldiers, he gains the ability to detect those who have not awakened their abilities yet, and uses an illness power to force said abilities to awaken so he can steal them. As his journey continues across many other countries, the burden of taking on so many abilities start to take its toll on Yuu as he struggles to keep them under control. He soon starts losing his memories and sense of self under extreme stress, the only thing tying him to his humanity being the flashcards Nao gave him. Ending his journey in Beijing, Yuu is attacked by a man and critically injured, but he takes the final user's ability nearby and is then recovered by Shunsuke. Waking up at a hospital back in Japan, Yuu is left with no past memories. Nao tells him she is his girlfriend and expresses gratitude that he kept the flashcards and their promise after all this time. With no other abilities present in the world, Yuu, Nao, Jōjirō, Yusa, and Ayumi look forward to the memories they will make from now on. 

Notes

  1. ↑ As Charlotte premiered in Tokyo MX's Saturday 24:00 (00:00 a.m. JST) time slot, the episodes technically aired the days following the ones listed.[13]
Japanese
  1. ↑ Japanese: 陽野森高校 Hepburn: Hinomori Kōkō
  2. ↑ 白柳 弓 Shirayanagi Yumi
  3. ↑ 大村 佳之 Ōmura Yoshiyuki
  4. ↑ 難波高校 Nanba Kōkō
  5. ↑ 有働
  6. ↑ ショウ
  7. ↑ 関内学園 Kannai Gakuen
  8. ↑ 福山 有史 Fukuyama Arifumi
  9. ↑ 斉藤
  10. ↑ 小西
  11. ↑ 古木

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Staff & Cast" (in Japanese). P.A.Works. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Visual Art's/Key Stream Charlotte Anime's TV Ad". Anime News Network. March 5, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  3. ↑ "麻枝准氏が原作・脚本を担当するアニメ『Charlotte』は7月放送開始。キービジュ・スタッフも公開" (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. March 30, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "On Air" (in Japanese). P.A.Works. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Charlotte(シャーロット) 1" (in Japanese). P.A.Works. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Charlotte(シャーロット) 7" (in Japanese). P.A.Works. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Charlotte(シャーロット) 3" (in Japanese). P.A.Works. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Charlotte's 7th Blu-ray/DVD to Have Unaired Episode". Anime News Network. September 5, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Aniplex USA to Simulcast Classroom Crisis, Charlotte, Wagnaria!!3 Anime". Anime News Network. June 24, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Animax Asia Will Simulcast Charlotte TV Anime". Anime News Network. July 3, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Charlotte". AnimeLab. Facebook. June 25, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  12. ↑ "TVアニメ「Charlotte(シャーロット)」公式サイト Story" (in Japanese). P.A.Works. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Charlotte(シャーロット) アニメ TOKYO MX" (in Japanese). Tokyo MX. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  14. ↑ "第一話 我他人を思う" [Episode 1: I Think About Others] (in Japanese). P.A.Works. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  15. ↑ "第二話 絶望の旋律" [Episode 2: Melody of Despair] (in Japanese). P.A.Works. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  16. ↑ "第三話 恋と炎" [Episode 3: Love and Flame] (in Japanese). P.A.Works. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  17. ↑ "第四話 刹那の本気" [Episode 4: Moment of Earnest] (in Japanese). P.A.Works. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  18. ↑ "第五話 いつか聴いた音" [Episode 5: The Sound You Heard Sometime] (in Japanese). P.A.Works. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  19. ↑ "第六話 気づかなかった幸せ" [Episode 6: Happy You Did Not Notice] (in Japanese). P.A.Works. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  20. ↑ "第七話 逃避行の果てに" [Episode 7: The End of the Exodus] (in Japanese). P.A.Works. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  21. ↑ "第八話 邂逅" [Episode 8: Encounter] (in Japanese). P.A.Works. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  22. ↑ "第九話 ここにない世界" [Episode 9: The World is Not in Here] (in Japanese). P.A.Works. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  23. ↑ "第十話 略奪" [Episode 10: Looting] (in Japanese). P.A.Works. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  24. ↑ "第十一話 シャーロット" [Episode 11: Charlotte] (in Japanese). P.A.Works. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  25. ↑ "第十二話 約束" [Episode 12: Promise] (in Japanese). P.A.Works. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  26. ↑ "第十三話 約束" [Episode 13: Memories to Come] (in Japanese). P.A.Works. Retrieved September 27, 2015.

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