Charlotte

Mod Edit: Review contains spoilers

It all starts with a meteor which gives special powers to childs till their teen years strike, which then they forget about their powers and completely lose them.And ofcourse Jun Maeda( famous for making clannad and angel beats ) writes this anime and forcing some melodrama in the middle of the anime.
While a mere teen "Otosaka Yuu" has to cure them all from their " disease" so that they won't be experimentated by the government.

At the start of the anime Yuu has the power to plunder other abilities but he doesnt know that, and he has the power to control someone ... for a certain amount of time. And he gets busted, but not by the government but by some students who force him not to abuse his power and enroll their school where people with supernatural abilities like them are. And they need to enroll more students.
Yuu needs to remove every ability from all ability users and to do that he must overcome alot of obstacles
The ending was a little rushed though ;/

Story 7/10

Just explained it above here. Nothing too special neither too mediocre

Art 10/10

Sick art by P.A Works. Nothing to complain about

Sound 9/10

Both liked the opening and ending of the anime.
Fun fact: op sang by the same singer(Lia) as in Angel Beats and Clannad
And voice acting was done very well too

Character 7/10

Somewhat decent i guess but some characters dont get enough screen time and you'll notice when you watch it

Enjoyment 9/10

Liked the anime in general but story could've been better and the character development as stated above

Overall 8/10

Story good/Decent, Art Outstanding, Sound Great, Character Good/satisfied, Enjoyment Great, Overall Very good

hope i've informed you guys enough
you should check it out and give it a try

An outstanding, dramatic, and heartwarming story that will make the biggest man "shred dem tears".

Each Character is given a whole episode for introductions and has a backstory. And as you continue through this series you will see the main character Otosaka Yuu changing positively, as he was a narcissist and knocked down other peoples for his own good, to become a friendly teenager that cares for his friends and others.

One of the most appealing points of this anime is the Art and I especially loved the characters' eyes when activating their powers.
Charlotte is truly incredible, with its amazing and emotional story, lovable characters and beautiful ... art.

I would gladly keep rewatching it as many times as I could, as this anime is one hell of a masterpiece.

Well this is my first review so if anyone notices an orography mistake, punctuation mistake, etc, i hope you can tell me so i can improve. Now im ready!
When i heard about key making a new anime i was excited up to the roof, when the show charlotte started i grabbed my laptop lock myself in my room and wait for the tears to come but... that didnt happened.

Story 8/10
Well i thought the concept of the story was perfect, the ideas of diseases of superpowers that they only last during adolescence it blow my mind. But the idea that the serie it was only ... going to last 13 episodes long i knew it was going to rush the things at the end. Well my friends without spoiling you the last episode was a huge rush for me. The last 5 minutes were beutiful, but i thought it can have another chapter or even better other 11 episodes. The lack of tears in my face made me feel insatisfactory, i dont know if the way i watched the anime 1 episode per week affected my attachement to the anime's emotions. I think that if you want to get a better experience of the serie you have to watch it all in a day, maybe two.

Art 10/10
The art was sublime... There were mounts and mounts of backgrounds; gorgeous backgrounds, cities, cliffs, deserts, etc. The art disdnt dissapoint me at all, I really thought it was good.

Sound 10/10
Im just saying half of the music is going straight to my ipod.

Character 9/10
The main character changed throgh the serie such as the secondary characters, something that i thought "wow not in every anime happends this" The begging of the anime shows us a maniac of power protagonist and at the end shows us a kind and heroic character. The secondaries for me were the best *cof* *cof* yusarin my wifu *cof* *cof*. And i dont wanna get started with Tomori!!! She is perfect from the mature and motionless way she acted to the kind and patient she was.

Enjoyment 10/10
I looked every single episode on the day it came out, and at the end of it i wanted to skip time to next saturday. My 2015 favorite!

Overall 9/10
Since i thought it was a little rushed the last episode i didnt feel putting a 10 to the anime but i think if they split the last episode into 2 and i dont know maybe posting them all at once (just kidding) it would be a 10 for me. I highly recommend this anime been watch all in a day so you dont get the feeling of insatisfaction like i do.

Hope you enjoy this review... it was made with all the love of my kokoro

I started watching charlotte after I saw one of the scene in the meme. The sheer number of negative remarks lead me to write this review and also because how much I liked it. Now It got me hooked right from the start, that ability with the person with that attitude. I think most people, if not everyone, would use the ability protagonist has any differently than he did, which made him relatable.

This is the first anime in a long time that I have watched where I didn't disliked the main protagonist. Nobody blushes as much as other drama anime. I couldn't guess what ... could happen next. First few episode are most likely forgotten by how the remaining part goes on. While that may not be good thing, last episodes are has more impact and a really satisfying ending, at least for me.

Now as I said, after ep 6 or so we learn more and more about the story and why the anime is named what it is named. while some may say the story gets more deviated, personally I liked it very much. I don't get much time to watch anime lately so its been a while since I could watch anime of this sort and the development of story was really interesting for me.
The ending was really satisfying too. I was thinking that story can't be wrapped that quickly and believed ep 12 to be a good ending but as I watched the last episode and learned that the anime is contained and concluded within ep 13, and in a really better way, it really deserved the 10 I gave it.

In conclusion, if you like surprises and know nothing of what happens in this anime on later episodes, it is going to be delightful to watch, since it doesn't go as expected, But that is my opinion, may be I am easily amused, but I like it and would recommend this to my friend

*SPOILER FREE*
Here it is.

For me, Charlotte was a really good work overall. It was probably the best out of the Summer 2015 season, and honestly one of my favorites in my anime experience so far.

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STORY - 8/10
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Don't get me wrong, the synopsis sounded so cliche and so boring I didn't actually feel like watching this in the first place - what actually gave me the push to was the poster art (we'll get into that later, anyway) - but it surprised me really much. It had really surprising plots, and the feel you had while watching everything happen, characters showing up, everything, wasn't constant. This story brought not one way to look at it, but uncountable ways to.

ART - 10/10

Personally, I loved the art for this. Charlotte had a great animation and even though this whole art rating thing is personal and differs with people's tastes, I think that's the one thing most people can agree about. What I loved so much about the art, too, was the colors. So, this was this fantasy sci fi piece, with a comet's name and they used a lot of purples and blues and whenever the sky was visible here, it was just gorgeous to look at. That was a great point too - the colors mean a lot to me in a good art.

CHARACTERS - 10/10

Some people say there was no character development - well, I don't think like that at all. There was a ton of character development, but it was so fluid and natural to watch, you don't even realize it happening. And I just loved it that way. By the time you finish Charlotte and compare the character's behavior the first and last time you saw them, you realize it. Specially the main character. The main character got a huge change of attitude, that you don't quite realize until half of the series is through.

OVERALL - 10/10

I hold Charlotte in a really dear place, specially because I felt like there was something more to it. The abilities only teenagers have are some sort of symbol to the troubles of being a teenager: it's tough, it's when you come to terms with yourself and try to realize were you belong. And that was a conclusion I came to personally after thinking about the series as a whole for a bit.

I'd really recommend you to watch this series, but you have to be able to see beyond what's right there and try to get something out of it. That's the best way to do it! (:

ambivalence.

Key is a household name for any anime connoisseur. Even those with a mere passive interest in the medium as a whole are probably familiar with at least one of Key’s titles—a close friend of mine whose anime experience mostly encompasses Naruto knows Clannad as “that anime which gives people the sads” and subsequently won’t watch it because “it’ll give me the sads.” Clannad: After Story has permanently lodged itself within MAL’s top 10, several other Key titles (such as Angel Beats! and Kanon) receive a lot of love around here, and multiple Key visual novels have received wide acclaim, with Clannad, Little Busters, and ... Rewrite all ranking within vndb’s top 15. In short, people love Key, and when a new anime fronted by Key or Key’s figurehead and principal writer Jun Maeda rolls around, people pay attention. It could be because you’re excited for a new anime from your favorite writer, it could be because you’re one of the director’s many critics and you can’t wait to see their new trainwreck, or you could just be interested in the hype the new series delivers as a passive observer; whatever the case, interest is generated. Naturally, Charlotte, being the newest title in Jun Maeda’s impressive résumé, was met with a tidal wave of hype. Does Charlotte match the standards expected by a Key title? Well, yes and no.

The first six episodes are a testament to all things Jun Maeda, a near complete collection of tropes anybody familiar with his work probably knows intimately by now: food jokes, baseball, school hi-jinks, and tinges of supernatural melodrama, among others. Frankly, these episodes are riddled with so many KeyTropes™ that one might think they were purposely constructed as a parody of everything Maeda is known for. By episode 4, all except the most rabid of Key fans will be more than a little tired with the barrage of shenanigans pressed upon us. The problem isn’t so much that Maeda uses his traditional writing style, it’s that the execution of his ideas are simply too familiar. “Yeah, I’ve seen this before, and I’ve seen it done better than this.” His writing is almost a caricature of itself at this point. As a fan of Maeda’s writing style, I found myself chuckling a number of times and invested in “The Everyday Adventures of Tomori and Friends” more than I retrospectively can understand, but I doubt the average viewer is going to empathize with these feelings. Then, against all odds, Charlotte turned 180 in potentially one of the most contrasting shattering of tropes and clichés I’ve ever witnessed in an anime: episode seven.

The 7th episode of Charlotte is without question one of Key’s finest episodes, sitting in pleasant company with the 18th episode of Clanand: After Story, the 10th episode of Kanon, and the finale of Angel Beats. For probably the second time in his career, Maeda wrote a dramatic story earthed in realism and believability that does not rely on emotional oversensitivity. Filled with flawless progression, powerful character development, and tight writing, Maeda proved he has a grasp on human emotions and Charlotte is not just another show aimed at appealing to the viewer’s appreciation for zany comedy and “feels.” It even successfully implements Maeda’s traditional appreciation for sensationalism and does so with class. From episode seven onwards, Charlotte catapults through a number of plot twists and thrills with a sense of maturity foreign to Key’s works, only ever devolving back to its handbook of clichés to lighten the atmosphere and strengthen the execution rather than relying on them to even catch interest. However, herein lies Charlotte’s largest fault (no, it’s not the pizza sauce jokes): resolution.

Perhaps a testimony to the fact a Key story can’t be told with finesse in a mere 13 episodes, Charlotte’s single most fatal flaw is its pacing and the means by which its drama is resolved. Character development is curbed for the sake of bringing a close to each individual obstacle in a single episode and, in the best of cases, two episodes. The drama of the early episodes is ruined by the absence of build-up and negligence of expansion, and the drama of the latter episodes is diminished by the constraints of its run time that force a harried resolution without thoroughly exploring the events and before viewers are given the chance to even register what’s going on, let alone sink into our protagonist’s emotions… which brings us to the characters.

If Charlotte’s pacing is the gaping wound to the series, then its characters would be the taut string that attempts to cease the blood loss. Each member of our four-character primary cast is loveable and amusing, and a lot of Charlotte’s idiosyncratic humor would utterly fail without its characters to support it. Yuu Otosaka, accurately dubbed “mini-Lelouch,” is sly and selfish yet charismatic and… loves his sister. Nao Tomori is a stoic, responsible, and sweet girl that maneuvers skillfully across the tsundere rope, the one Key girls often do, striking a delicate balance between casually hostile and apprehensively caring. This gives her a believable emotional distance, especially taking into consideration the struggles pressed upon her, far removed from the cringe-inducing display of many of the anime community’s beloved tsunderes (Taiga is shit). Joujirou Takajo and Yusa “Yusarin” Kurobane kind of play second fiddle to our protagonists and would have benefited greatly from more development (Takajo especially; Kurobane received her share of development, but its execution was disappointing at best—more on that in a minute), but between Takajo’s presence as the butt of Charlotte’s many jokes and Yusarin’s dualistic personality, I couldn’t help but admire both of them anyway. There are a number of side characters which play an important role later in the story; speaking much of them would spoil several important events, but it’s worth noting that they are all likeable characters as well.

Unfortunately, Charlotte’s fatal ailment to some extent succeeded in demolishing its characters as well. As mentioned previously, the pacing of the series consistently stifles character development. Some of Yuu’s actions come out of left field, Tomori winds up a side character by the end, and the bits of development the other characters get is crammed into a time allotment so tightly controlled it just seems forced—Kurobane’s ultimate resolution is literally compacted into less than 5 minutes of a single episode. Charlotte nearly completely sacrifices the important element of build-up in the execution of its drama, and without that build-up it’s difficult for the audience to really care about what’s going on. Episode 7 is the single moment in the series that remembers that importance, and, to no surprise, it focuses on Yuu. As the protagonist, all of the genuine development in the series is heaped at Yuu. Even the events seemingly intended to develop the side characters commonly, ultimately serves the purpose of developing Yuu. It is for this reason that, despite some misgivings, Yuu is a well-rounded, well-developed character and certainly among the best of Key’s protagonists.

While I have no specific comments about the standard sound direction—the BGM is certainly not as noteworthy as that of Key’s holy trinity (Clannad, Kanon, Air)—praise should be directed towards the stellar voice work of Kouki Uchiyama for Yuu Otosaka and Ayane Sakura for Nao Tomori. Yuu’s voice work is theatrical and lively, perfectly complimenting his character, yet apprehensive and dejected when required. Nao’s voice in contrast is some combination of subdued, stern, and alluring; and, truthfully, Ayane Sakura’s voice is so charming I could’ve turned off the subtitles and just appreciate the beauty of her voice work.

I opened this review up with the word “ambivalence” to set an atmosphere for my general impression of the series. While the first half of the series is an enjoyable yet basic collage of slice-of-life shenanigans, the second half swiftly swings into motion reminding me why I love Key’s works, yet ultimately leaving me with mixed feelings because its unfortunate pacing restrains its overflowing potential. The resulting product is a vaguely impressive series that falls short of its fathers. And, disappointing as it is, it could have matched them with a handful more episodes, just a bit more time to expand its events and characters, to cover its plot holes. I hope this serves a lesson for any hypothetical future projects: Maeda, please make it two cour.

First of all...I started watching anime not so long ago. Charlotte is a anime where the world is very curious. Not realistic...darker but hopeful.
The STORY that gets really interesting by every chapter have just one problem. Its like every 3 or 2 episodes the anime changes from slice of life to drama, and after 2 comes back to slice of life and then romance and then action. Many people disliked this but I love it. It let me think and watch every part of the anime deeper and gave me enough to still being curious.
What can I say about the ART...just "P.A.Works.". Beutiful environment by ... the way.
The SOUND is good,;I loved the op and ending but maybe I personally dislike the part of the anime of progressive rock.
All CHARACTERS have good personality s. Everyone is cool. But they focused so much on Yuu and some parts on Nao that I forget about the others characters. Even if they would kill someone I won't get sad at all. But talking in general I loved the changes of every character while story goes on. Anyways I loved something of every character and that is how it should be.
I ENJOYED all episodes. Calm, tragedy, school, love, tears. Maybe it make me feel a little sad for the music, art and what happened. But I feel it... I felt it.
In OVERALL I gave this a 9 because I didn't enjoy a anime for so long. Because I felt what yuu felt what nao felt. And I didn't expect anything. I just watch and put my heart on it.

“The scars you can’t see are the hardest to heal.”
Tomori Nao (Charlotte)


To start off, I am writing this review so I can really give potential viewers an idea of what this show has to offer, without influencing their opinion with a biased score. This show seems to be a classic hit or miss anime, which is very well reflected in the range of review scores given. Most of the reviews on this show award either a perfect score (10), or an absolute rubbish one (1-4). I think I understand why these ratings are given (and will give my opinions on this later on in the ... review), but I don’t think it’s the right way to review this show objectively. People who read these reviews shouldn’t be met with a bunch of bad ratings (and discouraged from watching it) just because a couple of people who didn’t enjoy this show as much gave it a 1, because that is just not a rating this show deserves. You might not have enjoyed this show but that doesn’t mean all those people will dislike it as well. The same goes for the people who gave the show a 10. This anime is personally one of my favorites, yet I don’t rate it a 10 as opposed to the other anime in my favorite list due to the fact that I review the show objectively rather than the enjoyment it gave me. I won’t include any hopes I had for this anime, nor my personal feelings towards it. But I digress.


Story: 5.5/10

Charlotte is a 13-episode story about Yuu Otasaka, a teenager with a special ability: he has the ability to slip into people's minds and fully control their body for five seconds. When he uses – or rather abuses – this skill for his own good, he is caught by Nao Tomori, a girl from a different school who also has her own special ability: it turns out he is not the only one with powers in this world. Together with Takajou Joujirou she tries to stop every ability user from using their ability so they can live a normal high school life. Yuu joins Nao Tomori and together they try to stop the abuse of abilities in the area, day by day. While the start of this anime feels simple and just like any other “supernatural” slice of life anime (typical Key anime anyone?), Charlotte starts of quite well. The first few episodes introduce us to the characters and really introduce us to the darker story that follows. While the first part of the show should have been a bit shorter (it felt a bit stretched out), I wasn’t too bothered by it as it didn’t make the show boring or repetitive. From episode 7 onwards the show suddenly takes quite a few unexpected turns, and (sadly) starts to feel rushed. There is just too little time (episodes) to tell the story they wanted to tell. Honestly the story had a lot of potential and possibly would have been much better if it had been a 24 episode show, or if the start had been a little faster. I think episodes 6 up and until 13 (especially 13) are the reason some people were severely disappointed by this show. Whether you like Charlotte depends on how much you enjoyed the show up until this point and how much you mind the rushed feel of the second half of the show. Objectively speaking the story as a whole is definitely nothing to be praised, but it isn’t as bad as people portray it to be (it’s probably just not as good as most people hoped it’d be, as like most Key titles it was highly anticipated). That being said, the story is still likely to pull you in from the start and you just might be one of the people who don’t mind the second half as much and enjoy it a lot, so I definitely recommend watching these 13 episodes anyway. Overall I think the story deserves a 5.5; the minimal passing grade. The show could have been a masterpiece if the story wasn’t this sloppy.


Art: 9/10

Charlotte absolutely deserves praise for its art: even for 2015 the art is top tier. Everything just looks really clean, the characters look amazing, the colors are great and the art manages to portray the atmosphere of the scene well at all times. It never feels rushed or sloppy and the characters are drawn really well too. There are pretty much no complaints to be made here other than the fact that the animation could have been a little bit better.


Sound: 9/10

The voice acting and background music in this show is absolutely amazing. The background music is never out of place and really strengthens the mood the scene is trying to portray; the powerful and sad scenes will most likely hit you hard (they sure did for me). The only reason the show doesn’t score a 10 on sound is because I think the OP and ED music weren’t that special or memorable. All in all Charlotte did a great job on the audio of the show.


Characters: 9/10

In my opinion, the characters really are Charlotte’s strongest point. The (main) characters are written in such a way that you are bound to like them, but most of all care for them. This allows you to feel sad when something sad happens to the characters (and trust me, you will feel). Because the characters are written so well you keep wondering what will happen to them, which in turn keeps you interested in the rest of the story. All main characters have some very simple and recognizable traits, but this doesn’t mean there is no character development at all. Yuu is the only character that really develops much over the course of the show (and he develops quite well), but I don’t think it’s a bad thing that the other characters don’t develop as much. The story is pretty short which would have left very little room for the main characters who get less screen time to actually develop well, so it probably would have felt rushed if they did develop a lot. I personally loved the character of Tomori, but I think all of their characters were very likable. The characters in Charlotte are definitely worthy of a near perfect score and really saved the show where the story/plot lacked.


Enjoyment: 10/10

I won’t take the enjoyment into account in my final rating, but to me Charlotte was incredibly enjoyable to the point where I rated the show a 10 on my MAL and it became one of my absolute favorites. I think the show is really powerful and is able to really play with your feelings: the sad moments hit me like a ton of bricks, I laughed a lot at the earlier episodes and I have been genuinely happy for the characters. I personally wasn’t so bothered by the sloppy second half of the show because I was still hit really hard by the powerful moments of the show and still cared a lot about the characters. I couldn’t refrain myself from watching all 13 episodes in a row. That being said, objectively speaking the show is far from perfect.


All in all I honestly recommend watching Charlotte, as it’s only 13 episodes and you definitely might be one of the people to whom this show is a masterpiece. Just don’t go in with ridiculous expectations like most people did and you just might enjoy yourself!

Everything about this is almost perfect, so close to perfection, I can't actually pinpoint something wrong with it. Every character was well written, I felt as if I knew them and they were all unique. Story was great and caught on real fast, story progression was at a fast, but steady pace and nothing felt rushed. Voice actors and subtitling were almost near perfection. I'm actually struggling to pickup anything negative about this Anime. Even the ending left me, full, if that makes sense. I was extremely happy with the ending, which is something I can't say about a lot of Animes.

Even If you don't ... have time to watch this Anime, make time, and watch it. You won't regret it.

Edit: I forgot the word "won't" in the last sentence.

What can I say about Charlotte. I will start with the art of this Anime. To which it was very well done. Honestly coupled with the characters, are the best points for this Anime. With the art you don't get the simple rushed effort kinda look from it. What stood out for me with this art was the eyes, they were very well done. As for characters, very good in it's aspect. They were well designed, simple but dynamic. As well the characters of the story had good development, allowed for quick attachment to each of their own. Fortunately the art and characters of Charlotte ... saved this series from a lower grade, from my opinion.

The story started promising, the first couple episodes were alright. Afterwards from around episode four to the start of seven it got stale, had some unnecessary events and so on. All the way up until a very confusing transition in the late parts of the series. Ultimately the few stale parts of the story lowered how I felt about the plot advancements. As a whole it ended well enough to earn a seven.

For the sound on the other hand. It wasn't terrible, but it wasn't really a strong point. For a Key anime, I was fairly disappointed with this. A lot of the sounds seemed to be recycled to save time and effort. As can be said for the voice acting. It was good, but a lot of phrases and such were over used. To where the effect of such was redundant. The good about the voice acting was they really did seem to fit in with the characters quite well, a saving grace. I liked the OP.

All in all Charlotte was an enjoyable anime. My personal ranking would put it around 8.5/10. Worth a watch if you are looking for a simple but powerful anime.

I really felt as if I needed to do a review on this one. This is probably the most moving anime I've seen since Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso, and that's really saying something (I still cry about that show).
I was actually drawn to this show by the art style. I take a great interest in manga/anime art, which is probably one of the sole reasons I still read manga. I saw how cute this art style was so I was like screw it, why the hell not. I'll go for it.
The first episode was that classic sort of "Oh my fucking god ... I have a superpower!!!!11!1!11!! WOW!!!!!!!!!!112!!!12?," but I still enjoyed it, I wanted to keep watching. As the show progressed, the meaning got deeper, and I started to see the point. The way Yu's viewpoint changed was massive. He went from a selfish prick that used his superpower to make his life perfect to a boy that was truly concerned for others like himself, wanting to protect them and save them from their fate.
I really marveled at Yu and Nao's relationship. I mean, I'm a sucker for romance, I love shoujo, but these two had something different. It was romance, it was indeed, but it was different. It was a romance that budded from a friendship, or an alliance. And in the beginning, they didn't seem to like each other at all. Nao's charm and personality got to Yu, you could see he was slowly falling for her, and it was absolutely the cutest thing.
Another relationship/dynamic I loved was that of Yu and Ayumi, his little sister. She was one of the only things he loved, and it hurt so much when she died. He fell into a depression, a dark world without the one person he's known, his precious little sister. Also, I think it's the way Ayumi returns these feelings. She loves her big brother more than anything. This is literally the best siblingship I've ever seen in an anime (no, Oreimo doesn't count).
One of the best things about this anime was the cast and characters. I loved every single one with a burning passion, and that's super rare for me, I'm as picky as they come with anime characters. Yu, Nao, Yusa, Jojiro, Ayumi, Misa, Kumigami, and Shunsuke were the best ensemble I've ever seen. Bravo to Charlotte, I'd watch a second season in a heartbeat!

Okay, I have read a lot of reviews of this series, and I find two kind of people, the one that hates it a lot, and the one that thing is the holy grail of this year. I'm in a point where I think is good, but not to a fanboy level. Also there's going to be a bit of spoiler.

Story: 7.5

Here's where I found most hate in a lot people, and I think that they were looking for the most oustanding thing in the world...but also gotta say I understand them. The plot is really strange, that maybe the most demanding people will say ... is the most stupid thing ever, that make no sence and got a lot of plot-holes. But, if you're like me and don't really thing about the plot itself but how is executed, then you also could found somethings that could piss you off.

The main problem for me is that doesn't have enough exposition, there are lots of moment where you could think, why does that happened? how does that happend? specially in the last chapters, it go so fast that a lot of the time you couldn't follow it at all, to the point that there's a part where the main character travels around the world, spending a lot of time, and even get to the point of insanity. That sound so cool, but when you put it in a 20 minutes format, doesn't work at all.
Also there are moment where you can notice that makes not sence at all. But I say, it doesn't have to make sense always, I mean, is series of young people with powers, not the fucking Godfather. If we try to find every flaw, every error and every non-sense thing everything, then the super-hero genre would have died a long time ago.
So, at the end, when you find the thread of the bad stuff, you're going to be in serious troubles, because you are going to find bad thing after bad thing. Basically, I say watch what is happening, because the why and the how doesn't make sense at all.

Art: 10

P.A. Works animations is always outstanding, so, I'm not going to stuck here.

Sound: 8

The music in general was good, but I thing it needed a bit more of personality.

Character: 9

Another difficult topic, because, I was really in the middle of thinking if they where great or awful, and at the end, I tough they were great.

I'm going to center in the main character, Yu Otosaka. In the first chapter, they put him like an arrogant, intelligent and even kinda like the bad guy, and I tough it was awesome, and in times of aweful main characters that are almost the same, it felt really fresh, but then in the next chapter, well, it's like another character, not a bad one, but, yeah totally different.
This pissed off a lot of people, and I also would be angry, if there wasn't a little detail, PEOPLE CHANGE, and more when they're in a situation where they could lose everything they love. In fact, I think that it make him a more complex and human character, because he's worried that he could lose the rest of his family (his little sister), to the point that he could change his almost perfect life. Also, he became arrogant because he discovered his power, and use it without responsability, and start to think that he was better than anyone else. If I remember well, that's one of the most basic lessons in super-hero history, "A great power requires a great responsability", and when the big fist of reallity hits him, he does what normal people do, he CHANGE.

I don't want to talk about the rest of the cast, because I could do a bible of it, and I don't want that, so, let's finish this.

Overall: 8

Charlotte is good, and I say it would get even better, but a lot of decisions were pretty bad, and also I think it was too short. Yeah, it can get awkward at times, and if you watch it as if you were watching a Kubrick's movie, then is not your type of anime.

There are reasons why I started watching this anime. My main reason is it feels somewhat similar to X-Men (the American movies) and as a big fan of X-Men, I just had to watch this. My obvious second reason is the fact that it's made by KEY and directed by Jun Maeda. Am I disappointed? Do I love this show? You'll find out soon enough..

(There will be some SPOILERS in my review)

[Story]: (6/10) (SPOILERS)
The story centers around the special abilities that occur among a small percentage of boys and girls in puberty. Yuu Otasaka uses his powers without others knowing, and lives a fairly normal, ... average high school life. Before him suddenly appears a girl, Nao Tomori. Due to his meeting with her, the fate of special power-users will be exposed.

*sigh* This is one of the most overhyped anime I have ever seen and I do understand why.. It's directed by Jun Maeda, the man behind Angel Beats and Clannad, and it's also made by Key. The company behind Angel Beats, Clannad: After Story and Little Busters: Refrain. Since this is being made by a company who made one of my favourite animes of all time, how could I not be hyped for this show? The first few episodes started out strong. We are introduced to the MC who apparently has a special powers. He was then taken in by a girl named Nao Tomori and you now have a school full of teens who has a special power. I thought that at this point, they were going to follow the route of X-men where Charles built a special school for mutants. Not really..

Then the 2nd half came (Ep. 6-10) which was honestly the great part of the series. It had a drastic turns of event where Yuu's little sister died, Yuu dealing with aftermath of her death and Nao saving him from his depression. I was even happy when they found out that they , or rather, he can save Ayu from her death. That was one of the most sweetest moments evar! Somewhere around the 2nd half, you'll notice that the pacing is starting to become an issue. They even had to skip the openings but that still didn't solve the problem.

Then the last 3 episodes came which was the most disappointing episodes I have ever seen in my life. After watching the last 3 episodes, I told myself that Charlotte should have ended on Episode 10 because Episode 11-13 felt unnecessary. They decided to add in this terrorist organization which ended up becoming stupid because they weren't even explained that well. Where in the mother of god did they come from? What was their purpose? The answer is....where's the answer? Oh that's right, it wasn't answered because the show is plagued with plot holes. That's right...plot holes and there are a lot of them. I'm going to give you guys a few examples. Who exactly were the terrorists? How did they know about Yuu's ability? Who exactly are these "scientists" that kidnaps teens with special powers? So did Ep. 8 happen or not? Yuu time leaped and saved Ayu which means he never entered a depression which also means he never met the ZHIEND vocalist. Which ALSO means she never sang for Nao's brother. Which also f*cking means that Nao's brother is still in a f*cked up state.

Then came the ending... I'm going to make this short. It's VERY RUSHED. Who in their right mind came up with an idea to make Yuu go around the world and make him loot every ability in 1 episode? They could have made a second season and dedicate 12 episodes of him travelling around the world, meeting new people and plundering abilities at the same time and make the 13th episode of him getting saved by his older brother and returning to Nao. If second season isn't possible for them then they could have made a different ending. Instead we got a shitty lackluster and very rushed ending.
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[Art/Animation]: (10/10)
The anime was also created by PA Works who happens to have the 2nd best animation in the anime industry, behind ufotable. Anyways, the animation looks amazing. You can see that the environment is drawn well like the buildings, the ground, the roads, etc, and the glare in the sun is amazing, etc. The character design looks somewhat similar to Angel Beats but better.
Lastly, the animation looked smooth and I didn't really spot any choppiness.
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[Sound]: (9/10)
Most of my soundtrack rating comes from the inserted songs, the OP and the ED theme songs. The show amazed me in 2 out of 3 categories.

The OP theme song is Bravely You by Lia and there are 3 ED theme songs which are "Yake Ochinai Tsubasa" by Aoi Tada , Rakuen made" by Yusa Nishimori, and "Kimi no Moji" by Anri Kumaki. The OP theme song is awesome. Especially that soothing voice in the middle of the OP song. All the ED theme song sounds great but the 3rd ED theme is the best. Too bad, it didn't fit quite well in the show because of how rushed the ending is.

The Voice Actors did a great job with their characters. Especially Nao Tomori. I just love her voice!

I'm probably the only guy here who hated the inserted song that was sung by one of the ZHIEND vocalist "Sara Shane". It sounded like someone was puking inside my ear. I just had to skip it when she sung it for the second time. Here's a tip, hire a singer who can actually sing in English.. I mean, Lia...the singer for the OP theme song have also sung some songs in English. Her English sounded fluent.
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[Characters]: (6/10) (SPOILER)
This is one of those shows that could have been a lot better in terms of Character Development if it had more episodes. Yuu is basically the only character who got a major character development. Nao and the rest of the supporting characters got little to none. Yuu from the start is this cheating asshole who uses his ability to......well...cheat his way up and get girls in the easiest way possible. Then after his sister died, we get to see him in his depression state which is, in my opinion, a great part to watch. You can feel what his going thru and it really depressed the hell out of me. When Nao gave him a rice omelette with a pizza sauce, I broke down at that point. Whatever, the point here is Yuu went from an unlikable character to a likable character because it shows that he really cares for his sister and he wants her back in his life. The last 3 episodes switched him back to an unlikable character, especially the f*cking ending.

I did say that the supporting characters got little to no development right? That's right. For example, Yusa's flashback ain't even that sad because it wasn't enough time to establish a dramatic feeling with that character. Same goes for Pooh's (Kumagami) death. He just didn't get enough screentime for me to feel sad about his death. I gotta admit, Ayu's death did depress me...a bit.

One last thing, it's Yuu's and Nao's confession. In my opinion, it was hilarious and one of the best confessions I have ever seen in my life. If you know Nao then you should know that she's a cold b*tch..*ahem* I mean a cold chick. I wasn't exactly surprised at Nao's reaction because that's her personality from the start.
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[Enjoyment]: (8/10)
To be honest, I did enjoy this show quite a bit even though the plot in the end turns into a cluster f*ck. The typical "baseball game" is there since this is a KEY anime, the funny moments are also present (i.e Yusarin's hilarious moments), and etc. Nao is also one of my favorite characters so seeing her in action is quite enjoyable to watch.
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[OVERALL]: (7/10)
"Charlotte" seriously had the potential to become one of my favorite KEY animes but sadly, the 13 episode count ruined it. The story wasn't even that bad. The show just suffered from horrible pacing, little character development and a very rushed ending. If the series had 25 episodes then this would have been a great show.


Pros:
+Decent Story
+Outstanding Animation
+Great OP and ED theme songs
+Great Soundtrack
+Decent Characters

Cons:
-Pacing issues
-Supporting characters, including most of the main characters, got little to no character development.
-Show is plagued with plot holes
-Unexplained Terrorist group near the end
-Very Rushed Ending
-Pointless Episode 8

Story - 5

Hey hey before you scroll away at least hear me out first, the anime was going good, the hype, the enjoyment, and the satisfaction, I was really attached to this anime but the story was over at episode 10, in my opinion.

Art-10

Well its just like any other anime these days nothing special

Sound - 10

... First time I ever heard engrish that isn't irritating to hear lol

Character - 9

I really liked the characters specially Nao, I mean I like her attitude she ain't any ordinary girl, now Ayumi is very adorable every time she uses that pizza sauce on any meal I start to crack, as for the MC, he ain't dense but he is a bit immature and he has a slight mental disorder, was shown when ayumi died and when he traveled around the world to collect the powers.

Enjoyment- 7

I'll be honest I really enjoyed the series until episode 10, they wasted the potential of the show, they could have atleast shown some character progression.

Overall- 7

Even though I didn't like the ending I loved the characters.

well thats end of my review hope this will help you picture out Charlotte

I don't know about others this anime was a great great watch i personally recommend this anime to all otaku :P
this anime kinda starts slow but picks ups the pace and reaches to the peak in the last episode.
this anime has all the genre in it i dont why the MAL gave to be only Drama, School, Super Power but i enjoded the comedy the drama all in nut shell it was the great watch after a long time.Ending is amazing but ... felt a bit of sorry for the girl in the blue hair in it really sorry( Yumi Shirayanagi)

Spoiler Free, this is my first review so bear with me.
Intro
Charlotte is a perfect example of how anime should be, as an Otaku myself I recommend this anime to anyone who wants a good story line, and a punch in the face of feels.

General Overview
If you are reasonably new to anime you may not have known that the creators of Clannad and Angel Beats developed this work of art so I was expecting a very good story but I got more. Charlotte is an anime where you go in expecting something nice, but come out being more than satisfied as everything is not what it ... seems.

for the first 1 - 5 episodes at first you expect this series to be light hearted and very comedic, Charlotte knows when to be serious with drama and action and when to be comedic, therefore it doesn't create awkwardness.

On the 6th episode said event takes place and changes the anime completely, although the problem is resolved within one episode that is why some people are upset with the story progression, as it could be better.

After the 6th episode, the story progression becomes amazing, it is not something you expect, and it is written out so good, it is mainly the story which captured me into watching and loving this series.
Some people criticize this anime saying that it is unoriginal, it may contain some elements of angel beats or Clannad at some times, but it is still an original work of art, the story is more than original I haven't seen or heard a story such as this before with the plot twists and the progression, its amazing.

Pros and Cons:

First lets start with the bad, the character development for some said characters could be better, as after some event takes place on a certain character the writers don't take much time to connect you to the person, but instead it shows the main character eating and enjoying food, no death flags at all.
And some characters don't get enough screen time, and lastly it is slightly rushed, the series would be even more perfect if they spent more time developing characters and making the series longer.

Now the good, the art was beautifully drawn,
every scene had me very satisfied, and the music, when the scene is tense or sad, the music would capture you into the scene,
the story was original and had me at the edge of my seat the whole entire time. Again I come to the music, the ED and the OST are stunning, I've even after finishing the series gone back and listened to them and downloaded some of the OST's.

Story: 9/10
Art: 10/10
Sound: 10/10
Character: 8/10
Enjoyment: 10/10
Overall 10/10

I started Charlotte, as usual, because the opening was nice. I haven't read anything about it and Lia had a great song. I didn't expect a lot, and with that in mind I decided to give it a chance.

Story: 8/10

It's a nice story, for me it has a new concept (faulty superpowers) and that was good enough. The story itself is quite entertaining, it has some interesting moments, touching and funny. It's not Hamlet or Othello, but it's good enough to binge watch it.

Art: 8/10

Not bad, not memorable. A nice color pallete, dark when it must be, light and happy when needed. The characters are ... well designed, it does not abuse fanservice to cover flaws. There are not missed frames, there's no abuse of CGI. It's a nice anime.

Sound: 7/10

As I said, the opening caught my attention, and the BGM is nice. But it's not wonderful, you won't be singing or mumbling anything from Charlotte in the shower

Character: 9/10

The strongest point for me. Every character has it's own trauma, it's own agenda and a nicely developed personality. The MC has a decent growth and it's not perfect, but not in the "MC is a boob obsesed guy", more likely in a "what the hell do I do with my life and superpowers?".
Every other characters has it's place and it's needed, there are no wasted characters.

Enjoyment:9/10

It's easy to enjoy, even the darkest moments let you enjoy the anime. It's not something heavy, has some messages and let you with a few questions. It's not a "Anime's over, lets grab a burguer" thing, but it won't traumatize you.

Overall: 9/10

An anime worth watching. Don't expect a memorable masterpiece, but don't expect some time filler piece of crap. It's a god series, it's a good story told in 13 episodes. It has a close ending.

I highly recommend Charlotte.

History: 7/10 - His development is very interesting, but during the plot he leaves some loose ends, I particularly think he would be better off leaving some things clear and have a bit of logic, he changes drastically in the beginning until the end.

Animation: 10/10-The traits of it are very beautiful, the character design too, the studio did a great job with the strokes.

Soundtrack: 10/10- It's just fantastic, Jun is a great songwriter, did a great job as he did in Angel Beats.

Characters: 9/10 - The characters are very cool, you can identify with them a bit, even if they have these skills and you ... can stick to them a lot.

Overall: I particularly enjoyed the anime, would recommend it to anyone who likes this school environment and powers, but people who are quite critical probably will not like it very much because it does not really leave some things clear and drastically changes its pace, but in general , Is a cool anime.

First of all I wan't to say that this show was not in anyway a masterpiece but I still found this anime to be enjoyable. I saw a lot of disappointment related to this series before and almost didn't watch it at all. So thinking there might be other people like me out there who might consider not even trying this because they only see the bad stuff written about this in the internet I felt it was needed of me to write this review.

For me the biggest problem was the start. It was prolonged a bit too far just to set up the basis ... for the 'student council work' that in the end was not all that essential for this anime. However it did give chance to get to know the characters better and around episode 6 I felt like they had finished "laying the foundation" and the plot started to really progress. I was hooked and just had to see it all the way 'til the end.

I was thinking that I'm not going to focus on every aspect (art, sounds, characters etc.) separately but just try to express my feelings in words for the series as a whole. Though maybe I should mention few pointers that I noticed.

Art: if you've seen Aniplex shows before you pretty much know what to expect. Nothing all that amazing but solid animation all the way.

Sound: I liked both OP and ED but in some of the background music sometimes had these weird sounds on regular intervals that at least for me disrupted the feeling of the situation and got me annoyed. Still just a minor annoyance that didn't happen more than few times.

Generally speaking: Though having some cliché elements I found the way this story was told to be to my liking. I have always enjoyed this "situation based" humor that is typical to anime and what the first half of this anime offers a lot. Staring glowing eyes under a dark cloud from other guys who feel jealous, people rambling about their target of admiration and then getting treated accordingly for this overly stupid behavior are some of the small things I enjoy seeing in so called school-anime. This show delivered that but if you are expecting only school anime that has, synopsis quote: "The student council of the school, led by Nao, is tasked with secretly tracking down adolescents who abuse their powers." you should brace yourself because this show will turn a bit more drama focused around the halfway point.
The second half of the show focused on dealing with the problems that the characters have mostly because of these abilities and how they are trying to deal with the situation. There was also more than one plot twist that I did not see coming and they made this show more interesting.

I don't want to ramble for too long and accidentally write spoilers so for short conclusion: Despite a bit slow start that had some wasted screen time I think this story was well told in 13 episodes. The main reason why this anime got 7/10 from me instead of better score was that there could have been more focus on character development and that there some rushing in telling the story which was even more evident flaw after slow start. Despite these problems I still found the overall enjoyment to be 'good' hence 7/10

My first ever review. I hope it will be helpful to somebody

I was looking for a fun short anime to watch while bored one weekend, instead I came across charlotte an emotional rollercoaster with all its twists and turns at every corner. When you expected one thing to happen the complete opposite happened. This anime had it all from romance to time travel. Personally I enjoyed it much more than expected.

The story at times felt as if one thing was supposed to happen but the producers changed their minds at the last moment. I think that it would have been better to drag some themes out a little more than having them resolved in 1 ... or 2 episodes like when Yuu was grieving over a loss of someone. Most things that happened had little explanations and kept you guessing what could happen next or how it got resolved later down. Charlotte may have been better as a 25 episode anime in my opinion which would have made the pacing a little better. The way that the story concluded was nice as everything was wrapped up leaving only some minor plot holes.

Yuu started off as a guy who would use anyone and cheat his way into life but he quickly changed when he was forced to leave his school and join another school and the student council. His power was originally to be able to control another person for 5 seconds. Nao, the character who forced him to join the student president often wondered around recording things, having the ability to turn invisible to one person at a time was the main love interest to Yuu. Yusarin is a pop idol who has the ability to be possessed by the dead would often get possessed by her dead sister Mira who had the ability to create fire, she had an interesting concept but the character could have had more development alongside Joujirou who can sort of teleport. Joujirou comes across serious at first but is supposed to be more comedic than comes out to be as I found it funny at the start every time he'd crash land or fanboy over Yusarin but it got old quick. The final main character is Yuu's younger sister Ayumi who also served comedic purposes when interacting with her brother but later on she seemed more like plot armour for the series than an actual person.

The Art style was pleasant to view and the opening was really good along with the ost.

Overall I enjoyed the anime and would recommend it to someone looking for a short dramatic, emotional anime to watch for a couple of hours


Story 9
Art 9
Sound 8
Character 7
Enjoyment 10