Series synopsis
Charlotte, also known as シャーロット is a Japanese animation drama sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on July 5, 2015. It ended on September 27, 2015. It stars Koki Uchiyama, Ayane Sakura, Takahiro Mizushima and Maaya Uchida.
All thanks to the special ability that he developed, Yuu was able to cheat his way into a very prestigious high school. With his power, he thought nothing was going to stand in his way, until he met a mysterious girl named Nao Tomori and other students with special abilities just like him. It was the beginning to a new life.
Premise
All thanks to the special ability that he developed, Yuu was able to cheat his way into a very prestigious high school. With his power, he thought nothing was going to stand in his way, until he met a mysterious girl named Nao Tomori and other students with special abilities just like him. It was the beginning to a new life.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Koki Uchiyama as Yu Otosaka (voice)
- Ayane Sakura as Nao Tomori (voice)
- Takahiro Mizushima as Jojiro Takajo (voice)
- Maaya Uchida as Yusa / Misa Nishimori (voice)
- Momo Asakura as Ayumi Otosaka (voice)
Guest cast
- Tomoe Tamiyasu as Mishima (voice)
- Mai Nakahara as Yumi Shirayanagi (voice)
- Junji Majima as Yoshiyuki Oomura (voice)
- Eiji Takemoto as Kumagami (voice)
- Yusei Oda as Udou (voice)
- Ayumi Tsunematsu as Nao's Mother (voice)
- Ryota Osaka as Show (voice)
- Yoshimasa Hosoya as Kōta (voice)
- Atsushi Ono as Big Name Producer (voice)
- Kaori Nakamura as Hostess (voice)
- Ryohei Kimura as Arifumi Fukuyama (voice)
- Kensho Ono as Takato (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 15 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | June 21, 2015 | March 23, 2016 |
| Season 1 | 13 | July 5, 2015 | September 27, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Beginning of a New "Destiny" A short documentary about the creating process of Charlotte. This special program gives insight in the stages of production and contains interviews with the creators and voice actors. This special was also bundled with the first volume of both Japanese and English DVD/Blu-rays. |
June 21, 2015 |
| 2 |
Strong People Takehito Kumagami's clairvoyance leads his group of friends to another child with supernatural powers: Iori Sekiguchi, a mind reader. However, as they try to approach her, they realize her power makes her nearly impossible to pin down. Having been chosen by the club to handle this case, Nao Tomori and Yuu Otosaka must find a way to get around the child's unique ability before it is too late. |
March 23, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
I Think of Others A small percentage of adolescents have onsets of special abilities. Yu Otosaka deftly uses an ability that takes over a target's body for five seconds to live the school life of an honor student, and gets accepted into a prestigious high school. Just when Yu is about to live a stable life in high school, a girl named Nao Tomori appears before him... |
July 5, 2015 |
| 2 |
Melody of Despair Yu unwillingly acts together with the student council and runs amok to secure individuals with special abilities. This brings to light why Tomori is determined to fulfill student council duties in face of danger - a past involving a cruel destiny that awaited an ability wielder. |
July 12, 2015 |
| 3 |
Love and Flame Information concerning a new ability wielder reaches Yu and the active student council members. In their search of an individual with two abilities of soul possession and pyrokinesis, Yu and company comes across a particular pop idol. |
July 19, 2015 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 5, 2015 |
| Last aired | September 27, 2015 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 00:00:00 |