[Spoilers] Charlotte - Episode 13 [Discussion]

yea i posted about this earlier. Charlotte had some of the worst time-management ive ever seen, with it only being 13 episodes i cant imagine what the staff was thinking having so many of them be episodic "monster of week" oriented episodes while leaving the actual important stuff taking only 1-2 episodes. If this show had 24-26 episodes to work with, it would be excellent and would probably still be relevant in the future, but with that ending.... bleh it just felt exactly as you said. Anticlimactic.
On another note, i did doubt how this would be logistically possible given that he had to go to so many countries and take so many powers, but it seemed like he was gone for like a year or more and he did manage to take like 30 powers a day at least, and i guess it made sense cuz with each power he stole, tracking people down, getting around safer and quicker became more efficient so about half way through his "adventure" im not surprised he managed to actually finish the job.
The last part of the episode was..... predictable.....
i never really like this ship this series to begin with. You could see it a mile away and everyone and their mom wanted it to happen at some point. Part of me wanted it to happen too but it just didn't feel special and the out of character crying and emotion from Nao (even though it was pretty warranted) just felt so romcom visual novely to me.

I agree with you that it felt a bit rushed. But the main thing that always gets me is when they do the lost memories thing it always feels like a cop-out. Especially since yuu remembered the events that happened in that alternate future.

The past episodes had a build up of something amazing and then this episode came out. It wasn't terrible, but it wasn't great either. It felt so rushed how it montaged him plundering abilities over the course of a year or so. This last episode really turned me off with the series as a whole tbh. I guess it's not gonna be anime of the season for me.
Also, the power of courage? What kind of bullshit is that?

The show loved to mess with the passage of time, and it was very treacherous. While it still kept itself together, I can’t but think they tripped up somewhere. I wish they exchanged one of the “ability-user of the day” for an episode in the second arc or more foreshadowing.

Charlotte liked to pull events out of nowhere; crazy jealous girl in Episode 6, the evil syndicate in Episode 11, and even the memory loss at the end. (I can expect HakoMari to pull this last event off, when Hoshino practically goes insane at the last volume.) Which is probably why I didn’t really predict the events later on.

I did not expect Charlotte to end the way it did. I expected by the time Yuu saved his sister to make a big decision in the timelines; either to stay or go back. Instead, Charlotte went with the whole “consuming everyone’s sickness” (Flashback of the ending to Guilty Crown anyone)

Through all its faults, I really enjoyed this show and, to me, it gave a satisfying conclusion. The show kept me looking forward to the next episode and thankfully, I went with low expectations.

it had it's flaws, like with pacing, but I enjoyed it overall. I do wish the traveling the world as the One Eyed Grim Reaper could have been capitalized on, but man it was still badass. And plus Yuu x Nao fucking yes

I understand and respect how you guys feel on this one.. The show wasn't a perfect 10/10, but even so, I think it was good. Maybe it's because I like to fill in the dots myself. That's what this episode made me do, sure it may be ass pulling to some, but to me it was just a way to get to the point, assuming that viewers are well acquainted with the way the show goes. Although the last ability seemed like bs, which i didn't necessarily see the point of why they would make it such a simple power.. But after thinking on it after I watched it, maybe it was a way to ground him, maybe it was used as a device to bring Yu back to earth, cos let's be honest, he was an apathetic god-like dude,who forgot everything, and was one terrible banana smoothie away from destroying/taking over the earth.. so yeah the last plundered power was crucial .

Felt SO rushed and underwhelming.

If Yuu had to be shown stealing abilities (which was neat to watch, I'll admit) they coulda just continued onto another season.

Otherwise a highly enjoyable series.

Indeed, like many I loved the show in its entirety but the episode finale somehow felt off in contrast. Somewhere it was satisfying and in general a good ending, but I can't deny that it's pretty sad. Charlotte is not a perfectly shaped gem, but it is a gem.

Now we wait. For the special.

Overall I'm not totally sure how I even feel about this episode. I know that in reality we shouldn't have expected too too much seeing as Yuu had such a big task that there's no way we could be fully satisfied with how it played out with only one episode to do so. But even then, they could have taken that golden opportunity to carry into a season 2!
The timing was just no good with this series, it's been a running theme it seems. Charlotte is a good show, I love the plot idea. The ending was just so anticlimactic and predictable unfortunately.

Also, some may disagree, but with Yuu having amnesia, it's almost like his entire character development has been wasted. Allllll those episodes spent focusing on him and building him up as a character and to have it basically regressed because of the convenience of "oops who are you?"

This entire finale was just convenience after convenience. I love the show, I do, but that ending just did not leave me satisfied.

Why did he not disarm the guy with the crossbow after plundering that girl's power?
Why did he not heal his injuries after getting shot by the crossbow?
And then his brother randomly appears out of nowhere at the most convenient time possible and saves him even though he could have easily saved himself. All for some shitty dramatic effect.

I probably would have enjoyed this show if it was just about him traveling the world stealing powers. Instead we got 5 or 6 episodes of basically nothing and then typical key melodrama. Thanks Maeda.

This was a kind of weird sort of ending, I'm not sure why but something just felt strange about the episode. I enjoyed the music of the show but overall just another Maeda work, it could have been pretty good with more episodes.

Well I wasn't bothered that much with the ending, being a 13 ep production it was obviously that they were going to do a rushed episode. But I have to say that after seeing the majority of the 13 eps anime of this year, Charlotte's ending was the best by far.

The amnesia part was kinda the cheap move as well but hey, it's a Jun Maeda's work after all, of course he had to do something like that.

Still, I love the show from start to finish, PA shined again with this after Shirobako. They're apparently really serious of not doing something stupid as Glasslip again.

Like everyone else is saying, the finale of Charlotte feels a little bit rushed. I'm also not satisfied with it., I was expecting more out of it. In my opinion, it would have been better if the series had 24 episodes. That way, there would be plenty of time to explore the whole story. Anyway, despite all these, I think the finale was great. Considering that this Anime only had 13 episodes, it was really great. Overall, I really like the series. It was splendid.

Well it looks like i'm the only one who was statisfied with the final episode.
But i have to agree, that it felt rushed and the anime would have been better with more episodes.

But i all in all i really liked the show and it become one of my favorites.
I would say 10/10 (I know im the only one)

I would prefer it to have 2 seasons than a rushed ending, even tho it would mean a cliffhanger in between. But hey, what's done is done...they must've had their reasons like having a tight budget and stuff. Still enjoyed the ride tho

The "Who are you?" ending XD just like inBrynhildr in the Darkness :3

Amnesia huh? Never heard of that one.

But it was still a decent episode. At least we got that happy ending but I feel like the ending didn't really match the show. I mean for a while it was "whose powers are we going to steal next week" and then it was "OMG steal ALLLL the powers!" Classic Maeda. I'd say it was just an ok ending though, still felt like the show was rushed. Definitely a decent series though, but IMO, nowhere close to Angel Beats! (my all time favorite LOL).

But hey, Rewrite adapation hype train now leaving the station. :3

gigguk fuckin plagiarized my review

Will there be a manga/LN to continue and/or develop the series a bit further? That'd be very nice :)

As for the ending... I felt that albeit rushed it was definitely satisfying and good in the sense that it ended "well" and in the end people with abilities all got safe and protected from being toyed with by the scientists and evil organizations which I believe was what was at stake here once we learnt about Nao's brother fate. So, on that regard the ending was very good and satisfying and I'd give it a 10/10, if it weren't for the weird beginning imho which ended up being a bit...sidetracked from the show's overall feel and main storyline... I mean, ofc it was a great way to set the story in motion and it was definitely a great drive for the more "serious" episodes that came ahead, but, to me, it all felt a bit weird when ALL OF A SUDDEN, the speed guy and Yusarin were literally cut out from the show for us to only have the "other side" of the cast, namely, Pooh, Yuu's brother, and the overall "keepers" of people with abilities.... Maybe they could have done something a bit more...constructive in the first few episodes....

The fact that Yuu kept his "translation notebook" with him at all times was definitely a "feels move" that I appreciated, as it meant that even thought he knew he was going crazy, in a way, the feeling of "love" he expressed for Nao earlier, kept him going on his journey and it showed to us how human he still was, even though he doesnt recall it himself... Pretty nice and this is ofc, my own opinion.

As for the overall show, I absolutely loved it and it was definitely a show that only made my "new" relationship with anime stronger and it showed me that there are some great works to see and appreciate out there...

To anyone who reads the "review" of this noob: I hope you like it.

Overall grade: 9/10

will this ever get a second season?