Charlotte Episode 4 Review

There is the absence of character development for episode 4. The episode failed to characterize the baseball player who uses his telekinetic abilities. The episode only foreshadowed some details about the player but didn’t elaborate on them.

It turns out that the baseball game is the means for his development however the development for him is not that evident for this episode. When the council group won the game, there was a small change in the character of the baseball player but the intention of not joining Hoshinoumi Gakuen is still questionable. The intentions regarding that is still not yet evident since the series is at its first half and there are few more elements that needs elaboration.

A little comedy is entertaining but it may become critical if it will affect the characters’ progress throughout the series. The characterization for this episode favor Kurobane Misa while the characterization of the rest remains fairly good except for Yu who got left out entirely in this episode.

So far, the direction of this series remains simple and good however there are areas that needs more focus to clarify the real motive for this show in general. The real problem is still not clarified. But overall, the show is entertaining and relaxing to watch. Supernatural fans may find this series too simple. I’ll continue to watch this to observe its progress.

Charlotte Episode 3 Review

The third episode revolves around Nishimori or Kurobane Yusa. The problem for this episode starts when the group detected someone who uses two supernatural abilities.

It seems that the person is an anomaly so far as the show is concern. There’s no actual problem with the episode’s storyline about that however the pacing of scenes is fast that the direction failed to give emphasis on Yusa’s background. So, Yusa’s real problem is not clear for this episode and the storyline left its viewers questioning Yusa’s problem and intentions. To put this simply, the episode’s focus on Yusa’s problem is vague and lacks emphasis on important elements that supposed to support it.

The characterization remains fairly good in this episode. However Yu is becoming the Kyon of this series. This expresses Maeda’s style in characterization. Yusa’s characterization is lacking in this episode because the focus of it is Kurobane Misa, her sister. In contrast to that, Misa’s characterization is fairly good for this one. Meanwhile, Tomori remains tough and her partner is showing another side of his character which should be an additional bonus to his characterization however it didn’t actually helped the characters solve the main problem in this episode.

Charlotte Episode 2 Review

This episode has two focuses; first, about the guy who uses his supernatural ability to sell perverted photos and second is about Nao Tomori’s brother. The pacing of both sides of this episode is balanced and connection to each other however the problem of the protagonist is still not clear for this episode.

The general premise of this show is elaborating wherein the characters must stop those who abuse their abilities to avoid researchers/scientists to catch and use them as guinea pigs. The premise supports the series’ main problem however it has its pitfall due to little emphasis given to its important elements.

The emotional depth for this episode is good which makes its viewers symphatize with Tomori’s brother. This is the advantage of Maeda’s style regarding the show’s plot. Despite of these, the anime is starting to lose its focus on Yu Otosaka, the protagonist. There are lots of questions that remained unanswered regarding Yu’s character and background but the episode’s intention mainly is to show who Nao Tomori is.

As for Nao Tomori’s case, the episode left her background vague and few questions starts to bother some viewers. The episode just showed a part of her childhood but failed to establish emotional impact to some of its viewers due to limited screentime allotted to that specific part.

Since the show is still at its warm-up phase, there are few more episodes to come that I hope will give light to my unenlightened mind.

Hello Again!

It's quite a long time since I haven't post in this site. No worries, I'll continue writing some few reviews to serve the plate for you people. You just wait! :D

Oh yeah, here are some I'm about to post (when time allows me to):

*Charlotte Episodic Reviews (Ep. 1-6)
*Hetalia Full Review
*God Eater First Impression
*Ranpo Kitan Full Review

And many more!


See yah!~

Guess what's the title of the anime I'm rewatching.

Noir Episodic Reviews

Episode 1

Episode 2