Charlotte anime |OT| 5 Seconds in heaven; show me your power

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T-Rex. said:
Thanks! Bah, I've had enough of that with ASOIAF. I knew next to nothing about this going in so I was fully expecting it to continue in the same vein as the previous 5 episodes haha. I'm hooked anyway :P
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Nope, it's going ain a new direction now, lol. This should be interesting how he handles it going forward. That was a pretty powerful scene to close out ep. 6 as well as after the credits rolled.


KenjiGlove said:
Yeah, I also love all the characters, I'm digging the interaction between Yuu and Nao, Yusarins double personalty is also excecuted well. I mean, it's not anything groundbreaking or something but since it's done neatly I can't complain.

The teleporting friend is the weakest of the bunch though, he pulls through sometimes with scenes like that bit in the river but he's mostly using this one gag about glossing over Yusarin, maybe it's because I don't like those comic relief characters.

Anyhow, Jun Maeda said that the task of the first half was supposed to be character interaction/exposition and he's done a good job at that in my opinion, I hope that he'll also deliver now that we're moving into the second act.
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deliver huh, yeah, Maeda said his piece, now he better take responsibility....
 
What downside or incomplete aspect did the flight/levitation power have anyway?

Actually what downside does Yusarin's fire power have anyway? I suppose the incomplete aspect is that the part of her that can use the fire power is really her dead sister, but they never state whether or not her sister had the power while alive.
 
CornBurrito said:
What downside or incomplete aspect did the flight/levitation power have anyway?

Actually what downside does Yusarin's fire power have anyway? I suppose the incomplete aspect is that the part of her that can use the fire power is really her dead sister, but they never state whether or not her sister had the power while alive.
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I always thought that the downside of both the flying and pyromancy are the fact that they are pretty obvious and that they'll get noticed by others if they used it.

Did we actually see a lot of "yusarin's" fire? Maybe it's that it get's out of control easily.

Was it ever stated that the powers had to have a downside anyway?
 
KenjiGlove said:
I always thought that the downside of both the flying and pyromancy are the fact that they are pretty obvious and that they'll get noticed by others if they used it.

Did we actually see a lot of "yusarin's" fire? Maybe it's that it get's out of control easily.

Was it ever stated that the powers had to have a downside anyway?
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Well the whole premise of the series (initially) seemed that all the abilities were incomplete.

Most kind of are. Yuu has 5 second limit. Jojiro can't stop himself easily. White haired chick can only target 1 person. Yusarin can't control her possession.

Being obvious isn't the sort of downside that fits with the rest of them.
 
CornBurrito said:
Well the whole premise of the series (initially) seemed that all the abilities were incomplete.

Most kind of are. Yuu has 5 second limit. Jojiro can't stop himself easily. White haired chick can only target 1 person. Yusarin can't control her possession.

Being obvious isn't the sort of downside that fits with the rest of them.
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I'd say that it's more balancing than any law of the universe, the gang would be super OP if you'd remove their downside and with Yusarin it's kinda the point of her character.

Imouto's power also doesn't really have a fitting downside, the show plays around with it a lot, taking whatever is favourable for the story, it's definitely an inconsistency so you're right with that.

At first it gave me that impression too though, especially with the gimmicky wet map guy.

What where the other powers again? I forgot about Nao's brother's power, there was some "nude drawing" thing or something, what did the first enemy have again?
 
KenjiGlove said:
I'd say that it's more balancing than any law of the universe, the gang would be super OP if you'd remove their downside and with Yusarin it's kinda the point of her character.

Imouto's power also doesn't really have a fitting downside, the show plays around with it a lot, taking whatever is favourable for the story, it's definitely an inconsistency so you're right with that.

At first it gave me that impression too though, especially with the gimmicky wet map guy.

What where the other powers again? I forgot about Nao's brother's power, there was some "nude drawing" thing or something, what did the first enemy have again?
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Ayumi's downside seems to be the general lack of control over the power. Perhaps because it is new and she doesn't have practice, but the show and White haired chick suggest that it just might be inherently dangerous.

Nao's brother could manipulate sound waves or air particles or something. No downside or heavy limitation described. I suppose the limitation would be that he could really only do it to the extent to impact sound. He could do some neat tricks to make his instruments sound funny. Though whether this is a limitation or a lack of ambition on his part is unknown.

Photo dude could project pictures of people in their underwear onto blank photographs. The limitation is pretty clear there.
 
CornBurrito said:
Ayumi's downside seems to be the general lack of control over the power. Perhaps because it is new and she doesn't have practice, but the show and White haired chick suggest that it just might be inherently dangerous.
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Well that and she was
being threatened by a psycho at the timr
when the power unlocked and there was NOOOO way she even had it, never mind control it under such stress.
 
Cornbread78 said:
Are they evil though? We'll see..
they probably are
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I'm interested in their motives, I wonder what they'll use as their justifcation, maybe something along the lines that power users are special and should be proud of their powers, not hiding it all and going to some freaky school.
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Oh yeah, a new episode comes today.

Will this one be the final nail in the coffin for Imouto, or will she be in a coma or something. I'm excited.
 
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Never Forget
 
Episode 7

Episode of grieving.
Knew she would be following him the whole time with her ability.

Now to wait a week.
 
Episode 07

What am I watching here, a Higurashi spin-off? Damn, Yuu ended up turning into even more of a monster than in EP1!


My issue with this episode is that Yuu's behaviour changes radically to one extreme due to the huge mental trauma of losing his little sister, but then it just takes the last couple minutes of the episode to give him some epiphany and make him realize he had lost his way and go back to being a nice guy when he had almost sniffed cocaine on the same freaking day. It feels like a very telegraphed attempt to pull the audience's heart-strings that happens a bit too fast for me to be captivated by it.

Still, the way he began beating gangs up made me think that some scientists would've noticed such an abnormal occurence even if they couldn't pinpoint his ability. A little kid who could beat several grown-up gangs had to have some kind of special power to achieve that, and I'd think that the word of him being dangerously powerful would've spread like wildfire through the underworld and finally catch the scientists' attention.
 
Episode 7

Nice episode.

Some awesome scenes with the MC using his ability in a more violent way. Also, I guess that's it for the little sister. We haven't seen a body though, there's still a chance she was captured...

6(?) episodes remain and we got our change in tone. I wonder what will follow. Probably someone will get captured or something.
 
What is tfw

Episode 7

Man, it fucking sucks that they offed lil sis. I didn't mind deranged Yuu much, though the drug scene was a bit much.
I wonder what happened to yandere chick. Since she caused the lil sis incident, maybe she's now burning in hell.
 
Lain said:
What is tfw
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It means That Feel When, there's also mfw which means My Face When.

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Anyhow, I definitely think that this episode didn't fulfill it's purpose, I do want a show where the MC is a dick and abuses his powers though, it was super enjoyable, just not in the intended way.
 
So the main character went crazy, but saved by the an omelette. I guess you don't really need that annoying imouto any more, since the secret behind the recipe had been discovered.

I still say there's a chance the imouto is still alive, after all, in anime, no body no death.
 
kiunchbb said:
So the main character went crazy, but saved by the an omelette. I guess you don't really need that annoying imouto any more, since the secret behind the recipe had been discovered.

I still say there's a chance the imouto is still alive, after all, in anime, no body no death.
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Hasn't slaine taught you anything?
 
Was wondering why Nao never showed up once after the sister's death, she was with Yuu the entire time. Very considerate of her to give him some time to grieve but at the same time watching over him.
 
Wow, awesome awesome stuff. They gave no backstory of what happened at the end of episode 6, and who those other kids were, so a lot more to come in future episodes.
Yuu being evil was fun to watch and the drug scene believable. I can't believe her being by his side the whole time was a possibility.
Now, with that being said, those two better hook up soon.

If you think about it, although lame, the ending has a lot of psychological merit to it by reminding him..


I died at all the Clannad love the episode got. I'm sad, but I loved the episode..
 
Nao being there
through thick and thin scares me a bit somehow. I mean, did
she keep a watchful eye also when he was pooping?
Things that really make you think.
 
Lain said:
Nao being there
through thick and thin scares me a bit somehow. I mean, did
she keep a watchful eye also when he was pooping?
Things that really make you think.
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Maybe she was curious and wanted to size him up. Ya never know...
 
I'm worried that the show will resume its lighthearted tone after this, episode 7 has been the most interesting episode so far.
 
Lain said:
Nao being there
through thick and thin scares me a bit somehow. I mean, did
she keep a watchful eye also when he was pooping?
Things that really make you think.
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I'm more concerned that
she didn't even try to stop him from all the other shit he did. Was she just going to let him poke that guy's eye out?
 
Mr. Macintosh!! said:
I'm worried that the show will resume its lighthearted tone after this, episode 7 has been the most interesting episode so far.
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I doubt it, there is no way they could after everything that happened. We still don't even know how ep.6 ended. Yeah, lots of shit is gonna go down and hey, maybe we will get some Nao x Yuu in the near future. They need each other. Also, if she really did stay by his side the whole time, damn.


cosmicblizzard said:
I'm more concerned that
she didn't even try to stop him from all the other shit he did. Was she just going to let him poke that guy's eye out?
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She couldn't get involved with the fights, remember, she can only be invisible to one person at a time, so she would have to watch from a distance.
 
Charlotte - 07

Is the expectation that the viewers believe that
the little sister is dead
because I don't buy it for a second.
 
Cornbread78 said:
She couldn't get involved with the fights, remember, she can only be invisible to one person at a time, so she would have to watch from a distance.
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That's what puzzles me, since I'd have expected other people to see her close to him at least once during the whole sequence.

Also, how was she able to survive while Yuu was cooped up inside his room eating ramen for days? Even if she managed to find something to eat and Yuu never cared enough to notice used food packaging he didn't consume, she'd have had to make some noise that could've tipped him off, such as when she had to use the restroom or something.
 
hipbabboom said:
Charlotte - 07

Is the expectation that the viewers believe that
the little sister is dead
because I don't buy it for a second.
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...oh good lord I think I know what the twist is going to be.
She's not dead; the government abducted her after the events of episode six in an attempt to weaponize her ability. They claimed she died in the accident to hide her abduction. The crew will find out near the end and attempt to rescue her.

It'd make some sense and it'd be an extra punch in the gut.

JulianImp said:
That's what puzzles me, since I'd have expected other people to see her close to him at least once during the whole sequence.

Also, how was she able to survive while Yuu was cooped up inside his room eating ramen for days? Even if she managed to find something to eat and Yuu never cared enough to notice used food packaging he didn't consume, she'd have had to make some noise that could've tipped him off, such as when she had to use the restroom or something.
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It's not entirely obvious what the limits to her powers are. It's possible he can't perceive her or her actions at all when under her power's influence. Also it's possible that she didn't sleep or eat there, taking occasional breaks to do so.
 
VRMN said:
...oh good lord I think I know what the twist is going to be.
She's not dead; the government abducted her after the events of episode six in an attempt to weaponize her ability. They claimed she died in the accident to hide her abduction. The crew will find out near the end and attempt to rescue her.

It'd make some sense and it'd be an extra punch in the gut.



It's not entirely obvious what the limits to her powers are. It's possible he can't perceive her or her actions at all when under her power's influence. Also it's possible that she didn't sleep or eat there, taking occasional breaks to do so.
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Thinking about that, now I want to go back and watch the episode she introduced her power again and see if it is mentioned.

It might be perception and not invisibility.
 
Eh...I don't really feel anything from the sister's death but I did feel for the MC going through that situation. They definitely tried to play it up as dramatic as possible but it did come out pretty good especially him holing up eating the same food over and over again. The highlight of this show happens to be how amazing they depict these powers in these shows, mainly the MC showing how threatening he can actually be and Yuu staying by his side the whole time. I do wonder whether the show will fall back into the ability user of the day status quo or if it'll follow the plot more closely. In terms of the future I'm expecting we'll see more of Takajo's backstory relating to his family and possibly see the little sister again considering there was no body.
 
It's a weird commentary on how the writer or producer feels about drug abuse don't you think? If I were allowed to read into it even a little, I almost seems like people who do drugs are beyond salvation even though they clearly draw a line between mental instability and drug escapism but to have the voice of the show overlook all the other acts of instability and only make drugs the point of no return is interesting. It's probably a little more complex than that but I appreciate that they tried to explore it.
 
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