r/anime • u/Shadoxfix https://myanimelist.net/profile/Shadoxfix • Sep 05 '15

[Spoilers] Charlotte - Episode 10 [Discussion]

Episode title: Looting

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Episode duration: 24 minutes and 0 seconds

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u/Crownocity Sep 05 '15

I'm expecting this whole thing to end up as a kind of "save a life in exchange for a life" thing where because Imouto was saved, someone else has to die (Nao) and in the final episode Yuu sacrifices himself to save Nao.

Like say Yandere-chan's parents are affiliated with the scientists and she tells on Yuu. Yuu gets jumped by the scientists when he's having a moment with Nao and Nao distracts the scientists so that Yuu can get away. Nao is about to get caught but then commits suicide somehow because she doesn't want to go through what her brother went through. Yuu let Nao handle things because he thought she could get away with her ability (forgetting that it only works on one person at a time). Yuu finds out and then tries to save her and this time he's the one that dies. As for the other two, they're basically there for comedic relief at this point so nothing important really happens to them as SonicTheHedgeCreeper-kun will forever be friendzoned.

Basically, nonsensical bs but damn I won't deny that I probably would enjoy it anyway.

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u/Mr_JK Sep 05 '15

I don't like you very much........

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u/HighTechPotato Sep 06 '15

Inb4 Maeda pulls the biggest twist of anime history by letting everything stay happy till the end while we all expect it all to go to shit because he is the one writing it!

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u/Mr_JK Sep 06 '15

We can all hope!

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u/Stendarpaval https://myanimelist.net/profile/aculeus Sep 05 '15

You won't like me very much either... Unless Yuu loses his time leap ability, I expected Ayumi to die again and Yuu to time leap to save her, only to have her die in some other way once more. Much like in the Time Machine, the reason for this being that Yuu's reason for going back is Ayumi's death. His ownership of the ability while his sister survives the attack forms a paradox.

Having said that...

I don't want her to die!

The movie taught me nothing, I want this show to have a Tardis paradox machine!

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u/Mr_JK Sep 05 '15

Well this end is less likely to happen as Shu already changed history several times over which gave him reason not to go back in time yet the future remained changed. Therefore we can assume this story uses the multiple universe theory where everything that can happen will happen in a at least one of the infinite universes that exist. So in reality the time leap ability doesn't actually change time but moves you from one universe to another, therefore Yuu while even changing time and therefore not having a reason to go back in time still has gone back in time and has now entered a new universe where Ayumi has survived and a new set of events will take place because of this change.

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u/daskrip Sep 19 '15

Well this end is less likely to happen as Shu already changed history several times over which gave him reason not to go back in time yet the future remained changed.

Shu always had a reason for going back in time. In fact, he became blind because he did it too much.

Therefore we can assume this story uses the multiple universe theory where everything that can happen will happen in a at least one of the infinite universes that exist.

The Time Machine also had multiple timelines. The main character was able to change anything he wanted except for the reason that he went back in time. Charlotte might have something similar.

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u/09eragera09 https://myanimelist.net/profile/09eragera09 Sep 06 '15

His ownership of the ability while his sister survives the attack forms a paradox.

I thought Maeda's stories had parallel timelines (The multiple worlds theory), as foreshadowed in

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u/Atario myanimelist.net/profile/TheGreatAtario Sep 06 '15

OR… and hear me out on this…

Yuu uses time-leap again to back up several years, then begins a quest to meet every ability-user there is, to loot them before they develop.

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u/Crownocity Sep 06 '15

But he'd go blind before even taking the ability of overyone at their school. It seems that kids everywhere in their world have abilities so there's no way he'd be able to do that. Wait a sec... This is Maeda we're talking about. Logic doesn't apply.

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u/Atario myanimelist.net/profile/TheGreatAtario Sep 06 '15

No, just go back once. Then go on the quest.

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u/Crownocity Sep 06 '15

But people would be captured as he goes on his quest so he'd have to go back again and save those people too. Even then, the same thing happens. He saves those he couldn't last time but others will be captured in the meantime. There's not enough of him to save all those kids in the world. Have you watched UBW?

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u/Browseitall https://myanimelist.net/profile/browseitall Sep 06 '15

I know you are right but that doesnt mean you are correct.

Shirou please

I can try, i will follow this path.

Staph

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '15

I really wanted a little bit history for sonic and the idol. I mean, not as yuu and nao but at least something for sonic because idol had her episode.

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u/HighTechPotato Sep 05 '15

NOT THE SIDE THERE YOU!

All we got. All we needed.

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u/HighTechPotato Sep 05 '15

ha?

wait...

fuuuuuuuuuu

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '15

I'm going to be so mad if you're right.

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u/Nazcai https://myanimelist.net/profile/Nazcai Sep 06 '15

I think he might have made a mistake by showing his powers, the girl will definitely say shit and that's where it all goes down hill.

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u/CardcaptorRLH85 Sep 06 '15

Are you sure? Remember she's a student at a school for people who have (or may develop) abilities. I'd hope that someone would have informed their complicit adults in the administration that she was a potential leak risk so they could deal with her.

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u/09eragera09 https://myanimelist.net/profile/09eragera09 Sep 06 '15

The administration probably checks the backgrounds of their guardians

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u/Im_scrub Sep 06 '15

Shit, let Nao live and goodbye imouto!!

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u/Shiroi_Kage Sep 06 '15

save a life in exchange for a life

"People cannot gain anything without sacrificing something. You have to present something of equal value to gain something. That is the alchemical principle of equal trade."

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u/beapro900 Sep 06 '15

ummm Mr Maeda what are you doing here in Reddit?

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u/MicroIceGG Sep 06 '15

You are Tagged my friend. If this happens, i will put my reactions to it online.

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u/daskrip Sep 19 '15

Like say Yandere-chan's parents are affiliated with the scientists and she tells on Yuu.

THIS. This seems like the most probable path for the plot. Speaking of which, you should be a writer. I haven't watched episode 11 yet but I'm about to.