Charlotte - Episode 3 "Love and Flame"

Your right. It was seemingly an act she put on, which she took off around her friends, and once she learned to trust Nao. That doesnt mean it wasnt there, though.

I just discovered something freaky; When Yusa and Nao are talking about her powers (and her unawareness of her powers), right before the midcard, Yusa bites into a marshmallow, and I swear I can hear the BGM having a voice saying ā€œChew it, chew itā€

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NO, thank you. Yusa>>>>>>>>>>>all the other girls. I want to see more of her.

First of all, donā€™t call her empty when this is just her first appearance. Of course, theyā€™re going more in-depth about her character later.

Second, isnā€™t this one of the things that make anime girls so magic? You donā€™t see cute and innocent high school girls often IRL, but they appear in animeā€¦Like Yusarin~ Itā€™s a privilege for us otakus! Be grateful~

[quote=ā€œYerian, post:62, topic:1641, full:trueā€]For the last time, this is an anime, NOT a VN
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Uhā€¦ Thatā€™s why I said ā€œcorrespondentā€.

Key is a VN company, Maeda is a VN writer. Thereā€™s nothing wrong in comparing the two mediumsā€¦

So something I remembered this morning that makes me kind of worried about Charlotte, I canā€™t remember where I heard this from but I think it was an interview with someone important in the anime world they said for 1 cour shows you want episodes 1 and 3 to stand out as 1 hooks views in and by 3 if they arenā€™t still hooked in theyā€™ll either drop it or continue watching on TV but not buy the Blue-rays. I thought back to all the anime that I started this season and Charlotte is the only one I wouldnā€™t rank both 1 and 3 above 2 in terms of quality. While Jun Maeda might not be following this it does worry me a bit.

Hmā€¦ To be fair, the initial part of Charlotte hasnā€™t been really interesting. Iā€™d rather see a normal school life with some hints here and there, like theyā€™ve done previously. But Maeda was aware of this, because he told the viewers not to get bored during the first 6 eps, because they were going to be slowā€¦

Iā€™m just hoping Charlotte has something much deeper beyond its surface waiting for usā€¦

I hope so. An issue is if I wasnā€™t paying attention to Charlotte pre-release I have a feeling Iā€™d be close to dropping it which isnā€™t very good. I donā€™t know how many people are watching this that didnā€™t hear that quote but it would be interesting to see how many of them make it through.

Format schmormat :stuck_out_tongue: Let him do his own thing, and not be restrained by patterns that are made to get the most viewers in

I hope he is just doing his thing and didnā€™t fail at the pattern. Angel Beats! followed it which also worries me.

This is a discussion of episode 3, not the whole series. Yusa was empty.

I never liked magical girls personally~

Heā€™s written for VNs, but he isnā€™t solely a VN writer. Heā€™s done a lot of non-VN writing, and, of course, heā€™s a musician.

Thatā€™s probably why they put focus on episodes 6+. They are doing a Punchline.

Most people I know are just gonna wait until it ends to see if people liked it. I know a lot of people dropped it after episodes 1 and 2.

Some female fans here dropped after episodes 1 and 2 tooā€¦ But I tend to remind them: Wait! (Several times Iā€™ve got to force myself a little bit to watch After Story because of its pace, and now I consider it the best anime for me). Soā€¦ wait! Matte kudasai, please be patience! (Iā€™m telling them).

Related: Some of them were very interested in the subliminal or hidden information, and plans to keep an eye on it because of that. As if it were a hint of unexpected complexity (their words) and curiosity.

ā€œAt least, watch until episode 6 arrives, then make a decision.ā€ I say that to myself I have to confess.

This episode felt, well, odd. All of the characters feel so artificial, as if their personalities were forced to fit the situations. Iā€™ve felt the same during the second episode but perhaps it was to expand the story further. But, this episode totally disoriented me and did nothing much to accomplish anything, except introduce another main character through a very ridiculous situation. It just did not work for me I guess.

Please bring back the old Yu though. The comedy would be more bearable.

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Speak for yourself, Mr. Otaku.

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I would tell people to stick with it 'til episode 6, but thereā€™s no point. If itā€™s good when it ends, they can watch it. If itā€™s bad, then they didnā€™t waste 20 minutes of every week. Itā€™s just easier that way.
The only reason Iā€™m watching Charlotte weekly is because if I donā€™t watch episodes on release, Iā€™ll get spoiled on Twitter within seconds.

In what language? Glorious Nipponese?

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