I’d like to come here and talk about Yuu and his personality here for a second. A lot of people think that Yuu is somebody devoid of personality; that he is a faceless protagonist. While that may have been true for episodes 2-5, I honestly think otherwise from thereon out.
I’ve been pretty much spurred by this post in the Ep 11 topic:
Calling him a “one man army” is overly simplifying things; he was a pathetic selfish brat ever since the beginning. Once he had no reason to follow what he was told, he continued being the selfish brat that he was, without anything else to keep him in check. That was the entire episode 7: Yuu and his selfishness going over the top.
But after that, I really did not feel like he was “back to being no one”. It’s those little things that made me think that. Like how he wolfed down his food the minute Nao called them (which he didn’t do in episode 6). And how he reacts over the possibility of a new power user. By episode 8, he is no longer a puppet that follows the student council; he is a person determined to fulfill the goals of the student council.
He shows his own pathetic-ness once again at Episode 11 simply because that’s how he used to be… but he gets over it. Imagine what he would do if the events of Episode 6 and 7 never happened? I personally think that he wouldn’t even push through with the plan if he didn’t gain that development from episodes 6 and 7, and that would have pushed the story in a different direction (I won’t comment on whether its a better direction or not; it would just be different).
So, now, what is Yuu’s personality? He was a selfish brat, but he has changed since then. He became somebody more determined because he realizes the gravity of his own decisions. He still loves his sister, but he now would entirely support working towards helping other ability holders. The fact that he personally questions the scientist about a cure for the power-holders is proof enough.
That is one of the few developments I’ve seen in Charlotte, and it makes me believe that Yuu has a larger personality than any of the other characters in the series (I know, I know, that isn’t saying much).
