About “Charlotte” in a few words:

“Charlotte” is a Japanese anime series that revolves around a group of teenagers with special abilities, known as “abilities users,” who attend Hoshinoumi Academy. The story follows Yuu Otosaka, a boy who can take over people’s bodies for a short time, and his encounters with other ability users. However, the series takes a dark turn as the characters realize the potential consequences of their abilities and the secret organization that seeks to control them. “Charlotte” is a thrilling and emotional journey that explores the complexities of power and responsibility.

Meet the characters from Charlotte

Medoki

Okay, Medoki is that delightfully oddball friend who somehow flutters around scenes like a hummingbird on espresso — cheerful, chatty, and a little alarmingly honest. She’s the kind of person who will bake you cookies and then loudly confess she forgot to add sugar but swears they’re still perfect (and you kind of agree, because she’s persuasive). Low-key mysterious too; one minute she’s flirting with fate, the next she’s being oddly profound about scars and old songs, like she’s read too many poetry books or something. Honestly, she’s impossible to pin down and that’s half her charm — reliable in the weirdest way.

Oikawa

Oikawa gives big “calm-but-very-slightly-menacing mentor” vibes, like the guy who wears neat clothes, fixes your bike chain with surgical precision, and then disappears for a week — charmingly frustrating. He’s steady, practical, sarcastic when it matters, and somehow has a soft spot for ridiculously specific snacks (seriously, ask him about salted caramel pretzels). He doesn’t show off but everything he does is impossibly competent, and sometimes you wonder if he’s secretly bored or plotting something harmlessly theatrical. Also, don’t trust him with secrets at 2 AM unless you want a lecture and a surprisingly sincere pep talk.

Nao Tomori

Nao is fire in human form — sharp-tongued, laser-focused, and the kind of leader who’ll drag you into the weirdest schemes and make you thank her later. She’s stubborn but fiercely protective, especially when it comes to people she cares about (she’ll deny caring, loudly and with conviction, like a true tsundere). Also she has this uncanny knack for spotting hypocrisy from a mile away, and she uses brilliance as both shield and weapon — but secretly, sometimes she hums show tunes when she thinks no one’s listening, which is adorable and very out of character. She’s a mess and a strategist and honestly the reason half the team manages to function.

Misa Kurobane

Misa is the low-key whirlwind you didn’t know you needed — bubbly, oddly pragmatic, and prone to tiny melodramas that are mostly about dessert choices. She’s helpful, kind of a gossip (in the nicest way), and always there to patch up emotional and literal holes — bandages and bad jokes at the ready. Sometimes she’s annoyingly upbeat about impossible things, and then other times she’ll drop a line that’s so painfully true you’ll wince; she’s equal parts sunshine and surprisingly sharp edges. Little quirks: collects sticky notes, hoards umbrellas, and will definitely steal your fries if you blink.

Yu Otosaka

Yu starts off as the classic lazy-smart protagonist — charmingly selfish, capable of ridiculous petty schemes (yes, cheating at tests), and with that secret sloppy heart that makes you root for him even when he’s being impossibly obnoxious. He can possess people for short bursts, which he uses both for hijinks and, eventually, some very messy character growth, like a side of “yikes” wrapped in anime melodrama. He’s funny, a little dramatic, surprisingly musical (there’s a guitar moment? maybe two), and then gets seriously serious when it counts — sudden depths, much crying, much redemption. Also, he’s the brother who will finish your sandwich and apologize profusely five minutes later as if that makes it better.

Ayumi Otosaka

Ayumi is pure, earnest warmth — the sister everybody remembers with a tiny, aching fondness; sweet, caring, and somehow both clumsy and composed at once. She’s the kind of person who makes impossible meals taste like home and forgives like it’s her hobby, but she’s not a pushover; there’s a quiet backbone beneath the cute exterior. Sometimes she’s portrayed as fragile, sometimes as quietly unshakeable — both are true, depending on the minute, which is kind of her thing. She also has this habit of leaving half-finished crafts everywhere, which is infuriating and charming at the same time.

Shunsuke Otosaka

Shunsuke is the calm, slightly mysterious older figure who oscillates between “practical genius” and “emotionally scarred dad vibe,” and you can’t help being intrigued. He’s competent to an almost suspicious degree, maybe a little world-weary, and secretly more complicated than he lets on (there are hints of past mistakes and very dry apologies). He’s the kind of character who makes a single quiet decision and it ripples forever, and also will absolutely crack a surprisingly bad pun at the worst possible moment. Sometimes he’s warm, sometimes he’s distant, and both moods are believable and oddly comforting.