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From when I was little, I had a question in my mind. "Why am I myself, and not someone else?" — Yuu Otosaka

Very few adolescent boys and girls have an onset of special abilities. Yuu Otosaka is one such boy who uses his ability to possess other people for five seconds unbeknownst to others in order to lead a satisfying teenage boy's life: revenge against those who pissed him off, sneaking peeks at girl's bodies , cheating his way into a prestigious high school, and targeting a school idol as his girlfriend.

Then one day, a mysterious girl from another high school named Nao Tomori suddenly appears before him and ruins all of his comfortable life in his new high school by exposing his cheating tendencies .

In order to ensure he does not abuse his power again, she arranges for him and his little sister Ayumi to be transferred to Hoshinoumi Academy, a school for those with special abilities, that ultimately ends his chance with the girl who became his target due to their inability to maintain a long distance relationship.

Becoming a part of Hoshinoumi Academy student council along with Nao and her friend Joujirou, these three reveal the destiny for wielders of special abilities, and trying to keep them responsible and not abusing their powers like Yuu did before.

A Yonkoma manga, titled Charlotte The 4-koma: Seishun o Kakenukero! , first appeared in May 2015 in Dengeki G's Comic magazine. A manga adaptation of the original anime itself began appearing in September 2015, also in Dengeki G's Comic magazine.

Now has a Characters Page in need of additional information. Not to be confused with the animated film of the same name.

This show contains examples of:

• Absurdly Powerful Student Council : Nao mentions that the student council has special privileges which allow them to skip classes and not get penalized for it, since they often have to go off-campus to find people with special powers. Justified in that they are carrying out the school's true purpose.
• Alternate Timeline : Episode 9 reveals the series takes place in one. Episode 10 then further reveals Shunsuke has done this numerous times.
• All Up to You : Subverted in episode 11. Due to extensive Black Mail , Yuu is tasked with stopping the rogue ability user group by himself with Shunsuke's group nearby to assist if needed. Unfortunately one of their members attacks him to prevent him from using his abilities properly. Though he nominally stops them after unconsciously triggering the "collapse" ability, Kumagami, one of the hostages, is killed shielding Nao from the falling debris. Shunsuke's group was also unfortunately unable to assist as Yuu used that ability rather quickly due to being stabbed by the girl attacking him, and they were wondering why he hadn't used the time-leap ability yet.
• Yuu decides to willingly pull this off on a world-wide scale, so that way no one else will have special abilities, thusly saving all ability wielders.
• Joujirou's head bleeds quite a bit in episode 2 after he crashes into the cafeteria's large windows while using his power to buy some sandwiches.
• Done again in Episode 3, with Joujirou banging his head on the wall until it sprays a small fountain of blood.
• Joujirou is kicked out the window by Nao in episode 6 after the group decides not to take him to visit Ayumi. He later claims these sorts of things happen to him all the time.
• And I Must Scream : Yuu starts to show signs in this in episode 13 as he searches for ability users worldwide. He forgets what his mission was and why he was doing it, until he sees Nao's little translation notebook. Though he forgets about her, deep down he remembers it being very important, and it helps him to just barely finish his mission and return to her.
• Anguished Declaration of Love : In Episode 3, Shou tearfully confesses to Misa that he was in love with her and blames himself for her death. Misa tells him he doesn't have to feel guilty and encourages him to move on with his life.
• Annoying Younger Sibling : Ayumi to Yuu, who often pesters him with questions.
• Armor-Piercing Question : Nao delivers one to Yuu in episode 7 after he starts losing it after Ayumi's death and almost does drugs. Nao : The decision I made back then was not appropriate. Maybe I should have quarantined Ayumi to a safe location. That's why I decided that I'll stick it out with you, until you've risen back to normal. Yuu : That's none of your business! You took my valuable prey- Nao : Do you want to be crippled for life? Do you want to stop being human? Yuu : (speechless) Then... what are you saying I should do?
• Arrow Catch : Joujirou does this in episode 2 after their latest target accidentally releases an arrow at Nao. He misses the first attempt with his right hand, but barely manages to grab the arrow on the second with his left hand.
• Aside Glance : Yuu is the main offender, he first does this in episode 3, telling the audience information everyone knows, which Nao immediately lampshades.
• Asshole Victim : Subverted in episode 7. Though Yuu fights guys who look like stereotypical thugs, in almost all of those fights, he was the one who initiated it. Either because he was disrespecting them, such as when he kicked his used skewers at their feet for taking too long playing a shooting game he wanted to play, or in later fights, simply because It Amused Me .
• As You Know : In the first episode, after Yuu's little sister Ayumi mentions having feeling that there used to be an additional member of the family- who turns out to be their older brother - Yuu reminds her that they've been living on their own since their mother abandoned them, with their uncle supporting them but not living with them.
• Yuu can transfer his soul to another person and do whatever he wants, but only for five seconds, and his body is left unconscious during that time. There seems to be no limit to how often he can do this however. His true ability is "Plunder", allowing him to steal the abilities of other people with powers. In order to utilize this power, he has to be able to see their face.
• Nao can make herself invisible, but only to one person at a time. Everyone else can see what she's doing. However, considering that she often has to conceal herself from marks, this seemingly useless ability ends up being well-suited to her needs .
• Joujirou has Super-Speed , which he calls teleportation. Unfortunately he can't slow himself down, so he ends up crashing into stuff repeatedly and has to wear safety equipment underneath his uniform.
• Yusa has the ability to be possessed by her older sister Misa. However, she doesn't have control over it. Misa on the other hand, has pyrokinesis without a drawback being given during her introduction.
• Kumagami can pinpoint the location of someone with special powers and what special powers this person has. Unfortunately he can only do it while soaking wet and fully clothed. Episode 10, however, seems to hint that his soaking-wet appearance is just to hide his identity.
• Ayumi has the ability to cause a collapse of an area, but she doesn't seem to have conscious control of its effects and she needs to be under extremely high mental duress to access it. Her power activating at the wrong moment kills her in one timeline.
• Yuu's older brother has the ability to leap through time. Despite that, he must have light enter both of his eyes in order to use it and it makes him slightly lose his sight with every use. He lets Yu plunder his power after going blind, and Yu himself loses the power forever after suffering an Eye Scream .
• Bad Future : Episode 9 has one in which Yuu, Ayumi, their brother Shunsuke, and countless others have been captured and are being researched by the scientists. After Yuu breaks out Shunsuke, he uses his time-leap powers to jump back to the past, presumably to Set Right What Once Went Wrong .
• Baseball Episode : Episode 4 has one with Hoshinoumi's baseball team playing against another team that has a special in it. The game is played with the wager that if Nao's team wins, the pitcher stops using his abilities to cheat. But if the opposing team wins, they would leave him alone to do what he wants.
• Beauty Is Never Tarnished : Averted in episode 11, after some rogue ability wielders kidnap Nao and Kumagami. Kumagami is subjected to Cold-Blooded Torture , including pulling his fingernails and losing some of his teeth, and Nao is hanging in her underwear with her hands tied, along with some bruises throughout her body. Additionally, she sustained a rather hard punch while attempting to defend herself in her room.
• Belligerent Sexual Tension : Yuu and Nao haven't stopped fighting ever since they first met, yet there are times when Yuu thinks Nao is cute. Lampshaded by Yusa and Joujirou who think that they would make a good couple, and later Ayumi also joins in shipping them. Yuu finally confesses his love in Episode 12.
• Shunsuke, who even lost his eyesight and ability to save everyone. His friends that helped him each timeline fit to this trope as well. In the final episode, Shunsuke shows up with a helicopter as Yuu is about to get killed.
• Done repeatedly by Yuu in episode 13 as he searches for ability users worldwide. He ends up protecting many of them from getting exploited or attacked before stealing their powers to prevent further exploitation.
• Big Bad : The scientists
• Bittersweet Ending : Yuu managed to absorb and strip the powers of all the ability users in the world, saving them in the process from any persecution or experimentation, but the burden of doing this cost him his memories, even his memories of Nao. He still has vague memories of the translation booklet Nao gave him though, so all is not lost. Nao herself resolved to live their lives fully from now on and to make new memories with Yuu and her friends.
• The opening has one in the form of Shooting Star Coffee, which is an obvious way of getting around Starbucks Coffee's trademark.
• Episode 12 has "Rocky" chocolate biscuits stick, and "Panaquick" battery.
• The final ability wielder's power is "courage". Its only effect is making the user courageous, regardless of the dangerous situation they're in.
• Blind Musician : Sala Shane, ZHIEND's lead vocalist.
• Yusa when she first sees Kumagami soaking wet enter the student council room.
• Also when Nao kicks Joujirou out of the student council room window... on the fifth floor .
• Break the Haughty : In the first episode, Yuu's body-hijacking ability gets him as far as a high-end high school and the start of a relationship with a dream girl before Nao and the Student Council catch up with him. Needless to say, they make him humble.
• Episode 8, compared to the Wham Episodes of Episodes 6, 7 and 9.
• Episode 12, sandwiched between a series of blow-by-blow revelations of the three previous episodes (especially 11), and the mostly action-packed episode 13.
• Bullet Dodges You : Used several times by Yuu in episode 13 while searching for ability users worldwide.
• Camping Episode : Episode 5, in which Hoshinoumi's student council goes on a camping trip in the mountains to look for a guy with the ability to fly.
• In episode 2, after Joujirou crashes into some large windows in the cafeteria, Yu notices he's bleeding quite a bit in areas not protected by a suit under his uniform, such as his head. Joujirou doesn't seem to think it's such a big deal, even as blood squirts from his head.
• He does it again in episode 3, this time while attempting to grab some curry. Yu once again is freaked out by the blood on his head.
• During episode 13, Yuu has some casual thoughts while mobsters are shooting at him. However, his forcefield protects him. And later when attacked by a man with a crossbow, he seems uninterested in it while getting shot.
• For the first five episodes, it's mostly lighthearted, though with a few hints at something sinister going on behind the scenes. It's usually just about finding a different superhuman each week and convincing them to not abuse their powers.
• The show takes a pretty dark turn in episode 6 and 7, where one of Ayumi's classmates tries to murder her, which triggers Ayumi's "Collapse" ability, which kills Ayumi as the school collapses on top of her. This hits Yu hard , and he ends up nearly becoming a drug addict if it wasn't for Nao's intervention .
• After that, things seem to be fine, and even gets a Hope Spot in episode 10, as Yu's real ability, called plunder, is to steal the abilities of others; he was able to acquire the ability to time travel to go back and save Ayumi from her fate .
• Then it all goes straight to hell again : in episode 11, a rogue group of international ability wielders kidnap Kumagami and Nao in order to Black Mail Shunsuke and Yu. Kumagami's tortured, and dies after protecting Nao from the collapsed warehouse that Yu unfortunately brought down .
• The show ultimately ends on a bittersweet note , as Yu is able to successfully plunder all of the ability wielders around the world so that they can avoid being exploited, but this came at the cost of his sanity and his memories, including why he was even doing it in the first place. He only kept going becuase of a vague recollection to do so, thanks to Nao's study notes. Shunsuke rescues him and brings him back to Japan, but since Yu's lost all of his memories, he doesn't know who anyone is anymore, but Nao vows to make new memories with him and everyone else instead .
• Cheaters Never Prosper : See Break the Haughty . It's later made apparent that many ability-users abuse their powers to get ahead, and that the Student Council doesn't intervene so much to enforce fairness as to save them from the consequences.
• A box full of instant ramen cup which Yuu's uncle left for him on episode 1. It helps Yuu survive a few days after Ayumi's death when no one cooks meals for him.
• In Episode 5, the group finds a pit near their campsite, and realize it's potential hazard. Nao uses that pit to trick their target into revealing his powers of Flight .
• Nao gives Yuu a set of flashcards in episode 12 to help him on his mission to search for ability users worldwide. Once he starts losing his memories due to gaining tens of thousands of new powers, he forgets why he has the cards. But something inside him causes him to remember his mission to strip every power away, even if he can't recall why he's doing it, and for whom.
• Cheerful Child : Ayumi, who seems to be perpetually happy.
• Cliffhanger : Episode 6 ends on one, where Ayumi activates her "collapse" superpower unknowingly which destroys her school and leaves her and likely a bunch of other students buried under the rubble .
• Contrived Coincidence : Who does Yuu run into right after Nao gives him a ticket to a ZHIEND concert? Well, ZHIEND's lead vocalist Sala Shane , of course! The episode is even titled "A Chance Encounter".
• Cordon Bleugh Chef : Ayumi's rice omelette doesn't seem too tasty to Yu when he tries it out, but he forces himself to eat it anyway. This is mostly due to Ayumi getting the wrong idea and thinking Yu likes pizza sauce, so she puts it in everything , including curry.
• Costume-Test Montage : In episode 9, Yuu tries on several different costumes in front of the mirror when he's getting ready to go to a concert with Nao.
• Crazy-Prepared : Nao in episode 5. She prepares a pitfall out of an old well camouflaged with leaves and branches to lure the boy with flying ability to use his power when he accidentally jumps into said pitfall.
• Cute, but Cacophonic : Ayumi's voice (especially when she's happy) is a bit... ear-piercing .
• Curbstomp Battle : Pretty much every fight that Yu gets into in Episode 7, due to his power.
• Damsel in Distress : Nao in episode 11 after being kidnapped by some rogue ability wielders.
• Dark and Troubled Past : Nao. She (and her brother) were sold by his mother to a scientist that wanted to experiment on them because of her brother's revealed ability. They are separated shortly after they arrive, and after she's finally able to meet him one year later, her brother doesn't recognize her at all because he has become an Empty Shell after the experiments, while she found herself surrounded by fake friends prepared by the scientist to distance her from her brother.
• De-power : The true application of Yuu's ability is to permanently do this to other ability users. This also naturally happens to ability users once they reach adulthood.
• Dead Man Writing : Misa writes a farewell letter for Yusa in episode 12, delivered by Joujiou after Yuu plunders all of their ability, including Yusa's "chanelling", which means that she will never able to meet Misa again.
• Disappeared Dad : While it's revealed that Yu and Ayumi's mother divorced and left them in the care of their uncle, there is no mention of what happened to their father.
• Dogged Nice Guy : Oikawa to Ayumi.
• Down to the Last Play : The baseball game in Episode 4 is decided in the last inning.
• The Dreaded : Yuu becomes this in episode 13 while on his mission to steal every ability user's powers from around the world to prevent them from being exploited.
• Drugs Are Bad : The moral of the story in episode 7. Although Nao spends most of the episode accompanying Yuu invisibly when he falls into a spiral of self-destruction, and only watches as he viciously beats up punks on the street while abusing his power, she finally intervenes only when he tries to use the drugs he picked up from one of the thugs, while telling him he will no longer be human if he goes through with it.
• Drum Bathing : In Episode 5, Yusa is forced to take a bath outdoors in an oil drum while on a camping trip.
• Early-Bird Cameo : Yusa Nishimori appeared as an Idol Singer on television from episode 1. She is introduced as one of the main characters in episode 3.
• Earn Your Happy Ending : Yuu's formidable task of finding every ability user in the world in episode 13 really takes a heavy toll on his sanity. Fortunately Nao's notes become a Chekhov's Gun for him, and it helps him to carry out his mission even after he forgets why he was searching for ability users and even who gave him the notes in the first place.
• Eating Lunch Alone : Nao in episode 2, and it is hinted she's been doing this since before the start of the series. Joujirou explains that her invisibility power causes other students not to want to be near her because she can basically do anything (including inflicting violence) without the "victim" knowing what she did to them.
• Everyone Can See It : Both Yusa and Joujirou think that Nao and Yu would make a cute couple, although Joujirou admits that they haven't known each other long enough for anything to happen. Eventually, Ayumi hops on board with it.
• Played for Laughs , Yuu does this in the first episode after he is asked to hang out with the School Idol girl he's targeted as a girlfriend, only to realize that his laughing was too loud inside his classroom .
• Played Straight in episode 7, after Yuu beat a bunch of thugs thanks to him abusing his ability, he starts to laugh maniacally under the showering rain.
• Evolving Credits : The end credits for each episode feature stills of the character that featured most prominently in that episode. Episodes 2 and 5 have Nao with song from Aoi Tada, while Episodes 3 and 4 have Yusa with her "Do It Yourself" Theme Tune song from Maaya Uchida , credited as How-Low Hello. Episode 6, being a Wham Episode , has nothing but a Credits Roll with black background and acoustic music.
• Exact Words : Nao says that if Yu will just eat one bite of his food, then she promises they'll never have anything to do with each other ever again. After Yu finishes eating, he points out this promise, which is when Nao tells him he didn't eat one bite, but rather the entire thing.
• Exhausted Eye Bags : Yuu has some near the end of episode 7 after he starts going around picking fights with strangers mostly because It Amused Me .
• Yuu is expy to both Lelouch vi Britannia from Code Geass (both use powers that light up their eyes to manipulate others and have a little sister whom they love very much) and to Light Yagami from Death Note (both have the same evil grin, same way of laughing and both are considered as humble Bishounen in their respective series).
• Just like Yuu who has similarities to a certain Code Geass character, Nao has her own in Leila Malcal . Both resemble each other in terms of appearance and for being a leader of their respective groups.
• Joujiro is basically Takamatsu from Angel Beats! . They share similar looks, similar ripped body, similar personality, and the same voice actor .
• Yuu nearly does this to a thug in episode 7 who attempted to "teach him a lesson" when they hear about how he picked a fight with someone they know. He holds the wooden skewer rather close to the man's eye, and the camera focuses on that scene for a few moments.
• In episode 11, karma struck Yuu hard. His eye is slashed by an ability wielder, preventing him from time leaping.
• Face Death with Dignity : In Episode 12, Misa decides that now is the proper time to head out and tells Yuu to Plunder her and Yusa's ability, which will leave her permanently dead. She goes out calmly and quietly without complaint.
• Fake-Out Opening : The first episode is written in such a way (even going so far as to seemingly give detailed introductions to characters who will otherwise never appear again), giving the impression that the series would be some kind of lighthearted romantic comedy about Yuu using his special power to cheat his way around an idyllic highschool life. It's only towards the end that he transfers to the show's real setting and meets the rest of the real cast.
• Fan Disservice : In episode 11, the audience able to see Nao only in her lingerie... hanged unconsciously, in a beaten state.
• Five-Second Foreshadowing : Ayu's dream about "breaking, cracking, and splitting ground" comes the day before her "collapse" ability activates and seemingly leaves her buried beneath the rubble of her own school building.
• Ayumi's pizza sauce running out in Episode 5 foreshadows the "running out" of humorous times as by the end of Episode 6, things have gotten much more serious.
• Yuu's true ability, "Plunder" can be considered foreshadowed in Episode 5, where Yu possesses the person with the ability to fly and is almost instantaneously able to grasp how to use it in a five second window.
• When Ayumi starts coughing during the phonecall with Yuu, lot's of viewers sensed that there was something going wrong.
• Ayumi's interest in stars + the opening + the title of the anime.
• During the baseball game, the main characters note that the catcher on the team is quite skilled. It turns out that Arifumi wants to use his powers to help said catcher go pro .
• Nao reveals to Yu in episode 2 that people with special abilities like them get experimented on heavily if they're found out by some scientists before her group can get to them. She then reveals that her brother was subjected to such experiments, and turned into a shell of his former self as a result.
• In episode 4, Nao tells Yu to possess the pitcher on the opposing team after they already lost the game. He doesn't see the point, but she tells him it's for an experiment. When he comes to, she's holding him up with her arms, but doesn't explain what she was doing. The reason behind this is revealed in episode 10. Nao told him to do that to steal his ability, ensuring the pitcher would never be able to abuse his ability again in the future.
• A Friend in Need : In episode 7, Yusa and Joujirou visits a mentally unstable Yuu after he loses Ayumi to give him some food to eat together, but he refuses it. It is revealed on the same episode, Nao uses her invisibility powers to watch over Yuu for weeks after Ayumi's death. She does not interfere until he threatens his own health with drugs, and she then proceeds to finally bring him out of his Heroic BSoD .
• From Bad to Worse : At the end of episode 5, Ayumi comes down with a bit of a cold. She does recover, and feels good enough to go back to school despite Yu's insistence on keeping her home. Ayumi gets attacked by her Yandere classmate, which triggers Ayumi's ability of collapse, which destroys the school and gets herself killed. This sends Yu into a Heroic BSoD , isolating himself from his friends, abusing his powers on random thugs just because he can, and nearly becoming a drug addict, at least until Nao stops him .
• Funny Background Event : Not too far off in the background, but in Episode 5 when Joujirou is having his glad-to-be-alive spiel as he's alone with Yusarin, Yusa can be seen slowly edging away.
• Gamer Chick : Misa. As shown in episode 5 when she immediately switches with Yusa just as she was surrounded by enemies in the game. Misa slaughters them all.
• Gilligan Cut : When Nao asks Yuu if he's going to eat his sandwich or not, the next scene shows her eating the sandwich instead of Yuu.
• Go Through Me : A little girl does this for Yuu in episode 13 after he's hit with some crossbow bolts by a man. She turns out to be the last ability user with the power of courage. And even after Yuu strips her ability, she still maintains her stance, albeit with shaking legs.
• One of the bad guys in episode 11 speaks in fairly decent English. He then has another man translate what he just said for the main characters.
• Nao gives Yuu a bunch of English flash cards to help him on his international journey in episode 13, and at first he has to use English to communicate with people. Yuu's voice actor completely butchers the pronunciation, which is justified in-universe for a Japanese teenager who's bad at English; what comes across as implausible is how the English-speakers he talks to are able to understand his English without subtitles! This whole problem is dispensed with when he steals an ability that makes people percieve whatever he says in Japanese as if it were in their language and vice-versa, so that from then onward all foreign diaglogue is represented as Yuu hears it : in Japanese.
• Gray Rain of Depression : Latter half of episode 6 themed with cloudy sky, foreshadowing Ayumi's death in the end of episode, and in The Stinger scene, it finally raining. Averted in the new timeline where Yuu able to saves Ayumi as seen in the end of episode 10. The sky is still cloudy as the original episode 6 timeline, but it's not raining.
• Headbutt Thermometer : Yu checks his sister's temperature this way in Episode 5.
• Played for Laughs when Joujirou meets Yusa, who turns from cutesy girl to badass trash talker with her special power. He reacts by smashing his head into the wall which causes a small fountain of blood to spray out from his head.
• Played for Drama when Yuu frantically searches for Ayumi in the middle of her school building's rubble. And after he's told she died, he suffers one for the entirety of Episode 7, attempting to run away and pick fights with strangers.
• Hoist by His Own Petard : The two men who seem to be the ones in charge of the rogue ability users suffer this fate in episode 11, after the girl who was seen with them attacks Yuu, causing him to use the "collapse" ability, and causing them to get stuck in the debris after the building collapses around them. Though they seem to be alive, they're also not going anywhere anytime soon either.
• Yuu stabs a guy in the leg with a wooden skewer in Episode 7 after he manages to fight off the man and his two friends. He then stabs the man again with a second one, and says he'll kill them the next time they try to pick a fight with him.
• Yuu suffers this after getting hit with some crossbow bolts in episode 13. This after stopping lots of bullets being shot at him earlier on.
• It's not a wise decision to suddenly startle a nervous person who's aimed his arrow at your face at point blank. If it hadn't been for Joujirou, Nao would already be dead.
• In episode 11, Yuu gets attacked by an ability wielder. He just stares at her and lets her cut his eye, which also disables his time-leap ability . Seriously, Yuu?
• In episode 11, instead of using his telekinesis to intimidate the syndicate into letting Nao and Kumagami go, or using his possession/plunder ability to have them knock each other off the ledge, thus leaving them vulnerable, Yuu only takes over their bodies to INSPECT THEM FOR WEAPONS. It can't even be argued that he was worried about others being in the abandoned area, as he notes earlier in this same scene that they seem to be the only ones there.
• Yuu then decides to telekinetically throw objects at the pair of terrorists who he'd already determined to pose no direct threat, turning his back on the ability-wielding girl who is clearly carrying a weapon that just left him half-blind. She ends up driving him into a rage and "collapsing" the building, fatally injuring Kumagami.
• The reason Yuu got in this mess in the first place was because Shunsuke willfully glanced over the fact that their organization's driver had a family, giving enemies ample opportunity to blackmail him and make him kidnap one the organization's most important members .
• Backing up even further, there's yet another problem. Why does someone as important as Kumagami ever leave the underground base? He could have just called the school every time he detected an ability-user. Instead, he physically goes there, with no bodyguard, to do his completely unnecessary water-dripping ritual, providing many opportunities for someone to capture him.

• In a Single Bound : The student Nao and the others find in Episode 5 is capable of jumping really high in the air. He also seems to be capable of slowing his fall, though when Yu takes over his body he still lands rather hard on the ground.
• Double subverted, however, as while it turns out that her cough was merely a one-day cold, it does , in a very roundabout way, lead to her death . Yuu thinks she's still safe at home, but Ayumi, feeling all better, has decided to sneak out to school, where her yandere classmate's threatening her with a knife causes her to panic and accidentally trigger her special ability, Collapse. This kills her.
• Iron Butt Monkey : Because of his imperfect ability, Joujirou is prone to any kind of Amusing Injuries , but so far none of said injuries have done serious harm to him.
• Ironic Echo : When Yuu threatens to stab the thug in the eye in episode 7, he remarks that that could result in a lame nickname like "Ol' One-Eye". Come episode 13, having suffered his own eye injury, he finds everyone referring to him as the One-Eyed Reaper.
• It's All My Fault : Mixed with I Let Gwen Stacy Die , Sho considers Misa's death to be his fault since he got off with just a few wounds. Misa tries not to blame him, as she said she was a thrill seeker and got what she deserved. She tells him to move on with his life so as not to be dragged down by guilt.
• Karma Houdini : Konishi never seems to face any consequences for trying to kill Ayumi and indirectly succeeding when Ayumi's "collapse" ability kicks in, until Episode 10 .
• Laser-Guided Karma : Yuu attempts to stab one of the thug's right eye with wooden skewer as part of his intimidation to him in episode 7. In the new timeline in episode 11, his own right eye got slashed by one of the terrorists, also an ability wielder, with a knife.
• The Last Dance : Yuu has others take up this mindset, especially after the events of Episode 11. He tells Misa (and then uses Yusa in order to help her) to go see her parents one last time before Yusa's ability goes away, as that is the equivalent of 'death' for her.
• Like an Old Married Couple : Discussed between Yusa and Joujirou about Yu and Nao.
• Look Behind You : Done to Joujirou in Episode 6 to prevent him from tagging along with Yusa while they visit a sick Ayumi. Nao claims there's a sleeping giraffe outside, prompting him to go look. When he starts wondering why a giraffe would be at their school, she then knocks him out the window, then calls an ambulance for him.
• Loophole Abuse : In Episode 4's baseball game, Joujirou barely manages to bunt the ball. The opposing team thinks it's an easy out, only for him to use his Super-Speed , and crash into a hill far away. However, the umpire didn't see him touch the base, and Joujirou's distance from first base is a bit excessive. Nao shows the umpire video footage that Joujirou did indeed touch the base. Though a bit confused at what just happened, he calls the play safe. note  In baseball, if the batter can make it to first base before the baseball is thrown and caught by the first baseman on the opposing team, he can run or slide past it and still be safe.
• Love Confession : Yuu gives Nao one in episode 12, but she doesn't reciprocate, and in fact has a skeptical and confused look on her face. She does do The Promise with him though, in that she'll be waiting for him after he returns from his worldwide mission to plunder every ability and prevent them from being exploited.
• Joujirou can go through windows and into walls at near-mach speeds and come out with little more than scratches. The body armor that he wears is just icing on the cake.
• Nao brushes off a punch to the face and being beaten by a mob with little more than an "ouch".
• Major Injury Underreaction : Nao seems to brush off the somewhat brutal beatdown she gets from some girls in Episode 5. When Yu approaches her, she seems more interested in the fact that they have another student to find.
• Make Up or Break Up : Happens to Yu and Yumi at the end of the first episode. He is forced to transfer to Hoshinoumi Academy, which is really far away from her school. He is also unable to visit her without supervision, and she's unwilling to constantly visit him lest she seem like a stalker. As a result, she feels it's best to cut their losses there, though he doesn't take it too well, and has the same shocked look on his face after going home.
• Manly Tears : Yuu. Multiple times. He's not the only one. But hey, we're talking about a Key anime, what did you expect?
• Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane : Yusa's fans love the way she casts magical spells, but it's not clear whether they actually work or are just for show.
• Episode 2, where Yuu and Nao visit Nao's brother on the outskirts of town. The moment was entirely funny when Nao, being a Big Eater , rudely ate her lunch box (which is still smoking hot) inside an air conditioned train , pissing off the passengers standing near her, and after she sees Yuu hasn't eaten his sandwich, the scene cuts to the two of them waiting for the bus, while Nao eats his sandwich. When they are riding the bus a few minutes later, the whole situation becomes more gloomy as Nao tells him about her and her brother's backstory.
• Episode 6, in a broader sense, turns out to be mood whiplash for the entire series. It goes from the usual beginnings of each episode, turns funny with some Ship Tease between Nao and Yu, and then ends with Ayumi's "collapse" power triggering as she's about to get attacked by a Yandere , with Yu frantically running into the collapsed section, the episode ending with debris about to fall onto him. To make it worse, The Stinger reveals blood flowing among the debris. The entire second half of Episode 6 turns this series from a somewhat flat and repetitive storyline with jokes and gags everywhere into a potentially tragic drama.
• Happens in Episode 7, albeit very briefly. Joujirou and Yusa come to hopefully break Yu out of his rut, but when Yu decides not to answer them, Misa gets pissed and drops the cream stew Yusa cooked. Joujirou does his usual fanboying, but it's only for a second and the show quickly returns to its dramatic mood.
• Episode 11 is a huge one after episode 10's seemingly happy ending. Kumagami is tortured to reveal information. Yuu also suffers a severe Eye Scream attack, and is stabbed in the shoulder, causing him extreme stress, and triggering the "collapse" ability. Kumagami then is killed attempting to shield Nao from falling debris.
• More Dakka : Used a few times in episode 13, though fortunately Yuu's forcefield protects him.
• Morton's Fork : One is seen in episode 11. Some rogue ability users from overseas wants Yuu, kidnap Nao and Kumagami in order to get him to come to where they are alone. They also specifically warn Shunsuke that if there's any deviations due to someone doing a time-leap back in time, they would kill some hostages they had on them.
• Mundane Made Awesome : The characters' approach to food.
• Done again in Episode 5, though Misa's not too happy with being used as a lighter.
• Muscles Are Meaningful : According to Joujirou, the protector does not enough to protect his body from the side effects of his power, so he must shape his body to be ripped enough to withstand, or at least minimalize the damage.
• New Powers as the Plot Demands : Yuu finds out more about his ability to take over people's bodies briefly once his brother and Nao mention to him what it actually does. It allows him to steal ability-users powers. It gets used extensively in episode 13, when he starts traveling around the world to take their powers and save them from being further exploited. He also conveniently gains abilities that then help him to search for others more easily, such as being able to see where ability users are simply by looking at a map. Or having various languages around the world translate automatically into Japanese for him, thus avoiding his need to learn new ones.
• Yu and his younger sister Ayu both get transferred to Hoshinoumi Academy by the end of the first episode, so that Nao can keep tabs on him.
• Yusa transfers to the same school in Episode 4, much to the joy of her classmates.
• Nice Job Breaking It, Hero : Yuu tells Ayumi to stay in bed for several days in Episode 6 while she is sick. However, by the third day she is feeling better, but since Nao wants more confirmation, he tells her to stay home again. However, she doesn't listen, and sneaks out to go to school anyway. She then gets assaulted by one of her classmates who was jealous that the boy she liked was now focusing all of his attention on Ayumi. The Stinger at the end of the episode hints that some debris caused by Ayumi's Traumatic Superpower Awakening may have fallen on top of Yuu while he was frantically digging through the rubble in an attempt to find her.
• Nice Mean And In Between : Ayumi's three friends. Nomura is the Nice, being a pleasant and friendly girl who's good friends with Ayu. Konishi is the Mean, since she's a {{Yandere}] who attempts to harm Ayumi with a boxcutter . Oikawa is the In-Between, as he seems decent enough, but is more of a Dogged Nice Guy to Ayumi than the genuine article.
• Nao delivers one to Yuu in episode 1, thanks to her ability .
• Later in Episode 5, Nao receives one from a group of pissed off girl students.
• Nose Bleed : Ayumi has one in Episode 3 after Yu mentions Yusa is transferring to his school. And she does it again in Episode 4 after hearing more about it. Then when Yusa visits her while she's sick, she does it twice.
• No-Sell : After a guard uses a rocket launcher on Yuu, he disappears in the ensuing explosion. However, the smile on the guard's faces quickly disappear when they find him unharmed.
• Not a Date : Yuu and Nao go to a ZHIEND concert together in episode 9. It's not supposed to be a real date, but they end up acting like they are in one until Yuu passes out and remembers the original timeline .
• Not Cheating Unless You Get Caught : He got away with it for quite a while, but Yu eventually falls under the suspicion of cheating. To make matters worse for him, Nao has him on camera cheating. The pitcher in Episode 4 attempts this as well, but their team ends up losing to Nao's team.
• An Offer You Can't Refuse : Yuu is told to transfer to Hoshinoumi Academy, or else his cheating would be exposed. In fact, this is Nao's primary way of dealing with children with powers. She usually either blackmails or intimidates gifted children into either stopping the use of their powers for self gain or enrolling in Hoshinoumi Academy. She later reveals that she does this because she wants to prevent them from being discovered as an ability user, and then kidnapped and researched on by unscrupulous people and organizations.
• Yuu uses Groucho glasses when sneaking into a cram school to research his rivals for the high school entrance exam in Episode 1.
• Yusa uses sunglasses and a flu mask as part of her disguise when visiting a sick Ayumi in Episode 6. She wasn't fooled.
• In episode 10 while infiltrating Ayumi's school, Yusa and Nao attempt to wear the girl's middle school uniform, while Joujirou attempts to disguise himself as a teacher. Nobody there is fooled, as Joujirou isn't recognized by one of the real teachers there and dragged to the faculty office, while one of the boys there immediately recognizes Yusa. Another student comments that Nao is very pretty, and sort of suspicious for being seen with Yusa. Yuu really wants to do a Face Palm while hiding in a storage locker at how easily they were caught.
• Parental Abandonment : Yu and Ayumi's mother divorced their father, then shoved them to their uncle's care. As a result he doesn't think too highly of her.
• Perfect Health : Subverted. A lot of viewers thought Ayumi was deathflagging when she was sent home from school with a cold. It's actually a perfectly normal, nonlethal cold. She was deathflagging, but she dies from something completely unrelated.
• Person of Mass Destruction : Ayumi has the "collapse" ability. Said ability can be considered the most dangerous of any ability revealed before it, because she can literally collapse a building in an instant when she feels threatened.
• Phrase Catcher : Joujirou will fanboy over Yusa, and someone (usually Nao) will call it a turn-off.
• Picky Eater : During the camp-out in Episode 5, Yu is the only one who cares about eating enough vegetables, while the others are fixated on the barbecue meat. His Heroic BSoD jarringly subverts this, as he eats nothing but cup ramen, pizza, and dango.
• Playing with Fire : Misa.
• Plot Hole : In episode 10, Yuu organises his friends to save Ayumi from being sliced up like a box except that he has no way to know about this because he never learned anything about how Ayumi died in the first timeline. For all he knew, she just set it off by accident, or by tripping and falling.
• Power Parasite : It is ultimately revealed in episode 9 that this is Yu's real power, and that possessing/controlling someone for 5 seconds is just the most noticeable, albeit very handy side-effect. It was foreshadowed he could do this in episode 5 upon taking over the target of the week who had levitation powers.
• Power at a Price : As of episode 9, it is implied that some ability users will have to pay a price for extreme abuse of their powers, and impacting the world too heavily. Sala nearly outright states it, while Shunsuke's price deteriorate his eyesight and seals his ability once he goes blind.
• Pretty Boy : Yuu Otosaka. He's considered as a handsome and cool guy by many of girls on the series.
• Puberty Superpower : There are some special children that manifest superpowers upon reaching puberty. However, their abilities are flawed and they disappear once the teenagers reach adulthood.
• Punched Across the Room : Nao is subjected to this in episode 11, when some rogue ability users attack her in her apartment at night. She is hit rather hard, and is knocked out by said punch.
• Punny Name : Kumagami's nickname: Pooh. Shunsuke called him "Pooh", named after the fictional bear created by A. A. Milne "Winnie-the Pooh". It's like that because 'Kuma' means bear.
• He starts dating Yumi in the first episode, but she breaks it off with him after he's forced to transfer schools and would be unable to visit her.
• He enters one with Nao in episode 13 after he fulfills The Promise made to her to strip every ability user's powers and return to her. Though he forgets about it, she's happy that he kept her flashcards, as battered as they were.
• Generally Defied. A majority of ability users have limitations on how they can use their powers, either because of scope (Nao can only become invisible to one person at a time) or control (Joujirou can 'teleport' using psychic self-propulsion but can't control the amount of force behind it) , and does not have any degree of super-reflexes or invincibility, so often gets Amusing Injuries .
• This is played straight with Yu. His ability to possess people for five seconds is just secondary since his real power is to steal any other person's ability .
• La Résistance : Hoshinoumi Student Council, lead by Nao, is basically a simple version of this. Their main goal is to saves many of the ability wielder from scientists' reach by stopping them from using their power for their own benefit. It's revealed that their action is inspired by Yuu's older brother Shunsuke along with Kumagami that forms a group of ability wielder in many previous timeline to help them survives against the scientists .
• Rescue Romance : Invoked . Yu uses his powers to set up a car accident and save Yumi, the most popular girl at his school, to get her to fall for him. It works, but the arrival of Nao and Joujirou and his forced transfer to their school ruins it for him. Later used in a more emotional sense when Nao saves Yuu from his downward spiral after Ayumi's death, making him fall in love with her even in a different timeline when the death is averted.
• Rouge Angles of Satin : In the subtitles on Crunchyroll, some characters say that they "reap what (they've) sewn." Since the phrase refers to sowing seeds, "sown" is the correct word for the context.
• Rule of Symbolism : The Otosaka family's pizza sauce is the object of many a running gag. It runs out in the fifth episode.
• Joujirou's habit of getting limited foods in the cafeteria, and the Amusing Injuries he often has on him afterwards.
• Any time Joujirou, or any male fan of Yusa, goes into fanboy mode. If Nao is within earshot, she will comment at what a disgusting turn off that is.
• Sanity Slippage : Happens to Yuu after Ayumi's death . For the first few days after her death , he spends his life watching TV and eating the ramen cups his uncle left for him. The next few days, he goes to an internet cafe and spends the whole day inside the booth, eating junk food. After that, he becomes addicted to an arcade game, beats other guys, and finally almost starts doing drugs. Thankfully, Nao is able to slap some sanity back to him.
• Scary Shiny Glasses : When Joujirou gets ready for his final attempt to capture Yuu in Episode 1, his glasses becomes this.
• Scenery Porn : This is a Key/Visual Arts and P. A. Works production, so you'd better believe that there are a lot of detailed locations in the show.
• Shunsuke gives an Info Dump to Yuu as to what he's done with his powers. He goes back in time, and attempts to save ability users, but is repeatedly thwarted by the organization studying them. He then uses his knowledge of future events such as lottery numbers to gain large sums of cash to open up schools to protect them with, with Nao being at one such school.
• After Yuu is told more about his power by Shunsuke, he uses his power to obtain his brother's time leap abilities in order to go back to a few days before Ayumi's death, and prevent it from happening in the first place.
• Mishima for her friend Yumi and Yu. After he's invited for some pancakes, she pretends to suddenly have to go home so the two can spend time alone together.
• Later followed up with Yusa for Yu and Nao.
• And then Ayumi joins in on shipping Yu and Nao.
• Yu's power is shown when he uses it on people for his own advantage, such as having girls peek at their underwear, or making bullies fight amongst their friends, or cheating by looking at other people's tests.
• Joujirou's power is first shown when something crashes into a building as Yu attempts to run away from school after being accused of cheating.
• Nao disappears in front of Yu, then he suddenly starts getting beat up by thin air. However Joujirou says he saw her beating him up, as her power only works on one person at a time.
• During Episode 5, Misa snatches a game console from Joujirou and immediately belts out a string of ORA ORA ORAs .
• Yuu watches a bit of Angel Beats! in a manga cafe in Episode 7.
• The Angel Beats! cast makes lots of cameos in the background as well! As seen in the arcade, there's a poster of Girls Dead Monster on the wall and on the gaming screen we see T.K. and Matsushita.
• Also, when Yuu listens to ZHIEND for the first time, the scene, colors and his reaction are extremely similar to Iwasawa Masami hers when she listened to Sad Machine for the first time.
• Dango play a big role in Episode 7. One of Key's and Jun Maeda's most famous works had the "Big Dango Family".
• Shopping Montage : A heartwarming moment for Yuu and Nao when they're shopping for their barbecue material in episode 5. Nao insists on just buying meat, while Yuu tells her to buy more vegetables. Cue Ship Tease comment by Yusa and Joujirou.
• Sibling Yin-Yang : Yusa, the sweet Idol Singer and Misa, her tough and harsh older sister that usually possesses her body.
• Sick Episode : Ayumi in episode 6.
• Sliding Down The Slippery Slope : Yuu, in Episode 7. Fortunately Nao is there to break him out of it.
• Speak in Unison : Episode 6 has two examples: First is Ayumi and Yusa when they're saying that the porridge with stewed mushroom is delicious. Second is Yuu and Nao always denying they are dating .
• The opening puts a lot of focus on Nao . She's Yuu's Love Interest .
• The lyrics talk about the world's collapse, loneliness, loss, moving forward, bearing the role of a god, becoming a monster, and coming back home. Shunsuke comes from a Bad Future . Both the Otosakas and Nao are alone, in that Yuu and Ayumi were left behind by their brother, while Nao's own brother was Driven to Madness . Ayumi is killed by her ability, driving Yuu to grief. Nao saves Yuu from his grief, letting him move past her death. Yuu's ability is plunder, and he decides that he'll strip all ability holders of their powers. After stealing many abilities, he breaks down mentally and becomes a monster whose only purpose is to steal them from others. He comes back home in the end, but loses his memories from the stress of his task.
• Sound-Effect Bleep : Misa, in Episode 5. Mixed with Symbol Swearing if the subtitles are on.
• Stealth Insult : Done by Nao in Episode 6 towards Yuu as a reply to Ayumi's Ship Tease opinion. Ayumi : Come now... Ayu thinks that you two are totally a great couple. Nao : (sarcastically) No, no... attractive and intelligent boys like this chump is someone I can never be a match for, ha ha.
• The Stinger : Episode 6 has one, with Kumagami standing over blood soaked debris in the rain.
• Strictly Formula : The first half of the show always follows the story of the efforts of main protagonists trying to find and stop other kids with special abilities from showing off their power for their personal benefits with no or little development for the main story, and a few Running Gag jokes like Ayumi and her passion for pizza sauce, Misa and Yusa's different personalities, and so on. However, this is totally discarded after Episode 6 .
• Stylistic Suck : Yusa's music video.
• Superpowerful Genetics : Siblings are likely to develop superpowers. Such as Nao and her brother, Yusa and Misa and Yuu, Ayumi and Shun .
• Yuu's ability allows him to control someone for up to five seconds, but leaves his body exposed while doing so. However, he can use it as many times as he wants and at the start of the series, he exploits it to cheat on tests and get into a good school. This is merely a side effect of his true ability, plunder, which allows him to permanently steal the abilities of other ability wielders.
• Shunsuke has Mental Time Travel , which comes at the cost degrading his eyesight every use and seals itself once he goes blind. The series's beginning is actually the result of Shunsuke's multiple time leaps.
• In general, those with the ability to locate other ability wielders. Kumagami's ability identifies both the location and the ability of the individual, but activates at random times. Another character with a similar ability that Yuu plunders can track other ability wielders in real-time, but lacks the ability-identification aspect.
• In-universe, the members of Shunsuke's Syndicate are treated as such, and each member is stated to have a very powerful ability. However, aside from Shun and Kumagami , only Maedomari stands out. He can wipe individual memories and his only downside is needing time to locate it.
• Ayumi gets hit hard. Case in point, her ability "collapse" is incredibly dangerous and destructive. Not only that, but it's triggered by her emotions and she can't turn it off . It ends up killing her and after Yuu plunders it, causes him to accidentally kill Kumagami.
• After Yuu plunders telepathy, it fills his head with voices and he can't sleep unless he takes pills.
• Super-Speed : Joujirou is capable of doing this. Unfortunately he can't stop on a whim, so he often crashes into things as a result, such as buildings.
• Yu is offered this after he's exposed for using his powers to cheat on tests. Seeing as it was pretty much An Offer You Can't Refuse , he doesn't have much choice but to accept Nao's invitation.
• Yusa is given this option as well in Episode 3 after she accidentally takes her producer's smartphone home with her and reads a text on it regarding some illegal activities. Simply returning the phone or taking it to the police would spell trouble for her, so Nao decides to Blackmail the producer instead to keep him from threatening her with some flashy displays of force. And like Yu, she's offered some sanctuary at their school afterwards.
• Tempting Fate : When Yuu asks Ayumi if it would be freaky if her Five-Second Foreshadowing dream comes true, she replies that she doesn't believe in such spiritual stories . Later, her own spiritual ability awakens while she is trying to protect herself, making the dream a reality after all.
• The Promise : In Episode 12, Yuu confesses to Nao, and the two of them promise that after Yuu saves every single ability wielder in the world, the two of them will become lovers. Although, for the more experienced viewers, this seems to be a bad sign.
• There Is No Kill Like Overkill : In episode 13, after none of their bullets hit Yuu during one of his missions, one of the guards brings out a rocket launcher. Unfortunately for them, that doesn't work either.
• Third-Person Person : Ayumi tends to do this, calling herself "Ayu".
• Title Drop : Revealed in Episode 11 - "Charlotte" is a comet that showers the Earth with particles on its passing every few hundred years. Said particles awaken hidden capabilities on certain humans.
• Tomboy and Girly Girl : In a single person, sort of. Yusa usually gets possessed by the spirit of her deceased older sister Misa. While Yusa is a cutesy and sweet Idol Singer , Misa is a brash and violent trash talker.
• Trademark Favorite Food : Though he claims to absolutely hate it, Yuu likes Ayumi's rice omelette, and will often eat it all while complaining about the odd sweet taste due to her pizza sauce. Nao uses this to help bring him back after he runs away and starts risking his life by picking fights with strangers.
• Walking the Earth : A decision made by Yuu, in order to save every single ability wielder, as he'll have to travel the world in order to Plunder all of their abilities.
• Episode 6. Nao suspects that Ayumi may be the latest person with an ability, but they don't have enough clues to verify it. Though she is still sick and told to stay in bed for one more day, Ayumi decides to sneak out and go to school anyway. She is then assaulted by a Yandere who likes a boy in their class who is now trying to get a little more friendly with Ayumi, thus causing Ayumi to trigger her ability, which creates a localized earthquake that destroys the building she's in.
• Episode 7 follows the aftermath shown in the previous episode, and Yu's reaction to it. He doesn't it take it well when the doctor tells him Ayumi is dead.
• Episode 9, revealing some very critical details about the world. Namely, Yuu and Ayumi were once imprisoned by scientists until Yuu's older brother was able to use his ability to change the world by traveling to the past. Also, this episode reveals there might be a way to save Ayumi.
• Episode 10 reveals that Yuu has the ability to poach the abilities of people he leaps into, using this to time leap and save Ayumi.
• Come Episode 11, the true source of abilities and the show's title is revealed. The driver Furuki is blackmailed by a group of hunters of power-wielders, so Kumagami gets captured and is forced to compromise Shun and his group after a Cold-Blooded Torture . In an attempt to save a kidnapped and ransomed Tomori in exchange for Yu, Yu gets his right eye slashed and - after an unintended trigger of his collapse ability - causes Kumagami to do a Heroic Sacrifice for Tomori.
• Wham Line : Yuu delivers one in episode 13 to Nao, when he asks who she is, having suffered memory loss during his worldwide mission to steal every user's powers.
• What the Hell, Hero? : Nao berates Yuu in episode 7 for risking his health and especially his sanity by running away and then picking fights with strangers.
• Wide Eyes and Shrunken Irises : Featured prominently in Episode 6 with both Ayumi and her friend Konishi. There is a difference in how they're portrayed, though: Ayumi's is fixed in a frightened expression contrasted with Konishi's in a psychotic expression when she is trying to hurt her with a cutter blade.
• The suspicious man chasing after Yusa in episode 3. After Nao spots him and chases after him behind a building, he punches her in the face rather hard.
• The muscular man in episode 11. He kidnaps Nao not before he punches her so hard that makes her flying across her room and falls unconscious immediately.
• Yandere : Ayumi's classmate who likes Oikawa, the boy who now is head over heels for Ayumi. Near the end of Episode 6, she pulls out a box cutter on Ayumi and chases after her.
• Played mostly straight with Shunsuke. Despite his attempts at saving ability users from the organization, they are kids going up against adults, some of whom are well armed. He instead uses his knowledge of lottery numbers to instead gain incredible wealth, and then open up schools to shelter kids with abilities.
• Averted with Yuu. He manages to save Ayumi from her Yandere classmate, then greets Shunsuke's associates as he walks home with her, knowing full well who Shunsuke was due to being told earlier in the episode in an alternate timeline.
• You Wouldn't Shoot Me : In Episode 2, the captain of the archery team that Nao investigates threatens her with his bow and arrow. Unfortunately he accidentally releases it, forcing Joujirou to attempt an Arrow Catch at high speed...

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Top 20 Best Time Travel Anime Series & Movies

Here’s a question: what’s your favorite time travel anime? Are there even enough good titles in this sci-fi subgenre?

It isn’t filled to the brim each season unlike with the case of isekai titles, but it’s not impossible to find some great ones.

If you’re in the mood for some mind-boggling twists and turns (or even minor time travel elements in an otherwise typical anime) check out my list below.

And fair warning: spoilers ahead(in some cases). Some titles here have time travel itself as a key turning point or surprise in the series, so if you don’t want to know any more just skim the titles and pick one that interests you!

20. Nobunaga Concerto

I’m going to start with Nobunaga Concerto, an anime that does have time travel — but is also more of an isekai.

This is why I’m including it on my list but, but not the highest for sure. So what’s it all about?

As you may have already guessed, it involves Oda Nobunaga . Arguably one of the most popular Japanese historical figures.

He was a brutal leader, but he was also brilliant and a key figure in the reunification of Japan.

But Nobunaga isn’t the OP. In Nobunaga Concerto, he meets Saburou who mysteriously time travels from the 21st century and looks like him.

Saburou was just an ordinary high school kid, but now he must replace Nobunaga, who wishes to relax in his final years.

19. Natsu-iro no Sunadokei (Sandglass of Summer Colors)

This is an old anime. Like, really old.

But while its character design, animation, and overall quality haven’t stood the test of time, it is a worthwhile show that involves more time travel than Nobunaga Concerto.

Sandglass of Summer Colors is an adaptation of a video game, a visual novel (VN) from Princess Soft that was released way back in 2002.

Also, it only has two episodes; it’s an OVA. Still, it’s an intriguing show.

Yes it once again involves a teenage boy, this time named Kotaro Makimura.

But here, the time travel comes in the form of Kotaro waking up to the next school year, and then going back and forth to specific days of his summer vacation.

Through this he learns some very crazy news about his girlfriend Kaho Serizawa. It gets deep.

18. Buddy Complex

In 2014, Sunrise released an action-heavy mecha title that surprisingly wasn’t another entry to their sprawling Gundam franchise.

It’s called Buddy Complex, and it does enough to distinguish itself from other similar titles with its appealing trio, plot, and solid execution.

Buddy Complex starts with the main hero Aoba Watase nearly getting killed in the hands of a massive robot from the future.

Hina Yumihara saves him, and also takes him 70 years into the future for him to learn all about the fighting robots and possibly prevent his demise.

Can he go back to his actual timeline? Or is he stuck in this future of warring military forces?

17. Doraemon

Yes, Doraemon is indeed a time-travel anime — and quite a good one at that.

Some argue that the time travel aspect is a mere gimmick here. But I honestly love what the anime has done with it.

The story isn’t about a dystopian future and someone who wants to save it by going back to the past.

No, it’s about Sewashi Nobi from the 22nd century sending a cat robot to improve the life of his grandfather Nobita Nobi — and that’s wonderful.

With 1,700 episodes, Doraemon has proven that this subgenre can be wholesome for kids.

Likewise, who doesn’t want a four-dimensional pouch that can bring out all sorts of gadgets of different sizes?

16. Punch Line

Punch Line was MAPPA’s third original anime after Garo: The Animation and Zankyou no Terror, the latter being one of my all-time favorites.

No, Punch Line wasn’t a modern classic in my eyes at all.

It didn’t have the serious or ambitious tone of those previous shows.

However, Punch Line was a creative risk that needs commending — and even a reappraisal from anime fans.

It’s silly but fully aware of it.

How silly? It involves spirits, nose bleeding, panty shots.

Also, the OP has to avoid looking at panties as he travels through time as a spirit. Otherwise a meteor immediately kills all life on Earth. So that’s fun.

15. InuYasha

I’ve got another entry here from Sunrise Studio.

InuYasha was one of the biggest shounen titles before series like Naruto, Bleach, and Fairy Tail took over — and it does have time travel.

Kagome Higurashi goes back hundreds of years to feudal Japan. The difference is instead of meeting a general, he meets a white-haired guy who also has dog ears.

Also, both Kagome and Inuyasha can travel between modern Japan and feudal Japan with relative ease.

And I suggest InuYasha just because it’s one of the best shounen series of all time. Time travel or not.

14. Irozuku Sekai no Ashita kara (Iroduku: The World in Colors)

I have a soft spot for original anime. It takes a lot of guts to push through with a story you don’t know will work out.

It doesn’t have a built-in fan base unlike with adaptations of manga, LNs, and video games.

But Iroduku: The World in Colors was more than just an original anime.

It was a visually imaginative and wonderfully animated series, and it was clear that P.A. Works didn’t just do this half-heartedly.

Think of it as a blend of sci-fi, fantasy, and school drama.

A grandmother sends her emotionally distant granddaughter 60 years back to the past, but she doesn’t say why.

And now that she’s back to 2018(present when released) the young girl named Hitomi Tsukishiro learns all about self-discovery and human connection. Go see it.

13. Charlotte

Look, I get it — Angel Beats was a great anime series.

That was a show that managed to make me love all the students in just 13 episodes.

Plus, I’m confident that most viewers won’t ever forget the ending.

Since then, people have been clamoring for something like it from Jun Maeda.

Well Charlotte came into the fray, but it wasn’t exactly as good as Angel Beats or Clannad.

Still, Charlotte certainly has its moments as a school drama with time travel (among other powers).

Also this is an anime original, and I think the best moments outweigh the pacing and plot issues by the end.

I don’t blame you if you haven’t heard of Zipang.

Despite being released two full years later than Naruto, Zipang somehow sports a more old-school design.

Then again, it’s a fitting choice given the military and historical setting.

Simply put, it’s about a Japanese missile destroyer (a navy warship) called Mirai that gets itself into a storm, but it was no ordinary storm.

Once Mirai gets away from the storm, its crew realizes that they’ve all time-traveled to 1942 — back to the Second World War.

Exciting, right?

Here’s the more interesting part: They must try their best not to change history. But can the crew keep themselves in the background when people are dying left and right?

11. Natsu no Arashi (Summer Storm!)

Interestingly enough, I didn’t catch this until last year — a full decade since its release.

But hey, this is an excellent example of “better late than never” because this is a fine mix of time travel and comedy.

Natsu no Arashi is about, again, a male teenager who meets a beautiful girl.

But Sayoko Arashiyama is far from an ordinary teenager.

She may not even be a teenager as Hajime Yasaka finds a photo of her in her 60s.

What’s going on? And why does Sayoko still look young?

Check out Natsu no Arashi. It’s made by Shaft so expect some visual delights.

10. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (When They Cry)

We’re getting closer to the highest ranking so let’s be really careful now. I did warn about spoilers, so be prepared.

When They Cry deceives its audience by portraying itself as another generic anime with a guy OP and a bunch of cute girls.

Only for it to actually be a murder mystery with a time loop to boot.

Also, it may even be the only horror and time travel anime out there.

One minute you’re seeing kids playing together, all smiles. The next, they’re splattered with blood and having edgy expressions.

Admittedly I hate what happened to the anime adaptation here (although the movie Orange: Future was way better in terms of animation quality and consistency).

I read the manga, and it had moments that could’ve catapulted the anime as a classic.

But the anime did not meet or exceed expectations.

Orange was just above average. But still good enough to warrant a spot here.

If you think the anime was good and made you cry and laugh, consider the gorgeous and much more emotional manga too.

8. Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu (Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World)

I think Re:Zero is a fine isekai and time travel anime.

It could’ve been like any typical isekai after all the hype for Sword Art Online. But it etched its own place in history.

Re:Zero makes you think that it’s just another guy getting transported to a fantasy world. But the time loop aspect elevates the series to new heights of dread and sheer desperation for Subaru.

It’s not just an escape to a better world with waifu material like Emilia and Rem, it’s overall a really engaging show. And I’m definitely excited for season 2 .

7. Kimi no Na wa. (Your Name.)

Yup, this is big spoiler territory.

I sure hope that you’ve already watched the critically acclaimed movie, which also broke records around the world — or that you’ve read the novel of the same name.

Because time travel is what made audiences gasp in the middle of the movie. Kimi no Na wa is seemingly just about two people living in different regions… but what viewers didn’t know was that they also lived in different periods.

I still remember the shock everyone had in the cinemas (because I saw this twice in theaters).

There is nothing quite like the audiovisual spectacle of a Makoto Shinkai film on the big screen. And the ending is so rewarding if you’ve watched Five Centimeters Per Second.

6. Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei (The Tatami Galaxy)

Masaaki Yuasa needs no introduction after Devilman Crybaby garnered rave reviews from fans and critics all over the world, in part because it was available on Netflix.

But even before that, I was a huge fan of Yuasa’s directorial prowess.

He’s a man with impeccable skill, ensuring that both substance and style are way above the competition.

The Tatami Galaxy features rapid conversations (so you have to read fast if you prefer subtitles like me) and there’s so much going on when this is all about a young man’s life (and love life).

Watch him go through some sort of Groundhog Day, but in a much more artistic, magical manner.

It’s a rewarding experience across space and time (and tatami), I promise you that.

5. Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)

At this point, I’m not sure which of my top picks have time travel as one of its biggest turning points.

This one has a certain episode in the latter half that completely turns it from an impressive series to arguably one of the best anime of all time.

You may not agree that it’s a “deconstruction” of the magical girl genre . But it’s clear evidence that Gen Urobuchi could change the game if he had the right team.

Also, this original anime looks breathtaking.

It’s dark, it’s exciting, it’s inspirational.

Shaft had a classic in their hands and they didn’t waste the opportunity.

4. Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)

As one of Kyoto Animation’s first big hits, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya took the relatively small 2006 global anime community by storm.

It was hilarious, had a stellar set of characters, had a viral opening song, and had episodes that didn’t line up chronologically.

And yet the order of events didn’t ruin the story at all.

The nonlinear structure enabled a new way of looking at the character dynamics. And it made rewatches (in the chronological order) more rewarding.

Once you’ve watched the series (and bless you if you’ve seen the Endless Eight arc) go ahead and enjoy The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya .

3. Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo (The Girl Who Leapt Through Time)

Like Masaaki Yuasa and Makoto Shinkai, Mamoru Hosoda is one of the best anime directors today.

And he’s done many more amazing films besides this one: Summer Wars, Wolf Children, and The Boy and the Beast, just to name a few.

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time works as well as it does because of how it didn’t just use time travel as a gimmick.

It thought of how to shape the character and the story as a whole, creating tension and developing emotional impact in the latter half.

Plus I think many of us can relate to Makoto Shonno. Spending the last year of high school knowing that life is about to change, and yet you’re unsure of your own future.

It’s thrilling, hilarious, and has a heart at its core.

2. Boku dake ga Inai Machi (ERASED)

Am I making a controversial choice by putting this so high on my list?

Not really.

Sure, not everyone was a fan of the adaptation. And I admit that the suspense thriller aspect to it was a bit heavy-handed.

But like with how I feel about Zankyou no Terror, ERASED has highs that are so high, they easily make up for the lows.

It’s an imperfect masterpiece in my eyes.

The first episode was a 10/10 with how it easily grabbed my attention by the end with the change in aspect ratio, signifying the drastic change in time… it’s really interesting.

ERASED has a killer OP from none other than Asian Kung-Fu Generation, and I still think that the birthday scene of Kayo is one of the most heart-wrenching yet simultaneously heartwarming moments in anime.

Also, (big spoiler ahead) I dislike that some fans think the show was bad just because the guy didn’t end up with the girl he saved(and attempted to save again and again) in the past.

Look, you don’t just get to marry someone because you saved their life. You save someone because it’s the right thing to do, not because you expect something in return.

1. Steins;Gate

Is there even any other anime that could be at the No. 1 spot?

It’s the first show that comes to mind if you ask most anime fans what the best time travel anime is. And for good reason.

Furthermore, Steins;Gate isn’t just lauded as the top time travel series ever.

It’s also in the running as possible the best anime in general, usually in competition with FMA: Brotherhood.

Steins;Gate is both an outstanding gateway show to anime and one that becomes rewarding once you’ve consumed a ton of anime.

Some claim that it’s overrated, but one thing’s for sure: It set the standard for what a time travel anime could achieve in terms of sheer brilliance and entertainment.

Millennial introvert on the lookout for slice-of-life anime, world cinema, and European music. Follow on Twitter @notspencer08

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Yu Otosaka finds he has the ability to possess anyone for five seconds. He uses it for personal gain, but an an intrepid girl with powers of her own, Nao Tomori, confronts him and tries to get him to use his ability for good.

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If you regularly travel the East Coast, there’s a good chance you’ve had a layover or two in Charlotte. To understand the vibrance and dynamic nature of North Carolina’s most populous city, though, you’ll need to make your way out of the airport terminals and into the neighborhoods that comprise the bustling metropolis and surrounding areas.

“Charlotte has many different cultures, and their influence can be seen and experienced throughout the city,” explains Andres Kaifer, the executive chef and owner of Customshop . From its robust culinary scene — it regularly boasts James Beard Award nominees — to its art galleries, esteemed museums, and appreciation of green spaces and public parks, the Queen City repeatedly proves its role as a financial center is just part of its larger narrative. Yes, Bank of America’s headquarters are located in Uptown Charlotte, but the city is also the home of NASCAR , the Carolina Panthers, and the Charlotte Hornets. As Ashley Creft, co-founder of Charlotte Black-Owned (@ cltblackowned ), shares, Charlotte is “very diverse, and there are lots of opportunities to connect with locally-owned and BIPOC-owned businesses in the city,” many of which you’ll discover below. 

Scroll on to read Travel + Leisure ’s guide to Charlotte, North Carolina.

Top 5 Can’t Miss

• Book a five-star stay at The Ritz Carlton, Charlotte, which recently completed a multimillion-dollar renovation.
• Root for the Carolina Panthers, the Charlotte Hornets, Charlotte FC, or the Charlotte Knights while on their home turf. 
• Take a tasting tour of some of Charlotte’s best breweries — The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery, Divine Barrel Brewing, and Resident Culture Brewing among them. 
• Fill up on Southern fare at Jimmy Pearls. 
• Plan your trip in the spring or fall to experience Charlotte’s best weather (and fewer crowds).

The Ritz Carlton, Charlotte

The Ritz Carlton, Charlotte comes recommended by Kaifer, who credits its “easy accessibility to the light rail” and newly renovated wellness amenities as top reasons to book a stay. With a pool, steam room, hot tub, and sauna, the Uptown hotel’s spa is the perfect place to relax after a travel day — or before a big night out in Charlotte. 

The Ivey's Hotel

Another Uptown favorite, The Ivey’s Hotel has 47 rooms decorated to give off a “Parisian-style elegance with modern luxury” vibe. In its past life, the building functioned as The Ivey's Department Store (which opened in 1924). Today, it offers guests a range of comfortable rooms and amenities, including a 1,500-square-foot fitness center, the cozy Library Lounge, and a daily complimentary wine social.

The Ballantyne, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Charlotte

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As the name suggests, The Ballantyne, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Charlotte is located in the upscale Ballantyne neighborhood, 20 minutes south of Uptown. Ideal for travelers who want to be away from the city center (or closer to The Amp Ballantyne ), it’s the type of hotel where you’re more than happy to spend time relaxing on the property — there’s even an outdoor pool, indoor pool, and spa.

Grand Bohemian Hotel Charlotte, Autograph Collection

“For mainstream hotel folks, I think the Grand Bohemian has the most character,” says Corri Smith, owner of Black Wednesday . She shares that its “stellar location in Uptown” is also a plus, but the inside of the property is unexpectedly artistic and bohemian, a contrast from the more buttoned-up look of the neighborhood. 

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Raft the largest human-made whitewater river in the world.

If everyone in your party is eight years old and above, you can book a guided whitewater rafting experience at the U.S. National Whitewater Center . “The Whitewater Center is incredibly unique and special… [and] it has a wild amount of activities and events,” says Smith — and that includes things to do on dry land. “My favorite things are the Thursday night live music shows ( River Jam ) as well as free outdoor yoga.” According to Kaifer, there’s also the option to “enjoy a nice hike through one of their many trails.”

Explore Charlotte’s art scene.

“Art has become a more honored part of our culture,” says Smith, who recommends checking out a number of local Charlotte artists, including Grace Stott , Kathryn Godwin , Saloan Dunlap , Davita Galloway , and Matt Moore (take a look at their Instagrams or websites to see where their work is on display). Alternatively, travelers can add several of the city’s art museums and galleries to their list;  The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art , the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts and Culture , and the Mint Museum are some of the most popular. “ Goodyear Arts is a modern art gallery with a residency program that supports under-the-radar artists,” adds Smith. 

Sip on some local brews at any one of Charlotte’s numerous breweries. 

Like many major U.S. cities, Charlotte has an ever-growing craft beer scene; in fact, the Queen City has more than four dozen breweries to choose from. Once you’ve chosen your designated driver — or booked with City Brew Tours , Trolley Pub Charlotte , or Brew Ha-Ha Tours — visit some of the breweries that catch your eye. Don't know where to start? Stop by Sycamore Brewing , The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery , Birdsong Brewing Co. , Divine Barrel Brewing , and Resident Culture Brewing .

Cheer on Charlotte’s professional sports teams.

When it comes to athletics, Charlotte does it big. Depending on the exact time of year (and how far ahead you’re planning your trip), you might be able to catch a Charlotte Knights baseball game at Truist Field, watch the Carolina Panthers or Charlotte FC play at the Bank of America Stadium, or see the Charlotte Hornets at the Spectrum Center.

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Restaurant Constance

To narrow down Charlotte’s restaurants to just a handful is tough, but a few specific ones stood out to the Charlotteans we spoke with. Restaurant Constance was one of the first picks from Kaifer: “Chef Sam Diminich does an incredible job of featuring ingredients from local farms and making unique, delicious, and honest food,” he explains. 

Jimmy Pearls

Creft has Jimmy Pearls , the only Charlotte restaurant to receive a nomination in the 2024 James Beard Awards, on her list. Chefs Daryl Cooper and Oscar Johnson are the masterminds behind Jimmy Peals, which is described as an “ode to Virginia soul.” Expect menu items like crispy chicken gizzards, fish sandwiches, and fried shrimp — all made, according to the restaurant, to honor “Virginia’s rich history of Black food.”

Uptown Yolk

Not all meals need to be fancy affairs, especially if you’re in the mood for something casual (but equally tasty). For a “delicious” breakfast, Creft suggests Uptown Yolk . It has all of the classics — scrambled eggs, omelets, and pancakes — as well as some “Yolk Way” favorites, like shrimp and grits with smoked gouda and jerk shrimp and the Belgian waffle with chicken wings.

Menya Daruma

“ Menya [Daruma] is some of the most underrated food in the city, in my opinion,” says Kaifer. “The entire menu is delicious, and they have the best fried chicken sandwich in the city.” If the aforementioned Tori Katsu Sando doesn’t call your name, there’s also the ramen and abura soba (or soup-less ramen) dishes.

Customshop 

Travelers who like to pair a nice atmosphere with their meal should make a reservation at Customshop , a “chef-driven restaurant” in Midtown. “They recently changed ownership and though the chef-owner, Andres Kaifer, has created a giant impact and switched some things up (for the better), it remains one of the city's most beloved restaurants,” says Smith. “It's a spot where you can rely on the consistency of a delicious, creative, and special meal... It's [also] cozy and romantic and feels like a break from reality.”

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Travelers with an affinity for high-end designer clothes may already know of Capitol , the legendary luxury boutique founded by Laura Vinroot Poole, as well as its sibling property, Poole Shop . The SouthPark stores are known for their expertly curated inventories — expect to see names such as Saint Laurent, Ulla Johnson, Zimmermann, and Carolina Herrera among the racks. 

Along with several large shopping complexes —  SouthPark Mall , Atherton Mill and Market , and Phillips Place — Charlotte has a variety of smaller shops, many of which are frequented by Creft and Smith. “I love stopping by 704 Shop to pick up Charlotte paraphernalia and [The] Brown Sugar Collab to shop products by BIPOC women suppliers,” says Creft. To add to your plant collection, head to Oakdale Greenhouses . “The owner, Bill, is a plant expert and is on-call for plant emergencies and education or tips. It's a family-run shop that is super welcoming,” says Smith. She also adds she regularly visits “ The Jungle [for] gifts and home decor, Boris and Natasha [for] clothing and accessories, and Paper Skyscraper [for] gifts.” 

For a slightly different shopping experience, keep an eye out for pop-ups. “I also do a lot of shopping during pop-up events which are often held at Camp North End or other industrial venues or warehouses,” says Smith. “ VTGCLT happens a few times a year and is a cool way to learn about new and fresh vendors and to scoop up unique antiques/pieces.”

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“Spring and fall are the prettiest seasons in Charlotte,” says Kaifer, who shares that the weather this time of year is “almost always perfect.” Smith agrees, noting that Charlotte has a “very short spring,” but travelers should aim to visit in April, October, or early November. The shoulder seasons also give way to quite a few festivals and sporting events. In the spring, mark your calendar for the Wells Fargo Championship , Charlotte Wine and Food Week , and the Coca-Cola 600 . Autumn festivities include the Charlotte International Arts Festival , Charlotte Craft Beer Week , and the Festival in the Park . 

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If you’re searching for the city center, or the “downtown,” you’ll need to make your way to Uptown Charlotte. Here, you’ll find the central business district, as well as a plethora of museums and sporting areas. The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts and Culture, and the Mint Museum are all located in the neighborhood, as are the Bank of America Stadium, the Spectrum Center, and Truist Field. Uptown Charlotte is also broken down into four wards — within the Second Ward, you’ll find the area that was once known as Brooklyn , which Creft recommends for travelers looking “to learn more about the history of the predominantly Black community that thrived there many years ago.”

Smith adds NoDa, short for North Davidson, to her list of must-experience Charlotte neighborhoods. The city’s arts and entertainment district, NoDa has a wide range of sights and activities to keep you busy. Embark on a self-guided street art tour to see the area’s impressive murals, pop in and out of vintage shops, or check the schedules at Neighborhood Theatre or The Evening Muse to see if any live performances strike your fancy. 

Plaza Midwood

Both Kaifer and Smith share their affinity for Plaza Midwood. Similarly to the NoDa neighborhood, Kaifer says it has a “great variety of retail and great restaurants, and [it’s] also nice to walk around in.” The pedestrian-friendly area is populated with historic homes, consignment shops, boutiques, breweries, and Veterans Park , where you can explore 19 acres of trails, green space, and more. 

Camp North End

Camp North End is technically billed as a “creative hub” versus a full neighborhood, but the 76-acre campus — which once served as Charlotte’s first Ford Motor Company factory — is filled with interesting tenants with stories to tell. “There is a local coffee and [natural] wines shop ( Hex ), a record store ( Hardy Boys Records ), a dairy-free ice cream shop ( Seemingly Overzealous ), a salon ( Explicit ), artist studios, shops , a charcuterie bar , and more,” says Smith. 

Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is one of the busiest airports in the country. An American Airlines hub, it’s also served by seven other major airlines — including Delta, Southwest, JetBlue, and United — and offers flights to 180 destinations around the world. Uber or Lyft are readily available at the airport, but travelers can also opt to use the CATS (Charlotte Area Transit System) Sprinter Service . The bus provides rides (which take anywhere from 25 to 35 minutes) between CLT and Uptown Charlotte, and one-way tickets cost $2.20. 

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Charlotte is the largest city in North Carolina, and a car is necessary if you’re going to explore beyond Uptown. Still, there are a few other ways to get around the city center. The LYNX Blue Line light rail line serves 26 stations, and its routes span over 20 miles. One-way, one-day, seven-day, and round-trip tickets can be purchased through the self-service ticket vending machines at the stations or via the CATS-Pass app . If you prefer to tour the city on two wheels, hop on a Charlotte Joy Rides e-bike. A Flash Pass grants you a 30-minute membership for $5, and a $30 Joy Pass gives you bike access for 24 hours. 

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Nao Tomori in the manga.

Nao Tomori (友利 奈緒, Tomori Nao ) is one of the main characters of Charlotte . She is a first-year student and the Student Council president of Hoshinoumi Academy . Nao often uses her camcorder to record the power of ability users for proof and is a huge fan of ZHIEND , her older brother's favorite band.

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Appearance [ ]

Nao is a young girl with long grey hair that occasionally appears pale blonde or white throughout the episodes. Her hair is tied in two tails with dark hair ties and has big blue eyes. She is often seen wearing her uniform which consists of a red blazer with a yellow bow tie, and a reddish-brown pleated skirt. Her school uniform also consists of gray knee-length socks with brown boots.

Personality [ ]

Nao, as part of the student council, is known to be a hardworking, smart, and capable girl; she is also narcissistic, self-righteous, short-tempered and a liar. Nao dislikes when other people fail to acknowledge her efforts. She is bold, straightforward and also loves eating food, especially roasted corn and meat, and she became a great influence on Yuu's personality as she was the one who helped him out to recover from his severe depression brought by his younger sister Ayumi's death.

Due to her past, she claims to not trust anyone but Shunsuke (who isn't named at that point) however as time passes she grows to trust both fellow council members, especially Yuu though they still bicker, this trust grows to the point where she believes his claims of time travel and also entrust him with the protection of ability users willingly giving her ability to him.

She is shown to be fond toward children such as Ayumi and Iori playing with them and visiting them whenever she can, she also blames herself for Ayumi's death showing which causes her to attempt to help Yuu recover from his severe depression, she can be very harsh to some people she classifies as unforgivable and is even prone to assault them while using her ability as is shown in her first encounter with Yuu at the river bank and again in the OVA when she confronted Honoka.

Background [ ]

Nao and her older brother, Kazuki Tomori , were raised by their single mother. Her father's fate is unknown.

Her brother, who could make air vibrate to his will, was the lead singer and guitarist of a debuting band. After graduating from middle school, she was accepted to the magnet school of a National University. However, due to financial problems, her mother couldn't afford the expenses, so, she had both her children transferred to a boarding school which was secretly run by scientists researching ability wielders. The scientists who ran the school acknowledged her older brother's supernatural power and used him as an experimental subject; whenever Nao tried to find her brother, her "friends" who were enlisted by the laboratory would try and distract her and pull her away from the truth. When she met her brother a year later, he was emotionally destroyed and had gone insane; she then ran away from the school, after that she swore to never trust others.

Nao first appears in I Think About Others along with Jōjirō , when she caught Yū Otosaka cheating by recording proof of his power in her camcorder. After a wild chase and brutally beating Yuu, she reveals to Yuu that some people are born with supernatural powers, but these powers disappear by adulthood. She offers that he and his younger sister, Ayumi , transfer to her boarding school, and Yuu reluctantly agrees. The next day, she helps the siblings move into their new dorm.

In Melody of Despair , it is revealed that she has an older brother who went mad after being experimented on. Along with Yuu, she visits him in the hospital. She reveals that her mission with the Student Council members is to save other teenagers who possess powers so that they don't end up like her brother.

In Love and Flame , she and her gang help Yusa Nishimori, a famous idol and convince her to join the student council.

In Moment of Earnest , they convince a boy with telekinesis to stop using his ability after beating him in a baseball match.

In The Sound You Heard Sometime , they come across a boy with the ability to fly who tries to break her camera with proof but is stopped by Yuu.

Tomori Nao during Episode 5

In Happiness You Did Not Notice , after discovering Ayumi's possibility to have an ability, Nao asks Yuu to keep her away from school for a few days as it might be safer. But Ayumi sneaks out to the school where her ability is accidentally activated by a jealous classmate and she dies when the school building falls on her. When Yuu runs away because of his depression at The End of the Exodus, Nao follows him with her invisibility. She then reveals herself just before Yū attempts to take drugs which she calls "the point of no return" and eventually treats him to one of Ayumi's written recipes due to which he promises to rejoin the student council.

In Encounter , she thanks Yuu who helps her brother Kazuki recognize her.

In The World that is No Longer Here , Yuu and Nao are taken by Kumagami to Shunsuke Otosaka, Yū's older brother about whose memories were erased. After Yū time travels to the past in Plunder , she and the gang help him save Ayumi from dying.

In Charlotte , Nao was kidnapped by some foreigners along with Kumagami. When Yuu goes to save them both he gets stabbed by another ability user making him use collapse in a reflex. As a result, the building with Nao, Yuu, Kumagami and the kidnappers inside gets destroyed. When Shunsuke and his friends come to help they find Yu unconscious. Kumagami gets pierced by several metal rods while protecting Nao from the wreckage and dies in Shunsuke´s arms.

Nao Tomori's smile.

In Memories to Come , Nao is sitting in her room listening to Yuu's MP3 player he gave her before departing on his journey to reap abilities from their wielders. After Yuu is rescued by his brother and wakes up in the hospital, he finds that Nao is sitting at his bedside reading, but he has forgotten who Nao is. After seeing he has forgotten her, but that her handwritten flashcards are what allowed him to keep some form of sanity, Nao begins crying from happiness and introduces herself as his lover. Welcoming him back, she is grateful that he had never forgotten their promise.

Ability [ ]

Main Article: Cloak

Tomori can disappear from a person's field of vision. However, it shouldn't be confused with invisibility, as she is limited to one person of her choice at a time. After Promise , her ability is looted by Yu.

Etymology [ ]

• The name Nao means " fruit tree " (奈) ( na ) and "thread" (緒) ( o ).
• Nao's surname Tomori means "friend, companion, pal" (友) ( tomo ) and "benefit, advantage" (利) ( ri ).
• Nao is similar to Leila Malcal . Both resemble each other in terms of physical appearance and are leaders of their respective groups.
• Her name, hairdo and hair color along with her eye color also heavily resemble another Nao from the game Mabinogi by Nexon /Devcat.
• Nao can be seen in the Starbucks Coffee sign but it's changed into "Shooting Star Coffee" in the opening.
• Nao also shares the same seiyuu of Hotaru Takegawa from Hotarubi no Mori e, to which Yu's seiyuu also plays Gin.
• Many fans speculate that because Nao is on the student council, she must have found out that Rika and Yuriko were doing horrible things (they probably cheated during an exam or bullied someone) and she must tell the teachers to make sure that the two girls were later punished with the suspension or the expulsion. For that reason, the group would take revenge by beating her.
• ↑ There is no official source that confirmes the date of birth.
• 1 Yū Otosaka
• 2 Nao Tomori
• 3 Ayumi Otosaka

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Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu

Re:zero -starting life in another world-.

When Subaru Natsuki leaves the convenience store, the last thing he expects is to be wrenched from his everyday life and dropped into a fantasy world. Things are not looking good for the bewildered teenager; however, not long after his arrival, he is attacked by some thugs. Armed with only a bag of groceries and a now useless cell phone, he is quickly beaten to a pulp. Fortunately, a mysterious beauty named Satella, in hot pursuit after the one who stole her insignia, happens upon Subaru and saves him. In order to thank the honest and kindhearted girl, Subaru offers to help in her search, and later that night, he even finds the whereabouts of that which she seeks. But unbeknownst to them, a much darker force stalks the pair from the shadows, and just minutes after locating the insignia, Subaru and Satella are brutally murdered. However, Subaru immediately reawakens to a familiar scene—confronted by the same group of thugs, meeting Satella all over again—the enigma deepens as history inexplicably repeats itself. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

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When tragedy is about to strike, Satoru Fujinuma finds himself sent back several minutes before the accident occurs. The detached, 29-year-old manga artist has taken advantage of this powerful yet mysterious phenomenon, which he calls "Revival," to save many lives. However, when he is wrongfully accused of murdering someone close to him, Satoru is sent back to the past once again, but this time to 1988, 18 years in the past. Soon, he realizes that the murder may be connected to the abduction and killing of one of his classmates, the solitary and mysterious Kayo Hinazuki, that took place when he was a child. This is his chance to make things right. Boku dake ga Inai Machi follows Satoru in his mission to uncover what truly transpired 18 years ago and prevent the death of his classmate while protecting those he cares about in the present. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

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Takemichi Hanagaki's second year of middle school was the highest point in his life. He had respect, a gang of friends he could count on, and even a girlfriend. But that was twelve years ago. Today, he's a nobody: a washed-up nonentity made fun of by children and always forced to apologize to his younger boss. A sudden news report on the Tokyo Manji Gang's cruel murder of the only girlfriend he ever had alongside her brother only adds insult to injury. Half a second before a train ends his pitiful life for good, Takemichi flashes back to that same day 12 years ago, when he was still dating Hinata Tachibana. After being forced to relive the very same day that began his downward spiral, Takemichi meets Hinata's younger brother. Without thinking, he admits to his seeming death before flashing back to the past. Takemichi urges him to protect his sister before inexplicably returning to the future. Miraculously, he is not dead. Stranger still, the future has changed. It seems as though Takemichi can alter the flow of time. Given the chance to prevent his ex-girlfriend's tragic death at the hands of the Tokyo Manji Gang, Takemichi decides to fly through time to change the course of the future. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

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Re:zero -starting life in another world- season 2.

A reunion that was supposed to spell the arrival of peaceful times is quickly shattered when Subaru Natsuki and Emilia return to Irlam village. Witnessing the devastation left behind by the calamities known as Sin Archbishops, Subaru sinks into the depths of despair as his ability to redo proves futile. As the group makes their way to the Sanctuary in search of answers, Subaru has an unexpected encounter with the Witch of Greed—Echidna. Subjected to her untamed rhythm, he is forced to dive into the spirals of the past and future. At the same time, several mysterious threats set their sights on the Sanctuary, heralding a horrific fate for the hapless people trapped within. Everlasting contracts, past sins, and unrequited love will clash and submerge into a river of blood in the second season of Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu. Pushed to the brink of hopelessness, how long will Subaru's resolve to save his loved ones last? [Written by MAL Rewrite]

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Re:zero -starting life in another world- season 2 part 2.

After a stern yet compelling speech by Otto Suwen, Subaru Natsuki solemnly swears that he will successfully make it through this timeline and save everyone he can along the way. The first step toward achieving this goal is to help Emilia work through her past; however, that is easier said than done. Feeling as if she has been lied to by everyone around her, it will be difficult for Emilia to trust anyone, even Subaru, her self-proclaimed knight. Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 2nd Season Part 2 presents the culmination of Subaru's experiences with the Sanctuary and its people, along with his unwillingness to give up hope on saving them. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Steins;Gate 0

The eccentric, self-proclaimed mad scientist Rintarou Okabe has become a shell of his former self. Depressed and traumatized after failing to rescue his friend Makise Kurisu, he has decided to forsake his mad scientist alter ego and live as an ordinary college student. Surrounded by friends who know little of his time travel experiences, Okabe spends his days trying to forget the horrors of his adventures alone. While working as a receptionist at a college technology forum, Okabe meets the short, spunky Maho Hiyajo, who later turns out to be the interpreter at the forum's presentation, conducted by Professor Alexis Leskinen. In front of a stunned crowd, Alexis and Maho unveil Amadeus—a revolutionary AI capable of storing a person's memories and creating a perfect simulation of that person complete with their personality and quirks. Meeting with Maho and Alexis after the presentation, Okabe learns that the two were Kurisu's colleagues in university, and that they have simulated her in Amadeus. Hired by Alexis to research the simulation's behavior, Okabe is given the chance to interact with the shadow of a long-lost dear friend. Dangerously tangled in the past, Okabe must face the harsh reality and carefully maneuver around the disastrous consequences that come with disturbing the natural flow of time. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Naho Takamiya's first day of her sophomore year of high school is off to an uneasy start. After waking up late, she receives a strange letter addressed to her. However, the letter is from herself—10 years in the future! At first, Naho is skeptical of the note; yet, after witnessing several events described to take place, she realizes the letter really is from her 26-year-old self. The note details that Naho's future life is filled with regrets, and she hopes that her younger self can correct the mistakes that were made in the past. The letter also warns her to keep a close eye on the new transfer student, Kakeru Naruse. Naho must be especially careful in making decisions involving him, as Kakeru is not around in the future. With the letter as her guide, Naho now has the power to protect Kakeru before she comes to regret it once more. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Kagome Higurashi's 15th birthday takes a sudden turn when she is forcefully pulled by a demon into the old well of her family's shrine. Brought to the past, when demons were a common sight in feudal Japan, Kagome finds herself persistently hunted by these vile creatures, all yearning for an item she unknowingly carries: the Shikon Jewel, a small sphere holding extraordinary power. Amid such a predicament, Kagome encounters a half-demon boy named Inuyasha who mistakes her for Kikyou, a shrine maiden he seems to resent. Because of her resemblance to Kikyou, Inuyasha takes a violent dislike to Kagome. However, after realizing the dire circumstances they are both in, he sets aside his hostility and lends her a hand. Unfortunately, during a fight for the Shikon Jewel, the miraculous object ends up shattered into pieces and scattered across the land. Fearing the disastrous consequences of this accident, Kagome and Inuyasha set out on a challenging quest to recover the shards before they fall into the wrong hands. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

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The girl who leapt through time.

Makoto Konno is in her last year of high school, but is having a hard time deciding what to do with her future. In between enduring the pressure of her teachers and killing time with her best friends, Makoto's life suddenly changes when she accidentally discovers that she is capable of literally leaping through time. Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo follows Makoto as she plays around with her newfound power. However, she soon learns the hard way that every choice has a consequence, and time is a lot more complicated than it may seem. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Kaifuku Jutsushi no Yarinaoshi

Redo of healer.

When Keyaru acquired his powers as a Hero who specialized in healing all injuries regardless of severity, it seemed that he would walk the path to a great future. But what awaited him instead was great agony; he was subjected to years of seemingly endless hellish torture and abuse. Keyaru's healing skills allowed him to secretly collect the memories and abilities of those he treated, gradually making him stronger than anyone else. But by the time he reached his full potential, it was far too late—he had already lost everything. Determined to put his life back on track, Keyaru decided to unleash a powerful healing spell that rewound the entire world back to the time before he began to suffer his horrible fate. Equipped with the anguish of his past, he vows to redo everything in order to fulfill a new purpose—to exact revenge upon those who have wronged him. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song

Vivy -fluorite eye's song-.

When highly evolved AIs set out to eradicate mankind, the carnage that ensues fills the air with the stench of fresh blood and burning bodies. In a desperate bid to prevent the calamity from ever occurring, a scientist bets everything on a remnant from the past. Turning the clock back a hundred years, AIs are already an integral part of human society, programmed with specific missions meant to be carried out for their entire course of operation. Vivy, the first ever autonomous AI, is a songstress tasked with spreading happiness through her voice. In a theme park where she hardly ever gets a proper audience, she strives to pour her heart out into her performances, bound to repeat it day after day—that is, until an advanced AI from the future appears before her and enlists her help in stopping a devastating war a hundred years in the making. With no time to process the revelation that flips her world upside down, Vivy is catapulted into a century-long journey to avert the violent history yet to come. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Summertime Render

Summer time rendering.

Since the death of his parents, Shinpei Ajiro had lived with the Kofune family and their two daughters—Mio and Ushio. Although he then left his home island to continue his education in Tokyo, Shinpei returns after Ushio tragically drowns during the attempted rescue of a little girl. During the funeral, his best friend informs him about bruises found around Ushio's neck, casting doubt over the cause of her death. Suspecting a murder has taken place, Shinpei reevaluates recent events, but strange incidents only continue to transpire. Disappearing people and other unexplainable occurrences lead Mio to recall an old folktale referring to entities called "Shadows," which may not be entirely fantasy. Supposedly, an encounter with one's Shadow foretells the person's impending demise. Facing the dark side of Hitogashima Island, Shinpei stands against his grim fate to fulfill Ushio's final will—to protect Mio. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei

The tatami galaxy.

One autumn evening at a mysterious ramen stand behind the Shimogamo Shrine, a lonely third-year college student bumps into a man with an eggplant-shaped head who calls himself a god of matrimony. Meeting this man causes the student to reflect upon his past two years at college—two years bitterly spent trying to break up couples on campus with his only friend Ozu, a ghoulish-looking man seemingly set on making his life as miserable as possible. Resolving to make the most out of the rest of his college life, the student attempts to ask out the unsociable but kind-hearted underclassman Akashi, yet fails to follow through, prompting him to regret not living out his college life differently. As soon as this thought passes through his head, however, he is hurtled through time and space to the beginning of his years at college and given another chance to live his life. Surreal, artistic, and mind-bending, Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei chronicles the misadventures of a young man on a journey to make friends, find love, and experience the rose-colored campus life he always dreamed of. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Steins;Gate: Oukoubakko no Poriomania

Steins;gate: egoistic poriomania.

A few months after the events of Steins;Gate, Rintarou Okabe and his group of friends are invited to tag along with their acquaintance Faris NyanNyan, who is participating in a Rai-Net battle event in the United States. There, they meet up with an old colleague: Kurisu Makise, who has been recalling fragmented memories of events that happened in the other world lines in the form of dreams. She confronts Okabe, questioning him as to whether these events—particularly the incidents between the two of them—did indeed happen. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Shiguang Dailiren

It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words. In this case, it holds an infinite amount of secrets. These are secrets that only Cheng Xiaoshi and Lu Guang are able to find. In a small shop called "Time Photo Studio," the two friends provide a special service: using their extraordinary powers that let them enter photographs, they jump into pictures brought to them by clients in order to grant their wishes. Through the eyes of the photographer, they live through the events surrounding the picture and try to decipher how to solve their client's request. But every time they jump into a picture, they take a great risk. One wrong move and they could alter the future of the person who took the picture... and possibly countless other events too. So when the events they are forced to live through in these pictures start to become personal, it will take the utmost strength to push their feelings aside and focus on accomplishing the task they were paid to do. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Tokyo Revengers: Seiya Kessen-hen

Tokyo revengers: christmas showdown.

In spite of his best time-leaping efforts, Takemichi Hanagaki continuously fails to prevent the present-day death of Hinata Tachibana, his adolescent love. The adult Takemichi grapples with grief and the ramifications of the Tokyo Manji gang's criminal empire—an unintended product of his timeline meddling. Though the gang once operated under the idealistic Manjirou "Mikey" Sano, it has now been taken over by the malicious Tetta Kisaki and, as a result, has abandoned its original optimistic intent. Despite feeling hopeless, Takemichi travels to the past once again to investigate Black Dragon, a rival motorcycle gang whose actions ultimately lead to Hinata's demise. There, he meets the young Hakkai Shiba, a fellow gang member whose older brother, Taiju, tyrannically rules Black Dragon. When Taiju brutally beats Takemichi in a one-sided street brawl, Hakkai attempts to withdraw from Tokyo Manji in apology—an act that Takemichi must prevent to spare Hakkai a grim future. Through a shared tragedy, Takemichi bonds with Chifuyu Matsuno, establishing a close comradery both boys desperately need. With Chifuyu on his side, Takemichi works to unravel the fates of Black Dragon's members, fighting to create a happy future for his loved ones. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Bokutachi no Remake

Remake our life.

Life is not going well for 28-year-old Kyouya Hashiba. Having left his office job to pursue a career in the video game industry, his internship at a popular game studio abruptly ends, leaving him unemployed and forcing him to move back in with his parents. Additionally, his jealousy toward the success of the "Platinum Generation"—a group of similarly-aged creators—has caused him to regret his decision to attend a traditional university instead of an arts college. Even though he believes there are no second chances in life, Kyouya is suddenly given one when he wakes up one day and finds himself 10 years in the past. Instead of choosing business school like he originally had, Kyouya decides to pursue his passions and attends the Oonaka University of Art. There, he meets classmate Eiko Kawasegawa, the woman who had hired him as an intern in the present, alongside his new housemates and future Platinum Generation members: underachieving artist Aki Shino, aspiring singer and actress Nanako Kogure, and naturally-gifted writer Tsurayuki Rokuonji. With each project they complete together, Kyouya and his friends venture closer to discovering their true potential as creators and remaking their lives into the ideal versions they desire. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Irozuku Sekai no Ashita kara

Iroduku: the world in colors.

Despite the kaleidoscopic magic ingrained in everyday life, Hitomi Tsukishiro's monochrome world is deprived of emotion and feeling. On a night as black and white as any other, amidst the fireworks spreading across the sky, Hitomi's grandmother Kohaku conjures a spell, for which she has been harnessing the moon's light for 60 years, to send Hitomi back in time to the year 2018 when Kohaku was in high school. Hitomi's mission seems unclear, but her grandmother assures her that she will know when she gets there. Following a trip through time aboard a train driven by a strange yellow creature, Hitomi finds herself in stoic artist Yuito Aoi's room, and his drawings flood her world with color. What is Hitomi's purpose there, and why do Yuito's drawings return such breathtaking color to her drab world? [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Oda Nobuna no Yabou

The ambition of oda nobuna.

High school student Yoshiharu Sagara wakes up and finds himself in the middle of a raging Sengoku period battle. He is saved by the legendary Hideyoshi Toyotomi, but at the cost of the hero's life. With his dying breath, the warrior pleads for Yoshiharu to become a feudal lord in his place. Now that the course of history has been changed, Yoshiharu pledges to keep the timeline from diverging any further. Yet, after rescuing Nobuna Oda—whom he discovers is actually the fabled Nobunaga Oda's female counterpart—Yoshiharu realizes he has been transported to an alternate reality where most of Japan's historical warlords are now cute girls! To set things right and find a way back home, Yoshiharu agrees to become one of Nobuna's retainers and assist her in a conquest of Japan. As Nobuna initiates her campaign, Yoshiharu discovers that the history he learned from playing the video game "Nobunaga's Ambition" allows him to predict future events and turn the tide of war. Using this invaluable gift to aid the Oda clan's beautiful generals, Yoshiharu hopes to help his new lord fulfill her dream and win the hearts of women everywhere. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

InuYasha: Kanketsu-hen

Inuyasha: the final act.

Thwarted again by Naraku, Inuyasha, Kagome Higurashi, and their friends must continue their hunt for the few remaining Shikon Jewel shards, lest they fully form into a corrupted jewel at the hands of Naraku. But Naraku has plans of his own to acquire them, and will destroy anyone and anything standing in his way—even his own underlings. The persistent, unyielding danger posed by Naraku forces Sango and Miroku to decide what is most important to them—each other or their duty in battle. Meanwhile, Inuyasha must decide whether his heart lies with Kikyou or Kagome, before fate decides for him. Amid the race to find the shards, Inuyasha and his brother Sesshoumaru must also resolve their feud and cooperate for their final confrontation with Naraku, as it is a battle they must win in order to put a stop to his evil and cruelty once and for all. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Steins;Gate: Kyoukaimenjou no Missing Link - Divide By Zero

Steins;gate: open the missing link - divide by zero.

Having reached his emotional breaking point, Rintarou Okabe refuses to continue aiding time traveler Suzuha Amane in her mission to prevent World War III, believing any further efforts to save Makise Kurisu will be in vain. Shortly after, Okabe abandons his mad scientist persona and becomes a seemingly regular university student. Okabe's close friend Mayuri Shiina perceives him to be recovering from his trauma and is visibly happy. However, something still seems to be bothering Okabe. Steins;Gate: Kyoukaimenjou no Missing Link - Divide By Zero marks the beginning of a critical divergence—a timeline in which the burden of fate escalates beyond one's limits. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Naruto: Shippuuden Movie 4 - The Lost Tower

Naruto shippuden the movie 4: the lost tower.

Led by Yamato, Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno, and Sai are assigned to capture Mukade, a rogue ninja who is pursuing the ancient chakra Ryuumyaku located underneath the Rouran ruins. While the Ryuumyaku has been sealed by the Fourth Hokage, the group fails to prevent Mukade from releasing its power. Consequently, a strong energy burst engulfs both Naruto and Yamato before they can escape. As he awakens in a magnificent yet hostile kingdom, Naruto meets its young queen Saara and three Konohagakure ninjas on a top-secret mission. They reveal to him that he has time-traveled to Rouran 20 years into the past! To make matters worse, Mukade has already infiltrated the royal court, becoming the naive queen's most trusted minister under the alias Anrokuzan. Joining forces with the three ninjas, Naruto must protect Saara's life without fail to stop the villain's plans and return to the present. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Gintama Movie 2: Kanketsu-hen - Yorozuya yo Eien Nare

Gintama: the movie: the final chapter: be forever yorozuya.

When Gintoki apprehends a movie pirate at a premiere, he checks the camera's footage and finds himself transported to a bleak, post-apocalyptic version of Edo, where a mysterious epidemic called the "White Plague" has ravished the world's population. It turns out that the movie pirate wasn't a pirate after all—it was an android time machine, and Gintoki has been hurtled five years into the future! Shinpachi and Kagura, his Yorozuya cohorts, have had a falling out and are now battle-hardened solo vigilantes and he himself has been missing for years, disappearing without a trace after scribbling a strange message in his journal. Setting out in the disguise given to him by the android time machine, Gintoki haphazardly reunites the Yorozuya team to investigate the White Plague, and soon discovers that the key to saving the future lies in the darkness of his own past. Determined to confront a powerful foe, he makes an important discovery—with a ragtag band of friends and allies at his side, he doesn't have to fight alone. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

After escaping a bus hijacking with the help of masked superhero Strange Juice, Yuuta Iridatsu finds his soul separated from his body and in the care of a perverse cat spirit, Chiranosuke. As a spirit, Yuuta wanders around his residence, the Korai House, aiming to regain his body and observe the other residents: Meika Daihatsu, a genius inventor; Mikatan Narugino, a cheerful idol; Ito Hikiotani, a shut-in NEET; and Rabura Chichibu, a spiritual medium. After catching a glimpse of Narugino's undergarments, Chiranosuke reveals to Yuuta that he becomes exponentially stronger upon seeing panties. However, if he sees another pair while he is still a spirit, his power will cause an asteroid to crash into the earth, ending the world and killing his friends. Punch Line follows Yuuta as he unravels the mysteries surrounding Korai House, its residents, and a villainous organization attempting to end the world. Will Yuuta be able to save everyone, or will the ever-present threat of panties result in their doom? [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Fate/Grand Order: First Order

Fate/grand order -first order-.

In 2015, the Chaldea Security Organization draws on experts of both the magical and mundane fields to observe the future of mankind for possible extinction events. Humanity's survival seems assured for the next century—until the verdict suddenly changes, and now eradication of the species awaits at the end of 2016. The cause is unknown, but appears to be linked with the Japanese town of Fuyuki and the events of 2004 during the Fifth Holy Grail War. In response, Chaldea harnesses an experimental means of time travel, the Rayshift technology. With it, Ritsuka Fujimaru, a young man newly recruited to the organization, and the mysterious girl Mash Kyrielight, can travel back to 2004 and discover how to save humanity. A grand order to fight fate has been declared—an order to change the past and restore the future. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Tokyo Revengers: Tenjiku-hen

After succeeding in their winter conflict against Taiju Shiba and his Black Dragons, the Tokyo Manji Gang absorbs their group's remaining members. Due to his heroic courage and indomitable spirit, Takemichi Hanagaki should have accomplished his goal of defeating the tragic fate awaiting his girlfriend, Hinata Tachibana. In reality, Takemichi's troubles are far from over. Although Takemichi's actions have exposed Tetta Kisaki's treachery, the conniving schemer has found power elsewhere: Tenjiku, a dangerous gang led by the enigmatic Izana Kurokawa. Izana sets his sights on Manjirou "Mikey" Sano, pursuing a vicious interest in the Tokyo Manji Gang's aloof leader. In the future, Takemichi discovers that the machinations of Izana and Kisaki led to Mikey's moral ruin—a downfall that directly results in Hinata's death. Unfortunately, a terrible loss robs Takemichi of his time-leaping ability, stranding him in the past with one final chance to rescue everyone he loves. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Kamisama Hajimemashita: Kako-hen

While playing in the snow one day at her shrine, the land god Nanami Momozono witnesses her familiar—the fox youkai Tomoe—collapse, with dark markings appearing on his body. Tomoe's former master, Lord Mikage, appears after his long absence and places Tomoe into a magical pocket mirror in order to stave off his ailment. Mikage explains that long ago, before he and Tomoe had met, the fox youkai was in love with a human woman. Seeking to live as a human with his beloved, he made a deal with a fallen god, but he only ended up cursed and dying. When Mikage discovered Tomoe, the god made the youkai forget his human love as a quick solution. However, something has changed recently to reactivate the curse; Tomoe has fallen in love with his new human master, Nanami. Since there is no way to stop the curse, Nanami wants to stop Tomoe from getting cursed in the first place by traveling back through time, even if it means they may never meet. As Nanami travels back hundreds of years to save her precious familiar, she discovers that she is far more closely bonded to Tomoe than she previously thought. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Sakurada Reset

Sagrada reset.

Kei Asai lives in the oceanside city of Sakurada—a town where the inhabitants are born with strange abilities. On the school rooftop one day, he meets Misora Haruki, an apathetic girl with the power to reset anything around her up to three days prior. While no one knows when she has reset, not even Haruki, Kei can retain everything before the reset thanks to his own ability: photographic memory. After they successfully help someone by combining their powers, they join the Service Club to aid others in their town. However, their club becomes involved with and begins completing missions for the mysterious Administration Bureau—an organization that focuses on managing the abilities in Sakurada and manipulating the town's events for their own ends. They may find out that there are more things at work in Sakurada than the machinations of the uncanny organization. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 3rd Season

Re:zero -starting life in another world- season 3.

3rd Season of Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu

Mirai no Mirai

In a quiet corner of the city, four-year-old Kun Oota has lived a spoiled life as an only child with his parents and the family dog, Yukko. But when his new baby sister Mirai is brought home, his simple life is thrown upside-down; suddenly, it isn't all about him anymore. Despite his tantrums and nagging, Mirai is seemingly now the subject of all his parents' love. To help him adapt to this drastic change, Kun is taken on an extraordinary journey through time, meeting his family's past, present, and future selves, as he learns not only what it means to be a part of a family, but also what it means to be an older brother. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Orange: Mirai

Twenty-six-year-old Hiroto Suwa; his wife, Naho; and their old high school classmates—Takako Chino, Azusa Murasaka, and Saku Hagita—visit Mt. Koubou to view the cherry blossoms together. While watching the setting sun, they reminisce about Kakeru Naruse, their friend who died 10 years ago. Mourning for him, they decide to visit Kakeru's old home, where they learn the secret of his death from his grandmother. Filled with regret, Suwa and his friends decide to write letters to their 16-year-old past selves to set their hearts at rest. With the knowledge contained in the letter from his future self, 16-year-old Suwa has the chance to rewrite the future. What choices will he make? What will happen in this new future? [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Island (TV)

On a remote island far from the mainland named Urashima, a man washes ashore, with no recollection of his name or homeland. What he does recall, however, is that he is a time traveler with a mission: to save a certain girl from harm. As nightfall arrives, he meets Rinne Ohara, a girl who sings a tune that reminds him of a specific name—Setsuna—and decides to use it as his own. Knowing another "Setsuna" herself, Rinne takes him to her household as a servant, hoping that he is the same one she remembers. On the other hand, Setsuna continues to learn more about Urashima, desiring to identify his lost past. He comes to know about the island's folklore, its three great families, and the endemic disease that prevents anyone afflicted from stepping out into the daylight. As the mysteries of his missing memories and Urashima itself unfold, Setsuna must remember his purpose and fulfill his mission as soon as possible. But, as he witnesses the myriad of troubles plaguing the island, Setsuna begins to question—is his temporal displacement merely an effort to change a single girl's fate? [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Loop 7-kaime no Akuyaku Reijou wa, Moto Tekikoku de Jiyuu Kimama na Hanayome Seikatsu wo Mankitsu suru

7th time loop: the villainess enjoys a carefree life married to her worst enemy.

Rishe Irmgard Weitzner finds herself in a familiar situation: her fiancé is publicly breaking off their engagement, and her ducal family is about to disown her in shame. However, Rishe is not distraught; she has already had six chances to rebuild her life and chase a different passion each time. But she would always get swept up in a war and die, so now she wishes for her seventh reincarnation to be easygoing and uneventful. What Rishe does not take into account is the presence of Arnold Hein, the crown prince of the Galkhein Kingdom. He is destined to usurp the throne and become a tyrant who starts a large-scale invasion of neighboring countries. To make their encounter worse, Arnold is the one who killed Rishe in her previous life. That is why it is all the more shocking when he proposes to Rishe on the spot. In pursuit of her desired life, Rishe must consider accepting Arnold's proposal and discover the reasons behind his brutal actions to stop the war from ever happening. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Hanyou no Yashahime: Sengoku Otogizoushi

Yashahime: princess half-demon.

Half-demon twins Towa and Setsuna were always together, living happily in Feudal Japan. But their joyous days come to an end when a forest fire separates them and Towa is thrown through a portal to modern-day Japan. There, she is found by Souta Higurashi, who raises her as his daughter after Towa finds herself unable to return to her time. Ten years later, 14-year-old Towa is a relatively well-adjusted student, despite the fact that she often gets into fights. However, unexpected trouble arrives on her doorstep in the form of three visitors from Feudal Japan; Moroha, a bounty hunter; Setsuna, a demon slayer and Towa's long-lost twin sister; and Mistress Three-Eyes, a demon seeking a mystical object. Working together, the girls defeat their foe, but in the process, Towa discovers to her horror that Setsuna has no memory of her at all. Hanyou no Yashahime: Sengoku Otogizoushi follows the three girls as they endeavor to remedy Setsuna's memory loss, as well as discover the truth about their linked destinies. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Sora no Aosa wo Shiru Hito yo

Her blue sky.

High school student Aoi Aioi lives with her elder sister, Akane, after a tragic accident took their parents away 13 years ago. Because Akane has since been taking care of her single-handedly, Aoi wants to move to Tokyo after her graduation to relieve her sister's burden and pursue a musical career, inspired by Akane's ex-boyfriend Shinnosuke "Shinno" Kanamuro. Shinno was part of a band until he left for Tokyo to become a professional guitarist after the sisters' parents passed away, and he was never to be seen again. One afternoon, while Aoi practices her bass in a guest house, she gets startled by the 18-year-old version of Shinno from 13 years ago! As if by coincidence, the current 31-year-old Shinno also returns to the town, but he has changed drastically. There are now two Shinno's in existence, but why is the Shinno from the past present? Sora no Aosa wo Shiru Hito yo revolves around these four individuals as they confront their inner feelings toward each other and make decisions that will affect their lives from here on out. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Kikansha no Mahou wa Tokubetsu desu

A returner's magic should be special.

After a decade spent fighting monsters in the Shadow Labyrinth—a growing dark cloud of magic that threatens to engulf the world and destroy all life—mage Desir Herrman and his five companions finally face their last foe: the dragon of destruction Boromir Napolitan. Although the group of heroes manages to slay this formidable opponent, the tremendous amount of mana stored within the dragon's body is released in an unstoppable explosion that annihilates the rest of the world. However, instead of dying, Desir is sent back 10 years into the past with complete memories of events to come. He enrolls at Hebrion Academy, determined to put an end to the classist prejudice plaguing the magical world that will ultimately lead to the demise of humanity. Unfortunately, his struggle begins early on during the entrance exams; although he is ranked first of his group, Desir is assigned to the Beta Class, the default class for commoners. Now, Desir's next objective is to rally someone to his cause that he could not save in his previous life: the wind mage Romantica Eru. Then, Desir will have to show his worth to the Alpha Class with his newly formed party if he wants to ultimately save as many lives as possible. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Shiguang Dailiren II

Link click season 2.

The attempt to capture the mysterious perpetrator who possesses people ends tragically: Lu Guang is rushed to the hospital in a critical state, while Cheng Xiaoshi is arrested for the alleged crime. In light of recent events, the father of Liu Min unleashes his skilled, ruthless lawyer—Qian Jin—after Police Chief Li Xiao, who is spearheading the investigation related to the photo studio owned by Qiao Ling. It appears that no one is safe from the unpredictable and fatal attacks of the adversary who painstakingly hides their identity. As he tries to learn from his past mistakes, Cheng Xiaoshi must act swiftly and decisively to put an end to this devastating trail of death. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

InuYasha Movie 2: Kagami no Naka no Mugenjou

Inuyasha the movie 2: the castle beyond the looking glass.

Fortune smiles on Inuyasha and his allies when they finally defeat their nemesis Naraku, who has caused them unrelenting hardships. Overjoyed by the long-awaited victory, they all hurry to resume their former lives, unaware that danger still lurks around. Kanna and Kagura, two of Naraku's subordinates, make arrangements to set free a sealed demonic entity that claims to be Kaguya, the legendary Princess of the Heavens. Although preoccupied with their own endeavors, Inuyasha's group members reunite by a string of unusual coincidences involving Kanna and Kagura along with an inexplicable phenomenon of repeated full-moon nights. Upon realizing that Kaguya is behind the troubling events and that she holds a terrible power, they join forces once more to stop the disastrous fate she has planned for the world. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Seikimatsu Occult Gakuin

Occult academy.

The story revolves around Maya, the daughter of the former Headmaster of Waldstein Academy, and a time traveling agent Fumiaki Uchida. In the year 2012, the world had been invaded by aliens and time travelers were sent back to the year 1999 in order to find and destroy the Nostradamus Key, which Nostradamus Prophecy foretold as what would bring about the apocalypse. The series then turns to the year 1999, where Maya returns to the Academy with the intention of destroying the Academy by superseding her late father's position as the principal. Her plan was interrupted when she meets Fumiaki and learns of the forthcoming destruction. Despite being distrusting towards Fumiaki, they form a pact to look for the Nostradamus Key. In order to find the Nostradamus Key, time agents were provided with specially created cell phones. When a user finds an object of interest, by thinking of destroying it and taking a photo, and if the resulting image is that of a peaceful world, then the subject is the Nostradamus Key. Conversely, if the subject is not the Nostradamus Key, then the photo displays destruction. By using the phone, Maya and Fumiaki investigates occult occurrences as they occur in the town. (Source: Wikipedia)

InuYasha Movie 1: Toki wo Koeru Omoi

Inuyasha the movie: affections touching across time.

During their quest in the feudal era to recover the shards of the miraculous Shikon Jewel, Inuyasha, Kagome Higurashi, and their friends become the target of Menoumaru Hyouga—a demon awakened by one of the Shikon fragments, now in pursuit of Inuyasha's heirloom sword Tessaiga. Following a clash between the fathers of Inuyasha and Menoumaru, the weapon is the only means to restore Menoumaru his rightful family heritage. However, upon ambushing Inuyasha, Menoumaru discovers that Tessaiga's owner alone can wield it. Determined to achieve his objective regardless, he kidnaps Kagome to force Inuyasha to use his blade and release the sealed powers of the Hyouga clan. With their dependable companions' assistance, Inuyasha and Kagome oppose Menoumaru, unaware that his sinister intentions and alarming potential will endanger not only their world but also its distant future. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

InuYasha Movie 3: Tenka Hadou no Ken

Inuyasha the movie 3: swords of an honorable ruler.

Following Inu no Taishou's death, his swords Tenseiga and Tessaiga were passed on to his sons, Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha respectively. However, there exists one more blade. During a visit to his friend Kagome Higurashi in modern times, Inuyasha encounters Sounga—his father's third sword. Found by one of Kagome's ancestors inside the old well that connects the past to the future, Sounga has been kept for years as a treasured artifact at the Higurashi shrine. Nevertheless, it soon reveals itself to harbor an evil spirit with a terrible urge to kill. While struggling to subdue its calamitous nature, Inuyasha manages to bring Sounga back to the feudal era where he must confront his brother Sesshoumaru, who has always desired to possess it. But when they lose track of the sword during their fight, the siblings engage in a fervent competition to find it, still unaware of its secret and the legacy that Inu no Taishou has left for them. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

InuYasha Movie 4: Guren no Houraijima

Inuyasha the movie 4: fire on the mystic island.

Hourai is a mysterious island that appears for a limited period once every 50 years. Some say that the isle holds the secret of eternal youth; others believe that it brings disaster to their land. When Inuyasha's group saves a half-demon child from being hunted by a monstrous creature, they learn that her name is Ai and that she fled from Hourai. Surprisingly, the girl is an acquaintance of Inuyasha and begs him to rescue her friends, who are being held prisoner by vicious demons calling themselves the Four War Gods—an enemy Inuyasha remembers well. Upon reaching Hourai, Ai's guests are horrified to discover that only a handful of orphans still inhabit the island and are destined to become sacrifices to increase the Four War Gods' powers. Furthermore, the victims bear their oppressors' enchanted mark, which prevents them from escaping. Defeating the four demons remains Inuyasha's most viable option, but their superiority in strength will require daring initiatives achievable only by the group's combined teamwork. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Ushinawareta Mirai wo Motomete

In search of the lost future.

Kaori Sasaki—a member of Uchihama Academy's Astronomy Club—confesses to Sou Akiyama, but later that evening, she dies in a tragic road accident. Her friends and fellow club members mourn her death in a local hospital. Yet she shows up to school the following day, and no one senses anything amiss. The day finishes without any unusual incidents, and the group of friends plans for the upcoming cultural festival. Suddenly, the room is shaken by an unnatural earthquake. Everyone splits up to investigate—except for Nagisa Hanamiya, who stays behind. As everyone leaves, Nagisa notices that the odd relic-like cube that she was toying with starts emitting a strange blue light. Meanwhile, Sou stumbles upon an unconscious, naked girl lying in a pool of water. Ushinawareta Mirai wo Motomete follows the Astronomy Club's increasingly bizarre adventures—from dealing with ghosts to quelling unrests between student clubs. All the while, they unravel the circumstances behind the sudden appearance of a new transfer student. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Noein: Mou Hitori no Kimi e

Noein: to your other self.

During their last summer of elementary school, four friends decide to undertake a test of courage at their local graveyard. Before the test begins, Haruka Kaminogi makes a last effort to pull Yuu Gotou away from his controlling mother. While doing so, Haruka suddenly has a strange vision of blue snow followed by the appearance of an imposing silver-haired man. Later, a similar vision occurs at the graveyard to both Haruka and her friends before they try to escape what they assume are ghosts. Unbeknownst to the children, the people who appeared before them are Dragon Soldiers: an elite military group from a dimension known as La'cryma. The soldiers have traveled to this dimension to secure the "Dragon Torque"—an entity they believe to be their last hope for survival. However, both the Dragon Soldiers and Haruka are shocked to learn that the Dragon Torque is Haruka herself. She attempts to escape from the Dragon Soldiers as she finds her own last ray of hope—the strange silver-haired man who claims to be another version of Yuu himself. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Buddy Complex

When ordinary high school student Aoba Watase is suddenly targeted by a giant robot known as a "Valiancer," he is saved by his mysterious classmate Hina Yumihara. After revealing that she and their robotic enemy are from the future, Hina suddenly propels Aoba 70 years forward in order to prevent his death. Upon arrival, Aoba finds himself in the cockpit of a Valiancer called "Luxon," stuck in the midst of a firefight between the military forces of the Free Pact Alliance (FPA) and Zogilia Republic. After he shows high compatibility with an FPA pilot named Dio Weinberg, the two perform a successful "coupling," allowing them to share experiences and subsequently increase their capabilities and skills. Although Aoba is able to survive this unexpected battle, he is taken into custody by the FPA ship Cygnus, who wishes to interrogate him. While the student's main concern is whether he will ever be able to return home, what he doesn't realize is that he is about to get caught up in a war to protect the world. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Nobunaga-sensei no Osanazuma

Nobunaga teacher's young bride.

"One day, a girl who loves me will suddenly appear before me"—Middle school teacher Nobunaga has always been dreaming of such a gal game-like situation. However, the one who appeared before him was Kichou, a 14-year-old girl who proclaims herself as his wife. Appearing to have arrived from the Sengoku era, she mistakes Nobunaga as Nobunaga Oda and urges him to conceive a child with her. Thus begins the age-difference love comedy between a gal game-loving teacher and a Sengoku era expert princess. (Source: MAL News)

Tearmoon Teikoku Monogatari: Dantoudai kara Hajimaru, Hime no Tensei Gyakuten Story

Tearmoon empire.

Due to poor finances, an epidemic, and famine, the once prosperous Tearmoon Empire ultimately falls to a revolution instigated by its citizens and supported by neighboring nations. The rebellion also brings dire consequences for Mia Luna Tearmoon, the empire's extremely spoiled princess, who endures three years in the dungeons before facing execution. By some miracle, Mia finds herself reincarnated as her 12-year-old self, retaining full memories of everything that had transpired. With the pain of the guillotine blade freshly imprinted on her neck, Mia is determined to use this second chance at life to avoid the grim fate that awaits her. She utilizes all her knowledge to improve the state of the kingdom and gather personal allies, inadvertently winning over the people's hearts and becoming beloved as a saint. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Inazuma Eleven Go: Chrono Stone

Inazuma Eleven Go: Chrono Stone is set after the Holy Road Soccer Tournament. The hero of of the moment, Tenma Matsukaze, traveled all over Japan to teach soccer to kids. He returns to Raimon Junior High School after completing his mission, but to his surprise, it's no longer the same Raimon Junior High that he remembers. The soccer club is non-existent, and the members of the champion team in the Holy Road Soccer Tournament have no recollection of taking part in the tournament. They neither remember Tenma nor the game of soccer they loved. As Tenma is baffled by this twist, Alpha, the leader of the Route Agents and captain of Protocol Omega team, suddenly appears before him. Alpha declares that he and his team are responsible for wiping out passion for soccer in Raimon along with the memories of the soccer club members: and Tenma himself is next. That's when a strange boy named Fei Rune appears just in time to save him. Just who is Fei, and why does Alpha want to eliminate soccer for good? Tenma knows that he needs to do everything in his power to emerge victorious. It's a battle that could seal the fate of soccer forever.

Nobunaga Concerto

"Who cares about what happened in Japan's past? It has nothing to do with my life." With these words, carefree high school student Saburou finds himself unceremoniously thrown back in time to the Sengoku Era, landing directly in front of the legendary general Nobunaga Oda. Nobunaga, on the run from his retainers and wishing to rest due to his frailty, beseeches Saburou to take his place, as the two bear an uncanny resemblance. Although Saburou is still confused by his surroundings, Nobunaga hurriedly provides the boy with the necessary items to prove that he is the bona fide feudal lord and makes a hasty getaway. Now a stand-in for someone he doesn't even know all that much about—though his modern experiences and knowledge are sure to help him—Saburou begins his unexpected quest to pose as the man who attempted to unite all of Japan. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Ninja Batman

Batman ninja.

At Arkham Asylum, Batman clashes with Gorilla Grodd while trying to destroy Grodd's newest invention: the Quake Engine. Amidst the chaos, the engine activates, and the entire asylum suddenly vanishes into thin air—Batman along with it. Once the dust settles, Batman finds himself standing in the middle of an unfamiliar road. He soon realizes that he is no longer in Gotham City—but instead in Feudal Japan! The amazement quickly fades as samurai descend upon him, seeking to take his life. Later on, Batman's investigation leads him to discover that the one responsible for the kill order is none other than his archnemesis, the Joker. Following an encounter with Catwoman, he learns that the asylum's criminals had teleported there two years earlier—each ruling over a piece of Japan with Joker being the dominant warlord. In order to return home, Batman must reactivate the Quake Engine, situated in the remnants of the asylum, now known as Arkham Castle. However, there is one problem: aside from his gadget belt, the arsenal that was once at his fingertips is all but gone. Ninja Batman follows the Dark Knight as he traverses a strange new environment, facing off against familiar foes in a bid to return to Gotham in one piece. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Tokidoki Rikugou is a history-hating student who flunks out of his Japanese History course; his high school forces him to make up for his failed grade by attending a special museum lecture. Its star exhibit, a vast recreation of the Edo Period, promises to alleviate the delinquent student's poor grades with an elaborate simulation of the Tokugawa Shogunate: the Edo Bakumatsu Walking Tour and Exhibition. Knowing next to nothing about samurai culture or the times he's walked into, he is quickly surprised to learn of the superstitious nature of Japan during the 1600s. Quickly dismissing the existence of gods and demons, he is shocked when confronted by a demon on a bridge, who attacks the unsuspecting high-schooler. Saved by a mysterious swordsman named Kuchiha, he discovers that he can no longer escape the simulation at the history museum. Meeting another swordsman named Kon Shinonome, he discovers another contemporary that was trapped in the simulation before him. Quickly adjusting to his new home, Tokidoki must now help protect the village from demons, while uncovering the mystery of both the simulation and the company that created it. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Meiji Tokyo Renka

Mei Ayazuki is just your ordinary, everyday high-school girl. That is until one night, when the moon is full and red, she’s transported through time to the Meiji Period by Charlie, a self-proclaimed magician. She ends up in a strange, Meiji-era ‘Tokyo’ where the existence of ghosts is accepted. Led by Charlie, she finally arrives at the Rokumeikan. There, waiting for her to arrive, are the historical figures Ougai Mori, Shunsou Hishida, Otojirou Kawakami, Kyouka Izumi, Gorou Fujita, Yakumo Koizumi, and Tousuke Iwasaki. Whilst interacting with these men, she discovers she is a Tamayori - someone who can see ghosts - a skill that is highly valued in the Meiji Period. Due to these powers, her relationship with the men begins to change… As she gets to know these handsome men in a new era she just can’t get used to, a love begins to grow within her. Will Mei be able to return to her time? What will become of her love - a love that crosses the boundaries of time and space? (Source: Honey's Anime)

Natsu no Arashi!

Summer storm.

In modern-day Japan, 13-year-old Hajime Yasaka moves to the countryside to stay with his grandfather. On the way to his new home, a lost Hajime finds himself in a cafe called Ark, where he immediately falls in love with one of the waitresses: the gorgeous Sayoko "Arashi" Arashiyama. While Arashi is initially unconcerned with the boy, her attitude quickly changes after she grasps Hajime's hand, leading her to believe they are "connected." As it turns out, Arashi is anything but a regular teenager—in reality, she is the ghost of a girl who perished in World War II. By touching a man she connects with, she gains the ability to travel back in time. Delighted to have found someone who can unlock her powers, Arashi asks Hajime to help with her mission: to save civilians from the carnage of the war that claimed her life. Smitten with Arashi, Hajime readily agrees. But as the two get further involved with Arashi's past, they soon discover that she is not the only one able to transcend time. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Movie: Chou Yuugou! Toki wo Koeta Kizuna

Yu-gi-oh 3d: bonds beyond time.

While riding with Jack Atlas and Crow Hogan, Yuusei Fudou's Stardust Dragon is captured by Paradox, a mysterious Turbo Duelist from the future, during a Turbo Duel and turned into a Sin Monster. With the help of the Crimson Dragon, Yuusei chases after Paradox as he enters a time slip, ending up in the past. During this time, Paradox duels against Jaden Yuki, who is still able to use the powers of Yubel and The Supreme King. However, by this time Paradox had also captured Cyber End Dragon and Rainbow Dragon and overwhelms Jaden. He is saved thanks to Yuusei and the Crimson Dragon. Jaden informs Yuusei of Paradox's true intentions. By stealing various monsters from across time and turning them dark, he plans to kill Maximillion Pegasus, the creator of Duel Monsters, preventing the game from being created and causing the events of all three series to never happen. Yuusei and Jaden agree to pursue Paradox, which leads them to the past and causes a meeting with the King of Games, Yuugi Mutou. However, by the time Yuusei and Jaden arrive, Paradox had already attacked his time, supposedly killing both Pegasus and Yuugi's grandpa, and had also managed to steal Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Red-Eyes Black Dragon. After explaining everything to Yuugi, he agrees to fight with Yuusei and Jaden against Paradox in the ultimate three-on-one duel to free the trapped monsters and save both the world and time itself before it's too late. (Source: Wikipedia)

16bit Sensation: Another Layer

Konoha Akisato's love for bishoujo games—a type of entertainment focused on interactions with beautiful girls—has always nurtured her aspiration of becoming a popular artist. However, as Konoha secures her first job as a sub-illustrator at the game company Blue Bell, she confronts the harsh reality surrounding her favorite genre. In 2023, the bishoujo game industry is overrun with cheap, repetitive, and low-effort releases, with Blue Bell at the core of the problem. After stumbling upon a vintage game store and reminiscing about the impressive titles of the past, Konoha suddenly winds up in the year 1992—just as the bishoujo game industry was beginning to flourish. Konoha struggles to accept her new circumstances until she joins Alcohol Soft, a small game company willing to employ her as an illustrator. Although she believes her skills from the future will propel her to success, technology and illustration are considerably old-school, and she must promptly adapt if she wishes to fulfill her dreams. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Sengoku Otome: Momoiro Paradox

Battle girls: time paradox.

Yoshino Hide is an average girl who always seems to find trouble wherever she goes. One day Yoshino visits a local shrine to pray in order to pass her upcoming test. However, Yoshino sees a blue light coming from inside the Shrine and looks inside to find a mysterious person performing a magic spell. In a stroke of bad luck, Yoshino trips on a small bell and crashes into the shrine, prompting the stranger to catch her. Upon Yoshino's capture, the magic spell spirals out of control and sends Yoshino back in time to the Sengoku Era. Yoshino then encounters Akechi Mitsuhide and Oda Nobunaga. But unlike what really happened during the era, Hideyoshino realizes that everyone in the world is female. She then decides to help Oda Nobunaga find the Crimson Armor which is said to allow the person wearing the armor to conquer all of Japan.

Karin, a DNA operator from the future, is on a mission to change the course of History by stopping Junta Momonari from becoming the Mega-Playboy who fathered 100 children and led to the overpopulation of the world. But Junta is no playboy; in fact he is allergic to girls. But when Karin shoots him with the wrong DNA-altering bullet, he starts sporadically becoming the Mega-Playboy capable of charming any woman. Karin must try to restore the situation to normal before the change to Mega-Playboy becomes irreversible. (Source: ANN)

Hanyou no Yashahime: Sengoku Otogizoushi - Ni no Shou

Yashahime: princess half-demon: the second act.

Second season of Hanyou no Yashahime: Sengoku Otogizoushi.

Yojouhan Time Machine Blues

The tatami time machine blues.

On a hot summer day in Kyoto, a young man walks toward his apartment, dreaming of turning on the air conditioner and cooling down. But before he can turn his dream into reality, disaster naturally strikes in the form of Ozu, who spills soda all over the remote. With the air conditioner rendered completely unusable, the man and his friends are left to suffer in the terrible August heat. Just when all hope seems lost, the group finds a true-to-life time machine in their storage room. Not knowing the dire consequences of doing so, they decide to travel back to the past and grab the remote before Ozu even has a chance to destroy it. What awaits them on the other side is a staggering adventure none of them are prepared for. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Shiguang Dailiren Fan Wai Pian: Biwu Zhaoqin

Link click episode 5.5.

At the Time Photo Studio, partners Lu Guang and Cheng Xiaoshi accept jobs of a peculiar nature. With the aid of their complementary abilities, they are able to leap into photographs—thereby entering the past. One such case involves Liu Siwen, whose only wish is to marry his one true love, Ou Yang. However, her martial arts master father is apprehensive of a suitor who is an outsider and refuses to give his permission unless Liu Siwen defeats him in an honest duel. After years of trying and failing miserably because of his less-than-impressive skills, Liu Siwen finds himself seeking the help of Lu Guang and Cheng Xiaoshi. The two hatch a plan to outwit Ou Yang's father, but what seems simple in theory is rarely as easy to execute in reality… [Written by MAL Rewrite]

InuYasha: Kuroi Tessaiga

Sesshoumaru has never approved of his half-demon younger brother Inuyasha inheriting their father's prized sword, Tessaiga, while he was left with the restorative Tenseiga blade. Upon learning that even Tenseiga's one destructive technique—which he himself perfected—was designed to be transferred to Tessaiga, Sesshoumaru grows even more bitter as he feels disowned in favor of an unworthy mongrel. Meanwhile, Inuyasha's archenemy Naraku unscrupulously takes advantage of Sesshoumaru's grievance to tempt him with a means of stealing Tessaiga's powers. Pitted against each other, the siblings cross blades in a fight that will decide whether Inuyasha will thwart Naraku's dirty scheme and earn Sesshoumaru's acknowledgment or die at the hands of his own flesh and blood. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Boku dake ga Inai Machi Recaps

Erased digest.

Recap episodes of Boku dake ga Inai Machi covering episodes 1 to 6 and episodes 7 to 11.

Thermae Romae

Lucius Modestus, an ancient Roman architect, finds himself job-hunting due to having trouble coming up with new ideas. As his demeanor and personality become dismal, his friends try taking him to a bathhouse for him to relax. Unable to unwind in the bustling and crowded bath, Lucius dips his head in the water. Down there, he finds a secret tunnel that transports him to a modern-day Japanese bathhouse, providing him the inspiration he needed to make a new creation. Loaded with what seems to be knowledge way ahead of his time, Lucius does his best to try and recreate his findings, usually inferior in quality due to his circumstances. However, the sheer ingenuity may be just enough to gain the attention of the citizens and regain his reputation as an architect. [Written by MAL Rewrite] Note: MAL considers this show to be three episodes and not five. See More Info for additional details.

Buddy Complex: Kanketsu-hen - Ano Sora ni Kaeru Mirai de

The two part finale of Buddy Complex television series deals with the final battle between the Free Treaty Alliance and the space division of Zogiria, lead by an elderly Bizon, as Earth and time itself hang in the balance.

Mujaki no Rakuen

Paradise of innocence.

Shouta Handa is a jobless 25 year old who is sick and tired of his boring life. One evening, at the class reunion, he gets to meet all of the cute girls that used to be his classmates. He soon discovers that they are all successful with interesting careers, and even more importantly—really beautiful now, with bigger curves. Unfortunately, it seems that they are all aware of his boring, unsuccessful life, so they mock him and call him a loser, just like in the old days. Everything changes when Shouta goes for a walk to have a smoke and accidentally falls into the school swimming pool. This triggers a supernatural phenomenon that takes him back ten years into the past. He finds himself in the same swimming pool during swimming class, surrounded by his female classmates in bikinis. How is Shouta going to deal with their cuteness and closeness now that he is a grown man in a boy's body?

Meng Qi Shi Shen

Cinderella chef.

Ye Jiayao is a young and talented cook who dreams of becoming a renowned chef one day. As luck would have it, she's magically transported back in time to Imperial China, and in the body of an extremely useless girl. Ye Jiayao is immediately kidnapped and held for ransom, but she manages to use her wits (and her sense of humor) to get whatever she wants. (Source: CBR)

Thermae Romae Novae

Lucius Modestus, an ancient Roman architect, finds himself job-hunting due to having trouble coming up with new ideas. As his demeanor and personality become dismal, his friends try taking him to a bathhouse for him to relax. Unable to unwind in the bustling and crowded bath, Lucius dips his head in the water. Down there, he finds a secret tunnel that transports him to a modern-day Japanese bathhouse, providing him the inspiration he needed to make a new creation. Loaded with what seems to be knowledge way ahead of his time, Lucius does his best to try and recreate his findings, usually inferior in quality due to his circumstances. However, the sheer ingenuity may be just enough to gain the attention of the citizens and regain his reputation as an architect. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Butlers: Chitose Momotose Monogatari

Butlers x battlers.

Butlers: They are guardians that hold a thousand-year history and a certain fate. Jay lived in peace with his little sister Tenna and a fellow Butler named Hayakawa. However, those peaceful days came to a sudden end. Tenna was swallowed up into the void and Jay was sent a hundred years into the future. Jay finds there is now an academy called Koyomi Academy standing in the place where his mansion once stood. Jay took up the name Jinguji Koma and became the student council president of the school as he looks for clues about the past. Jay will eventually find out the truth behind this world. (Source: Crunchyroll)

Beautiful sisters Ai, Mai, Mii, their android maid Mea and slippery pet ferret Unagi make an amazing journey together through time and space without ever leaving their beloved mansion behind! Following the clues of the strange dandelion-like "Popotan," the girls are theoretically seeking the person who has the answers to their most personal questions, but they seem to have more than enough time to take side trips, meet new friends, visit hot springs and occasionally operate the X-mas shop they keep in the house along the way! Yet, the girls' ultimate destiny holds more than a few surprises of its own, and not every moment is filled with hilarity, as moving through time means having to leave friends behind as well. (Source: RightStuf)

The Bakumatsu was an era in which the souls of young men burned with anxiety for their country's future. Takasugi Shinsaku, a soldier of fortune from Choshu, sneaks aboard a government ship with his comrade Katsura Kogorou in search of a mysterious "timepiece" with the power to manipulate time that he fears the government wishes to keep for themselves. Rather than allow such power to fall into the wrong hands, Takasugi plans to destroy the artifact, but having obtained it, the artifact is quickly stolen, forcing the pair to follow the mysterious thief to the seat of government in Kyoto. However, when they arrive in the capital, they discover that the government has been overthrown and the deity Susanoo now reigns in its place. The streets of the city and the people in them are much different than Takasugi and Katsura remembered. The times may have changed but their mission hasn't - Takasugi and Katsura resolve to reset time and save their nation from the nefarious forces trying to hijack it. (Source: Tokyo Otaku Mode)

Stand By Me Doraemon 2

After reminiscing about his late grandmother, Nobita Nobi wishes to see her again and asks Doraemon to return them to the past. Following the wholesome reunion of the two, Nobita's grandmother confesses that she hopes to meet his future bride. Nobita accepts her request out of filial love and quickly scrambles into the time machine as he and Doraemon journey forward in time. However, when the duo warps to Nobita's wedding day, they discover that the future Nobita is missing from the ceremony! Determined to set things right, Doraemon and Nobita embark on a mission to search for Nobita's future self and encourage him to discover the happiness he deserves. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

A Ripple in Time Turns the Crucial Tide of WWII. Scheduled for routine military exercises, Commander Kadomatsu and the crew of Japan's newest and most modern Battlecruiser, The Mirai, are ready to test out the ship's state-of-the-art Aegis System. Instead, they find themselves transported back to June 4th, 1942—date of the crucial Battle of Midway, where the Japanese fleet was dealt a crippling blow. When an overzealous Kadomatsu rescues one of the battle's victims, Kusaka, from a sinking zero fighter, the Mirai's fate is sealed. The crew pledges not to do anything to alter the past further. However, they're now forced to fight a U.S. submarine in a battle that should never have occurred. Thus setting off a chain of events that may forever change the flow of history! (Source: Geneon Entertainment USA, edited)

Natsu no Arashi! Akinaichuu

Summer storm open for business.

The summer of a man's boyhood memories continue. Still on the cusp between childhood and being a man, he has linked with the ghost of a young woman from the World War 2 era. She, and the ghosts of other young ladies from that time, continue adventures alongside their linked partners, learning more about each other and travelling through time via their supernatural connection. While he struggles to see his crush on her come to fruition, meanwhile his friend—a girl his age, pretending to be a boy—seeks his attention as well. (Source: ANN)

Arata naru Sekai: World's/Start/Load/End

World's end.

Four high school girls in uniforms walk silently on the barren earth. These girls are time travelers who had been sent 6000 years into the future, from their present in which the same day is endlessly repeated, in order to evade human extinction. They studied time travel in school, were examined by the aptitude test, and were sent to the future as told. What should they do now? They had no idea. The only thing they could take with them from the present was a light, toy-like cellphone. Of course, it receives no signal here. As the girls are walking, they see strange birds flying in the sky, and a discolored river in the distance. Then, one girl finds an abandoned house, and recognizes the name inscribed on the front gates.

Kikansha no Mahou wa Tokubetsu desu 2nd Season

A returner's magic should be special season 2.

Second season of Kikansha no Mahou wa Tokubetsu desu.

Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song - To Make Everyone Happy With My Singing

Recap of all 13 episodes of Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song.

Time Travel Shoujo: Mari Waka to 8-nin no Kagakusha-tachi

Time travel girl.

Time Travel Shoujo is based on a 1983 book titled Jishaku to Denki no Hatsumei Hakken Monogatari by Japanese educator Kiyonobu Itakura. It is part of the Hatsumei Hakken Monogatari Zenshuu series which describes the story of various scientific discoveries and inventions throughout history. The 1983 book focuses on discoveries related to magnetism and electricity.

Doraemon Movie 26: Nobita no Kyouryuu 2006

Doraemon the movie: nobita's dinosaur 2006.

Nobita finds a fossilized dinosaur egg by accident, and with the help of Doraemon's tools, they hatched the egg and began raising the dinosaur. Knowing that they can't keep the dinosaur forever, Nobita was forced to send it back to prehistoric times where a group of hunters from the future threatens to endanger the dinosaurs. Determined to save the dinosaurs from the claws of the hunters, Doraemon and the gang returns to the past and sets out in a prehistoric adventure. (Source: ANN)

Shiguang Dailiren: Yingdu Pian

(No synopsis yet.)

Junta's great granddaughter goes back in time in order to make Junta stay as the Mega-Playboy so she can continue to exist. Along with her comes an old man with the intention of making Junta stay as the Mega-Playboy forever for his own purposes.When Junta starts getting attacked, he has no choice but to return to being the Mega-Playboy in order to protect his loved ones.

Bokutachi no Remake Recap

Remake our life recap.

Recap of the first 6 episodes of Bokutachi no Remake.

Tsuyokute New Saga

After a fierce battle, Magic swordsman Kyle finally killed the Demon Lord after being seriously injured in the battle. Kyle on the verge of death approaches a relic which was in possession of the Demon Lord and it sends him to the past. After recovering from the initial shock, he decides to use this opportunity to avoid making the same mistakes of the past and become stronger. (Source: MU)

Meiji Tokyo Renka Movie 1: Yumihari no Serenade

On an evening lit by a crimson full moon, an ordinary high school girl named Mei Ayazuki meets a self-proclaimed magician named Charlie at a festival. Through Charlie's magic, she time-travels to the Meiji era in Tokyo, where she meets and falls in love with various great historical figures from that time period. (Source: ANN)

Bakumatsu Crisis

Oda Nobuna no Yabou Recap

A summary episode of the whole series.

Jikuu Tantei Genshi-kun

Flint the time detective.

It is the 25th century. The dark lord has 'infected' history with time-devices that could damage history beyond repair. Genshi and his father lived in the prehistorics when they got turned into fossiles. They are discovered and Genshi gets turned back to his original state. With the help of his father, a boy Tony and a girl Sara he has to travel trough time to bring the time-devices back to the land of time so history will be saved. (Source: ANN)

Generator Gawl

Ryo, Gawl and Koji are 3 young boys who travel back into the past with only 1 objective: change history. In their time they discover that their country, Kubere, uses genetically enhanced persons called generators as a military tool. These generators are the cause for the Third War which kills most of the human population. Now Koji, Ryo and Gawl are there to change all the events. (Source: ANN)

Ushinawareta Mirai wo Motomete: Ushinawareta Natsuyasumi wo Motomete

Upon regaining her senses, Yui Furukawa discovers that the current day is July 13—a starting point that she has never experienced prior. However, despite the unfamiliar circumstances, she resolves to spend her summer vacation with the other members of the Astronomy Club at Nagisa Hanamiya's family villa. The house and its surrounding area have a rich history; a renowned scientist, Nagisa's great-grandmother researched and developed technology at the nearby military manufacturing plant. While the Astronomy Club is having fun at the beach, a sudden storm stops their plans short. Left with no other choice, the group takes shelter at the abandoned factory, eventually leading them to explore a hidden underground bunker. What they encounter there may reveal an unprecedented connection to a lost future. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Shiguang Zhaoxiangguan de Richang

Link click: the daily life in lightime.

Chibi-styled episodes of daily life at the photo studio.

Doraemon Movie 01: Nobita no Kyouryuu

Doraemon the movie: nobita's dinosaur.

Natsu-iro no Sunadokei

Sandglass of summer colors.

Makimura Koutarou has made up his mind: during the summer vacation, he is going to confess his love to the seemingly unapproachable Serizawa Kaho. Yet, on the night before, he has a run-in with a strange girl - an encounter which propels him into the future. There, he learns that not only has Kaho-chan become his girlfriend, but she has also died in a tragic accident. Returning to his own time, Koutarou sets out to change the future and save his love. (Source: ANN)

Kono Yo no Hate de Koi wo Utau Shoujo YU-NO: Mugen no Heiretsu Sekai

Unaired episode included with the third Blu-ray volume.

Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni: Operation Sanctuary

Naoki Kuzumi, a junior in high school, had lost his parents in an accident five years ago, and is living with his aunt, uncle, and cousin Matsuri. He always thought his life was ordinary, besides the fact that he can't remember what happened in his youth. One sunny day as he is taking a nap on a bench, a redheaded girl -- Mikoto -- literally falls on him from the sky. For some reason, she thinks he's her younger brother. Naoki's time period is a temporal shelter for those in the future, when many are suffering from an incurable disease. When she heard her younger brother Yuusuke had been taken to Naoki's time, Mikoto herself had gone back in time. (Source: ANN)

Meng Qi Shi Shen: Zaijie Liangyuan

Cinderella chef: adorable food goddess.

Ye Jiayao is a modern-day celebrity chef who loves traditional Chinese recipes and often experiments with them. However, when a food experiment goes wrong, she travels back in time to the ancient times, where she becomes the daughter of a magistrate with the name Ye Jin Xuan. When she wakes up she is suddenly kidnapped to Hei Fang Camp where she meets the leader of the bandits, Xia Chun Yu, the young master of the Jing An Marquis manor, who is actually an undercover agent for the king. He had infiltrated the Black Wind Fortress bandits to investigate a plot to overthrow the king. The two then get engaged in a fake marriage. Ye Jia Yao starts to win over hearts, including Xia Chun Yu's, with her superb cooking skills and modern street smarts. (Source: Wikipedia)

Nijiiro Hotaru: Eien no Natsuyasumi

Rainbow fireflies.

Yuuta was 12-year-old boy, who had lost his father in the traffic accident one year ago. In the summer vacation, he visited a deserted dam deep in the mountains, where he had a good time with his father before. Suddenly a thunder storm occurred and he slipped on the ground. He lost consciousness and woke up to find a girl and an unfamiliar village. He time-traveled 30 years and reached a village, which sank at the bottom of the dam. This is Yuuta's precious memory of "another" summer vacation.

Magic Tree House

Based on The Magic Tree House series, award winning series of children books written by American author Mary Pope Osborne.

Shiguang Dailiren Special: Xiaoyao Sanren de Weituo

Link click: troubles of ordinary people.

Chibi-style special episode of Shiguang Dailiren.

Lupin III: Kiri no Elusive

Lupin iii: elusiveness of the fog.

On the ocean floor, Lupin is once again seeking a treasure hoping to get on Fujiko's good side. As Zenigata chases them on sea and land, people around the gang begin to vanish mysteriously. The fog rolls in and Mamo Kyosuke appears in a burst of light; he claims to be from the future and seeks revenge on Lupin III for what Lupin XIII has done to him. Mamo hurls Lupin, Jigen, Goemon, and Zenigata 500 years into the past; as two warring factions fight over a legendary shrine dedicated to time travel, Lupin must find a way to survive the past to ensure his future. (Source: Lupin III Encyclopedia) This movie is a remake of episode 13 in the original Lupin III series.

Yarinaoshi Reijou wa Ryuutei Heika wo Kouryakuchuu

The do-over damsel conquers the dragon emperor.

Jill Savelle—fiancée of the crown prince Gerald de Kleitos and known as the "Lady Goddess of War"—is being hunted down by the same country she swore to protect. Betrayed by her betrothed, she is framed as a traitor and imprisoned. In her last moments, Jill is filled with regret, but just as death approaches, she awakens six years in the past. This time, she will not be a mere pawn. Now as a 10-year-old girl, Jill resolves to escape her imminent engagement to the prince. To this end, she jokingly professes her love to the 19-year-old dragon emperor Hades Theos Rave, who will one day stain the land in blood due to madness. But against all expectations, he accepts! In contrast to the tyrant from Jill's memories, the Hades of this time is a kind albeit unfortunate emperor. Can Jill prevent Hades from descending down the same dark, villainous road, or is he bound to an inevitable future? [Written by MAL Rewrite]

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Feud: Capote vs the Swans to Bluey: the seven best shows to stream this week

Ryan Murphy’s star-studded 60s extravaganza brings alive a dreamlike portrait of a legendary writer, while the world’s biggest cartoon launches its most epic episode ever

Pick of the week

Feud: capote vs the swans.

“Some swans drown under the weight of their fantastical, superficial plumage.” As both a member and chronicler of 60s New York high society, Truman Capote understood the pleasures and pitfalls of this hyper-stylised milieu. But when he wrote a book dishing the dirt on the shiny but shadowy clique, Capote found his own world collapsing as his literary ambitions proved incompatible with his personal relationships. This series from Ryan Murphy stars Tom Hollander as Capote, with Chloë Sevigny, Naomi Watts, Calista Flockhart and Jessica Lange among the “swans”. It’s a melancholy, almost dreamlike portrait of a flawed and brittle man whose charisma barely masked his frailty. Disney+, from Wednesday 17 April

Our Living World

Nature’s multiple connections are the subject of this four-parter, from the Emmy-winning team behind Netflix’s Our Great National Parks. How are the strange creatures at the bottom of oceans linked to the animals who soar above the grass plains? Why do various patterns repeat everywhere from the Arctic to Africa? It’s visually spectacular, achieving amazing intimacy and panoramic scope, even if it can feel slightly overblown and never quite carries the scholarly gravitas of comparable BBC offerings. Cate Blanchett, who as a beekeeper has an interest in connected ecosystems, is on voiceover duties. Netflix, from Wednesday 17 April

Nina (Ashley Storrie) lives with her sister Evie (Kat Ronney). Nina works in a museum by day – and by night, they have a strict routine, obsessively watching TV together and enjoying takeaways. So when Evie announces her engagement to Ranesh – who talks about Evie “self-actualising” and calls Nina “Neens” – she’s horrified. What emerges is a deftly assembled picture of autism: Nina’s initial prickliness is a manifestation of her need for structure and fear of abandonment, but this sitcom is smart enough to lighten its pathos with plenty of laughs. BBC iPlayer, from Sunday 14 April

Bluey: The Sign

Bluey ’s magnum opus has arrived: at 28 minutes, this episode of the widely adored Australian cartoon is the kids’ TV equivalent of a three-album prog rock epic. So what will the Heeler family do with this additional running time? Change is in the air – and change of the kind that young children often find hard to handle. But handle it the family do, in typically unflappable style. There are also wedding bells and the stretching of a role for one character as Socks makes a conversational leap forward. As always, it’s sweet, funny and engaging. Disney+, from Sunday 14 April

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A new reality show in which participants have no idea of the rules in advance but do know that they’d do anything to win €150,000? It’s on-brand for a platform that seems to churn out brutal reality contests almost monthly. This time, a group of young French people are dumped on a beach and offered accommodation in a basic camp. Up on the hillside is a luxury mansion, where the real game will take place – but only a few can make it that far. A contest of strategy and betrayal unfolds, presided over by Claude Dartois. Netflix, from Wednesday 17 April

The Grimm Variations

A fascinating and, at times, sinister reboot of some of the most famous and familiar children’s stories ever told. This Japanese anime version is presented from the perspective of the Grimm brothers’ sister, Charlotte, whose take on the tales is strikingly different. Accordingly, we’re offered a version of Cinderella in which Cinders is decidedly not innocent, a Little Red Riding Hood that is simultaneously flashy and dark, and plenty more besides. It’s odd and intriguing: very few of these characters, it’s suggested, will be living happily ever after. Netflix, from Wednesday 17 April

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Solar eclipse 2024: Photos from the path of totality and elsewhere in the U.S.

Images show the Great American Eclipse, seen by tens of millions of people in parts of Mexico, 15 U.S. states and eastern Canada for the first time since 2017.

Millions gathered across North America on Monday to bask in the glory of the Great American Eclipse — the moment when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun. 

The path of totality measures more than 100 miles wide and will first be visible on Mexico’s Pacific coast before moving northeast through Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois and upward toward New York, New Hampshire and Maine, then on to Canada.

Total solar eclipse 2024 highlights: Live coverage, videos and more

During the cosmic spectacle, the moon’s movements will temporarily block the sun’s light, creating minutes of darkness, and will make the sun's outer atmosphere, or the corona, visible as a glowing halo.

Here are moments of the celestial activities across the country:

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What time the 2024 solar eclipse started, reached peak totality and ended

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Updated on: April 9, 2024 / 5:04 AM EDT / CBS News

The 2024 solar eclipse will be visible across North America today. As the moon's position between the Earth and sun casts a shadow on North America, that shadow, or umbra, will travel along the surface from west to east at more than 1,500 miles per hour along the path of totality . 

That means the eclipse will start, peak and end at different times — as will the moments of total darkness along the path of totality — and the best time to view the eclipse depends on where you are located. Some places along the path will have more totality time than others.

In Texas, the south-central region had clouds in the forecast , but it was better to the northeast, according to the National Weather Service. The best eclipse viewing weather was expected in New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine, as well as in Canada's New Brunswick and Newfoundland.

What time does the 2024 total solar eclipse start?

The total solar eclipse will emerge over the South Pacific Ocean before the shadow falls across North America, beginning in parts of Mexico. The path of totality , where onlookers can witness the moon fully blocking the sun (through eclipse viewing glasses for safety ), is expected to first make landfall near the city of Mazatlán around 9:51 a.m. MT. 

The total solar eclipse will cross over the U.S.-Mexico border into Texas, where it will emerge over Eagle Pass at 12:10 p.m. CT and then peak at about 1:27 p.m. CT.

In Dallas, NASA data shows the partial eclipse will first become visible at 12:23 p.m. CT and peak at 1:40 p.m. CT. The next states in the path of totality are Oklahoma and Arkansas, where the eclipse begins in Little Rock at 12:33 p.m. CT. 

Cleveland will see the beginning of the eclipse at 1:59 p.m. ET. Darkness will start spreading over the sky in Buffalo, New York, at 2:04 p.m. ET. Then, the eclipse will reach northwestern Vermont, including Burlington, at 2:14 p.m. ET. Parts of New Hampshire and Maine will also follow in the path of totality before the eclipse first reaches the Canadian mainland  at 3:13 p.m. ET.

Although the experience won't be exactly the same, viewers in all the contiguous U.S. states outside the path of totality will still be able to see a partial eclipse. Some places will see most of the sun blocked by the moon, including Washington, D.C., where the partial eclipse will start at 2:04 p.m. ET and peak at about 3:20 p.m. ET.

In Chicago, viewers can start viewing the partial eclipse at 12:51 p.m. CT, with the peak arriving at 2:07 p.m. CT.  In Detroit, viewers will be able to enjoy a near-total eclipse beginning at 1:58 p.m. ET and peaking at 3:14 p.m. ET.

New York City will also see a substantial partial eclipse, beginning at 2:10 p.m. ET and peaking around 3:25 p.m. ET.

In Boston it will begin at 2:16 p.m. ET and peak at about 3:29 p.m. ET.

The below table by NASA shows when the eclipse will start, peak and end in 13 cities along the eclipse's path.

What time will the solar eclipse reach peak totality?

Millions more people will have the chance to witness the total solar eclipse this year than during the last total solar eclipse , which was visible from the U.S. in 2017. 

The eclipse's peak will mean something different for cities within the path of totality and for those outside. Within the path of totality, darkness will fall for a few minutes. The longest will last more than 4 minutes, but most places will see between 3.5 and 4 minutes of totality. In cities experiencing a partial eclipse, a percentage of the sun will be obscured for more than two hours.

Mazatlán is set to experience totality at 11:07 am PT. Dallas will be able to see the moon fully cover the sun at 1:40 p.m. CT. Little Rock will start to see the full eclipse at 1:51 p.m. CT, Cleveland at 3:13 p.m. ET and Buffalo at 3:18 p.m. ET. Totality will reach Burlington at 3:26 p.m. ET before moving into the remaining states and reaching Canada around 4:25 p.m.

Outside the path of totality, 87.4% of the sun will be eclipsed in Washington, D.C. at 3:20 p.m. ET, and Chicago will have maximum coverage of 93.9% at 2:07 p.m. CT. New York City is much closer to the path of totality this year than it was in 2017; it will see 89.6% coverage at 3:25 p.m. EDT. 

Detroit is another city that will encounter a near-total eclipse, with 99.2% maximum coverage at 3:14 p.m. ET. Boston will see 92.4% coverage at 3:29 p.m. ET.

What time will the solar eclipse end?

The eclipse will leave continental North America from Newfoundland, Canada, at 5:16 p.m. NT, according to NASA.

At the beginning of the path of totality in Mazatlán, the eclipse will be over by 12:32 p.m. PT, and it will leave Dallas at 3:02 p.m. CT. The eclipse will end in Little Rock at 3:11 p.m. CT, Cleveland at 4:29 p.m. CDT and Buffalo at 4:32 p.m. ET. Burlington won't be far behind, with the eclipse concluding at 4:37 p.m. ET.

Meanwhile, the viewing will end in Chicago at 3:21 p.m. CT, Washington, D.C. at 4:32 p.m. ET, and New York City at 4:36 p.m. ET. 

In Detroit, the partial eclipse will disappear at 4:27 p.m. ET, and in Boston, it will be over at 4:39 p.m. ET.

How long will the eclipse last in total?

The total solar eclipse will begin in Mexico at 11:07 a.m. PT and leave continental North America at 5:16 p.m. NT. From the time the partial eclipse first appears on Earth to its final glimpses before disappearing thousands of miles away, the celestial show will dazzle viewers for about 5 hours, according to timeanddate.com . 

The length of the total solar eclipse at points along the path depends on the viewing location. The longest will be 4 minutes and 28 seconds, northwest of Torreón, Mexico. Near the center of the path, totality takes place for the longest periods of time, according to NASA.

Spectators will observe totality for much longer today than during the 2017 eclipse , when the longest stretch of totality was 2 minutes and 32 seconds.

The moon's shadow seen on Earth today, called the umbra, travels at more than 1,500 miles per hour, according to NASA. It would move even more quickly if the Earth rotated in the opposite direction.

What is the longest a solar eclipse has ever lasted?

The longest known totality was 7 minutes and 28 seconds in 743 B.C. However, NASA says this record will be broken in 2186 with a 7 minute, 29 second total solar eclipse. The next total solar eclipse visible from parts of the U.S. won't happen until Aug. 23, 2044.

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