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Yū Otosaka is one of the two main protagonists (alongside Nao Tomori) of the the anime and manga series Charlotte.
He was voiced by Kōki Uchiyama in Japanese and Ray Chase in English.
Personality[]
He also begins to develop feelings for Nao, though he never directly says it until later on.
During the events of Charlotte, Yū ultimately overcomes his selfish nature completely; despite his initial fears, he attempts to rescue Nao and Kumagami from a group of foreign terrorists who want to use him for their own goals. Later, Yū is saddened when he learns of Kumagami's death, and he feels responsible for it.
Throughout the story, Yū alters the toll of his capabilities and the perpetual hazards he confronts. Indications of PTSD surface, hindering his sleep. During rare moments of rest, he sleepwalks, targeting both enemy ability users and innocent civilians. Gaps in memory appear, leaving him unable to recall his past or goals. Nao fades from memory, but their promise remains. Fear of death diminishes, either due to his self-saving abilities or emotional numbing. Transforming into the "One-Eyed Grim Reaper," he seemingly forgets his own name, delighting in the plundering of abilities. While briefly reverting to his past narcissistic, ability-exploiting self, he abandons this mindset when Nao's flashcards stir regret and a determination to honor his forgotten promise. Plundering abilities with minimal emotion, occasional anger surfaces against foes. At journey's end, he becomes a mere shell, nearly devoid of feeling, even when pierced by three arrows. Despite this, he spares the final ability user's life, directing her to safety after taking her courage, thereby completing his mission.
Biography[]
First Timeline[]
Yū, Ayumi (his sister) and Shunsuke (his brother), because their genetic similarity, were affected by particles of the Charlotte's Commet, that give super-powers (with some weakness) to people that have contact with them. So, how these super-powers are illnesses, the three were captured and hospitalized in a research center, where the ability of Shunsuke (time rewind) was controlled by the scientists.
Probably, Kumagami discovered Yū's ability to steal the abilities with a 5 seconds possessions, and made a scheme to him steal various abilities and help his friend Shunsuke, to go back to the past and save the all they.
Main Story[]
After various rewinds, finally Shunsuke open a school to protect Yū and Ayumi, but, he asks to Maedomari erase the memories about of the two.
Due to his ability to possess any person during 5 seconds, used it when was useful in his life. During his life, he used his power to possess the smartest students in his class, to discover how to be approved in various tests at his school, and was considered a genius.
But, his cats and super-power were uncovered, so, he was sent to the Shunsuke special school to protect teenagers with special abilities, where he, in the student council, goes save other teenagers with special powers. But, he never knew about his stole ability.
After Ayumi's death, Yū gets rueful because he contemned the Ayumi's love. So, Nao helps him and he falls in love with her. He returns to the school and in a show of ZHIEND, Yū remember his past in another timeline, and, when Shunsuke discovers about the death of Ayumi, need to show the truth to Yū and sends Kumagami bring his brother to his hiding place, so, Yū recovers his memory. The reason to Shunsuke tells the truth about him, is because Yū need to know about his true power (steal) and steals the time rewind ability (because Shunsuke can't use it anymore) and saves Ayumi.Yū rewind the time, and saves Ayumi from the death, and goes to her school and saves her from a rival in love threat. Everything goes right, but, Kumagami and Nao are captured by foreign hunters (the school only protects Japanese Charlotte victim's) and in the rescue mission, Kumagami is killed. So, Yū goes to steal all abilities in the world, and saves all from threats. At the end of the anime, Yū loses his memory after a very long mission and steal all the powers of the world, and Nao says to him that she is his girlfriend. So, Yū an Nao's start a new life together.
Powers and Abilities[]
Yū has the ability to take over someone's body for approximately 5 seconds. He often uses this power to view honors students during their exams to memorize and steal their answers. While in use, his irises become lime green and his pupils become light teal. However, his body slumps into unconsciousness while this ability is in use. Recently, it has also been discovered he can use other abilities whilst controlling their bodies. However, the five seconds time limit still applies. As of The World that is No Longer Here, it is revealed Yū's true ability is "Plunder" which takes someone's ability away from them (They can't ever use their ability again) and use it as his own.
- Thoughtography
- Telekinesis
- Fly
- Time Rewind
- Permeation
- Collapse
- Invisibility
- Teleport
- Mediumship
- Fire Manipulation
- Telepathy
- Search
- Ability Perception
- Disease Acceleration
- Curing
- Shield Creation
- Ice Manipulation
- Brave
Trivia[]
- When he uses his power to take over someone's body, his own body always slumps forward into humiliating pose where he's unconscious while bent over on his knees, face planted, with his butt protruding upward.
- Nao already knew about the steal ability of Yū. She only invited he to the student council, because he should be useless to remove the abilities of the victims. So these victims would not be captured by the scientists. Because this, Nao asked for Yū possess Arifumi with no justification, for example.
External Links[]
- Yū Otosaka on the Charlotte Wiki
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