Charlotte Part 1 (Collector’s Edition Blu-ray & DVD) Unboxing

One of the many anime acquired during the Anime Limited 12 Days of Christmas sale. This is the first part of the P.A. Works series.

Note: The photos in this unboxing have been updated on 24th June 2019, but the content is identical.

Charlotte is a 2015 original anime series animated by P.A. Works and published by Aniplex. The show is also known for being written by Jun Maeda, who also wrote CLANNAD & Angel Beats as well as a number of other Key titles.

Charlotte had a lot of hype when it first simulcasted, and it eventually died down when the show ended due to the same issues that affected Angel Beats. The first half I found to be pretty decent in general and good to watch.

Aniplex of America released the series in North America across two volumes, and Anime Limited followed the format to speed up the pace for the UK release. Unlike ALDNOAH ZERO, the anime was authored well with the masters being close to the Aniplex release.

The UK Collector’s Edition release covers the first half of the series with episodes 1-7 across a disc per format. The release feature both English & Japanese audio with English subtitles. The discs are region locked to B and the subtitles are unlockable during playback.

You can order the show’s first part on Amazon UK in collector’s combo pack and standard DVD.

Blu-ray Specs:

Languages: English, Japanese
Audio: English Linear PCM 2.0, Japanese Linear PCM 2.0
Video: 1080p High Definition Native format with 16:9 ratio
Region: B
Subtitles: English
Locked Subtitles: No
Discs: 1

DVD Specs:

Languages: English, Japanese
Audio: English Dolby Digital 2.0, Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0
Video: 480p Standard Definition in NTSC format with 16:9 ratio
Region: 2
Subtitles: English
Locked Subtitles: No
Discs: 1

Plot Synopsis (via Anime Limited):

A small percentage of adolescents develop special abilities at the onset of puberty. Yu Otosaka is one of these few and deftly uses an ability that takes over a target’s body for five seconds to get accepted into a prestigious high school. Just when he is about to start a stable high school life as a popular honour student, a girl named Nao Tomori appears before him. Their encounter reveals the cruel destiny for wielders of special abilities.