Steins;Gate

Eccentric scientist Rintarou Okabe has a never-ending thirst for scientific exploration. Together with his ditzy but well-meaning friend Mayuri Shiina and his roommate Itaru Hashida, Okabe founds the Future Gadget Laboratory in the hopes of creating technological innovations that baffle the human psyche. Despite claims of grandeur, the only notable "gadget" the trio have created is a microwave that has the mystifying power to turn bananas into green goo.

However, when Okabe attends a conference on time travel, he experiences a series of strange events that lead him to believe that there is more to the "Phone Microwave" gadget than meets the eye. Apparently able to send text messages into the past using the microwave, Okabe dabbles further with the "time machine," attracting the ire and attention of the mysterious organization SERN.

Due to the novel discovery, Okabe and his friends find themselves in an ever-present danger. As he works to mitigate the damage his invention has caused to the timeline, Okabe fights a battle to not only save his loved ones but also to preserve his degrading sanity.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Okabe, Rintarou Main

Miyano, Mamoru Japanese

Makise, Kurisu Main

Imai, Asami Japanese

Shiina, Mayuri Main

Hanazawa, Kana Japanese

Hashida, Itaru Main

Seki, Tomokazu Japanese

Amane, Suzuha Supporting

Tamura, Yukari Japanese

Urushibara, Ruka Supporting

Kobayashi, Yuu Japanese

Akiha, Rumiho Supporting

Momoi, Haruko Japanese

Kiryuu, Moeka Supporting

Gotou, Saori Japanese

Tennouji, Yuugo Supporting

Terasoma, Masaki Japanese

Tennouji, Nae Supporting

Yamamoto, Ayano Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Iwasa, Gaku Producer

Kananiwa, Kozue Producer

Tanaka, Shinsaku Producer

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Jul 24, 2024

OceanRay

Recommended

The Steins;Gate world line is the avoidance of a near unavoidable disaster. Much like the world line, this show too is an impressive combination of both incredibly well written characters and a complex time traveling epic.

Time Travel has a tendency to get stuck in two pitfalls; well developed characters with a simple backdrop of time travel such as Back to the Future, or a deep dive into the mechanisms and consequences of messing with time. With Steins;Gate, though, it somehow manages to create a perfectly ept time travel story with top tier character writing and scientific formulas.

The series does fall into its own set ... of pitfalls such as slow pacing and needless complexity, however, these flaws don't poke holes into the heart of the show. This is an anime made for fans of sci-fi adventures, and if you are one, you'd be doing a disserve to yourself by not giving it a watch.
El Psy Congroo

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Jul 8, 2024

SnackO

Mixed Feelings

I initially watched this due to the high rating. Quite a high expectation I set for this anime. As a result, the psychological aspect got to me so much I felt like my brain was malfunctioning like the loading screen that comes up every once in a while due to poor connection.

Since I watched this a long time ago, I will give this a short review. It was a hurdle. I only managed to climb over it due to perseverance. I found out after watching this anime that I am most certainly not a fan of psychological genres. They really hurt!! And time-travel? It only ... made it worse...

What can I say? I'm not the sharpest needle around. I eventually handled it in the end but yeah, this isn't my cup of tea.

Good for you though if those people like this so much however, I'm not one of them.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Jan 1, 2024

SooomeDonkus

Not Recommended

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The story is basic, the art style is the same as most anime but less saturated, the male characters are gross and annoying, nobody has goals that I can relate to, and it takes way too long for any simple story beat to happen

Apparently this review need more words, but I'm not a professional reviewer so I think that's stupid, and don't want to waste your time with a whole essay essentially saying "I didn't like it" so instead I'll recommend some time travel stories that are better. Futurama. It's funny. I don't know why they're rebooting it though, it's such an early 2000s show. ... I don't actually like Back to the Future or any other time travel stuff so idk why I thought this was a good idea. Anyways ignore this part, my review is the concise part at the top.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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