Steins;Gate

Story: 3/10. The first half of the show was a drag to get through, although it layed out the rules of the D-mail and time travel alright; too bad this was diluted with random journeys to the maid cafe with the most boring character Feyris, as well as episodes where literally nothing happens. Seriously, most of the initial episodes could've been used to establish deeper relationships between characters, but we just get these characters doing their generic character stereotype: Daru tells perverted jokes, Mayushii tuturus and Kurisu acts like a tsundere.

When the show actually picks up at episode 12, it really is just a few ... episodes of Okabe being dumb and not talking to anyone else about his predicament just to kill some episode time, and then he finally realizes what he has to do to fix everything. We get a pretty interesting arc about Suzuha, but of course that only lasts for like an episode before we get two harem episodes of Okabe with Feyris and then Ruka. The show ends up picking up again towards the end, but it breaks the rules of time travel it established to give a cheesy ending leaving alot of plotholes.


Art: 8/10. The show has decent art and animation, no complaints here.

Sound: 8/10. The music in this show is probably the only thing that stands out to me.

Character: 2/10. The characters are undoubtedly the worst aspect of this show. The majority just serve as a plot-device for Okabe to overcome some sort of trial, and the extent of their character is some generic, run-of-the-mill anime stereotype. Kurisu's only purpose is to help Okabe with time travel, and when she's not servicing this purpose she's a generic tsundere with a bland personality; Daru's only purpose is to hack stuff, and when he's not doing that he just tells perverted jokes. And Mayushii, wow, I'm not sure why she's so popular. All she does is TUTURU, not to mention her only purpose is to exist so Okabe can try and save her. I can go on and on about my most hated characters Feyris and Ruka, but they're so forgettable it wouldn't matter.

The only saving grace is Okabe, he has an actual personality and, at the expense of every other character just being a device for Okabe to grow, he matures from start to end. So, +1 for him.

Enjoyment: 2/10. I didn't enjoy much in this show except for the later episodes dealing with Suzuha. Everything from the characters to their relationships to their personalities all felt bland and one-dimensional. The actual logic behind time-travel was interesting in the beginning, but amid the awkward pacing the show was a drag to get through; and when the show reached a turning point, it decided to throw out its set-up to depend on the concept of fate for an intriguing story. I'm not sure what it was trying to go for here. To make matters worse, it turns out everyone can remember world lines to a degree, so all that deep talk about time traveling erasing the past you hold dear and making you grow distant from your loved ones is just tossed out the window; it's totally fine, Okabe and Kurisu can just have their perfect ending now.


Overall: 2/10. The show takes too long to pick up and maintains an awkward pace throughout. It has a a few high points among many low points, but its high points aren't much higher than its low. I'm not sure what's so special about this show, maybe I need to re-watch to 'get it', but the logic of time travel made sense and there wasn't any point where I felt lost; I just felt the actual good parts of the show were diluted by bland characters and terrible pacing. We'd have dragged-on comedy dilute the effect of a dramatic event many times for instance, and a lot of episodes are just Okabe contemplating the same thing many times before he decides to actually act on them. For a guy who says he depends on his lab mates, he really likes doing everything himself and messing up the situation even more.

So, this can be a nostalgic anime for some and I get that, what I won't accept tho is clouding of judgment when it comes to rating the overall experience.
This anime has some of the most annoyingly written characters in any piece of media I have consumed during my 22 years of living. The story does not suffice for that, either. The experience as a whole gives off an animated Wattpad story vibe, written by some nerdy kid who had put himself in the shoes of the MC.
It could've been something great.
Props to anyone who liked it past 2011.

I was bored by this anime and confused why everyone likes it.

The pacing is weird throughout and doesn’t build adequately to the end. The whole show felt like an introduction where I was waiting to get some real plot development then we had very quick deepening of the plot, but without real character development.

I didn’t care about any of the characters and it isn’t explained well why the characters are about each other. All but the ML we’re extremely flat.

There were some interesting concepts brought up, but they weren’t fleshed out well.
This is a 7 at best, but I personally think its ... more like a 5.5.

Letho72 on /r/anime put this across very well, and I quote:

"I agree with S;G. Well, it's not in my least favorites, but it was just acceptable to watch.

The ending was pretty good, would have liked a whole show like that. But the first 15ish episodes were just so slow and boring, it was like a SoL except they didn't give me any characterization and the "oh look Okabe is chunni!" joke got old after episode 2. So I'm left here with 15+ episodes of cringe where I still don't know anything meaningful about the cast.

And then the ending happens and I'm suddenly supposed to care ... about everyone. And people always tell me 'but the ending!!" Yeah, it was good. That doesn't change the fact that I had to sit through 2/3 of a boring show just for a cool climax. The ending doesn't justify how poorly done the rest of the show is."

Not seeing why this show has so much hype Ill try to explain


Story: Just ur average time travel anime that also is some kinda murder mystery that does nothing new or unique but is somehow praised to high heaven show is full of plot holes, plot conveniences, characters lack complexity, lack depth, full of tropes. Also, they try to make this show seem super smart but is filled with wrong and stupid mathematical and logical theories. (Rewatch) I rewatched it for a second time and have come to realize that at episode 13 the plot just rewinds to ep 1, so this story never HAD ... A SOLID PLOT. As after rewatching again anything that left me in suspense was played with the I’ve got a time machine card. Anytime I was like dang dude plot getting thick here wonder what Okabe will do...OH YEA THANK GOD FOR LAZY HANDWRITING. Imma jUst TrAVeL BaCk iN tImE.


Character: Lots of them I don't even remember their names, Okabe is literally a copy and pasted version of Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz from Phineas and Ferb. Then there's that one girl that goes dootoroo dootoroo one word annoying every time she got screen time it was torture and then Kurisu lets be honest you just wanted the main characters too bang.


Art: Frontier Works has a reputation of visually making a show amazing, only to another shows visually appalling. In this case, they did a good job


Sound: Not memorable don't remember a thing maybe one of the openings was ok but that's pitty points from me


Enjoyment: A rollercoaster I didn't drop it because when I was about to, there would be a plot that seemed very promising but only to be quickly killed by some other plot. The process was the same over and over.

Overall: Steins;Gate is just a show you can turn ur brain off to and watch.

Steins; Gate is a challenging anime to enjoy due to its complex plot and unrelatable boring main character. The MC is very cringe-worthy, he talks about topics that are difficult to understand. I feel like half the time I'm watching some nerd talk to himself. To be honest, that's what it really is. The story itself is confusing and requires extra research or explanations to fully grasp. Due to the time travel aspect, it's the kind of anime where the last episode is like the first. Everything is connected. I normally enjoy time travel anime but they have to keep my interest like erased. This ... one however did not do it for me at all. I dropped it at episode 3 and I'm not sure if the later episodes offer a worthwhile payoff. Overall, the anime is uninteresting and if you don't want to watch an anime where you have to force yourself to watch the beginning this is not for you.

Great storytelling requires great characters to lead a viewer through. This is where Steins;Gate failed.
The characters are literally screaming: "Look how unique and original I am!", just like an annoying store consultant talks you into buying an ordinary microwave; "Tuturu!" and the main character's "paranoia" and talking through a dead phone are just a few examples. But this is not the worst part, which is the main character, which I can definitely award the title of the worst character development ever. A genius who invented a time machine yet is degenerate to an extent that he allows an absolute stranger to use the time machine ... to alter the past! I know people are not perfect and so are anime characters, but this is absurd. This makes the character unrealistic and unrelatable. This makes the story unbearable to watch.

SPOILER FREE***

Hailed as a masterpiece and one of the top anime of all time. Prepared to be disappointed! This anime is a harem fantasy disguises as science fiction. Pretentious and boring, the cult like following artificially elevates its score. It deserves some points for being unique, but that says more about the industry and the fans than it does about the anime itself. Prepare for mediocrity and maybe you can kill some time with it.

Story:
The story starts off incredibly slow as the creators could really have distilled it down, really a lot of missed potential. After making it past the painful first third, your treated ... to some suspense that makes the disappointing finish all the more of the letdown. In summary, this anime leaves a lot to be desired and it just a lot of wasted potential. Time travel in storytelling is a way for storytelling to avoid consequences and this show is ultimately letdown in telling a competent story.

Sound:
Unmemorable music, but OK sound effects and buildup.

Characters:
A harem story. The main character is an otaku who is a charlatan science guy who magically creates a way to time-travel. Enter the one-dimensional female characters of different flavors who grow to like->love him for no logical reason. This is a dream come true for otaku story and that probably explains the cult following.

Overall:
In the end, this anime is a showcase of unfulfilled potential. The storytelling is shallow and the story is pseudo-intelligent and stuffed full with irreverent filler. The characters are what you might except out of a harem game. One of those anime you wish you liked but infinitely forgettable. Maybe give it a skim to see what the hype is about but feel free to skip this one.

Honestly, I was pumped to watch this. I have watched plenty of anime and was constantly recommended this one. however I was severely underwhelmed and disappointed with the plot. If I had to be blunt, it's boring. If an anime takes half it's episodes to set up the characters and plot, then just makes the main character undo it all in the end, it is not good in my opinion.

I understand that the main character is supposed to be strange, but for me it was really hard to get into him, and I really disliked Mayuri as well as Moeka.

The art style and ... sound/art was fine though, but in all it was really disappointing. It doesn't deserve a rate of anywhere near a 9 but maybe I'm just strange.

Spoiler Free: To be fair I am going to say everything I felt was good and what was bad.

What I liked about this Anime?
Jellyman concept and how time travel human experiments showed up in the past. The use of Einsteins theories and an almost real organization.

What I disliked?
The characters are extremely shallow and obvious. The villain are immediately detectable and all characters are face value and lack any true depth. This anime felt like a grind then it being rated so highly I wanted to enjoy it and I was just wondering when it would shine. Instead the obvious happens ... over and over again leaving you to painstakingly watch as the main character makes poor decision after poor decision.

How could it have been improved?
Actual used the concepts it set out to show. It disguised itself as an intelligent scientific anime and at episode 4-5 when it starts to show some of that it pitches it all into the bin and goes drab.

Overall.
This anime is not for people of any caliber. It wants to make the viewer feel smart as though they are watching something deep and that is never the case. Ultimately it pretends to have intellectual concepts when its just very basic psychology lumped in with poor human decisions and obvious characters.

Gets good after episode 11 my a$$, I really tried to give this show a try but the mediocre art, dull plotline and absolutely horrible characters made it too much to bear so i'm dropping it at episode 15 because there is no way I'm gonna keep torturing myself like this with the hopes that it'll "eventually get good"

Everything about this anime is lacking and devoid of enjoyment but what apalls me the most is the characters. First we have the protagonist, a NEET in his late teens with severe chuunibyou. He's narcissistic and not even in a funny way and the way he treats ... women is so weird. Then we have the two female leads that have stereotypical tsundere and genki good-girl personalities that clearly exist exclusively to eventually become the protagonists' love interests.

All the jokes fall flat and it's the perfect example of a show that takes itself so seriously yet fails at it, leaving me with unbearable second-hand embarrassment. It's so pretentious yet it has no reason to be, and it's not that I don't like more serious anime/manga, I've watched and enjoyed shows like monster, banana fish, mirai nikki, evangelion, fma/fmab, etc. it's just steins;gate that's bad.

I can't believe this show is so high ranked. The art isn't even good enough to save it, the art is okay at best, the voice acting is also not incredible, and i'd forgive the show for being ridiculous if it wasn't so g.d. boring, but here we are.

Stein's Gate is a good choice for you if you're looking for a plain anime about the circumstances of time travel and the fact that time doesn't wait for nobody. It becomes a bad choice if you expect it to do anything noteworthy with its concept, because it tries to focus on showcasing something any series to feature time travel does as its core theme.

As a anime, there's nothing particularly wrong done in it. I even think that it succeeded in what it did try to portray for its core theme, which is that time travel can be dangerous and leave serious repercussions due to ... how every action changes how things will go and so on. And it also tries to explain that time waits for no one and to deliver this lesson through its story, that there's no better moment than now to act. But these are themes that in any story medium that has featured time travel elements, have been explored, while doing a lot more things than just this. To the point my viewing experience of this anime was this: Oh yeah, using your time travel powers irresponsibly will cause bad repercussions, thanks 9154th story that told me that. You opened my eyes. TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE? Does that mean that every single day that passed in my life, each day I have lived, on each of them... I got one day older?

I can't really fault the anime for what it did. It didn't really have any faults in almost every technical aspect and I think it did get its point across, regardless of whether or not every other show I watched also did.

What I fault it for is its lack of ambition.

Its characters are the most barebone essentials in order for them to work. The group dynamic of its main characters are a clutzy girl, a serious guy and another guy that is foolhardy, the most generic japanese childhood friend trio ever. The personality of each character is generic and easy to sum in a couple of tropes. Whoever doesn't have a trope to be assigned to them, doesn't have an inkling of a personality. There's nothing interesting about any of them.

The way the power is introduced is as accidental to the person and with a lot of clock and time indications along the way in case you have not read the title of the anime you're watching. It's called Stein's Gate. You're welcome. And when she gets to the point of talking to someone about her powers, that person describes what it is like they completely understand it, because I assume they also had that power. And because it's a really easy way to just explain it. By the way, did I ever tell you that this movie is called Stein's Gate. Yo Clocks.

It doesn't really go into any other theme than the irresposible use of time travel might fuck up your life and that of your friends. Like none at all. I mean I guess it tries to build a romance but I can't get interested in that when the characters are just bland, but the romantic tale plays out into the time waits for no one bit, so I can't say it's something out of turn here. Even then, it plays into the time waits for no one bit.

These are pretty much the ways in which the anime just doesn't seem to be trying anything other than being adequate.

As far as its romance goes, it's basically trying to hit you with the "I regret I never hooked up with one of the friends I got along and now I'm 40 and single." It doesn't really strike me, I typically find indecisiveness and lack of assertiveness stupid, but I guess there's some people to which this can appeal to, so all I'll say about it is the type of romance it features is that of lost opportunity.

Other than that, there's not a lot to say about the animation, it does what I expect it to do in a anime, featuring a lot of detail and a vivid world, despite the fact that it looks bland, through the fact that there's usually some things happening in the background or actively. Sound wise, I guess the best compliment I can muster for it is that for the most part it didn't feel intrusive. Other than that, nothing noteworthy to mention, negative or positive.

The best person I can recommend this for is someone that is looking for the type of romance I've had mentioned and doesn't really know anything about time travel stories. But I can't really recommend this movie to literally anyone else, because I couldn't in good faith recommend something that feels like is just a raw ingredient, when there's so many plates with so much welldone cooking, that feature this ingredient and many others. If you're specifically looking for just the things this anime does, then you can go for it. The name of this movie is Stein's Gate. Yo Clocks.

Steins;Gate: a poor adaptation.

Art (3/10): One of Steins;Gate weakest points is the art, it does nothing but the basic, not memorable at all. Steins;Gate anime has very dark/grey backgrounds, almost lifeless and lazily done, doesn't fit with the story at all and gives a monotonous ambient to the watcher, even the most important places of the story follows this same boring and unoriginal aesthetic, and this is not nitpicking at all, its recurrent in the whole anime. There is quite a lot of moments where the animation stops to a still frame, this normally wouldn't be a problem because it's okay to do this for ... comic/suspense purposes and such, but the problem is how this is done, very exaggerated and unnecessary, wasting precious episode time, I would let this pass if it was only one time or another, but this is repeated during almost all episodes. The character design is what saves it, following the Visual Novel quite well, you can clearly see how unique and well designed each character is, good attention to the clothing as well.

Sound (6/10): Good OP/ED, but I can't say much for the rest of original anime music, not really memorable and it's overshadowed by the great original VN soundtrack (that is used in the anime as well). Good job by the voice actors, except for the one who voiced Itaru, I didn't like his representation of the character, it felt too forced to be comic.

Character (6/10): The characterization is pretty solid, but for some characters it lacks depth, which is kinda to be expected since there is a fair number of characters and it's a adaptation of a 40~60 hours Visual Novel. Personality wise the characters complement each other very well other and they are one of the best points in Steins;Gate, but some characters really needed more development to truly complement the story.

Story (3/10): Story is the great point of Steins;Gate series, very original and enjoyable, but it is badly handled in this anime. The first half episodes does no set the tone of the story, the art, as mentioned early, doesn't help either, very monotonous setting, some crucial parts of the story are wrongly chosen to be skipped, what make it ever worse, it takes too much time to solidify the story, to give it any direction. The anime also does a bad job explaining the mechanisms of the story (all the time travelling and stuff), which are of tremendous importance to the story, and that set back a lot of watchers of this series as well. Once the story advances to the critical points, it gets better, I wont go further to not spoil it, but overall very bad storytelling.

Enjoyment (1/10): Personally I couldn't enjoy Steins:Gate since it's a really incompetent adaptation with all the flaws mentioned above, having already read the Visual Novel before watching the anime, I can not set this fact aside in this part of the review, because I watched it as a adaptation (how it is). I think you will not enjoy the series if you have already read the Visual Novel, but if you have zero interest in the VN you probably enjoy it and maybe have a blast, otherwise I strongly recommend reading the Visual Novel first, it was a great experience.

Story:
It's a somewhat interesting plot, microwave go brrr, time traveling, etc. but I feel like the way they paced it and put everything together is far too boring to be interesting in my opinion.

Art:
The art is what I think is the best thing about it, but it doesn't add up to much when the anime itself if boring (that goes for nearly every anime).

Sound:
Nothing out of the ordinary, wasn't amazing but didn't make my ears bleed. Very forgetful, very average.

Character:
The worst thing about this anime by far. A boy that looks like a girl, wannabe mad scientist, air-headed cutie, unhealthy discord moderator, ... the list goes on. It seems as though each characters stereotypes are the only personality they were given.

Enjoyment:
4/10, if i was on an airplane with no Wi-Fi and this was the only thing i had downloaded, I'd watch it, but it REALLY feels like a chore to do so.

Overall:
I'm giving it a 4/10 instead of a 2/10 for the sake of everyone who enjoyed the anime. I don't think it deserves the ranking it got, but I'll edit this review if i change my mind IF I finish the anime. I wouldn't recommend to anyone, but i know some people enjoy it so idk.

This show is generally praised and has a pretty high rating. That's why I kept watching it up to the last episode even though I disliked it right from the beginning.

The problem I immediately had is the main character. I found it irritating and stupid. It would have been fine if the show actually took off after a 2-3 episodes; but enduring his idiotic behaviour for a dozen of episodes was too much. By the time the action actually kicks in, I couldn't take him seriously, I couldn't care about the other characters, and the plot wasn't good enough (for someone interested in time travel ... stories) to save the anime. The main character ruined the show for me.

I can only recommend to watch a bunch of episodes and see by yourself if you can bear with him. If he's ok for you, you probably can enjoy this show. If you find him irritating and stupid, just avoid this show.

"El Psy Congroo."

If you've seen Steins;Gate, you'll know where this phrase comes from. Steins;Gate is a story revolving around a young 'mad' scientist - Hououin Kyoma - better known as Okabe Rinataro or 'Okarin.' Obsessed with ground-breaking discoveries and an ever-ready group of friends, Kyoma establishes the 'Future Gadgets Lab' (FGL). After stumbling upon the perfect precursor technology for time manipulation, Kyoma embarks on an adventure, continuously biting off more than he can chew.

The story was told from the perspective of Kyoma and his friends at FGL. Most of the episodes fit together nicely with each successfully leading into ... the next. However, I didn't find the story line overly intriguing. While the show is far from being completely dull, it didn't captivate my attention. It starts out slow - especially the first 2-3 episodes - then begins to pick up pace. Eventually, mid-way through the show, however, curiosity begins to wane as the unsatisfactory plot unfolds. I found the ending to be appropriate but bland - nothing special.

The art style is decent considering Steins;Gate was first released in 2011. The art isn't unduly unique or memorable compared to other shows but it gets the job done. Character designs are distinctive which is a positive. The art fits the story well and that's all that matters.

I watched the English SUB of this show and can attest to all of the voice actors doing well with their respective characters' persona. No voice stood out of place or felt inappropriate. Background music was sporadic but worked well for its scenes. The opening and ending music was loud but enthralling. I enjoyed both and rarely skipped either.

The characters were well-developed in their own niches. However, none of the characters seemed to 'grow' with time. They didn't deteriorate nor did they improve upon their flaws, choosing instead to remain stagnant in their strengths and weaknesses. Both the protagonists and the antagonist had clear-cut goals and intentions; however, except for their name, the antagonist is never revealed. Most of the adversaries in the show are simply minions of the true antagonist.

I enjoyed watching certain parts of Steins;Gate. After getting the initial few episodes out of the way, I believed this show would have a fascinating story line with endless possibilities for advancement. Unfortunately, the route taken didn't leave much of an impression. I firmly believe that many anime fans will enjoy this show. I also believe that many won't simply due to the anticlimactic and disappointing story line. I won't be re-watching Steins;Gate any time soon.

It's not a terrible show, it's simply not an amazing one.

Steins;gate is a slice of life anime that attempts to adapt to a plot forgotten throughout the series for over 11 episodes, with minor references to it that don't add to it in any way. The story that does develop is unbearably slow, spending multiple episodes on a single development with little meaning. There is a massive plothole often overseen that may shorten the anime by about 7 episodes. The art and sound were average, however my main gripe with this anime is regarding the story, which made it excruciatingly painful to watch. The mad scientist that the main character was attempting to pursue had ... the fatal error of confusing the viewers as to whether he actually was mad, or acting at certain points.

Time travel is a very complex subject there is two most popular theory about it. 1) Where changing the past changes the future, 2) changing the past does not change the future, it makes a new timeline or worldline. And I believe the second one is more appropriate. and Suzuha said herself that the grandfather paradox doesn't exist so why did she come to the past knowing that she won't be able to change anything and she will only create new worldlines. How he was able to create a time matching without knowing a single thing about it and how his microwave was able to ... catch his phone waves without a receiver. Every time he changes past why he remembers everything, I'm not saying that it's impossible it could be done by 'Quantum Entanglement' in that case you have to bring two objects so close together that their quantum-wave functions overlap, then they could only be described as a single two-object quantum-wave function and if you bring them very far apart and don't disentangle them, then they remain connected but it never happened. According to their time travel theory, they are from two different worldlines, and their past after a certain point is completely different but he can't seem to remember what happened in the past after that certain point where he changes the past but according to his friends he lived that particular time so where is his memory from that time. They said that they are only able to send 36 bytes of data in the past but in the time leap how could they able to send a human's memory in the past which is around 2.5 TB. How did he able to undo the D-mails with another D-mail, it only creates another timeline think about it, it's not the timeline he D-mailed himself it was the previous one and they are separated from each other. And some of the episodes and theories contradict each other. This series is full of plot holes if you think about it unbiasedly you will understand what I'm trying to say it's an average show for time passes. If you think my points are wrong or illogical you can explain that I would love to hear that. And what about the worldline where they didn't have the IBN5100(IBM5100 in our world) and still made the time machine, how the hell they decode SERN's data. Now don't tell me they made it possible with their big brain.

The first three episodes set up an intriguing time travel premise, and are full of humour and charming banter between the characters. Unfortunately, that is the high point of the show. The characters don't develop after that. Their relationships barely get off the ground, and by episode 6 their banter is stale.

If you want to know whether this show is worth your time, this is the important point: As a time travel story, the plot is actually more boring than I could have imagined. I was expecting a science fiction thriller, but this show is predominantly a slice-of-life drama. ... The time travel is more of a backdrop.

So my advice is to give the show a chance until episode 6 or so. If it's boring to you by then, cut your losses because it doesn't get better. All it has to offer are its characters, and if you don't love them by then, this is not the show for you.

Over indulgent, time-travel drivel. It has no sense of drama, atmosphere or pacing, and after four episodes of flat characters fucking about with a microwave, I had to drop it. The writing did nothing whatsoever to distinguish itself early on, besides dropping monumentally unsubtle foreshadowing, and very low brow humour to supplement lack of character development.

And when the visual colour palette is pitch blue and grey almost exclusively, grew tired I decided that the story, visuals and direction was so un-compelling that another 20 episodes or so, would no be worth my time.

I'm sure if I had continued the show may have taken ... some unexpected turns, but for somebody who finds time-travel to be a huge masturbatory cliche, this show is a big no.