Steins;Gate Episode 1 Discussion

Miya_F_Exia said:
Even though I'm a fan of Mamoru's works I still think he doesn't fit the character. The fact that nowadays he just voices everyone and anyone doesn't help much either.

AmberFebruary said:


Miyano Mamoru voiced Okabe Rintarou since the game was released back in 2009. The original casting for the game are all back in the anime. and what's more, Steins;Gate has been praised also in the field of character voices since the seiyuus portrayed every character amazingly. ^^

and by far, for me, this is his most amazing voice acting ever since Yagami Light. ^^

FoxyRoxy said:
This certainly wasn't an intriguing experience. I couldn't help but feel like it was trying too hard to be creepy to the point of being quite silly and pretentious. And what's Japan's infatuation with lost memories and time travel and like? Can they tell a decent mystery without clutching on those tropes?

AmberFebruary said:
as this series progress i'm sure people will come to hate it
i mean this series is not for everyone and especially for those trying to look forward for a straight to the point explanation for everything that is happening and the shitty things that will happen

AmberFebruary said:


it wasn't trying too hard for anything, it is its nature

as this series progress i'm sure people will come to hate it
i mean this series is not for everyone and especially for those trying to look forward for a straight to the point explanation for everything that is happening and the shitty things that will happen

in relation to the game,it is said by reviewers and critics that if you didn't like the demo, you wouldn't "survive through the game"
and if you don't like the anime's first episode, "you might as well drop this"

and don't try solving the things that have happened in just one episode, everything will be cleared as the series progresses

Oosran said:
But hey, let's leave the haters alone, and then we'll laugh at them when this turns out to be the season's best anime. ┐(￣ー￣)┌

FoxyRoxy said:


The nature of this series is to be silly and pretentious? If so, then it's no wonder why one wouldn't exactly be too enthusiastic with it's initial offering. Too many ideas were thrown together with not much continuity involved, rendering most, like myself, in a state of confusion as to what it was trying to achieve besides introducing us to a hackneyed plot with equally hackneyed characters.

AmberFebruary said:


the fact that you're rambling like this proves that the first episode have achieved it's purpose, and it drove you mad. :P

FoxyRoxy said:


Or rather, it succeeded in feeding its inadequate drivel to a much deserving individual like yourself.

billng said:
Interesting premise. Looking forward to how it goes. Steins gate has great potential but it could go downhill very quickly.

ringoo4 said:


I apologize instead for him, for being one of those who hypes the series.. The second worst example of S;G fans' attitude on INTERNET is possibly about flaming someone for different opinion and calling "i know mor than u!! u suck forr not sayin its gud!".

Of course, the worst is someone who post spoilers.

FoxyRoxy said:
Or rather, it succeeded in feeding its inadequate drivel to a much deserving individual like yourself.

5layer said:
Or rather, that deserving individual may have already read the visual novel and knows that "drivel" is actually all part of the greater genius plot of the anime that you completely misunderstand from the first episode.

ringoo4 said:
There are fanboys, there are haters. Fans will expect genius plot, haters will expect kuso plot. Done, if someone disliked this episode, that's it.

FoxyRoxy said:
...and after watching the first episode, I can say for certain that there's no forthcoming "genius" plot in sight.

5layer said:
Read what you just said. I'm sure you'll laugh too. Your amazing ability to predict 23 coming episodes of content from something that made no sense to you is pretty amazing I must say.

FoxyRoxy said:

I like how you just asserted your opinion on how everyone is supposed to choose one side or the other and not have any discussions at all. This is a discussion board after all. You know, where people discuss their thoughts and opinions with each other? So, you see, not everyone wants to be a closed-minded seedling who doesn't want/like to exchange opposing opinions about what they like.

Ginga-Bishoujo said:

Basically it's the same problem as Index: It emphase too much on the non-important thing and not enough on the important plot point.
Would rather have 15 min of plot and 5 min of sillyness than the opposite.

willardhwright said:
I think that some of you are wrong.
What you are calling "non-important things" are in fact important, plot-relevant things that can help you for understanding everything.
And I think that there are already a lot of these things, personally. 5pb and nitro+ just LOVE this.


Just like chaos;head, don't watch it and nothing else. Watch it and use your head before the show tells you everything. Otherwise, both show are really average and boring.

Ginga-Bishoujo said:


Did I said that chaos:head was any good?
Chaos:head was one of the anime I tough had a good potential but screwed it up so much for the sake of servicing the fan with what they wanted to see : moe swordwomens and silly plotline.

I don't want this to happen to Steins:gate and I'm merely stating that the first episode wasn't good as a stand alone.
Of course it isn't a stand alone, hence why I said that it might be better latter but as for now it slightly pass above average and that's only because it's not a harem.

120/24 = 5; I don't understand your point.

When I talked about sillyness I was talking about the retarded feeling/speech the lead is giving and the scene in the appartment could have been much shorter. This time could have been used to give us a better emphasis on the actual problem which is about the time jump.
Sure it is possible to understand everything, the problem is not the plot, it is the directing.

willardhwright said:



Well, if I'm right in my reasonning you'll understand very soon for the 120, don't worry.
And personally I liked chaos, that's why I am saying this.

My idea is that the "trivials/useless" parts in both shows are in fact quite important, but it is not noticeable at a first view. I'm quite sure that it is even more true with steins, judging from ep1.
In other words, there are clues hidden in them.
(Ironically, the most interresting moment in ep1 is, for me, the one in the appartment, because of the gel banana...)

Onyxthegreat said:
Confusing, but pretty cool nonetheless. I'm going to give this a few more episodes too see if I like it.