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Dec 25, 2018 12:45 AM

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It was okay but i would've preferred an epilogue and connected with the main worldline. Really would've liked to see Okabe properly meeting Maho again, Amadeus or more of Okabe and Mayuri in 18,000 BC.

Still hoping on a beach episode one day.
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Dec 25, 2018 9:47 PM

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Even as a big fan of Steins;Gate 0, this episode felt pretty pointless to me.

Dec 26, 2018 4:52 AM

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I would too-too-roo out of Mayuri for sure.
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Dec 28, 2018 2:45 AM

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I'm not sure where exactly in the timeline this is, but erm... this is just sad. Feels kinda cheesy and pointless.

Kurisu and mad scientist mode Okabe or I riot!
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Dec 28, 2018 3:41 AM

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the only reason people don't like this episode
that they were expecting alot from a one special episode

the special episodes don't have to be meaningful to the story or anything at all

i would argue that most of special episodes of any anime is just a fan service for more content


and this special episode did it job very well , it was heart warming and breaking at same time
and for me at least it add to maho and kagari characters arc

so it wasn't pointless at all

it was well made and good episode

people just want okabe and kurisu and white fox could done this and no one would complain even if the episode is just okabe and kurisu still image :""D

so don't give the episode bad rating just because it didn't match with your fantasy
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Dec 30, 2018 9:46 AM
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Suzuha got a surprisingly creative imagination! Her imaginations are absolutely hilarious!!!

DO NOT LEWD MAYURI!!!
Hmmmnn... Ruka became a trap in a cat maid costume... He's really cute in it!

This OVA is really funny and cheerful, it also got many characters from the series included. Okabe is still depressed even on a Valentine. Nice...

But why suddenly hit the audience with the FEELS in the post credit scene?
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Dec 31, 2018 2:01 AM

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Did I literally just waste 24 minutes of my life watching an empty and pointless steins gate episode about the girls making chocolate?

If they allocated the budget used for this episode to the fight scenes of the latter half of 0, maybe 0 wouldn't be as bad...
Jan 2, 2019 12:10 PM

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As much as I like SG0 (not a masterpiece) this is pretty disappointing and a wasted potential, sure it is nice seeing the cast together again but they could use this opportunity to develop them more like the OG SG OVA

It did have that great moment after the ED credits and animation is fine and the characters are pretty faithful to their roles.


This is insulting and disgusting tbh. Like a drama CD adaptation would be better than this.

2.5/5
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Jan 4, 2019 2:22 PM

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I won't deny that I was expecting more of a serious type of OVA, but honestly, I really enjoyed this 24 minutes of fun and fanservice of making valentine's chocolate.

It hit the comedy notes really well, with poor Faris having trouble with all the other's lack of cooking skills and destroying part of her kitchen as a result. Yuuki and Ruka were her saviours that arrived to her aid and thus, the chocolates were eventually made. =)

So Fubuki was able to have her lewd vision of Mayuri wearing nothing but ribbons over her body shown to us lucky viewers, huh? One side of me is having a hard time excepting the fact that someone was able to lewd Mayuri, but the other side of my body is really happy to see some sexy Mayuri fanservice! XD

Of course, the episode wasn't all fun, though. The post credits scene was still able to pack a powerful punch in the feels, showing that Maho left her valentine's chocolate at the radio building, at the spot where Kurisu died. A touching, yet sad moment to end the OVA. D=

8/10.
Jan 6, 2019 8:16 AM
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Did Maho give the chocolate to Kurisu?

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Jan 7, 2019 7:57 PM

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What I needed was this episode but IN THE STEINS GATE WORLD LINE. Triggered they released this after steins gate 0; is over but the episode takes place in the damn near middle of the season....

....But overall happy I got to see my fav characters again!
Jan 8, 2019 8:03 AM
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The OVA was alright, but nothing special. The only "worth it" part was the post-credits scene with Maho and Kurisu. This had a lot of potential. First, it could've been done in the Steins;Gate world-line, where all the good characters are alive, meaning we'd have both Maho and Kurisu. Second, it would've been fun to see their friendship, since all we got in the anime was flashbacks, unlike one of the routes in the VN where we see them trick the female professor, which was the best. Third, how can you make a Valentine's special without Okabe and Kurisu, the core ship?

This clearly wasn't meant to be a serious episode, but why waste it like this? Sure, making chocolates for that someone special is worrying, but I'm sure not only the girls should be anxious about it. Okabe was neutral throughout the whole episode when we could have had some angst of "damn, I wish Kurisu was here" and Daru was just playing games when he has his future wifey as his girlfriend. Leskinen was just there for the lols and had no real purpose.

What I can save from this was fangirling over Suzuha and Faris, their Linear Bounded Phenogram storyline being the reason. But all-together... well, this didn't deserve to be the last piece of anime we got from Steins;Gate.


I agree with you. I wish we had something a bit more serious, like the OVAs for the original Steins;Gate. This had a lot of potential. However, maybe I was expecting a lot from one special episode.
Jan 9, 2019 2:59 AM
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Such a peaceful and wholesome episode, for a show we know how it turns out, it's just so fun to see these characters having some genuine fun time, and like Okabe said, why can't it last forever?
It really started out very cheerful and by the end, of the episode, it shot all of those feels at us, how cruel.
I dig Suzuha's imagination with those made up scenarios of confession, with some being very far fetched.
Jan 22, 2019 3:06 PM

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That ending was depressing, don't leave the chocolate there!
Jan 22, 2019 3:44 PM

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i was hoping to see Makise again in the flesh but i realized that can never happen in the beta line. oh well.

it was an alright ep.
Mar 7, 2019 11:30 AM

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7/10

I can't believe they made a valentine episode without featuring the main couple Okabe and Kurisu.

However, I still gave it 7 because of so much Suzuha and seeing Kurisu being alive even though it was just a memory, I found the situation she was in refreshing, I want to know more about her life in the US.

So yeah. Thanks to Kurisu and Suzuha, my best girls, I kinda liked the little we were given.
Mar 23, 2019 4:34 PM

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Not really an episode we needed after finishing Steins;Gate 0.
It was nice seeing them all be worried about chocolates and it did have some funny moments but just didn't fit.
Would've been better if it was an actual episode in the anime itself, just being aired during the lighter episodes.

The ending scene (post credits) however was sweet and sad.
Mar 31, 2019 6:19 PM

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i mean, this wasn't *great*, but i have less harsh feelings for this than the main series itself because of how light-hearted and not-too-story based it is.

im sure if you made a few adjustments, components of Steins;Gate could make a decent SOL haha
Jun 23, 2019 6:35 AM
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Well ... It was different for sure. A lot of jokes and funny moments but it weren't going with the story. It's a standalone episode and i don't like that. There is no reason to watch it.
Jul 31, 2019 12:52 PM

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worst episode of Steins Gate. i expected they continue story from the point original series end and we see Okabe and Makise and Mayuri and others togetter.
Aug 14, 2019 2:40 AM

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Lul a nice chill SoL episode!
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Sep 13, 2019 7:48 AM

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Wholesome special, greatest thing was seeing best girl in that costume....RUKAKO!!!! (but it's a dude...)

Sep 29, 2019 5:03 AM

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Seems this ep takes place right after ep13, as most of it is flashback to prior.

If watching in "chronological" / Okarin order, it'll be a pretty dramatic tone shift, but perhaps a welcome one with the heavy note ep 13 ends on. It'll also give more of an impression of Kagari having been missing longer.
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Oct 14, 2019 1:33 PM
Pretty pointless OVA, nothing special except for some scenes between Maho and Kurisu.

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Jan 19, 2020 8:50 PM
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i legit thought this was a continuation of ep 23 since crunchyroll had it listed as ep 24 lol. as a standalone, pretty funny.
Feb 4, 2020 7:26 PM
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Made me want to behead myself with a god damn battleaxe. Holy shit was this generic and fucking stupid.

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Mar 10, 2020 2:18 PM

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Lewding Mayuri was a total blasphemy. Though some scenes were nice (Faris referencing Ashita no Joe just as her butler did in the show, and the post-credits scene). Otherwise not really special, the original OVAs were better.
Mar 30, 2020 9:34 AM

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Well, I guess Suzuha inherited Daru's delusion.
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May 2, 2020 6:49 AM

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good god this was absolute garbage
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Jun 6, 2020 2:28 PM
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i thought this was the ending of the season. thank goodness it wasn't because for me it would of ruined the whole season for me
Aug 14, 2020 10:40 AM

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Clearly a wholesome filler episode. So Kagari disappeared before she could give the chocolates out. That ending was depressing too.
Jan 16, 2021 4:11 PM
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nice valentine special, not the best but i didn't watch so many tho, like 4 and this is the 3rd best maybe.
Apr 7, 2021 10:05 AM

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entertaining. highlight was Ruka in the maid outfit (cute!) and the post-credits scene of Maho leaving chocolates for Kurisu in the radio building (sad ;-;)
May 4, 2021 4:14 AM
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I think it was a peaceful and good episode. I loved it.
May 17, 2021 11:02 AM

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Pretty meh episode, but didn’t anyone else get the Ashita no Joe reference? That made this whole episode worthwhile imo
Jun 30, 2021 8:52 AM

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We need more of catboy Ruka! This is truly the way of a right-sider!
Jul 20, 2021 9:21 PM
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Its a cute spin off short and anything Steins Gate related i will watch.

Nov 13, 2021 10:45 PM

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Was cute until the last few sad scenes, was hoping for more of an uplifting special for the last piece of Steins;Gate material we are ever going to get adapted.
Mar 6, 2022 5:44 AM

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Oct 15, 2023 2:16 AM

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Very cute. Then got more sad towards the end lol
Feb 19, 2024 2:12 PM
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This episode was pretty lovely. Especially Maho leaving a chocolate for Kurisu was really wholesome. pretty sad Kagari didnt manage to giver her chocos in person though.Moekas chocolate was rather suprising lmao.And poor Faris having her entire kitchen destroyed. Rukako in the maid suit looks pretty god damn good lmao
Apr 23, 2024 9:42 AM

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I can see this episode being integrated into the main anime as a lovely filler episode somewhere before Maho and Leskinen's departure. (Can't remember which episode)
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Dec 3, 2024 11:25 PM

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I wonder if Tennouji and Kagari actually getting together would've convinced Okabe to start timeleaping again extra early lmao

It's kinda sweet how they didn't go the predictable route of Okabe getting all the chocolates (even if he probably still received a ton), and Moeka thanking Faris' butler guy was especially heartwarming if not unexpected.
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