Karhu said: So foolish, sooo foolish. For me, IMDb is concentrated with one of the worst elitist in animation community, thus I reject to take those ratings as standard of the series. Steins;Gate is most overrated anime title on MAL now. No-one seems to care about how horribly predictable the story was, nothing near to perfect. People aren't rating their anime here, they just give it a number. I ain't gonna give a shit about MALs mean score anymore. IMDb 7.9/10, animewatcher 7.5/10. You people are sick. Now go and study the difference between good and great. With anti-fan mindset, everything can become flaw. Perspective war never wins. ^Agree. What do you mean how horribly predictable the story was? You blind bro? Don't tell me you got some psychic powers... |
| Steins had a solid 2nd half. Very well paced, engrossing, emotional and always let you questioning if Kyoma would succeed. The last episode and the episode of the Kurisu's and Kyoma's confession was especially strong. But Steins had a relatively weak 1st half. The real gut-wrenching part of the story didn't really start till episode 13. I understand that the 12 episodes prior are required to set up the story, make the characters likeable, develop the character interactions and set the rules of the world, but I honestly found it drawn out a bit. Madoka on the other hand, has probably, the best executed plot I've ever seen in anime. Each episode answered a few fundamental questions of the previous one, but let you hanging with several more. From episode 3 onwards, it was nonstop tension until episode 10, which was a great time to finally explain Homura's motives, allowing you to have a completely different view of Homura entering the 11th episode. Episode 10 is my favourite episode of anime of all time. The ending itself tied up most of the loose ends and was bittersweet. All in all, it turned the entire genre upside down, but managed to keep the same message of hope. Add the symbolism of certain scenes, the great use of the colour palette, great fight sequences, engrossing OST by Yuki Kajiura and you honestly have a winner. So my vote: Madoka, though Steins is a close second for anime of the year. |
OmniknightDec 26, 2011 3:29 PM
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| Well i've seen Stein;s Gate and my impression upon Madoka Magica is umm.. yh.. although i've been told it's soooo.. different and i will watch eventually if so but regardless for the characters (Okabe and Kirisu), Stein's Gate for the win.. |
| I enjoy watching Steins;Gate than Madoka, oh and Madoka's ending sucked balls. |
Oosran said: Tl;dr Madoka was, at best, as good as the worst parts of Steins;Gate. AMEN to this brother. |
| Wtf. Both are awesome. |
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| Steins;Gate FTW !!! |
| You can't compare both. Rather then comparing apple and orange, this is like comparing gold with gold. |
| The answer is obvious... |
| Ugh, I loved Steins;Gate and watched Madoka right after it... gotta say I was extremely disappointed :/ What I mean is that the anime wasn't that bad at all but it's most certainly overhyped and not my cup of tea at all~ |
Karhu said: Steins;Gate is most overrated anime title on MAL now. No-one seems to care about how horribly predictable the story was, nothing near to perfect. People aren't rating their anime here, they just give it a number. I ain't gonna give a shit about MALs mean score anymore. Yea, like you predicted the story or ur just being a pretentious rager. And dont be a hypocrite next time when u post something, cuz u clearly dont know what is great and what is good Anyways, I reckon Steins; Gate was the best anime of 2011, not only my personal opinion, but by ppl's choice as well. I have looked at polls on Anime websites and some famous bloggers opinions (which all their followers accepted) and it has came 1st or at least top 5. If you consider everything, the themes, the character development and Story construction, it was truly a masterpiece. In all honesty, it wasn't overexaggerated at all, both of these animes were brilliant. |
SKIIBOSKIBABYApr 22, 2012 10:09 PM
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| WHY would you necro this horrible topic? Seriously what the fuck? |
| Steins;Gate (your vote) 257 73.22% *Statistics Score: 9.161 (scored by 36932 users) Ranked: #32 Popularity: #89 Members: 66,772 Favorites: 6,309 MADOKA 94 26.78% *Statistics Score: 8.731 (scored by 43599 users) Ranked: #302 Popularity: #84 Members: 67,537 Favorites: 4,729 End of Story. |
piperz said: Steins;Gate (your vote) 257 73.22% *Statistics Score: 9.161 (scored by 36932 users) Ranked: #32 Popularity: #89 Members: 66,772 Favorites: 6,309 MADOKA 94 26.78% *Statistics Score: 8.731 (scored by 43599 users) Ranked: #302 Popularity: #84 Members: 67,537 Favorites: 4,729 End of Story. Bahahahaha, what i was thinking as well |
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| Steins;Gate I love them both though. |
| Saw Madoka halfway and not yet Steins;Gate. Maybe I'll choose one when I watch both of them first. |
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| Both were fantastic series in their own rights. |
| No idea about Steins;gate, but Madoka, according to my review, blows tadpoles. |
| once you reach halfway on steins;gate.. prepare yourself for a rollercoaster ride. |
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| The only reason I started watching Steins;Gate because I saw some random cool amv... and for Madoka, it was because of all the hype. Steins;Gate (24 episodes) I finished in three days, but I still haven't even started on the fifth episode of Madoka. It's easy to understand why so many people like Madoka, the story is deconstructed magical girls done well, animation is cool and shafty, music is amazing, but... there's just some unknown factor in the way of it truly deserving god status. ((obviously haven't finished it, so an answer might appear)) |
SKIIBOSKIBABY said: Nice to hear that from a rating god like you whose mean score is only 8.55.u clearly dont know what is great and what is good Lets see, anime we share you - mean score 9.00 - gave Steins;Gate 10 - difference 1.00 - (1.45)* me - mean score 4.00 - gave a 6 - difference 2.00 - (1.74)* *difference from overall mean score My views and value I give to S;G are actually more positive than yours are so LOL. |
| I definitely have superpowers. I can feel it in my balls. |
| I think Madoka is way much better, |
| Like some have said earlier they are both great in their respective genres. Two completely different settings, story and such I just can't really see myself comparing the two besides them both being made in 2011. Besides if people want an answer to this VS. thing people have already posted the stats of the score and such! Karhu said: SKIIBOSKIBABY said: Nice to hear that from a rating god like you whose mean score is only 8.55.u clearly dont know what is great and what is good Lets see, anime we share you - mean score 9.00 - gave Steins;Gate 10 - difference 1.00 - (1.45)* me - mean score 4.00 - gave a 6 - difference 2.00 - (1.74)* *difference from overall mean score My views and value I give to S;G are actually more positive than yours are so LOL. You rate anime pretty harshly. Seeing your anime list a 7 would be considered Godly. lol Just curious, but what do you base your scores on? Do you just stick with a 1-8 system? or have you simply never seen(in your opinion) an anime that deserved an 9 or 10? Because anything from an 8-10 seems almost non-existent on your list. |
RagixMay 5, 2012 4:07 AM
Touch me, you filthy casual~ |
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| I agree with Mr. Homolust here, why is this back to the surface to begin with ? |
The Internet is a very bad place, you should never go there. |
Karhu said: SKIIBOSKIBABY said: Nice to hear that from a rating god like you whose mean score is only 8.55.u clearly dont know what is great and what is good Lets see, anime we share you - mean score 9.00 - gave Steins;Gate 10 - difference 1.00 - (1.45)* me - mean score 4.00 - gave a 6 - difference 2.00 - (1.74)* *difference from overall mean score My views and value I give to S;G are actually more positive than yours are so LOL. brah, a mean score of 4? think u should overlook that comment on how ur views are better than mine cause u just seem to down everything. Anyways, what u see on my list is not everything i have watched, i only add stuff which is 'notable' and what i like alot. |
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| My two favorite anime, but I like Madoka more. |
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| As a fan of both, with both being my favorites, I think I can as unbiased say that Madoka is better. I guess I break it down to be as objective as possible Story Madoka story is a tightly fitted, well foreshadow tragedy, with little to no filler, with everything having it purpose and place, with a great ending. Steins Gate another well foreshadowed plot, with a very cool use of time travel , it too also has a great ending BUT Episodes 3-8 the plot barely moves , and finally the last arc before the climax , pacing goes off as the adaptation from a VN with different routes for the girls , unnaturally placed into the show. 1-0 to Madoka Characters Okabe is just such a cool character and has some great character development (also my favorite male anime character) as for the rest of the cast though fitting archetypes they are all well done. BUT apart from Okabe they receive little to no development, with the only character coming close to some development is Kurisu developing her love interest. This is ofc not the shows fault in how its structured all from a time travels pov. As for Madoka , the development of the characters in the time frame is great across the board, and all advance way beyond their initial archetypes due to the deconstruction nature of the show. As much as I love Okabe, round 2 goes again to Madoka 2-0 Animation and Art Style Now this is incredibly hard to be not subjective but I will try. Steins Gate goes for a realistic art style and the animation is consistently high, with some few artistic monochrome scenes no complaints. Madoka on the otherhand goes more experimental and contrasts its moe art style with the weird designs of the witches, its not as consistent with the animation is espeacially the slice of life bits. But the show takes more risks... uh I guess by the skin of its teeth steins gate 2-1 Sound Madoka Magica has a great composed soundtrack which is well placed throughout the series, while steins gate also has a great sound track it also likes to play scenes with no ost at all except the sound of computer fans humming. I reall can't objectively choose between them. a tie there. So as objectively as possible from a fan who loves both shows and would defend them both. I would say Madoka is better. FINAL SCORE 2-1 TO MADOKA |
| Having finally watched Steins;Gate I can now post... I gave Madoka 10/10. I gave Steins;Gate 7/10. To me, Madoka is the clear winner. I lowered my expectations before watching Steins;Gate. It turned out to be what I expected: A good straightforward anime (meaning it was not confusing or very thought provoking). It simply lacked "impact" for me. I might have dropped it if not for the characters' interactions. Madoka, on the other hand, hooked me in less than 20 seconds. With "perfect" pacing, fitting music, trippy non-standard visuals, and well arranged story telling, it's the "whole package"... It was a truly "magical" experience for me. |
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| while i like both, this is an easy one Steins Gate |
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| Uh well... they're my #1 and #2 animes respectively >.> So... thanks, I'll go with Madoka if I have to choose, but at the same time I'd played the Steins;Gate VN before I saw the anime so it didn't have the shock factor with it, can't say which I would've chosen if that wasn't the case. |
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