Steins;Gate Episode 22 Discussion

xShinigami3125 said:
This was just great why couldn't this have been the end of the show :/ why did they have to undercut all the emotions with a cheap they are all fine and everything is good now ending.

7th-Archangel said:


Because if the ending is episode 22 episode 1 will be pointless and paradox lol
However, i agree and there might be a better way to deliver the message

ooo333 said:
not gonna lie, this romance came out of nowhere for me. I never ever thought after watching all 22 episodes so far, that male MC and red hair chick had crushes on each other.

OtAkU_TaBiB said:
Man.. i cried.. i laughed.. it was really a good and worth watching experinece. I have a bunch of questions to mention. I am getting it slowly
First of all, Will i watch the following 3episodes or just watch the beta episode and then jump to steins gate 0 then watch the remaing 3 episodes? Help me with this as fast as you can.

Secondly, who was his first kiss? :3
I think it will be Moeka

Thirdly, i don't know if i'm right or wrong... if i apply logic then okabe sent the d-mail about kurisu when he saw kurisu died. Suppose he sent it at 3:00 PM, 28th July. If he Time leap to 2:50 Pm, 28th july and don't send the d-mail at 3:00 pm won't it be considered as he didn't even send a d-mail about Kurisu? then if he time leap again to the world line where he and kurisu kissed won't they all be living happily? Just a prediction.
Thank you <3

SheevPalpatine said:



Finish Steins;Gate first. Then Beta and then zero

His first kiss was with Mayuri, as he points this out in the VN (they playfully kissed when they were little)

No, what you are saying makes abdolutely no sense.
Firstly,he can't leap to July 28th. The limit of the time leap machine is 2 days and it was ready on Aug 13, so the limit where he can time leap is Aug 11.

Secondly, in Beta worldline there is no time leap machine, since Kurisu is dead.

Thirdly, even if he doesn't send a D-Mail about Kurisu, it doesn't change the fact that Kurisu was murdered.

Lastly, you can only time leap into the past, you cannot time leap into a completely different worldline.

Did you even understand this series?

OtAkU_TaBiB said:

-_- Dude i understood it but i was just aking whether it is possible or not -_-

AlexanderHD said:
I'm surprised there's "24 episodes" in this series, as far as MAL reads and disregarding the OVA and such.

This seemed like such a bittersweet finale. And yet the phone call after the credits was a nice allusion to a potential second season or whatever happens next.

I'm excited to finish the series, but I think this'd also have made a fine final episode in an alternate reality.

Beautiful series. The first half was buildup and the second half was nonstop tension. Most series try to get the ball rolling (with the action and drama) by episode 3-5, but this series waited until the halfway point to REALLY get the gears grinding. That takes guts and not a lot of anime do that kind of thing. But it worked well.

As of this point, the mysteries have been answered and there's not many loose ends. And yet the series isn't even over yet, and apparently this an entirely different one afterward. Can't wait to see what else is in store.

P.S. I shipped Okarin and Kurisu from the beginning. His profession of love was sudden but at the same time not at all. Such good characters, dynamic, and chemistry.

AlexanderHD said:

Oh wow 😂

On the contrary, I like to think that:
1. Even Okarin would've acknowledged how strange it would be to begin crying out of nowhere -- that is, from the perception of Mayuri and Daru. His battle cries, or his performance as Hououin Kyouma, was a substitute for that. Crying would probably confuse the other 'lab members' whereas his battle cries about success would be his way of releasing tension and relief without overly confusing the other two in the room. Like YOU said, "Mayuri doesn't deserve the shit" she's put through, and it'd be sad to see Mayuri worried in any way -- even after Okarin's triumph.
2. Not to mention, while a lot of people would have cried in that moment, the lack of tears may complement the idea of being "desensitized" to everything, which was a topic in either this episode or the last one.
3. Each time Okarin breaks down into tears is a spectacle. A true testament to cinematography, vocal performance, and characterization. BUT, notice how often he's been crying lately. (Justifiably.) My point is that we don't want to OVERPLAY the tears... we don't want the act of Okarin crying to LOSE its effect. I'm worried that if he were to have cried in that moment, we the viewers might've even been a bit desensitized to it. The battle cries certainly helped to mix things up.

HOWEVER, it DOES arise suspicion if Okabe cried in the visual novel. Why would they cut it from the anime -- and seemingly replace it with a longer credit sequence.
OR, is that WHY they cut his (canon) crying? So that the credits could fit into the episode?

I'm not disagreeing, though. This is certainly valid criticism and I can see why it would be strange for Okarin to not cry in that moment. I was certainly expecting tears -- but admit I was relieved when he held back.



The perfect way to end the episode, and heck, even the series. It's endearing to know Okarin is still capable of performing mad scientist monologues after everything that has happened.

It also seemed like an IMPORTANT part of the episode, because it CAUSED Mayuri to follow with something along the line of "you don't have to do that anymore". Maybe signifying that Mayuri has gotten over her past trauma the death of her grandmother.

Also, even though it's revealed that Okarin only acts like a mad scientist (to a degree:) for Mayur's sake, it's INTERESTING to see that it's almost intertwined with Okarin's personality.
^ And that Mayuri actually had to TELL Okarin, "hey, you don't HAVE to put on that act anymore, I'm good now" but that Okarin almost can't help it.


After hearing so much about the dub, I'm tempted to rewatch the entire show with English VA's. I'm fascinated by dubbing and voice acting. Having to match the mouth flaps, be a good performer, and have a FITTING voice that matches the character.
Not only that but you get to see people give their vocal interpretation of something we already watched in the show. So I'd love to see the battle cry, per se, reimagined and from the perspective of an "English" voice.


^ TL;DR, All irrelevant rambling. Just my CONVOLUTED personal opinions about the episode. Then again, everything I put on forums is incredibly hard-to-follow and convoluted hehe.