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Ever seen an anime that is just perfect no matter how many times you watch....try criticizing or nitpicking the smallest of the flaws but end up not being able to find any? …. Well, Steins;Gate is that anime to me.

Steins;Gate does what most anime.... or should I say most stories fail to do....
Getting everything right! And I mean everything!

STORY:
This is the kind of story that will take some time getting into as it tends to explore the relationships of the characters with each other....and the personalities of each character as the story begins and in some cases you'll hear people saying they dropped it after ... the first five episodes because they didn't feel like it was going anywhere in particular....
Yes, it can feel like a slice of life in the beginning....but that's just the writer giving us slow burn for what's to come.

The importance of exploring the character relations and focusing on individual characters to develop them will be understood by the viewer once they reach episode 12 when a certain something happens changing the story's flow in a direction which nobody would have seen coming.

The impact of what happens in that episode and everything from then on will not be felt by any person who did not learn about the characters in the first 10 episodes. At first glance those episodes look like a waste of time...but in my opinion those episodes are more important than anything else in the story as they build the base for everything that happens later on

ART:
This is the only part of the anime that is not perfect. Now don't get me wrong.... Not perfect doesn't mean not great. In fact the art style of this anime is fantastic and memorable to the point that I don't ever wanna see a different style for it. But in terms of how inch perfect the rest of the aspects are...This falls short only by a little as I wouldn't necessarily think of this as one of best art styles I have ever seen.

SOUND:
Now here is the real deal... Most people don't really notice the soundtrack when it comes to Steins;Gate or at least not anyone that I know. But trust me Steins;Gate has some of the most amazing soundtracks that I have ever heard period! It fits the tone of the show perfectly and blends in so well with it that it makes me think that perhaps that is the reason why so many people don't notice the soundtrack.

Character:
In this department I really have nothing to say....earlier in the review i mentioned how important the first few episodes are in order to fall in love with the characters. Credit goes to those episodes again for making these characters feel like family. Especially the two main leads Okabe Rintarou and Makise Kurisu.... the amount of development they get throughout the story is mesmerizing.

Finally I would like to say that if anyone has been planning to watch this masterpiece for sometime but isn't sure...just go for it...and trust me you wont regret watching a minute of it by the time you reach the climax