I love story lines that keep we guessing what will happen next. I especially love when these guesses are wrong, this is something that this show pulls off almost every episode. The story takes a little time to get into or even understand the basics. Don't be surprised when you watch the first episode and nothing makes any sense at all, this is intentional. This beginning only strengthens the triumphant conclusion which, to me, is watching the first episode over again after completing the series and understanding EVERYTHING. The story of Steins;Gate is a masterpiece that can, and will, only be experienced by watching the show.
Strangely enough even after watching plenty of anime (I haven't seen anywhere close to as many as some other users) I don't feel like I have ever seen characters like the ones in Steins;Gate before. Each character feels fresh to me and this is something that other series can't even dream of saying about their characters. Because each of them are unique and have an interesting story, none of the characters feels forced in as a plot device.
Sound and visuals are nothing amazing, but I just couldn't skip the intro song when loading up the next slice of the story. Calling both the graphics and audio nothing amazing isn't meant to be a discredit to this anime at all. They are both very well done and fit the show perfectly but they are not game changers.
Steins;Gate is an anime that you almost need to watch if you are interested in anything current in the popular anime space. You will keep thinking about this series for a couple weeks after finishing and smile to yourself because it was just so damn good. I tell anyone who hasn't seen much anime but is interested in more and even seasoned vets who have seen every genre under the sun to watch this show. I extended to you the same recommendation to you.
The English dub of the show is awesome if you aren't interested in subs, but I prefer the sub due to some English being thrown into the Japanese speech that will give anyone who can understand burst out laughing.
"If you don't need to talk to someone about this show after you've finished I don't thing you can read subs" -BryceHoodie 2014
