Those were the first words that made me realize, that I had fell in love with Steins;Gate, I know there has been much debate as to why Steins;Gate is considered to be such a masterpiece, but honestly I can’t say it is, because then you would have created a narrow-minded view/perspective of what a masterpiece should be, I believe that if an anime manages to evoke emotion within the viewer whether it be one of frustration or of happiness and leaves you wanting more. It did a bloody good job, now for the review.
Story: 10/10
Steins;Gate is about a “mad scientist” named Okabe Rintarou who addresses himself as Hououin Kyouma who is the founder of The Future Gadget Laboratory which he manages with his friends Daru and Mayuri, they intermittently create unique devices, that are actually of little worth, until Okabe accidentally sent a text message to Darus’ cellphone that is attached to their prized invention, The Phone Microwave which is undergoing a test run, subsequently Okabe manages to send a text message into the past informing Daru of an incident a few days prior to its happening. This is where the anime gets OMFG! Okabe then realizes the huge impact that tampering with time can cause after a few experiments have been run. To make matters worse he then comes in contact with an evil organization called SERN who wants to misuse his invention, Okabe is now forced to out run from SERN in order to protect his friends and invention. Steins;Gate started of pretty slow for me, I thought it was unassuming, overrated series, but when the anime hit episode 9 and revealed why it placed so much emphasis on laying the ground work for me in the early stage of the series. I’m like “Genius!” In all truth Steins;Gate has a Complex, Well-Written, Sci-Fi Thrilling Plot. Even though Steins;Gate is a show about time travel, I never found myself being confused by the concepts and theories it featured rather I found myself intrigued and infatuated by them.
“Story - and plot wise, Steins;Gate is pretty much an unprecedented piece of art, and I think it might stay so for a while.”
Furybylicious (User on MAL)
Characters: 9/10
One of the biggest criticisms that Steins;Gate face is that the characters hardly has any character development and I’m here to say your right, but your still wrong, for your outlook is wrong, had there been any further character development it would only take away from the OMFG amazing plot that is about to unfold.
Art: 7/10
The art is Steins;Gate wasn’t…amazing, it wasn’t something you’d think to put as your wallpaper to be honest, but that doesn’t mean it was awful or poorly animated, all I can say the art played it’s part in creating the desired “feel” that the writer was trying to convey. I am still mind blown as to how Kurisu Jacket works but that’s another issue.
Sound: 9/10
This is the first anime I watched where the voice acting actually worked well with the animation and sounded completely original. The person(s) who handled music and sound…they knew what they were doing, the thing I loved most about how they dealt with it, is instead following most anime in their genre and used some slow instrumental music to guide the viewers thoughts and emotions in times of sadness, shock and despair. Steins;Gate allowed the viewers thoughts and emotions to run wild by using complete significantly increasing the effect and enjoyment.
Enjoyment: 10/10
I’ve seen a lot of reviews with an enjoyment section lately so I’ll add one too, anyways, Steins;Gate will forever gain full marks. I still remember how I watched Steins;Gate I watched the entire series in one go, I was so addicted I couldn’t help myself from watching episode after one after the other, and when it came to its conclusion, I remember just before falling asleep I said to myself “I’m going to start watching anime”
I do hope you give this anime a chance as I know you won't regret it!!
Enjoy!!
