Steins;Gate eps 1-22: don't you dare watch 23 and 24 yet
Steins;Gate Alternate 23: watch this one instead of 23 and 24
Steins;Gate 0 1-23: start on the second series
Steins;Gate 23-24: now you can go back to these two
Steins;Gate Deja vu movie
This anime wraps it up amazing all the way through. 23 and 24 of the first season can technically be called the episodes 24 and 25 of season 2. The good thing about this series and how this isn't in direct order is the way they planned it out. You assume "oh well they aren't going to know this and this" when realistically that is how it is meant to be due to the time travel hocus and pocus throughout the story line. Simply put they did a great job looping it around.
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Rarely do I ever find an anime that can fully captivate me and produce the same reactions out of me multiple times. This anime was a truly amazing adaptation and one of my favorite anime to date (hence there is bias). I'm not entirely sure when I spoil parts of anime so take that as a fair warning.
Story - 10
The story is amazing. There are no other ways to describe it, there are plenty of ways to write a story and therefore plenty of ways to mess up. What the author managed here was a flowing story that, although felt confusing at the start became extremely fun and also interesting. Most if not all events can be understood through the extensive watch of both seasons and the movie. 25 (including alternate 23) episodes for this first season was a great choice and did the story justice, I doubt I would have enjoyed this anime nearly as much if it was only 12 or 13 episodes. The story did plot twists extremely well and I was surprised, even through my second run I was against my seat, biting my nails the entire way through. I did hesitate to watch this anime again after the first time. That is because this anime does it so well that it is beyond the point where I feel I can just "rewatch" it. I truly loved the story. (trying my hardest not to give spoilers ;) ).
Art - 8
Captivating and unique enough, fits with the story and has great character expressions.
Sound - 8
It's very good for an anime made in 2011, hence why it gets such a great score. The music fits well and wasn't too sloppy, and the voice acting for the dub was outstanding.
Characters- 10
The characters are where this anime truly shines, the development throughout the entire story is both captivating and heartbreaking. The characters are something that everyone who watches this anime will have a hard time detaching from after watching it. The humor is also outstanding especially with Okabe where you could literally feel yourself cringe to the point it was hilarious.
Enjoyment - 10
Absolutely outstanding.
Overall - 10
I'd say that I would give this a 9.5 if I could, but I love it WAYY to much. I'd recommend going and watching it now, I was turned off at the start because of the rather strange name, the weird topic, and the strange goopy bananas, but I realize now that, that was a total mistake.
