Hey, Roxas here with another review. For this anime I watched the subs, but I recommend watching both the subbed and dubbed versions, as both add their own flavor, both of which are very nice. I am in the process of watching the dubs right now. Now, on with the review.
H.G. Wells once said, "Man . . . can go up against gravitation in a balloon, and why should he not hope that ultimately he may be able to stop or accelerate his drift along the Time-Dimension, or even turn about and travel the other way." This is the main idea that is illustrated in Steins;Gate. We all ponder the famous what ifs of time travel, and this anime puts its own interesting twists on this topic. I will mention that this anime was based off of a sim-game of the same name, and it shows. So buckle up lab members, and don't forget the three secret words before we jump into this review. El Psy Congroo!
H.G. Wells once said, "Man . . . can go up against gravitation in a balloon, and why should he not hope that ultimately he may be able to stop or accelerate his drift along the Time-Dimension, or even turn about and travel the other way." This is the main idea that is illustrated in Steins;Gate. We all ponder the famous what ifs of time travel, and this anime puts its own interesting twists on this topic. I will mention that this anime was based off of a sim-game of the same name, and it shows. So buckle up lab members, and don't forget the three secret words before we jump into this review. El Psy Congroo!
Premise - Alright, so this story mainly revolves around the character Rintarou Okabe, a.k.a. Okarin, a.k.a. "Hououin Kyouma!". This guy is an over dramatic, paranoid, and slightly crazy self-proclaimed mad scientist. He believes that a large organization has taken over the world through time machines, and he must stop them. To help Okabe in his quest are his lab members Mayuri and Daru. These seemingly harmless and ignorant friends eventually find themselves entangled in a web of darkness, murder, and corruption. The premise, while seemingly simple in the beginning, becomes all the more intriguing as the full weight of events is seen as time goes on.
Animation - Watching this, you can tell that they did not have a lot of money to spend on the animation for this anime, but even though it is pretty average, it is done well with what they have to work with. Things stay fairly nice, and the world sticks with a more realistic look.
Plot - It is really hard to talk about the plot without spoiling anything, so I'll do my best to keep this free of spoilers. This plot was very up and down for me. At times, this show would be brilliant, and at other times this show made me want to fall asleep. When this show first started, it was quite boring, with episodes consisting of odd interactions and very little character or plot progression. It picks up after a few episodes, becoming both suspenseful and funny. These episodes contain some awesome and hilarious moments, and really endear you to the characters, except Mayuri, a.k.a. Mayushii, she's just annoying. After these great episodes, this anime reverts to a boring sim-date feel. These episodes consisted of having to get something for a woman, interacting with the woman, and having her fall in love with the main character, get the item, then repeat with a different woman. These episodes bored me to death. The worst part of this is that little plot or character development appears at all. Now we transition to last few episodes. These episodes are amazing, and most certainly make up for the previous episodes. These episodes are intense, and have a darker feel. And you will definitely have those "Ah! I get it!" moments. There is also an OVA episode, and it is terrible. It is a "fun" episode that is completely irrelevant, and very boring, but I am not putting this into consideration for the score, as it is merely a single OVA.
Characters:
Most of the main characters are very well done, specifically Hououin Kyouma. Very few times have I ever seen such a natural evolution of a character. I felt very connected to him the whole time, and he always seemed to be a person you could actually meet. Another job well done in this part are the character interactions between Kyouma and Makise Kurisu. Their relationship evolves beautifully, and also felt very real through its entirety. Kurisu is a very well done character, and was surprisingly dynamic, given the plot situation (don't worry, no spoilers). The other "main" characters, however, did not feel so natural. Mayuri felt like a cookie-cutter and static character throughout, and her character development did not do much to pull me in. She has one or two moments of depth, but on the whole feels like a facsimilie. Granted some of the reason Mayuri never really develops past her shallow self is due to some plot elements, but even so, Makise was bound by the same plot rules as Mayuri was, and Makise was quite developed. Daru fared better than Mayuri at times, but not of his own merit. A certain interaction with another character gives him a nicely added dimension. I won't really go more in-depth for the other characters, as these are the main ones. Let's just say, they don't develop that well either, except maybe for Suzuha Amane.
Verdict - With all its ups and downs, in the end, Steins;Gate is a solid anime that you should certainly watch, as long as you don't mind that it doesn't have a lot of action.
Score - 8/10
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Plot - It is really hard to talk about the plot without spoiling anything, so I'll do my best to keep this free of spoilers. This plot was very up and down for me. At times, this show would be brilliant, and at other times this show made me want to fall asleep. When this show first started, it was quite boring, with episodes consisting of odd interactions and very little character or plot progression. It picks up after a few episodes, becoming both suspenseful and funny. These episodes contain some awesome and hilarious moments, and really endear you to the characters, except Mayuri, a.k.a. Mayushii, she's just annoying. After these great episodes, this anime reverts to a boring sim-date feel. These episodes consisted of having to get something for a woman, interacting with the woman, and having her fall in love with the main character, get the item, then repeat with a different woman. These episodes bored me to death. The worst part of this is that little plot or character development appears at all. Now we transition to last few episodes. These episodes are amazing, and most certainly make up for the previous episodes. These episodes are intense, and have a darker feel. And you will definitely have those "Ah! I get it!" moments. There is also an OVA episode, and it is terrible. It is a "fun" episode that is completely irrelevant, and very boring, but I am not putting this into consideration for the score, as it is merely a single OVA.
Characters:
Most of the main characters are very well done, specifically Hououin Kyouma. Very few times have I ever seen such a natural evolution of a character. I felt very connected to him the whole time, and he always seemed to be a person you could actually meet. Another job well done in this part are the character interactions between Kyouma and Makise Kurisu. Their relationship evolves beautifully, and also felt very real through its entirety. Kurisu is a very well done character, and was surprisingly dynamic, given the plot situation (don't worry, no spoilers). The other "main" characters, however, did not feel so natural. Mayuri felt like a cookie-cutter and static character throughout, and her character development did not do much to pull me in. She has one or two moments of depth, but on the whole feels like a facsimilie. Granted some of the reason Mayuri never really develops past her shallow self is due to some plot elements, but even so, Makise was bound by the same plot rules as Mayuri was, and Makise was quite developed. Daru fared better than Mayuri at times, but not of his own merit. A certain interaction with another character gives him a nicely added dimension. I won't really go more in-depth for the other characters, as these are the main ones. Let's just say, they don't develop that well either, except maybe for Suzuha Amane.
Verdict - With all its ups and downs, in the end, Steins;Gate is a solid anime that you should certainly watch, as long as you don't mind that it doesn't have a lot of action.
Score - 8/10
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