STEINS GATE is a relatively new anime. It takes place in the same universe as Chaos Head. If you haven;t heard of the anime...well I'll just give you the generic summary (From ANN)
Rintaro Okabe is a self-proclaimed "mad scientist" who believes that an international scientific organization named SERN is conspiring to reshape the world according to its own interests. He and his friend Itaru Hashida inadvertently create a gadget able to send messages to the past. The discovery and experimentation of this instrument become the catalyst of fundamental alterations to the present. Okabe is the only one aware of these changes because he possesses a Reading Steiner, the ability to retain the memories from previous experienced timelines. Oblivious of the consequences of their actions, Rintaro and his friends end up creating modifications of grievous proportions. He must then try to find a way to return as close as possible to the original timeline in order to save his precious lab partners.
It's an amazing series and if you area fan feel free to discuss it in the comments :3

Ok the synopsis that I gave above is a bit confusing...so try this one:D The story of Steins;Gate takes place in Akihabara (in the same fictional universe as Chaos;Head) and is about a group of friends who have customized their microwave into a device that can send text messages to the past. As they perform different experiments, an organization named SERN who has been doing their own research on time travel tracks them down and now the characters have to find a way to avoid being captured by them.

I would say that this thread already exists, but it's closed.
Carry on.

Why did they close the old one?

>>4
Truthfully, I have no idea. However, lets try to keep the discussion from here on about the show. (I can't contribute, as I haven't seen it).

Because if you read the FAQ, this thread is vastly superior and can exist. Read it again for christ's sakes.

Oh, and contributing to the thread.

I liked it a lot, much more so than Chaos;Head, which is kinda, sorta, related to this. Actually, not really, it's a spiritual successor, but anyways.

Spoiler to those who haven't watched/read the visual novel:

Man, Mayuri dying constantly even when Okabe/HOUOUIN KYOUMA tries to save her... It's just too maddening... Just too damn sad.

But yeah, even with the sad parts of the anime, this show also has its funny parts. Hehe.

El Psy Congroo. Bitches.

Yeah it was much more well done than Chaos Head. One of my favorite things in the series is the great animation they use.

Funimation released their first box set today. Does anyone have any online sources we can use to watch it?

I thought Chaos;Head was rubbish. It started off well bit got really bad towards the end. Still, I think I'll give this a chance, it looks somewhat interesting. But then again, so did Chaos;Head, so I don't really expect anything amazing.

>>10 I agree with you Chaos;Head was really confusing in the end.

I never saw/read "Chaos;Head" but I'd say give "Steins;Gate" a go, it's on the other end of the spectrum. Not gonna lie, this was basically series of the year for me last year. Probably because I could connect so well with Okabe (I just had to cosplay as him). I'll likely snag the DVDs when I get the chance. What I saw of the dub was very solid, namely in the script.

I watched the first four episodes when they were dubbed, and they did an amazing job. I want to watch the rest of the series, but all the remaining episodes haven't been released online yet (even though the box set released yesterday). My question is this: should I watch the rest of the series subbed (which is great from what I hear), be patient and wait for a dubbed source to come out online (seeing that I've become so attached to the dubbed cast already), or fork over some cash and buy the box set? What do you guys think?

I loved Steins;Gate. It had really nice visuals, lovable characters and a great storyline that's quite original. I watched the first episode of robotics;notes the other day, and i just couldn't get into it like i did with Steins. Can anyone who is watching robotics;notes tell me that it gets better?

>>13
I prefer the subtitles, I feel like the Japanese actors portray the characters better. In my opinion, it is superior to the dub (I can't get used to Okabe's English voice).

>>14
I agree. The problem with Robotics;Notes is that it doesn't leave you with much to agonize about at the end of an episode that makes you crave more like Steins;Gate. But honestly, I was pumped after the first episode with the reference to Chaos;Head. I thought it was so cool, and I really hope they at least hint why they put that reference in. So far, the story holds up. It's not amazing, but its not bad either. I am left with some questions that I hope they will answer. For the position you're in, I say that you should hold out on it a little longer. Maybe it'll get better soon, I don't know, but I feel like I haven't received a valid plot point for Robotics;Notes yet... we'll just have to wait and see.

Oh and Steins;Gate is my favorite Anime of all time!! I look up to Hououin Kyouma!!

>>15 Ah thanks for clearing that up for me. Hopefully it will pick up > needless to say, i'll continue watching it.

Just watched two episodes of this last night/early morning. I was bored, and kept hearing a shit ton of people talking about this. On here, on other sites, and many times on my texting group.

Thus, I decided to give it a try.

From what I've seen, it's pretty good, but hopefully they don't 'run and overuse' the comical elements in it, and has enough action in a sense, in the series to counter-balance the comedy/over-acting (which is funny) in it.

So far it's pretty fun to watch.

I never watched Chaos;Head but I liked Steins;Gate a lot.
Recommend anyone to at least try it out :)

Can't wait for the S;G movie coming later in the year.

Should be released in April if I'm not mistaken.

El. Psy. Congroo.

Amazing series but if anyone tells you to watch Chaos Head because their by the same people don't

Chaos;Head, Steins;Gate, and Robotics;Notes are all said to take place within the same universe just on different 'world lines' (for more information on 'world lines' watch steins;gate).
They all have the same basic theme of, 'nerds get in way over their head, pull through somehow, thus saving the world'
They don't relate to each other in any significant way, so they can be watched independently from one another. Chaos;Head is considered to be the weakest of the three.

>>24
There was talk of another continuation of Steins; Gate after the movie because of how well that series alone did. Same universe, obviously. Same characters. Same story, just continued.

>>25
I'd watch a second season.
it was profitable, and not just for the animation studios...

>>26
Actually they said there was a second season in there. It'd be the third season.

Episode 11 was probably the cut off for season 1.

>>27
Well the definition of the term 'season' could easily be debated, I looked at all 20+ episodes as the same season, as they all aired in succession. The use of the word 'season' comes from the fact that shows are spaced to air around spring, summer, fall, and winter. making a ~12 episode 'season' as aired once per week. So I suppose that as 22/24/26 episode show could be called 2 seasons, in this case airing from the start of summer to the end of fall.

None the less I await any future productions with bated breath

though i myself would love it to have another season, but in my personal opinion it looks like impossible...the story for me feels completed and i don't like any half ass continuation...

>>29
The new movie is actually a continuation from the end of the series, though. Meaning they may possibly (and from what I heard, most likely) will have another season added onto it.

Bump

unfortunetly that was a fail on me because of the image and such i suppose buti will say in controbutuion to this thread that this anime is amazing it starts off slow but as you reach the next episod ethe one before makes much more sense i would deffinetly reccomend that you all watch it

Steins;Gate...OMG Now this was a good anime, even if it started off slow. I mean, it's extremly difficult to pull off an entire show based off of time travel, and this was done very well!

Just watched the first episode. Normally, i'm pretty damn smart, but I think my brain broke after just one episode. Still hooked though.

This anime was just amazing. It's hard for me to find an anime that gets me so hooked like this one.

This anime is interesting !

It's my faviroute anime !

i just finished it, it was a really good show the ending was awesome.

I just finished watching Steins;Gate last night. From the descriptions I'd read before watching it, I expected it to start off faster than it did, but in hindsight I like that they took their time in those first several episodes to set things up well. Because of that, when it got (MUCH!) more serious about halfway in, it didn't feel forced at all.

Many times, when I watch a series that has emotional moments, even if I become invested in them, they don't really get me to feel the full weight of the scenes. In that regard, Steins;Gate did VERY well with the emotional scenes. I was REALLY pulled into them and felt the full weight of what the characters were going through.

In addition, I freakin' loved the characters. I always enjoy when a show does character bantering back and forth well (a la Holo and Lawrence in Spice and Wolf), so having that between the various characters was enjoyable and entertaining to watch.

I'm really glad this show didn't have any of that love triangle wishy-washy male lead stuff. Being based off a visual novel with several female characters, I could see it easily going that route. And I am SO glad it didn't.

I was expecting good things from Steins;Gate going in, because I'd heard that it was generally considered to be pretty good, but it far exceeded my expectations.

Its a very good anime, I would highly recommend it

Sounds interesting! I would love to check it out! Is it dubbed yet? :3

>>42 Yes it is, it's available in 1080p too

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this anime

FYI, JAST announced the North American release date for the original visual novel the series was based on a couple weeks ago.

http://jastusa.com/blog/2013/09/20/steinsgate-preorders-open/

I think the DVD will be released around December

just finished this.

fucking;brilliant

Indeed. The 'science' had me hooked the whole way through and this is not my usual anime!
Loved it~

this anime was so good I'm in the process of watching it and am totally hooked

One of my all time favs also the movie is amazing

sad, happy, funny, romance, science, fiction, a bit action...this anime has them all...

The anime started slow but the last few episodes were so phenomenal...they didn't waste a single episode.

Honestly at the beginning I found the anime enough bothering but as I looked this anime became really fascinating and very moving.
I remember that I cried a lot. So Steins;Gate is just a beautiful anime.

El psy congroo_

Just gonna bump this thread. Don't mind me.

In my top 3 for so many reasons. A really great show, especially good for people who enjoy science fiction and time travel. Some vital parts of the plot are based on real life things (don't wanna make any spoilers). A truly good watch. 9/10. Would watch again.

If you're looking for a good slice of life anime with deep plot and good writing, then this show is right for you

Words can't describe how much I love this anime. The plot is amazing, the characters suck themselves into your lives, the animation is great. I highly recommend watching this anime if you have free time. (even if you don't have free time, just do it because it's great)

I'm glad I'm not the only one that feels Robotics;Notes wasn't as engaging...personally, I'd put that one as the weak link in the trilogy. I was privileged to see Steins;Gate first (to this day one of my favorites), and where Chäos;HEAd was extremely confusing and dry, I liked the concept behind it.

Also, this happened here once, and this seems the appropriate place to share...

Where can you watch this anime?

>>59 Seriously? Who made that? XDD

>>60 Honestly, there are a lot of anime websites to choose from to watch this on. Just type "Steins; Gate episode 1" and add either "sub" or "dub" depending on your preference. This anime's dub is okay, as far as I've heard, though I still prefer the sub.

The dub is solid. Occasional pronunciation mishaps, but that always happens. The scriptwriting is good 99% of the time.

Shame the 1% includes the "sonuvabitch" scene.

I have always wanted to watch this anime, but I was never sure if it was worth it.

>>62
They explained that they couldn't do the "engrish" when speaking English, else it'd look funny, so they had to change it up and decided to do jive.

A lot of my friends have recommended this anime to me =v= and another comment from a lot of them is that the first several episodes require much patience =v=

I watched the first episode, and I am impressed so far. I can tell how this is going to be, more or less. Not that the plot is predictable, just that I've seen shows like this before and I like them a lot.

Looking forward to the rest of the series.

>>66 Now I'm on the 12th episode.

I would not be surprised if the value of IBM 5100s went way, way up after the release of this series.

what A good anime but I want another season

>>68 There's a movie. :)

Definitely good anime! Totally captivating if one loves crazy main characters and time travel topic!

Because of this anime, my brother makes me buy Dr. Pepper

>>71 Because of this anime, ALL my friend drinks is Dr. Pepper. XD

>>72 I didn't show Steins;Gate to my friends because they will make me buy Dr. Pepper for them... even my Dr. Pepper xD

I love this show i watched it and the movie angels and demons at the same time and sern showed up in both

It's a good thing that this anime only further increased my addiction on Dr.Pepper. XD

I want another season. the ending is good but it's cool if they will air some special episode or something

>>76
They have a movie that continues where the ending left off.

>>76 There's also an OVA where the group visits Kurisu in America. It's hilarious.

>>78
That's normally included if they stream the series.

It was a mind rape of an anime, but it was really thought out well.
I really liked it even if it had its ups and downs, it was very good.

Best anime out.

Best anime out.

Best anime out.

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--SPOILERS--

Can we talk about that episode (I think it's 19) when Okabe confronts Moeka? I think it's one of the best episodes in the show, if one of the hardest to watch. I think it's a fascinating view of a side of Okabe that we don't see elsewhere. He is a lot rougher with her than he needs to be, and while it's totally understandable, it's interesting to see that darker side of Okabe. It would have been easy for the writers to have him forgive her (it would have been very stereotypical-anime-hero of him to be kind even to his enemies) but I think it is so much better that they don't. He's pretty horrific to Moeka, and it makes me cringe to watch it, but it's one of the moments that the show that makes him seem like a real person.

What's everyone else's feelings on this?

>>85

--SPOILERS--

holy shit yes i loved that episode. honestly i just liked okabe more and more since the "mayushi rescue arc". before he was just likeable as a funny dude – hyououin kyouma! but the series got dark and gritty and dived right into everybody's character. watching okabe suffer and cry was one hell of an experience, then watching him, after having to go through all that, relentlessly insult moeka then smack the fuck outta her was discomforting yet so satisfying. steins;gate did a really good job in that, making every character human in the end, and no matter what happened you felt empathy for every single one.

but for real though, (in the episode after) that scene where braun shoots himself then it cuts to his daughter with breakfast laid out just absolutely killed me

>>86 I KNOW! That episode was so gut-wrenching. And, I totally agree with you about the characters. It's quite possible to dislike Okabe, he's not some generic likable hero. He has moments of weakness, and he has moments where he really isn't a nice guy at all. But, that makes him more human like you said. I love it.

I have to rewatch this show sometime. It was so full of emotion, and I wasn't expecting it at all.

anyone know when steins;gate 0 comes out??
el. psy. congroo.

Such s great show, it was so good that I bought the visual novel on vita (first visual novel I have ever played)

bump :P

bump

The visual novel is better.
I mean, if the anime is like a fine wine, then the visual novel is aged cognac.

bump :D