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 Do not post game spoilers in this thread, thanks!  Steins;Gate is an adaptation of the very highly praised visual novel released in 2009 by 5pb and Nitroplus. Studio: WHITE FOX Director: Hiroshi Hamasaki (Texhnolyze) Number of episodes: 24 Airing/Streaming: The show is streaming on crunchyroll, so no posting download links in this thread. Story: Steins;Gate is about a group of friends living in Akihabara who accidentally build a time machine out of their customized microwave. As a result, they attract the attention of the secret organization SERN, who has been doing their own research on time travel. In order to save themselves, they must take full advantage of their invention.  Rintarou Okabe (VA: Mamoru Miyano) is the eccentric leader of the group. He's prone to paranoia, talking to himself, and long-winded ranting. He often calls himself Kyouma Hououin, saying that "Rintarou Okabe" is a name that he uses to deceive the public.  Mayuri Shiina (VA: Kana Hanazawa) is the second member of the group and Rintarou's childhood friend. She spends her free time making costumes and works part-time at a maid cafe. She's also a bit of an airhead.  Hashida Itaru (VA: Tomokazu Seki) is the third member of the group and an old classmate of Rintarou's. Hashida is an experienced hacker and is also well versed in otaku subculture. Personal opinions: The first episode was surprisingly really good. Adaptations of Nitro+ VNs tend to be subpar at best, but with 24 episodes to work with and a competent studio at the helm I have high hopes that this one will turn out well. Mamoru Miyano is hilarious as Rintarou. The animation and artwork look fine and the direction is nice. The first two Bluray volumes have already been wracking up good preorder numbers, so a potential lack of funding probably won't be a problem. Hopefully this anime inspires a translation group to finally tackle the Windows version of the original VN. Promo Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-vjuqFL_oI jonjonaug fucked around with this message at Jun 14, 2011 around 04:32 |
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Is it normal to be utterly confused after episode 1?
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| # ? Apr 6, 2011 01:59 |
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Will this be as depressing as Texhnolyze? Because I'm not sure I want to watch another show that leaves me feeling that lovely for a week after I finish it.
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| # ? Apr 6, 2011 02:09 |
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After watching episode 1, it seems like I'll be confused with how this time travel business is working for a while. But it also seems like the plot could be pretty interesting as well. I'm REALLY hoping this adaptation turns out better than the Chaos;Head adaptation did (that anime was a waste of great VN source material), but others that have played the Steins;Gate VN will have to keep us updated about that, since unlike Chaos;Head I haven't played this VN.
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| # ? Apr 6, 2011 04:33 |
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Having Mamaru as the lead is what's cinching this for me, the guy is hilarious.
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| # ? Apr 6, 2011 17:25 |
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Mason Dixon posted:I'm REALLY hoping this adaptation turns out better than the Chaos;Head adaptation did (that anime was a waste of great VN source material), but others that have played the Steins;Gate VN will have to keep us updated about that, since unlike Chaos;Head I haven't played this VN. However since there is little indication that anyone is going to translate the VN at the moment, I guess I'd like to hear some VN readers weigh in on the overall quality of the adaptation as it goes along. Since watching the anime at this point appears to be the only way we'll get to experience the story in English.
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| # ? Apr 6, 2011 17:32 |
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I almost didn't watch this and it is now starting to look like the best show of the season. It is also good to finally have a confirmation that Dr. Pepper is an intellectual drink for the chosen ones.
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| # ? Apr 6, 2011 18:57 |
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Xythar posted:Is it normal to be utterly confused after episode 1? You're not alone, but the fact that they just discovered the big plot device at the very end probably means it'll get explained a bit more in the second episode. I haven't played the Steins;Gate VN but I finished my first run of Chaos;Head no more than a few hours ago, so I hope I'm not going too far in expecting mindfuck after delicious mindfuck from this story.
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| # ? Apr 6, 2011 22:42 |
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I watched it again and I think it makes a little more sense to me now. First view I didn't even know that the main guy's actual name was Rintarou. What is the "Organisation", I assume the one he keeps referring to is just some paranoid delusion of his? I originally confused it with the one that keeps being mentioned in all the plot summaries but I don't think they have shown up yet?
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| # ? Apr 7, 2011 02:28 |
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Episode 2 trailer is up. John Titor!
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| # ? Apr 7, 2011 03:56 |
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I'll watch this in hope that it resolves as "Fixing The UNIX Time Bug The Anime"
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| # ? Apr 7, 2011 04:22 |
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Holy crap, John Titor name drop? I got mad respect for any mad scientist who can recognize Titorian lore within moments like that. (also for any show that includes obscure early 2000's internet urban legends)
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| # ? Apr 7, 2011 04:40 |
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XboxPants posted:Holy crap, John Titor name drop?
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| # ? Apr 7, 2011 05:04 |
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Paracelsus posted:You, uh, might want to get used to that.  Now they just need to get on that Elizabethan-era Voynichean fantasy anime, and I'll be set for life. (well... at least until the slenderman anime...)
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| # ? Apr 7, 2011 05:34 |
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I was going to skip this after the bitter disappointment of Chaos;Head, but then this thread had to go and mention Texhnolyze and now I have no choice.
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| # ? Apr 7, 2011 23:12 |
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Second episode is up on crunchyroll, it's mostly just introducing new characters with a couple of  scenes thrown in.
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| # ? Apr 12, 2011 19:06 |
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Episode 2's got me hooked. I liked the weirdo phone girl, and with the gel-banana mystery at the end of the episode (along with all the John Titor stuff) I think the story's really going to start next episode. At least, I hope so! Either way, I really like it. But he's a guy.
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| # ? Apr 12, 2011 21:12 |
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Yeah it's ramping up now, this is looking like it's going to be good. Not quite sure why the trap was needed though.
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| # ? Apr 12, 2011 22:11 |
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Really enjoyed this episode all around, part mysterious and hilarious especially his reactions after getting shown up at the lecture. Kinda curious how much got cut compared to the VN for this episode, but regardless it seems decently paced so far.
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| # ? Apr 13, 2011 04:08 |
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If this show was nothing but 20 minutes of Kyouma walking up to people and ranting at them like a paranoid madman, I would still watch the hell out of it. The super-science stuff just makes his character even better.
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| # ? Apr 13, 2011 06:24 |
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The funny thing is, the emminent discoveries this year and next at Fermilab and CERN have a high chance of blowing the current string theory model out the door, so when she uses that as a conclusion for why time travel is impossible it's actually pretty weak, and anything as simple as "wait, you actually still think this universe is governed on super string principles?  " could have easily deflected him getting so shown up, true or not.e: Regarding the trap: If this story goes "world line" route, then I'm sure he'll be sucked into a line where he is actually a she.
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| # ? Apr 13, 2011 15:20 |
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tsob posted:Will this be as depressing as Texhnolyze? Because I'm not sure I want to watch another show that leaves me feeling that lovely for a week after I finish it. Cause I'm a moron, I... looked ahead a bit and... Apparently it's gonna get sad. Or at least sad things happen in the VN.
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| # ? Apr 13, 2011 19:20 |
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She looks really good in a miko outfit! But hes a guy.  Well it was a fun joke and it was done quickly and didn't over stay its welcome, probably just being introduced for later. AnacondaHL posted:The funny thing is, the emminent discoveries this year and next at Fermilab and CERN have a high chance of blowing the current string theory model out the door, so when she uses that as a conclusion for why time travel is impossible it's actually pretty weak, and anything as simple as "wait, you actually still think this universe is governed on super string principles? I think it would be awesome if in a future episode he sends a message back to himself from the future with that information and pwns her in that lecture. quote:If this show was nothing but 20 minutes of Kyouma walking up to people and ranting at them like a paranoid madman, I would still watch the hell out of it. While I'm stoked that we will be getting what appears to be Primer level of plot distilled awesome I would also still watch the show if it was just that because Mamoru is just awesome at the role.
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| # ? Apr 13, 2011 20:18 |
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I thought the first episode was interesting but after finishing the second I'm definitely hooked on this show and can't wait to see where it goes. Let's hope it gets as awesomely convoluted but still rational as Primer, because that would rule. He's got an amazing mad scientist laugh. That semi-colon hanging out in the middle of the title bugs me though.
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| # ? Apr 14, 2011 02:39 |
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I pretty much went into this hoping for an anime version of Primer, I haven't seen the second episode yet but I'm glad that people haven't been disappointed so far.
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| # ? Apr 14, 2011 04:27 |
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Miyano is absolutely fantastic as Kyouma.
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| # ? Apr 17, 2011 05:30 |
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Episode 3 is up on crunchyroll Fake edit: KOOOONOOOOOOO BIIIIIITCHIIIII
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| # ? Apr 19, 2011 20:32 |
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Really enjoying this show. Every character is loopier than the last, and I'm really looking forward to see where all this time travel stuff is going to take them. Hopefully not into an early grave.
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| # ? Apr 20, 2011 01:59 |
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KURISTIIIIINNNNAAAA btw, CERN was hacked a while ago. (link)
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| # ? Apr 20, 2011 02:08 |
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This show is :img-timeline: in the best possible way, John Titor, Time Travel, CERN, human experimentation.. all the fun stuff.
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| # ? Apr 20, 2011 02:14 |
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Great stuff, things seem to be moving along nicely. And while juvenile, I was still cracking up at the gel-banana banter at the beginning.
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| # ? Apr 20, 2011 04:13 |
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AnacondaHL posted:KURISTIIIIINNNNAAAA God dammit, I was already feeling like I better look up the John Titor poo poo up to make sure that actually happened and I didn't jump wordlines or something, yeah, go ahead and keep pulling away my grip on reality.
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| # ? Apr 21, 2011 00:51 |
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This is getting better each episode. Kyouma/Kurisu banter is hilarious and the plot's steadily moving. Kyouma himself is just a really entertaining character, I could listen to him all day.
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| # ? Apr 26, 2011 22:56 |
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Mayuri's little ♪doot da doo♬ :highfive: makes me smile every time she does it. The character interactions in this are top notch, everyone bounces off of each other really well. That, combined with what's looking like a decent scifi time travel/conspiracy plot is making this show a contender for my favorite show this spring. "There's no -tina" 
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I don't remember a main character this goddamn entertaining since... I'm not sure. Last episode I was getting the Kyouma is John Titor vibe, and this episode the evidence was almost too straightforward, with the "told me young man would need it" thing, so I'm wondering if it's a red herring, or if the world lines actually changed such that 2010 John doesn't remember going to 2000, or 2000 John is neither Kyouma nor 2010 John.
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| # ? Apr 27, 2011 04:37 |
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I'm a little late to the party; I've only watched the first episode. However, crazy time travel poo poo and an unreliable protagonist? I have to keep watching.
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| # ? Apr 27, 2011 04:42 |
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Okay they can make me believe that they can somehow hook up a cell-phone to a microwave oven and create a time machine. But they'll need a drat good explanation for how they can have a programming language that only one single computer model can ever handle. If programs can be written in it then there has to be some documentation and a semantics, and if you have those you can re-implement it somewhere else. I refuse to believe that working examples of the computer exist and no documentation could have survived. Only potential explanation would be that it's some kind of quantum computer, but if that was the case then the programs couldn't be presented in a visual form without the quantum state of it collapsing. Yeah, phone-microwaves are fine, but magical computers aren't.
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| # ? Apr 27, 2011 11:28 |
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That's actually part of the whole John Titor story, so you can't blame them for that one.quote:Titor claimed that he was sent back to obtain an IBM 5100 because it could translate several types of computer code. According to IBM engineer Bob Dubke, Titor's statements regarding the IBM 5100's little-known ability to emulate and debug mainframe systems were correct
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| # ? Apr 27, 2011 12:06 |
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But then access to one of those mainframe systems should also be just as good and really, IBM's mainframe systems should have plenty of good documentation 
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| # ? Apr 27, 2011 13:26 |
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nielsm posted:But then access to one of those mainframe systems should also be just as good and really, IBM's mainframe systems should have plenty of good documentation It's probably a lot easier for the general public to obtain one of these computers than it is for them to gain access to IBM's mainframe systems and learn an obscure programming language and write an emulator capable of running it. I think that's what they're getting at, not that it's literally the only computer capable of running it.
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