Steins;Gate

[Danbo]

Steins;Gate 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.

http://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/3/26027.jpg

First episode is out now.

[Dr Doom]

I'm about to watch it.

[False Profit]

I actually watched it! Can you believe it!?

It was kinda.... confuzing. Prolly because I didn't finish watching Chaos;Head. It seemed like I was just thrown into the thick of some shit. lol

But I will say this: The voice actor for the lead character is boss.

Lots of time travelling and xanatos gambits are prolly gonna be thrown around. I may stick with this one. I'm trying to switch gears right now, now keep my nose to the grinding wheel so much.

[Danbo]

You don't need to of seen Chaos;Head to understand Steins;Gate.

[False Profit]

good. the whole semicolon thing was throwing me off.

[Dr Doom]

It was... confusing, lol. It got crazy potential though, mostly due to the might-be-a-genuine mad scientist main character. I suspect in one way or another he distorts (or is distorted in) time and so all his lost memories and theories about the agency are events yet to happen, while we're also witnessing past events happen in the present. As a time travel nut, I'm intrigued. Very, very intrigued. Anyway, rofl @ "Your banana is all floppy."

[Danbo]

lol, confusing for everyone it seems. Of course a Hamasaki Hiroshi work has potential. The banana bit was quite funny, those green ones looked pretty disgusting and sorta reminded me of broccoli.

[False Profit]

yeah very confusing. The story was sort of just... there, you know? You as the viewer just sort of walked in on it.

I will say this, though.... that John Titor shit that they just threw in there.... lol just look up the name. It's some 2000 shit. back when you cats were in like pre-schol and shit. But it's stuff like this that makes me hope that this series is really thought out.

[Danbo]

I just looked it up. But lol, can't say I was in pre-school in 2000.

[Dr Doom]

I've heard of John Titor, although that was way after his shit got debunked, lol.

[Chapter]

Interesting first episode. Okarin is cooky, but like False said, his seiyuu is boss. The whole Girl Who Leaped Through Time moment was kinda confusing, but it doesn't seem like the series is gonna be an intricate mess (aside from the main character, but that's the point lol). The animation is nice too.

[Danbo]

Guess I'm alone in the not a huge fan of Okarin's voice club.

[Chapter]

Guess I'm alone in the not a huge fan of Okarin's voice club.

I'm not a huge fan, but I find his voice cool, although his goof-like nature offsets it a bit.

[Dr Doom]

Guess I'm alone in the not a huge fan of Okarin's voice club.

I don't judge voice acting of a single episode, unless the voice acting is so massively awesome its awesomeness cannot be denied. But I like it so far, which is a pretty empty statement after one episode, lol.

[Dr Doom]

Just watched the second episode. :rofl3: @ "But he's a guy" and him repeating it to make sure he keeps it in mind. Gel bananas actually play a part in the plot and it seems the John Titor thing is playing a bigger role than a mere plot device.

[Danbo]

The OP is pretty cool. That Moeka chick is downright crazy. lol @ Makise mocking Okarin.

And...

http://i35.tinypic.com/28s8swp.jpg

[Dr Doom]

smh @ me only realizing now that SERN is this show's version of the real life CERN. The plot thickens and lol @ Okarin turning Kurisu into Kuris-tina!

[Danbo]

You're slow, lol. That whole pervert talk was pretty funny.

[Dr Doom]

I love all the interactions between Okarin and Kurisu, she seems to awaken the ultimate crazy in him, lol.

[Danbo]

Indeed she does. I love whenever Mayuri does that "du du du" sound, it's infectious.

[Dr Doom]

Mayuri is so random, lol.

[Danbo]

Okarin really has the craziest laugh going, it's hilarious. The IBN 5100 is finally in his possession, booyah!

[Dr Doom]

I love how he constantly pretends everything is going according to some kind of a plan, plus the way he treats Kurisu is hilarious. Their constant bickering never gets old. rofl @ his G-Back strategy.

[Danbo]

Of course everything is going to his plan, the man's a genius!

[Dr Doom]

Also, I need to make Mayuri's 'du du duu' my ringtone.

[Danbo]

Lol, that would be awesome.

[Dr Doom]

If I get it done I'll make sure to upload it for you.

[Danbo]

:nice2:

[Dr Doom]

Pow! The most awesomest ringtone: http://hulkshare.com/i6r5asnc0654

Btw, something I just remembered. At the beginning of episode 4, when they're reading the emails from SERN, there's reference to a 'jellyman'. You don't think they mean 'jelly' as in the gel-bananas, do you? lol

[Danbo]

Lol, if someone calls you just don't answer and let it keep ringing.

Umm, I don't think so, but you never know.

[Dr Doom]

Wow, some major progression on the plot. Suzuha's definitely not from around 'here' and doesn't trust Kurisu for reasons yet unknown. Okarin and Kurisu in lab coats = epic duo. We get to see the results of the SERN time travel attempts.

[Dr Doom]

lol @ "the mail that leapt through time". Great reference. Kurisu and Mayuri's Yuri Field should never stop. They learn more about how the time travel works and the lab gains another member. Good shit.

[Danbo]

I wonder if Moeka will actually talk to the other members or not. She might just mail Okarin everything and make him talk for her, lol.

[Dr Doom]

That's very well possible, lol. Mayuri might be able to open her up with her Yuri Field.

[Danbo]

She could probably pull it off.

[Dr Doom]

It's time for this week's "How awesome was this episode of Steins;Gate" tale. It was truly awesome. Nae, the daughter of their landlord, joins Mayuri in her tuu-tuu-ruu greeting, which is just the auhsomesauce. Okarin takes the D-Mail experimenting a step further with serious consequences that shed new light on the events of the first episode. Suzuha keeps making her future heritage more obvious by the minute, but what kind of fucked up future could that be if Okarin is its savior? lol

[Danbo]

Okarin would be a truly great saviour! Lol @ giving Upa cushions to everyone for world peace.

[Dr Doom]

Mayuri has such inspired ideas, lol.

[Danbo]

I think it could work :)

[Dr Doom]

Lots of tu-tu-ruu's this episode. Good stuff. Hilarious cosplay scene involving Ruka and their most drastic past-changing scheme yet. Okarin's mad scientist monologue at the beginning was awesome as well.

[LadyDip]

my best friend really likes this anime. he told me i should watch it. i guess i will now

[Danbo]

Mayushii can be pretty forceful when she wants. Things are definitely getting interesting, girl Ruka will have to deal with Daru aswell, poor thing.

[Dr Doom]

lol @ Okarin not realizing yet that Ruka was actually turned in a girl because he couldn't notice any difference. At least now we know how genders are determined, lmao.

[Danbo]

lol, he was proper staring at her trying to figure it out.

[Dr Doom]

At least he didn't go for Kurisu's method of gender testing.

[Danbo]

True say.

[Dr Doom]

Nothing about Ruka, so she might still be a he? lol

Meanwhile the latest D-Mail has such a huge effect on the timeline that things are moving into a dangerous territory for Okarin.

[Danbo]

The D-mails effects are getting pretty crazy now. Okarin looks confused about what to do from now on.

[Dr Doom]

Okarin is definitely one step closer to becoming an actual mad scientist. He really fucked up letting Feyris-nyan send that D-mail without checking the contents.

[Danbo]

Indeed he did. Feyris annoys this crap outta me with the 'nya' at the end of every sentence, trying way too hard to be moe.

[Dr Doom]

It comes with the job, lol.

[Dr Doom]

Some interesting new developments this episode. Okarin for one finally finds out that Ruka has successfully become a girl, and finds out in the worst possible way, lol. Suzuha is looking for her father, who didn't show up at a time machine forum convention. Daru was supposed to go to said convention but didn't go because Okarin tricked him into joining them at the lab. 2 + 2 makes 4? Also some minor backstory on the friendship between Okarin and Mayushii.

[Danbo]

Poor Ruka getting molested like that, lol. They did give off that vibe about Daru and Suzu.

[Dr Doom]

Yeah, especially at the end when Okarin is watching the video/pictures he shot of the evening and there's this pause at a frame of Suzuha and Daru in the same shot.

[Danbo]

I wouldn't be surprised if they're just making us think that way for now and the reveal is different.

[Dr Doom]

Well, at first I thought perhaps Okarin was related to her, but the hints around Suzuha are so unsubtle (like the fact she's clearly from another timeline/future) that I don't think they're pulling a swerve here.

[Danbo]

Perhaps. I'd like it to not be so obvious though.

[Dr Doom]

Agreed.

[Dr Doom]

Nothing about the possible Daru/Suzuha link this episode, but shit remains to get realer. Kurisu realizes they may be able to send memories back in time, Okarin gets a warning by Suzuha and another threat mail, oh... and he catches Mayushii and Kurisu in the shower.

http://i447.photobucket.com/albums/qq191/maikelito/HomerDrool.png

[Danbo]

"All your base are belong to us" I almost died :rofl3: :dead:

If Suzuha's warning is true, that'll be very interesting.

[Dr Doom]

lol, that was funny.

And I guess what makes Suzuha's warning interesting is that we don't know what time (or world line) she's from exactly. I mean, Suzuha is so world weird that she's very likely from a drastically different world than this one. And we still don't know what her exact goal is (besides finding her father).

[Danbo]

Indeed, she is a mystery. One thing I don't really like is the little relationship between Okarin and Makise that's been building. She's such a typical tsundere, it annoys the hell outta me.

[Dr Doom]

Oh Shit! Oh Shit! Oh Shit! Oh Shit! Oh Shit! Oh Shit! My mood is like this right now:

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/4518/nichijou12yukkonothavin.jpg

[Danbo]

Minus the ever crappy romance between Okarin and Kurisu, this was a great episode. Ending was really tense.

[Ace]

starting the show i hope its not to confusing

[Danbo]

The show hasn't been all that confusing so far, you'll be fine.

[Ace]

Just finished the first episode it was pretty intriguing fucked with my head a little bit but wasnt as confusing as i first thought it would be im about to start eppisode 2 might take me a while to catch up to you guys ill let u know when i do

[Danbo]

There's only 12 episodes out at the moment, shouldn't take too long :)

[Dr Doom]

Minus the ever crappy romance between Okarin and Kurisu, this was a great episode. Ending was really tense.

I like the 'romance', even if it's a cliché. And I still can hardly believe it. I've been ghost walking through the day like this:

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/6483/yuuko.png

[Danbo]

It's lame and unnecessary.

It was intense and a great moment but as soon as she got shot, I doubted that Mayushii was actually dead. And going by some comments on MAL, it appears I was right.

[Dr Doom]

From what I figure:

I try my hardest to avoid spoilers on MAL but I think Okarin & co. might use the time leap ability to warn themselves of Moeka's threat, and that way avoid Mayushii getting killed. Either way, from what I understand this is the point where shit is supposed to get real.

[Danbo]

Yeah, things will be more interesting from here on out.

[Ace]

Thanks for the spoiler tags im on episode 7 should catch up today ! ( Okarin's practiced evil scientist laugh)

[Danbo]

Okarin's laugh is great. Though, it's not as cool as Mayushii's 'tuturu'

[Ace]

i just watched the latest episode damn the ending was brutal i styll dont feel the same went to have a smoke and i styll feel all depressed

shit is about to pop off

i agree with what Doom thinks will happen

on a side note its good to have somethign to discuss around here other then a random manga and Naruto

[Danbo]

Indeed. I hope Moeka gets what's coming to her. Mayushii is the best character in the show, so hurting her is just a no no.

[Ace]

i took her "tuturu" for granted didnt expect anything to happen to her i thought her and Okarin would b the 2 characters that would b "safe"

im never going to trust any girl who text msgs more then she speaks

I didnt see Moeka working with Sern gotta give props for the good plot twist

[Dr Doom]

im never going to trust any girl who text msgs more then she speaks


You should never do this in the first place, lol.

[Ace]

You should never do this in the first place, lol.

Yea ur right dont know what i been thinking

[Dr Doom]

Well shit, this show just keeps getting better and better.

[Danbo]

Pretty good episode. I like the relationship between Mayushii and Okarin, they kinda give off a brother/sister vibe.

[Dr Doom]

Yeah, it's a great relationship and it seems it will remain the centerpiece for a large part of the story now.

[Ace]

Great episode loved the pacing and everything I agree with Doom i think the rets of series will consist okarin trying to stop Sern

[Dr Doom]

They moved past the "Save Mayuri" plot faster than I expected, but we finally learn the identity of John Titor, which makes so much sense you almost feel stupid for not thinking about it earlier. Kurisu trying to do Okarin's laugh was the highlight for me.

[Danbo]

It's funny that Suzuha turned out to be Titor, because half way through the ep I thought to myself that the Titor angle wasn't being used enough. I liked the imitation laugh too.

[Dr Doom]

I wonder what the fork thing was about though. Kurisu cursing her five hour future self over it was pretty funny.

[Danbo]

Kurisu just wants cutlery that she can call her own :)

[Ace]

LOL at something as little as wanting ur own fork to be enongh infomation to belive that someone came from the future i laughed at te laugh as well

the show keeps geting more and more interesting i think next episode we find out more about Suzuha

[Danbo]

I was just thinking, when Okarin first time leaped instead of trying to escape Moeka and SERN, he could of just gave them all Upa cushions and everything would of been solved :D

[Dr Doom]

lol, if only he had listened more carefully to Mayushii.

[Danbo]

Indeed. Silly Okarin.

[Dr Doom]

More hints are dropped that Daru may in fact be Suzuha's dad. Operation: Big Victory With Mayushii's Pamphlets unfortunately did not lead to victory.

[Danbo]

That was such a ridiculous plan, lol.

[Dr Doom]

I nearly died when Kurisu met up with them and told them that Suzuha's father may be a kidnapper.

[Ace]

Kurisu's screen name kamehameha had me rolling

I can also see Daru being suzuhas father guess well have to wait until next week to find out for sure

also loved okarin trying to speak english

[Dr Doom]

lol @ Mayushii of all people being the one to put it all together. The story of Suzuha was depressing, this show has gotten a lot more dramatic and tragic in the past episodes.

[Ace]

great episode the suicide thing threw me off i agree with u doom suzuhas storys really sad its a shame we wont be seeing her anymore (N)

[Dr Doom]

I just wished they showed exactly what was in the D-mail. If correct, Suzuha would've gone back on the night she went to look for her father, and thus she would go back without even finding out it was Daru. In fact, Okarin should be the only person right now who still knows that Suzuha came from the future.

[Danbo]

Good episode. Daru can't even break his perv tendencies around his daughter, tsk tsk.

[Dr Doom]

Wow, now Okarin has to undo all the changes made by the D-mail. It seems obvious to me that he only really needs to stop Moeka's D-mail but regardless this was a good episode. Things will definitely be a lot more confronting next episode when Okarin has to talk to Ruka about her little sex change, lol.

[Danbo]

Good episode. Even though Feyris in all her Nya glory annoys me, I did feel bad for her.

[Ace]

Feyris is most likly one of the most anoying characters i have ever came across in any medium

but showed real strength knowing that she would loose her father but still decided to help Okarin

[Dr Doom]

Before Ruka will turn herself back into a guy, she first demands a date with Okarin now that they can still date as a guy/girl couple. Awkwardness ensues. Some funny details like the female owner of their usual place mean mugging Kurisu in the background because she overheard her saying the place was too gloomy for a date. Okarin trying to make conversation in the restaurant was funny too. Good episode.

[Danbo]

Okarin is clearly not built for dating.

[Ace]

Good episode slower pace than the recent ones only one d mail left to change

[Dr Doom]

Moeka is crazy and Okarin punches her face in. Her D-Mail still isn't undone. I wonder who FB is, and I hope it isn't who I suspect it might be.

[Ace]

damn that was a hard punch now okarin can finally get ibn 5100

[Dr Doom]

Good episode. I was thinking about the possibility of the twist at the end, but now that it's confirmed all I can say is "Shiiiiiiiiiiiit!". Also, it's about time I rewatch the first episode, lol.

[Danbo]

Okarin finally realizes the truth.

[False Profit]

....believe it or not, I've pretty much watched nonstop since the last time I posted, and am currently up to ep 17.

this stuff is great.

[Dr Doom]

We've been saying that.

[False Profit]

so I see.

[Dr Doom]

So any thoughts on the events so far?

[False Profit]

So any thoughts on the events so far?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g6TKvzAOks&feature=related

if I ever have a daughter.... I'm teaching her to say this instead of hello.

Fave Character: FEYIS NYAN NYAN! ^_^

no, seriously? My favorite character is..... Suzuha. Yes, even moreso than Kurisu.

Storywise... like I said, I love it. One of my friends traded me watching this for him reading The Lucifer and Biscuit Hammer. First, I stuck around for the characters and witty dialogue. Then, the angst kicked in. And I'm all about some angst. I was shocked at how fast the tone of the show pulled a 180. The story and the setting is an EXTREMELY nice change of pace from the tone, stories and settings that I had grown weary of.

The characters and voice acting are all top notch, and the show is packed with enough theoretical science gone wrong to keep me thoroughly entertained. The only character I don't like here is.... yeah. Shining Finger. She deserved what she got.

And yes, I hate that I didn't watch it with the rest of the class. It would have been great to discuss all the twists and turns as they happened. That is... if anyone actually reads my long ass speculation filled titangraphs.

I even have a theory of how it all ends. And it's not gonna be happy at all.

But anyway, the show is top 10 material for me. I'm prolly gonna rewatch it once it's all over.

[False Profit]

So any thoughts on the events so far?

and I can't be specific, because a lot of shit has gone down.

[Dr Doom]

Well, do speculate on how you think it's going to end, lol.

[Danbo]

Unless Okarin pulls a solution out his ass, the anime will end the way it started.

Top 10 material? Really, False? Steins;Gate is cool but it definitely could be better. I think this should of been directed solely by Hamasaki Hiroshi and not co-directed along with Sato Takuya. I'm a fan of Sato's work (Ichigo Mashimaro is the shit), but SG would of worked so much better with Hamasaki's signature gritty direction. If you watch his other works (Shigurui and Texhnolyze) you'll see the big difference.

Like Hamasaki's other work, SG should of also been produced by Madhouse and not White Fox. The SG visual novel's artwork looks like this

http://static.zerochan.net/600/36/37/146886.jpg

I personally think the original art looks cooler and Madhouse definitely would of kept the same style because they're all about crazy visuals.

[False Profit]

As usual, Books' word = Law and my personal opinion is invalid.

and anyway, I'm thinking the only way to prevent either Kurisu or Mayuri from dying is to create a timeline where none of them ever met in the first place. So that's the way I think it will end, with Okarin manipulating events to the point where he never started the experiment with the phone and the microwave.

[Danbo]

Lol. Your opinion isn't invalid, I just disagree with it is all.

[Ace]

finally had time to catch the lastest episode and all i got to say is damn from finding out who fb was to the twist in the ending :gotreal:

does anybody know how man episodes are left in the series ?

[Ace]

as for false's theory i hope okarin has to choose between the two

[Danbo]

finally had time to catch the lastest episode and all i got to say is damn from finding out who fb was to the twist in the ending :gotreal:

does anybody know how man episodes are left in the series ?

4 episodes left.

[Ace]

thats kinda depressing that theres only 4 left but im expecting a lot of shit to go down in the next 4 episodes

[Dr Doom]

So I rewatched the first episode and observations!

First of all, Kurisu mentions to Okarin he apparently tried to talk to her fifteen minutes ago about something urgent, but he doesn't remember. This happens before (!) he sends the first D-mail and on top of it, if it was due to a change through D-Mail, he still should've remembered talking to her since he keeps his memories.

Second, Okarin is drawn to Kurisu's corpse because he and Mayushi heard screaming. However, the screaming wasn't Kurisu's and in fact sounded like Okarin (this also seems to be the consensus amongst posters on MAL).

Whatever the reason may be, I suspect Okarin will physically travel back in time and thus be the one who tried to talk to Kurisu and was the person who screamed. However, my wildest prediction is that he either ends up being the one to stab her, possibly while confronting her about something she's done (or better, does later on). One of the reasons being Suzuha's warning that Kurisu works for SERN, and as we have seen with Mr Braun, everyone can be involved with them!

Also, I noted in the first episode the tv they borrowed from Mr Braun didn't work and there's a convo between Okarin and Mr Braun where he keeps saying he's an agent of the 'Agency' keeping track of him, but there's also hints that Mr Braun was in fact already keeping track of Okarin and the others through the tv, plus the fact they got their tv from Mr Braun and the fact it was his tv that was the X-factor to making the D-mails work, it's possible SERN has actually been 'helping out' Okarin from the beginning to achieve time travel.

Finally, the first episode is called Prologue of the Beginning and End which really suggests the idea it's going to end where it all began, and it's really an endless time loop of the events unfolding time after time again.

[False Profit]

damn, I actually went back and watched the 1st ep this morning and I noticed all of those things. ESPECIALLY the thing with Okarin screaming..... and yeah the first thing I thought was "Oh shit, those are screams of despair..... OKARIN KILLED CRISTINA!!!"

[Dr Doom]

New theory based on new episode, Kurisu might become the villain. It hit me when Okarin decided to tell her about her death. Like what would that knowledge do to you, knowing that you had died in a different timeline and now things have moved very close back to that timeline. She might try to prevent that from happening by turning to SERN, thus fulfilling the prophecy of Suzuha which will cause Okarin to travel back in time to kill her.

Meanwhile, now matter how often Mayushii dies, this show has really managed to keep it emotional every single time, especially now with her story about the dreams, implying that she does feel every death.

[Ace]

the whole situration with mayushi hits a spot every time its sad that she feels every death

and its just a matter of time befor we find out if kurisu is the villian or not

[Dr Doom]

Well, I was way off on Kurisu becoming the villain, lol. Another great episode, with a very strong cliffhanger during the ED. I guess the clue is that without Kurisu getting involved with Okarin, she'd become a pawn of SERN not unlike Moeka (before meeting Okarin she's similarly alone and isolated) and become a big part in bringing forth the horrible future that Suzuha warned for.

[False Profit]

Relativity Theory is so romantic.

and so sad.

[False Profit]

but that stuff after the ED.... man.

I cringed when Kurisu rushed in... I was like oh shit did he or didn't he? the animation of his finger on the button.... I swear it didn't move. lmao

This whole ep had me thinking about Michelangelo's speech on the nature of time in SHIELD. "Time? What do you know about Time?"

[False Profit]

meanwhile....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-5100-Portable-Computer-w-APL-BASIC-Museum-Item-/150635787984?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item231297b6d0#ht_997wt_1163

[Ace]

damn shame about Kurisu

[Dr Doom]

Okay, that was another unexpected swerve. A bit too much actually, especially because the family drama was so ridiculously over-the-top with Kurisu's daddy being so non-sensically evil that it was almost funny. Then we got Future Okarin's message and I went "SHIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!". El Psy Congroo Motherfucker!

[False Profit]

h-holy shit. the ep had me like :tucker:


me and my boy discussed the possibility of Kurisu's dad being the leader of SERN last thursday... I thought we had all the bases covered. I mean, we broke the shit down for two hours straight via text message.... We were both like "It could be any of those possibilities. We'll wait and see."


I was shocked to be so fucking wrong.... yet not wrong. lmaooooo


and when dude pulled out that metal oopa... I think that's the third or 4th time in my anime watching history that I jumped up out of my seat, knocking shit over in the process.

[Danbo]

Okay, that was another unexpected swerve. A bit too much actually, especially because the family drama was so ridiculously over-the-top with Kurisu's daddy being so non-sensically evil that it was almost funny. Then we got Future Okarin's message and I went "SHIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!". El Psy Congroo Motherfucker!

Agree with this, it was quite ridiculous. Throwing in daddy issues in the penultimate episode, like seriously? Lol.

[Dr Doom]

It isn't even that it came out of nowhere (outside of that half-assed mention Kurisu made about her daddy issues in a random convo), it's just that her dad's evilness was so overplayed it became stupid.

[Dr Doom]

The final episode pretty much went by without many surprises, but it was still excellent. The ending in particular was really powerful. Despite the somewhat present flaws the show undeniably has, it has been consistently great enough for me to give it a 9/10, because it had me speculating, had me shocked, had me laughing and most of all, kept me on the edge of my seat.