images taken from show/game
Imagine having the capability to
redo your life's worst mistake. But every time you attempt it, you fail. How many attempts would you make before giving up? This is what Steins;Gate explores.
Plot 10/10:
Steins;Gate
follows Okabe Rintarou and his friends who accidentally create a time machine
that can at first send text messages (referred as D-mail) to the past which
changes the present. When this happens Okabe is the only one that remembers the previous timeline because
of a genetic effect which he calls “reading steiner”, while everyone else has
memories containing to that current timeline. Kurisu, a neuroscience researcher, enhances the technology
to be able to send memories through the machine allowing the user to time
travel.
Sern, a fictional organization, learns
about the time machine and sends people to the Okabe’s laboratory to retrieve
it, which causes his friends to be harmed and captured by the organization.
Okabe goes back in time to prevent the organization from getting the technology,
but fails each time. All he can do is send himself back to the past to try
again. Just imagine forcing yourself to relive a moment repeatable until you
succeed and feeling alone that you are the only person that will remember what was previously done. We see the trauma that ensnares Okabe as he attempts to
find the perfect timeline which he refers as reaching steins;gate.
Characters 10/10:
Like most anime’s there are over
the top moments of characters overreacting especially with the protagonist Okabe,
but it is mostly caused by him hiding his insecurities. The first 13 episodes were used
to build the characters' relationships with each other so when the climax occurs
its more emotional. Those episodes were slow compared to the latter half, but I
enjoyed those episodes because we got to know the characters and see their
desires and their development. If the show didn’t spend so much time establishing
the characters it would have not been as impactful in the end.
Emotional Impact 10/10:
I think everyone has a movie or
show that they watch when they want to cry. Sadly, I do not cry, but when I
want to be sad, I watch this show. When the climax happens, it takes the rest
of the show to resolve it and it is emotionally draining. I feel so sad for
what happens to Okabe and the trauma he causes himself trying to succeed in his
goal to reach steins;gate.
World-building/Science System
10/10
In time travel shows and movies
there are often a lot of plot holes that you can find if you look for them. However, this show it is set
up perfectly with what can and cannot happen. They can change the past and go to
a different world-line where the change occurs. There are certain pivotal events
that are hard to change, like discovering a time machine which makes it harder
to change world-line. The way the "science" works is perfect it makes sense, and it
is explained well.
Conclusion:
Steins;Gate is 24 episodes
long and can be found on Hulu in Japanese with subtitles. I watched the show in
English Dub, and it is one of the best Dub’s I have ever seen. All the voice actors
were perfect. If you can find the Dub version watch it.
To me this is a perfect show. I compare
most anime’s to Steins;Gate and I have not found one better. Fullmetal
alchemist: Brotherhood is a close second in my opinion. I am not the only one
who believes this. On myanimelist Steins;Gate is rated the third most highly
rated anime of all time. So my question to you is: what’s stopping you from
watching it?
No comments:
Post a Comment