
a review by CrystavEXP

a review by CrystavEXP
I know that this review is going to be another non relevant one because there’s a lot of them praising the show like I’m going to do. But I actually want to say something about it since I’ve watched it 8 times at the moment and it’s my all-time favourite work.
As always in my reviews, sorry for my English and the writing as I’m going to spit ideas and thoughts I have without having a script of how I’m going to write it.
I’ll try to not make big spoilers (at least without marking them as spoilers) so it should be safe to read if you’re interested somehow in reading it having not watched the show.
Steins;Gate is one of the most praised shows in all time and, in my opinion, this praise is absolutely justified. Time travel stories are really difficult to write and keep reasonably consistent without paradoxes in every step the story tries to make, and Steins;Gate dealing with time travel is fairly outstanding and almost flawless.
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First, let’s talk about of, possibly, the strongest part of this show: it’s plot. One of the most heard criticism about this show is its slow beginning and I’ve to agree with it but not altogether. Steins;Gate start is reasonably slow and can understandably bore watchers used to more “straight-to-the-point” anime but I think that this start is absolutely necessary to build up all the things necessary to make this show as great as it is.
Now, I’m gonna make major spoilers:
And having talked about the build-up, let’s now talk about the second half: the big ball of “wibbily wobbly timey wimey stuff” and how they build one of the two best plot endings I’ve ever seen. And for doing it I’ve to make critical spoilers:

I also have to comment the casual romance grown between Kurisu and Okabe. It's natural, understandable and beautiful. It's not the main plot and still is better than nearly any romance I've seen. It's the cherry on the cake of Steins;Gate. It only gives more humanity to the show and why Okabe is doing what is doing to save both Mayuri and Kurisu.
And yes, Reading Steiner is a nearly god-level hability that Okabe has because, yes, he’s the protagonist. But I don’t think that this fact should blur the rest of the consistent, entertaining and thrilling story.
To finish this section I'll state that of course little inconsistencies are present (because it's a fictional story and can't be absolutely flawless) but I don't think they affect the quality of the show. Not gonna make further discussion because there's a [Reddit post](https://www.reddit.com/r/steinsgate/comments/4eovbv/is_there_any_actual_plothole/ ) with proper discussion about it.
The characters on Steins;Gate is a very curious part of the show. I'm gonna talk about each character separetely to state how some of them are incredible and likeable characters and others not so much:
LAB MEMBER 001: Okabe Rintaro: The main protagonist of the series. He guides all the show and it's narrated on his point of view. This character is, probably, the best of the show (personally I like more Kurisu, but Okabe is an outstanding protagonist) and the one with more evolution through it (is the main protagonist so it's not surprsing).
TUTURU! MAYUSHII DESU: Mayuri Shiina: Mayuri is a usually controversial character. She's warm and kind to everyone and I think that, in general, she's enjoyable. At the beginning she's just the childhood friend of Okabe without much more depth, but (specially in S;G0) she's something more like that.
SUPAH HACKAH: Itaru Hashida: Not gonna make a lot of comments on him; he is the right arm of Okabe, always helping him with computer-related problems and sometimes being more pervert than I'd like. I like him and his strong friend-caring sense (specially in S;G0, but we are talking about the original series).
THE ASSISTANT : Makise Kurisu: My personal favorite of the show because of it's tsundere personality and her science-minded view of the world. She also evolves a lot through the show (but following the tsundere path) with all the members, specially, of course, with Okabe.
KYOUMA-NYAN : Ruka and Fayris: Not as important (and in the case of Fayris sometimes annoying) but, specially Ruka, enjoyable.
OTHER CHARACTERS:
OVERVIEW: I really like the characters on Steins;Gate but it's very influenced by Okabe and Kurisu that are amazing characters. That being said, the whole cast is pretty well written or enjoyable (depending on who we are talking about) and makes this series good.
The visuals are not nothing outstanding or incredible, but they appeal the tone of the show . Not gonna comment much more about it because I like it and it's appealing.
The music, instead, is a part that I fucking love:
To conclude this absolutely long and boring review, I'm gonna try to write what I can't express. This show is the best I've seen in my life and if you don't agree there's no problem: it's all about personal taste. What I want to say is that my enjoyment on this show is not a perfect score, is perfect score times perfect score. I've watched it 8 times and still noting some details that I didn't notice on other watches and it's emotional moments hit me every single time I watch it. Emotionally talking this show is perfect imo and I love its main characters. I love it very much.
Thanks for your time and I hope my review isn't too messy!
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