First of all, if you're a big fan of shows like ERASED or Re:Zero, I highly recommend watching this because, in my opinion, it's very similar to those but with a much more interesting and developed story and if you didn't like the mc's from those other shows then I'm sure you'll like this one because he has much more personality.

Warning: Spoiler-filled Review

For starters, this is actually my first ever full review of an anime. I usually just write a little note after a finish a show highlighting some cool stuff in case I wanna look back on my thoughts but I had a good amount of stuff to talk about for this show so I figured I may as well share in a public review so here we go I guess.

I started watching this with some friends going in pretty much blind to the plot and I do not regret that decision. The show was filled with incredibly well fleshed-out characters and I can definitely say Okabe Rinatarou has easily become one of, if not, my favorite protagonists of all time, however, none of the other characters disappoint in both importance to the plot as well as creative design/personality. I'm really not a big fan of the chuunibyou character for the most part in any show but I have to admit Okabe's personality grew on me throughout the show and by the end, I grew to love him mainly for 2 reasons.

1. A lot of the serious stuff he says to other characters gets passed off as a joke but we know as an audience that he's telling the truth. One such instance of this was at the very end when he was telling Hashida about his daughter in 7 years but the response is just "haha more delusional comments by Okabe". Moments like this are gold.
2. Okabe often says he doesn't care about anyone else or anything unless they are an important part of his own desires but we can see pretty quickly how untrue that is as he clearly cares deeply about all of his friends as he's willing to do almost anything in order to save them. Despite all that, he keeps up his persona in order to make his friends feel comfortable even though he knows much more than they all do and only confides in Kurisu who he finds out he's in love with by the end of it all. Also, one of my favorite moments was when he gave Moeka her lab member badge at the end of the season because he knew that all she wanted was for someone to give her a place in the world. Even someone he said he would never forgive was given another chance because that's just the kind of person he is and I fucking love it.

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Besides Okabe, I loved the fluidity of the other lab members mingling with each other. Makise Kurisu is the most tsundere a girl can get and her curiosity shines in a way that shows how smart she is as well as how much she doesn't know. Mayuri Shiina is your typical airhead bubble of joy and paired with the resident weeb pervert Itaru Hashida and mad scientist chuunibyou Okabe, they make for a great group as a basis for which many friends to join.

As for the audio elements of the show, both opening and ending are catchy and enjoyable to listen to and the OST is great! I love the sci-fi sound effects that are mixed into the background music; reminds me of the Danganronpa OST a lot (which, by the way, is really fuckin good give it a listen). As far as animation goes, I'd say it's pretty solid for the majority of the show especially that sick ass opening scene which caught my attention real fast.

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Overall, this show was quite a pleasure to watch and I would recommend it to anyone regardless if they're just starting to get into anime or have been an avid watcher. If you're already into sci-fi shows and you somehow haven't watched this, do so now because it's definitely one of the best the genre has to offer.

Thanks for reading, feel free to post feedback on my profile if you wanna chat about anything! I might write more "reviews" or more just my thoughts on a show if I have enough to talk about in the future.