Steins;Gate - Generic Discussion Thread

[Malkuth]

Originally Posted by Dahak86

lol, have to say... the tags in here get funnier with each time I check the thread.

And now they disappeared mods... have some sense of humour

[ronelm2000]

Lol I wish I noticed it

Anyway, when does the anime air again?

[ninryu]

Originally Posted by Malkuth

And now they disappeared mods... have some sense of humour

I demand the tags back!

[Malkuth]

Originally Posted by ronelm2000

Lol I wish I noticed it

Originally Posted by ninryu

I demand the tags back!

I second that motion

Originally Posted by ronelm2000

Anyway, when does the anime air again?

Next episode is in three days, for the complete season's schedule in english look here.

[MaiNoKen]

If there is one thing I disagree with the tags that I do not consider Steins;Gate as Shounen .

[gecd]

yep
we shoud tell the moderator
S;G is seinen not shounen!!!

[ninryu]

Originally Posted by Soraya21

The artwork for the anime, not to mention the game after seeing some screenshots, definitely does a better job at conveying the mysterious sci-fi elements of the series. The protagonist, while delusional is also intelligent, which makes it harder for the viewer to guess what's really happening. And the cast introduced all feel like they have some sort of greater purpose and aren't just tacked on for the sake of it.

Of course, the artist is no other but Huke, BRS's creator.

[Kaioshin Sama]

All I'll say about the second episode is to ask if after the first episode introduced the concept of murder, time travel and the grandfather complex whether this story really needs traps, quiet girls with cell phones, and maid cafes that feature servers with annoyingly high pitched voices. I mean the story was doing just fine without those things. As long as the story doesn't get hijacked by the potential for otaku-bait fluff that was introduced here (I really can't stand to see another decent concept weakened that way) I'll be fine to stick with this, but talk about a worrisome sign if ever there was one.

[Kismet-chan]

I'm glad they got rid of those idio- I mean, weab- I MEAN... needless tags. They were pointless and silly.

[Reckoner]

Originally Posted by Kaioshin Sama

All I'll say about the second episode is to ask if after the first episode introduced the concept of murder, time travel and the grandfather complex whether this story really needs traps, quiet girls with cell phones, and maid cafes that feature servers with annoyingly high pitched voices. I mean the story was doing just fine without those things. As long as the story doesn't get hijacked by the potential for otaku-bait fluff that was introduced here (I really can't stand to see another decent concept weakened that way) I'll be fine to stick with this, but talk about a worrisome sign if ever there was one.

And apparently it worked seeing as episode 2 received a more positive reaction from most people, to my dismay.

However, I doubt this story will ever be hijacked by any of this fluff. Those elements will probably stick around here and there, but won't disappear completely save probably the latter stages of the story.

It's a bit disappointing really, and why I didn't like this episode as much.

[Hooves]

Originally Posted by DragoZERO

Whoa... that was crazy and funny. This was the first time I fell for a trap though... so tragic.

I almost fell for the trap as well, good thing they announced the big spoiler before I had any thoughts

[Dahak86]

Originally Posted by Kismet-chan

I'm glad they got rid of those idio- I mean, weab- I MEAN... needless tags. They were pointless and silly.

Hope ya were being sarcastic, otherwise... have to say, I strongly disagree with you.
and really, stop it with all the weaboo-hate. we got that much already.

[Deconstructor]

I'm sure this has been suggested before, but I have a theory regarding the gel-banana of episode 2.

Spoiler for CHAOS! CHOAS!!!!:

We definitely know the banana was microwaved because it turned into gel. The thing we are uncertain about is whether the gel-banana was teleported back into it's original place, or if something else happened entirely.

We also know Okarin was dissuaded by that fat guy (forgot his name) to microwave the banana. Suppose, for a second, Okarin decided not to microwave the banana. It would have remained in the bunch of other normal bananas.

Now we know that Steins;Gate revolves around parallel timelines. In episode 1, Okarin saw Makise Kurisu die, but somehow entered a different timeline when she did not die. However, since Okarin's memories of the other timeline remained intact, there was some interaction between both timelines.

Combining the two timelines together, we have the gel-banana being microwaved and the banana remaining in the bunch of bananas.

[Malkuth]

Originally Posted by Kaioshin Sama

All I'll say about the second episode is to ask if after the first episode introduced the concept of murder, time travel and the grandfather complex whether this story really needs traps, quiet girls with cell phones, and maid cafes that feature servers with annoyingly high pitched voices.

... and you like late-night anime maybe try the more popular ones (shounen, noitamina) sanitized from these elements that make late-night fun to watch, whether being serious or not

Originally Posted by Kaioshin Sama

I mean the story was doing just fine without those things. As long as the story doesn't get hijacked by the potential for otaku-bait fluff that was introduced here (I really can't stand to see another decent concept weakened that way) I'll be fine to stick with this, but talk about a worrisome sign if ever there was one.

It is one of the attributes of being adult (usually overshadowed by being unimaginative, dull, and boring) to be able to distinguish and enjoy equally different elements

Originally Posted by Kismet-chan

I'm glad they got rid of those idio- I mean, weab- I MEAN... needless tags. They were pointless and silly.

Indeed they were; like banners, avatars, signatures, smilies, 90% of posts, etc. The question is do we get rid of those too

[Haak]

Originally Posted by Reckoner

And apparently it worked seeing as episode 2 received a more positive reaction from most people, to my dismay.

I don't usually like that stuff either but I thought it was kinda funny here.

[Kaioshin Sama]

Originally Posted by Reckoner

And apparently it worked seeing as episode 2 received a more positive reaction from most people, to my dismay.

However, I doubt this story will ever be hijacked by any of this fluff. Those elements will probably stick around here and there, but won't disappear completely save probably the latter stages of the story.

It's a bit disappointing really, and why I didn't like this episode as much.

Yeah it's entirely possible to avoid having stories hijacked that way, I just seem to have the worst luck in stumbling onto shows that can't figure out whether they want to focus on a core plot or not. Then again most of the ones that have failed spectacularly in this regard end up being bizarre mecha shows as opposed to pure sci-fi like this one.

At least so far this one also appears to have a staff that is capable of distinguishing which part is the core plot and which part is the fluff and not awarding more time to the latter like "that other show" I'm still reeling from. As long as that distinction continues to be drawn I really don't have a problem honestly.

The best sign is that the show picked up right where it left off and continued it's build up from there. It very much remains functional as a serial show.

[Jao]

Steins;Gate is adapted from critically successful source material that knows what it's doing. I wouldn't be too worried about the direction of the plot.

[Reckoner]

Originally Posted by Haak

I don't usually like that stuff either but I thought it was kinda funny here.

Despite what I said I still enjoyed the episode a lot. I just wasn't amused in particular by the cat girl scene. The episode was plenty funny other than that.

Originally Posted by Kaioshin Sama

Yeah it's entirely possible to avoid having stories hijacked that way, I just seem to have the worst luck in stumbling onto shows that can't figure out whether they want to focus on a core plot or not. Then again most of the ones that have failed spectacularly in this regard end up being bizarre mecha shows as opposed to pure sci-fi like this one.

At least so far this one also appears to have a staff that is capable of distinguishing which part is the core plot and which part is the fluff and not awarding more time to the latter like "that other show" I'm still reeling from. As long as that distinction continues to be drawn I really don't have a problem honestly.

The best sign is that the show picked up right where it left off and continued it's build up from there. It very much remains functional as a serial show.

Hah. Well it's not going to be another Star Driver, I can almost guarentee you that .

[Ravenblitz]

[KeithKurogane]

The lol tags are back!!! But where is the duturu~ tag?