Steins;Gate - Generic Discussion Thread

[RadiantBeam]

Spoiler for Ep 6:

At this rate, I'm going to become a Makise/Okarin shipper. I'm just too entertained by how well they bounce off each other, even if right now it's mostly just insults.

It's nice to see Moeka back in the series and on her way to becoming an official lab member; she's kind of disappeared during the last few episodes. Her question about the FB is interesting and makes me wonder just what she's playing at, but I doubt we'll get any answers on it until much later into the series.

Mayuri will certainly be happy, though. More girls in the lab.

[Kanon]

Spoiler for episode 6:

"Back to the mail!"

Can Mayuri get anymore awesome? The final name for the "e-mails sent to the past", Dolerean Mail -shortened to D-mail-, is just great.

The dialogues were incredibly delightful as usual. Moeka's addition ought to make the endless banter even more entertaining. Plot wise, not much happened but it still progressed a bit. They have, or should I say, Christina has already figured out the mechanics of the D-mail. Next step: figuring out how the Phone microwave (temporary name) works. Not an easy task. Do we know about its origins by the way? Did they find it or is it something Okarin randomly put together?

Something hit me when Okarin was looking at the jelly at the supermarket: what would they happen if they put jelly instead of bananas in the microwave? Obviously, it's can't turn to jelly since it's already jelly...
Yeah, that's the kind of dumb experiment I'd make

[Kotohono]

Originally Posted by Saturn Beaver

Spoiler for Ep 6:

- "Stop making a yuri field and prepare the D-mail" Seriously, the dialogues in this series are just golden.

Seriously the Dialogue is just win in this episode got a number of laughs out of me, I think they should have used "The Mail that Leapt Through Time" though

Though I Okarin's dream was pretty strange I wonder what it means and also still wondering about what Moeka wants with the computer hmm.

[Kanon]

This episode alone will spawn a billion more sound-MADs.

NOSTALGIA DORAIVU, Okarin's evil laugh, Back to za mairu, Yuri field, the banana innuendos, etc... It's a goddamn goldmine.

[Kafriel]

@ Kanon:

Spoiler for RE:

yeah I bet jelly transportation will be the lab's next breakthrough, it's so simple that it eludes the greatness of the mad scientist! Also, I think the microwave is just one of Okarin's random inventions that just happened to work, going by his random approaches of trial and error.

[Wakan Tanka]

Another girl joined the harem ^_^

[Mizuno]

It should be "The Electronic Mail that went through time", just so we don't confuse it with traditional mail.

Yes, people still use traditional mail!

[AzureWrath]

.....Did we just get a newtype sequence? Not in my Sci-fi anime right t.t

[Eisdrache]

After watching ep1 I put this show away for a while. I was wondering how it's going so far? Most adaptions are pretty terrible though Steins Gate seems to look pretty solid.

The scientist whose name I don't remember is quite annoying me though. Does he get .....better or is that how he always is?

Also if I finish the anime, will the game be ruined forever for me? (IF I ever play it which is very unlikely)

[erneiz_hyde]

If you've played the game beforehand, it'll help you understand things and trivia that was insufficiently explained in the anime, and sometimes the scenes were quite different from the game so it's actually fun.

I can't wait till we get to the plot twist episode. Also, as someone above said, the game is actually quite linear with several "back-out" ending on the way. I kinda want those endings to be animated with something like a mini-omnibus format.

Btw, just my personal preference, I prefer the anime chara-design for Mayuri, but I prefer the game chara-design for Kurisu. Btw, a little trivia, in the anime, Mr.Braun wears apron that says "I <3 CRT". In the game, it's (in Japanese)"Braun Tubes Moeee"

[Triple_R]

The dialogue in this show is simply fantastic. And Episode 6 demonstrates this as well as any episode in this show does.

Very witty. Very amusing. Very endearing.

It's great to watch an anime show where its humor is almost entirely verbal and not the much more commonplace slapstick.

The plot does proceed at a snail's pace, but the dynamism of the characters and dialogue more than make up for it. And the artstyle and animation is superb as usual.

Steins;Gate continues to be my favorite anime of the Spring 2011 season.

[MaiNoKen]

http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm14223749

http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm14286048

Watching any of the two above videos while:

1) During eating or drinking
2) In a quiet location (like in a library)

are not advisable.

Otherwise... prepare to go ROFL.

Spoiler for Postscript:

They are all Okabe's laugh played backwards + extra

[Riga92]

"Stop making a Yuri Field and prepare the D-mail."

Alright, thats it. I'm declaring Steins;Gate as my anime of the season. The dialogue is just ridiculously entertaining and amusing.

Even though we haven't even reached the meat of the plot, I'm enjoying this show way too much already. The plot may be moving in a slow pace, but I think its fine and the dialogue and character interactions more than make up for it.

[FlareKnight]

They really do manage to get some fun dialogue into this series. Especially the chatting between Okarin and Kurisu is pretty entertaining. They really do mess with each other quite often.

Personally when seeing the jelly I had the worry that SERN might go around selling the jelly like failures of their experiments. Of course not possible since the bodies are ending up in random places in very different time periods. Though does make you wonder what might happen if they put jelly in there. Maybe it'll make super jelly or something random.

[Asuras]

Originally Posted by FlareKnight

They really do manage to get some fun dialogue into this series. Especially the chatting between Okarin and Kurisu is pretty entertaining. They really do mess with each other quite often.

I second this. I very rarely come across anime that actually manage to rip a genuine snort or two out of me.

[Iggy_Pop]

This series is not only becoming my favorite anime this season, but my most favorite TV show this season.
Yuri Field FTW! Really enjoyed this episode, as always Kurisu(tina) x Okarin banter is always enjoyable. Can't wait for Ruka to appear again, hopefully next week.
BTW, what does Moeka means when she said FB? Facebook?

[Riga92]

^ Who knows? For all we know she could be talking about Facebook

Well since in the beginning of the episode, Moeka was texting someone named FB, I'm guessing FB is a person who's apparently important to Moeka.

[Reckoner]

Another nice episode, this show continues to be very solid.

Now...

Spoiler for Hmm...:

Is it possible that Okabe managed to become some sort of 4th dimensional being?

That dream sequence seemed like something from the future to me. I don't know, I'm probably way off here.

[Malkuth]

I have not enjoyed so much dialogues and voice acting, since... Bakemonogatari, just brilliant... and we have hardly touched the main plot

In between, Moeka knew about the retro-PC, because of Chris' experiments? in other words, sending messages to the past???

Also if FB is FaceBook, it would be quite random

Oh! and protective/guilty Okarin over Mayushii was really interesting, in the end he actually realizes that they are getting over their heads

Still, I wonder about the events of the first episode, and was that zoning that Okarin experienced, but I guess it's too soon for that

[Kagura89]

Lab Member 005; Moeka Kiryuu joined the club! This show has brilliant & golden dialogue that i enjoyed so much. Those banana jokes never gets old

I love the BGM played during Okarin trippy dream scene.