When people (me included) write the book on anime in 2011, there’s no question that Steins;Gate is going to be acknowledged as one of the most important and most popular anime of the year. Through three quarters, S;G, Madoka Magica and AnoHana are probably the three most talked-about series of […] Read more
Tuturu! Finale season is upon us, and it begins with one of the most highly anticipated endings in many a year as Steins;Gate finally concludes its epic journey through time. The obvious question on everyone’s mind – did it live up to the hype? For the most part, I would […] Read more
From ANN: A clip after the final episode of the current Steins;Gate television anime series announced on Wednesday morning that a film has been green-lit. Steins;Gate producer Yoshinao Doi had indicated earlier on Tuesday that viewers should keep watching their televisions after the episode’s ending animation sequence is over. Hmmm. […] Read more
I love blogging Steins;Gate for a bunch of reasons, probably the most important of which is that it’s much more fun to blog a superb series than a mediocre one. But it does occur to me that whatever I say in these blogs is almost irrelevant, because the discussion surrounding […] Read more
There should be something to please everyone in this week’s Steins;Gate. It’s a near-perfect blend of the hard-core character drama of last week and the plot-driven intensity that marked the end of Suzuha’s arc. Make no mistake, this episode was all about Okarin and Kurisu. If there were any doubt […] Read more
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Wow, that was really a heartbreaker. It might have been too slow for some tastes, but I wouldn’t change a second of it. In a sense, I think this episode was a reward for 20 episodes of tremendous character build-up. The emotional intensity here was a direct result of all […] Read more
I’m going to resist the urge for a general “I told you so” because I’m sure that by tomorrow, the combination of microanalysis and thoughtless spoilers will have found 20 things wrong in the next few paragraphs. But for now, it feels good to know that we’ve finally reached the […] Read more
A couple of words come to mind when considering this episodes of Steins;Gate Intense, certainly Dark, definitely. But the one that really captures it for me is “joyless”. And while it was probably a necessary evil at this stage in the story, that didn’t make it any easier to watch. […] Read more