Anime Review: Steins;Gate

Many anime shows and their creators must be mindful and diligent about what is put into their work, especially with a topic as controversial as time travel. Like most stories outside of Japan that deal with time travel, the shows never truly dissolve into the true science behind it. This leaves a gap in time travel series that time travel anime can fill. Today the subject is Steins;Gate, an anime that not only advertises time travel, but truly delivers it. This story focuses on the main character Rintaro Okabe or his alter ego, the great, Hououin Kyoma and his two lab assistants Mayuri and Daru, as they venture into the task of creating a time machine to rule the world, however, all they have is a supped up microwave. The story takes a big kickstart when Okabe discovers, after some strange alterations, that the microwave is a time machine and attracts the attention of many who hear of it. This series introduces many time travel terms and ideas like world lines, the butterfly effect, paradoxes and more into the story and uses them to the series's advantage. One of the major selling points of the series is the chemistry each character has with one another, from a tsundere connection, to a hopeless love interest, to a feeling of protectiveness, to even a mutual discomfort to one another. Another strong point is the beautiful story telling and twists that come with this series. Overall, in my opinion Steins;Gate receives a stunning 9/10 this is a really great story that when watched completely hooks you in and leaves you applauding, I recommend any anime fan buys this series because it truly deserves to be on any anime fan's shelf.