I played Steins;Gate last weke(or maybe 'read' since it is a VN) and had this urge to watch Steins;Gate again.
If you see the ';' in the name then it's probably from 5bp., the company that also created Robotics;Notes, Chaos;Head. Steins;Gate 0, the second game in the Steins;Gate series, is going to be released next week on Dec'10. Also, it's anime has been green-lit and it will air sometime in 2016. It will supposedly follow the storyline where Okabe failed to save Makise Kurisu.
The first time i watched Steins;Gate it sent chills down my spine every time the worldline changed(that was simply amazing, playing the game
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also gave me the same sensation maybe because i had already forgotten most of the story). After playing the game i realized just how much shallower the story is compared to the original story, but that is also to be expected as ~25 hrs of gameplay(for the true ending, others take relatively less time) has been stuffed into 24 episodes. All the complicated things that are in the story like the time travel theory as well as what kerr black holes are, how time paradox is avoided oh, and also lifters(if you haven't heard what a lifter is, google 'lifter ionocraft') as well as how they are directly connected to SERN are in the original story but has been removed to cater to a wider audience(maybe). Also, some of the scenes in the game have been changed to make it fit into the anime. The scenes that do change however don't really effect the overall balance of the story.
The part that is the most different from the original story is Mr. Braun's story. Nae doesn't play any role in the story and a backstory has been added to Mr. Braun's past to make the story more realistic.
If you have read up till here and have still not watched Steins;Gate then stop reading this and go watch the anime RIGHT NOW, or you may continue reading this.
The main protagonist in the story is a Chuunibyou('Eighth Grader Syndrome'[1] or simply 'delusional') Okabe Rintarou who calls himself Hououin Kyouma(Houou as in Ho-oh, you know pokemon, which means 'Pheonix' or so it said in the game) and he's being supposedly chased by 'The Organization'(Kikan). And one more thing, Chuuni's have a thing for 'power sealed in their eye and/or arm'(remember 'Burning Fighting Fighter' or 'Dark Flame Master'?). Hououin Kyouma also has a magic eye, it's name being 'Reading Steiner'(also a Chuuni name). You can hear more of these names throughout the story among which the first and foremost being 'Steins Gate'(it is supposedly a mix between German and English) and, oh i just love the next one, 'Stardust Handshake'(originally 'Stardust Shakehand' in Japanese??).
If you were to change the past, every small action stacks up which in term causes a large effect with time. The Butterfly Effect, which is one of the most feared effect of time travel has been depicted very well. To prevent time paradox, all the past event leading to that point in time will be altered to match what the observer sees that is every persons memory is altered so that they do not perceive the change that took place. But since Okabe Rintarou has 'Reading Steiner' he is able to retain his memories even after the worldline has changed. Ignorance is bliss and with knowledge comes responsibility. Since Okabe is the only one who retains his memories and also because he is the one who created the time machine, he takes it upon himself to save Shiina Mayuri whose death has been decided by fate. If you were the one who gave happiness to someone by changing their past and if you should undo the past and steal their happiness, would you be able to do it? As the creator of the time machine and because he is the only person who retains his memories between time lines, it is the responsibility of Okabe Rintarou to change the world to the way it was.
Since the world is round like a ball, even if we walk separate paths, as long as we keep going forward... we'll definitely meet again one day.(from Digimon Xros Wars) Could you say this line to the one form whom you are going to part from? Would you give others happiness just to steal it away from them? Could you sacrifice others memories or relationships to satisfy yourself? If you could send a mail and if that mail would erase a person, would you hesitate while pressing the send button?
Okabe has taken it upon himself to right all the changes that he has done to the past in order to save Mayuri which in turn saves the world. Starting with Amane Suzuha who came to 2010 to search for her father, Feryis NyanNyan who brought her father back to life, Urushibara Luka who chages his gender, Kiryuu Moeka who stole the IBN 5100 and finally the mail that started it all, Okabe Rintaro who brought Makise Kurise back to life. All of the mail must be undone in order to move onto the beta-timeline where the time machine hasn't been invented and SERN doesn't rule the world. Every parting that happens is really emotional and very good(really makes me want to just sit back and just think about it over and over again).
Words aren't enough to convey the feeling i felt then i watched Steins;Gate. How would you begin to define a series as a masterpiece? Because it made you cry, because it made you remember your childhood, because it gave you willpower, because it made you know what truly loving means?? For me, if i truly love an anime i wish that that anime would never end but an anime is only complete if it has an ending, these two feelings contradict each other. So i try to extend that anime as long as possible so that i can think back on the things that happened in that anime, so that i can remember it as long as possible, so that the feeling that i had when i watched that anime will never disappear from my memory. When i have these feelings, it is no exaggeration to say that is the time when i truly feel alive and believe i watch anime for that reason. In that sense, for me, Steins;Gate is a masterpiece.
Normally anime is bright and colorful to convey cheerfullness. But, Steins;Gate is closer to monochrome which gives a nice atmosphere to the story. Every small detail in the anime gives it a very nice feel and add up to make the anime closer to anything than a masterpiece. Never in this timline do i think i will ever find an anime based on time-travel that is this well depicted and can make me truly sad and sentimental and at the same time happy to see that the story has ended.
>>"Saa, unmei ni aragae soshite jikan wo koete, Ragnarok wa chikazuiteiru. Ima ga mirai wo kaerunda. Saa, issho ni ｢El Psy Kongroo｣"
>>"Come on, struggle against fate and transcend time, Ragnarok is near. We'll change the future. Come, say it together ｢El Psy Kongroo｣"
[1]. Chuunibyou: 'chuu' comes from the word 'Chuugakkou' meaning Middle School and 'ni' as in 'ninensei' or Second year student so Chuuni means Eighth Grade and 'byou' comes from 'byouki' which means Disease. Since people in the Eighth Grade are 'delusional', hence the term.
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If you see the ';' in the name then it's probably from 5bp., the company that also created Robotics;Notes, Chaos;Head. Steins;Gate 0, the second game in the Steins;Gate series, is going to be released next week on Dec'10. Also, it's anime has been green-lit and it will air sometime in 2016. It will supposedly follow the storyline where Okabe failed to save Makise Kurisu. The first time i watched Steins;Gate it sent chills down my spine every time the worldline changed(that was simply amazing, playing the game ... 
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