[Discussion] Steins;Gate Is Still Influencing Sci-Fi Anime 15 Years Later

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• Rottcodd@ani.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Am I the only one who thinks that Steins;Gate is overrated?

  Maybe it’s because I grew up reading science fiction and it’s always been my favorite genre, and time travel one of my favorite sub-genres, but I just found it to be sort of shallow and tedious. That and something that is unfortunately all too common in anime, unnecessarily bogged down with an intensely irritating MMC. I’ll give it credit for an interesting climax, but to me, it was too little too late.

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  • leave_it_blank@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’m on the opposite side. Most of the story makes sense in the science the show defines, and the main character is not your run of the mill standard ordinary high school boy. And it has enough twists to keep the show fun.

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  • guynamedzero@piefed.zeromedia.vip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I am usually hyper-critical of any science-ey plot points in shows or movies. Steins;Gate is the only show that had minimal inaccuracies and plot holes. The only thing keeping me from giving it a 10/10 is the amount of fan service in the second season.

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    • e0qdk@reddthat.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      minimal inaccuracies

      I (mostly) liked the show, but conflating the physical compression of a blackhole with data compression really grated on me.

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  • Grass@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That’s perfectly OK. As long as you don’t turn around and say your favourite anime is one piece or demon slayer or something…

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  • Krauerking@lemy.lol ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    So the point is that he is a nearing adult chunibyo (person with grand delusions that is somewhat common in Japan that is very strict and leaves young people economically behind) he is supposed to be weird and making stuff up because he doesnt care much for the real world. He is bad at being a “real” person.

    But, surprise surprise, everything he is making up is real, and he gets everything he could want. A grand conspiracy, evil organizations, even stuff pertaining to his friends, changed to his desired fantasies. He gets it all and is asked only to give up the “real world” which seems easy until it comes with actual loss of it.

    It invites you to watch the tragedy of this person trying to find who they are when either version of himself makes him unhappy. And then it is wrapped in the SciFi story where one of the best parts of the show is that everything is relevant to the plot by being true to the characters and their world. Lots of little details to map out how they all work together.

    All to say I actually like the tedium. It shows how easy it is to stumble downwards into delusion, how it feels simple and boring unti l you are in it, and then how painful it can be to come back out the other side and how hard it can be to be the same person when you do.

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    • Rottcodd@ani.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I just had the tragically uncommon experience of reading a response that neatly and concisely outlined and supported a viewpoint contrary to my own, and did so without even hinting that the fact that my own is contrary is a sure indicator of the inferiority of my mind/morals/education/genitalia. So thanks for that.

      And considering that viewpoint, I can see how it is that an anime that started with a character who to me is nothing but fingernails on a chalkboard, then built a story around him out of pseudoscience, wishful thinking and macguffins, could impress and even touch someone else even as it left me - a snide, cynical background character in Japanese fiction archetype terms - entirely unimpressed and untouched.

      So thanks for that too.

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  • Naho_Zako@piefed.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    My mom and I have been trying to watch it and it’s just. Painful. The entire cast so far sucks and the MC is comically annoying and childish. My jaw dropped when my mom looked up his age and said he was 18, since he looks likes he’s in his mid 20s.

    Anyway if I can’t be bothered to like or give a damn about any of the characters, idk if I’ll ever see the “grand"” plot twist.

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  • Hazel@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You’re not the only one :) Tedious is a good descriptor, it just drags on and I didn’t care about the characters.

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