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32. Steins;Gate
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SG as an anime disappointed me in a lot of ways. I made the mistake of watching this basically immediately after I played the game, so the differences between the two were much more stark than they normally would have been. First, the art is way worse than the game. Hukes art is amazing, and though the anime doesnt look bad, its just not the same. Second, a lot of scenes barely use any music. I really dont understand why not, since the SG games music is great and the music the anime uses is good too. Its just not there a lot of the time. Third, the comedy isnt handled nearly as well, perhaps because the anime rushes through a lot of it. Some of it is great (a lot of Okabes stuff, especially), but Darus way worse in the anime.

Fortunately, the base game is great, so even an inferior adaptation would be good, and the anime adapts most of the serious stuff even better than its done in the game. Everything in the second half is awesome (Suzuhas letter maybe the one exception). The anime cuts a lot of the bad Okabe moments, and the fillerish arcs are reduced to focus on the core plot. Its really thrilling, the emotional stuff hits hard, and the character development is perfect. Okabe is an amazing protagonist - one of the best in any anime ever - and Kurisu is equally awesome as his co-star. Their romance is fantastic, and you really want to cheer for them to get together throughout the series, despite all the obstacles that get in their way. The ending is an absolutely amazing capstone on it all. Id say that it and the VN are about equal overall, but both are fantastic experiences, and everyone should check out at least one of the two.
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