Access our huge library of subs and dubs, featuring a deep catalog of big hits, fan favorites and alltime classics, as. Since then, the series has spawned a manga, drama cds, a movie, a live action stage play, and an anime, including an upcoming anime steins. Gate takes place in akihabara and is about a group of friends who have customized their microwave into a device that can send text messages to the past. Gate is a japanese visual novel created by collaboration of two developer companies nitroplus and 5pb. Less worried with twists and techinicalities and more with character relations and introspections, the steins. Gate movie goes for a rather slower, more patient pace than the series did. I havent gotten around to watching the alternate episode or the vn for 0, but from what i understand it is essentially a side story which shows what led to steins gate worldline being achieved. An intriguing timetravel plot, unique characters, and witty dialogue.
This troper remembers that steins gates future okabes timetravel tech is far superior the one used by alpha timelines okabe and sern. Tv14 hd 1080p 2011 changing the past only makes the future worse. Canon or not, just the interactions between okabe and kurisu are worth it. Oct 11, 2016 there is a movie that is set a year after the ova. Fuka ryoiki no deja vu, is set to come out in japan on april 20 th this year. It is set in 2010 in akihabara, tokyo, and follows rintaro okabe, a selfproclaimed mad scientist, who runs the future gadget laboratory in an apartment together with his friends mayuri shiina and itaru daru hashida. Gate is an adaptation of the visual novel of the same name. Nine get tv anime mar 19, 2016 japans animation bluray disc ranking, february 814 feb 16, 2016 japans animation bluray disc. Gate worldline, the worldline created when okabe saved kurisu at the end of the original series. Unlike the modern visual novel format of the original game, this retro game perfectly mimics the style of graphical text adventure games from the 8bit pc era e. I liked it ok but if you are expecting the creativity and pace of the original series it may disappoint. To read the original list, scroll down to the bottom of this article. The setting is a few months after the end of the anime series. Gate movie, the second type is the movie set randomly somewhere within the established canon where nothing of consequence ultimately happens and everything returns to the status quo at the end apart from the one character they introduced for that movie along.
There is no official english translation at the moment, but a fan translation is ongoing. Well you can consider canon either only what was written by naotaka hayashi, including both steins. I would reccommend the movie espeically if you liked the relationship that developed between okabe and kurisu. Gate s story, after kurisu perishes in the radkan building where they had the time travel convention held by nakabachi. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Its a direct sequel to the anime, taking place directly after the end of the story, in the steins gate timeline.
Ova takes place after the steins gate anime and it was pretty good. While attending a conference about time travel, okabe finds the dead body of kurisu makise, a neuroscience. Aside from being considered non canon, both the movie and ova are set on the steins. Aug 06, 2019 canon or not, just the interactions between okabe and kurisu are worth it. Iirc, it was never stated outright that this moment. Aside from being considered noncanon, both the movie and ova are set on the steins. Today, myself and fellow kotaku author toshi nakamura are here to look at the recently released movie sequel to the 2011 steins. He decides to give up and abandons his lively scientist alter ego, in pursuit to forget the past. Gate zero is a what if that takes place years after steins. Sure it contradicts the rules of the main story, but it can still be overlooked and just enjoy it as a canon fanfiction sequel.
But it cant be considered noncanon either because that movie shows what would actually happen in the steins. I assume it takes place in the 20342036 time frame, but im not 100%. Gates story, after kurisu perishes in the radkan building where they had the time travel convention held by nakabachi. Gate is a gripping drama with some action and a strangely sliceoflife feeling that only becomes all too painfully real in the ways the show explores the different outcomes of a day, an hour, a minute, a second. This is a special episode that is included in the last of the nine bluraydvd volumes released in japan. Really surprised the movie was not as big as i thought it to be. It cant be considered canon because the source material visual novel doesnt have movies story in it. Find out more with myanimelist, the worlds most active online anime and manga community and database. Egoistic poriomania, oukoubakko no poriomania is the ova of the anime adaptation of the visual novel steins.
Wikipedia says it is based on the video game and anime series, but does not say whether it replaces the series, or if its before, concurrent, or after the existing series. A selfdescribed mad scientist attends a lecture on time travel, stumbles upon the dead body of a familiarly unfamiliar woman, and discovers that his text messages are no longer. Gates genre mostly could be classified as hard science. Nitroplus future gadget research institute subtitles by commiesubs. The ova and the movie are not canon, the ova was a special release with the blu ray, and is pretty. Micheal tatum doing an excellent job portraying the mad scientist hououin kyouma. Make sure you watch all the way to the end of the credits. Gate went on for over 20 episodes to explain and resolve a complex time travel story, this movie simply copypastes that winning formula. Only one world line is active at one time, so not everything is canon. Apr 06, 2011 looking for information on the anime steins. Although is considered canon is just an ok movie that reuses the plot, reversing some of the characters roles and focuses more on the romantic aspects from the show. It felt rushed and trod a lot of the ground already covered by the series.
Gate may have never become the classic is today without a proper ending, however, ill be vague here in order to avoid spoilers the events leading to the end happen rather quickly and their emotions seem a little superficial considering everything that has been going on. As they perform different experiments, an organization named sern which have been doing. It is worth pointing out that this is not compatible with the official noncanon sequel steins. The original steins gate series was excellent and i enjoyed every episode but the movie, for me, was neither a fulfilling ending or a credible continuation of the series. Fuka ryoiki no dejavu is a 20 japanese animated science fiction film produced by white fox. Gate series was a remarkable achievement in the way it wove together such a complicated story, fabulous characters and yet still managed to provoke. Gate, which was based on the video game of the same name, and is part. Gate community ive heard people label the ova and the movie as non canon and while i completely understand why the movie isnt considered canon, ive never completely understood what makes the ova not canon.
Like how people say that linear bounded phenogram or the movie isnt canon and the holy day of scourge is. The movie, featuring an original storyline taking place after the events of the series, was released in japanese theaters on april 20, 20, and later on bluray disc and dvd on december, 20. Gate 0 vns as well as holy day of scourge and the distant valhalla short stories and probably something else im unaware of or argue that the ova and the movie are canon too as they were supervised and approved by hayashi who wrote holy day of scourge basically to connect the. Burdened domain of deja vu is one of those powerful stories for me.
When all seems to be normal, he is seemingly pulled back into the past by meeting. Load region of deja vu, was announced at the end of the series. That said, i was sketpical that this film would add anything of substance to the overall anime. Gate 0 manga the manga adaption of the same story as the steins.
Gate that leads with the eccentric mad scientist okabe, struggling to recover from a failed attempt at rescuing kurisu. Gate visual novel, and was initially released for japanese markets in 2011. This was made purely for steins gate fans who wanted more story and more okabe x kurisu. Gate according to imdb there are several good reasons why kurisu and okabe are the series most popular and canon pair, but the mad scientist also has a rapport with plenty of the other lovely characters in the series. A noncanon extension of the true end of the original game.
It gives the anime series a happy ending and some more closure imo while the end of the anime was the realistic, bittersweet ending that promises new beginnings. Pc88, with the player typing short commands to interact with and explore the game world. It features all backgrounds and characters drawn in a lowcolor pixelated style. It is based on some drama cd or fan story or something, so i wouldnt look into those. The selfproclaimed mad scientist rintarou okabe rents out a room in a rickety old building in akihabara, where he indulges himself in his hobby of inventing prospective future gadgets with fellow lab members. Even though it doesnt have any official releases in english a fanmade translation patch for it exists allowing to play it even if you dont know japanese. There are no physical extras, and digital extras are limited to trailers and a commentary. Naturlich ist es schon, wenn man liebgewonnene figuren wieder sieht. Watching the main character, rintaro okabe usually referred to as okarin by his friends, especially mayuri go through. A non canon extension of the true end of the original game.
Michael tatum, monica rial, tyson rinehart, cherami leigh. In this subreddit, you may submit posts about the science adventure series. Mar 31, 2018 aside from being considered non canon, both the movie and ova are set on the steins. Gate film comes in a simple slipcase and plastic case housing the film on both bluray and dvd. My darlings embrace, commonly known as darling of loving vows before its official release, is a fandisc for the original steins. Notes the steins gate is the world line in which chaos. A manga adaption of the 8bit noncanon visual novel. Access our huge library of subs and dubs, featuring a deep catalog of big hits, fan favorites and alltime classics, as well asthe latest shows out of japan. The big dilemma of this movie happened already in the show, only this time it makes less sense. It is a followup to the 2011 anime television series steins.
Absolutely aware of how perfect the show ended, it doesnt try to by any means alter the conclusion, but to deepen it. But it cant be considered non canon either because that movie shows what would actually happen in the steins. Everything else takes place in a different world line, and is therefore not canon. Gate is a rare example of an anime that 100% delivers on something that is very difficult to do. So, is the movie a completely different canon than the vn.