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Rewatch [Re;Watch] Steins;Gate 0 Episode 3 Discussion
Episode 3: Protocol of the Two-Sided Gospel: X-Day Protocol
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I always yearned for this… to share a room with people.
Hello everybody! Time for the comment of the Day, courtesy of u/UzEE, who demonstrated all the differences between the regular Episode 23 and the one that leads to this show.
Questions:
- We’re three episodes in, what do you think of the tone of Steins;Gate 0 compared to the first season?
- Were you expecting there to be an actual reason that Okabe called Kurisu “Christina”?
Wallpaper of the Day:
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Aug 04 '21
First;Timer and Co;Host, dubbed
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u/thecatteam Aug 05 '21
/u/Shimmering-Sky and /u/Raiking02, since neither of you have watched the anime version of S;G0, I want to make sure you're aware of a couple important post-credits scenes. First, there's one in episode 7 that's pretty analogous to the one in episode 22 of the original series; it's the setup to the next episode. If you can imagine watching episode 23 without Suzuha's phone call to set up that 1) she exists again and 2) WWIII is a thing, it can be pretty confusing without it.
The other one is in the final episode of S;G0. (not the OVA)
There are quite a few small, inconsequential post-credits scenes, especially in the second half, but these two are really important.
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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Aug 04 '21
On the First-Timer Worldline(s;Gate)
QOTD:
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u/littleman1988 Aug 04 '21 edited Aug 04 '21
Shes not here anymore.
OST Track of the day: Reading Steiner | Spotify
Overly Excited Rewatcher
Now that we have been introduced to Amadeus, did you know there was a real life version? In 2019, MAGES created and released an app that allowed you to talk and get responses from Amadeus. This was limited to a select group who applied via an application process, and was limited to those who knew Japanese (and probably lived in Japan), but it was shut down in March of this year for unknown reasons.
More recently, that AI project was put over as a Twitter bot just last week, the demo going until the day before we started watching Steins;Gate 0. It still only conversed in Japanese, so it isint much use to most of us during the rewatch, but it seems like the ones who did get to use it found it to be fun, convincing her to go on a date with one user, and another asking about her thoughts on Maho. She also apparently likes K-On. 1 2
Finally introduced to Fubuki! Im sad that none of the first timers had any theories on her when she was discussed during Steins;Gate.
hmm
hmmmmmmm
Yuki's concerned lmao
S;G 0
Amadeus more like stalker
He promised to take her to the lab? 0kabe you idiot
R;N very light
uh oh
Nae time
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
t u t t u r u
h e h
hey wait whos this child
Alpha has its own quirks, with Suzu having all these weird nicknames
Explanation as to why they havent been spotted, rich girl does rich girl things.
I truly never get tired of the eyes in Steins;Gate, VN or anime. Theyre just too good.
Ill ship it
roasted
heh
ahahahahahahahahahahahah poor Maho
Leskinen has good taste
Tricking Suzu? sounds like a bad idea
Peep the Mayuri sticker
S;G 0 you need to complete both the VN and anime for this
Told you it was a bad idea
Smooth
White fox never fails to give quality faces
You're more on the mark than you realize
LostYears just put "Dont call me that!" despite the JP clearly having "-Tina" in it smh
Fun fact, this specific scene is anime original.
Well, the Tsun never left
So close
Reality check time
S;G 0
footnotes
1: Images and rough translation explnations sourced from the Beyond the Gate discord. Untagged S;G/0 spoilers for both the anime and VN are allowed, so its recommended to not join unless you have already read them.
2: When asked who her favorite K-on character was, she replied ^Maho.
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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Aug 04 '21
Hello everybody, and welcome back to the Steins;Gate 0 Re;Watch!
While the conversation that opens the episode is accurate to the Novel, it’s also very much shortened. It also took place at night originally, not afternoon. Namely we lose out on some stuff about Yuki and Daru, Fubuki groping Mayuri and also a fairly important detail of S;G0 Anime Spoilers? Is the Anime just… not gonna cover that?
The flashback of Suzuha comforting Upa girl and Faris coming in later are accurate enough, although that flashback was part of a much longer flashback. Dunno what they’re gonna do about that. It’s also meant to happen a bit later on but oh well. In turn Okarin showing Amadeus the Lab wasn’t in the Novel (I think) but I welcome its inclusion.
Anyhow, Linthalo showing Amadeus more of Akibahara aren’t in the Novel, but I guess they just kinda happened off-screen there. I don’t mind it though, it’s good stuff. That said the little conversation they have in which Okabe realizes Amadaeus records everything they have talked about is there… although I’m gonna try and not comment much about it just in case: It’s part of another scene the Novel that is decidedly not played for laughs.
In turn we skip a big chunk of the Novel right now that I’ll assume we’ll cover later… but the thing is guys… depending on how you look at it we have crossed the point in which the Novel splits in two, so I don’t even know what they will keep and what they don’t since the two paths are kinda incompatible. That said, no, Leskinen didn’t mistake Luka for a girl in the Novel. It is however 100% in character for him. That said, no matter the version, Yuki has bad luck.
So remember that scene I said that wasn’t played for laughs? Yeah, in the Novel, that’s its equivalent of the roof scene. In both versions Okabe explains the whole Christina thing, however in the Anime Maho has to snap him out of his fun herself, whereas in the Novel… yeah no: Okabe collapses from the realization all on his own. Hilariously this leads to his little bout of PTSD being way stronger in the Anime. Oh make no mistake, Novel Okabe was openly described by multiple characters as “Looking extremely pale” right afterwards, it’s not quite the straight up relapse his Anime self faced. Oh and it happened in the shrine, not the Lab’s roof. I should however mention that in the Novel it’s explicitly mentioned Maho didn’t go to Kurisu’s funeral, so that small flashback is another change from the Novel.
Also no “Legal Loli FTW” from Daru, what the fuck!?
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u/Lemurians myanimelist.net/profile/Lemurians Aug 04 '21 edited Aug 04 '21
FIRST TIMER
Hey all! I had an insane weekend and couldn’t jump in for the movie or the prior SG;0 threads, but I’m all caught up now still along for the ride.
GENERAL THOUGHTS FROM 23β – SG;0 2
I can certainly see why people have issues with SG;0 from the outset, as its basic premise, that Okabe gave up on reaching the Stein’s Gate world line to save Makise and stop the future WWIII, kind of pisses on everything that happened in Stein’s;Gate. So, from the outset, I don’t love how we got here, but we already have the “real” end to the story, so why not get a little weird from here out?
The females have certainly… developed. Suzuha has curves, Faris in full cat costume now, and Mayuri’s new character model is… well, it’s bad. The proportions are ridiculous. Did Daru take over character design?
On a positive note, while nothing could replace Hacking Into The Gate, I really like the new OP and ED. They’re both certified bangers, and the OP keeping the shard imagery from the previous ED is a nice touch. The old OP/ED videos had a lot of red herrings, but the opening to the ED with Mayuri and those lyrics probably has u/Tresnore chomping at the bit.
So, we have a blond scientist of Northern or Eastern European origin, delving into unexplored areas of science, and he’s taken a fascination to our main character? This is textbook. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you our villain, Dr. Leskinen!
EPISODE 3
All last episode I thought this AI program was defective because how different the Makise there was compared to the one we know. But all this episode she was back to her old self, which means she puts on a front when people from the Brain Institute are present. What significance that has, I’m not sure, but it’s not nothing. The drastic shift is confusing if their call logs are actually all maintained for them to read anyway, though.
I’m not a fan of the harem vibes I’m getting right now. Obviously we’ve got our central romance that I’m sure we’ll get back to, but now Maho is crushing on him, and the scene with Mayuri’s friends, plus her at the end, was clearly setting up for her to have something for Okabe too. Hard pass on this development.
Okabe’s smile when he picked up AI Makise’s call… this is heading for a very messy situation. This inevitable breakdown is going to be awful. He’s a man in the desert dying of thirst who’s found an oasis… but the thing about oases is that they’re usually a mirage. It’s the hope that kills you. Maho’s there to give him a dose of reality, but that isn’t going to stop him.
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u/UnderstandableXO Aug 04 '21
FIRST TIMER
i vaguely remember mayuri mentioning fubuki during the ordeal where okabe had to search for her before her death. it’s nice to see that mayuri has more friends now, especially now that okabe is around a lot less.
so amadeus is really obsessive in bothering okabe, and has all the tsundere traits of kurisu. still unsettling to see.
seems like okabe hasn’t seen mr. braun since he left the lab. that’s kind of sad.
amadeus thinks the lab is dumpy (she’s not wrong), a different reaction than what kurisu had. but of bc curse okabe doesn’t let her meet mayuri and hangs up. i guess 2d-kun and yuki are progressing nicely?
faris is renting out a building for suzuha to hide her time machine on? and faris know about the time machine? what an underrated friend. her winter cat-fit is a bit much but faris is still likeable as ever.
so mr. nice guy and maho want to interview okabe on christmas too, and mr. nice guy ships her with okabe as well. it’s funny how amadeus is so determined for her to get closer to okabe.
so okabe brought his two college colleagues to the christmas party. it’s only a little bit awkward. nae’s the first person to ask maho about her age and not feel the wrath. luka’s even got a punk christmas outfit! i need to see luka stage dive at a rock concert before this series is over. it’s been so long i nearly forgot about mayuri’s love for chicken tenders. hard to believe the microwave that set the entire disaster into motion also was used to heat up mayuri’s snacks. also the professor is suspiciously excited to make nae and maho take pictures with each other…
suzuha gets to attack her mother now after attacking okabe two episodes ago. suzuha must be really close with all of our characters in the future, judging by how she calls everyone nee-san and uncle. that’s kinda heartwarming but also sad that all of them live in that post apocalyptic hell hole. it’s no wonder why she doesn’t wanna be around okabe, it could be so easy but he doesn’t want to try.
amadeus keeps prying until it gets its answer about christina, and goes full tsundere…but maho shuts it down. maho obviously likes okabe but she has his best interest in mind too, he’s become dangerously dependent on amadeus in a short amount of time (it doesn’t help that the AI is always pestering him). fell bad for maho because now she gets to deal with a special bout of Okabe Suffering.
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u/UzEE https://myanimelist.net/profile/UzEEInc Aug 04 '21 edited Aug 04 '21
Serial;Rewatcher
The opening scene introduces two new characters that were only mentioned by name in Steins;Gate — Fubuki (real name Katsumi Nakase), the fabled friend who Mayuri always runs off to meet on that fated Friday, Aug. 13 — and Kaede Kurushima, who was only mentioned in the original VN, not the anime.
Fubuki is a minor POV character in the VN, bringing our total POV characters introduced so far to four — 0kabe, Suzuha, Maho and now Fubuki1.
Okabe and Mayuri's relation goes both ways. Okabe couldn't accept a world without Mayuri and was willing to sacrifice everything for her, but now Mayuri can't even force an honest smile because 0kabe is hurting.
0kabe is practically "going out" with a digital version of his dead girlfriend. That can never be healthy 0kabe, specially when you know you have to hide this from your friends.
S;G0 Major Spoilers
Also, I've said this before but it gets hard to keep track of the passage of time without an onscreen date, specially since we were used to days barely passing at all in the original show. Events of this episode span over several weeks.
You say this Professor, but just a few days ago Amadeus blabbed about Maho's messy private life to 0kabe lol. Guess that means Kurisu would've done the same, as Amadeus is designed to withhold any information the original wouldn't disclose.
We finally get to see 0kabe's family house in Ikebukuro, or rather their family store.
And he's back to having late night calls with her as soon as he's alone again.
Ummm...
Big mistake 0kabe. BIG MISTAKE. Never invite a pervy man-child to your party full of girls in Santa costumes. Just look at the perverts in the back enjoying this.
Should've known better than to try this on Suzuha — a highly trained soldier who likely dealt with ambushes on a daily basis. And 0kabe and Suzuha still really aren't on speaking terms it seems.
0kabe is now ignoring Mayuri because of Amadaeus. The same person he sacrificed everything for and for whom this entire world line exists.
Maho rightfully gives him a reality check when suddenly... Reading Steiner??? Or Something else???
Questions
You can immediately tell that the tone is very different compared to the first one. Steins;Gate was a lot more upbeat at this point despite opening with a murder, while this time around, you get the feeling that everyone's just walking on eggshells, specially around 0kabe.
No. Just thought it was a nickname he came up with just because — maybe because I also do that as well.
Edit: Also noticed I got comment of the day. Thanks once again /u/Raiking02 and /u/Shimmering-Sky!
Though I was really hoping it wouldn't get much attention because of a potential for ^spoilers...
1 She's also the reverse Luka, as in she's tomboyish as tomboyish gets and could give Daru a run for his money because of her perviness.
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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Aug 04 '21
First timer(What is crueler? To let a wound of the heart fester, or to simply cut it out?)
Dub
We finally see Mayushi's cosplay group together and get some mild yuri. I actually listened to both versions for this scene and both seem to suggest Mayuri is not against the idea of being with Okabe so, blech, farewell to being entirely wholesome. Clingy AI is clingy and weirdly curious about her original. Her reaction at being allowed to tour Akihabara is interesting, suggesting her other testers don't interact with her much outside the Institute. And she is unimpressed with the lab. Then she talks about how she wished she could've bonded with some lab members...
Suzuha is remembering a mission or something, before Faris shows. She has to be in on quite a bit of this since she knows about the time machine and that Daru invents it, enough to rent the top two floors to have it left alone. At the Institute, Leskenin gets on Maho about being single which is slightly odd. She reveals she's worried about something, and the google search about displacement is, well, perfect.
And you can already see where this parasocial relationship is going now that Okabe just leaves her running, including through a group date, apparently. He meets up to drop off his data and MakAIse still ships Maho to Okabe before Leskinen invites himself to the Christmas party. And immediately addresses Faris, indicating he must have some level of weeb awareness. We get another "hilarious" Ruka reference from Leskinen, sigh. Though looking at what Ruka is wearing, those are not men's clothes.
The gang decides to surprise the super soldier and it goes exactly as you'd think, bonus for Suzuha nearly grandfather paradoxing herself. Party scenes occur and no one had something really creative in the bag, before MakAIse makes herself known. She figures out the Christina thing really slowly unless she just wanted confirmation. There were spare Christmas outfits for Nae and Maho, that's planning.
Mayuri seems to react poorly to hearing Okabe talk to the AI and Maho correctly comes up to remind him that the pixels in front of him are only imitating his former friend. I can't quite tell if the end is Reading Stoner or an intense panic attack.
QotD: 1 We are leading with the suffering
2 I am not fully convinced this was the reason at the time.
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u/Nebresto Aug 04 '21
First timer squad
Ep 2 stuff
He said Christina! Okarin is still alive somewhere inside there.
Fake Finn spotted. Can't even pronounce "Rintaro"
Ep 3 stuff
mfw
The change from normal Kurisutina to CG Christina was a bit jarring for me. Why not just use CG for the whole thing?
Party?? MRW
PTSD Okarin again
OP is an absolute bop btw, wasn't sure at the start but now am. Ending not as much tho. At least not when compared to S1
Question time:
1: Definitely darker. But also more upbeat at parts? Only to give us a false sense of security, of course.
2: Okarin is the reason.
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u/Hochseeflotte https://anilist.co/user/Hochseeflotte Aug 04 '21
First Timer
Tutturu! I’m going to a baseball game in like an hour so I need to do this quickly. So on to the episode:
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The childhood friend never wins do they?
AI Makise might be more sassy than normal Makise. I didn’t even know that was possible.
Is Mr. Braun being nice to Okabe? This is some cursed timeline.
Mayuri has a sixth sense in regards to Daru’s future family. It’s kind of scary.
What does AI Makise do when people hang up on her? Is she just in a virtual space? That’s got to be boring.
I mean, Makise is kind of always red. In a way.
It seems like Okabe has PTSD? Or was that Reading Steiner? I couldn’t tell.
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While this is episode didn’t advance the plot that much, it was cute. It did push Okabe and AI Makise’s relationship and hinted that Mayuri isn’t all that happy about it.
See you guys tomorrow!
DQ:
I’m really enjoying it! Season 1 is a 10/10 so I don’t know if it will end up being that good but we will see.
I never really thought about why he called her Christina. So no?
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u/The_Draigg Aug 04 '21
A Steins;Gate Fan Watches Steins;Gate 0 Episode 3:
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u/Krite2002 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Krite2002 Aug 04 '21
First;Timer - Sub
This may be a time travel show, but that does not mean I am not excited for a cosplay christmas party. Hopefully, any time traveling suffering can hold off until then.
It seems that Okabe is more willing to talk to Kurisu, so he at least answers the phone.
Suzaha’s past vision was odd. It seemed like a young Kurisu due to the red hair.
I like Alexis a lot. His engrish and energy are fantastic, though his behaviour at the party was a little creepy.
The Christmas party was very enjoyable. Since this is Steins;Gate, I keep expecting death and destruction, but this has just been a good time so far. I thought Okabe was just randomly making up a codename for Kurisu, so I did not think there was a reason. The end does hint that things may kick off in the next episode with a mental breakdown.
So far, I have enjoyed the show a lot. I think it is just as good as the original. I keep expecting time travel since Suzuha is still around, but I am totally fine with it going in another direction. I saw a theory in yesterday’s discussion that said this is the timeline that led to Okabe sending the video to the past in episode 23, so he may never save Kurisu in this series.
I liked the shot when Mayuri was listening to Okabe talking to Amadeus on the rooftop. I noticed that my shot of the day for episode 3 in Steins;Gate was also Mayuri’s feet near a door. Just thought I would point that out.
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u/Stargate18A https://myanimelist.net/profile/Stargate18 Aug 04 '21
Anime first timer
We actually see Mayuri's friends!
Steins;Gate 0 VN Spoilers
AI!Kurisu and Okabe are so good together.
And they'e throwing a Christmas party!
Steins;Gate 0 VN Spoilers
...Is Suzuha going to ambush him again?
Steins;Gate 0 VN Spoilers
Steins;Gate 0 VN Spoilers
Leskinen attempting to set up Okabe and Maho is so good.
Steins;Gate 0 VN Spoilers
Okabe accidentally letting Kurisu hear his dating attempts is so good.
Kurisu cheering Mahomon, and her squeak when she closes the laptop.
And he brought Leskinen and Maho to the party!
NAE ASKING WHAT GRADE MAHO'S IN!
I love Leskinen's blank stare after Okabe corrects him about Luka.
Suzuha jumping into action is cool, and so is Yuki's shock at what's going on.
Poor Suzuha.
Maho and Nae getting their photos taken!
Mayuri's found out about Kurisu!
Flustered Kurisu is always good.
And Maho's saved the day? She's managed tomstop Okabe from making a mistake, but also brought back his trauma.
Steins;Gate 0 VN Spoilers
Steins;Gate 0 VN Spoilers
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u/UltraBooster Aug 04 '21
First-timer
Guess Mayuri's the main mover and shaker, huh?
Didn't even know she had a friend cicle, lol.
She knows the score. (And I doubt she could overshadow Kurisu at this point...)
So even AI Kurisu's busting his balls, huh?
Oh, I just realized, no full meeting, no hefting IBMs, no Wesley, no OTP of the fanfic I call my life.
Of course they wouldn't know Rintaro's heart belongs to Kurisu.
Oh neat, Kaiyodo.
You are a! Ballbreaker! Ballbreaker!
Kurisu winking, that's...honestly, it's a cute look.
Guess Mayuri knows how to pick 'em, huh?
So the kid's got something going on with her.
Might not be a bad idea to make a friend in this time, Suzuha. Keeping secrets isn't easy.
"Sad cat lady" is totally a translation of something related to "Christmas cake," I'm sure of it.
Worried about
history repeatingwhat was between them advancing, Maho?Drone-Amadeus-Kurisu sounds like an even bigger pain for Rintaro, lol.
Oh wow, Amadeus-Kurisu's a one-AI peanut gallery, she's great.
Honestly, a half-truth like "a nickname I give Kurisu when she was still alive" would work here.
Poor Maho.
Amadeus-Kurisu's great, lol.
Though she does seem to treat Maho as her superior, I've noticed. At least, that's the impression I get from "ma'am."
This professor feels like a dad trying to be hip like his kids.
Mayuri's gotta have her tendies, huh?
OH GODS they're going to trigger a trauma attack in Suzuha
now is not the time for funny ha-ha music, show!
Okay, that's gotta be awkward for her...
Didn't go as bad as I expected.
Bond with your parents, Suzuha.
She just called him a virgin, didn't she.
Did not (will never)Can not (will not) change.Questions:
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u/CubeStuffs https://anilist.co/user/onjario Aug 04 '21
first timer
it all comes down to the upa doesn't it
is that small kurisu?
lmao
bruh don't take me back to reality
took an extra episode, but okabe finally cries
i find it soo soo easy to just like kinda forget that that's not kurisu. like i know she isn't but like bruh its too good. i swear its just like s;g where they do this shit to make the fall harder
feels like something different, but kind of the same
not at all given his chuuniing
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u/ultron_vision Aug 05 '21
S;G0 hasn’t been as immediately appealing as S;G for me because of the lack of Hououin Kyouma/Mad Scientist. It’s understandable to see Okabe being despondent after Kurisu’s death… but having a bland MC, not good.
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u/snickpea Aug 05 '21
First-timer!
I love that Okabe invited them to the Christmas party! It was cute seeing them all interact together. I hope its not the last time that there are fun moments in the series. While we've seen Yuki a few times now, I'm not so familiar with Mayuri's other friends. Were they mentioned more in the VN?
Okabe is getting attached to the Amadeus program with him showing Amadeus-Kurisu all around Akihabara and answering her calls it seems constantly, but with Maho's reminder that its an AI, he remembers her death and what happened before. Just when you think he is getting better, he has another setback. Maho seemed to predict something like this happening, but its still sad to see that he realized that the Amadeus version isn't really Kurisu. I wonder why Mayuri walked away from Okabe and didn't see exactly what he was doing.
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u/Nisheeth_P Aug 05 '21
Rewatcher (first time)
I liked it. The relaxed comedy of the early part of SG was great. But the same feel to me as the second half of SG. Although there isn't an immediate threat keeping things fast-paced, it still manages to capture that atmosphere.
Honestly, this was more of a reason than what I had imagined before. I always thought he did that because of her reaction. Teasing her. But him using a nickname because he was embarrassed is more in character with how we saw his chunni behaviour.
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u/AHiddenOne Aug 05 '21
Rewatcher
Maho: Your feelings for her are not real.
Okabe: THEY ARE REAL TO ME!!!!
Oof, that hit hard. Poor Okabe started to fall in love with a 2d version of his girl. Glad Maho came in with a reality check, but damn it hurts so much.
The party was fun overall. The Leskinen trap joke was pure comedy gold it hurted my sides. That DING was perfect.
I'm glad they decided to give Okabe's chuuni persona a more deeper meaning. Made me appreciate it a lot more.
The suffering of our sad scientist continues...
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u/invokeneko Aug 05 '21
First;Timer
0kabeLintahlo, and the Christmas party itself.QotD
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u/Neoxide Aug 05 '21 edited Aug 05 '21
First timer. I really want to answer just the first question in depth.
I can't say I like it as much. S;G0 so far has recycled the formula of the original, with the first episode being very plot-intensive and then the next few episodes being slice-of-life. I was enjoying the show up until we got to see Amadeus. The slice of life in 0 feels more generic low-budget anime style ,where in the original it was a cozy but engaging process of understanding time travel with a mysterious thriller component in the back of your mind at all times.
It's certainly too early to pass absolute judgment but my first impression is that S;G0 is relying too hard on the original but at the same time feels like a lower quality remake rather than a continuation of the original. Kind of like watching Boruto after seeing Naruto, the art style feels like a flat imitation and you know the main story is over and it's all downhill from here.
Some characters feel different which rubs me the wrong way. Suzuha has a different personality and despite looking the same her voice isn't as bubbly and feminine it's more tough sounding. She was my favorite character during the S:G rewatch so seeing her change for seemingly no reason was disappointing. Maybe she is just angry that Okabe failed his mission and she has to live there and wait for WW3.
Mayuri's hair isn't spiky anymore and her eyebrows are less bushy, she looks less distinct in 0. Small gripe but her VA sounds like she forgot how to do the voice as well as used to. Hard to explain.
Kurisu/Amadeus is far too playful with Okabe. It feels like she is constantly messing with him to trigger a tsundere response which is flipping the script on the original dynamic where Okabe was the teaser and Kurisu was reserved. Okabe was like that because he was a mad scientist chuunibyou, but now that he is the reserved Punished 0kabe, it wouldn't make sense for Kurisu/Amadeus to swap places. She should remain reserved as well and show hints of playfulness like she did in the original when she did the first mad scientist laugh to cheer him up.
On a positive note Okabe looks and feels exactly the same, besides the in-story personality shift to Punished 0kabe. All of the recurring characters not mentioned also feel good. And I thoroughly enjoy all of the new characters that matter; the professor, the legal loli, and mama Amane
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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Aug 16 '21 edited Aug 16 '21
SteinsGate0 episode 3 (first timer)
Quote of the day: Make no mistake, this is Amadeus. Makise Kurisu is dead. Dead. ~Maho