Huke and Nitroplus designed visual novel Steins;Gate‘s much anticipated anime adaptation has aired to a generally positive reception.
Steins;Gate has the distinction of being the most anticipated anime of the season (admittedly not a difficult feat), thanks largely to the strong reputation and highly distinctive visual style of the original.
The original visual novel, released on PC and Xbox 360, features a circle of Akihabara-based otaku in a complex time-travel based science fiction plot.
Fan opinion cooled slightly as it became apparent that the anime had dumped much of the distinctive look of the original for a more generic anime style, but the anime still managed to attract a rather impressive live viewership of 250,000 during its NicoNico premier, making it a definite contender for the season’s top spot.
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Definitely looking forward to how the anime will play out compared to the VN. Love the VN to death, and I really, really hope the anime won’t fail. First episode was epic and I hope they keep it up. ED was awesome as well.
I actually liked Chaos;Head anime. Lol. Better than most, though not comparable to the vn.
chaos;head was good, this looks promising.
Not disappointed by 5pb/nitro+ game adaptations so far.
“Yes you the dumb looking bastard in the monitor”
I hope this line remains with us for a long time
The original style was so much more appealing and unique. This is most disappointing, like when Valkyria Chronicles transitioned to psp and lost its visual style.