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STEINS;GATE
23
3
Finished
Sep 26, 2009 to Jul 27, 2013
8.3/10
Average Review Score
67%
Recommend It
3
Reviews Worldwide
The Steins Gate manga has an abridged story from the original story (visual novel) therefore, some details and plot developments are lost but still remains a good story with emotional moments. The art is good, the character design is different but nice and keeps its essence. The most important moments are very well captured and manage to convey the emotion of the scene. In short I think it is a good alternative to see the story again if we have already played the visual novel or watched the anime (a great adaptation).totally recommended and I give it a 10/10 because I love Steins Gate. El Psy Kongroo.
Before reading this manga, watching the anime first is recommended. I heard the visual novel, the original source was great too, but I haven’t played it yet. This review will compare more of the anime to the manga. In this manga, many things are rushed and it lacks the strength to give the reader attachment to the characters and story at times. The feeling of the “true” Steins;Gate experience is felt very rarely in the manga. Experiencing the anime helps build some appeal to the manga, but that just shows the manga is not sufficient. The manga’s writing feels like a watered down version of theanime, it’s like eating homemade pancakes with no butter, maple syrup, and no Upa drawing on the pancake. Attachment to the story was only somewhat felt towards the final few chapters of the manga. Despite the manga’s shortcomings, the art in the manga was phenomenal, even better than the anime at times. Do not misunderstand, however, the anime was indeed animated well, and it’s greyish colour palette was very fitting for the story. The difference is that the manga art style invites more “anime-like” expressions than the anime itself, and it makes you feel refreshed, like drinking Dr. Pepper on a hot day. Furthermore, the characters and the settings in the manga were exceptionally well drawn. One example of this would be Faris’s design, it looked more charming when compared to the anime. Lastly, the manga edition (at least the complete manga edition) also has nice art behind the front and back covers. Despite being a disappointment, the Steins;Gate manga is still great to have. If you are into collecting, it is a great manga to collect and looks amazing on the shelf. The story was a rushed, but the art solo carries this manga. El Psy Kongroo.
The story of Steins;Gate takes place in Akihabara and is about a group of friends who have managed to customize their microwave into a device that can send text messages to the past. As they perform different experiments, an organization named SERN who has been doing their own research on time travel tracks them down and now the characters have to find a way to avoid being captured by them. (Source: Wikipedia)
Originally bought the 3-1 Omnibus and forgot about it...until recently. After dedicating a few evenings to this Omnibus, my thoughts, perception and general interest in time machine, Sci-fi stories has changed for the better. The Manga has well drawn pages with a very appealing art style for the characters and the chosen settings. The interactions feel genuine and not annoying between certain characters which is a definite plus. The MC being childish as an adult, is quite an interesting concept which appeals to more older readers, 17+, that being yourself is the most valuable trait regardless of others perception. As the story develops, more themesare developed but they felt a little rushed and not utilised enough. The conversations can be more dialogue heavy in certain chapters than others but if you can stay with it, and read it all without scanning too much, then the story becomes so much clearer later on. Overall, this is a fantastic manga to read and recommend it to anyone who wants a good Time machine themed story. El Psy Kongroo ^^