Steins:Gate tells you the story of Rintarou Okabe, a self-proclaimed mad scientist, and his crew of “lab members” as they research about time travelling and how to make it a reality. Together with Mayuri Shiina, his childhood friend, and Hashida “Daru” Itaru, a hacker, they start the research with the device called the Phone Microwave which can send text messages to the past and alters the history. As the story progresses, the brilliant researcher Kurisu Makise also joined them to make their goal a reality. With the knowledge of being able to change the future, Okabe must take the role as the person who can prevent a certain event to happen and change the future into a better one.

The story starts of pretty slow, like 11 episodes slow. Things started to become interesting at episode 12, and episode 1 to 11 feels more like an introduction of the anime. It’s not like episode 1 to episode 11 is unnecessary, it’s just that the plot doesn’t really move that fast and feels like it’s more about introducing the characters and the little bits of Steins;Gate rather than plot progression.

If you ask me do I regret watching episode 1 to episode 11, I would probably say no. The reason is because I want to know this anime so that I can enjoy it as a whole. For those who don’t really care about an anime or an anime series and prefer knowing the plot only, then you could start watching Steins;Gate from episode 12. Just make sure you read the plot of the previous episodes so things wouldn’t become confusing.

The story may starts slow, but believe me, things become very interesting when the plot starts to move faster. There are dramatic and touching moments, unexpected revelations, and twists and turns that leaves you wanting for more and more. When things become serious, the characters also experience changes which make the story more interesting.

2. Eccentric Characters and Great Character Development

To be honest, when you started to watch Steins;Gate, you might be wondering about the odd characters. Some examples are Okabe, who babbles weird nonsense most of the time; Mayuri, a cheerful girl who looks younger than she actually is and voiced by Kana Hanazawa (Known for her role as Kosaki Onodera from Nisekoi, Nadeko Sengoku from the Monogatari series, and others); and Kurisu Makise, a brilliant researcher who is a tsundere.

The characters become more developed in the later episodes and we get to see the bond between one character and another character. One example is how Okabe becomes a more serious character and you can tell that he has been through a lot after going time travelling. He reminds me of Tom Cruise’s character that he played in the movie Edge of Tomorrow.

The viewers will be attached to the characters, and that’s definitely something good about Steins;Gate.

3. Spectacular Voice Acting

Another thing that I like about Steins;Gate is the voice acting. The voice acting in Steins;Gate really fits with the character. Kana Hanazawa’s voice acting suits well with Mayuri’s character and appearance, Asami Imai nailed Kurise's character as a brilliant researcher and a tsundere, and Mamoru Miyano has done a great job voicing Okabe.

When Okabe starts to talk about weird nonsensical things, you can see that there are effort put trying to sound like a mad scientist in the voice acting, and when Okabe starts to become a more serious character, you can tell that there’s emotion put in the voice acting.

To put it simply, the voice acting helps you appreciate the story better.