“Kurisu returns to Akihabara, reunites with changed Okabe, and investigates reality glitches challenging science and memory.”
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Synopsis
Kurisu returns to Akihabara, reunites with changed Okabe, and investigates reality glitches challenging science and memory.
After a year abroad, brilliant neuroscientist Kurisu Makise returns to the electric streets of Akihabara, where she reunites with the eccentric self-proclaimed "mad scientist" Rintarou Okabe. Their long-awaited reunion, however, is tinged with an unspoken tension—something has changed in the year they've been apart. As Kurisu settles back into the familiar rhythm of the Future Gadget Lab, she begins to notice subtle anomalies in the world around her. Okabe, once boisterous and theatrical, now carries himself with a quiet burden that he refuses to discuss. The lab members sense a growing distance between them, though none can pinpoint its source. When strange phenomena begin occurring throughout Akihabara—glitches in reality that seem to ripple across the fabric of time itself—Kurisu finds herself drawn into a mystery that challenges everything she believes about science, causality, and the nature of memory. As she delves deeper into these anomalies, she must confront questions about the price of knowledge and the weight of choices that transcend the boundaries of ordinary existence. Set against the backdrop of modern Tokyo's otaku culture capital, this psychological science fiction tale explores the intersection of theoretical physics and human emotion, where the greatest experiments are those of the heart.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 88 sampled reviews
What 88 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.05 · split reception
6.0 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 3.0
↑ 0.09
Running avg · May 2013 → Jul 2025
- 10 “This movie arrived at the perfect time, delivering an excellent experience with flawless art and a deeply emotional ending that gave me chills. There are no criticisms to be made, as the film...”
- 10 “This movie is a great watch for fans of the main series, offering significant plot development and a refreshing shift in focus away from Okabe. While the beginning feels like it might just be a...”
- 10 “This sweet and wholesome movie features a magnificent portrayal of Rintarō and Kurisu’s relationship, making for an enjoyable adventure that even moved me to tears. While the film suffers from...”
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- Format 1 × 90′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 30m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2013 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-6544 catalog
Produced by
- Frontier Works Producer
- Media Factory Producer
- Movic Producer
- AT-X Producer
- Kadokawa Pictures Japan Producer
- MAGES. Producer
- Cinema Sunshine Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor