Steins;Gate 0
シュタインズ・ゲート ゼロ
“A haunted former mad scientist is offered research on an AI holding a digital echo of someone he knew intimately.”
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A haunted former mad scientist is offered research on an AI holding a digital echo of someone he knew intimately.
The eccentric, self-proclaimed mad scientist Rintarou Okabe has become a shell of his former self. Haunted by past events he cannot change, he has abandoned his flamboyant persona to live as an ordinary college student, attempting to bury his memories of extraordinary experiences. Surrounded by friends who remain unaware of his secret burdens, Okabe struggles through each day in quiet isolation. While working at a college technology forum, Okabe encounters Maho Hiyajo, a brilliant yet spirited researcher who serves as interpreter for Professor Alexis Leskinen's groundbreaking presentation. Together, they unveil Amadeus—an revolutionary AI system capable of perfectly replicating human memories and personalities. Drawn into their world, Okabe discovers that Maho and Alexis were once colleagues of someone from his past, and that Amadeus holds a digital echo of a person he once knew intimately. Offered a position researching this remarkable AI's behavior, Okabe finds himself confronting the delicate boundary between past and present, memory and reality. As he interacts with this uncanny simulation, he must navigate the emotional complexities of reconnecting with a digital ghost while questioning the nature of identity, loss, and the price of clinging to what cannot be reclaimed.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
The eccentric, self-proclaimed mad scientist Rintarou Okabe has become a shell of his former self. Depressed and traumatized after failing to rescue his friend Makise Kurisu, he has decided to forsake his mad scientist alter ego and live as an ordinary college student. Surrounded by friends who know little of his time travel experiences, Okabe spends his days trying to forget the horrors of his adventures alone. While working as a receptionist at a college technology forum, Okabe meets the short, spunky Maho Hiyajo, who later turns out to be the interpreter at the forum's presentation, conducted by Professor Alexis Leskinen. In front of a stunned crowd, Alexis and Maho unveil Amadeus—a revolutionary AI capable of storing a person's memories and creating a perfect simulation of that person complete with their personality and quirks. Meeting with Maho and Alexis after the presentation, Okabe learns that the two were Kurisu's colleagues in university, and that they have simulated her in Amadeus. Hired by Alexis to research the simulation's behavior, Okabe is given the chance to interact with the shadow of a long-lost dear friend. Dangerously tangled in the past, Okabe must face the harsh reality and carefully maneuver around the disastrous consequences that come with disturbing the natural flow of time.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
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7.5/10
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- 10/10 “may not have that much of a review but i had one scene, hell one moment from the entire anime that made this a masterpiece, the suffering in the eyes, the humanity of characters, a real piece of...”
- 10/10 “This review contain SPOILERS: Even though Steins Gate was better than Steins Gate 0( my opinion), i really enjoyed this anime.The story and characters were great and also the art was really good.It...”
- 10/10 “This anime can always surprise me, starting from the prologue scene etc. I've been watching Steins;Gate and Steins;Gate 0, but I don't understand why Steins;Gate 0 gets a rating far below...”
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-10516
- Format
- 23 × 23′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 8h 49m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Apr 2018 – Sep 2018
- Spring 2018
- Source
- Tv
- media type
- Rated
- PG
- 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref.
- BS-10516
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