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Steins;Gate
Steins;Gate シュタインズ・ゲー
Atria35's Rating: 10 / 10

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Content Overview
Violence: 5 / 10
Nudity: 3 / 10
Theo Theme: 3 / 10
Neg Them: 4 / 10

Atria35's Review
Everyone wishes at some point they could go back in time and change something. A group of friends that have been experimenting with a 'microwave telephone' accidentally find a way to do just that- by sending text messages to their past selves at the crucial moment. With every message sent, the world changes. They seem to start out small, from a new girl being introduced into the girl, but they spiral out of control with someone's gender being changed and the town itself changing.

Unfortunately, it also seems that their little experiment caught the attention of a deadly organization. Having a decided interest in the issue of time-travel, they will stop at nothing to get the group out of their way. Okabe finds himself in real trouble, unable to save his dearest friend and knowing that he must undo everything to set things right. However, that presents him with another dillemma- saving his friend, but possibly losing the girl he comes to love in turn. This is an anime that is intruiging, and keeps you on the edge of your seat!

Violence/Gore- This does have its share of violence. People are shot, stabbed, hit by cars. Thankfully, discretion shots where you don't see the wound and don't see the actual hit are used to the fullest. You might see a body fall, or some blood falling, or on a shirt, but gore is non-existant.

Nudity/Sexual Content- Okabe walks in on two of his female lab members in the shower, but you only see their backs. Another lab member is fond of innuendo, but it's usually quite mild. Chris's shirt becomes slightly see-through after a rainstorm, but you don't see anything. She does accuse Okabe of looking, though.

Theological Themes- There's time-travel. Other than that, there's a boy whos very feminine and wants to be a girl, and takes a chance to send a message back and change his(her?) gender. This is reversed when Okabe goes back in time.

Other Themes- This can get very dark, and can at some times seem like it will end hopelessly. Okabe admits at one point he's been dulled to the thought of his friend dying. There are a handful of swears, but mostly during the first half, and none harder than the 'b-word'.
Added: September, 2011