This series is mind numbingly boring for most of the episodes. So much so that even in the rave reviews you get warned about the 'slow start' , or that it will all be worth it with the ending.....it wasn't.

The premise of the time travelling antics, which is the most interesting thing about Steins Gate, becomes somewhat of an afterthought (untill the last few episodes) or maybe more of a vehicle to turn the focus of the show into the main character keeping his relationships with all the members of his harem alive and kicking.

We got a lolli who talks in the third person and says tooteterooooo all the time. Yes she's the most annoying character and she gets a LOT of screen time. We got a moe cat person who says meow even in a serious discussion. We got rando women who all get super shy and red faced when they come in contact with the main character. Who wouldn't love a completely asinine pervert who touches his assistants in the no-no places of their body without consent?

"BeSt AnImE EvEr!"

There's literally no interesting character to be found in the 20+ episodes of Steins Gate. Even Kurisu, who's the most normal one at the start, makes absoluletly no sense in her blind devotion to the main character plus what happens later on as she completely devolves into a wet bag.

Some of the reveals at the end are surprising, but that's more because they make no sense. The reveal of FB in particular. There were so many easy ways for FB to stop the main character considering the influence FB has over Okabe in their normal lives when you think about it.

But then that's what you have to do to somewhat get through this show: don't think about it too much. Oh we suddenly can't change something in the past because of A B C time lines, while we could change EVERYTHING else with no problems.....oh my god the science babble is horrendous.

As you watch, you clearly get the idea that NONE of these characters should be remotely smart enough to come up with time travelling or its concepts. However I guess that doesn't really matter, as Steins Gate is simply yet another harem anime where the goofy main character attracts a group of women who all love him completely without any explanation. The rest is all circumstantial.