the fear of being genuine

Only you will remember the next 24 hours before time is undone; what do you admit to the people you love most?

Steins;Gate is a popular anime following the time travel adventures of Okabe Rintaro and his mad scientist persona of Hououin Kyouma as he accidentally uses his Phonewave invention, aided by Makise Kurisu and Daru Hashida, to create a time leap device. As the butterfly effect forces him to undo his helpful time travel actions for his friends (Faris, Moeka, Ruka, and Suzuha) to save his longest friend Mayuri Shiina, we witness the breakdown of Okabe’s Kyouma act, explaining a troubled character underneath. Through his actions with and without this mad scientist mask, as well as his relationships with the other characters (Faris, Moeka, Ruka, Suzuha, and Kurisu) Steins;Gate discusses the fear to be genuine with others, through these themes of connection, loss, and consequence. Today, we’ll explain the anime, analyze these characters, and discuss these themes to discover more about the fear of being genuine, and how positive or negative a mask, an act, or a persona can be.

A video essay explaining and analyzing the themes of Steins;Gate, particularly Okabe Rintaro (Hououin Kyouma) and his mad scientist act

0:00 Introduction
5:32 Part 1
22:11 Part 2
39:17 Part 3
52:24 Outro

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