Since its beginning back in April last year, Steins;Gate has been one of those series that while I was completely aware of it, I didn't have the foggiest clue what it was about. I knew it was popular, and I knew it had a very good reputation...but that was about it. So it wasn't until my Huke fan-girl of a girlfriend marathoned the series in two days and then demanded that I watch it as soon possible that I realised it was perhaps EXACTLY the kind of thing I'd be looking for in an anime. So yes - Steins;Gate is a 24 episode (plus one recently released OVA) series that aired between April and September 2011. Based on an X-Box 360 Visual Novel, it featured character designs from Huke, who is also known for creating the popular Black Rock Shooter. Set in the summer of 2010 in the Japanese district of Akihabara, the series follows self-proclaimed mad scientist Rintarō Okabe (also known by his alias Kyōma Hōōin) and his friends/fellow "lab" members as they creat...