After 15 years of being exclusive to a physical PC release, Steins;Gate Variant Space Octet is getting ported to consoles as a Re:Boot JP pre-order bonus. With the new console ports, can we expect an official English release for Octet too? Let's discuss. youtu.be/f0m4vm7uBQA

Our biggest fear has been confirmed. Steins;Gate Re:Boot's new route is an adaptation of existing side material, rather than something new and original. But there seems to be more than meets the eye with it. What exactly is going on? 👀 Full Breakdown: youtu.be/aw1OK-FkWLE

Spike Chunsoft formally announced the English release details for Steins;Gate Re:Boot. From the absurdly high MSRP, to the localization staff reveals, to the omission of the PS4 port, let's discuss the updates. youtu.be/MBsQcr1qO74

Steins;Gate Re:Boot's English website is up, revealing strange new information. The PS5, Switch 1, and Switch 2 ports are now set to launch in October, two months later than the Xbox and Steam versions. And what happened to the PS4 port? Let's discuss. youtu.be/Tlmfd7qWVO8

Phoenix is the manga the legendary Osamu Tezuka considered to be his life's work. It's an unfinished, yet breathtaking series about mortality, existence, and what it means to be human. This is the God of Manga's magnum opus. Full review here: youtu.be/7KhVfqSCCpY

Steins;Gate Re:Boot’s release details have been announced. Xbox is back. There's seemingly no English dub. But perhaps most interestingly, the new opening is filled with A;C-related motifs and imagery. There may be more to Re:Boot than it seems. youtu.be/8mIVWPj9eh4

It’s been 15 years since the Steins;Gate anime aired. And yet… most fans either don’t know or don't care that it’s just Part 2 of a much larger storyline. How did this even happen? This is the paradox of the Steins;Gate fanbase. youtu.be/RMQh5SHNwW8

And finally—today marks the 22nd anniversary of Remember11. It stands to this day as one of the most ambitious, yet divisive, visual novels ever made. Has it aged well? Spoiler-free review: youtu.be/-bpM3J0r-wc

Next in the Infinity series was Ever17—one of the most notorious visual novels ever made. Does it live up to the hype? And has it aged well? Spoiler-free thoughts here: youtu.be/EbkIrgXYEdg

Last year, I finally played through Never7. But after 25+ years... has it aged well? Let's discuss. Spoiler-free review: youtu.be/1OJXMzqnAE4

Chaos;Head almost wasn’t Chaos;Head. For NoAH’s 17th anniversary, let’s revisit the turbulent development of the SciADV entry that started it all. youtu.be/aFDwRtsU4FU

A Steins;Gate orchestra concert has been announced for May 31, 2026. But could we expect some announcements at the event? Perhaps on Re:Boot? Or perhaps... on the next mainline SciADV game? Let's discuss. youtu.be/-TABVFdu-gg?...

Fans often regard Anonymous;Code as impossible to adapt. But comments from series creator Chiyomaru Shikura suggest he might self-fund an anime regardless. With the year 2038 problem just 12 years away, let’s discuss how an anime adaptation could work. youtu.be/fksxuNy9bi0

Chaos;Child is widely acclaimed for its true end. But what if that "perfect ending" had a sequel just as strong? This is Children’s Revive—the sequel Chaos;Child needed. For the original game's eleventh anniversary, let's take a look back at its sequel! www.kirikiribasara.com/2025/12/19/t...

Today marks 11 years since the release of Chaos;Child, a visual novel widely acclaimed for its true ending. But what if I told you it had a sequel just as good as the main story? This is Children's Revive, a perfect sequel to a perfect ending. youtu.be/9LR-Q6ri3vE

#CHAOSHEAD Let's go to McD

If you’re a fan of Robotics;Notes, then you’re probably very familiar with the old Tanegashima airport. But few people know the details surrounding how the airport came to be, why it was replaced, and what’s happening with it now. www.kirikiribasara.com/2025/12/10/t...

It has now been ten years since Steins;Gate 0 first released. But how well has it aged? And with where SciADV is headed, does it need a remake? www.kirikiribasara.com/2025/12/10/s...

Happy 10th anniversary to Steins;Gate 0! But after a decade, how well has it aged? And with where the series is heading... does it need a remake? Full video here: youtu.be/r-Xm7W83crg

Last week, IGN China dropped a Steins;Gate Re:Boot-related interview with SciADV producer Tatsuya Matsubara and lead scenario writer Naotaka Hayashi. But unfortunately, this interview would seemingly confirm some of our worst fears about the game. Full breakdown: youtu.be/GvdrojZd5rk

Steins;Gate Re:Boot was formally unveiled at WePlay Expo 2025. And the info from its reveal is a mixed bag—some exciting and some... rather disappointing. Full Breakdown here: youtu.be/vCunexsdXK8

Spike Chunsoft has announced an official English and Chinese release for Steins;Gate Re:Boot on Steam. But its new Steam description is... very interesting. Could it be hinting something about the true nature of the game? Full breakdown here: youtu.be/Z490WpN0v8M

To no one's surprise, Steins;Gate Re:Boot has officially been delayed to 2026. However, MAGES has also unveiled new CGs, backgrounds, and screenshots for the game. Let's break down what they reveal. Full video here: youtu.be/4_7XBEdcR6c

SciADV's first mainline entries released as Xbox exclusives. But it's now been eight years since the last time a SciADV game was released on the platform. How did this happen? And what went wrong? www.kirikiribasara.com/2025/11/09/t...

SciADV began as an Xbox-exclusive series. But today, we stand 8 years removed from the last time a #SciADV game released on Xbox. What happened? Full video here: youtu.be/4wJm9Iptib0

The Pluto anime took over a decade to produce. But why? What made its development so turbulent? As we celebrate the anime's second anniversary, let's take a look back at the long and chaotic road that led to its completion. Full video here: youtu.be/8gcWQquOds8

Today marks 2 years since the release of the long-awaited Pluto anime adaptation. To commemorate the occasion, I made a short piece reflecting on the message of the story—a message that feels more relevant today than ever before. Full video here: youtu.be/JWBLilaf7TA

It was announced today that Steins;Gate Re:Boot will be officially showcased at the WePlay & ZFX 2025 Expo in Shanghai, taking place from November 16 to 23. www.kirikiribasara.com/2025/10/24/s...

After a year of radio silence, Steins;Gate Re:Boot is set to make an appearance next month at WePlay Expo 2025 in Shanghai. Here's what it means: youtu.be/eVxYHTJIkM4

Steins;Gate 0's structure revolves around "world line recursion", a concept that interconnects the visual novels routes as well as the anime. But how does it actually work? And how did this concept become so misunderstood? www.kirikiribasara.com/2025/09/22/w...

Steins;Gate 0's story is built around "world line recursion", a concept that interconnects all the VN routes as well as the anime. But how does it actually work? And how did this concept, and by extension, Steins;Gate 0 itself, become so misunderstood? youtu.be/p6cZwHCi9fQ

All my life, I’ve never been able to answer “where are you from?”. And as of 2 weeks ago, I’ve lived in 10 cities across 4 continents. But the biggest reason for my most recent move was a line from Master Keaton’s final chapter—one that completely changed how I see identity. youtu.be/PmaC8pizHCU

Iwakura Aria is MAGES' first new visual novel IP in several years. But now that it's out in English... is it worth playing? Check out my spoiler-free review! youtu.be/AU6Xd_zyN1I

Contrary to popular belief, Steins;Gate 0 was not an original story, but rather an adaptation of existing content. But given its source material existed, why did MAGES make 0? Let's go over Steins;Gate 0's development history and why it exists at all. Happy Steins;Gate Day! youtu.be/1DQI_t4zZZo

Per Spike Chunsoft, in commemoration of Steins;Gate Day, every Science Adventure series game on Steam is now 80% off on the platform from July 27 to August 3. If there was ever any time to get deeper into the series, it would be now! www.kirikiribasara.com/2025/07/27/e...

Contrary to popular belief, Steins;Gate 0 wasn’t an original story, but an adaptation of existing content. Given the fact that its source material already existed, why did MAGES. make Steins;Gate 0? www.kirikiribasara.com/2025/07/27/w...

So many things someone could have commented on my Pluto video. So many. And this is what this dude decided to send in. 💀

Gesicht only appeared in 7 pages of Astro Boy. But in Pluto, Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki turned him into one of the most compelling protagonists I've seen. His arc ultimately embodies the core humanist and pacifist message both #Pluto and #AstroBoy sought to convey. youtu.be/NDF9hlpOSpU

The vileness of half the US never ceases to amaze me. These people take more issue with a mayoral candidate being brown than they do with them bankrolling a genocide and having their president be a convicted felon trying to colonize his neighbours. Complete and utter evil.

On a recent livestream, SciADV's original creator unveiled new details regarding the series' future. The next mainline #SciADV entry is set to be announced by the end of this year and it may or may not be Steins;Gate's thematic sequel. Let's discuss. youtu.be/CF3j5go31B0

People often ask me how I would rank the mainline SciADV entries. So I figured I might as well do so in video form! Please let me know how you'd rank them yourselves as well as why. What do you value out of a fictional work? #SteinsGate #SciADV youtu.be/U180n-0W3c8

Steins;Gate Re:Boot is scheduled for release by the end of September 2025 as per yesterday's Q2 COLOPL report. Let's discuss the situation surrounding Re:Boot's release and MAGES' other projects currently in the pipeline. youtu.be/rz8UW83zmcw

Robotics;Notes is a love letter to robot and mecha anime in general. But Phase 6 is a love letter to Astro Boy specifically. Read more: www.kirikiribasara.com/2025/04/27/r...

Robotics;Notes is a love letter to robot and mecha anime in general. But Phase 6 is a love letter to Astro Boy specifically. Let's discuss all the ways in which Robotics;Notes pays homage to Osamu Tezuka's legendary, era-defining series! youtu.be/9uFz6Brh1Wo

It's been over five years since MAGES. first announced Steins;Gate 0 Elite, a fully animated remake of the Steins;Gate 0 visual novel. What happened to it? Let's discuss. Read more: www.kirikiribasara.com/2025/04/12/w...

It's now been over 5 years since MAGES first announced Steins;Gate 0 Elite. But in all this time, we've heard little to nothing about the project. So let's discuss the situation. Just what on Earth happened to Steins;Gate 0 Elite??? youtu.be/FonD5xAzLUo

Today marks the Steins;Gate anime's 14th anniversary. And to this day, it is one of the all-time best-received anime. But how does it stand as an adaptation? Unfortunately, it falls short in numerous ways, most egregiously in its adaptation of chapter 9. youtu.be/FjIqRPKMB14?...

11 years ago, on this very day, MAGES. had announced "Fantastical Science ADV Specium;Boys". 🥳 To commemorate the occasion, let's take a look back at this legendary SciADV entry... that never actually happened. youtu.be/OvqDFuGLLs0

Friend from 20th Century Boys is often hailed as one of the greatest manga antagonists of all time. But who is he really? Those who have read the Perfect Edition of the manga would know that there is a MASSIVE reveal in the series' final chapter that complicates the matter. youtu.be/vSDu4X4DLIE

Naoki Urasawa is renowned for his long-running manga. But how well could he do a 1-volume story? Look no further than Mujirushi — a short but bold manga brimming with commentary on dreams, the power of art, and... US politics? Check out my review here! youtu.be/bb267f6Obwo