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Anime, Manga, and VN Youtuber Huge fan of SciADV and the works of Naoki Urasawa Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@bassman.reviews

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Bassman Reviews @sharingan123412.bsky.social · Jul 27

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!

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Why Steins;Gate 0 Exists — Examining Its Development History

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Kiri Kiri Basara – SciADV News @kirikiribasara.com · 18d

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?

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Why Steins;Gate 0 is often misunderstood — unraveling its true structure and chronology - Kiri Kiri Basara

Steins;Gate 0's structure revolves around the concept of world line recursion. But how does it work? And how did it become so misunderstood?

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Bassman Reviews @sharingan123412.bsky.social · 19d

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?

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Why Steins;Gate 0 Is Often Misunderstood — Its True Structure & Chronology

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Bassman Reviews @sharingan123412.bsky.social · Sep 6

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.

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Master Keaton’s Ending Changed My Life

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Bassman Reviews @sharingan123412.bsky.social · Aug 17

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!

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Is Iwakura Aria Worth It? — Spoiler-Free Review

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Bassman Reviews @sharingan123412.bsky.social · Jul 27

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

Why Steins;Gate 0 Exists — Examining Its Development History

YouTube video by Bassman Reviews

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Kiri Kiri Basara – SciADV News @kirikiribasara.com · Jul 27

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!
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Every SciADV game on Steam is 80% off for Steins;Gate Day - Kiri Kiri Basara

To commemorate July 28th of this year, every Science Adventure game is 80% off on Steam from July 27 to August 3.

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Kiri Kiri Basara – SciADV News @kirikiribasara.com · Jul 27

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...

Why Steins;Gate 0 exists - examining its development history - Kiri Kiri Basara

Steins;Gate 0 is an interquel to the original game. But given it's an adaptation of existing side material, why does it exist in the first place?

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Bassman Reviews @sharingan123412.bsky.social · Jul 7

It could be a real person given the subject matter of Pluto, with it being about racism, the Iraq War and American military intervention in the Middle East. I talk a fair bit about the real life geopolitical connections in that video.

Bassman Reviews @sharingan123412.bsky.social · Jul 7

So many things someone could have commented on my Pluto video. So many.

And this is what this dude decided to send in. 💀

Bassman Reviews @sharingan123412.bsky.social · Jul 5

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.

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Gesicht Character Analysis — Naoki Urasawa's Pluto

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Bassman Reviews @sharingan123412.bsky.social · Jun 27

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.

Bassman Reviews @sharingan123412.bsky.social · Jun 10

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.

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The Next SciADV Entry — New Details Revealed

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Bassman Reviews @sharingan123412.bsky.social · Jun 7

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

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Ranking Every Mainline SciADV Entry

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Bassman Reviews @sharingan123412.bsky.social · May 8

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.

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Steins;Gate Re:Boot Seemingly Releasing This Summer?

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Kiri Kiri Basara – SciADV News @kirikiribasara.com · Apr 27

Robotics;Notes is a love letter to robot and mecha anime in general. But Phase 6 is a love letter to Astro Boy specifically.
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Robotics;Notes Phase 6 is a love letter to Astro Boy - Kiri Kiri Basara

Robotics;Notes is a love letter to robot and mecha anime in general. But Phase 6 is a love letter to Astro Boy specifically.

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Bassman Reviews @sharingan123412.bsky.social · Apr 27

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!

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Robotics;Notes Phase 6 — A Love Letter to Astro Boy

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Kiri Kiri Basara – SciADV News @kirikiribasara.com · Apr 12

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.
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What happened to Steins;Gate 0 Elite? - Kiri Kiri Basara

It's been over five years since MAGES. first announced Steins;Gate 0 Elite. What happened to it? Let's discuss.

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Bassman Reviews @sharingan123412.bsky.social · Apr 12

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???

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What Happened to Steins;Gate 0 Elite?

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Bassman Reviews @sharingan123412.bsky.social · Apr 5

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.

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Where the Steins;Gate Anime Fails as an Adaptation

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Bassman Reviews @sharingan123412.bsky.social · Apr 1

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.

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Specium;Boys — The SciADV Entry That Never Happened

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Bassman Reviews @sharingan123412.bsky.social · Mar 29

Ever since its English release, many came to regard this reveal as a "retcon" or as it establishing the Perfect Edition as being in a separate continuity from the original manga. But in truth, this reveal is not at all a retcon — but rather what was unambiguously always Naoki Urasawa's intention.

Bassman Reviews @sharingan123412.bsky.social · Mar 29

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.

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Friend's True Identity in 20th Century Boys

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Bassman Reviews @sharingan123412.bsky.social · Mar 17

Yeah 100%. It honestly shocks me how one human being can make so many stories that good.

Bassman Reviews @sharingan123412.bsky.social · Mar 16

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!
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Naoki Urasawa's Mujirushi — Full Manga Review

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Bassman Reviews @sharingan123412.bsky.social · Mar 7

"Is the scenery your eyes perceive truly real?"

The Sena route forever changed everything people thought they understood about both Chaos;Head NoAH and SciADV. Let's talk about the implications of SciADV's series-defining chapter.

#ChaosHead #SciADV

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The Route That Defined SciADV — Examining the Sena Route

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