Hey Michael, it was the Elite version, really enjoyed it, there are some pretty amazing scenes that weren’t included in the anime, hope you get a chance to finish it one day, take care!
The Zen Reaction
2022-02-24 21:12:12 +0000 UTC
I like the term anchors, definitely going to use that in the future, thanks Valan, take care!
The Zen Reaction
2022-02-24 21:11:11 +0000 UTC
I didn't know you played the Steins;Gate VN, how nice. Did you play the original or Elite (Remake with visuals from the anime)? I started playing Steins;Gate Elite a couple of months ago, though I'm not terribly far in due to being busy with university. It's the only VN I've played so far, though I'd like to play more once I have the time for it.
Michael
2022-02-23 22:34:35 +0000 UTC
Assuming a viewer hasn't been religiously tracking dates, this episode cashes in on two big anchor points set up in an earlier arc to help you get the timeline straight in your head. Both the Araragi/Shinobu pairing being severed and the text message with the typo showed up in Nekomonogatari Shiro. We saw Shinobu's chat with Black Hanekawa in Araragi's room where Shinobu was trying to find Araragi after the separation and mentioned the severed link. We also had a chat between Senjo and Hanekawa where they discussed the text they received from Araragi and how it showed his growth for even sending it. I love when non-chronological stories set up these anchors/callbacks to help the readers/viewers follow along more easily.