During our investigation into real-life locations featured in several SciADV titles, one location kept intriguing us more than any other: the Freesia Detective Agency from Chaos;Head and Chaos;Child. Neither game ever mentions its exact location. We only know that it is somewhere in Shibuya's Sakuragaokacho district, and the only clue…
The idea of a shadowy group pulling strings to influence the world’s politics, economy, and social structure has long fascinated both conspiracy theorists and fiction writers alike. For fans of the Science Adventure series, this topic immediately brings to mind the series’s main antagonist: the Committee of 300. You can…
Video version of this article can be found here > Spike Chunsoft has announced its official panel for Anime Expo 2026, featuring several notable guests from across the company's portfolio, including Danganronpa creator Kazutaka Kodaka, Danganronpa 2x2 producer Shohei Sakakibara, members of the game's English voice cast, and a special presentation…
We have finally entered the pre-production of another SciADV cooking video. Next one will be the long-awaited Garlic Chives and Liver Stir Fry from Anonymous;Code. When investigating the ingredients, we discovered a small problem: apparently fresh garlic chives do not exist anywhere within a reasonable distance of our kitchen.
Video version of this article can be found here > After briefly appearing and then dissapearing last week, the official English website for Steins;Gate RE:BOOT has now been republished. Alongside the website reopening, Spike Chunsoft also shared an official announcement through social media. Deceive the world yet again.STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT is…
Hello Basariters! We finally went through all of the results from the 2026 Survey, so in this video, we are going to discuss it. This is the full almost hour long version of the video. Thank you for filling out the survey and for supporting Kiri Kiri Basara!
In this video we are going to discuss the result of the 2026 Survey we ran last month. The full version of this video is available on our Patreon
New information regarding an English release of Steins;Gate RE:BOOT briefly appeared online on the official website. Shortly afterwards, the website was locked and password protected. This has led to speculation that the page may have been published accidentally ahead of a planned announcement. Another possibility is that some of the…
In the last two videos, we covered why Robotics;Notes Elite was made, and we unboxed a copy of the original Robotics;Notes release from 2012. So now it’s time to take a closer look at both versions and examine what the exact differences between them are.The footage of the original game…
This is still work in progress, design is not final. Top of each game page will feature quick access menu to the most important pages or sections. The character section will be completely reworked.
Salutations! Today, we were supposed to release a deep dive video comparing the original release of Robotics;Notes with Robotics;Notes Elite on PC. However, the latest updates regarding Steins;Gate RE:BOOT meant that we had to refocus on other things. As a result, we’re pushing the comparison video to next week. Honestly,…
Video version of this article can be found here > With the announcement Steins;Gate RE:BOOT's release date, MAGES. has also shared a wealth of new details about the game itself.One of the highlights of the announcement is the release of Re:Boot's opening movie. The featured song is Kanako Itou’s iconic…
MAGES. has officially announced an August 20, 2026 release date for Steins;Gate RE:BOOT and revealed a brand-new opening movie and showcase of the game’s character animations. The game is expected to launch in Japan on PlayStation 5 and 4, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 and the original, and PC.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwvfZIoeUsIOriginally…
We managed to obtain a copy of the Robotics;Notes Limited Edition. That’s right, Robotics;Notes, not Elite. Originally released in 2012 for PS3 and Xbox 360, this version is now a real piece of history. In this video we are going to check out what was included and if we can…
Many titles released by Spike Chunsoft are currently on sale on the PlayStation Store and Nintendo eShop as part of their Spring Sales, offering discounts of up to 90% across a wide range of titles, including several entries from the Science Adventure series.The promotions are split across two storefronts, with…
Video version of the article can be found here > When Robotics;Notes originally released in 2012, it already stood apart from traditional visual novels. Developed by MAGES. and led by Chiyomaru Shikura, the game experimented with 3D character models and augmented reality interfaces, and a world that felt just a…
Following its initial announcement earlier this year, Steins;Gate: A Symphony of Causality’s Melodies has received a wave of new details, offering a clearer picture of what fans can expect from the franchise’s first full-scale orchestra concert.The event is scheduled to take place on May 31, 2026 at Mori no Hall…
We managed to obtain a copy of the Robotics;Notes Limited Edition. That’s right, Robotics;Notes, not Elite. Originally released in 2012 for PS3 and Xbox 360, this version is now a real piece of history. You can also spot our very professional filming setup in the photos. We’ve officially upgraded our…
Kadokawa has announced a new commemorative project to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Steins;Gate anime’s original broadcast. As part of the announcement, a newly drawn anniversary visual featuring members of the Future Gadget Laboratory has been revealed.The project will also include a large-scale exhibition set to take place in…
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A new Steins;Gate event has been officially announced, revealing an upcoming art shop centered around high-quality illustrations from the series.According to the announcement, the Steins;Gate ART SHOP will feature a variety of premium items, including large-format canvas art and other goods showcasing illustrations printed on canvas fabric. Visitors will be…
While we were in Tokyo, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to taste Skal, a drink featured prominently in Robotics;Notes. Skal is a lightly carbonated soft drink from the Japanese beverage company Asahi. It has a distinctive yogurt-like flavor, similar to drinks such as Calpis, but with added carbonation, giving…
Hello! Welcome to the sixth part of our Behind the Scenes of the Tokyo Project series. This entry is a bit more straightforward. We’ll be taking a look at some unused assets and thumbnail concepts that never made it into the final versions of our videos and articles. Without further…
In today’s video, we are leaving Tokyo to visit one of the most iconic locations shown in visual novels. And it is not one of the locations from the Science Adventure series, this time we are going to a different franchise. As always, you can watch the video, or read…
A new collaboration between Steins;Gate and Village Vanguard have been announced, bringing a wide range of themed merchandise to the Village Vanguard online store. Pre-orders opened on March 13, 2026, and will remain available until March 29, 2026.Village Vanguard is a popular Japanese retail chain known for its selection of…
Salve! Welcome to the final behind-the-scenes article for the Tokyo Project. It might look like we filmed Rome after Tokyo. But the truth is that Rome came first and happened actually even before the original Tokyo trip was supposed to be. This trip was our test run — trying out…
This article and video contains major spoilers for Anonymous;Code Welcome to Nakano, Anons! In this final location hunt, we are exploring the places where Anonymous;Code takes place. Unlike other SciADV titles, the game’s story does not take place in just one of Tokyo’s districts. While the story is centered around…
A few days ago, Union Arena officially announced a new collaboration with Steins;Gate. The announcement was made through Union Arena’s official X account.According to the announcement, more details about the collaboration will be revealed gradually. While no specific cards, release dates, or featured characters have been confirmed yet, fans can…
In the previous behind-the-scenes article, we covered the actual trip to Tokyo. Once I returned home, I still had a few days of paid leave from work, which gave me a head start on producing the videos. Welcome to Part IV of the Tokyo Project behind-the-scenes series, where we take…
Today, we are taking a break from running around Tokyo and tracking down places from the Science Adventure Series. Literally. We are having a relaxing sit-down at Cafebar BlooMoon, featured many times in the Occultic;Nine anime, game, and books.We would also like to mention that we contacted the restaurant in…
Last time in the behind-the-scenes series, I was at Prague Airport, ready to board my flight to Frankfurt. Honestly, that flight felt like it took forever, even though it was only 45 minutes. Transfers in Frankfurt are always complicated for no apparent reason, but at least I knew what to…
This article and video contains major spoilers for Occultic;Nine Today, we are exploring Kichijoji, the central location of Occultic;Nine, the place of the 256 Incident, and the home of Yuta Gamon, the creator of the in-universe Kiri Kiri Basara.Kichijoji is a residential and commercial are in western Tokyo, in the…
This is an unreleased version of our Chaos;Child locations video. The main difference in this version is the narration. This version was voiced by Martin, whereas the final release features Bassman as the narrator. You may also notice that some scenes, transitions, and timings differ from the published version.
This article and video contains major spoilers for Chaos;Child Shibuya once again takes center stage in the Science Adventure series, this time as the primary setting of Chaos;Child. After most of the district was destroyed in Chaos;Head, Shibuya was rebuilt in the time gap between both titles. This coincided well…
In the last behind-the-scenes article, we left off at the point where everything was ready and I was eagerly waiting for September. I had made a spreadsheet with the full schedule for the planned content, and the first item was a video and article explaining that schedule. This was set…
This article and video contains major spoilers for Steins;Gate Once famous for its post-war electronics markets, Akihabara has evolved into the global heart of anime, games and electronics. Neon signs, themed cafés, and specialty shops line the streets, making the district not just a place to visit, but an experience…
Before we ever picked up a camera and stepped onto the streets of Tokyo, there was a lot of planning involved. This first part of our Tokyo Project behind the scenes series will show how everything was researched and planned.
This article and video contains major spoilers for Chaos;Head Welcome to Shibuya: one of Tokyo’s most iconic districts. Known for its neon lights, fashion, and the world-famous Scramble Crossing, Shibuya is more than just one of Tokyo’s many city districts—it’s the beating heart.But for fans of Chaos;Head, Shibuya takes on…
This time, instead of announcing it months in advance, we came straight to Tokyo. Filming has already begun. Some of you may have already guessed it from our Mount Fuji photos shared on Patreon and X.
GEE!STORE is hosting a special, time-limited SciADV pop-up store in their Akihabara location, and we were fortunate enough to be in Tokyo during that period. We couldn’t miss the opportunity to finally check out a Science Adventure event in person.Finding the store, however, proved to be more difficult than expected.…
Salutations! We’re bringing you this updated Patreon article to share some recent changes—both on Patreon’s side and ours—that we think are important for you to know about.The biggest change is that you can now become a free Patreon member, which gives you access to our free Patreon content. We primarily…
GEE!STORE has revealed the full merchandise lineup for the upcoming Science Adventure Series ALL STAR POPUP event, giving fans a first look at the goods that will be available during the pop-up tour across Japan in 2026.The lineup features a wide variety of items using newly illustrated artwork from across…
At a quick glance, it may seem like not much happened. There were no major Science Adventure releases, and both the Steins;Gate RE:BOOT release and our Tokyo Project were postponed. However, in reality, 2025 turned out to be one of the most transformative years for us.
Following the release of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, Hideo Kojima seemed eager to reset. He spoke about wanting a fresh start—a chance to build something outside of Metal Gear, maybe even a return to the story-heavy adventure games of his early days. For fans, this came as a surprise;…
After almost 8 years of chats, article edits, and shared braincells, me and Fasty finally met. Contrary to popular belief, Fasty is not a Gerofroggy, but an actual human being. Fasty wished to remain anonymous in the photo, so you’ll have to take my word for it. He was also…
Most of the time, Kiri Kiri Basara just… works. Articles go up, pages load, background tasks do their thing, and nobody really has to think about how any of it happens. But sometimes, it just doesn’t work.
GEE!STORE has announced a special “Science Adventure Series ALL STAR POPUP” event celebrating the Science Adventure franchise, including iconic titles such as STEINS;GATE and others. The pop-up will feature a range of newly illustrated goods and exclusive purchase bonuses, showcasing characters and artwork from across the series. While fans can…
Olá, and welcome back to another cooking video. This time, we are looking at a Christmas dish from Anonymous;Code.During the game’s Christmas scenes, Momo tells Pollon that her family cooked many dishes for the holiday, but that her absolute favorite was Bolo Rei. When Pollon says he’s never heard of…
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. Let’s take a look! You can watch the video or read…
This guide provides a spoiler-free walkthrough for Steins;Gate: Variant Space Octet. This game’s story takes place after the true ending of Steins;Gate, so we highly recommend playing or watching Steins;Gate beforehand. We also highly recommend completing Chaos;Head NoAH, as Octet is closely connected to it. Controls Variant Space Octet is…
Steins;Gate: Variant Space Octet is an 8-bit-style visual novel originally released in 2011 in Japan and set after the events of Steins;Gate. With a full translation patch from Committee of Zero released in July, this game has become easily accessible to everyone in English. Now, let’s take a look at…
MAGES. has released the Chaos; Love Chu☆Chu Double Pack for Nintendo Switch in Japan. This new compilation brings together two romantic comedy epilogue titles from the SciADV series in one package. Both Chaos;Head and Chaos;Child Love Chu☆Chu are known for their lighthearted storytelling and character-focused scenarios.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqEM-_4x0asThe double pack can be purchased…
This is a special behind the scenes look at how we made the ago pasta video. Enjoy!
Ojarimouse! Today, we’re continuing with Daru’s order in the Phase 2 of Robotics;Notes DaSH. His second dish is called ago pasta, or “flying fish pasta.” It’s a simple yet flavorful blend of Japanese and Italian cuisine. In this video, we recreate the recipe — with a few adjustments for those…
MAGES. has released a new one-minute gameplay trailer showcasing the intro section of Steins;Gate RE:BOOT. Spike Chunsoft, Inc. has also published the English version of this trailer, which you can watch here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lEMw3ZrAokThe gameplay trailer depicts a scene between Mayuri and Rintaro, giving us a first look at the game’s 2.5D…
This article contains Chaos;Child spoilers.Merchandise brand "and R," known for its anime-themed pop-up events and collaborative goods, has announced a Chaos;Child tenth anniversary fair starting on Saturday, December 6th. To celebrate the milestone, and R has debuted brand-new illustrations featuring Chaos;Child characters dressed in Jirai Kei fashion and “boyfriend shirt” outfits.…
You can watch the video version of this article here MAGES. has announced that the upcoming remake of the Steins;Gate visual novel, Steins;Gate RE:BOOT, has been delayed to 2026. The company has also unveiled new details for the game, which they say is being "rebooted" with newly updated graphics and…
Animate Los Angeles has announced a special Steins;Gate-themed pop-up store in celebration of the series’s fifteenth anniversary. The event will run from November 28 to December 14 at the Animate LA store.Customers will be able to purchase exclusive and commemorative Steins;Gate merchandise during the event period. As a bonus, visitors…
English publisher XSEED Games has announced the cancellation of the Western release of Corpse Party Tetralogy Pack, a MAGES.-developed collection that many fans of the series had been eagerly anticipating. The collection was originally revealed in August, when the publisher confirmed plans to bring four classic titles from the franchise to modern…
The Science Adventure series is famous for incorporating real-life mysteries and conspiracies into its stories. And sumo stickers, one of the key mysteries of Chaos;Child, are no different. The game does not really emphasize that they were a real mystery, so many readers do not know that sumo stickers were…
We’ve decided to round up some smaller news items into a single article for convenience, since each one didn’t quite warrant a standalone post. You can watch the video or read the article below.https://youtu.be/MDcMP2E4-Is Love Chu☆Chu Double Pack Store-Specific Pre-order Bonuses MAGES. has unveiled a complete list of store-specific pre-order…
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 22 to 23. The expo is a major entertainment event in China, celebrating gaming, technology, and pop culture, known for featuring both major international and independent…
In Festival Phase 2 of Robotics;Notes DaSH, Daru orders several dishes from Akiho’s food stand, one of them being the Zako Burger. Akiho even has a picture of it as her Twipo profile picture, so it must be good. In this video, we’ll try to recreate the burger. If you would like…
Hello, and welcome to the fourth entry in our series where we revisit some of our past articles and reflect on them. This time, we will be covering articles written from October 2020 all the way up to our Anonymous;Code review, published in September 2023. We have three whole years…
UPDATE 24.9.2025Unfortunately, due to an unexpected medical emergency, I was unable to travel to Japan last Sunday as originally planned. Because of this, we must postpone the project until a later date. This was a really tough decision to make, as we were all really looking forward to the content…
Hello again, and welcome to the third entry in our series where we revisit some of our past articles and reflect on how far we and the community have come. This time, we’ll be exploring articles published from the time of Steins;Gate Elite’s English release to the Robotics;Notes games’ English…
Chaos;Head has a unique atmosphere compared to other SciADV titles; personally, I don’t think any other title in the series came close to it. It is dark, depressing, and makes you question reality. That’s not just thanks to the superb story and writing, though—its presentation plays a big role, too.…
Hi, and welcome to the second article in our series where we look back at some of our old articles, reminiscing on how the times have changed for the SciADV fanbase. In this entry, we will be looking at articles released from May 20, 2018 to almost a year later,…
Imagine this: you want to play Steins;Gate on the go. You don’t have a Nintendo Switch to play the Elite version, or maybe you do, but you just want to play the original version of the game. What options do you have?You might be surprised to learn that Steins;Gate is…
After many months of preparation, it is our pleasure to finally announce that we will be going to Tokyo at the end of September 2025! We will be visiting for two main reasons: to make videos showcasing the real-life locations seen in the SciADV series, and to cover the Tokyo…
Salutations! Welcome to this new Patreon series, where we’ll be going over some of our older articles—which are particularly interesting to look back on now that almost all SciADV titles have been released in English and our knowledge of the series has changed dramatically. In this first article, I’m going…
I was replaying Robotics;Notes Elite recently, and it brought back memories from an interesting era of Kiri Kiri Basara, so I figured it could make for an interesting behind-the-scenes article. To this day, the release of our Robotics;Notes reviews and guides was probably our most hectic moment and a turning…
The original Patreon post: www.patreon.com/posts/124841643 Hello, Basariters!With the Steins;Gate 0 guide released last week , we have finally published guides for all SciADV visual novels on the site. Well, at least those that were released in English. Sorry, Occultic;Nine… One day, your time will come.It is somewhat embarrassing that it took…
This is a spoiler-free, completionist guide for the Steins;Gate 0 visual novel. It will guide you through attaining all its endings and achievements.Steins;Gate 0 is much more straightforward than its predecessor. It features five endings and one true ending and getting them usually boils down to a single choice in…
This is a spoiler-free, completionist guide for the original Steins;Gate visual novel. It will guide you through attaining all of its endings and achievements.If you’re only interested in experiencing Steins;Gate’s story, and you’re not looking for 100% completion, the process is quite straightforward. At three different points from Chapter 6…
Original Patreon post: www.patreon.com/posts/64527802 Hello, Basariters! You may have noticed there were some changes and improvements made to the website recently. Today, we want to share some concepts and experiences from the update. The first small change to note is that the icon bar in the header and the footer has a…
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It's been a long time coming, but the wait is almost over! In just six days, the CHAOS; DOUBLE PACK will launch in the West, bringing with it the first-ever English localization of the Science Adventure Series' thrilling genesis: CHAOS;HEAD NOAH. In celebration of this monumental milestone, we've worked with…
Hi! Welcome to the nineteenth entry in the KKB History series. In today’s post, Martin will detail some site design changes that were made last week, as well as the reasoning behind them. He’ll also show off some unused assets!Incidentally, we’d like to thank you all for voting in our…
Hello everyone! Today is a very special day—our birthday! Yes, today, we're celebrating Kiri Kiri Basara's 4th anniversary. As always, we want to thank you all sincerely for your support over the years. Without you, our readers, we would not have made it this far—we would not have been able…
Hello again, Basariters, and welcome to February’s special poll. Things have been busy recently, huh? This is actually the third month in a row that we've had a poll. This time around, we want to ask you for your input on an important design decision. We've noticed recently that the…
Hello Basariters, and welcome to the February Patreon update! We have yet another poll in store for you this month—this time around, we'll be asking you guys to weigh in on an important design decision that will affect the website's header, as well as the About and Contacts pages. You…
Hello, everyone! Welcome to the first KKB History post of 2022. Today, we'll be going over some interesting site statistics and achievements from 2021. Let's get to it! KKB History #18: Statistics and overview of 2021 — Written by Martin Before I go over the site's statistics, how about a…
Welcome back, Basariters! Here’s January’s special poll.As mentioned in our last Patreon update, one of our writers, Fasty, is planning to launch a new article series focused on analyzing and reviewing SciADV side stories, such as manga, drama CDs, short stories, and so on.In this poll, we have listed four…
Hi, everyone! Happy New Year, and welcome to 2022. This will be a rather short update, as we only have a few things to go over. First of all, we want to thank all of you for voting in December’s poll—your votes have allowed us to pick the statistics you…
Hello, everyone! Welcome to the last KKB History post of the year. As mentioned before, we’ll be setting the past aside this time around to focus on KKB’s future. Because 2021 is now coming to an end, we want to share some of our dreams and aspirations for 2022 and…
Hello again, Basariters! Welcome to December’s special poll. As with last year, we’d like you to vote for additional site statistics that will appear in our eighteenth KKB History post, where we’ll go in depth about our visitor statistics and achievements in 2021. We will be choosing the top four…
Hello, and welcome to the final Patreon update of this year. Just as with December of last year, we’re preparing a special poll for you guys this month—we plan to ask you all to choose which site metrics from this past year you’re most interested in learning about, which we’ll…
Hello, and welcome to the sixteenth KKB History entry. This month, we’ll be focusing on the difference between the two main writing styles on the site, and some of the thought processes that go behind choosing one style over the other. In writing this article, Fasty hopes to be able…
Hello, and welcome to our November Patreon update. There’s not much going on this November, so this will be a rather short update. That being said, we’re planning some special posts and events in December, so keep an eye out.This month’s KKB History post will be written by Fasty, however…
Hi, and welcome to the fifteenth KKB History entry. This month’s entry will be short, but interesting; we will focus on how KKB has been funded over time, and why we chose to start using Patreon over ads on the site. KKB History #15: How KKB was, and is funded…
Hello, and welcome to our October Patreon update. Time sure flies quickly, huh?Let’s talk about our coverage of the Steins;Gate manga adaptations. You may have already noticed that we published our review of Steins;Gate 0 Volume 1 today, written by ChrisGLink. To follow up on this, we’re planning to additionally…
Hi, and welcome to the fourteenth KKB History entry. This month’s entry will focus on how we do our review articles, and how they have evolved over the years. We hope you’ll enjoy the read! KKB History #14: How we create review articles - Written by Martin & Fasty Martin:…
Hello, and welcome to the September Patreon Update. This will be a short update, as we don't have any special projects planned for this month outside our regular news coverage. With that being said, however, the first volume of the Steins;Gate 0 manga will be releasing this month in English,…
Hi, and welcome to the thirteenth KKB History entry. In this entry, we will discuss KKB’s backend—or, in other words, how KKB works behind the scenes in terms of the technical stuff. Buckle up, and enjoy the read! KKB History #13: Wordpress plugins - Written by Martin It’s no secret…
Hello, and welcome to the August Patreon Update. Once again, we have a lot to cover this month, so let’s get right into it! Just a short while ago, we published the latest KKB History entry to the public on our YouTube channel—we’d like to show people how we made…
This is a special look on how we made the promo video last month. This was originally published as a Patreon special, as part of our KKB History series. The promo video was one of our most ambitious projects yet. In this video, I will show you how I travelled…
Hi, and welcome to the twelfth KKB History entry. Today’s entry will be in the form of a video, and it will focus on how we created the KKB promo video earlier this month. Since the video’s creation involved a lot of work, as well as travel around Prague, we…
Hello! Welcome to July’s patron-exclusive poll... well, sort of. We’ve decided to host a survey instead of a poll this time around, as we would like to get some feedback on how satisfied you all are with our Patreon content, and if you would like to see some changes. It’s…
Kiri Kiri Basara is an information hub for the Science Adventure series. We provide news, reviews and other SciADV information. Thank you for watching our promo video and to all our Patreon supporters, who made this video possible!
Hi, and welcome to our July 2021 Patreon update. We have a lot to cover this month, so let’s get right into it! We’ll start with the main new change on Kiri Kiri Basara this month—the new Patreon section. If you’re reading this update right now, you’re most likely a…
Hello, and welcome to the eleventh KKB History entry. Time sure flies quickly! We can't believe that it’s almost been a year since we started this series. This month’s entry is in the regular format; no fancy videos or behind-the-scenes looks at how KKB operates. This time, Martin is back…
Hello! Welcome to June’s patron-exclusive poll. This one will be interesting, so let's get to it! We would like to know if you all are interested in seeing a special Patreon section on kirikiribasara.com, exclusive to patrons (that’s you!). If added, this section would feature all of our Patreon posts,…
Hi, and welcome to our June 2021 Patreon update. First, a big thank you to everyone that voted in our last Patreon poll, as well as the Twitter poll last week! We appreciate you guys providing your input, as we now have a better idea of what kinds of content…
Hello! Welcome to May’s patron-exclusive poll. You may have already noticed that we started a YouTube channel last month, because we needed somewhere to upload our latest KKB History post. We’re interested in doing more with our YouTube channel, which leads into the topic for this month's poll: What type…
Hi, and welcome to our May 2021 Patreon update. We've got some interesting info to share this month, so let's get to it! First things first: the results of our previous two polls. As you may recall, we asked you guys to vote on the design for the page title…
Hello, and welcome to the ninth KKB History entry. As mentioned in our Patreon Update this month, this entry will be a special one; this time, Martin has created a video in which he discusses how he designed Kiri Kiri Basara’s homepage for the April Fool’s joke event. We hope…
Hello! Welcome to April’s patron-exclusive poll. This poll is a follow up to last month’s poll, which we feel ended rather inconclusively. This time, however, we have prepared actual design samples for you all to take a look at when you make your decision! For preview purposes, we will use…
Hi, and welcome to the April 2021 Patreon update. First things first: it seems a certain yellow-coated blogger has been tampering with things that shouldn’t be tampered with—we’ve detected some irregularities in the current worldline, suggesting that we’ve shifted away from the correct path and are now heading toward a…
Hello! Welcome to March’s patron-exclusive poll. This month’s poll will be quite interesting: we need your help in deciding if we should change the design of title pages’ title headers. When we did our big design overhaul last year, we didn’t update these, and we’re not decided on if we…
Hi, and welcome to the March 2021 Patreon update. This is a rather short update, as we don't have any special projects planned for March outside of our regular news coverage. In case a special project does come up, though, we will let you know through our social media pages.…
Hi, and welcome to the seventh entry in the KKB History series. A few weeks back, we asked you guys to vote for your favourite KKB History entry in the monthly poll—as mentioned before, we planned to use the results to determine which posts you all enjoyed the most and…
Hello! Welcome to February’s patron-exclusive poll. This time around, the poll is quite different—we want you all to vote on which of the KKB History entries you’ve liked the most so far. This will help us determine which topics in the series you guys generally enjoyed the most, which will…
Salutations! Today is a very special day for us… It’s Kiri Kiri Basara’s third anniversary! It’s absolutely unbelievable that three years have already passed since we started this site—really, it feels like only yesterday that the site went online for the first time. Most importantly, it’s thanks to the support…
Hi, and welcome to our February 2020 Patreon update. This update will be short, but we’ve got some interesting stuff packed in it to share this month.First off, the previously-mentioned interview with Cinepresto finally has a release date! We will be releasing it on Friday, February 5. We hope you…
Hello everyone, and welcome to the sixth entry in the KKB History series. This time around, we’ll walk you through our process of creating the recently-published 8-BIT ADV Steins;Gate guide, as it turned out to be quite the interesting journey. Let’s get into it! KKB History #6: Making the 8-BIT…
The following is a spoiler-free guide for 8-BIT ADV Steins;Gate. Despite the game being a spinoff of Steins;Gate, it presents a story that is similar to the original game with a few interesting changes. We recommend playing or watching the original Steins;Gate before playing this game.8-BIT ADV Steins;Gate is a…
Hello and welcome to the January Patreon Poll. In this one, we ask you to vote for the visual novel you would be interested in seeing a guide for next on the website. Thank you for voting!Vote here: www.patreon.com/posts/45886479
Happy New Year! Welcome to our first monthly Patreon update of 2021.2020 was Kiri Kiri Basara’s most successful year so far in terms of views, growth, and article variety. We’ll be working hard to keep the momentum going through 2021!Now, without further ado, let’s get into this month’s update. January…
Hello, and welcome to the fifth and final KKB History entry of the year. In this entry, we will take a look at some of the mistakes that we’ve made since we started out in February of 2018. Before we get into this post, we want to give you guys…
Hello, and welcome to the last Patreon poll of 2020!In this poll, we want you to choose which site metrics you would be interested in learning about in a special January Patreon post about Kiri Kiri Basara’s 2020 statistics. In the post, you can expect to see typical metrics such…
The last month of 2020 is here, and with it comes the last Kiri Kiri Basara Patreon update of the year. Firstly, we’re pleased to announce that we’re working on putting together a new interview for release this month. Our interviewee is Cinepresto—for those of you who don’t know him,…
Hello! For this month's poll, you will be voting on the final design for the new Guides page on Kiri Kiri Basara. Let's get right into it. Here are the options:Desing #1 - Current design with a big yellow background and the text “Guides” on top. Guides are displayed as…
This guide serves as a spoiler-free walkthrough to getting through Steins;Gate Elite in the optimal order and achieving 100% achievement/trophy completion.Though we initially intended to release this guide last year alongside the English release of the game, various circumstances prevented us from doing so. Nevertheless, with the introduction of the…
Hello, and welcome to the November Patreon update. Last month was super busy and we received an incredible amount of positive feedback and support for our Robotics;Notes Elite and DaSH reviews and guides, as well our interview with Mr. Matsubara and Spike Chunsoft. Over the course of the month, we…
Hi, and welcome to the third entry in the KKB History series, where we take a look at old or unreleased content from Kiri Kiri Basara. This month’s topic is an unreleased Steins;Gate Elite guide which we worked on around February 2019 for the release of Steins;Gate Elite in the…
A thematic sequel to Steins;Gate has been announced and is currently in the works. This news comes from an official MAGES. livestream wherein the company discussed their business strategies going forward. Chiyomaru Shikura, the former president of MAGES., described the title's relationship to Steins;Gate as being similar to Chaos;Child's relationship…
Originally released in 2014 in Japan, Robotics;Notes Elite is the third game in the Science Adventure series, and together with its sequel, Robotics;Notes DaSH, it is the latest in the series to receive an English localization thanks to the efforts of Spike Chunsoft, Inc. Both games will be released on…
Hi, in this month's poll, we need to help decide if we should have visual novel guides on our website in addition to Steam’s guide sections?Thank you for voting! Vote here: www.patreon.com/posts/42551506
Hi, and welcome to the October Patreon update! This month will be a busy one for Kiri Kiri Basara, because both Robotics;Notes Elite and Robotics;Notes DaSH will be released in English on October 13th. We will be covering both games by doing reviews and creating guides for them. We have…
Hi, and welcome to the second entry in our Patreon-only series, where we look at the history of or unreleased content from Kiri Kiri Basara. We based the topic for this month's entry on your votes in the poll from a week ago. Thanks to everyone that voted. Now, let's…
Hi, it is time for September's poll. In this poll, we need help to decide what you want to see in an upcoming KKB's History post. What topic you choose will be featured in the KKB's History post at the end of the month. Don't worry though, other topics will…
Hi, and welcome to this month's Patreon update! Firstly, we would like to thank you all for submitting your questions for the upcoming Spike Chunsoft Q&A. All of the Patreon questions were really good, and honestly, we had a hard time deciding which ones to choose! Here’s a teaser—from the…
Hi, and welcome to the first instalment in our Patreon-only series, "KKB History". This is the series in which we’ll go over some old or unused designs and articles, as well as share some stories related to the development of Kiri Kiri Basara. In this post, we will go over…
Hi! First of all, thank you for submitting questions to our Q&A with Spike Chunsoft, Inc. and Tatsuya Matsubara. All Patreon questions are really good! Thank you! Now, we have an August Monthly Poll here for you. Last month, we finished redesigning and optimizing Kiri Kiri Basara and we need…
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[CLOSED] To celebrate, we are hosting a Q&A with SciADV producer Tatsuya Matsubara and Spike Chunsoft, Inc.! Submit one question in the comments section below, and it may be selected and answered in the Q&A article.
Hi, and welcome to our August Patreon update. We have some interesting news prepared for you this month, so let's get going. Patreon rewards for this month In mid-August, we plan to hold a poll here regarding an important design decision. We also plan to share some old designs…
Hi! In this update, we will finally outline what Patreon rewards you can expect and when you can expect them. We decided on these rewards based on your votes in the poll from a few days ago. Thanks for voting, it really helped the decision process! We will not be…
Hi there! We are very thankful for your continuing support and we have a few updates for you. We are still working on Patreon rewards. There will be a Q&A coming later this month for Patrons only, more info about that will be coming in a few days. We are…
Hi! We come to you with a few updates about this Patreon. When we started Patreon, we weren't sure what to put here as a patron reward and we are still working on some meaningful rewards. For the time being though, we will show our patron names on the page…
Hello everyone! As of today, we the staff at Kiri Kiri Basara have launched a Patreon page with the goal of raising funds to keep the site running for the foreseeable future.You might be wondering why we've decided to launch this page now. Simply put, the ongoing global pandemic has…
We would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your support. We don't offer any Patron benefits at the moment but we might in the future. Currently, we have a goal of 20€ for each month, that will help us continue our work of providing all…
Today marks the second anniversary of the launch of Kiri Kiri Basara. It's unbelievable that two years have already passed since we started reporting on Science Adventure news and other SciADV-related content.In last year's anniversary article, I talked about how Kiri Kiri Basara came to be. In this year's anniversary…
Earlier today, we reported on a leak that Anonymous;Code release date might be moved to the winter next year. Just now, MAGES. released a new video about Anonymous;Code, confirming the date and showing some new artwork from the game, with a slightly changed logo.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2Wgt3ZWhnI&feature=emb_titleHere are both logos for comparison. The…
UPDATE (November 17, 2019): An eagle-eyed fan has noted that the game's page on the Australian Classification Board website has been made private. This does not mean that the page has been deleted; rather, it means that it is not accessible by the general public.The Australian Classification Board has classified "Steins;Gate;…
MAGES. has announced in a press release that Chiyomaru Studio has bought all MAGES. stocks owned by Dwango, a Japanese media company which is also a direct subsidiary of Kadokawa Corporation. This buyout means that MAGES. is no longer a subsidiary of Dwango or Kadokawa. Chiyomaru Shikura has stated that he…
The following review contains heavy spoilers for the Steins;Gate visual novel. Please note that this review is based on the content of the first six in-game scenarios.Steins;Gate: Linear Bounded Phenogram is a Steins;Gate spinoff title that was initially released for Japanese audiences in 2013. At the time, the game was…
Today marks the first anniversary since Kiri Kiri Basara was started! In this article, I’m going to discuss the story behind this site’s creation, including the ideas behind it. I’ll also share some old (and frankly, terrible) designs for the site. Mainly though, I’m writing this article to thank you…
Chaos;Child is the fourth game in the Science Adventure Series, and the sequel to Chaos;Head. It was initially released in 2014 for Japanese audiences, and in 2017 on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita for Western audiences. Now, the game’s translation is receiving a brand new Steam port.The folks at…
Spike Chunsoft has revealed that they will be releasing Chaos;Child on PC through Steam on January 23, 2019.UPDATE: Depending on your region, the game may be releasing for you on either January 22nd or January 23rd. The official trailer lists January 22nd.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJE1sz6B98wUPDATE: The price was revealed to be $34.99 (USD). If…
In his latest TwitCasting stream, Chiyomaru Shikura showcased a slideshow presentation featuring a variety of new, never before seen content. Concept art for logos of various Science Adventure games were shown, along with pre-release ideas that never made it into the final games. Additionally, a tentative upcoming release plan was shown for…
Earlier today, 5pb. released a new version of the DaSH opening on their YouTube account. The video additionally confirms that the game will be delayed to January 31, 2019. This new version of the opening includes a few visual improvements over the previous version shown in Chiyomaru Shikura's upload. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt76GWtOneARobotics;Notes DaSH…
Chiyomaru Shikura has tweeted out a video featuring the full version of Robotics;Notes DaSH opening song "Avant Story", along with footage from R;N DaSH opening. Footage from the Robotics;Notes Elite opening, gameplay footage from DaSH, and various CGs from DaSH were also shown off in the video. Please note that the video…
Chiyomaru Shikura, the executive director of MAGES., has posted a video on his Twitter account featuring the Robotics;Notes DaSH opening song, titled "Avant Story". 科学ADV「シリーズCM」を個人編集して作ったのでせっかくだから公開！タイミングも合ってないような粗編ですが… ただ、一部未公開カットを勝手に使っているのと、何より楽曲自体が初公開なので、弊社内の広報という恐ろしい「機関」からの圧力が…ま勇気で(○´･д･)ﾉ#科学ADV #シュタゲエリート pic.twitter.com/Gw28CeeJf0 — 志倉千代丸／Chiyomaru Shikura (@chiyomaru5pb) 24. září 2018 The video doesn't contain the actual opening animation for the Robotics;Notes DaSH. Instead, the video…
The opening and ending songs for Steins;Gate Elite are now available for purchase on Amazon Japan, as well as the original soundtrack for the Steins;Gate 0 anime adaptation. The Steins;Gate Elite opening song, titled “Cosmic Looper”, is sung by Kanako Itou. The CD is priced at 1400 yen (12 USD).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeU7nuJiyYc…
MAGES. and D-techno recently released their collaboration project, a Steins;Gate alarm clock app featuring Kurisu Makise (voiced by Asami Imai). The app allows the user to set alarms for themselves, and be awakened by Kurisu’s voice. The app is priced at 960 yen, and features several new illustrations of Kurisu.…
The Japanese Amazon page for the Steins;Gate 0 anime soundtrack has been updated to include a tracklist of all included songs and music, as well as the CD boxart. A link to the page can be found here.The CDs will include 49 tracks, and a new monologue drama titled "Puddle of…
This article includes spoilers for the previous volume! How do you prove that you are alive? By interacting with other people? By interacting with the environment around you? Or perhaps, by trying to find your real body? This is just one of the many issues that our cast of main…
The Japanese video game magazine Famitsu has just revealed the Robotics;Notes DaSH release date in an article on their website with some other interesting information about the upcoming game. The source article in Japanese can be found here. Robotics;Notes DaSH is set to release on the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo…
Pre-orders for the Steins;Gate 0 anime original soundtrack and the new Steins;Gate Elite ending song are now up on Amazon Japan. Both CDs will be released on September 19, 2018. The Steins;Gate 0 anime OST is priced at 3,240 Yen (about 30 USD) and includes: "Fatima" TV size version by Kanako Itou "Amadeus"…
Chaos;Child's premise has a spoiler for Chaos;Head's ending, which is mentioned in this article. Please keep this in mind. In 2009, a horrifying serial murder case and a devastating earthquake shook up the city of Shibuya, causing unimaginable destruction. Six years have passed since then, and in 2015, two people…
5pb. Games has published the final opening for Steins;Gate Elite on their YouTube channel, and has revealed the Japanese release date for the game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeU7nuJiyYc After the opening song plays, the different editions of the game are shown, as well as some included bonuses for pre-ordering the game. As previously…
The second volume of the Occultic;Nine light novel series begins right where the first volume left off. The plot really begins to pick up in this volume, and I was thoroughly engaged until the very end, which was sadly a bit of a cliffhanger. The first volume of Occultic;Nine was…
The idea of scientifically proving the occult is somewhat intriguing, and in Occultic;Nine, it’s one of the main themes of the story. Occultic;Nine started out in 2014 as a light novel series, written by Chiyomaru Shikura and illustrated by pako. Up until today, Occultic;Nine has received both anime and visual…
On November 9, 2017, Occultic;Nine was released in Japan for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita. Approximately one month after the game’s release, 5pb./MAGES. executive director Chiyomaru Shikura tweeted about the company’s intention to work on a port of the game to a new system, as well as a…
The English language version of the Steins;Gate 0 visual novel was recently released on Steam, for PC users. The game is currently available for $34.99 / 29,99 €. If you don’t own the original game on Steam, a bundle containing both Steins;Gate and Steins;Gate 0 has been made available, and…
Note: The following article contains early speculation for Anonymous;Code—which, as of 2022, has officially released. Some of the content discussed below may entail spoilers for the final product, as well as for Steins;Gate 0. Reader discretion is advised. Anonymous;Code is a visual novel video game in development by 5pb./MAGES. and…
Today marks the tenth anniversary of Chaos;Head's release, the first title in the Science Adventure series. Happy birthday to both Chaos;Head and the series! Here’s to many more years of SciADV. The Chaos;Head visual novel was released on April 25, 2008. It was well received by its Japanese audience, and…
After quite a long wait, the time has finally come: the first episode of Steins;Gate 0 aired on April 12 on Japanese television, and was soon made available on Crunchyroll for many English speaking countries. In my opinion, the first episode was absolutely amazing. It begins with a scene of…
Spike Chunsoft released a trailer about two weeks ago for the Steins;Gate Elite visual novel. As mentioned in previous posts, Spike Chunsoft intends to release many more MAGES. games in the west, and Steins;Gate Elite looks to be one of their first steps in this process. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVUTbidbmag Steins;Gate Elite seems…
Kanako Itou has released the official music video for her song “Fatima” on her YouTube channel. This song will be featured in the Steins;Gate 0 anime adaptation as the opening song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfzAMJd_3tM Kanako Itou has sung the opening and ending songs for various other Science Adventure titles, including Steins;Gate, Chaos;Head,…
Kadokawa has released the second promotional video for Steins;Gate 0. This video shows a few more scenes from the show, and the entirety of the opening song is played. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVVihb4-cHo The trailer looks great in my opinion, and it shows us that the artstyle changed a bit to match the…
Edit: Siliconera’s article has been updated to state that they intend to bring more MAGES. games to West, which may include Robotics;Notes. The article is not definitive confirmation of a localization. The North American branch of Spike Chunsoft (well known for the Danganronpa series) hosted a livestream yesterday, where they announced their intentions…
Earlier today, we reported about the possible airing date for Steins;Gate 0 being April 12, 2018. As of a few hours ago, the anime’s official website was updated to confirm this date. Additionally, a new key visual was revealed, and the character section was updated to include more character designs. Airing will…
Following yesterday’s episode count leak, new information was discovered today regarding the air date of Steins;Gate 0. According to Amazon’s product description of the first Blu-ray volume, the anime will begin airing on April 12, 2018. According to product description shown below, the show will start airing on April 12, 2018,…
The Steins;Gate community was in an uproar last week after a Japanese magazine interview stated that the Steins;Gate 0 anime would only have 13 episodes. Longtime SciADV/SVN fans will attest that single cour adaptations have not served the series well in the past. New information surfaced today however, when the…
It has been announced that Kanako Itou, vocalist of many songs for various 5pb./MAGES. works, will be singing the opening song for the Steins;Gate 0 anime adaptation.Kanako is well known for her vocals in Hacking to the Gate, Find the Blue, The Holy Three Squared, and more. The opening song,…
Salutations! We’re pleased to announce the opening of Kiri Kiri Basara, a brand new SciADV/SVN-focused website. The purpose of this site is to provide accurate and insightful information about Science Adventure and Science Visual Novel universes, as well as deliver the latest news about the series. This website is not…
