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I was holding out hope that Re:Boot would be more than just updated visuals and CGs. I love Steins;Gate and have consumed almost all the media out there. If this had come out when I was still early in my Steins;Gate phase, I probably would've ate it up. But now, it just doesn't do much for me. Re:Boot could've done so many interesting things instead of just rehousing the same story we've already seen. Sure, there's some new content, but it's still missing chunks of the original VN script not the best way to experience the vn
At this point, I even fear that a post-credits scene setting up a continuation might end up harming the perfection of the original true ending. Right now, I just don't know how to feel about the future of SG and Sciadv
My fault for expecting something cool to come out of reboot never again

I’ve seen a lot of hate toward Hitomi whenever clips of her and Sato come up mostly on TikTok
A big part of it seems to come from first-time viewers (or people only watching clipped scenes) misjudging her. They treat her as someone who “led Sato on” or as the clear villain of the story.
Sato’s projection vs. reality
Sato went to the island largely because of his own misunderstandings and romantic projections. He mistook Hitomi’s existential distress and desire to escape for shared romantic feelings, and built a savior/fantasy narrative around her in his head. A lot of the negative reading of Hitomi comes from taking Sato’s unreliable perspective at face value.
•Hitomi’s actual situation
Hitomi never comes across as a cartoon manipulator with a malicious plan. She was paralyzed by her own depression, corporate burnout, anxiety, and (in the novel/manga) substance issues. She reached out to Sato because he was a familiar, safe tether to a time when life felt less crushing. That doesn’t make her actions harmless — dragging him into the suicide pact situation without full transparency was selfish and dangerous — but it comes from her own dysfunction, not from a desire to toy with or destroy him.
The bigger point is that I never finished the anime and thinking “Hitomi is evil” or that any of these characters have clean hands. They’re all deeply flawed people running from adulthood and coping in different unhealthy ways. I really wanted to at least express my thoughts because it has been getting on my nerves and would like a convo on whether you agree with me on this or how you view it.