Steins;Gate—The Movie: Load Region of Deja Vu

This 2013 feature film offers a conclusion to the popular Steins;Gate series, in which post-graduate eccentrics accidentally invent a mini-time machine, altering the immediate past in small increments but with disastrous consequences. The follow-up takes place a year after protagonist and wannabe mad scientist Rintaro Okabe traveled various "world line" alternate realities to piece together a reality in which none of the calamitous events took place and his friends didn't die. But Okabe himself starts experiencing flashbacks, a sign that his own existence in this reality is unstable and he may soon be erased. What can he do to save himself now that he's sworn off time travel? Fans will want to watch this reunion of favorite characters, but it's a minor echo/encore at best, a footnote for collections that already own the Steins;Gate collection. Presented in a dual-language Blu-ray/DVD Combo set, rated TV-14, extras include audio commentary. A strong optional purchase. (C. Cassady)