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And this is the perfect example of a great anime.

STORY
The build-up, the complexity while not going overboard, the always understandable but always surprising progression of the plot, the proper wrap-up (I looove animes with endings),... It's unbelievable! And don't even get me started on the kinda-double-ending... Absolute 10.

CHARACTERS
All have simple enough pasts, which allowed the focus to shift to their development, and there was a lot of it. Their design and appearance was flawless. They had no unrealistic features (Faris hair/eyes aside... I'm assuming it was just part of her maid persona), but all of them still managed to be extremely visually distinctive. Another 10.

ART
Very ... fitting for the story. It was a sort of 'blunt reality' style. All muted colours, little contrast in the scenery (though plenty between scenes) and bleakness with spots of almost-beauty. I think some locations and moments would have benefited from slightly stronger colours and contrast, but the vast majority of them were spot on. Probably 9 (going on 10).

MUSIC
A-ma-zing opening (I specially loved the change of lyrics when a specific something in the story changed...) and a great ending. The episodes themselves had very little music but, even though this and a variety of well placed sound effects contributed to that 'blunt reality' style, I still think a soundtrack would have done certain scenes some good. Even so, what little music was used was very good. Taking into account that my words are not doing the amazingness of that opening justice... It still is a 9 (near 8).

ENJOYMENT
The first 9 or so episodes seemed to be a bit on the slow side. They were still very good, just not amazing. Then s**t went down on episode 12 and it got amazing. And then a million tons of s**t went down on episode 22 and it got perfect. But because of those first episodes, even though the whole thing is more than worth it... It's a 9.

Overall, truly and arithmetically, Steins;Gate is a great, 9 out of 10, well-worth-the-watch anime.

Take the ecchi scenes out and you'd have a masterpiece.

It's refreshing to watch a story where there's no main character on that constant have-to-get-more-power-to-*insert supposedly altruistic or ambitious stuff here* mood. Everything is a game in NGNL, and the mains are there to simply play the game. No heavy morals, no big reason behind their actions, no nothing. Just a pair of sibling NEET gamers that are really good at and really enjoy what they do.

So you have this no-fuss concept. Now add an amazing amount of colour and detail to its universe. Voilá, you have a fantasy world that completely pulls you into it ... every single time you see it.

The right music at the right moments, a few surprising turnarounds, some cute sibling interactions, plenty of lighthearted comedy,... And how on Disboard could No Game No Life be anything less than great?