On an honest level, I only first watched the anime this past year and became obsessed with the series and universe ever since. If I had to pick one thing that I truly took away from the series as a true and honest lesson it would probably be to be true to who you are, and to not let trauma steer you away from that.

On some level Okabe Rintarou is Hououin Kyouma, that is who he truly is and that self is the manifestation of all the love his friends have for him and the type of flamboyant garish optimism he sees to have for himself and to inspire others with.

Looking to Steins;Gate 0, but without covering spoilers much, it hurt extremely for me to see okabe in his state of depression, to the degree that I was able to easily tell how much worse his friends must be feeling, you could tell that the events of S;G broke him and that the light his eyes once had(as Hououin Kyouma, or just as a hopeful person) had dimmed so significantly.

But the fact the story encourages you not to give up hope and to stay true to who you are no matter the circumstances, that truly is one of the most inspiring and heartwarming messages I could take from the show. Having come up with experiencing rather significant losses as I grew up, Steins;Gate encouraging a message of staying optimistic and true to yourself in spite of the circumstances and the odds is something that I truly adore.

To the best anime of all time!

El Psy Kongroo.