Talk:Mayuri Shiina/@comment-179.35.94.24-20170629193151/@comment-2602:306:343D:84E0:6004:FAF5:701A:A9E-20170727012132

I have not watched the anime, so I hesitated to write this. Nonetheless:

In the VN, it seems like there's plenty of time for Okabe to develop feelings for Makise. Makise is certainly important for a vatierty of different reasons in the VN. For example, her contributions are critical to allowing the phonewave to send memories, and often she assists Okabe when/after he makes a timeleap by providing ideas to help him fix whatever the issue is. Yet, the driving force for Okabe is often Mayuri, as he wants to prevent her death above all else.

All things considered thus far leads me to consider that Makise and Okabe work better together as coworkers as opposed to romantic partners. Their personalities feel ill-suited for one another romantically.

However, to me, Okabe and Mayuri seem like a good couple. Mayuri, in my opinion, is by far the nicest character in the VN. She puts Okabe's happiness before her own, repeatedly. Okabe frequently mentions how important she is to the lab members, and to the lab itself.

I'm not sure if this is the same between the anime and the VN, and it makes me wonder how the medium affects the story in both cases.