Chaos;Head & Steins;Gate: Science Adventure Series Maniacs

“ Chaos;Head & Steins;Gate: Science Adventure Series Maniacs” ( カオスヘッド&シュタインズ・ゲート 　科学アドベンチャーシリーズマニアックス,  Kaosu;Heddo & Shutainzu;Gēto Kagaku Adobenchā Shiriizu Maniakkusu) is a guidebook released on December 17, 2010 in Japan, which contains info concerning the first four releases of the Science Adventure Series: Chaos;Head and its complete version Chaos;Head NoAH, Steins;Gate and Chaos;Head Love Chu☆Chu!.

Content Table
“CHAOS;HEAD” Series
 * 006 — Introduction to the “CHAOS;HEAD” series
 * 009 — Worldview - Exposition of keywords

Introduction to characters
 * 010 — Takumi Nishijou
 * 012 — Rimi Sakihata
 * 014 — Ayase Kishimoto
 * 016 — Yua Kusunoki
 * 018 — Nanami Nishijou
 * 020 — Sena Aoi
 * 022 — Kozue Orihara
 * 024 — Seira Orgel & Erinfray Orgel
 * 026 — Other characters


 * 028 — Exposition of “CHAOS;HEAD” & “CHAOS;HEAD NOAH”'s main story
 * 031 — Exposition of “CHAOS;HEAD Love Chu☆Chu!”'s story
 * 032 — Investigation of “CHAOS;HEAD NOAH”'s routes case-by-case


 * 036 — Special talk regarding the “Gero Froggies”
 * 038 — Stage introduction of “CHAOS;HEAD”
 * 042 — CG list of “CHAOS;HEAD NOAH”
 * 049 — CG list of “CHAOS;HEAD Love Chu☆Chu!”
 * 052 — “CHAOS;HEAD”'s illustrations gallery
 * 056 — Short interview with Yukihiro Matsuo
 * 058 — Introduction to “CHAOS;HEAD”'s goods

“STEINS;GATE”
 * 062 — Exposition of the opus “STEINS;GATE”

Introduction to characters
 * 066 — Rintaro Okabe
 * 070 — Kurisu Makise
 * 074 — Mayuri Shiina
 * 078 — Itaru Hashida
 * 082 — Suzuha Amane
 * 086 — Faris NyanNyan
 * 090 — Luka Urushibara
 * 094 — Moeka Kiryu
 * 098 — Other characters


 * 105 — Exposition of “STEINS;GATE”'s story
 * 118 — New world line chronological table
 * 122 — CG list of “STEINS;GATE”
 * 131 — Exposition of Drama CDs and Media-Mix Contents
 * 138 — Investigation of “STEINS;GATE”


 * 142 — Stage introduction of “STEINS;GATE”
 * 145 — Comic Report of 5pb.'s Journalist
 * 147 — “STEINS;GATE”'s illustrations gallery
 * 158 — Introduction to “STEINS;GATE”'s goods

Interview with the Creators
 * 162 — Interview of Chiyomaru Shikura
 * 170 — Interview of Tatsuya Matsubara & Naotaka Hayashi
 * 178 — Interview of Pehara Koumuten & Vio Shimokura

Special Content
 * 188 — Conversation between Chiyomaru Shikura & Mori Toshimichi
 * 192 — Special interview of Hiroki Azuma
 * 200 — Guests' illustrations gallery
 * 204 — Showcase of fanmade items
 * 205 — Publication of results of the Lab Mems Project

Data & Flowchart
 * 212 — Story Chart of “CHAOS;HEAD NOAH”
 * 214 — Guiding walkthrough of “CHAOS;HEAD Love Chu☆Chu!”
 * 215 — Achievements lists of the Xbox 360 versions of “CHAOS;HEAD NOAH” & “CHAOS;HEAD Love Chu☆Chu!”
 * 216 — Allocation chart for heroines from the Science Adventure Series
 * 217 — Story Chart of “STEINS;GATE”
 * 218 — Achievements list of the Xbox 360 version of “STEINS;GATE”
 * 219 — Record of Rintaro Okabe's chuuni language
 * 220 — Explanation and investigation of foreshadowings and D-Mails
 * 222 — Keyword emails' list

“STEINS;GATE”'s Official After Story
 * 230 — Original Short Story “Holy Day of the Calamitous Birth”
 * 256 — Publication information

Attractor fields theory & Reading Steiner
The attractor fields theory is a theory explaining the structure of the world in terms of world lines and world line convergence ranges (attractor fields). The premise is that the world is not one of countless parallel worlds. No more than a single world line exists, and on that world line all events from the past to the future are determined. In other words, as long as the world line determines that “Mayuri dies”, Mayuri will die. This is a world line convergence. However, the world line is constantly fluctuating, and one may be transferred to another world line for some reason. On that world line, a possibility that “Mayuri's death” has not been determined is born. However, the moment a world line is transferred to another, the original world line disappears and nothing but the new world line exists, so ordinary humans cannot perceive this world line fluctuation. World lines other than the current world line exist only as possibilities, and bundles of similar world lines among these possible world lines are called α (Alpha) world lines, or β (Beta) world lines. These are original settings, created by the ingenuity of the production team.

The Committee of 300 & Dystopia
In this work, a dystopia has been established in the future of the α (Alpha) world lines. Dystopia is the antonym of utopia; it is a society with extreme control and no individual freedom. The term became famous when it appeared in The Time Machine by H. G. Wells, the father of science fiction. You could thereby say that the usage of the word "dystopia" pays full homage to The Time Machine.

Also appearing in this work is the Committee of 300, an organization of secret societies described in conspiracy theories. Some conspiracy theorists believe that the Committee of 300 is composed of Satanists called the Illuminati. Those theorists also suspect that the Committee of 300 is plotting to suppress science and technology as well as promoting the Human Domestication Project in order to achieve a deindustrialized, zero-growth society. This imagined society is very similar to the future of the α world lines depicted in this work.

Incidentally, ECHELON is said to be a large-scale communications interception system built mainly in the United States of America. Although not publicly acknowledged, a report was issued by the European Parliament in 2001, stating that “there is no doubt that a worldwide interception system exists.”

Staff Interview I
The top runner for the staff interview is, of course, Mr. Chiyomaru Shikura, the most important person in the Science Adventure Series. In his unique and smart way of speaking, he will talk to us about not only production secrets, but also his stance on work and his view of life.

Q1''——Could you tell us once again about the story of the establishment of the Science Adventure (hereafter “SciADV”) Series, which started with “CHAOS;HEAD” (hereafter “CHAOS”) then continued with “STEINS;GATE” (hereafter “SG”) ?


 * Shikura: (to be translated, japanese text below in commentary when editing)

'Q2——The SciADV Series is characterized by systems such as “triggers” that are not optional. What about the usage of the Delusion Trigger in “CHAOS” and the Phone Trigger in “SG”?'


 * Shikura: (to be translated, japanese text below in commentary when editing)

Q3——The Kurisu Route in “SG” was quite difficult, though (laughs) .


 * Shikura: (to be translated, japanese text below in commentary when editing)

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'Q10——Next, let me ask you about “SG” itself. First of all, for how long have you had the original idea?'


 * Shikura: (to be translated, japanese text below in commentary when editing)

'Q11——I see. So the somewhat maniacal “John Titor” material and so forth were also picked up along with such a conception. In fact, “SG” could be said to have been conceived more than 20 years ago, right?'


 * Shikura: (to be translated, japanese text below in commentary when editing)

Q12——What steps do you take when creating a draft or plan?


 * Shikura: (to be translated, japanese text below in commentary when editing)

Q13——How do you write a draft plot?


 * Shikura: (to be translated, japanese text below in commentary when editing)

Q14——What was the initial idea for “SG”?


 * Shikura: (to be translated, japanese text below in commentary when editing)

Q15——Speaking of design, the appointment of huke-san was also a hot topic.


 * Shikura: (to be translated, japanese text below in commentary when editing)

Q16——In terms of structure, “SG” differs from “CHAOS” in having a single unified point of view.


 * Shikura: (to be translated, japanese text below in commentary when editing)

'Q17——I understand that you had the structure up to about Chapter 3 of the story in mind at the beginning, but how did you go about putting together the second half of the story? I heard that you (M. Shikura) wanted to give the story a twist, not just to save Mayuri.'


 * Shikura: (to be translated, japanese text below in commentary when editing)

'Q18——So that was the expression of the “choice between the two” that Kurisu comes to the scales, and by extension, the weight of choice, right? There is a catharsis in the flow of showing the irreversibility of determined cause and effect and the coolness of the absolute reason of the world through the inevitable sacrifice, and then breaking through it further.'


 * Shikura: (to be translated, japanese text below in commentary when editing)

'Q19——From now, I would like to ask you about things outside of your works. What do you think was the key to “SG” receiving high acclaim, such as winning the “Famitsu Award 2009” for excellence and being a hit when it was released for the PC?'


 * Shikura: (to be translated, japanese text below in commentary when editing)

Q20——What do you think about the rise in fan activities and doujinshi?


 * Shikura: (to be translated, japanese text below in commentary when editing)

Q21——What do you think of the development of “CHAOS” and “SG” hereafter?


 * Shikura: (to be translated, japanese text below in commentary when editing)

Q22——By the way, do you have any plans to commercialize “RaiNet AccessBattlers”?


 * Shikura: (to be translated, japanese text below in commentary when editing)

'Q23——Finally, I would like to ask you about the common theme of both works. In “CHAOS”, Takumi's loneliness, which causes him to not experience life in relation to reality, and his salvation through Rimi's presence thereafter, and in “SG”, Okabe's loneliness over the world lines and his bond with the lab mems who save him, are common points. In “CHAOS;HEAD Love Chuchu!”, similar themes are expressed in the theme song “Let’s Synchro!”. In other words, I feel that the works that you are involved with often have the theme of people overcoming loneliness and understanding each other......?'


 * Shikura: (to be translated, japanese text below in commentary when editing)

Q24——If we translate that into “bond”, then the spreading of that bond is also in line with the content of “SG”.


 * Shikura: (to be translated, japanese text below in commentary when editing)