Line #16 VisualNovel/ScienceAdventureSeries


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2	The ''Science Adventure Series'', or ''[=SciADV=]'' Series for short, is a collection of stories originally in the forms of {{Visual Novel}}s. They all span among other different forms of media (such as anime, manga, light novels, drama [=CDs=], and stage plays), whilst sharing a single universe. Each main entry has its own relatively self-contained story, but they are all united by some common themes and threads, and some characters return in later entries.
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4	The world of ''[=SciADV=]'' is a world much like our own, with bustling cities and people going about their daily lives. However, unbeknownst to the general populace, the sinister group known as the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Committee_of_300 Committee of 300]] lurks in the shadows, controlling various powerful organizations and leading them in their mission to [[TakeOverTheWorld establish dominion over the world]] and [[DepopulationBomb reduce its human population to a manageable billion]]. Their goal: to create a utopia without wars or conflict, a world where [[TheEvilsOfFreeWill the human mind is enslaved to their collective will]]. The various stories follow different groups of [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent ordinary people]] who nevertheless get themselves entangled into the EvilPlan of a Committee-controlled organization, and find themselves with the daunting task of fighting a conspiracy that towers over them and everyone they know.
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6	The series is part of the collaboration between Japanese visual novel developer Creator/{{Nitroplus}} and video game manufacturer 5pb./MAGES. Currently, the Science Adventure series covers six visual novels that are the mainline entries, though there are oodles of side material (manga, audio dramas, etc.) and fan discs that act as companion pieces to the mainline entries. The series is primarily written by Naotaka Hayashi (sole writer of ''Chaos;Head'', ''Robotics;Notes'', and all but one route of ''Steins;Gate''), with idea guy Chiyomaru Shikura, the CEO of MAGES., music composed by Takeshi Abo and Zizz Studio, other supporting writers, and featuring character designs by artists including Mutsumi Sasaki and Huke.
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8	Another series of visual novels (and other media) by the same creators exist under the ''Science Visual Novels Series'' (or ''SVN'') name and is made up of ''Literature/OcculticNine'' and ''Anonymous;Code''. They exist in a different shared universe than the [=SciADV=] Series (though the [=SciADV=] games do however exist as their fictional game versions in this universe). [[FlipFlopOfGod Or so we were originally told]] until Shikura held a livestream in 2017 stating that ''SVN'' isn't a separate series, but rather it's the Western nickname he made up for ''[=SciADV=]'', alongside the fact that the ''O;N'' visual novel removed all the ''S;G'' references in its script.
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10	!!A list of the main works in the series:
11	[[index]]
12	* ''VisualNovel/ChaosHead'' (updated version titled ''Chaos;Head Noah'')
13	* ''VisualNovel/SteinsGate''
14	* ''VisualNovel/{{RoboticsNotes}}'' (updated version titled ''Robotics;Notes Elite'')
15	* ''VisualNovel/ChaosChild''
16	* ''VisualNovel/SteinsGate0'' (updated version will be titled ''Steins;Gate 0 Elite'' if it's ever released)
17	* ''Literature/OcculticNine''
18	* ''Robotics;Notes [=DaSH=]''
19	* ''Anonymous;Code''
20	* ''Steins;???'' (in development)
21	[[/index]]
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23	!!A list of the spin-off games in the series:
24	* ''Chaos;Head Love Chu Chu!''
25	* ''Steins;Gate: My Darling's Embrace''
26	* ''Steins;Gate: Variant Space Octet''
27	* ''Steins;Gate: Linear Bounded Phenogram''
28	* ''Chaos;Child Love Chu Chu!!''
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30	!!Tropes common to all instalments in the [=SciADV=] Series:
31	* TheAnimeOfTheGame: Most of the mainline entries either have received or will receive an anime adaptation.
32	* BigBad: The [[TheIlluminati Committee of 300]] are the overall villains of the series, as they plan to [[DepopulationBomb reduce humanity to a population of one billion]] and unite the remainder under a single totalitarian {{utopia\|JustifiesTheMeans}} where peace is maintained through [[TheEvilsOfFreeWill the eradication of free will]]. Every individual BigBad has some kind of connection to them, direct or otherwise.
33	* {{Dystopia}}: What the Committee of 300 intend to create in the future and what the main characters of each game are trying to stop, whether they know it or not.
34	* EvilOnlyHasToWinOnce: Each entry in the series chronicles a new plan created by the Committee of 300 that are meant to result in the deaths of over 5 billion people, with the remaining populace of 1 billion to be subjugated under their rule. The cast of each entry fight what's essentialy a war spanning over a decade to retain their freedom and end their tyranny.
35	* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Every installment uses a semicolon between two words.
36	* ScienceFiction: As the title suggests, the primary genre for each game, using real scientific concepts and theories, but also crossing over into fictional territory, using non-accurate science.
37	** ''Chaos;Head'' and ''Chaos;Child'' focus on individuals with [[spoiler: [[RealityWarper reality-altering powers]]]].
38	** ''Steins;Gate'' and ''Steins;Gate 0'' focus on TimeTravel.
39	** ''Robotics;Notes'' and ''Robotics;Notes [=DaSH=]'' focuse on [[HumongousMecha giant robots]] and virtual reality technology.
40	** ''Anonymous;Code'' focuses on earth simulators and individuals with the power to see the future.
41	* SharedUniverse: Constant references, {{Continuity Nod}}s and characters appear between each installment, some more obvious than others.
42	* ThematicSeries: The stories all take place in the same world, and all of them deal with a group of characters taking down a conspiracy, but minus 2 of the entries, each entry rarely reference the stories outside of their specific duology (for example, you'll rarely see Steins;Gate making references to Chaos;Child), the main unifying factor is the villain, the Committee of 300. That being said, Steins;Gate has oodles upon oodles of Chaos;Head references and nods confirm that "Yes, Chaos;Head did indeed happen a year before Steins;Gate". Robotics;Notes heavily relies on returning plot points from both Chaos;Head and Steins;Gate, Chaos;Child is a direct sequel to Chaos;Head's aftermath, and [=DaSH=] requires nearly every entry before it to be fully understood in its' entirety due to its content.
43	* TrademarkFavoriteDrink: Each Protagonist has one of these:
44	** For Takumi it's Coke.
45	** For Okabe it's Dr. Pepper.
46	** For Takuru it's Mountian Dew.
47	** For Pollon it's 7Up.

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