Compared to light novels and even manga, the visual novel allows players to enjoy the depth of literary appeal of anime visuals but also choice-based gameplay to pursue different heroines and/or timelines. This interactive take on alternate reality makes anime adaptations of these visual novels something to anticipate, as the anime has to find some way of tackling all “routes” in the story that viewers can’t immediately predict: be it through episodic arcs like in Steins;Gate, or even spreading these stories across spin-offs like in Fate.