The series also uses specific "image songs" like Hacking to the Gate to set its emotional and visual tone, reinforcing themes of hope and perseverance against impossible odds.
: The visual focus usually centers on the eccentric self-proclaimed mad scientist Rintaro Okabe and the brilliant researcher Kurisu Makise .
: Glow-tube Nixie displays showing world line values, most notably the ideal "Steins Gate" line at 1.048596% .