Well, it's more because of its cult status (especially on imageboards) than actual objective appreciation.
Personally, I saw it again a year or two ago and it was good, but clearly (and not in a good way) a VN adaptation. Still worth watching.
Personally, I saw it again a year or two ago and it was good, but clearly (and not in a good way) a VN adaptation. Still worth watching.
No way. There are nearly 3M user ratings on that website. How many of those would you say belong to regular imageboard users? A few tens of thousands, tops? And when was the last time you saw a Steins;Gate meme?
Also, absolute meme shows which are imageboard fodder don't tend to rank very highly. See, e.g.: https://myanimelist.net/anime/32615/Youjo_Senki (#808 on the all-time list.)
People really liked the Steins;Gate anime on its merits.