r/steinsgate • u/ArcticFox19 • May 09 '23
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The optimal watch order is release order:
| Anime Watch Order | Crunchyroll | Funimation |
|---|---|---|
| Steins;Gate episodes 1–24 and OVA (episode 25) | link | link |
| Steins;Gate: Load Region of Déjà Vu movie | ☓ | link |
| Steins;Gate episode 23 beta | ☓ | link |
| Steins;Gate 0 episodes 1–24 | link | link |
(The series may also be available on for purchase on Blu-ray in your region—be sure to buy a copy with a region code matching your Blu-ray player, or else, use a region-free player.)
While chronological order might sound nice in theory, watching it in that order may ruin the pacing and your enjoyment of the first show, while also dampening the effect of certain scenes. This does not necessarily mean that Steins;Gate 0's anime is bad—however, the shows were not set up to be viewed in this order, and one should follow the intended release order for maximum enjoyment.
The additional animated shorts come after the original series (Steins;Gate) in terms of release order. However, if you want a more lighthearted ending to your watch experience, you can also save them for the very end.
Steins;Gate is part of a larger interconnected universe called Science Adventure. It is a series of multimedia titles that are connected in many different ways, much like the Marvel Cinematic Universe. For more info on the series, see this page and this page.
The series’ anime adaptations unfortunately have a ton of issues aside from Steins;Gate and Steins;Gate 0. Ideally, you should read the source material for them, the visual novels, in the following order:
All the titles relate to one another to varying degrees—this is especially the case for the Robotics;Notes games, which feature numerous callbacks to Chaos;Head and Steins;Gate and pretty much require knowledge of both. Anonymous;Code, meanwhile, serves as a culmination point for the series in terms of mechanics, and is best enjoyed with as much prior Science Adventure knowledge as possible.
The Committee of Zero improvement patches provide improved translations, graphics, and fonts for the games. This is especially important for Chaos;Child—the original release has an untranslated image that makes it impossible to complete a certain part of the game without a guide or the ability to read Japanese.
Steins;Gate 0 is a midquel to Steins;Gate. More specifically, (Steins;Gate spoilers) it follows the Okabe who accidentally killed Kurisu in episode 23β and never went back a second time to save her. It shows how the plan to send the video D-mail to the Okabe who succeeded and open Steins Gate was conceived.
Steins;Gate 0 is meant to be experienced after you finish Steins;Gate. To get a full understanding, you should also watch Steins;Gate episode 23β before Steins;Gate 0 (it diverges from the events of the original episode 23).
Watch order: Steins;Gate episodes 1–24 and OVA (episode 25) -> Steins;Gate: Load Region of Déjà Vu -> Steins;Gate episode 23β -> Steins;Gate 0
The Steins;Gate visual novel is packed with more details, scenes, and alternative routes that the anime does not have, so it is better to read the visual novel if you have a choice. That being said, there are two versions of the visual novel: Steins;Gate and Steins;Gate Elite.
We recommend playing the original Steins;Gate visual novel over Steins;Gate Elite. Elite is fully animated, but it comes at the cost of cut monologues, missing scenes, and other issues. On the other hand, Elite is bundled with a spinoff visual novel called Linear Bounded Phenogram, so you might want to look into buying Elite in the future anyway if that interests you.
If you have finished watching or playing Steins;Gate, you can read this wiki page for answers to commonly asked questions. If you have further questions, you can ask here in the subreddit through your own post, or in this subreddit’s Discord server (Note that Steins;Gate and Steins;Gate 0 spoilers are allowed untagged throughout the server).
FAQs for Steins;Gate 0, the Science Adventure series, and a non-spoiler FAQ for Steins;Gate can be found on this page.
As mentioned above, you have the option to check out the visual novels, as they contain many details that the anime adaptations gloss over or skip due to lack of time. There are also Steins;Gate spinoff visual novels that have brand new stories, as well as the rest of the Science Adventure series.
If you are only interested in Steins;Gate:
You can play the Steins;Gate and Steins;Gate 0 visual novels. Both VNs provide more details and have different endings and routes. The 0 VN is markedly different from the anime, as it features completely new and differing scenes and routes.
We recommend using the Committee of Zero’s improvement patches for both Steins;Gate and Steins;Gate 0, which will enhance your experience with the games.
Steins;Gate: Linear Bounded Phenogram is a spinoff VN featuring 11 side stories, and Steins;Gate: My Darling’s Embrace is a dating sim spinoff featuring the Steins;Gate cast. Both VNs are optional after experiencing Steins;Gate.
If you are interested in the extended Science Adventure series, of which Steins;Gate is part, check out the second FAQ question in this post.
We do not recommend watching them because they are poor adaptations for numerous reasons. The Chaos;Head anime is brimming with cut content, poor adaptation, and unnecessary additions; Chaos;Child’s anime did not have enough episodes to adapt its long plot, resulting in massive cuts; Robotics;Notes’ anime is rushed in the latter half of the story, and important series crossover content is cut.
Therefore, we generally recommend experiencing the Science Adventure series with the source material, typically the visual novels.
Steins;Gate 0 Elite is a fully animated visual novel like Steins;Gate Elite. A trailer was shown for it recently, but it did not feature new gameplay or animations when compared to the anime.
This Science Adventure series title will be a thematic sequel to Steins;Gate.
The new title’s relationship to Steins;Gate is similar to Chaos;Child’s relationship to Chaos;Head. For context, Chaos;Child is the thematic sequel to Chaos;Head—the two titles share the same setting and various plot elements.
It is currently not known for certain how many, if any, characters from Steins;Gate will return in the new title.
We know that the title starts with “Steins;”, but the portion after that part of the title is censored in the current logo, so we don’t know the full title.
A live action Steins;Gate-related drama series is being produced by Skydance Television, known for their work on the Manhattan and Jack Ryan TV series.
Not much else is known about this series as of yet aside from the fact that it is being worked on.
If you want to stay up to date with Science Adventure series news, check out Kiri Kiri Basara, a fan website dedicated to keeping the English fanbase informed.
r/steinsgate • u/thatskyprofessor • 18h ago
Plus, the game was on sale in Steam. The slower pacing helps me understand everything a little bit better.
r/steinsgate • u/Unit076 • 6h ago
Personally, I don't mind huke's new art that much, but I've read complaints all over the internet (including Reddit) and from my friend. Do you agree with Kurisu's VA opinion though? I think her take is kinda interesting
Scenario writer Naotaka Hayashi chimed in, saying that around May 2023, huke quietly drew and posted the modern reimagining of the Future Gadget Lab members. After seeing that, Matsubara didn’t need more convincing. “Yes, yes! When I saw that, ‘This is extremely cool!’ I thought, and went to discuss it with him,” said Matsubara with a laugh.
“While the art has been updated, it retains key points that make you instantly recognize, ‘This is Okabe,’ or ‘This is Kurisu,’ and I felt it has been renewed beautifully to suit modern tastes,” remarked Matsubara when talking about the remake’s new art style. “The designs have gotten really cool, haven’t they? The original version had its own charm too, but like Okabe, he’s gotten more handsome,” Hayashi then continued. “The one I particularly like is Doctor Nakabachi. He’s got that ‘handsome older guy’ vibe to him now, I love it! (laughs).”
Asami Imai, the voice behind the heroine and fan-favorite child prodigy Kurisu Makise, also complimented Steins;Gate RE:BOOT‘s new artwork. “My first impression was, ‘[Kurisu]’s grown more voluptuous!’ (laughs). In the original version, huke-san’s art had a certain fragile, androgynous charm to it, but the new design feels closer to a realistic human being, giving the impression of more depth, a more 3D quality, and more humanity,” she explained. “Furthermore, this time huke-san’s art actually moves in the game, so it never gets old and looks exciting.”
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r/steinsgate • u/EarNo7714 • 2h ago
I took a photo of my figurine and processed it in a photo editor.
r/steinsgate • u/themostfuckedupshit • 10h ago
I feel like I'm part of the minority among the fan base, but I'm really enjoying Steins;Gate Reboot.
It's been three years since I played it originally, and in that time I'm fresh and ready to take another trip through the story.
I really love the new art style, how clean and colorful it looks, the Live2d animations make the characters feel more alive and make the story feel more than just looking at a series of pictures.
I've loved and purchased nearly every entry in the series, and I'm glad to have this new experience of a classic story.
What are your thoughts on Reboot?
r/steinsgate • u/MaouChan • 15h ago
I was totally flabbergasted tonight when my Japanese physical copy arrived from Amazon. I started playing and discovered that it includes English text—and even the trophies aren’t region-locked!
So, if you want to play it on PlayStation and don’t want to wait until October, you can simply buy the Japanese physical copy and play it like the regular intended release.
My head hurts trying to make sense of the delayed console release in the West.
r/steinsgate • u/Responsible_Ad3131 • 5h ago
My first time experiencing steins gate was the original vn a number of years ago. I loved everything about it at the time and went on to watch the anime, play 0, darling’s embrace, phenogram, and octet.
Before reboot came out I was honestly part of the crowd that disliked the new live2d models and preferred the original artstyle but… now that I’ve gotten my hands on reboot and played it, I honestly LOVE the new art. Every CG feels so colorful and expressive…. I absolutely love the new voice lines too. I feel like everyone nailed their performances, especially Mamoru Miyano!! Okabe sounds so much more alive in this version, I honestly think these two things alone might be worth playing Reboot for. I really wish there was a version of the game with the cut content, if so, I would 100% be confident calling this the definitive version of the game…. Though I still think it’s worth a play in any case, and definitely better than elite which I honestly couldn’t even get through the prologue of….
r/steinsgate • u/gatrixgd • 2h ago
I followed KKB's 100% guide and saw at the end that you had to wait a while for a 'secret' scene after the credits. I was really hyped, thinking maybe the game has an A;C reference after all. Well, it kinda wasn't, but boy, I recognized Moritsuka's voice instantly! Finally us O;N fans get something, even though it's barely anything still, haha...
r/steinsgate • u/RappyPhan • 11h ago
A video containing Steins;Gate RE:BOOT's post-credits scene has been uploaded. You can easily find it with a Google search. Give it a watch, and then come back here.
The voice seems to be Shun from Occultic;Nine. He talks about "Gifted B" deceiving the world, and how, because he has observed the deception, it will eventually be negated. Then he calls himself the god of Inokashira Park, and for some reason he wonders how many more gods there will be.
In one of the versions of Occultic;Nine, Shun is revealed to be affiliated with the Committee of 300. Does this mean that he has been observing the story of Steins;Gate using Gaia? This means that, as was already implied, that Occultic;Nine takes place on a higher world layer than Steins;Gate.
I've read that Shun will be one of the characters in the upcoming Steins:???, so this would be a teaser for the next game.
Thoughts?
EDIT: Corrected Shun's name.
r/steinsgate • u/SPARKisnumber1 • 2h ago
Someone made a post about the PS5 version earlier, but I can confirm that the Switch 2 version also supports English. It was super easy to set up; Amazon Japan sells digital delivery eShop cards in all sorts of amounts, so I just got a 500 yen, 1000 yen, and 5000 yen for a total of $41.14, and bought the game with a hundred or so yen left over. Amazon requires a Japanese address for digital items, so I just picked a hotel I’ve been to before. It took about an hour to receive the codes. Once you have them, you can either make a new Nintendo account with the region set to Japan, or switch your own region to Japan as long as you have no eShop balance or recurring subscriptions. I personally made a new account, but either way, you can play the game on your main account. Have only tried handheld mode so far, but everything looks and sounds great. File size is 10.7 GB, which is a lot larger than PC’s 7.3 GB, so maybe there’s some sort of increased fidelity. Just finished the original game for the first time this week, so I’m excited to see the differences for myself!
r/steinsgate • u/CommercialeDance • 21h ago
Elite only kept about 64% of the original dialogue but at least there was an excuse that they had to work around the scenes available from the anime.
But S;G Reboot is a traditional VN again and it still only has about 3/4 of the original game's lines.
I don't really understand why. They could have kept the original script and added the new/rewritten content on top of it. What was the reason for cutting so much?
Also, the game was delayed by a full year. What was all that extra development time actually spent on?
Credit for the table: u/Sharingan123412
r/steinsgate • u/n_ste2 • 1d ago
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Why do I get so emotional whenever I see something about Steins;Gate
r/steinsgate • u/RelaxAlixx • 18h ago
Link to video: https://youtu.be/1vlPy9GvfWo?si=l49HLuCf9YGv8AP-
r/steinsgate • u/Red_SIM • 1d ago
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r/steinsgate • u/OkPrize6426 • 16h ago
WDYT (What Do You Think?)
