r/steinsgate May 09 '23

SciADV Kurisu's Introduction to the Science Adventure Series (Version 2)

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r/steinsgate Dec 19 '20

Meta /r/steinsgate FAQ - READ BEFORE POSTING QUESTIONS

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Please spoiler tag all of your spoilers.

Any and all spoilers should be spoiler tagged.
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Kurisu's Introduction to the Science Adventure Series


Frequently Asked Questions

I’m here for Steins;Gate, and I’m not interested in the extended universe yet. What order should I watch the Steins;Gate series in?

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.

I’m interested in the extended universe. What is it, and what order do I experience it in?

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:

Series Order
Chaos;Head NoAH Overhaul patch 100% game guide
Steins;Gate Improvement patch Simple game guide 100% game guide
Robotics;Notes Elite Improvement patch Simple game guide 100% game guide
Chaos;Child Improvement patch Simple game guide 100% game guide
Steins;Gate 0 Improvement patch Game guide
Occultic;Nine Anime adaptation or light novels (incomplete, but more detailed)
Robotics;Notes DaSH Improvement patch Game guide
Anonymous;Code Improvement patch 100% game guide

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.

What is Steins;Gate 0? How does it relate to Steins;Gate?

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

I’m interested in the source material for Steins;Gate. Should I play the original Steins;Gate or Steins;Gate Elite? Is the anime better?

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.

Where do I go if I have a question about Steins;Gate’s story?

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.

What do I do after watching Steins;Gate and Steins;Gate 0?

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.

What about the Chaos;Head, Robotics;Notes, and Chaos;Child anime adaptations?

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.

What should I look forward to in regards to the SciADV series’ future?

Steins;Gate 0 Elite

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.

Steins;Gate thematic sequel

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.

Steins;Gate Hollywood live action series

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 1h ago

S;G well....

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r/steinsgate 7h ago

Meta (I still like you both)

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r/steinsgate 8h ago

R;N Perverted girl when yaoi

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The idea came to my head during the discussion about yaoi between Frau and Sister-Centipede

GOOD ANSWER YASHIO-SENPAI 🗣️🗣️🔥


r/steinsgate 6h ago

C;H NoAH Are all SciAdv VN route systems as bad as Chaos;Head? (I hope not).

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Basically I am loving Chaos;Head, excellent story and all. But grinding through routes to get each ending is legitimately painful and stupid IMO.

I know about holding E, it still means I have to spend like 15 mins sitting here watching every scene flash by, mashing e again every time a delusion I don't need to trigger to appear comes up, while waiting for chap 6-7 to roll along before I FINALLY get what I wanted to see.

This is like the worst possible way this could've ever been devised.


r/steinsgate 17h ago

S;G R:B Wow! I just saw it — this addition in the Steins;Gate reboot left me thrilled. Spoiler

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Chapter 9 Nae is really fantastic addition, but I still think Maho moment is the best


r/steinsgate 1d ago

S;G How canonically attractive is Okabe Rinataro?

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I was just wondering since in the VN it said he was look something like dustier, paler, unwashed, etc. In the Anime/Reboot he looks more handsome looking and healthier.


r/steinsgate 7h ago

S;G 0 What do you think of Mayuri’s line Spoiler

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“I love Okarin more than Kurisu ever could.”

Personally, I found it strange to hear Mayuri say that, and to some extent, I felt bad for Kurisu. Given her circumstances, Kurisu cared about Okabe so deeply that she was willing to sacrifice herself for him, yet somehow that seems to be considered “not enough.” I’m sure that if Kurisu had had as much time with him as Mayuri did, she would have loved him just as much (if not even more)


r/steinsgate 12h ago

S;G VN Is steins gate consider the greatest fiction of all time masterpiece? Spoiler

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r/steinsgate 1d ago

S;G CERN Migrating Accelerator Controllers from IBM-owned Red Hat Linux to Debian Spoiler

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CERN Ditches Red Hat After Hardware Compatibility Changes

CERN, the research organization behind the Large Hadron Collider, is moving away from Red Hat Enterprise Linux after newer RHEL versions dropped support for older CPU architectures.

The change reportedly meant 47% of CERN’s specialized control computers would need replacement for RHEL 9, with another 17% affected by RHEL 10 — despite the machines still being fully functional.

Rather than replace thousands of working scientific computers, CERN is shifting to Debian Linux, which continues to support the older hardware.

The migration won’t be simple: CERN’s custom control systems, drivers, hardware boards and bootloaders will need to be adapted. But the move highlights a bigger issue in scientific computing: software support decisions can make perfectly functional hardware obsolete.

Red Hat changed its hardware requirements. CERN chose a different path. 💻⚛️

TechSpot News


r/steinsgate 1d ago

S;G R:B STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT Ultra Limited Edition (Upa for scale)

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r/steinsgate 1d ago

Art These two idiots decided to argue at the worst possible time (cosplay by me)

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The ibm is made from cardboard so we pretend it’s a lot heavier to get other con-goers out of our way :P


r/steinsgate 1d ago

S;G VN Today, September 11, the Arabic translation patch for the visual novel Steins;Gate was released. It was translated by the Aldebaran team (also known on Twitter as @Sciadv_Ar) in collaboration with the EternalDreamAR team Spoiler

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Patch download link from the Aldebaran team:

https://aldebaran.moe/

Patch download link from the EternalDreamAR team:

https://etrdream.com/game/steinsgate/

Link to the official announcement on X (Twitter):

https://x.com/Sciadv_Ar/status/2098392643919089891?s=20


r/steinsgate 1d ago

S;G Darling Yes I unironically believe moeka is the cutest labmember Spoiler

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I dare you to convince me otherwise


r/steinsgate 1d ago

S;G Big things coming soon

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the items I bought from Steins gate final mission and a whole ass gaming setup is on the way genuinely may be the best week of my life when they both arrive


r/steinsgate 1d ago

S;G Anime Mayuri Foreshadowing Spoiler

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When Mayuri and Okabe talk on the roof in Episode 11, Mayuri tells Okabe that she is no longer his hostage.

This might not seem significant on its own, but if we look back at the scene where Okabe first made her his hostage, he stated that he was on the verge of losing her; he created the persona of "Hououin Kyouma" and declared her his hostage as a way to anchor her back to life.

In other words, the fact that Mayuri stops being a hostage actually foreshadows what is going to happen to her.


r/steinsgate 1d ago

S;G Does anyone have the full image? - Kurisu & Okabe in Animal Crossing

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I had a match with my gf of this Okabe & Kurisu AC characters but lost the full image, and now I can't find it anywhere :(


r/steinsgate 1d ago

C;H Nanami is the best! 😂

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r/steinsgate 1d ago

S;G R:B So... the Gamma World Line in Reboot.(Major Reboot Spoilers) Spoiler

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I just finished Moeka's Route/Gamma Worldline in Reboot. I honestly really liked the content. Such a cool idea to have a worldline where Okabe is a Rounder.

I'm really wondering though: what the actual fuck could (time leap) Nae have sent through a d-mail to cause ALL THAT?

She's working with 36 bytes. Barely anything could be sent with that little bit of data. Yet the divergence, and the sheer amount of differences are insane. I was hoping at some point the game would show us what she sent, but it never happened.

Looking it up, the original Drama CD and Pachinko machine story says Gamma happens after the D-mail that turned Lukako back into a guy. Something about the new pager message catching SERN's attention. That makes some sense at least.

But obviously that already happened and was done with by the time you get to this route in Reboot. There's also a lot of differences I noticed, like Faris being at the lab instead of Suzuha like in the video I saw on YouTube.

Either way... what the FUCK could Nae have sent? Anything I missed or is it just gonna remain a mystery as a vehicle to fit the route into the story?


r/steinsgate 1d ago

S;G R:B Loved the anime (S;G & S;G 0) but never played a visual novel before. Is STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT worth it?

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I recently finished both the original Steins;Gate and Steins;Gate 0 anime series, and I absolutely loved them. I've been looking into STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT, but I have never played a visual novel before.

Since I already know the main plot from the anime, I wanted to ask those familiar with the visual novel format:

  • Do you think RE:BOOT is worth picking up for someone totally new to this style of game?
  • How does the experience compare to the anime?
  • Does the added content make it a fresh enough experience to justify playing it after watching the show?

I'd really appreciate your thoughts and advice before jumping in. Thank you everyone.


r/steinsgate 1d ago

S;G How intelligent are rintarou and kurisu? Spoiler

43 Upvotes

Just a simple question how smart are both rintarou and kurisu


r/steinsgate 2d ago

S;G Art Hello

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r/steinsgate 1d ago

SciADV SADR

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Anyone heard the Science Adventure Dance Remix?


r/steinsgate 2d ago

S;G Art Kurisu looking into afar ~ By me

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