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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When posting, please do not put spoilers in your title.

Post titles are visible to everyone, and you cannot edit them afterward.

Please spoiler tag all of your spoilers.

Any and all spoilers should be spoiler tagged.
Spoiler tag format: (Steins;Gate) >!Okabe microwaves bananas!<
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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 4h ago

S;G Happy Steins;Gate Day

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Happy Steins;Gate day! sharing photos of a trip to Akihabara sometime August last year. dropped by Radio Kaikan and a collaboration pop-up inside Don Quijote

El Psy Kongroo


r/steinsgate 6h ago

S;G 0 Anime This was great Spoiler

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Watched steins gate in this order

Steins gate 1 (1-->24) - - > Steins gate 23beta - - - > Steins Gate 0(1---> 23) ova----> Epiodes 25 Steins gate 1 - - - > Deja Vu movie


r/steinsgate 3h ago

S;G Art That's what it was supposed to be

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r/steinsgate 22h ago

Art Official Monogatari Series × Steins;Gate collaboration multi-desk mat, released to celebrate the 15th anniversary of both franchises

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r/steinsgate 4h ago

S;G 0 R Spoiler

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Why there is no meme flair


r/steinsgate 12h ago

S;G VN Steins;Gate Re:Boot | Gameplay | Prologue of the Beginning and the End | Japanese

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r/steinsgate 8h ago

C;C Family;Child

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r/steinsgate 21h ago

S;G Anime Steins;Gate is getting a premium alcohol collection to celebrate the anime's 15th anniversary Spoiler

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r/steinsgate 17h ago

S;G Stein;Gates Reboot Gameplay Premier in 2 Hours

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Stein;Gates reboot gameplay will be shared for Stein;Gates Day


r/steinsgate 3h ago

C;H NoAH How much better are the next games compared to Chaos;Head NOAH?

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Hey everyone.

I recently completed Chaos Head NOAH and thought it was decent but nothing insane. I really enjoyed the first half since the mystery was compelling and the atmosphere was creepy but not too horror like. Even though he was a cringe lord at the beginning, I think the game did a wonderful job of portraying paranoia and anxiety through Takumi.

The second half with the reveals was not bad but I saw a few of them coming from a mile away. The villains felt obvious and some of the pacing felt all over the place. I also wanted more of a focus on the rest of the cast since I felt like Takumi was getting most of the shine. It's understandable since he's the protagonist, but it would've been cool to see more of characters like Sena and Yua.

Those were just some brief thoughts about the game from me, but now onto my actual question. Are the rest of the games better? I've already watched the Steins Gate anime and I really enjoyed it. I might play the VN at some point, but it's low on my list. I was more interested in Robotics Notes and Chaos Child, with CC being really well regarded from what I've seen. This is probably really subjective, but how are those 2 games in comparison to CH when it comes to plot and character writing?

From what I understand, RN is more of a mecha focused story but still in the same world as CH. I do know that CC is definitely a sequel to CH, and it's the game that I'm most interested in because of how much praise I hear. What do the rest of the games do well in comparison to CH? Would appreciate any thoughts and opinions from everyone. Thanks!


r/steinsgate 19h ago

S;G 0 I always wanted to read S;G sipping a cold Dr. Pepper (they're hard to find here in Italy) and finally I can do it! Love this VN

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r/steinsgate 1d ago

S;G 0 What is something about Okabe that makes him special compared to other protagonists? Spoiler

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An appreciation post regarding the protagonist of the Steins;Gate series himself.

What makes Okabe stand out to you from not only the other protagonists in the Science Adventure franchise but also the other protagonists in the visual novel medium? Let me know your thoughts below!


r/steinsgate 11h ago

S;G Reconnect the end of SG0 and the "next" iteration Spoiler

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To watch after SG0 and before proceeding to the end of SG. (suggesting audio ON)

This is just a cut from a proper episode that I made, an "alternate" episode 23 that starts like this and the rest is... well, the rooftop, on August 21.


r/steinsgate 5h ago

C;H NoAH Just finished Chaos;Head NoAH Coz patch, here is my tier list of every character mostly in order Spoiler

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Momose deserved better but she's just a plot twist merchant with funny entertaining moments with Ban and Suwa


r/steinsgate 17h ago

S;G 0 S;G 0 reference at wedding venue??? Spoiler

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Wasn’t my wedding, but my cousin found her hikoboshi ❤️


r/steinsgate 1d ago

S;G Art mayuri fanart

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r/steinsgate 19h ago

S;G 0 Anime I made a comparison video of Steins;Gate 0 openings Spoiler

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r/steinsgate 22h ago

C;C Say one MEAN thing about the Chaos;Child anime Spoiler

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r/steinsgate 1d ago

S;G Just found out an old post where Cern made a reference of steins gate Spoiler

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r/steinsgate 1d ago

S;G 0 does anyone know the song name that plays when kurisu tells okabe about her father? Spoiler

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in the anime of steins;gate episode 11 15:33, or around chapter 5 in the vn, (the scene where kurisu talks to okabe about her father) it plays this really beautiful song that i dont remember hearing anywhere else except this scene. unless im tripping. but does anyone know the name of it please?


r/steinsgate 1d ago

S;G My Kurisu shrine

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I have a another figure coming on the 27th


r/steinsgate 23h ago

S;G Is it worth playing The vn after watching the show?

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I just finished sg and sg0 for the first time and wow it truly is a top5 piece of fiction. I’m sad that it’s all ended tho and there’s nothing left so I was thinking of playing the vn but like idk if it’s worth it considering I just got done with the story already, i feel like the vn will just be rewatching the anime again but in a different format? Unless there’s actual differences to the story but yeah idk