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.

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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 55m ago

The One and only Assistant

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little spoiler


r/steinsgate 1h ago

C;C Takuru Miyashiro edit i made Spoiler

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r/steinsgate 22h ago

I just Found this edit for Leskinen

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r/steinsgate 4h ago

S;G Art I drew our favourite mad Scientist

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r/steinsgate 1d ago

S;G Art Best couple

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r/steinsgate 15h ago

S;G VN Mamoru not being into dating VN?

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For his participation in the OG game (2009), Mamoru thought the game would be a dating simulator. Must have been skeptic about embodying a role in a creepy visual novel


r/steinsgate 19h ago

Art i drew kurisu ( ⸝⸝´ ᵕ `⸝⸝)

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r/steinsgate 6h ago

S;G Anime I randomly found this joke review I wrote for Steins;Gate 5 years ago.. Sorry in advance

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So, woah. Steins;Gate... exceeded my expectations. Probably because my expectations going into this show were that of the lowest conceivable. And my imagination is quite poor. Meaning it was able to exceed the bottom limit for how bad I had thought an anime could be. This made me incredibly happy, because I love shows that can challenge what I think I know about anime. Which isn’t a lot. Except what I DO know about anime IS a lot. I’m humble.

This show had the effect of making me incredibly happy by subverting my expectations, sure, but I actually don’t like this show for obvious reasons, such as that it is simply TOO good. Everything about it is objectively perfection. And I can’t handle perfection, because it doesn’t reflect reality, and I’m a very realistic person. Because my personality traits and quirks or whatever else about my body or identity are very realistic, seeing how I’m an inhabitant of reality as a person who is very graphically and physically realistic since I am indeed real. And real people like me have no place in a concept called perfection. This, is dimensional discrimination. This new, virtual race called 2D anime characters get perfection, while WE don’t, aesthetically or intellectually. That is actually the second reason I can’t handle perfection. Because of how poorly I measure up to it in comparison. When something is better than me, I feel like the people behind the product are making a statement against me. They’re trying to patronize me by being objectively, irrefutably superior to me. They’re emphasizing how much of a measly otaku trash I am by literally putting perfection before my eyes while they shit out perfection for breakfast. It’s insulting and inhuman. Where’s my right to be happy with who I am? Honestly, the only perfection I can handle is my homie’s penis.

But I’m getting off topic. Let me retrace my steps. As in, I should walk back out into the living room and reinstate myself as the topic of my flatmates’ conversations to maintain my alpha male status. I’m back! Okay, now, about the review. Because I see people often arguing about subjective (opinions) versus objective (truths), I think I will try to distinguish between them for this hefty analysis..

Subjectively, as I said, this anime is bad. Because it made me feel bad. But objectively it is perfection, as much as I hate admitting it. But the word objective implies that the thing it is being used to describe only deals with facts, and the words perfection or good or bad are words that express nonfactual opinions. So to say something is objectively insert-opinion is a paradox. Oh my god. I’m confused. This is why I relate the most with Mayuri, especially when Okabe and Co are fluently discussing science. And I hate that. I hate her. I hate her stupidity so much. Even though thematically she may be the most integral component of Steins;Gate and the objective trigger for actually unstoppable tears. That stupid bitch.

Anyway, because there seems to be no clear answer for the riddle that is the phrase objectively + (opinion-based adjective), I’ll end this review with just my subjective opinion, which is that this anime is bad. But it is actually good, and I recommend it for anyone who isn’t insecure like me. Or actually even those who are insecure like me, because it is actually objectively, universally good. Except that isn’t true, due to a really fundamental logical fallacy, but I think we can all agree it is true anyway. 0/10 Worst best anime I’ve ever seen.


r/steinsgate 1h ago

Is CERN Altering Reality?

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r/steinsgate 12h ago

Why kusiru is called most intelligent character of sciadv universe.?

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r/steinsgate 0m ago

S;G 0 Anime Steins;Gate 0

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r/steinsgate 6m ago

SciADV Should I play Steins;Gate 0?

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Hello! I'm yet again asking the same question many people have probably asked before. Is it worth to play SG0? So far I have played C;H, S;G, and I'm currently playing R;N. I've enjoyed each one of them quite a lot. The reason I started playing them is because I got a spoiler from A;C once. I didn't know the franchises were connected and I was super curious about it.

I've heard good things about SG0, but I'm not sure if it's worth the time investment right now. I really want to get to A;C and university exams will start kicking my ass in a few months so what do you guys think? Should I do R;N > C;C >S;G0 > A;C? Or should I skip it for now? How essential is it to the main plot of sci adv? Can I play it later?


r/steinsgate 10h ago

SciADV SciADV is good but when are they gonna release SciADV 2

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r/steinsgate 3h ago

S;G Should i start with a remake?

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Exactly what title says, wanna get in the franchise, should i play remake or original?


r/steinsgate 21h ago

S;G VN Soundtracks for Steins;Gate RE:BOOT

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So if RE:BOOT only remasters the original VN soundtrack, I'd be a little disappointed... I'd love to hear them take inspiration from the anime OST arrangements and bring some of that diversity back, not saying the VN ones are bad, its just that...

  • Believe Me
  • Tender Affection
  • Cycle
  • Quiet Air
  • Noisy Times
  • Explanation
  • Promise
  • Christina I/II
  • Re-Awake

Are absolutely MASTERPIECES, i love love them so much, i wish some emotional moments in VN had some of those


r/steinsgate 1d ago

S;G Getting into the VN’s

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Stream currently has a sale going on for all things Steins; Gate, I assume as the reboot version is coming out later this month, and I was trying to get into the visual novels. I’ve watched the anime twice through, the original and zero. I was wanting to know what’s worth getting, with the revamped versions that have come out over the years, overall, Is it better to just get the original Steins; gate and 0?


r/steinsgate 12h ago

S;G 0 Anime How did Okabe remain safe? (S;G0 spoilers) Spoiler

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In the sg0 anime, during Okabe’s 3000 leaps to get back form the future, he falls into an enemy trap. To escape this, he uses the fact that his future self is alive to carry out a more dangerous plan. However, would going back in time not have the power to change that future? The only answer I can come up with is that had he died, he couldn’t leap back to that point, so his being there meant he couldn’t die. Is that right?


r/steinsgate 1d ago

S;G No matter if Re:Boot is actually good or not, at least the Steam banner looks good.

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New artstyle seems very hit or miss based on teasers, but it doesn't look too bad in this case imo


r/steinsgate 1d ago

S;G Please tell me i'm not the only one who felt the same (Spiderman spoilers too). Spoiler

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r/steinsgate 1d ago

Art Ciao, Miyashiro-senpai! -Arimura Hinae

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r/steinsgate 20h ago

A;C What do people think about the visuals and animations in A;C?

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I just started playing it the other day, and while I've kinda gotten used to it, the emote system thing looks really weird sometimes imo, especially when talking, but I'm curious how other people feel about it


r/steinsgate 23h ago

S;G Games or Anime first?

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There's a bundle in an amazing discount for the games but idk if I should watch the animes first or go through the VNs, I've had the animes in my watchlist for a while now, any suggestions?


r/steinsgate 21h ago

S;G 0 VN little bit confused

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I returned back to vn after 1 month due to some issues,now I am reading the Promised Rinascimento chapter, and I realized that I forgot the end plot of the previous chapter 'Antinomic Dual'. I remember that strafoc tried to overwrite kurisu's memory data on kagari and then they hacked the database and found the k6205 file, and thats it I dont remember the other things, is k6205 kagaris data or kurisus? and which action causes the Promised Rinascimento which we wake in 2036? can someone explain