Steins;Gate (anime)

The anime adaptation of the visual novel Steins;Gate was initially announced on July 25, 2010, where Chiyomaru Shikura announced on his twitter account that Steins;Gate would be adapted into an anime. Further details about the adaptation were revealed in the September 2010 issues of Newtype and Comptiq. The adaptation is produced by White Fox and began broadcasting in Japan on April 6, 2011. The adaptation is directed by Hiroshi Hamasaki and Takuya Satō, with series' composition by Jukki Hanada and music by Takeshi Abo and Murakami Jun.

Episode List
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 * 01
 * 01

Prologue of the Beginning and the End
April 3, 2011
 * colspan="3"|A self-proclaimed mad scientist named Rintarou Okabe discovers an unusual series of events that only he has witnessed, and with his childhood friend Mayuri Shiina and a professional hacker named Itaru Hashida, he reopens a device which he thinks is a step closer into creating a real time machine.
 * 02
 * 02
 * 02

Time Travel Paranoia

 * April 13, 2011
 * colspan="3"|Rintarou's quest to crack the secret codes of SERN screeches to a halt when Itaru encounters a wall of unfamiliar code. The only hope for their advance is the IBN 5100 computer, and Rintarou runs around the streets of Akihabara to look for information regarding its location. It turns out that the vintage computer is somewhere that he does not expect to be looking for...
 * 03
 * 03
 * 03

Parallel Process Paranoia

 * April 19, 2011
 * colspan="3"|With Kurisu Makise's help, Rintarou and Itaru attempts to recreate an unusual event that happened the day before. Rintarou soon discovers the link between the time machine and SERN and this begins his quest to learn more about SERN and its possibly hidden agenda.
 * 04
 * 04
 * 04

Interpreter Rendezvous

 * April 26, 2011
 * colspan="3"|Rintarou's quest to crack the secret codes of SERN screeches to a halt when Itaru encounters a wall of unfamiliar code. The only hope for their advance is the IBN 5100 computer, and Rintarou runs around the streets of Akihabara to look for information regarding its location. It turns out that the vintage computer is somewhere that he does not expect to be looking for...
 * 05
 * 05
 * 05

Starmine Rendezvous

 * May 4, 2011
 * colspan="3"|After some late night modifications to the IBN-5100, Okabe and his team uncover the shocking truth behind SERN's many attempts to master time travel.
 * 06
 * 06
 * 06

Butterfly Effect's Divergence

 * May 11, 2011
 * colspan="3"|Makise figures out to the rules to the phone microwave, which is now known as D-Mail. Later, Okabe reluctantly adds a new member to the Future Gadget Lab staff.
 * 07
 * 07
 * 07

Divergence Singularity

 * May 18, 2011
 * colspan="3"|The Phone Microwave undergoes another update, and experiments with the Future Gadget continue; this time, it involves correctly "predicting" the outcome of a lottery in the past by using results from the present. However, in what seems to be a simple profittering experiment, Rintarou Okabe discovers his ability of retaining his memories after being exposed into diverging world lines.
 * 08
 * 08
 * 08

Chaos Theory Homeostasis I

 * May 25, 2011
 * colspan="3"|The latest experiment for Okabe and his lab mates leads to the disappearance of one of their own. Next, they'll attempt to use their time travel technology to make a young boy's dream a reality.
 * 09
 * 09
 * 09

Chaos Theory Homeostasis II

 * June 1, 2011
 * colspan="3"|Okabe grows concerned over the drastic changes his experimentation is causing, and the IBN-5100 disappears from the lab. The only hope for finding a replacement rests upon the delicate shoulders of Feyris the cat girl.
 * 10
 * 10
 * 10

Chaos Theory Homeostasis III

 * June 8, 2011
 * colspan="3"|The part-time warrior from downstairs tells Okabe about the search for her missing father. Meanwhile, the aspiring mad scientist is troubled by a mysterious text message.
 * 11
 * 11
 * 11

Dogma in Event Horizon

 * June 15, 2011
 * colspan="3"|As the lab members prepare to transport human memories by way of a Time Leap, Okabe receives some highly disturbing news: Makise may be a SERN spy!
 * 12
 * 12
 * 12

Dogma in Ergosphere

 * June 22, 2011
 * colspan="3"|Tension builds at the Lab when Makise and Suzuha both show up for the party, but that's just the beginning. As the night draws to a close, armed thugs -- led by a familiar face -- come looking for the time machine.
 * 13
 * 13
 * 13

Metaphysics Necrosis

 * June 29, 2011
 * colspan="3"|Okabe, desperate to prevent the tragedy he's already seen happen, summons the courage for a daring Time Leap. Can he save the life of his oldest and dearest companion?
 * 14
 * 14
 * 14

Physically Necrosis

 * July 6, 2011
 * colspan="3"| Despite his many attempts, Okabe is unable to prevent the death of Mayuri, so he turns to Makise for help solving the riddle of time travel. Later, Suzuha's true identity is revealed.
 * 15
 * 15
 * 15

Missing Link Necrosis

 * July 13, 2011
 * colspan="3"| Suzuha reveals the harrowing truth about state of society in the year 2036, and the lab members work together to help find her father and prevent the rise of SERN.
 * 16
 * 16
 * 16

Sacrificial Necrosis

 * July 20, 2011
 * colspan="3"| Daru somehow manages to repair the time machine, and Suzuha learns the truth about her long lost father before traveling back to 1975 for one final, desperate attempt to change the future.
 * 17
 * 17
 * 17

Made in Complex

 * July 27, 2011
 * colspan="3"|Okabe and Makise realize that they cannot save Mayuri without the IBN-5100, but to find the missing computer, they must erase every D-Mail they ever sent. First up: Feyris!
 * 18
 * 18
 * 18

Fractal Androgynous

 * August 3, 2011
 * colspan="3"| Ruka is up next on the list of D-Mails to erase, but before she's willing to surrender her femininity, Okabe must agree to be her boyfriend for a day!
 * 19
 * 19
 * 19

Endless Apoptosis

 * August 10, 2011
 * colspan="3"| The next D-Mail Okabe must erase will be the greatest challenge thus far in his quest to save Mayuri. Standing in the way of undoing the death he has witnessed so many times is none other than Moeka.
 * 20
 * 20
 * 20

Finalize Apoptosis

 * August 17, 2011
 * colspan="3"| Okabe's quest to save Mayuri and return to the original timeline leads him to an unexpected -- but all too familiar -- source. Is he prepared to handle the truth about those closest to him?
 * 21
 * 21
 * 21

Paradox Meltdown

 * August 24, 2011
 * colspan="3"| Despite his best efforts, Okabe is forced to watch as Mayuri dies yet another agonizing death. Subsequently, the mad scientist finds himself faced with a horrific decision: choosing which of his lab members will die!
 * 22
 * 22
 * 22

Being Meltdown
Okabe and Makise find themselves faced with the unthinkable: saying goodbye before their time together had really even begun. Will they admit their true feelings before it's too late?
 * August 31, 2011
 * colspan="3"|
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 * 23
 * 23

Open the Steins Gate

 * September 7, 2011
 * colspan="3"| In a completely unexpected turn of events, a face from the past returns to the present with a working time machine and a mission for Okabe -- a mission that could prevent WWIII!
 * 24
 * 24
 * 24

The Prologue Begins With the End

 * September 14, 2011
 * colspan="3"|Okabe has one final chance to travel back in time, set everything right, and save the girl he never got to love. His mission is vital, but it may mean the end for the mad scientist.
 * }
 * }

Specials
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 * OVA
 * OVA

Egoistic Poriomania

 * February 22, 2012
 * }