Steins;Gate watch order

Every series, film, and special in the correct viewing order.

7 entries·~22 hrs total runtime·2011–2018

Release order shows the original ending before Episode 23β, the alternate branch that leads into Steins;Gate 0.

Original Series

  1. 1

    Steins;Gate

    TV Series24 episodes · 2011

    The original television series introduces Rintaro Okabe and the Future Gadget Laboratory and completes the principal Steins;Gate world-line storyline.

  2. 2

    Steins;Gate: Egoistic Poriomania

    Special1 OVA · 2012

    An epilogue set several months after the original television series.

Theatrical Continuation

  1. 3

    Steins;Gate: The Movie – Load Region of Déjà Vu

    Movie90 min · 2013

    A theatrical continuation set after the original television series and Egoistic Poriomania.

Cognitive Computing Shorts

  1. 4

    Steins;Gate: The Sagacious Wisdom of Cognitive Computing

    Special4 shorts · 2014

    A promotional comedy collaboration featuring the Future Gadget Laboratory using cognitive-computing technology.

The Missing Link

  1. 5

    Steins;Gate 0: 23β – Divide by Zero

    Special1 episode · 2015

    An alternative version of the original series' Episode 23 that establishes the world-line followed in Steins;Gate 0.

Steins;Gate 0

  1. 6

    Steins;Gate 0

    TV Series23 episodes · 2018

    Continues from the alternative outcome depicted in Episode 23β and explains events that contribute to the original series' final resolution.

  2. 7

    Steins;Gate 0: Valentine's of Crystal Polymorphism – Bittersweet Intermedio

    Special1 OVA · 2018

    A side story associated with Steins;Gate 0 and released after the television series.

How many Steins;Gate episodes and movies are there?

The two principal television series contain 47 episodes. Episode 23β and the two epilogue OVAs add three episodes, the Cognitive Computing production adds four shorts, and Load Region of Déjà Vu is the franchise's theatrical film.

Do I need to watch Steins;Gate Episode 23β before Steins;Gate 0?

Episode 23β presents the alternative outcome that creates the branch followed throughout Steins;Gate 0, so it is positioned immediately before that series.

What order should a first-timer watch Steins;Gate in?

A first-time viewer should use release order: Steins;Gate, Egoistic Poriomania, Load Region of Déjà Vu, the Cognitive Computing shorts, Episode 23β, Steins;Gate 0 and its OVA.

Is Steins;Gate finished or still ongoing?

The released Steins;Gate and Steins;Gate 0 anime storylines are complete, although the wider Science Adventure franchise remains active.

See also: Detective Conan watch order.

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