{"id":32881,"date":"2023-05-17T16:28:22","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T14:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1812463"},"modified":"2023-05-17T16:39:48","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T14:39:48","slug":"how-to-watch-steinsgate-in-order","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/how-to-watch-steinsgate-in-order\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch Steins;Gate in order"},"content":{"rendered":"

Time travel is confusing enough without multiple instalments. <\/p>

By Christopher Megrath\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 17 May 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Steins;Gate follows the larger-than-life Rintaro Okabe, also known as Kyouma Hououin. He spearheads the show with eccentric characteristics, acting as the lead scientist behind the Future Gadget Laboratory with his childhood friend Mayuri and his hacker friend Daru.<\/p>\n

A classic mishap results in the group creating a time leap machine which soon becomes the interest of the series\u2019s antagonist organisation, SERN.<\/p>\n

Stories with time travel at the forefront are a headache at the best of times \u2013 with Steins;Gate following suit.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not drastically difficult to keep track of what\u2019s going on but with the jumping back and forth in the anime, along with several conflicting instalments, it\u2019s confusing even if you\u2019re taking notes.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s everything you need to know about how to watch Steins;Gate in order.<\/p>\n

How to watch Steins;Gate in chronological order<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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To enjoy the canon viewing order, you\u2019ll have to jump between the mainstream anime series. A movie and alternative timeline episode interject themselves rather brazenly into what is already a convoluted situation.<\/p>\n

If you take the series step by step, go with the following:<\/p>\n

  • Steins;Gate (2011) (Episodes 1-22)<\/li>\n
  • Steins;Gate: Kyoukaimenjou no Missing Link \u2013 Divide by Zero (2015) (Episode 23\u03b2)<\/li>\n
  • Steins;Gate 0 (2018) (Special)<\/li>\n
  • Steins;Gate (2011) (Episodes 23-24)<\/li>\n
  • Steins;Gate: Egoistic Poriomania (Non-canon ending to the 2011 series)<\/li>\n
  • Steins;Gate: The Movie: Load Region of D\u00e9j\u00e0 Vu (2013)<\/li>\n<\/ul>

    How do the OVAs and movies impact the story?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Fans finishing the anime series may still be confused as to what\u2019s going on and that\u2019s without all the added extras.<\/p>\n

    Steins;Gate: Kyoukaimenjou no Missing Link \u2013 Divide by Zero acts as an interjectory retelling of a single episode on an alternative timeline. It stands alone as a \u201cwhat if\u201d addition but is by no means filler.<\/p>\n

    Steins;Gate: Egoistic Poriomania is technically the final episode of the series but is considered by the show\u2019s creator as non-cannon.<\/p>\n

    Steins;Gate 0 and the movie build on the established foundation and go into more depth regarding Okabe\u2019s decisions and their consequences. It\u2019s a series with little to no filler so it\u2019s advised you watch the show in the above order without skipping ahead.<\/p>