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Steins;Gate is a 2009 visual novel developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, the second in the Science Adventure series. See also [chaos-head] and [robotics-notes].

Steins;Gate promotional art

Steins;Gate is a 2009 visual novel developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus. It has a 2011 anime adaptation by White Fox and several manga adaptations, as well as a number of other related media.

The concept of cause and effect is featured prominently in the game as the protagonist travels back in time numerous times to perform different actions in an attempt to alter what happened in the past and will happen in the future.

For the other games in the "Science Adventure" series, see and .

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How are Chaos;Head, Steins;Gate, and Robotics;Notes connected?

These series all seem to be connected, but asides from sharing the same production company and having the semi-colon separate their titles I can't see any relation between them. The plots seem to be completely disjoint. When I was looking up…
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Have there been any anime with actual product placement?

In Steins;Gate, Dr. Pepper is mentioned several times as the "An Intellectual Drink, For The Chosen Ones". I've seen a lot of other shows that have stores or products with similar names to the real-life brand, so that the producers can avoid…
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What is the joke behind "fork" and "spoon" keywords?

Christina decides a keyword which will make her believe Hououin Kyouma's story in the next time-line. That password is: 私が今一番欲しい物はMy-Forkであり。 My-Spoonはもうもってるし。 The thing I most want at the moment is "my fork". I already have "my spoon". She…
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What are the programming and computer references in Steins;Gate?

I want to know the programming and computer references present in Steins;Gate. For example, I noticed the SQL database is referenced.
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Do the events in the last episode violate John Titor's explaination of the Grandfather Paradox?

According to "John Titor" in Episode 2, even if you go back in time and kill your own grandfather, you would continue to exist, because the you that killed your grandfather comes from a world line where your grandfather wasn't murdered. In the…
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What are the meaning behind the operation names in Steins;Gate?

In Steins;Gate , Okarin gives some of his projects operation names, such as "Operation Urd". He mentions that the names he has given them don't really mean anything, but looking at what the names are referencing, it seems otherwise. Urd (or Urðr),…
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What is happening at the start of episode 12 of Steins;Gate?

At the start of episode 12 of Steins;Gate, Okarin and Mayuri have time traveled 70 million years into the past. They are in an arid desert environment which appears to be the inside of an hourglass. Mayuri says that you could say that they are just…
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Steins;Gate, Chaos;Head, Robotics;Notes, and Occultic;Nine naming convention with semicolon?

The following anime share the use of the semicolon as part of their names: Steins;Gate Chaos;Head Robotics;Notes Occultic;Nine What is the reason for using the semicolon within the titles of these anime?
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What board game is being played in the early episodes of Steins;Gate?

In episodes 4 and 5 of Steins;Gate, some of the characters are seen playing a board game, one of which is at a large tournament-style event. It's played on a board composed of blue and yellow squares, and seems to have to do with cards and…
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What was Okabe going to say to Kurisu in the first episode?

I finished the anime and I still wonder what Kurisu said to Okabe in the first episode. She pulls Okabe out of the conference and says "Back there, you were going to tell me something, weren't you?" and Okabe responds "Back there?". Kurisu says…
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Divergence numbers in logo: Steins;Gate easter egg?

So I recently remembered the Steins;Gate anime and upon searching the logo in google, there appear to be what I think are divergence numbers behind the letters. You can plainly see a complete string of numbers in the letter i. If you zoom in enough,…
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What are the original memes mentioned in Steins;Gate?

As I understand it, the memes used in the fansubbed version of Steins;Gate were adapted for English audience. The Japanese audience would not know the "Yo Dawg" meme, for instance, since it is an English based meme. They would have their own set of…
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Inconsistent D-mail Dates in Steins;Gate Season 1 and Steins;Gate 0

In episode 23 of the original series, Okabe receives a D-mail from 2025 which triggers him try again to save Kurisu and enter Steins Gate. In episode of 23 of Steins;Gate 0 we see the same scene: There's a clear discrepancy here. The year in the…
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What is the relation between Steins;Gate and Steins;Gate 0?

Is Steins;Gate 0 a sequel to Steins;Gate? If not, what is common between the two and where do they deviate?              vs        Steins;Gate Steins;Gate 0
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Why doesn't Moeka believe the D-mail Okabe sent from her phone?

In the anime, under the pretext of sending a D-mail that asks her to change her phone, Moeka sends herself the location of the IBN 5100 (the shrine). Her past self then steals the IBN from the shrine. Okabe tries to undo this, by sending a message…
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