Steins;Gate 0
Time travelTime manipulation as a core mechanic.This show: 10/10AnimeJapanese animation traditions and grammar.This show: 10/10SerializedContinuous arcs where every episode builds on the last.This show: 9/10MelancholicA wistful sadness woven through the story, even in its lighter moments.This show: 8/10BittersweetJoy and loss mixed so thoroughly they can't be separated.This show: 8/10Mystery boxCentral riddles sustained across whole seasons.This show: 8/10Emotionally heavyDemands real emotional stamina from the viewer.This show: 8/10Existential dreadMortality and meaninglessness confronted head-on.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Mamoru MiyanoJ. Michael TatumKana HanazawaMonica RialTyson RinehartCherami Leigh
Starring
Mamoru MiyanoJ. Michael TatumKana HanazawaMonica RialTyson RinehartCherami Leigh
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Steins;Gate 0 Episode Ratings Heatmap
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| S1 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 9.6 |
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About
"Grief and time travel collide in aftermath"
Set after the events of the original Steins;Gate, this sequel follows a broken Okabe Rintarou who has abandoned time travel after a devastating failure. Haunted by guilt and drifting through a quieter, sadder version of his life, he's pulled back into the world of lab members, AI research, and timeline manipulation when old choices resurface. It's slower and heavier than its predecessor, trading manic energy for melancholy and psychological weight, before building toward a dense, emotional finale. Patience is rewarded with real payoff for viewers already invested in these characters.
Watch it for
the emotional payoff for anyone invested in these characters' original journey and unresolved guilt.
Maybe skip if
you haven't watched the original series, since this leans entirely on that history.
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Season 12018
8.732K238h 29m
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
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| ▶ | 1 | Missing Link of the Annihilator: Absolute Zero | 8.3 | 1K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Epigraph of the Closed Curve: Closed Epigraph | 8.5 | 1K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Protocol of the Two-sided Gospel X-day Protocol | 8.0 | 1K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Solitude of the Mournful Flow: A Stray Sheep | 7.8 | 1K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Solitude of the Astigmatism: Entangled Sheep | 8.0 | 1K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Eclipse of Orbital Ordering -The Orbital Eclipse- | 8.3 | 1K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Eclipse of Vibronic Transition -Vibronic Transition- | 8.8 | 1K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | Dual of Antinomy -Antinomic Dual- | 9.6 | 2K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 9 | Pandora of Eternal Return -Pandora's Box- | 8.1 | 1K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 10 | Pandora of Provable Existence -Forbidden Cubicle- | 7.5 | 1K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 11 | Pandora of Forgotten Existence -Sealed Reliquary- | 8.2 | 1K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 12 | Mother Goose of Mutual Recursion -Recursive Mother Goose- | 8.1 | 1K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 13 | Mother Goose of Diffractive Recitativo -Diffraction Mother Goose- | 8.2 | 1K | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 14 | Recognition of the Elastic Limit -Presage or Recognize- | 7.7 | 1K | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 15 | Recognition of the Asymptotic Line -Recognize Asymptote- | 7.7 | 1K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 16 | Altair of the Point at Infinity -Vega and Altair- | 9.2 | 2K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 17 | Altair of the Hyperbolic Plane -Beltrami Pseudosphere- | 9.0 | 1K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 18 | Altair of Translational Symmetry -Translational Symmetry- | 8.8 | 1K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 19 | Altair of the Cyclic Coordinate -Time-leap Machine- | 9.0 | 1K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 20 | Rinascimento of the Unwavering Promise -Promised Rinascimento- | 9.3 | 1K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 21 | Rinascimento of Image Formation -Return of Phoenix- | 9.8 | 3K | — | |
| ▶ | 22 | Rinascimento of Projection -Project Amadeus- | 9.1 | 1K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 23 | Arclight of the Point at Infinity -Arc-light of the Sky- | 9.6 | 2K | 24 min |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Mamoru Miyano Rintarou Okabe
J. Michael Tatum Rintarou Okabe
Kana Hanazawa Mayuri Shiina
Monica Rial Maho Hiyajo
Tyson Rinehart Itaru Hashida
Cherami Leigh Suzuha Amane, Yuki
Trina Nishimura Kurisu Makise, Kurisu Makise (AI)
Jad Saxton Rumiho Akiha
Lindsay Seidel Ruka Urushibara
Christopher Wehkamp Alexis, Alexis Leskinen
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