Steins; Gate
Time travelTime manipulation as a core mechanic.This show: 10/10AnimeJapanese animation traditions and grammar.This show: 10/10Mystery boxCentral riddles sustained across whole seasons.This show: 9/10SerializedContinuous arcs where every episode builds on the last.This show: 9/10Intellectual challengeRewards close attention and theorizing.This show: 8/10Puzzle plotNonlinear timelines, twists and structural games that reward attention.This show: 8/10Cliffhanger-drivenEngineered for the 'one more episode' effect.This show: 8/10Gut punchWilling to devastate you, and remembered for it.This show: 8/10
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Starring
Mamoru MiyanoAsami ImaiKana HanazawaAshly BurchJ. Michael TatumTrina Nishimura
Starring
Mamoru MiyanoAsami ImaiKana HanazawaAshly BurchJ. Michael TatumTrina Nishimura
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Steins; Gate Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | ||
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| S1 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.6 |
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About
"Goofy time-travel comedy that turns devastating"
A self-styled mad scientist and his ragtag lab members stumble onto a way to send text messages into the past, using a jury-rigged microwave. What starts as goofy sci-fi tinkering and hangout comedy curdles into a tense, emotionally brutal thriller about causality, loss, and how much a person can rewrite before something breaks. The first stretch is talky and meandering by design; patience pays off hugely once the plot's true shape emerges. Carried by sharp character writing and a genuinely inventive time-travel logic that rewards close attention.
Watch it for
the way early gags and worldbuilding pay off in a gut-punch of a back half.
Maybe skip if
you need immediate stakes, since the opening episodes are slow, chatty setup.
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Season 12011
8.678K2410h
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
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| ▶ | 1 | Turning Point | 7.5 | 4K | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Time Travel Paranoia | 7.5 | 3K | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Parallel World Paranoia | 7.6 | 3K | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Interpreter Rendezvous | 7.2 | 3K | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Starmine Rendezvous | 8.0 | 3K | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Butterfly Effect's Divergence | 7.6 | 3K | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Divergence Singularity | 8.3 | 3K | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | Chaos Theory Homeostasis I | 8.1 | 3K | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 9 | Chaos Theory Homeostasis II | 8.3 | 3K | 26 min | |
| ▶ | 10 | Chaos Theory Homeostasis III | 7.9 | 3K | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 11 | Dogma in Event Horizon | 8.3 | 3K | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 12 | Dogma in Ergosphere | 9.3 | 4K | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 13 | Metaphysics Necrosis | 9.2 | 3K | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 14 | Physically Necrosis | 9.2 | 3K | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 15 | Missing Link Necrosis | 8.4 | 3K | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 16 | Sacrificial Necrosis | 9.4 | 4K | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 17 | Made in Complex | 8.4 | 3K | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 18 | Fractal Androgynous | 8.0 | 3K | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 19 | Endless Apoptosis | 8.7 | 3K | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 20 | Finalize Apoptosis | 9.2 | 3K | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 21 | Paradox Meltdown | 8.9 | 3K | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 22 | Being Meltdown | 9.7 | 5K | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 23 | Open the Steins Gate | 9.5 | 4K | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 24 | Achievement Point | 9.6 | 5K | 25 min |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Mamoru Miyano Rintarou Okabe
Asami Imai Kurisu Makise
Kana Hanazawa Mayuri Shiina
Ashly Burch Mayuri Shiina
J. Michael Tatum Rintarou Okabe, Rintaro Okabe
Trina Nishimura Kurisu Makise, Makise, Kurisu Makine
Tomokazu Seki Itaru Hashida
Tyson Rinehart Daru
Cherami Leigh Suzuha Amane, Suzuha
Yukari Tamura Suzuha Amane
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