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Steins;Gate
Start here. This is the original TV series, and everything else on this list assumes you have finished it.
6 titles
Updated Aug 23, 2026
Steins;Gate Watch Order (2026 Guide)
A self-described mad scientist and his friends accidentally invent time travel and must deal with the consequences of altering the past.
Recommended Order
Quick answer
- Steins;Gate
- Steins;Gate 0: 23β -Divide by Zero-
- Steins;Gate 0
- Steins;Gate The Movie – Load Region of Déjà Vu
Plus 2 optional extras.
4 titles · 48 episodes + 1 movie · ~20.5 hours
Two TV series, a bridging OVA and a film, and the order genuinely changes how the story lands. Start with the original series, watch the bridging OVA, then Steins;Gate 0, and save the film for last. The two standalone OVAs can wait until the end.
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Steins;Gate 0: 23β -Divide by Zero-
Watch this immediately before Steins;Gate 0. It is an alternate version of episode 23 that shows the branch the sequel follows, and the sequel opens as if you have already seen it.
⚠ Released with the Blu-ray box set; it was not part of the original TV broadcast.
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Steins;Gate 0
The second TV series, set in the branch that opens in the entry above. It ends by looping back into the closing episodes of the original series.
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Steins;Gate The Movie – Load Region of Déjà Vu
Set a year after the ending of the original TV series. Watching it last puts the whole story behind you first.
Optional Extras
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Steins;Gate: Egoistic Poriomania
A lighter episode set after the ending of the original TV series. Nothing later refers back to it.
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Steins;Gate 0: Valentine’s of Crystal Polymorphism -Bittersweet Intermedio-
A standalone side story set during Steins;Gate 0. Best saved until after you have finished the second TV series.
Why This Order
Steins;Gate is one of the franchises where the order genuinely changes how the story lands. The original 24-episode series is the starting point, and everything else here assumes you have finished it. Give it a few episodes — it builds slowly on purpose, and the payoff depends on that setup.
Next comes the bridging OVA, an alternate version of episode 23 that shows the branch the sequel follows. Watch it immediately before Steins;Gate 0: the second series opens as though you have already seen it, and it closes by looping back into the final episodes of the original.
The film is set a year after the original series ends, and nothing in Steins;Gate 0 depends on it, so leaving it until last means you finish with the whole story behind you instead of stepping out of it and back in.
The two remaining OVAs are self-contained. Neither is referred to anywhere else, and both read better once the main story is done.
How Many Episodes and Seasons Does Steins;Gate Have?
Steins;Gate has 2 seasons, 1 film, and 1 other entry in the main run — 48 episodes altogether.
Main Run
| Title | Type | Episodes | Aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steins;Gate | TV Series | 24 episodes | April 2011 |
| Steins;Gate 0: 23β -Divide by Zero- | OVA | 1 episode | December 2015 |
| Steins;Gate 0 | TV Series | 23 episodes | April 2018 |
| Steins;Gate The Movie – Load Region of Déjà Vu | Movie | April 2013 |
Optional Extras
| Title | Type | Episodes | Aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steins;Gate: Egoistic Poriomania | OVA | 1 episode | February 2012 |
| Steins;Gate 0: Valentine’s of Crystal Polymorphism -Bittersweet Intermedio- | OVA | 1 episode | December 2018 |
4 titles · 48 episodes + 1 movie · ~20.5 hours
Source Material
Steins;Gate began as a visual novel, not a manga or a light novel, so there is no volume to pick up where the anime stops. The 2011 TV series and the bridging OVA adapt the 2009 game Steins;Gate, and the second TV series adapts the 2015 game Steins;Gate 0. The film is anime-original and has no game counterpart. Both games follow their true routes closely enough that the anime is not leaving a continuation behind — what the games add is the branching material the anime had to drop, including the alternate heroine routes and a large amount of scene-level detail. In English, Steins;Gate 0 has been available on PC, PlayStation and Switch since Spike Chunsoft's 2018 Steam release. The original game is available as Steins;Gate Elite, released in English in February 2019 for PS4, Switch and PC, which retells the story using footage from the anime. A newer remake, Steins;Gate Re:Boot, returned to a traditional visual novel presentation and launched in English on Steam in August 2026, with console versions scheduled for October 29, 2026; it uses the shortened Elite script and adds a new route.
Steins;Gate Watch Order FAQ
Where should I start with Steins;Gate?
Start with the original 24-episode TV series from 2011. Everything else on this page assumes you have finished it. It builds slowly on purpose — the first third sets up rules and relationships that the rest of the franchise keeps drawing on.
Can I skip the OVAs and just watch the two TV series?
One of them you should not skip. The bridging OVA, Divide by Zero, is an alternate version of episode 23 that shows the branch Steins;Gate 0 follows, and the second series opens as though you have already seen it. Egoistic Poriomania and the Valentine's Day episode are genuinely optional — nothing later refers back to either.
Should I watch the movie before or after Steins;Gate 0?
After. Load Region of Déjà Vu is set about a year after the original series ends, on the timeline the first series settles into, and nothing in Steins;Gate 0 depends on it. Watching it last means you finish the franchise on that timeline rather than stepping out of the story and back in.
Is Steins;Gate 0 a sequel or a spin-off?
Neither label fits cleanly. It branches off a specific moment near the end of the original series and follows a different version of what happens next, then closes by rejoining the original's final episodes. It runs parallel to the first series rather than after it, which is why the bridging OVA sits between them.
Does Steins;Gate have filler episodes?
No. The original series adapts a single route through the 2009 visual novel without padding, and Steins;Gate 0 works through the 2015 game in the same way, though it reorders some material. The only anime-original entries are the two optional OVAs and the film, and all three are marked as such here.
Is there an English dub?
Yes, for everything on this list. Funimation dubbed the original series, the film, the bridging OVA and Steins;Gate 0, including its bonus Valentine's Day episode. The cast is consistent across all of it — J. Michael Tatum voices Okabe and Trina Nishimura voices Kurisu in both TV series, so switching between them costs you nothing.
Where can I watch it?
Crunchyroll carries both TV series in subtitled and dubbed form. Egoistic Poriomania appears there as episode 25 of the original series and the Valentine's Day episode as episode 24 of Steins;Gate 0. The bridging OVA is the awkward one: its official English release came with the Steins;Gate 0 Blu-ray set rather than as part of a streaming run. The film has a separate Blu-ray and DVD release.
How long does the whole thing take?
The main story runs 48 episodes counting the bridging OVA, plus the film — about 20.5 hours. Adding both optional OVAs brings that to roughly 21.5 hours.
Are Chaos;Head, Robotics;Notes and Occultic;Nine part of the watch order?
No. They belong to the same Science Adventure line and share a loose setting, but none of them is a prerequisite and none continues the Steins;Gate story. The same goes for the four IBM-sponsored shorts from 2014, which are non-canon promotional pieces rather than part of the series.
Is a new Steins;Gate anime coming?
Nothing has been announced. The franchise's recent activity has been on the game side: Steins;Gate Re:Boot, a full remake of the original visual novel, launched in English on Steam in August 2026, with console versions scheduled for October 29, 2026.