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Steins;Gate Watch Order
The Steins;Gate franchise runs to seven entries — two TV series, one film and four OVAs and specials — spanning 2011 to 2018, 55 episodes in all. The list below follows release order: start with Steins;Gate (2011) and work down.
- Entries7
- Episodes51
- TV series2
- Films1
For most franchises release order is also the best viewing order. The common exception is a prequel — released late, but set first — so check the years in the table if a title looks out of place.
The order
| # | Title | Type | Year | Episodes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Steins;Gate Watch on Crunchyroll Bilibili TV | TV | 2011 | 24 |
| 2 |  | Steins;Gate: Egoistic Poriomania Steins;Gate: Oukoubakko no Poriomania | OVA | 2012 | 1 |
| 3 |  | Steins;Gate The Movie – Load Region of Déjà Vu Steins;Gate: Fuka Ryouiki no Déjà vu | MOVIE | 2013 | 1 |
| 4 |  | Steins;Gate: Soumei Eichi no Cognitive Computing Watch on YouTube | ONA | 2014 | 4 |
| 5 |  | Steins;Gate 0: 23β -Divide by Zero- Steins;Gate: Kyoukaimenjou no Missing Link - Divide By Zero | OVA | 2015 | 1 |
| 6 |  | Steins;Gate 0 Watch on Crunchyroll Bilibili TV | TV | 2018 | 23 |
| 7 |  | Steins;Gate 0: Valentine's of Crystal Polymorphism -Bittersweet Intermedio- Steins;Gate 0: Kesshou Takei no Valentine - Bittersweet Day Watch on Crunchyroll | OVA | 2018 | 1 |
Where to watch Steins;Gate
Crunchyroll carries the most of it, 3 of the 7 entries. Each link goes to the earliest entry that service carries, so you start at the beginning rather than wherever its search drops you.
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Streaming destinations as listed by AniList, checked September 26, 2026. Catalogues differ by country and change often — check the service for your own region.
Where to start
Steins;Gate (2011) is the earliest entry. Self-proclaimed mad scientist Okabe Rintarou lives in a small room in Akihabara, where he invents "future gadgets" with fellow lab members Shiina Mayuri, his air-headed childhood friend, and Hashida Itaru, an otaku hacker. The three pass the time by tinkering with their latest creation, a "Phone Microwave" that can be…
What to watch after Steins;Gate
2,027 people who watched Steins;Gate recommend ERASED as the next thing — more than any other title. These are votes cast by viewers on AniList, not genre matches:
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Steins;Gate is filed under 5 genres on this site. Each one lists every other franchise that shares it, with its watch order and filler figures.
Franchises sharing the most genres with Steins;Gate — a rough match by subject, not the vote-ranked suggestions above.
Frequently asked
How many episodes of Steins;Gate are there?
Steins;Gate has 51 episodes across 2 TV series, plus 1 film, which are counted separately.
How many Steins;Gate entries are there?
7 in total: 2 TV series, 1 film, and 4 OVAs and specials.
What order should I watch Steins;Gate in?
Release order works for Steins;Gate — start with Steins;Gate (2011) and follow the table on this page.
Do I need to watch the Steins;Gate films and OVAs?
Most films and OVAs in a long-running franchise are side stories that sit outside the main continuity. They can be watched at any point, or skipped entirely, without losing the thread of the main series.
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