01SeriesSteins;Gate
2011 · Original TV series
The story
What's it about?
Self-proclaimed mad scientist Rintaro Okabe and his small lab accidentally turn a microwave into a time machine that can send text messages to the past. What starts as a joke spirals into a nightmare as each change to the past brings the future closer to disaster — and Okabe must undo everything to save the people he loves.
Meet the main characters
Protagonist
Rintaro Okabe
A theatrical 'mad scientist' whose jokes hide a man who will suffer through countless timelines for his friends.
Deuteragonist
Kurisu Makise
A brilliant neuroscientist who becomes the lab's brain and Okabe's anchor across world lines.
Antagonist
SERN
A shadowy organization monopolizing time travel to rule a dystopian future, enforced by the Rounders.
Side characters
Friend
Mayuri Shiina
Okabe's childhood friend, whose fate is the story's beating heart.
Hacker
Itaru 'Daru' Hashida
The lab's perverted but brilliant hacker.
Time traveler
Suzuha Amane
A cheerful part-timer with a mission from the future.
Rounder
Moeka Kiryu
A phone-obsessed agent whose loyalty runs tragically deep.