Steins;Gate (TV series)

Steins;Gate is a Japanese anime television series produced by White Fox, based on 5pb. and Nitroplus's 2009 visual novel of the same name. The series aired for 24 episodes, from April to September 2011. It is set in 2010 and follows 18-year-old Rintaro Okabe, who, together with his friends, accidentally discovers a method of time travel through which they can send text messages to the past, thereby changing the present.

It is part of the Science Adventure franchise along with Chaos;Head and Robotics;Notes. The series was directed by Hiroshi Hamasaki and Takuya Satō, and written by Jukki Hanada, with character design and animation direction by Kyuuta Sakai, and music by Takeshi Abo.

Steins;Gate received critical acclaim, praised for its character development, themes of time travel, and human nature, and its portrayal of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It is widely considered to be one of the best anime series of all time by critics and fans alike. The series has spawned one original video animation (OVA) episode, four original net animation (ONA) episodes, and a follow-up film. A sequel anime adaptation titled Steins;Gate 0, based on the 2015 visual novel of the same name, premiered in 2018.