Steins;Gate — Season 1
Changing the past only makes the future worse.
About this season
A group of friends have customized their microwave so that it can send text messages to the past. As they perform different experiments, an organization named SERN who has been doing their own research on time travel tracks them down and now the characters have to find a way to avoid being captured by them.
Episodes (24)
1. Turning Point
6.8Aired 6 April 2011 • 24 min
A self-described mad scientist attends a lecture on time travel, stumbles upon the dead body of a familiarly unfamiliar woman, and discovers that his text messages are no longer bound by the rules of space and time.
2. Time Travel Paranoia
6.8Aired 13 April 2011 • 24 min
Okabe is surprised to see Makise up and about after she was killed.
3. Parallel World Paranoia
6.8Aired 20 April 2011 • 24 min
Okabe suspects his microwave oven is behind the recent unusual events.
4. Interpreter Rendezvous
6.7Aired 27 April 2011 • 24 min
Okabe needs to find a very old computer to hack a very new tech.
5. Starmine Rendezvous
7.0Aired 4 May 2011 • 24 min
A successful hack reveals SERN's big secret.
6. Butterfly Effect's Divergence
7.0Aired 11 May 2011 • 24 min
Okabe's small scale experiment is partially successful.
7. Divergence Singularity
7.4Aired 18 May 2011 • 24 min
Okabe takes his experimentation to the next level by texting the winning lotto numbers back in time, but he fails to consider how his actions might alter the present - or the future.
8. Chaos Theory Homeostasis I
7.0Aired 25 May 2011 • 24 min
The latest experiment for Okabe and his lab mates leads to the disappearance of one of their own. Next, they'll attempt to use their time travel technology to make a young boy's dream a reality.
9. Chaos Theory Homeostasis II
7.3Aired 1 June 2011 • 24 min
Okabe grows concerned over the drastic changes his experimentation is causing, and the IBN-5100 disappears from the lab. The only hope for finding a replacement rests upon the delicate shoulders of Feyris the cat girl.
10. Chaos Theory Homeostasis III
7.1Aired 8 June 2011 • 24 min
The part-time warrior from downstairs tells Okabe about the search for her missing father. Meanwhile, the aspiring mad scientist is troubled by a mysterious text message.
11. Dogma in Event Horizon
7.0Aired 15 June 2011 • 24 min
As the lab members prepare to transport human memories by way of a Time Leap, Okabe receives some highly disturbing news: Makise may be a SERN spy!
12. Dogma in Ergosphere
7.9Aired 22 June 2011 • 24 min
Tension builds at the Lab when Makise and Suzuha both show up for the party, but that's just the beginning. As the night draws to a close, armed thugs - led by a familiar face - come looking for the time machine.
13. Metaphysics Necrosis
7.9Aired 29 June 2011 • 24 min
Okabe, desperate to prevent the tragedy he's already seen happen, summons the courage for a daring Time Leap. Can he save the life of his oldest and dearest companion?
14. Physically Necrosis
7.9Aired 6 July 2011 • 24 min
Despite his many attempts, Okabe is unable to prevent the death of Mayuri, so he turns to Makise for help solving the riddle of time travel. Later, Suzuha's true identity is revealed
15. Missing Link Necrosis
7.4Aired 13 July 2011 • 24 min
Suzuha reveals the orgins of SERN's future totalitarianism. While she continues her work to destroy the organization, Okabe and Mayuri continue the search for Suzuha's father.
16. Sacrificial Necrosis
8.1Aired 20 July 2011 • 24 min
The truth about Suzuha's father is finally revealed. Okabe realizes the devastating consequences of stopping her from leaving the night of the party.
17. Made in Complex
7.5Aired 27 July 2011 • 24 min
After the change in divergence fails to have a lasting effect, Okabe and Kurisu set out to further manipulate time in the hopes of gaining an IBN 5100.
18. Fractal Androgynous
7.2Aired 3 August 2011 • 24 min
In a further attempt to rescue Mayuri from her fate, Okabe reveals Ruka's past to her. Ruka must make a difficult decision that might change her entire life.
19. Endless Apoptosis
7.5Aired 10 August 2011 • 24 min
Okabe must make a time leap in order to save Moeka from herself. He realizes that all is not what it seems as Moeka's shady behavior leads him closer to the IBN 5100.
20. Finalize Apoptosis
8.0Aired 17 August 2011 • 24 min
With the help of Kurisu and Moeka, Okabe attempts to get closer to the IBN 5100 and the mysterious FB. As he closes in on SERN's network, he realizes that the path to victory will not be without additional sacrifice.
21. Paradox Meltdown
7.5Aired 24 August 2011 • 24 min
With his new discovery in mind, Okabe continues his attempts to protect Mayuri while also trying to avoid Kurisu's potential impending fate.
22. Being Meltdown
8.3Aired 31 August 2011 • 24 min
In order to continue his work against SERN, Okabe must finally choose between saving Kurisu or Mayuri.
23. Open the Steins Gate
8.0Aired 7 September 2011 • 24 min
Tasked with preventing an impending World War III by an alternate Suzuha, Okabe finds himself playing an active part in Kurisu's death.
24. Achievement Point
8.0Aired 14 September 2011 • 24 min
Okabe has one final chance to travel back in time, set everything right, and save the girl he never even got to love. His mission is vital, but it may mean the end for the mad scientist.