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Dec 22, 2021 8:48 AM
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so I finally made up my mind and decided to start steins gate. but the problem here is that I'm so confused with the order. should I watch it in chronological order or just follow the release order as it is? what is canon material and what is non-canon? should I really watch steins gate 0 right after steins gate? your help will be so much appreciated!
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Dec 22, 2021 8:51 AM
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watch the release order for first time watching, so that is steins;gate first then steins;gate 0
Dec 22, 2021 8:55 AM
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Without going into spoilers, Steins;Gate 0 is a mid-quel that happens during Steins;Gate, and it is technically canon. It’s worth a watch, but only after finishing the first series.
Dec 22, 2021 8:55 AM
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Steins gate 0 is what happens after ep 23. Ep 24 of steins gate is the END.
Dec 22, 2021 8:58 AM
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Hollani said:
Without going into spoilers, Steins;Gate 0 is a mid-quel that happens during Steins;Gate, and it is technically canon. It’s worth a watch, but only after finishing the first series.
is the main story complete without steins gate 0 ? + thanks for helping i appreciate it
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Dec 22, 2021 8:58 AM
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I recommend:

Steins;Gate 1-22
Special Episode 23B
Steins;Gate 0 (in entirety)
Steins;Gate 23-end

This makes the series into one, longer journey into 2 separate. It's fun this way, and definitely worth it to watch it this way your first time.
Dec 22, 2021 9:00 AM
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R77Prodigy said:
Steins gate 0 is what happens after ep 23. Ep 24 of steins gate is the END.
i see but does that mean if i want to watch the whole show in the chronological order i should watch steins gate 0 before steins gate ep 24 ? please correct me if I'm wrong
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Dec 22, 2021 9:01 AM
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Haythemdbara said:
R77Prodigy said:
Steins gate 0 is what happens after ep 23. Ep 24 of steins gate is the END.
i see but does that mean if i want to watch the whole show in the chronological order i should watch steins gate 0 before steins gate ep 24 ? please correct me if I'm wrong
ep 24 of steins gate is the end steins gate 0 is what happens to get to that point.
Dec 22, 2021 9:01 AM
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Just watch Stein's Gate first, then Stein's Gate 0 and the movie in any order you want.
Don't spoil the fun by stopping one season and starting another in between.
Dec 22, 2021 9:01 AM

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Haythemdbara said:
should I watch it in chronological order or just follow the release order as it is?


As a normal person , watch it in the release order.
The so called "chronogical" order isn't even chronological anyway...

Haythemdbara said:
what is canon material and what is non-canon?


Only the original serie is Canon.
The Epilogue OVA , Movie & Comedic Shorts aren't Canon but still extremely enjoyable.

The Alternative Ending , 0 & 0 OVA should be Canon , but it's not really an adaptation of the Visual Novel , so i'm not sure if those Animes qualify as Canon or not... Maybe an hardcore fan will be able to develop this point.

Haythemdbara said:
is the main story complete without steins gate 0 ?


It is , absolutely no need to watch 0 , he was released almost 6 years after the original after all.
0 is basically just a bonus for the fans of the original.
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Dec 22, 2021 9:01 AM

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epiccreep said:
of course steins;gate 0 is canon. first you need to watch steins;gate and then watch the ova called Steins; Gate: Kyoukaimenjou no Missing Link – Divide by Zero (2015) do not skip it and then watch steins;gate 0 and finally watch the movie
thank you i appreciate your help
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Dec 22, 2021 9:04 AM
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Haythemdbara said:
R77Prodigy said:
Steins gate 0 is what happens after ep 23. Ep 24 of steins gate is the END.
i see but does that mean if i want to watch the whole show in the chronological order i should watch steins gate 0 before steins gate ep 24 ? please correct me if I'm wrong
if i remember correctly its 1-22>missing link>sg0>23>24>poriomania>movie. Its been a while so i could be wrong but i think thats it.
Dec 22, 2021 9:04 AM

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Alexioos95 said:
Haythemdbara said:
should I watch it in chronological order or just follow the release order as it is?


As a normal person , watch it in the release order.
The so called "chronogical" order isn't even chronological anyway...

Haythemdbara said:
what is canon material and what is non-canon?


Only the original serie is Canon.
The Epilogue OVA , Movie & Comedic Shorts aren't Canon but still extremely enjoyable.

The Alternative Ending , 0 & 0 OVA should be Canon , but it's not really an adaptation of the Visual Novel , so i'm not sure if those Animes qualify as Canon or not... Maybe an hardcore fan will be able to develop this point.

Haythemdbara said:
is the main story complete without steins gate 0 ?


It is , absolutely no need to watch 0 , he was released almost 6 years after the original after all.
0 is basically just a bonus for the fans of the original.
thank you so much i appreciate your help!
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Dec 22, 2021 9:05 AM

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R77Prodigy said:
Haythemdbara said:
i see but does that mean if i want to watch the whole show in the chronological order i should watch steins gate 0 before steins gate ep 24 ? please correct me if I'm wrong
if i remember correctly its 1-22>missing link>sg0>23>24>poriomania>movie. Its been a while so i could be wrong but i think thats it.
i get it thank you so much
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Dec 22, 2021 9:06 AM

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Tyraq said:
Just watch Stein's Gate first, then Stein's Gate 0 and the movie in any order you want.
Don't spoil the fun by stopping one season and starting another in between.
makes sense thank you value the help
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Dec 22, 2021 9:13 AM
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No Stein's gate zero is not cannon. It has Stein's gate and after that it's sequal movie Steins;Gate Movie: Fuka Ryouiki no Déjà vu ....! No more official sequals! Many had made this mistake of watching Stein's gate zero cuz of it's misleading title, it's not a cannon...! Don't forget to watch the movie!!!
Dec 22, 2021 9:20 AM
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Don’t do any of that stop at episode 23 and jump to 0 then come back stuff. It ruins the pacing of the original series.

Just watch the original steins;gate, the beta episode for steins gate 0 (it’s usually just included with the rest of the episodes), then the rest of steins;gate 0
Dec 22, 2021 9:24 AM
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InVaL_iDKore said:
Steins; Gate 0 is canon, watch it after the Steins; Gate
no bro Stein's gate 0 is not cannon. You can even cross check this in MAL itself.... Bro before commenting, confirm things before hand or else you are gonna pass wrong info...!
Dec 22, 2021 9:25 AM

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Release order is best. The original is good on its own and not everyone liked 0 as much.

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The Alternative Ending , 0 & 0 OVA should be Canon , but it's not really an adaptation of the Visual Novel , so i'm not sure if those Animes qualify as Canon or not... Maybe an hardcore fan will be able to develop this point.

0 anime is canon, it shows what happened in the
Dec 22, 2021 9:29 AM
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To confirm your doubts go to the Stein's gate
Haythemdbara said:
so I finally made up my mind and decided to start steins gate. but the problem here is that I'm so confused with the order. should I watch it in chronological order or just follow the release order as it is? what is canon material and what is non-canon? should I really watch steins gate 0 right after steins gate? your help will be so much appreciated!
Haythemdbara said:
so I finally made up my mind and decided to start steins gate. but the problem here is that I'm so confused with the order. should I watch it in chronological order or just follow the release order as it is? what is canon material and what is non-canon? should I really watch steins gate 0 right after steins gate? your help will be so much appreciated!
you can always go to the anime page and scroll down to check the related anime section on MAL there you will get all the info that y'll need such as side story, alternative version, etc, among which sequal and prequels are the only important ones as they are canon. Click on the prequels if any and start from there then move on to the sequals in order ....!
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Nirinbo said:
Release order is best. The original is good on its own and not everyone liked 0 as much.

Alexioos95 said:
The Alternative Ending , 0 & 0 OVA should be Canon , but it's not really an adaptation of the Visual Novel , so i'm not sure if those Animes qualify as Canon or not... Maybe an hardcore fan will be able to develop this point.

0 anime is canon, it shows what happened in the
no bro Stein's gate 0 is not cannon. It's just an alternative version.....! You can yourself check in the related anime section of MAL there everything is clearly stated that which one is canon and which ones are alternative version, side stories and all....! Go to the Stein's gate then check the related anime section there, 0 is in alternative version , official sequal is Steins;Gate Movie: Fuka Ryouiki no Déjà vu....! Nothing else
Dec 22, 2021 9:42 AM
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Steins;Gate ep 1-23
Steins;Gate 0
Steins;Gate ep 24
Steins;Gate 0 OVA
Steins;Gate Egoistic Poriomania

You can watch the film wherever you want
Dec 22, 2021 9:46 AM

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SUBZERO9 said:
Nirinbo said:
Release order is best. The original is good on its own and not everyone liked 0 as much.


0 anime is canon, it shows what happened in the
no bro Stein's gate 0 is not cannon. It's just an alternative version.....! You can yourself check in the related anime section of MAL there everything is clearly stated that which one is canon and which ones are alternative version, side stories and all....! Go to the Stein's gate then check the related anime section there, 0 is in alternative version , official sequal is Steins;Gate Movie: Fuka Ryouiki no Déjà vu....! Nothing else

The related anime section of MAL is not the Bible. It listed Steins;Gate 0 as an alternative version because it's neither a prequel nor a sequel (and also calling it a midquel wouldn't be entirely correct, it's complicated), but that doesn't mean it isn't canon. Without the events of Steins;Gate 0, the original ending would never exist (but that doesn't mean it's mandatory to watch, it just expands the story). Look up on the internet if you don't believe me.

On the contrary, the Deja Vu movie contradicts the rules established in the original series so much that I wouldn't even consider it canon.
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Haythemdbara said:
so I finally made up my mind and decided to start steins gate. but the problem here is that I'm so confused with the order. should I watch it in chronological order or just follow the release order as it is? what is canon material and what is non-canon? should I really watch steins gate 0 right after steins gate? your help will be so much appreciated!


Just follow the release order. Idk about the chronological but.......i watched it in release order and it is the best anime i have ever seen(by favourite)
Dec 22, 2021 9:53 AM

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Steins;Gate
Steins;Gate Movie (not canon. You can also watch it after 0)
Steins;Gate 0
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Haythemdbara said:
so I finally made up my mind and decided to start steins gate. but the problem here is that I'm so confused with the order. should I watch it in chronological order or just follow the release order as it is? what is canon material and what is non-canon? should I really watch steins gate 0 right after steins gate? your help will be so much appreciated!


Start with the original and follow the sequel section in MAL
As simple as that
Don't do the 23 then 0 then 24 it will ruin the whole thing
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SUBZERO9 said:
To confirm your doubts go to the Stein's gate
Haythemdbara said:
so I finally made up my mind and decided to start steins gate. but the problem here is that I'm so confused with the order. should I watch it in chronological order or just follow the release order as it is? what is canon material and what is non-canon? should I really watch steins gate 0 right after steins gate? your help will be so much appreciated!
Haythemdbara said:
so I finally made up my mind and decided to start steins gate. but the problem here is that I'm so confused with the order. should I watch it in chronological order or just follow the release order as it is? what is canon material and what is non-canon? should I really watch steins gate 0 right after steins gate? your help will be so much appreciated!
you can always go to the anime page and scroll down to check the related anime section on MAL there you will get all the info that y'll need such as side story, alternative version, etc, among which sequal and prequels are the only important ones as they are canon. Click on the prequels if any and start from there then move on to the sequals in order ....!


It's sad, that you have Steins;Gate in your favorites, but you don't know that S;G 0 is canon. Have you ever heard about the Visual Novels?
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SUBZERO9 said:
no bro Stein's gate 0 is not cannon. It's just an alternative version.....! You can yourself check in the related anime section of MAL there everything is clearly stated that which one is canon and which ones are alternative version, side stories and all....! Go to the Stein's gate then check the related anime section there, 0 is in alternative version , official sequal is Steins;Gate Movie: Fuka Ryouiki no Déjà vu....! Nothing else


Timeline placement and Canon content is different.

MAL "relations" shows the relation to the serie , they never ever talked about Canon content there.
Divide by Zero is an alternative ending , an alternative takes on Episode 23 of the original serie , so it's tagged as "Alternative Version". (Because it is)
0 then happens after this Alternative Ending , which is why he's tagged as Sequel to it. (Because it is)

So you now have the timeline , but... the "Canon" is something else.
The Canon is the true story viewed by the characters , a logical suite of event where what happens is kept in the universe and influence the rest of the story. (I invite you to check the Wikipedia page.)
The Movie contradict the rules of time travel said in the original show , so it's illogical in the universe of Steins;Gate , so it can't truly happens and thus is not Canon. (= a Filler)

And you also say official sequal , but who is the "official" who said that ?
Steins;Gate is originally a Visual Novel done by 5pb & Nitroplus , and i never heard they ever talked about the Movie being Canon.
The official Sequels to Steins;Gate is Steins;Gate 0 (It's not really a Sequel but i think you understand) & the upcoming Steins;???.
Note that Steins;Gate is also part of a larger serie named "Science Adventure Series".
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Steins;Gate all episodes -> episode 23b -> Steins;Gate 0
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Start with steins gate and you can skip 0 if you want because it isn't that great
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Haythemdbara said:
Hollani said:
Without going into spoilers, Steins;Gate 0 is a mid-quel that happens during Steins;Gate, and it is technically canon. It’s worth a watch, but only after finishing the first series.
is the main story complete without steins gate 0 ? + thanks for helping i appreciate it


Be sure to watch ALL of SG instead of skipping episodes 23-24
The right mindset when watching an anime is hoping that it will break your top 10
Dec 22, 2021 10:55 AM
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If I remember correct you watch Steins Gate to episode 23 then go to Steins Gate 0 then you go back and finish Steins Gate
Dec 22, 2021 10:56 AM
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for the 37253747th time, finish steins gate then steins gate 0
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People who thinks SG 0 is non cannon are either dumbasses. Or is trying to be cool they know everything about Steins gate.

Steins gate didn't have an ending without Steins gate 0. It's not chronological either. It's different timeline.
And... *Sigh* why bother explaining....
You guys are already stupid by saying SG 0 is non cannon. I don't wanna spend any brain cell explaining to ya.. you better of watching shounen or some shit. This ain't for you.


Before anyone who is thinking SG 0 is non cannon and trying to debate with me,
Come after you finished every goddamn VN of Steins gate with 100%. Until then I couldn't care less about your opinion.
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For those who watched steins gate back in the day, watching steins gate 0 after all those years, was fantastic and a great experience…

Have in mind that steins gate 0 is not a sequel, its more like an interquel because it takes place in an alternative line. Since you just started to watch now, I recommend you to watch steins gate till ep 22 and after that, watch the OVA Missing Link that replace the ep 23 from steins gate and then watch steins gate 0 complete. After that return to steins gate and watch ep 23 and 24 to finish the series.

Other wise, if you finish steins gate at once, you may have not interest in steins gate 0 because the real ending takes place in steins gate.
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Release order, always. Hence: S;G, Missing Link OVA, S;G0

There is no such thing as chronological order
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Dec 22, 2021 4:07 PM
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Here is the complete order
Steins gate ep 1-22
Steins gate divided by zero
Steins gate 0
Steins gate ep 23-24
Steins gate egoistic poriomania
Steins gate deja vu
Dec 22, 2021 4:07 PM
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Here is the complete order
Steins gate ep 1-22
Steins gate divided by zero
Steins gate 0
Steins gate ep 23-24
Steins gate egoistic poriomania
Steins gate deja vu movie
Dec 22, 2021 4:18 PM
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The original is all that matters so finish it first. It was originally a VN so 0 is not a sequel but an alternative. Watching it chronologically is just stupid and treat everything else as an extra.
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Haythemdbara said:
so I finally made up my mind and decided to start steins gate. but the problem here is that I'm so confused with the order. should I watch it in chronological order or just follow the release order as it is? what is canon material and what is non-canon? should I really watch steins gate 0 right after steins gate? your help will be so much appreciated!

Steins;Gate
Steins;Gate OVA Egoistic Poriomania
Steins;Gate Load Region of Deja vu (movie)
Steins;Gate Cognivitve Computing(shorts, not necessary but still fun)
Steins;Gate Missing Link (ep23 alternative)
Steins;Gate 0
Steins;Gate 0 OVA

You can also rewatch the last 2 episodes of Steins;Gate after finishing S;G 0 to make it a complete experience.
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Steins;Gate 0 is canon and it has a love/hate relationship with the fans, I'm one of the Steins;Gate fans that hate Steins;Gate 0.

Anyway, watch Steins;Gate 0 after you finish Steins;Gate, that's the way this anime was meant to be watched so ignore the people giving you another watching order.
Dec 22, 2021 7:56 PM
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Definitely watch steins gate ep 1-23, then watch steins gate 0, and after that finish steins gate. the movie and OVA aren't that good
Dec 23, 2021 12:37 AM
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Watch Steins Gate and ignore Zero
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I don't think chronological order even exists in Steins;Gate. Steins;Gate 0 is canon. Just watch in release order, please don't watch Steins;Gate 0 before finishing Steins;Gate
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Steins gate ep 1-22
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Steins gate 23-25
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I'm a little late but watch the series in release order DO NOT WATCH CHRONOLOGICAL.
Steins;Gate
Steins;Gate OVA (optional)
Steins;Gate 23B
Steins;Gate 0
Steins;Gate 0 OVA (optional)
Steins;Gate Movie (optional)
Dec 28, 2021 7:32 AM
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Steins;Gate is the main series. The movie is NOT canon and it's hypothetical sequel of the main series and breaks some of the world logic, but still worth a watch. Steins;Gate 0 is chronologically a "midquel", but there's time travel involved so it's not really one. Just don't watch 0 expecting a season 2, so take the right time to enjoy the conclusive ending of Steins Gate and then watch and enjoy the other conclusive ending of 0.
I recommend watching like this:
S;G (E1-24) (c) - S;G OVA (nc) - S;G Movie (nc) - S;G E23B (c) - S;G 0 (c) - S;G 0 OVA (c?)
c=canon
nc=not canon
Fell free to watch as:
S;G (E1-24) - S;G E23B - S;G 0 - Everything else

Steins;Gate and AoT good
Demon Slayer bad

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