The worst episodes of Steins;Gate
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- 01
John Titor tells Okabe that he can't fully decode the SERN files without an IBN 5100 computer, a rare model that he finds difficult to track down.
- 02
Okabe tries to convince Ruka that she was originally a male and that only by undoing the D-Mails that made the switch can they save Mayuri's life.
- 03
At a time travel conference, scientist Rintarō Okabe encounters a mysterious woman who claims they met 15 minutes before and is then brutally stabbed.
- 04
Okabe is visited by a self-proclaimed time traveler and conducts the first successful test of his microwave-based time machine -- using a banana.
- 05
Okabe learns that his microwave will send messages to the past, and discovers a shocking secret when he hacks into the SERN network.
- 06
Okabe experiments with sending texts, now called "D-Mails," into the past and unsuccessfully prevents Moeka from learning the true nature of his work.
- 07
Okabe receives a threatening text message, and Suzuha, unable to find her father, returns home without saying good-bye.
- 08
Suzuha reveals how SERN's plan will lead to a totalitarian government by 2036; Okabe and the rest of the team set out to find Suzuha's father.
- 09
When Okabe successfully alters time with a D-Mail, the effects lead Titor to believe that Okabe may save the world from its dystopian future.
- 10
Okabe continues to experiment with D-Mail, resulting in world shifts that only he can remember -- and an attempt to have Ruka reborn as a female.
- 11
One of the world shifts result in the disappearance of the critical IBN 5100 computer, while another changes the physical properties of the city.
- 12
When he discovers that Mayuri is still fated to die, Okabe works with Kurisu to reverse the effects of D-Mails that have irreversibly changed time.
- 13
Okabe uncovers the gruesome details of SERN's time travel experiments and gets a warning from Suzuha about Kurisu.
- 14
When Okabe learns that a TV in the repair shop is linked to the ability to send D-Mail, Kurisu believes it can be used to send emotions through time.
- 15
When Okabe discovers that Moeka has committed suicide, he attempts to undo the act through D-Mails, leaving Moeka feeling betrayed.
- 16
Okabu hopes to keep Kurisu alive by not hacking with the IBN 5100, but he soon realizes that either she or Mayuri must die in the beta world line.
- 17
Okabe finds Suzuha's father, but his attempt to reunite them results in tragedy that he sets out to correct with the time leap machine.
- 18
Okabe uses the time leap machine to attempt to prevent Mayuri from being killed, but he quickly learns that the mission isn't as simple as he thought.
- 19
While Okabe is devastated by his failure to save Mayuri, Kurisu explains it may not be possible, and Suzuha makes a startling revelation.
- 20
Kurisu completes her new time machine, which can transmit emotions back in time, and Suzuha fears that she's fated to become a spy for SERN.
- 21
Okabe locates the missing IBN 5100 and uncovers the identity of the mysterious "FB" but realizes that getting the computer back means losing Kurisu.
- 22
Okabe travels back in time with Suzuha to just before Kurisu's death to witness the dawn of the time machine arms race and the spark of World War III.
- 23
Okabe undergoes a personal sacrifice in an attempt to bring the world lines back into order and save the lives of his partners.
- 24
Kurisu persuades Okabe to let her die and Mayuri live. As Okabe destroys the phone microwave, he gets a critical message from Suzuha.
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