I'm hoping for this to become a community thread for fans of anything STEINS;GATE. I'm a huge fan of the franchise myself and throughout my exploits around this forum I've bumped into various fans of the series in various different places, but there's not one place where we can all come together and discuss what I think is quite possibly one of the best franchises ever created. After watching the anime I played the first game and it soon skyrocketed into being one of my favourite games ever made and since then I've stuck with the series no matter what's released. Now there's a lot of things to discuss and I understand quite a bit of it hasn't been translated into English yet, but I'll try and go into detail without spoiling anything!
Steins;Gate follows a group of friends, all linked by one place. Set above Mr. Braun's electrical store the Future Gadget Lab (未来ガジェット研究部 is a lab set up by Okabe Rintarou (岡部倫太郎 and his friend Hashida Itaru (橋田至 or Daru for short. The lab initially gains more members as the series progresses for reasons I can't give without spoiling anything, but anyone who's either watched the anime or played the games will know why. The story involves various scientific based events as well as lots of time travel while still maintaining an adventure in amongst itself of the various characters all interacting with one another. Let's get started shall we.
Lab Member 001 - Okabe Rintarou (岡部倫太郎 voiced by Mamoru Miyano (宮野 真守
Birthday: 1991/12/14
Height/Weight/Bloodtype: 177cm/59kg/A
Liked things: Doctor Pepper
Other identity: Hououin Kyouma (鳳凰院凶真
Occupation: Mad Scientist
Nicknames: Hououin Kyouma, Okarin
Lab Member 002 - Shiina Mayuri (椎名まゆり voiced by Hanazawa Kana (花澤香菜
Birthday:1994/2/1
Height/Weight/Bloodtype: 152cm/45kg/O
Threesize: 85/56/82
Occupation: Works part time at Mary Queen Nyan Nyan (Maid Cafe)
Nicknames: Mayushii (まゆしぃ, Mayushii-nyannyan(まゆしぃにゃんにゃん
Lab Member 003 - Hashida Itaru (橋田至 voiced by Seki Tomokazu (関 智一
Birthday: 1991/5/19
Height/Weight/Bloodtype: 164cm/98kg/B
Occupation: Otaku
Nicknames: Super Hacker(スーパーハカー, Hentai(変態, Hentai soldier(変態戦士, Daru(ダル
Lab Member 004 - Makise Kurisu (牧瀬 紅莉栖 voiced by Asami Imai (麻美今井
Birthday: 1992/7/25
Height/Weight/Bloodtype: 160cm/45kg/A
Threesize: 79/56/83
Occupation: Physicist
Nicknames: Christina(クリスティーナ, Experiment loving hentai(実験大好きな変態, Celeb Seventeen(セレブセヴェンティーン\セレセブ
Lab Member 005 - Kiryuu Moeka (桐生萌郁 voiced by Saori Gatou (後藤 沙緒里
Birthday: 1990/6/6
Height/Weight/Bloodtype: 167cm/54kg/b
Threesize: 88/59/88
Occupation: Works at Mr Brauns shop
Nicknames: Shining Finger (シャイニングフィンガー
Lab Member 006 - Urishibara Ruka (漆原 るか voiced by Kobayashi Yuu (小林 ゆう
Birthday: 1993/8/30
Height/Weight/Bloodtype: 161cm/44kg/A
Threesize: 73/60/77
Occupation: Shrine keeper
Nicknames: Rukako (るか子
Lab Member 007 - Faris Nyan Nyan (フェイリス・ニャンニャン/Akiha Rumiho (秋葉 留未穂 voiced by Mamoi Haruko (桃井 はるこ
Birthday: 1993/4/3
Height/Weight/Bloodtype: 143cm/43kg/AB
Threesize: 80/54/77
Occupation: May Queen Nyan Nyan owner
Lab Member 008 - Amane Suzuha (阿万音 鈴羽 ) voiced by Tamura Yukari (田村 ゆかり
Height/Weight/Bloodtype: 163cm/51kg/O
Threesize: 80/59/86
Occupation: Works at Mr Brauns shop
Nicknames: Part-time Warrior(バイト戦士
STEINS;GATE - The main entry to the series, the first place to go if you either finish the anime or want to start a fresh, will be coming out in English soon.
Platforms: PC, 360/PS3/PSP/Vita (In Japan)
Themes:
PC OP - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neHSqUDlRwI
360 OP - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDx-Ho3UIrM
PS3 OP - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JobEbg35VvM
PSP OP - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb5SPVKF_30
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STEINS;GATE Hiyoku Renri no Darlin (比翼恋理のダーリン - The first spinoff set inside the Delta worldline. Includes lots of funny interaction between all the characters and adds more dating sim style endings for each of the heroins.
Platforms: 360/PS3/PSP(In Japan)
Themes:
360 OP - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3dZ8JoYuXQ
PS3/PSP OP - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gcavJ4ub3E
STEINS;GATE Hen'i Kuukan no Octet (変移空間のオクテット - A non cannon game following the true end of the first game set in an entirely 8-bit style.
Platforms - PC
Themes:
OP - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iVkTECSbqI
STEINS;GATE Senkei Kousoku no Phenogram (線形拘束のフェノグラム - Set during the first game you follow the lives and experiences of the other characters in the universe as they watch the situation unfold infront of them.
Platforms - 360/PS3/Vita
Themes:
360/PS3 OP - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75bR2b0o8qI
Vita OP - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCvYIvcuYoI
STEINS:GATE - An anime release of the first Steins;Gate game following Okabe's route through to the true end of the game. Missing out on the other endings and lacking a little explanation this can be a perfect introduction to the series as it's been fully fansubbed at this point. It starts off relatively slow, but picks up by the mid point and it's a rollercoaster all the way to the end.
STEINS;GATE OVA - Set after the first series of the anime it portrays the time in which Kurisu invited the other lab members to visit her in America. Don't watch this until you've seen the first series.
Themes:
OP1 - Hacking to the Gate - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJEGb4MPV6I
OPv2 (Episode 23/24) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b1rKpMg9Ks
STEINS;GATE Fuka Ryouiki no Dejavu (負荷領域のデジャブ - The film released last year is set as a follow up to the fantastic story portrayed in the first game and also the anime. I won't go into any detail, just watch it damnit, it's incredible if you're a fan.
Now I'm not going to list all the books here since there's a lot, but there's a main cannonical series of three books released last year that are definately worth checking out if you like the series and can speak Japanese. I'm not sure if they've been translated yet, but I hope they do get soon as they're awesome.
I'll post some more info about them in a bit, but I've been working on this for two hours and I want to get it posted!
I'll list some of the best here, but there's many more
Nendoroids:
Shiina Mayuri
Makise Kurisu
Faris Nyan Nyan
Figma:
Makise Kurisu
Okarin
There's also some excellent scale figures but most are unavaliable now due to either time or sellouts since they're so popular.
El. Psy. Congroo.