One of the best series of this decade has found its way onto Crunchyroll thanks to their partnership with Funimation as Steins;Gate is now available on the service. The full series is available in its original Japanese language with English subtitles while the dub remains on Funimation’s site. Availability is limited to what Funimation had in picking it up back when it first aired so it’s available in the US and Canada only.
Check out our review of the first part of the series.
Originally airing in 2011, the series was directed by Hiroshi Hamasaki and Takuya Sato based on the series composition by Jukki Hanada. Kyuta Sakai served as the character designer and chief animation director with White Fox handling the animation production.
The Japanese cast includes Asami Imai as Kurisu Makise, Mamoru Miyano as Rintarō Okabe, Halko Momoi as Faris Nyannyan, Kana Hanazawa as Mayuri Shiina, Saori Goto as Moeka Kiryū, Tomokazu Seki as Itaru Hashida, Yu Kobayashi as Ruka Urushibara, and Yukari Tamura as Suzuha Amane.
Plot Concept: The eccentric mad scientist Okabe, his childhood friend Mayuri, and the otaku hacker Daru have banded together to form the “Future Gadget Research Laboratory,” and spend their days in a ramshackle laboratory hanging out and occasionally attempting to invent incredible futuristic gadgets. However, their claymore is a hydrator and their hair dryer flips breakers, and the only invention that’s even remotely interesting is their Phone Microwave, which transforms bananas into oozing green gel. But when an experiment goes awry, the gang discovers that the Phone Microwave can also send text messages to the past. And what’s more, the words they send can affect the flow of time and have unforeseen, far-reaching consequences—consequences that Okabe may not be able to handle…
