Steins;Gate/Characters

Rintaro Okabe
"Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano"

The protagonist, an 18-year-old 1st-year college student and leader of the Future Gadget Laboratory.


 * Catch Phrase: "I am mad scientist!", "This is the choice of Stein's Gate!", "El Psy Congroo", among others.
 * Despair Event Horizon:
 * The Determinator
 * Do Not Call Me Paul: "Call me Hououin Kyouma!"
 * Eyes of Gold
 * Evil Laugh: Quite good at it, and hilarious too!
 * The Gift: Reading Steiner.
 * Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!: Delivered by Mayuri.
 * Gratuitous English: Uses it constantly. Along with Gratuitous German.
 * Hey, It's That Voice!: Light traded in his Death Note for a Phone Microwave and a Time Leap Machine.
 * Tamaki and Kida clearly come through when Okabe hams it up, surprising no one.
 * In-Series Nickname: Refers to himself as "Hououin Kyouma". Mayuri and Daru call him "Okarin".
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold
 * Large Ham
 * Mad Scientist: Or, as he prefers to call himself, the Crazy Mad Scientist "Hououin Kyouma".
 * The Nicknamer: Enjoys giving other people nicknames based on their deeds, except Mayuri, who already coined her own nickname "Mayushii".
 * Phrase Catcher: "You're the last person I want to hear that from"
 * Screw Destiny
 * Seen It All
 * Tsundere: He's not as blatant as Kurisu, but he fills this category as well, as is cheerfully pointed out by Mayuri.
 * Would Hit a Girl:
 * Phrase Catcher: "You're the last person I want to hear that from"
 * Screw Destiny
 * Seen It All
 * Tsundere: He's not as blatant as Kurisu, but he fills this category as well, as is cheerfully pointed out by Mayuri.
 * Would Hit a Girl:

Mayuri Shiina
"Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa"

A 16-year-old high school student and Okabe's childhood friend. She works at May Queen and is also a cosplay designer. .


 * Break the Cutie: Very much so.
 * Catch Phrase: Her "Tuturu~" whenever she greets someone.
 * Cat Smile: Justified that she work as a waitress in a cat girl cafe.
 * Childhood Friends: With Okabe.
 * Cosplay Otaku Girl
 * The Ditz
 * Gamer Chick
 * Green Eyes
 * Incorruptible Pure Pureness
 * In-Series Nickname: "Mayushii", a nickname she gives to herself.
 * Nice Hat
 * Smarter Than She Looks: Despite what her ditzy mannerisms might suggest, she can be very insightful.
 * Third Person Person
 * : Ambiguous, but implied in the true ending.
 * : Ambiguous, but implied in the true ending.

Kurisu Makise
"Voiced by: Asami Imai"

An 18-year-old Teen Genius killed in the initial timeline, only to reappear alive and well in another. She later becomes a lab member, and starts working along with Daru in the creation of new gadgets.


 * Abusive Parents/Parental Neglect: Kurisu's father keeps a distance from her, downright refusing to see her.
 * Adaptation Dye Job: Kurisu's hair is brown in the original visual novel, but has red hair in the anime.
 * Blue Eyes
 * Broken Bird
 * Closet Geek
 * Captain Ersatz: Looks very similar to Tsubaki Yayoi (anime only) in terms of appearance, she even has the same voice actor to boot!
 * Cry Cute: In episode 5, after Okabe, already irate at losing a board game with her, yells at her for calling him by his real name, and then calling her "Christina".
 * Guilty Pleasure: Posting on 2channel, dropping internet slang, just to name a few. Often becomes embarrassed when Daru and Okarin points them out.
 * Hey, It's That Voice!: A brown-haired (but still flat) Chihaya Kisaragi as a mad scientist.
 * In-Series Nickname: Multiple nicknames used by Okabe, mainly "Christina". There's also "The Zombie" or simply "Assistant". There was also the short lived "Celebrity 7" or "Celeb-7".
 * Intelligence Equals Isolation: Prior to knowing Okabe & co., though not so much she isolates herself as others isolate her.
 * Lethal Chef
 * My Name Is Not CHRISTINA!
 * Omnidisciplinary Scientist: Is a neuroscientist, but is apparently well-versed enough in theoretical physics to conceptualize and build a time machine.
 * Pettanko: Maybe only in the anime. In the VN there's a couple of scenes showing she's not that flat-chested.
 * Red Headed Heroine
 * Teen Genius
 * Took a Level in Badass: She's one of the 2 guest characters in the 2D fighting game Phantom Breaker, and is the only normal human but she can fight an even match against superpowered adversaries using lab gadgets. It should be noted that she's among the only 2 characters who have 2 supers.
 * Tsundere: A hilariously stereotypical one, at that. Lampshaded by Daru, much to her dismay and denial.
 * Yandere: Just... Listen to this drama CD.
 * Yandere: Just... Listen to this drama CD.

Itaru Hashida
"Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki"

Okabe's best friend and a hacker.


 * Big Fun
 * Lovable Sex Maniac
 * In-Series Nickname: Everybody calls him "Daru".
 * Megane
 * My Name Is Not Hakka: It's HACKER!
 * Nice Hat
 * Otaku
 * Nice Hat
 * Otaku

Ruka Urushibara
"Voiced by: Yuu Kobayashi"

Mayuri's classmate, a crossdresser boy who works at his family's shrine.


 * Bokukko
 * Cry Cute: Even cuter than Kurisu!
 * Dude Looks Like a Lady: "But...he's a guy!"
 * Hair Decorations: "But... he's a guy!"
 * : After sending his D-mail,.
 * In-Series Nickname: "Rukako", used by Okabe.
 * Miko
 * Purple Eyes
 * Shrinking Violet
 * Single-Target Sexuality: Okabe. Even when, there are still hints dropped that he does have at least a crush on him. He didn't get a lot of screen time to show any interest in anybody else.
 * Shrinking Violet
 * Single-Target Sexuality: Okabe. Even when, there are still hints dropped that he does have at least a crush on him. He didn't get a lot of screen time to show any interest in anybody else.

Moeka Kiryuu
"Voiced by: Saori Goto"

A silent young woman who prefers to communicate through her cellphone. Seems to be searching the IBN 5100 as well.


 * In-Series Nickname: Rintaro calls her "Shining Finger"
 * Meganekko
 * The Glasses Come Off: She's missing her glasses when she reveals to the lab members that.
 * Perpetual Frowner
 * The Quiet One
 * Rei Ayanami Expy: Has some shades
 * Shrinking Violet
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo
 * Rei Ayanami Expy: Has some shades
 * Shrinking Violet
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo

Suzuha Amane
"Voiced by: Yukari Tamura"

A teen girl who works at Mr. Braun shop. Likes to ride her bicycle and gets along very well with Nae, Mr. Braun's daughter.


 * Action Girl
 * Braids of Action/Tomboyish Sidetails
 * The Determinator
 * Eyes of Gold
 * In-Series Nickname: Rintaro calls her "Part-Time Warrior".
 * In-Series Nickname: Rintaro calls her "Part-Time Warrior".
 * In-Series Nickname: Rintaro calls her "Part-Time Warrior".

Faris Nyannyan
"Voiced by: Halko Momoi"

Mayuri's coworker at the May Queen Cafe and the owner.


 * Catgirl: Justified that she work as waitress in a cat girl cafe.
 * Cat Smile
 * Verbal Tic - She even ends her sentences with "-nya"
 * Cry Cute:
 * Curtains Match the Window
 * Girlish Pigtails
 * Princess Curls
 * Rose-Haired Girl
 * Spell My Name with an "S": "Faris" is apparently the official spelling, but "Feiris" and "Feyris" also see heavy use.
 * Rose-Haired Girl
 * Spell My Name with an "S": "Faris" is apparently the official spelling, but "Feiris" and "Feyris" also see heavy use.

Yuugo Tennouji
"Voiced by: Masaki Terasoma"

A CRT-TV store owner, and Rintaro's landlord.
 * Cranky Landlord: Seeing as though his tenant is Rintaro...
 * In-Series Nickname: Rintaro calls him "Mr. Braun".
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Even though Rintaro gets on his nerves, he actually likes him.

Nae Tennouji
"Voiced by: Ayano Yamamoto"

Yuugo's daughter and good friends with Mayuri.
 * Ascended Extra: Will be appearing in Robotics;Notes all grown up.
 * Children Are Innocent ->
 * The Cutie

Yuki
"Voiced by:"

Appears in the 25th episode; she is a woman whom Rintaro initially mistakes for Suzuha.
 * Strong Family Resemblance: She looks (and sounds) just like without the braids.
 * Anime version only. Her appearance in the manga Boukan no Rebellion makes it clear that Suzuha takes after her father there.
 * Significant Double Casting