Satoru Fujinuma is a 29 year old manga artist who suddenly has the ability to go back in time several minutes whenever anything dangerous happens to him. Calling this ability “Revival”, Satoru uses this powerful ability to try and save as many lives as he can. However, after being falsely accused of murdering someone, Satoru somehow finds himself going back 18 years to a mysterious event that happened to a classmate named Kayo Hinazuki that may be somehow related. The story focuses on Sartoru’s quest to save Kayo and protect those he cares about back in the present day.

Erased is similar to Steins;Gate in the sense that the main character in both series uses their special time travel ability to prevent bad things from happening to those they care about. In addition, both Okarin and Satoru are primarily focused on preventing the murder of a childhood friend of theirs. Erased’s mystery and supporting characters may not be as developed as the characters in Steins;Gate, but if your favorite episodes of Steins;Gate are the ones involving Okarin trying to save Mayuri, then this is a short series you’ll enjoy.

Subaru Natsuki was just a normal kid; the last thing on his mind was being suddenly taken from his normal life, get thrust into some kind of strange fantasy land, get beat up by some thugs, meet a beautiful girl, and get killed by a mysterious darkness alongside said girl. Yet Subaru suddenly awakens to the same exact scenario of confronting the thugs from before and meeting Satella all over again. As Subaru tries to cope with how exactly he was able to go back in time, he soon realize that he’ll have to use this new ability to help protect his new friends and save this new land.

This anime is very much like Steins;Gate in terms of the main characters not only being similar in personality, but also having the same time travel ability as well as very similar motivations for using said ability. In addition, Re:ZERO is also another of the select few time-travel stories to not have any plot holes result as a result of time travel being used in its story. It also bears a resemblance to the story in terms of getting more and more suspenseful as well as developing a more psychological tone as both Okarin and Subaru get more and more desperate in their attempts to fix their mistakes. Definitely a series to check out, as it resembles Steins;Gate in more ways than one.

Takumi Nishijou is a reclusive high school student at the Private Suimei Academy. When killings dubbed as the “New Gen” murders begin happening around the city, Takumi dismisses them as he has no connection to them whatsoever. But when strange events begin happening around him to the point where he doesn’t know what’s real or what’s simply a delusion, it’s up to Takumi to figure out who the mastermind really is and where his fate truly lies.

If you found yourself liking the concept of Okarin meeting new people that ended up becoming new lab members, then you’ll like Chaos;Head, as Takumi goes from being a loner to meeting multiple girls connected to stopping the person behind the New Gen killings. In addition, although it might not seem obvious at first glance, Takumi bears some resemblance to Okarin in the sense of their belief that very few if any people really understand them, resulting in their eccentricities leading them to being almost entirely alone. Chaos; Head may only be 12 episodes long, but if you liked the method of character building in Steins;Gate, then you’ll enjoy Chaos;Head.

Jinta Yadomi was spending his days as a recluse playing video games until his childhood friend, Meiko "Menma" Honma, suddenly shows up. Only one problem; she died many years ago. Slowly believing that what he saw wasn’t a hallucination and actually Menma, Jinta goes to reunite his old group of childhood friends who all grew apart after her accidental death. As Jinta slowly reunites the group, their desire to help fulfill their former friend move on grows stronger as they also try to bring closure for themselves as well.

Steins;Gate may be a sci-fi anime, but the relationship between the characters, especially Okarin and Kurisu, is what helps set it apart from most other sci-fi anime. The Flower We Saw That Day may utilize flashbacks in terms of its connection to time, but it strongly delivers on the emotional front. Each of Jinta’s friends have different ways of coping with what happened to Menma, just like how each of Okarin’s friends have different reactions and hopes regarding his ability to change the past and create a different future. The Flower We Saw That Day may focus more on the concept of death as opposed to time travel, but if you were a fan of the romance and characters reacting differently to the same event in Steins;Gate, check out this anime.

In her final year of high school, Makoto Konno is dealing with the normal struggles one has with family, school, friends, and the future. That is, until Makoto finds a unique item that allows her to literally leap backward in time. Makoto has fun with this amazing ability at first by preventing small accidents, avoiding embarrassing situations, and overall having fun with knowing what will happen beforehand. However, she soon learns firsthand how truly complicated time is and how each choice has a consequence.

This movie is probably the go to example of what someone would probably do when realizing they can go back in time for the first time, making it more believable. Steins;Gate works the same way, as Okarin and his friends send the unique text messages in the past regarding small situations at first before building to bigger and bigger changes. Both are also similar in the sense that they feature devices as the source of the time travel ability as well as a character from the future that’s come back to the past. If time travel is your pure interest in Steins;Gate, check out The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, especially for the reveal at the end.

Central Tanegashima High School's Robotics Club is in danger of being shut down. Kaito Yashio, one of the club’s two members, is only focused on robot fighting games, and Akiho Senomiya, the club head, aims to complete a giant robot and save prevent the club from losing its status. However, it is Kaito’s discovery of the Kimijima Report that soon sets the wheels in motion as the club gets more and more members while also becoming vital to stopping Kou Kimijima's conspiracy…

Robotics;Notes does not really have any time travel. However, what it lacks in time travel it makes up for in terms of world building. Steins;Gate was able to establish a backdrop to their world that invited people to take a closer look into what exactly is going on in terms of technology, and Robotics;Notes takes a further step in that direction. Robotics;Notes in itself has a lot of themes to digest, but if you appreciated the setup and format that Steins;Gate took in setting up the characters and the story, Robotics;Notes takes a similar approach with its story as well.