Rintarou Okabe

Rintarou OkabeOkabe Rintarō
El Sal Kongroo
Gender	Male
Series	Steins;Gate Science Adventure metaseries
Source Media	Visual novel
Debut	VN: 2009 Anime: 2011 Spring
Voiced by	JP: Mamoru Miyano EN: J. Michael Tatum
Other Languages
Japanese	岡部倫太郁
Chinese	冈部伦太郎 (Simp) 岡部倫太郁 (Trad)
ISML
Appearances	10 (2012-X, 2013-X, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
Best result	Semi-finals (2018 3rd)
Pendants	2 18 20
r/anime
Best Guy	4 (BG1, BG2, BG3, BG4)
Best result	Runner-up (BG2, BG3)
Best Char	4 (BCh1, BCh2, BCh3, BCh4 ☆)
Best result	Champion (BCh4)
Bilibili Moe
Appearances	2 (2015, 2018)
Best result	Top 32 (2015)

Rintarou Okabe is the main protagonist of the 2009 visual novel Steins;Gate, which is part of the Science Adventure metaseries. Considered one of the greatest anime protagonists by several online communities, Rintarou's popularity has translated very well to this wiki's notable character tournaments. He is best known for his appearances in r/anime contests, winning Best Character 4 in 2018 after a long history of choking in Best Guy and Best Character's final rounds, including three runner-up finishes. Okabe is also a noted powerhouse contestant in the International Saimoe League, having won two pendant awards and finishing 3rd place in 2018.

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ISML

Everything is RIGGED. But even "rigging" ultimately falls into the hands of the voters. I'm not a fucking schizo. I'm perfectly sane. What I'm speaking now is the ABSOLUTE TRUTH, not some chuunibyou's insane ramblings. No matter how insignificant your vote may seem, it has the power to change the future. Have you heard of the "Recency Effect"? If not, then Google it (you dumbass). Then you will understand how important it is for you to win. Unfortunately, I didn't give a shit. If only I had realized how popular my opponents were, I wouldn't have lost the finals. My campaign wouldn't have turned out like this. But, how could I have known? How could I have realized, that by pressing the "Submit Vote" button, I could have decided the entire fate of this contest? Just think about it. The average voter doesn't remember 99% of the contestants in this tournament. We're not nearly as "cultured" as we like to think. We spend our everyday lives unwilling or unable to watch anime. Even if something catches our attention, our brain forgets about it a moment later. I have to tell the me back then: DOUBLE-CHECK YOUR CHOICES! DON'T BE COMPLACENT! DON'T PRETEND YOU HAVE WON THE MATCH! CAMPAIGN HARDER! Shit taste is more prevalent than you think, always ready to disappoint you....!

- steins gate vn prologue

Profile

Okabe is university student living in an apartment above a CRT television store. He is a self-proclaimed mad scientist and is mainly characterized by his chuunibyou personality, exhibiting theatrical and eccentric mannerisms that gives off the impression of being delusional and paranoid. He frequently refers to himself by the alias "Hououin Kyouma", and poses as an agent dedicated to fighting against an "Organization" that he believes is conspiring against him. Okabe is also the founder of "Future Gadget Lab", which is dedicated to creating unusual inventions "for the benefit of humankind". His fellow members include the otaku "super hacker" Itaru Hashida and airheaded childhood friend Mayuri Shiina.

In the beginning of the story, the Lab members attend a seminar about time machines headed by prodigy scientist Kurisu Makise. After he gets kicked out of the seminar, he witnesses Kurisu lying in a pool of blood. When he sends a text message to Itaru afterwards, strange things happen to the world, like people suddenly disappearing and a mysterious-looking machine appearing crashed on a building's rooftop. Days later, Okabe meets Kurisu alive and in the flesh, and manages to convince her to join the Future Gadget Lab. With Kurisu's help, Okabe realizes that one of the Lab's inventions - the "Phone Microwave" - was responsible for the strange events he experienced. He then discovers that by sending emails to the past, the present timeline can be altered, and later modifies the machine to enable sending a person's memories to the past, effectively allowing that person to time travel.

The story then becomes a time-travel thriller towards the second half as Okabe finds out that the hostile organization he fantasizes turns out to be real, and he later learns that messing with the timelines produces dire, far-reaching consequences beyond his control, causing him great suffering in the process. As such, Okabe must use his time-traveling abilities in order to reach the one timeline where the conspiracy is defeated, and all of his beloved friends live.

Steins;Gate was originally developed by 5pb. (now Mages Inc.) and Nitroplus, and was later adapted into an anime series released in Spring 2011. Both the VN and anime have received critical acclaim and widespread popularity. The anime adaptation in particular commonly appears at the top of lists of highest-rated anime series, particularly in MyAnimeList, the largest English-language online anime database. Likewise, Okabe has enjoyed positive reception among critics and fans alike because of his flashy personality, character development, and his relationship with main love interest Makise. His voice actors were also praised for their performances. His Japanese VA Mamoru Miyano also voiced Light Yagami, a well-known intelligent villain protagonist, which matches with Okabe's "wannabe villain" personality.

International Saimoe League

ISML Profile Flavor Text

He believes that lab coats are the epitome of ecstasy, claims that Dr. Pepper is a drink meant solely for the intelligent, and considers himself a mad scientist. Only one man fits this description: Hōōin Kyōma!...although the majority of his acquaintances prefer to call him by his real name, Okabe Rintarō, much to his chagrin. Like all self-proclaimed mad scientists, Rintarō spends most of his time carrying out what Is commonly seen as absurd experiments. Unlike most mad scientists, Rintarō has a bigger goal in mind: to save the world from an evil organization that he claims will one day terrorize the world. He makes daily calls to his associates informing them of the terrible things that the organization has done and formulating the necessary countermeasures...but everyone knows it is all in his head and that he is probably doing it to get out of trouble. But when the improbable claims he makes slowly turn into reality, Rintarō has to reconsider his whimsical nature. Could the things he has been doing actually change the world around him? What if some of his choices are impossible to revert? Rintarō does not wish to deny the desires of his friends, but when so much around him has been altered, could he still let his selfishness get the best of him? With his friends by his side, Rintarō is reminded that he need not shoulder this burden all on his own. Rintarō gambles on the power of his bonds, hoping to create a world free of suffering. After all, it is just one more experiment. What could possibly go wrong?

History

TBD

Exhibitions

ISML 2012 Male Tournament

• TBD

ISML 2013 Male Tournament

• TBD

Main Tournament

Overall record

ISML Main Tournament Record
Regular season, playoffs, and 1v1 consolations only. Preliminaries, exhibitions, and any matches involving 3+ characters are NOT included.
Edition	Eliminated in	Final pos.	W	L	RS Record
ISML 2015	Regular season	17th	17	18	17-18
ISML 2016	Ro16 (round-robin)
ISML 2017	Round of 16
ISML 2018	Semi-finals	3rd
ISML 2019	Round of 16	??
ISML 2020	Quarter-finals	15th
ISML 2021	Round of 16	19th	21	15	21-14
ISML 2022
ISML 2023
ISML 2024
Total W-L-T: ???		Postseason: ???		RS Record: ???
Opponents played: ???

Match history

ISML 2019
Period	Round	Opponent	Score	Result
Nominations	N/A	N/A
Aquamarine	Group			Win
				Win
				Win
				Loss
Topaz	Group			Win
				Win
				Win
				Loss
Amethyst	Group			Win
				Win
				Win
				Loss
Sapphire	Group			Win
				Win
				Win
				Loss
Emerald	Group			Win
				Win
				Win
				Loss
Ruby	Group			Win
				Win
				Win
				Loss
Diamond	Group			Win
				Win
				Win
				Loss
Playoffs (seed 10)	Round of 16	(7) Rimuru Tempest	8680 - 10,093	Loss
				Win
				Win
				Loss

ISML 2020
Period	Round	Opponent	Score	Result
Nominations	N/A	N/A	112	Rank 3
Preliminaries	Seeding Round 1	17 opponents (Range voting)	19,641	Seed 13
Aquamarine	Split 1 Group M (2nd)	Norman	2301 - 1312	Win
		Syaoran Li	2619 - 1456	Win
		Ainz Ooal Gown	3629 - 1684	Win
		Naruto Uzumaki	2245 - 1827	Win
		Saika Totsuka	2632 - 2678	Loss
Topaz	Split 2 Group D (7th)	Kyon	1614 - 1445	Win
		Waver Velvet	1644 - 1357	Win
		Jotaro Kujo	2435 - 1799	Win
		Haruka Kasugano	2142 - 1689	Win
		Levi Ackerman	2190 - 2629	Loss
Amethyst		Dio Brando	2306 - 1382	Win
		Itachi Uchiha	1526 - 1428	Win
		Gilgamesh	1969 - 2886	Loss
		Kazuma Satou	1632 - 2423	Loss
		Sakuta Azusagawa	2107 - 3831	Loss
Sapphire		Masamune Izumi	2990 - 3155	Loss
		Ryuunosuke Akasaka	3840 - 2366	Win
		Takashi Natsume	3898 - 2738	Win
		Tomoya Okazaki	2913 - 3548	Loss
		Saika Totsuka (rematch)	2607 - 2578	Win
	Wildcard round	19 opponents (Approval voting)	5234	1st (Survived)
Emerald	Split 3 Group A	Saitama	3969 - 3222	Win
		Touma Kamijou	2457 - 2892	Loss
		Miyuki Shirogane	2954 - 3706	Loss
		Kazuma Satou (rematch)	3279 - 2690	Win
		Edward Elric	3629 - 2410	Win
	Pendant round	7 opponents (IRV)	4034 (total)	2nd
Ruby	Split 3 Group A	Subaru Natsuki	3504 - 2895	Win
		Levi Ackerman (rematch)	3236 - 2669	Win
		Takashi Natsume (rematch)	3111 - 3014	Win
		Shirou Emiya	3940 - 2579	Win
		Yato	4348 - 2294	Win
	Pendant round	7 opponents (IRV)	TBD	TBD
Diamond	Split 3 Group A	Sorata Kanda		TBD
		Riku Dola		TBD
		Kiritsugu Emiya		TBD
		Yuu Otosaka		TBD
		Shidou Itsuka		TBD
Playoffs				Win
				Win
				Win
				Loss

ISML 2021
Direct invite (2020 Diamond pendant)
Preliminary R1 (Approval): 959 (23rd) Preliminary R2 (Limited to 3 votes): 771 (6th) Results: 69th / 72nd (ARP: 47; Invited; CVP: 1.015)
Stage	Rd	Opponent	Score	W-L?
Split 1 Group D 3rd (3W 2L)	Aqua 1	Kiyotaka Ayanokouji	993 - 1683	L
	Aqua 2	Haruka Kasugano	1605 - 1429	W
	Aqua 3	Masamune Izumi	1713 - 2383	L
	Aqua 4	Shinnosuke Nohara	2420 - 1983	W
	Aqua 5	Goro	1993 - 1850	W
Split 2 Group C 7th (10W 5L) Lost 3-way tie for 5th RS CVPD: 0.913	Tpz 1	Rudeus Greyrat	1209 - 1233	L
	Tpz 2	Sorata Kanda	1009 - 1086	L
	Tpz 3	Kiyotaka Ayanokouji x2	741 - 1083	L
	Tpz 4	Fuutarou Uesugi	1330 - 1155	W
	Tpz 5	Gilgamesh	1432 - 1031	W
	Amet 1	Kiritsugu Emiya	1132 - 968	W
	Amet 2	Kousei Arima	1005 - 865	W
	Amet 3	Touma Kamijou	1097 - 1338	L
	Amet 4	Joseph Joestar	1700 - 1397	W
	Amet 5	Karma Akabane	1951 - 1539	W
	Sapp 1	Yuu Otosaka	1393 - 1289	W
	Sapp 2	Shirou Emiya	1900 - 1661	W
	Sapp 3	Riku Dola	1287 - 1688	L
	Sapp 4	Eugeo	1691 - 1480	W
	Sapp 5	Edward Elric	1992 - 1282	W
	Wildcards (Approval, Max 8): 3260 -- 1st / 20th, Survived
Split 3 Group C 8th (8W 7L)
	Eme 1	Saitama	797 - 862	L
	Eme 2	Subaru Natsuki	979 - 1081	L
	Eme 3	Nagisa Shiota	987 - 708	W
	Eme 4	Shouya Ishida	1055 - 743	W
	Eme 5	Yuzuru Otonashi	1057 - 878	W
	Ruby 1	Levi Ackerman	1043 - 1116	L
	Ruby 2	Touma Kamijou x2	864 - 1264	L
	Ruby 3	Edward Elric x2	1155 - 674	W
	Ruby 4	Sakuta Azusagawa	1098 - 1254	L
	Ruby 5	Shirou Emiya x2	1157 - 1136	W
	Dia 1	Saika Totsuka	964 - 1048	L
	Dia 2	Kirito	1072 - 1201	L
	Dia 3	Satoshi Fukube	1077 - 1059	W
	Dia 4	Tomoya Okazaki	1293 - 1123	W
	Dia 5	Shidou Itsuka	1449 - 1400	W
	Wildcards (Range, Max 4): 17,160.2 -- 2nd / 212th, Advanced
Playoffs Seed 15 RS W: 21 RS CVP: 34.212
	Ro16	(2) Riku Dola x2	1892 - 2379	L
	PO 4	12 players (appoval, max 4)	2319 (8th)	Releg.
	PO 5	8 players (range) 13th-20th	45,053.2 (7th)	Out
	Final position: 19th (consolations)

Pendant record

• Wins: 2
• Appearances: 16 (as of 2021)
  • 2016: Aquamarine (3rd), Ruby (2nd), Diamond (3rd)
  • 2017: Aquamarine (7th), Emerald (5th)
  • 2018: Aquamarine (4th), Amethyst (Winner)
  • 2019: Aquamarine (4th), Sapphire (4th), Emerald (3rd), Ruby (6th), Diamond (5th)
  • 2020: Emerald (2nd), Ruby (2nd), Diamond (Winner)
  • 2021: Diamond (2nd)

Poster gallery

ISML 2018 amethyst pendant

ISML 2020 diamond pendant

r/anime

History

Best Character 4: Salt-Under-Blade (2019): Champion

r/anime's Best Couples / Ships II (2016) - Winner (w/ Kurisu Makise)

Rintarou was known for consistently appearing among the top 8 contestants, but can't seem to win despite coming close on many instances, including three runner-up finishes. He finally "reached the right timeline" in 2018 by winning Best Character 4, making him ineligible for future Best Guy and Best Character editions. Afterwards, Okabe then won the subreddit's second Best of the Best tournament (aptly named "Salt of Fame"), which was a 16-player single elimination bracket fought between previous champions of all major character contests at the time.

Majors

Best Guy

• TBD

Best Character

• TBD

Other Matches

Salty Sea

• TBD

Other

• TBD

Other tournaments

Bilibili Moe

Bilibili Moe Record
Edition	Round	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Round of 128 Group H3	Rintarou Okabe	26,539	1st (Advanced)
		Shizuo Heiwajima	21,372
		Nagisa Shiota	20,672
		Neji Hyuuga	11,888
	Round of 32	Lancer	41,613 - 53,192	Loss
2018	Round of 128 Group C1	Archer	103,371 (504)	2nd (Eliminated)
		Rintarou Okabe	51,021 (689)
		Makoto Tachibana	24,474 (490)
		Joe	13,803 (226)

Honours

Jisedai Moe 2020 (Male) - Winner

Contest Wins (4) ()

1. r/anime's Best Couples / Chips II (/w Kurisu Makise, 2016)
2. r/anime's Best Character 4 (2018) ☆
3. Rice Digital Husbando Battle 2017 link
4. Jisedai Moe 2020

External links

Beware of spoilers and pop-ups.

• Wikipedia
• Steins;Gate Wikia
• MyAnimeList
• Baike Baidu (Chinese)
• Moegirlpedia (Chinese)
• NamuWiki article (Korean)