Driven by an unyielding thirst for scientific adventure, Rintarou Okabe is an unorthodox researcher who, alongside scatterbrained but well-intentioned pal Mayuri Shiina and roommate Itaru Hashida, establishes the Future Gadget Laboratory to pioneer technological breakthroughs that defy human comprehension. Despite their grandiose ambitions, the lab's crowning achievement remains turning bananas into green sludge with their microwave. However, Rintarou's life takes a captivating turn when he attends a time travel lecture hosted by neuroscientist Kurisu Makise. Strange happenings lead Rintarou to suspect that the "Phone Microwave" gadget packs more punch than realized. Experimenting still further with the "time machine" and the capability of transmitting texts to the past, Rintarou unwittingly draws the eye of the inscrutable SERN organization. Rintarou and his team find themselves in mortal danger following their groundbreaking discovery. As he strives to avert his invention's timeline-wrecking consequences, Rintarou confronts many perils which jeopardize both his sanity and his loved ones' well-being.