Ep. 21: Image Formation Renaissance: The Phoenix Returns to the Past
Aired on September 13, 2018
With Amadeus Kurisu’s assistance, Rintaro undertakes a grueling series of time leaps to reach 2025, the day of his anticipated capture. He evades capture with help from Amadeus and others to reach Akiba, completing his journey to 2011. Reviving his mad scientist persona, Rintaro directs the group to recover Amadeus’ data while Tennouji helps him retrieve Kagari. Together with Moeka, they stop Leskinen and safely send Mayuri and Suzuha into the past. However, attack helicopters arrive earlier than expected, launching a missile at the time machine as it activates, threatening the mission.
Episodes
- Ep. 17 · Mayuri and Suzuha attempt a time jump while Rintaro faces a data breach and armed soldiers.
- Ep. 18 · A villain from the future disrupts the time machine with a devious plan
- Ep. 19 · Okabe relies on friends and hope to stop war and disaster in the Time-leap Machine arc
- Ep. 20 · Rintaro wakes in 2036 Akihabara to learn of Daru's time leap and Mayuri's missed rescue window.
- Ep. 21 · Image Formation Renaissance: The Phoenix Returns to the Past
- Ep. 22 · Rintaro uses D-RINE to delete Amadeus Kurisu data and stop Russian interference with the time machine.
- Ep. 23 · Rintaro seeks help to escape while Mayuri and Suzuha face time paradoxes.
- Ep. 24 · Crystal Polymorphism Valentine's -A Bittersweet Intermedio-