Steins;Gate marks 15 years with a HINEMOS sake collaboration
On July 27, 2026, Nexus and HINEMOS announced a Steins;Gate 15th-anniversary sake collaboration, and the HINEMOS product page says reservations opened on July 28 at 1:00 p.m. JST. Shipping is planned for early October. This is not a generic character-label drop. The collaboration is built around the same idea that keeps Steins;Gate durable more than a decade after its debut: time as a lived system, not just a plot device.
The release packages four 500ml bottles around Okabe Rintaro, Makise Kurisu, Shiina Mayuri, and Amane Suzuha. HINEMOS lists each bottle at ¥6,600, with a 4-bottle complete set priced at ¥23,100 including a limited sticker and free shipping. The brand also uses direct printing on the bottle itself, so the design is meant to survive long after the sake is gone.
What Was Announced
According to the official pages, the collaboration line is called Steins;Gate -Divergence Brew-. Each bottle ties a character to a specific flavor profile and a specific divergence number, which is exactly the kind of detail that makes the project feel less like generic merch and more like a continuation of the story’s own logic.
- 1.048596 - Okabe Rintaro - 13% - a dry junmai daiginjo with a firm, straight profile.
- 0.571046 - Makise Kurisu - 8% - a sweet red sake built around sharp acidity and a delicate balance.
- 1.130205 - Shiina Mayuri - 6% - a soft, sweet nigori sake that leans into comfort.
- 0.337187 - Amane Suzuha - 10% - a dry sparkling sake with a bright, sharp finish.
HINEMOS says the bottles are meant to be kept as display pieces after drinking, because the artwork is printed directly onto the glass. The complete set includes the four bottles plus a limited collaboration sticker, and the official product page says the whole bundle ships free.
Why It Matters
Steins;Gate is one of the rare anime franchises whose identity is inseparable from a single concept. It is a story about choices, causality, and the emotional cost of changing the past. The official 15th-anniversary site says the original game reached its 15th anniversary on October 15, 2024, and this 2026 collaboration extends that anniversary cycle in a way that still feels on-brand.
In my reading, HINEMOS is a particularly strong partner because the company already treats time as its design language. Its name means “all the time,” and its core bottles are organized by clock times. That is a more precise match than a random pop-culture partnership: it lets the collaboration express Steins;Gate’s worldview through the product itself, not just through packaging art.
Context for International Fans
For readers outside Japan, this is a useful snapshot of how anime tie-ins often work here. They are not limited to posters and keychains. They can become food, drink, or venue experiences that reinterpret a story’s themes in a physical form. In that sense, the HINEMOS set is not only a souvenir for Steins;Gate fans. It is a small example of how Japanese media properties keep generating cultural afterlives through carefully designed collaborations.
Steins;Gate itself remains widely recognized because it combines Akihabara texture, science-fiction structure, and emotionally grounded character writing. HINEMOS, meanwhile, is a sake brand that builds its lineup around times of day and uses that concept to guide taste, naming, and presentation. Put together, the collaboration reads as a dialogue between two different but compatible forms of storytelling.
One practical note: this is an alcohol product. Availability and shipping are subject to change, and readers should follow their local legal drinking-age rules.
What Happens Next
Reservations are live, shipments are planned for early October, and the product page is the best place to track stock or any updates. If HINEMOS adds more information or changes availability, that official page will be the source to watch.
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Information was checked on 2026-07-29 07:56:23 JST.
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