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There are manga/anime called "something;something", what for? does it server
any purpose for identifying it as a series? example: steins;gate,
robotic;notes.


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Why are these animes called so? (something;something)


The Wikipedia entry for
[Steins;Gate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steins;Gate) begins with the
following two sentences (emphasis mine):

> Steins;Gate (シュタインズ・ゲート Shutainzu Gēto?) is a Japanese visual novel
> developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus and released for the Xbox 360 on October 15,
> 2009. **It is the second game in 5pb. and Nitroplus' Science Adventure
> series following Chaos;Head and was succeeded by Robotics;Notes.**

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The entry for [Robotics;Notes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotics;Notes)
is fairly similar:

> Robotics;Notes (ロボティクス・ノーツ Robotikusu Nōtsu?) is a Japanese visual novel
> developed and published by 5pb.. The game was released on the PlayStation 3
> and Xbox 360 video game consoles on June 28, 2012, with a PlayStation Vita
> port released on June 26, 2014 under the title Robotics;Notes Elite. **It is
> the third game in 5pb.'s Science Adventure series following Chaos;Head and
> Steins;Gate** and is described as an "Augmented Science Adventure"
> (拡張科学アドベンチャー Kakuchō Kagaku Adobenchā?).

* * *

Finally, the entry for [Science
Adventure](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_Adventure) reveals the
following:

> The Science Adventure series (科学アドベンチャーシリーズ Kagaku Adobenchā Shirīzu?) is a
> Japanese video game franchise created by 5pb. in collaboration with
> Nitroplus. **The series currently consists of four main visual novel games;
> Chaos;Head, Steins;Gate, Robotics;Notes, and Chaos;Child** which have each
> received various ports, sequels, and spin-offs, as well as various manga and
> anime adaptations.

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So, yes, it is as you assumed: They're part of the same series, made by the
same company.

As for why the developers decided to use a semicolon in the name: why not?


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