Anime Watch Order

Fate watch order

Start with Unlimited Blade Works, then Fate/Zero, then Heaven's Feel. Everything else is optional and can be watched in any order after that.

Main story

1. Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (TV, 2014–2015, start at episode 0)
2. Fate/Zero (TV, 2011–2012, prequel — hits hardest after UBW)
3. Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. presage flower (film, 2017)
4. Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel II. lost butterfly (film, 2019)
5. Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel III. spring song (film, 2020)

Then, in any order

• Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files {Rail Zeppelin} Grace note (TV, 2019, follows Waver after Fate/Zero)
• Fate/strange Fake: Whispers of Dawn (special, 2023), then Fate/strange Fake (TV, 2026, 13 episodes)
• Fate/Grand Order, in story order: First Order (2016) → Camelot: Wandering; Agateram (film, 2020) → Camelot: Paladin; Agateram (film, 2021) → Babylonia (TV, 2019–2020, start at Episode 0) → Final Singularity: Solomon (film, 2021)
• Fate/Apocrypha (TV, 2017, separate world)
• Fate/Extra Last Encore (TV, 2018, separate world)
• Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya (magical-girl spin-off)
• Carnival Phantasm and Today's Menu for the Emiya Family (comedy, after the main story)

Fate/stay night (2006, Studio Deen) adapts the first route of the visual novel. It is optional; most people skip it.

Jujutsu Kaisen watch order

Watch in release order: Season 1, the JJK 0 movie, Season 2, then Season 3.

1. Jujutsu Kaisen Season 1 (TV, 2020–2021, 24 episodes)
2. Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (film, 2021)
3. Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 (TV, 2023: Hidden Inventory / Premature Death, then Shibuya Incident)
4. Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3: The Culling Game (TV, from January 2026, two parts of 13 episodes)

Chronological order (rewatch only)

1. Season 2, episodes 1–5 (Hidden Inventory, set in 2006)
2. Jujutsu Kaisen 0
3. Season 1
4. Season 2, episode 6 onward (Shibuya Incident)
5. Season 3

Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution (film, 2025) is a Shibuya recap plus the first two episodes of Season 3. Skip it if you are watching Season 3.

Chainsaw Man watch order

Season 1, then the Reze Arc movie. That is everything released so far.

1. Chainsaw Man Season 1 (TV, 2022, 12 episodes)
2. Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc (film, 2025, continues straight from episode 12)

Next: Chainsaw Man – The International Assassins Arc was announced in December 2025 as a direct sequel to the Reze Arc. No release date has been given.

Danganronpa watch order

Watch The Animation, play or watch the second game, then alternate Danganronpa 3's Future and Despair episodes, and finish with the Hope arc.

1. Danganronpa: The Animation (TV, 2013, 13 episodes — adapts the first game)
2. Super Danganronpa 2 (game only, no anime — play it or watch a playthrough; Danganronpa 3 spoils it)
3. Danganronpa 3, alternating: Future Arc 1 → Despair Arc 1 → Future Arc 2 → Despair Arc 2 → … → Future Arc 11 → Despair Arc 11 (TV, 2016, the original broadcast order)
4. Danganronpa 3: Hope Arc (1 episode, the finale)

Optional: Super Danganronpa 2.5: Nagito Komaeda and the Destroyer of the World (OVA) after the Hope Arc. Danganronpa V3 is a game with no anime.

Konosuba watch order

Season 1, Season 2, the Legend of Crimson movie, then Season 3. The OVAs slot in after each season.

1. Konosuba Season 1 (TV, 2016, 10 episodes)
2. OVA: Give Blessings to This Wonderful Choker! (2016)
3. Konosuba Season 2 (TV, 2017, 10 episodes)
4. OVA: God's Blessing on This Wonderful Work of Art! (2017)
5. Konosuba: Legend of Crimson (film, 2019 — not optional, it is canon)
6. Konosuba Season 3 (TV, 2024, 11 episodes)

Spin-off: Konosuba – An Explosion on This Wonderful World! (TV, 2023) is a Megumin prequel. Watch it any time after Season 1.

Monogatari watch order

Watch in release order, starting with Bakemonogatari. The story jumps around in time on purpose.

1. Bakemonogatari (2009)
2. Nisemonogatari (2012)
3. Nekomonogatari: Black (2012)
4. Monogatari Series Second Season (2013)
5. Hanamonogatari (2014)
6. Tsukimonogatari (2014)
7. Owarimonogatari (2015)
8. Kizumonogatari I, II, III (films, 2016–2017)
9. Koyomimonogatari (2016)
10. Owarimonogatari Second Season (2017)
11. Zoku Owarimonogatari (2018–2019)
12. Monogatari Series Off & Monster Season (2024)

Steins;Gate watch order

Watch the original to episode 22, branch into episode 23β and Steins;Gate 0, then come back for the original ending.

1. Steins;Gate episodes 1–22 (TV, 2011)
2. Steins;Gate episode 23β (the alternate episode that leads into 0)
3. Steins;Gate 0 (TV, 2018)
4. Steins;Gate episodes 23–24
5. Steins;Gate: The Movie – Load Region of Déjà Vu (film, 2013, optional epilogue)

Attack on Titan watch order

Release order is the right order. Seasons 1 to 4, then the two Final Chapters specials.

1. Season 1 (2013)
2. Season 2 (2017)
3. Season 3 Part 1 (2018)
4. Season 3 Part 2 (2019)
5. The Final Season (2020–2021)
6. The Final Season Part 2 (2022)
7. The Final Chapters Special 1 (2023)
8. The Final Chapters Special 2 (2023)

Optional: the OVAs No Regrets (Levi's backstory) and Lost Girls, any time after Season 1. Attack on Titan: The Last Attack (film, 2024) is a recut of the Final Chapters, so skip it if you watched the specials.

Demon Slayer watch order

Season 1, the Mugen Train movie, then each arc in release order, ending with Infinity Castle.

1. Season 1: Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc (TV, 2019, 26 episodes)
2. Mugen Train (film, 2020 — or the 7-episode TV version, which adds one original episode)
3. Entertainment District Arc (TV, 2021–2022)
4. Swordsmith Village Arc (TV, 2023)
5. Hashira Training Arc (TV, 2024)
6. Infinity Castle, Part 1 (film, 2025)

Gundam watch order

There is no single order. Most Gundam shows are standalone. The order only matters for the Universal Century timeline below.

Universal Century main line

1. Mobile Suit Gundam (TV, 1979 — or the three compilation films)
2. Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (OVA, optional side story)
3. Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (OVA)
4. Zeta Gundam (TV, 1985)
5. Gundam ZZ (TV, 1986)
6. Char's Counterattack (film, 1988)
7. Gundam Unicorn (OVA, 2010–2014, or the RE:0096 TV version)
8. Gundam NT (film, 2018)
9. Hathaway (film, 2021), then its sequel Hathaway – The Sorcery of Nymph Circe

Standalone starting points with no homework: The Witch from Mercury, Iron-Blooded Orphans, Gundam Wing, Gundam 00.

Re:Zero watch order

Season 1, the two OVAs, Season 2, then Season 3.

1. Season 1 (TV, 2016 — or the 2020 Director's Cut, same story in 13 longer episodes)
2. Memory Snow (OVA, 2018)
3. The Frozen Bond (OVA, 2019, Emilia prequel — watch before Season 2)
4. Season 2 (TV, 2020–2021)
5. Season 3 (TV, 2024–2025)

Fullmetal Alchemist watch order

Pick one. Brotherhood and the 2003 series are two separate versions of the story, not a sequel.

1. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (TV, 2009, 64 episodes — follows the manga, start here)
2. Optional: The Sacred Star of Milos (film, 2011, side story)

The other version

1. Fullmetal Alchemist (TV, 2003, 51 episodes — goes its own way halfway through)
2. Conqueror of Shamballa (film, 2005, ending of the 2003 series)

Haikyu!! watch order

Seasons 1 to 4, then the Dumpster Battle movie. Skip the recap films.

1. Season 1 (2014)
2. Season 2 (2015)
3. Season 3: Karasuno vs Shiratorizawa (2016, 10 episodes)
4. Season 4: To the Top (2020, two parts)
5. Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle (film, 2024)

My Hero Academia watch order

Watch the seasons in order. Each movie fits after the season listed next to it.

1. Seasons 1 and 2
2. Two Heroes (film, 2018)
3. Seasons 3 and 4
4. Heroes Rising (film, 2019)
5. Season 5
6. World Heroes' Mission (film, 2021)
7. Seasons 6 and 7
8. You're Next (film, 2024)
9. Final Season (TV, 2025)

Spin-off: My Hero Academia: Vigilantes (TV, 2025) is a side story. Watch it any time after Season 1.

Bleach watch order

The original 366 episodes, then Thousand-Year Blood War, which picks up where the original left off.

1. Bleach (TV, 2004–2012, 366 episodes)
2. Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 1 (2022)
3. Part 2: The Separation (2023)
4. Part 3: The Conflict (2024)

The original run has large filler blocks you can skip, including the Bount arc (episodes 64–109) and episodes 317–342. The four movies are non-canon and optional.

Evangelion watch order

The TV series, then The End of Evangelion. The four Rebuild films are a separate retelling — watch them after.

1. Neon Genesis Evangelion (TV, 1995, 26 episodes)
2. The End of Evangelion (film, 1997 — the alternate ending to episodes 25–26)

Rebuild of Evangelion

1. 1.11 You Are (Not) Alone (2007)
2. 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance (2009)
3. 3.33 You Can (Not) Redo (2012)
4. 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)

Skip Death & Rebirth (1997). It is mostly a recap.

Sword Art Online watch order

Season 1, Season 2, the Ordinal Scale movie, then Alicization.

1. Sword Art Online (TV, 2012)
2. Sword Art Online II (TV, 2014)
3. Ordinal Scale (film, 2017)
4. Alicization (TV, 2018–2019)
5. Alicization – War of Underworld (TV, 2019–2020)

Optional: Progressive – Aria of a Starless Night (2021) and Scherzo of Deep Night (2022) retell the first game from Asuna's side, any time after Season 1. Gun Gale Online is a separate spin-off. Extra Edition is a recap.

Code Geass watch order

R1, R2, then Lelouch of the Re;surrection.

1. Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (TV, 2006)
2. Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 (TV, 2008)
3. Lelouch of the Re;surrection (film, 2019)

Re;surrection follows the recap film trilogy, which changes one key event. Watch the third recap film, Glorification, first, or read its summary. Optional side stories: Akito the Exiled (OVA) and Roze of the Recapture (2024).

Spy x Family watch order

Season 1, the Code: White movie, Season 2, then Season 3.

1. Season 1 (TV, 2022, 25 episodes)
2. Code: White (film, 2023, side story)
3. Season 2 (TV, 2023)
4. Season 3 (TV, 2025)

One Punch Man watch order

Seasons 1, 2 and 3 in order. The OVAs are optional.

1. Season 1 (TV, 2015)
2. Season 2 (TV, 2019)
3. Season 3 (TV, 2025)

Tokyo Ghoul watch order

Season 1, √A, then :re. Note that :re follows the manga, not √A.

1. Tokyo Ghoul (TV, 2014)
2. Tokyo Ghoul √A (TV, 2015 — goes off the manga's path)
3. Tokyo Ghoul:re (TV, 2018)
4. Tokyo Ghoul:re Season 2 (TV, 2018)

√A and :re don't line up. Many fans read manga volumes 8–14 between Season 1 and :re instead of watching √A.