Fate Series Watch Order




''Fate is Confusing!''

Yes, I know. I've been there.

Fate has a lot of titles. Making it confusing for newcomers. So, I'm here to guide them. But before anything else, let's know what fate actually is.

So, What is Fate?

  • A bunch of magicians summoning servants to attend in a battle royale with Holy Grail on the line. That's basically every fate.
  • Fate originally was an eroge by Kinoko Nasu. It then had an SFW version which got adapted to anime.

Where to start?

Even though, I'm the guide here, it's very difficult to answer. As many franchises has no connection to one another, one can start with any. But I'll present the most refined order to you. So let's start.

Original Fate

Linked with the original visual novel written by Kinoko Nasu. Fate/Zero & Fate/Stay Night are part of it. I, personally, think everyone should start their journey of Fate with these.

Fate/Zero

It was written after Fate/Stay Night but is a direct prequel to it. One can watch it before Fate/Stay Night of after it. But watching it first is recommended as it creates a clear foundation.
  • Has 2 seasons.

Fate/Stay Night

The SFW version of the original eroge was Fate/Stay Night Realta Nua. This is the adaptation of that. This visual novel had 3 routes featuring different heroines. And each of them had a different story. There has been adaptations of all 3 routes.

a. Fate/Stay Night (2006)

This adaptation features the Fate route and has Saber as the heroine. This route is often skipped because of its bad reputation and can be skipped if wished.
  • Has 1 season.

b. Fate/Stay Night : Unlimited Blade Works

This adaptation features the Unlimited Blade Works route and has Tohsaka Rin as the heroine. This adaptation is quite loved and I recommend it.
  • 1 prologue
  • 2 seasons
  • 1 alternative ending titled Sunny Day

c. Fate/Stay Night : Heaven's Feel

This adaptation features the Heaven's Feel route and has Matou Sakura as the heroine. 10/10 recommended.
  • Has 3 movies
N.B.: The first part of the first movie is pretty rushed as it's the same as the starting of Unlimited Blade Works. So watch that before this.

TL;DR?

Watch in this order. :

  • Fate/Zero > Fate/Stay Night : Unlimited Blade Works > Fate/Stay Night : Heaven's Feel

Fate/Stay Night (2006) is optional




Fate/Side Stories

watch them after watching the Original Fate.

a. Fate/Kaleid Liner : Prisma Illya:

or should I say, Fate/Lesbian Lolis : Magical Girls. It is set in an alternate universe where magical girl is a thing... ig. There's plenty of seasons and movies so watch them in release order.

b. Fate/Prototype:

A twelve minutes long trailer of the Pilot version of Fate that'll never come out.

c. Fate/Apocrypha:

Set in an alternate universe of Stay Night.

d. Fate/Extra:

Futuristic Holy Grail war. Obviously in an alternate world.

e. Fate/Strange Fake:

The plot centers around a Grail War faultily copied from the Third Holy Grail War in Fuyuki.

f. Lord El-Melloi II-sei no Jikenbo:

Chronologically set between Zero & Stay Night. It's a mixture of Fate, Harry Potter & Sherlock Holmes.

g. Emiya-san Chi no Kyou no Gohan:

aka Fate/Cooking Show. A spin-off of Stay Night where everyone is buddy-buddy.

h. Carnival Phantasm:

Literal Parody.



Fate/Grand Order

Originally a mobile gacha game.


0.α. Fate/Grand Order : First Order: Prologue. Gives knowledge about singularities.

0.β. Fate/Grand Order : Moonlight/Lostroom: Weird stuff? Just skip it.

0.γ. Fate/Grand Order : Fate/Grand Order: Zettai Majuu Sensen Babylonia - Initium Iter: Backstory of Mash Kyrielight.

0.δ. Fate Grand Carnival: Parody

Chapter 1: Singularities

    1.1. Orleans: No adaptation yet. 
    1.2. Septem: No adaptation yet. 
    1.3. Okeanos: No adaptation yet. 
    1.4. London: No adaptation yet. 
    1.5. American Continent: No adaptation yet. 
    1.6. Camelot: 
            i. Fate/Grand Order: Shinsei Entaku Ryouiki Camelot - Wandering; Agateram 
            ii. Fate/Grand Order: Shinsei Entaku Ryouiki Camelot - Paladin; Agateram 
    1.7. Babylonia: 
            i. Fate/Grand Order: Zettai Majuu Sensen Babylonia 
    1.8. Final Singularity: 
            i. Fate Grand Order - Final Singularity - The Grand Temple of Time Solomon

Chapter 2: Epic of Remnant

  1. Shinjuku Phantom Incident
  2. Women of Agartha
  3. Seven Duels of Swordmasters
  4. Heretical Salem 

N.B.: All of them has manga adaptation but no anime adaptation

Chapter 3: Cosmos in the Lostbelt

  1. Permafrost Empire
  2. The Eternal Icy Fire Century
  3. The Nation of Unified Human Intellect
  4. Samsara of Genesis and Terminus
  5. Intersteller Mountainous City
  6. The Fairy Round Table Domain
  7. Journey in the Golden Sea of Trees 

N.B.: No adaptations



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