Watch Order

Cestlavie_ said:
Fate Stay night> Fate Unlimited blade works>Fate heavens feel> Fate Zero>Any other random Fate

Anyone that says watch fate zero first is just wicked

hata_mayayoshi said:
Hello fellow enjoyer of anime.

Fate is one of the best franchises I have had the opportunity to experience thus far. I would recommend starting the series with Fate/Zero, as it is the most solid starting point in my opinion. It also canonically comes before the first-ever released Fate anime, Fate/Stay Night. The Fate anime series is an adaptation of Visual Novels of the same name, therefore the story is often cut short for the anime while adapting as Visual Novels tend to be longer.

If you would like, perhaps you can start with the aforementioned Fate/Stay Night anime. It was the first one ever released, and although a very good anime, it's not the strongest suit of the Fate franchise. But take my word with a grain of salt, as many still argue over the best canon. The other option is Fate/Unlimited Blade Works. It is an awesome anime as well, but I reckon it will be definitely more confusing to watch. And whenever you do watch it, watch the series and not the movies of UBW, because, for some reason, they exist and it's enough of a reason to not watch them.

Other than that, many new people who get into the Fate franchise nowadays start with Heaven's Feel movie trilogy. They are good movies that are, to a certain extent, self-contained, but you would enjoy and understand them better if you have the Fate lore by your side while watching them.

So, I would suggest starting with Fate/Zero only. Stick with it, you will slowly understand. The second season also gets much better than the first. Then, hop on to Fate/Stay Night. Follow up with the UBW anime series, and then finally Heaven's Feel. After that, you are free to branch wherever you want I presume. There is a plethora of Visual Novels, anime series, spin-offs, games, etc.

We welcome you to this degenerative circle of Fate fans with open arms. Hope you get your historical fiction right. Have a nice time here :-).

INSANELYWP said:
zero>ubw>hf
or
ubw>hf>zero
second is the better watch order but if u do just make sure u know exactly how the holy grail war works as well as all the family dynamics. otherwise it’ll be very very confusing.

VilexRoss said:
Reading these threads is fun.
This debate is endless.

Harunatsuuu said:

I can read these all day xD. This is one thing I love about Nasuverse fans.