Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works 2nd Season

If you're new to the Fate series, it can be confusing to understand the connection between Nasuverse, Type-Moon, and the Fate franchise.

Don't worry, we've got you covered!
Our comprehensive guide will help you understand everything, making it easy for you to dive into the world of Fate.

First, we will talk about Type-Moon:
Basically, Type-Moon is a Japanese Game Company also known as Notes from which every Fate related concepts originates.

Second, we will talk about Nasuverse:
The Nasuverse is a fan nickname referring to the shared setting of a number of Type-Moon works.

This includes:
• Kara no Kyoukai (The Garden of Sinners)
• Mahoutsukai no Yoru (Witch on the Holy Night)
• Tsukihime Series
• Fate Series
• Tsuki no Sango (Coral of the Moon)

Third, Fate Series is part of the Nasuverse, including Fate/stay night, Fate/Zero, Fate/Extra, Fate/Apocrypha, Fate/Grand Order, and more.

Now, I hope you understand the basics!!

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First, It is highly recommended to watch Kara no Kyoukai (The Garden of Sinners) first above any Type-Moon Projects to understand the basic outline of how Type-Moon Universes Works.

Followed by Mahoutsukai no Yoru (Witch on the Holy Night) & Tsukihime Series to fully appreciate each mechanism of Fate World.

Kara no Kyoukai is arranged in chronological order.

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Then, we will cover complete Fate Series.
Just follow the list in order as they are arranged in chronological order.

Fate/Zero - Either you can watch it First or after completing all three routes.

Fate/Stay Night is divided into three routes with different storylines.
1st Route - Fate/Stay Night
2nd Route - Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works
3rd Route - Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel

All three routes are compulsory.

After completing all three routes, Main Series of Fate is concluded.
Rest are alternative settings in the world of Fate.
All alternative settings are arranged in chronological order in their respective world.

i) Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya
ii) Fate/Apocrypha
iii) Fate/Extra
iv) Fate/Grand Order
v) Fate/strange Fake

Rest are covered in https://myanimelist.net/stacks/32642

For those wanting to get into the fate series.
PLEASE NOTE: this is not a watch order, but a guide. Since theres no real order to watch them in and everyone has their own opinion, I will just explain what they are and you can decide which one you want to watch :)

Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/35789

Part 3:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/47957

Fate/Nasuverse is a fan nickname for Type-Moons works that are listed below.

Can watch or read.
Fate Series
Shingetsutan Tsukihime (Lunar Legend Tsukihime)
Kara no Kyouki (The Garden of Sinners)

Only can be read.
Mahou Tsukai no Yoru (Witch on a holy night)
Tsuki no Sango (Coral of the moon)
Notes

Fate/Zero can be watched before Fate/stay night, though it contains major spoilers for the Fate/stay night series.It follows the fathers of our main "Fate/stay night" characters, but that's not the whole focus of the series.

The Garden of the Sinners and Lunar Legend Tsukihime can either be watched first if you want to get an understanding of the Fate/Nasuverse, or after you watched the Fate Series.

Disclaimer: This is a list based on my best opinion of what order it should go in. Whatever you watch is entirely up to you and this list only focuses on the (Main Series).

Optional: Emiya-san Chi no Kyou no Gohan, Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya,Carnival Phantasm,Fate/Grand Carnival,Canaan.

All animated Fate/ works and Nasuverse that have been published so far. As of 2024, January. To the best of my ability and research. And yes there is a Tsukihime anime for those who didn't know.

All anime, OVAs and spinoffs created. Some ads for mobile games and crossovers were excluded since there are too many and virtually no content in them. They are organised using the "newest" auto-arrange function for Interest Stacks. No idea if they are actually chronologically organised.

Kinoko Nasu is a Japanese writer famous for creating the Fate/ series, the Fate/Grand Order game, Kara no Kyoukai and Shingetsutam Tsukihime.

His writing style is different and his more esoteric work is very niche. His most popular works are more restrained than earlier novels and short stories. He is quite prolific, to the point that even the animated portion of his work is 72 items long.

Most of his stories deal with apocalypses or magic rituals that affect the world. Most of his work has a small dab of wacky logic or comedy that finds it's way into what he does.

Find [part old] of this interest stack for the remainder of his more niche catalog of animated content. This includes the first Fate/stay night series, Tsukihime and Kara no Kyoukai series!

My preferred order for maximum enjoyment is the one listed below. Everything else is either an OVA or Spinoff and can be watched at your leisure.
Fate Zero is absolutely critical and should be watched before delving into anything else related to Fate.
The main canonical routes or timelines are,

Fate Zero,
Fate Unlimited blade works,
Fate Heaven's feel.

Think of them as different timelines or parts which aren't related to eachother except for the the in-universe rules and some overlapping plot points. They're almost standalone but you'll notice the difference as you watch them step by step.

Anime where Yuki Kajiura is credited with Music.

Not sure this is the correct order, will see

Re-check for CM (commercial message) type (Fate Grand Order)

Based off of the articles seen on GameRant & IGN.

*streaming services listed
gamerant.com/fate-series-watch-order/
ign.com/articles/the-fate-series-in-order