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Mar 6, 2021 4:20 PM
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I've been wanting to watch this series for a while but I have no idea where to begin and where to continue after that. Can someone tell me the order that I'm supposed to watch this series in?
Mar 6, 2021 5:05 PM
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I haven't seen it but I think chronologically it's

Fate/zero
Fate/stay night
Unlimited blade works
Movie trilogy

But it was released

Fate/stay night
Fate/zero
Unlimited blade works
Trilogy

I think Fate/stay night also isn't necessary if you don't want to watch it¿ something about them being set in different universes, idk. The reason I haven't seen the series is because it confused me😪
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ColdBuns said:
I've been wanting to watch this series for a while but I have no idea where to begin and where to continue after that. Can someone tell me the order that I'm supposed to watch this series in?

Fate Zero and Unlimited Blade Works in that order chronologically but there is little to no spoilers noticeable if you watch UBW first although the recommended order is starting with Fate Zero. After that (Fate Zero and UBW) you can choose to watch the Heavens feel movies which is an alternative route of unlimited blade works. I apologize if this is too wordy but I hope you have fun with the series.

Extra: This will be a bit confusing so I will try to sum it up the best I can.
There are 3 routes, Fate, Unlimited Blade Works and Heavens Feel.

Fate stay night by Studio Dean is the Fate route.

Fate Zero and Unlimited Balde Works is the UBW route. (studio Dean also did a UBW movie but I recommend the Ufotable anime series because in my opinion it was adapted better).

And heavens feel movies is the heavens feel route(3 movies).

My watch order is:
1.Fate Zero(UBW route)
2.Fate UBW(UBW route)
3.Fate Heavens Feel movies (Heavens feel route)
4.Fate Stay Night (Fate Route)
You can choose any route but the UBW is the most recommended to start first because they are one the newer additions to the fate series and adapted by studio Ufotable.

and UBW (studio Dean) is not required but I watched it because why not.
As for side stories which are another anomalies of confusing, you can watch them if you want to watch more of the series but I think the mainline fate routes are a good place to stop.
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Here’s The Order I Watched it in.


Fate/Zero
Fate/Stay Night 2006
Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works
Fate/Stay Night: Heavens Feel
Mar 6, 2021 5:12 PM
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ColdBuns said:
I've been wanting to watch this series for a while but I have no idea where to begin and where to continue after that. Can someone tell me the order that I'm supposed to watch this series in?


Fate/Stay Night (2006)
Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works (2015)
Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel movies (2017-2020)
Fate/Zero

Fate/Stay Night 2006 is very old & has dated Visuals. But it's a necessary starting point for anyone doesn't want to read the original Visual Novel, since that anime has only 1 adaptation.

If you have any more questions, just ask.
Mar 6, 2021 5:13 PM
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By chronological order, this (Fate Zero) would be the beginning.
However, watching this first, spoils events of the others, therefore by technicality you start backwards:

1-) F/Stay Night (Deen Studio)
2-) UBW Prologue (Ufotable)
3-) Fate Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works
4-) UBW Special (For Completionist purposes)
5-) Fate Zero
6-) Fate Stay Night Heavens Feel (3rd and last movie is not subbed yet)

Up to this point you get to decide if you would like to continue with the franchise.
By this point you know if you like it or not and watch the Spin-off, not any particular order though:
Fate Encore, Fate Apocrypha, Fate Grand Order, Fate Kaleid Prysma Illya.

Added bonus:
ONLY IF you want the full Nasuverse experience (The author of this story) then you can finally complete it with the 9 movies of Kara no Kyokai and Tsukihime series (Both shows occur and share the same universe)
Then as an extra you watch Carnival Phantasm.
If you just want the Fate aspect then by watching from items 1-6 you should be good.
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1)Fate zero
2)Fate Stay Night
3)Fate UBW
4)Fate HF
5)Violet Evergarden
Mar 6, 2021 5:21 PM
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hey i finished fate zero and planning to carry on isnt fate stay night and UBW The same


No. They are not the same. You see, Fate/Stay Night is a visual novel, with 3 different routes, named 1) Fate Route, 2) Unlimited Blade Works route & 3) Heaven's Feel route.

All 3 of the routes start from same Prologue, but the story gets changed drastically. Hence they should be watched/read in the same order as numbered.
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lil_BOMBER said:
Rohan42637 said:


Fate/Stay Night (2006)
Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works (2015)
Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel movies (2017-2020)
Fate/Zero

Fate/Stay Night 2006 is very old & has dated Visuals. But it's a necessary starting point for anyone doesn't want to read the original Visual Novel, since that anime has only 1 adaptation.

If you have any more questions, just ask.
hey i finished fate zero and planning to carry on isnt fate stay night and UBW The same

They are the same story but different routes (realities) Fate is Saber as the heroine, UBW is for Rin and HF is for Sakura.
Mar 6, 2021 5:34 PM
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Reddit anime watch order wiki recommends Fate/stay night unlimited bladeworks first, then heavens feel then zero.
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Fate/Zero
Fate/Stay Night
Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works
Fate/Stay Night: Heaven’s Feel trilogy
Spin-offs
Mar 6, 2021 6:25 PM
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Okami3110 said:
Reddit anime watch order wiki recommends Fate/stay night unlimited bladeworks first, then heavens feel then zero.


Reddit list is wrong. Even the official Fate/Stay Night Reddit says to watch 2006 Fate first (that is if you don't want to read the visual novel)
Mar 6, 2021 6:58 PM

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gonna start on this tomorrow, thanks guys
Mar 6, 2021 7:29 PM

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Just watch it in release order. And if you don’t like the 2006 fate stay night, skip it.
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1: fate/zero season 1
2: fate/zero season 2
3: fate/stay night unlimited blade works season 1
4: fate/stay night unlimited blade works season 2
5: fate stay night heavens feel (3 movies)
Mar 6, 2021 8:58 PM
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Ig go like Ubw--> heavens feel-->fate/zero bc there are some parts in fate/zero that can spoil ubw
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I swear series like fate and monogatari be so confusing 😭😂


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ColdBuns said:
I've been wanting to watch this series for a while but I have no idea where to begin and where to continue after that. Can someone tell me the order that I'm supposed to watch this series in?

The question you have asked is a long running joke in Fate circles. So much so, I can’t tell if you’re currently joking. However, assuming your not, the short answer is start anywhere. The long answer is buried beneath hours and hours and hours of debate by Fate nerds. I recommend ultimate blade works to start, rather than zero. Just know, wherever you start, things will be confusing, you will be spoiled and simultaneously spoil other seasons. You will need to watch them all to appreciate the series, fully. Good luck, godspeed, odds ever in your favor, may the force be with you, you got this.
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Watch Order for "Fate series"

*MAIN SERIES*

1. Fate/Zero
2. Fate/stay night - Unlimited Blade Works
3. Fate/stay night- Heaven's Feel - Presage Flower
4. Fate/stay night - Heaven's Feel - Lost Butterfly
5. Fate/stay night - Heaven's Feel - Spring Song

*FATE/GRAND ORDER*

1. Fate/Grand Order - First Order
2. Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front - Babylonia
3. Fate/Grand Order - Devine Realm of the Round Table - Camelot - Wandering; Agateram
4. Fate/Grand Order - Devine Realm of the Round Table - Camelot - Paladin; Agateram
5. Fate/Grand Order - Grand Temple of Time - Solomon

*PRISMA ILLYA*

1. Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya
2. Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 2 wei
3. Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 2 wei Herz
4. Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 3 wei
5. Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 3 wei Herz
6. Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya the Movie - Oath Under Snow

*OTHERS(CAN WATCH IN ANY ORDER)*

1. Fate/Apocrypha
2. Today's Menu for the Emiya Family
3. Lord El-Melloi II Case Files - Rail Zeppelin Grace Note
4. Carnival Phantasm
5. Fate/Prototype OVA
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Beyond pathetic that people are still getting this wrong. It goes like this:

Fate/stay night -> Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works -> Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel -> Fate/Zero -> The Case Files of Lord El-Melloi II.

After the original Fate/stay night you can watch:

Carnival Phantasm (but this involves characters from other Type-Moon works, so many faces will be unrecognizable)
Today's Menu for the Emiya Family
Fate/Prototype
Fate/Extra (but this is a sequel to a game, so it will make little sense without it)
Fate/Apocrypha (but complete the whole F/SN -> El-Melloi order first for the best experience)

After Heaven's Feel you can watch Fate/Grand Order, in the following order:

Fate/Grand Order: First Order -> Fate/Grand Order: Divine Realm of the Round Table Camelot -> Fate/Grand Order: Absolute Demonic Front Babylonia -> Fate/Grand Order: Grand Temple of Time Solomon -> Fate/Grand Order: Moonlight/Lostroom.

Note Camelot and Solomon aren't available yet, and the adaptations cut through five arcs, so maybe leave F/GO for now or play the game instead. There are also three F/GO specials, (Manga de Wakaru!, Himuro no Tenchi and Fate/Grand Carnival) but these wouldn't make any sense without playing the game.

After Fate/Zero you can watch Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya, in the following order:

Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya -> Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 2wei -> Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 3rei -> Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya: Oath of Snow -> Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya: Prisma☆Phantasm

With the upcoming movie situated right at the end (though you likely won't need to have seen Prisma☆Phantasm for it).
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Honestly? Do you really want me to be honest here? I'd say to not get into Fate thorough their anime adaptations.

This is a pretty wonky series, regarding their anime adaptations, and at the end of the day, they were really advertisment for the source material (that being visual novels, light novels, games etc).

I advise you to find the original visual novel of Fate\Stay Night somewhere and start there. If you don't want to, well, at least I tried to make some sense in this mess.
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ColdBuns said:
I've been wanting to watch this series for a while but I have no idea where to begin and where to continue after that. Can someone tell me the order that I'm supposed to watch this series in?

I watched Stay/Night, Zero and Apocrypha and it works great that way. 10/10
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The main ones to watch are fate/zero and unlimited blade works. They are the best ones really but afterwards I would recommend also watching the other branches
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There are 2 ways you can watch it excluding all the other unnecessary stuff.



1)Fate zero
2)Fate stay/night UBW (ufotables adaptation of stay/night)
3)Fate stay/night UBW
4) Fate stay night Heaven feel movies (basically UBW but with different events)

OR
1)Fate stay/night UBW
2)Fate stay/night UBW S2
then 3)Fate Zero
Lastly, 4) Fate Heaven feel movies



There is no difference and you shouldn't watch anything other than those because these are the main stuff, anything other than those are spin offs, unless you want to watch those then go ahead.

There isn't any major difference between both ways, think of it this way. Fate zero takes place in lets say 2020 then Fate Stay Night UBW takes place in 2030. Fate zero spoils some of the stuff in Fate stay night UBW which is why people like to start off with UBW, hence what I did. If you start by watching UBW, there will be a lot of mysteries you won't know the answer to until you watch Fate Zero. Fate Zero will be like a flashback explaining everything that happened before. If you start with Zero then UBW will just be continuing on the Story.

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I always think starting from the original is the best way to easily understand F/Z. So here's my order:
1- Fate/stay night 2006
2- Fate/Zero
3- Fate/stay night UBW

You can watch the others in any order you like, but I suggest this order:
4- Fate/Apocrypha
5- Fate/Grand Order
6- Fate/stay night HF

I haven't watched the whole series so that's the only anime I could order.
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You should be able to look up Watch order for Fate Series
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So far, I'm still watching and have watched two Fate Series, which is the ufotable's Fate UBW and this one.. if you want to easily understand the story,I suggest to watch Fate/stay night UBW (ufotable) then after that Fate/zero. Trust me on this one, cuz if you start on Fate/zero you will be really confused on how things work. In Fate UBW, it overall explains a lot. Then after you watched this two, it's up to you how will you watch the rest of the Fate Series. Simple as that :)

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