Complete Fate Series Watch Order

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When Fate/Stay Night, a video game developed by the Japanese company Type-Moon, was released in 2004, it was a huge success. It inspired a manga adaptation penned by Datto Nishiwaki. It has also inspired several anime series and films over the years.

The production of these series has been anything but consistent, and different studios have been involved. All this makes it a bit daunting to figure out the correct watch order, but we have outlined the complete and accurate Fate series watch order right here.

Fate Series Release Order

The Fate/Stay Night video game comes with a tantalizing plotline. A young orphaned lad named Shirou gets involved in a fight-to-the-death tournament in order to win the Holy Grail and have a wish fulfilled. In the course of the tournament, he relies on the help of three separate heroines, Saber, Rin Tohsaka, and Sakura, to conquer his adversaries.

This interesting storyline made the video game so popular. It also led to an expansion of the media franchise with a manga adaptation as well as the production of multiple anime series and films. These animes and films cover different segments of the story and, therefore, must go hand in hand if one wants to get the full picture of all that transpired.
Therefore for the purpose of the Fate series release order, we will not only be listing anime series but also films.

The Fate series release order is as follows:

  • Fate/Stay Night (a 24-episode anime series that aired from January 7, 2006, to June 7, 2006)
  • Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works (an animated film that was released on 23 January 2010)
  • Fate/Zero (a 25-episode series that ran from October 1, 2011 – June 23, 2012)
  • Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works (a 26-episode TV series that originally aired from October 4, 2014, to June 27, 2015)
  • Fate/Stay Night: Heaven’s Feel I. Presage Flower (First Fate/Stay Night trilogy film released in 2017)
  • Fate/Stay Night: Heaven’s Feel II. Lost Butterfly (second trilogy film released in 2019)
  • Fate/Stay Night: Heaven’s Feel III. Spring Song (third trilogy film released in 2020)
  • Fate/Apocrypha (a 25-episode anime that aired from July 2 to December 30, 2017)
  • Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia (a 21-episode anime that aired from October 5, 2019, to March 21, 2020)
  • Fate/Grand Order: Camelot – this is broken down into two movies Wandering; Agateram and Paladin; Agateram, which tells the story of the sixth chapter of Grand Order (2020-2021)
  • Season 1Fate/Kaleid liner Prisma Illya – 10 Episodes (July to September 2013)
  • Season 2 – Fate/Kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei! – 11 episodes (aired between July 10 and September 11, 2014)
  • Season 3 – Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei Herz! – 10 episodes (aired between July 25 and September 26 2015)
  • Season 4 – Fate/Kaleid liner Prisma Illya 3rei!! – 10 episodes (aired between July 6, 2016, and September 21, 2016)

How To Watch Fate Series in Order

If you want to watch the Fate series in order, you start with Fate/Zero animated series. This 25-episode series is a prequel to Fate/Stay Night and takes place 10 years prior. It tells the origin story of the Holy Grail war. Next on the watching list is Fate/Stay Night, the 24-episode anime series that debuted on January 7, 2006.

The production has been criticized as being of low quality, but one can’t skip it since it tells the story of the first route of Shinrou’s battle in the Holy Grail war featuring Saber. Bear in mind that they will be some spoilers as the series included some elements from the second and third routes featuring Rin and Sakura, respectively. The producers did this because they didn’t know if further seasons would be approved.

Away from that, the next Fate series to watch in chronological order is the Unlimited Blade which is the second stage of the story. Unlimited Blade has been made into an animated film, Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works, released on 23 January 2010, as well as a series Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works, which originally aired from October 4, 2014, to June 27, 2015.

It is up to you to choose which one to watch as they both tell the same story, but we recommend the animated series as it received better reviews from the critics. To continue watching the Fate series in order, one would now have to switch over to the films in the Fate/Stay Night Heaven Feel Film trilogy. This is because they now cover the third stage of the story, known as Heaven’s Feel, which has as its major heroine, Sakura. It is recommended that one watches all three films.

After watching the Heaven’s Feel trilogy films, one has officially come to an end of the Fate series. However, if you so loved the whole series that you want more Fate action, then you can explore the additional anime series and films that focus on storylines set in alternative universes. They include Fate/Apocrypha, Fate/Grand Order – Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia, and Fate/Grand Order: Camelot featuring two movies Wandering; Agateram and Paladin; Agateram.

There is also Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya. This is a manga that is set in an alternate universe from Fate/Stay Night. The heroine is a girl with magical powers who is the adoptive younger sister of Shirou. The manga has spurned series and films, and so one can also watch them as they all belong to the Fate family.

The importance of watching the Fate series in order is one that can’t be over-emphasized. Obviously, watching it in order makes it easier for one to fully understand and immerse themselves in the story. There is also the peculiar nature of the franchise. The story stemmed from a video game and led to film, manga, and anime productions.

These productions were handled by different companies, thereby complicating matters. There is also the fact that Fate/Stay Night has spurned stories set in alternate universes. Need I say more? There is an absolute need for one to watch the Fate series in order, and how to go about it is given below.

List of Fate Series in Chronological Order

  • Fate/Zero (October 1, 2011 – June 23, 2012)
  • Fate/Stay Night (2006)
  • Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works (animated film – 2010)
  • Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works (anime series- 2014 to 2015)
  • Fate/Stay Night: Heaven’s Feel I. Presage Flower (2017)
  • Fate/Stay Night: Heaven’s Feel II. Lost butterfly (2019)
  • Fate/Stay Night: Heaven’s Feel III. Spring Song (2020)
  • Fate/Apocrypha (2017)
  • Fate/Grand Order – Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia (2019 – 2020)
  • Fate/Grand Order: Camelot Wandering; Agateram and Paladin; Agateram (2020-2021)
  • Season 1 Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya (2014)
  • Season 2 Fate/Kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei! (2014)
  • Season 3 – Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei Herz! (2015)
  • Season 4 – Fate/Kaleid liner Prisma Illya 3rei!! (2016)

How Many Fate Series Are There?

There are about three Fate series, namely Fate/Stay Night, Fate/Zero, and Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works. Then there are three Fate movies which comprise the movies in the Heaven Feel trilogy.

However, if one includes the films and series based on the stories set in the alternative universes of the Fate plotline, then there are not less than nine Fate series as well as about six movies.

Which are The Best Fate Series?

Based on general consensus, The best Fate series to watch are Fate/Stay Night (2006), Fate/Zero (2011), Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works (2014), Fate/Apocrypha (2017), Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia (2019).

Babylonia is one of the Fate anime series that is set in an alternate universe. A mage known as King Solomon wants to destroy the foundation of humanity, and a secret Chaldea organization travels through time and space to stop him.

Fate/Apocrypha is also set in an alternate universe. It follows the vicious battle between two sides, namely the Yggdmillennia and the Mage’s Association’s teams, after the theft of the grail.

Ngozika Agu
Ngozika Agu

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