Fate watch order: How to watch the Fate universe anime and movies in chronological and release order

The Fate series is a popular multimedia franchise which, even by other anime standards, can seem daunting to get into. Type-Moon's sprawling series began as a visual novel back in 2004, and like another hit VN, Steins;Gate, ended up being adapted into a hugely popular anime.

There are multiple Fate animes to watch, which can make the task of trying to get into the series confusing. If you're struggling to get into the Fate series, then we're here to help.

We've done all the hard work for you, breaking down the Fate watch order into an easy-to-digest list below. To help make things simpler, we'll start by explaining how to watch the series that kick-started the anime, Fate/stay night, in release and chronological order. Then, we'll talk about the order for watching other Fate series and movies, including Fate/Grand Order.

How to watch Fate in release order

With so many different series, it's difficult knowing where to start with Fate. The best way to get into the Fate universe is to go back to where it all started with Fate/stay night.

Here is the release order for the original Fate animes:

• Fate/stay night (2006) - Episodes 1-24
• Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (2010) - Movie
• Fate/Zero - Episodes 1-25
• Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (2014) - Episodes 0-25
• Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (2014) - Sunny Day OVA
• Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I - Movie
• Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel II - Movie
• Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel III - Movie

How to watch Fate in chronological order

If you want to watch Fate in chronological order, you would have to start with Fate/Zero and then follow it up with the stay night series and movies. Some fans don't recommend this though, as it spoils certain character backstories and relationships.

Having said that, here is the chronological order for the original Fate animes:

• Fate/Zero - Episodes 1-25
• Fate/stay night (2006) - Episodes 1-24
• Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (2010) - Movie
• Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (2014) - Episodes 0-25
• Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (2014) - Sunny Day OVA
• Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I - Movie
• Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel II - Movie
• Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel III - Movie

Recommended Fate watch order

If you're looking to get into the Fate series, it's best to start with stay night before moving onto the other series. The first Fate animes made by Studio Deen have a mixed reception amongst fans, so if you want to streamline the process you can jump straight into the Fate animes made by Demon Slayer studio Ufotable. Watch the Unlimited Blade Works series, the Heaven's Feel movies and Fate/Zero first, and then you can move onto other shows.

Other Fate animes

Here's a list of the other Fate animes you can watch after the originals:

• Fate/strange Fake: Whispers of Dawn
• Fate/EXTRA
• Fate/Apocrypha
• Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA ILLYA
• Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files
• Fate/Prototype

With these other animes, you don't need to worry too much about the watch order as long as you watch it after stay night and Fate/Zero. Out of these other shows, Fate/strange Fake is the most recent Fate anime. There's also the comedy spinoff shows Carnival Phantasm and Fate/Grand Carnival.

Fate Grand/Order watch order

In an ideal world, you would watch one of the original series before jumping into Fate/Grand Order. This will help you understand the Fate universe's Servant system, which features in Grand Order. Not everyone has the time to do this though, so if Fate/Grand Order is the only series that appeals to you, you can just watch that.

Here's the watch order for Fate/Grand Order:

• Fate/Grand Order: First Order - Movie
• Fate/Grand Order: Camelot - Wandering; Agateram - Movie
• Fate/Grand Order: Camelot - Paladin; Agateram - Movie
• Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia - Episodes 0-21
• Fate/Grand Order Final Singularity Grand Temple of Time: Solomon - Movie
• Fate/Grand Order: Moonlight/Lostroom - Special

It's best to start with the First Order movie, and then work your way through the Camelot films before watching the Babylonia series and then the Solomon movie. The Moonlight/Lostroom special acts as a prequel to the second arc of Fate/Grand Order.

Where to watch Fate

If you want to watch every single Fate series you will need access to a few subscription services. Crunchyroll has a number of Fate boxsets in its library, including Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, Fate/Zero, and a number of Fate/Grand Order titles. To watch these boxsets, you will need to sign up to a Crunchyroll Premium plan which is priced from $7.99.

Fate/EXTRA and Fate/Apocrypha are available on Netflix. If you want to watch these N Series you can sign-up to Netflix today. If you want to watch Fate Grand/Order, the First Order movie is available on Crunchyroll along with other titles like Babylonia. But part 1 and part 2 of the Camelot movies have to be rented or purchased from Prime Video.

Phew! We got there in the end. Hopefully you now know where to start with the Fate series. If you need help getting into other animes, then make sure you check out our guides for the Attack on Titan watch order, Naruto watch order, One Piece watch order, Demon Slayer watch order and Baki watch order.