Fate watch order
IN what order should you watch Fate? (Image via Ufotable)

Fate was first released as a visual novel, and has now dispersed into various other mediums of propagation. One of the most complicated anime lineups, Fate is not an easy series to locomote into. Although it has some of the best combat, including swordfights in anime history, you have to crack the code of the Fate watch order first.

You cannot randomly head into the series and blindly follow the release order of the anime. Doing that will drown you in more confusion, leaving you perplexed for no reason. Therefore, this is the guide that will allow you to watch the Fate series in the correct order, how it was intended to be watched.

Fate watch order: What is the best way to watch the anime?

There are two probable routes that you can follow in order to watch the Fate series. The first one will be the anime release order, while the second is the upcoming method in this article.

Watching this anime in release order is something we will not recommend if you are new to the series. The events taking place, along with the variable timelines can be immensely obnoxious to cope with. However, if you are rewatching the series, then it will not be an issue to follow the release order.

The release order

Fate was first released in 2006, and the last rendition of the story came in 2021.

Fate watch order
Fate release order starts with Fate/Zero (Image via Crunchyroll)

Therefore the current release order for the anime is:

  • Fate/Stay Night (2006)
  • Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works (film, 2010)
  • Fate/Zero (2011)
  • Fate/Kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA (2013)
  • Fate/Kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA 2wei! (2014)
  • Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works (2014)
  • Fate/Kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA 3rei!! (2016)
  • Fate/Grand Order: First Order (film short, 2016)
  • Fate/Apocrypha
  • Fate/Kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA: Vow in the Snow (film, 2017)
  • Fate/Stay Night – Heaven’s Feel – I. Presage Flower (2017)
  • FateFate/EXTRA Last Encore
  • Lord El-Melloi II’s Case Files A Gravekeeper, a Cat, and a Mage (special, 2018)
  • Learning with Manga! Fate/Grand Order (special, 2018)
  • Fate/Stay Night – Heaven’s Feel – II. Lost Butterfly (film, 2019)
  • Lord El-Melloi II’s Case Files (2019)
  • Fate/Grand Order – Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia – Initial Iter (special, 2019)
  • Fate/Grand Order – Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia (2019)
  • Fate/Stay Night – Heaven’s Feel – III. Spring Song (film, 2020)
  • Fate/Grand Order Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot – Wandering; Agateram (film, 2020)
  • Fate/Grand Order Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot – Paladin; Agateram (film, 2021)
  • Fate/Grand Order: Final Singularity Grand Temple of Time: Solomon (film, 2021)
  • Fate/Kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA: Licht – The Nameless Girl (film, 2021)
  • Lord El-Melloi II’s Case Files Special Episode – Waver, Reunion, and the Magic Lantern (special, 2021)

The Fate anime is an extensive series of various plots and timelines, therefore the Fate watch order can be overwhelming to cope with at first. However, with time it will be clear to you as you progress through the storyline.

Recommended Fate watch order

As mentioned earlier, watching Fate as per their release order is not recommended if you are new to the series. Instead follow this order, as this is the best way to keep in touch with the story and enjoy the anime without feeling overwhelmed.

The recommended Fate watch order is:

  • 1. Fate/Zero (2011-2012)
  • 2. Lord El-Melloi II’s Case Files (2018-2021)
  • 3. Fate/Stay Night (2006)
  • 4. Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works
  • 5. Fate/Stay Night: Heaven’s Feel Trilogy (2017-2020)

The Heaven’s Feel Trilogy consists of:

  • Fate/Stay night [Heaven’s Feel] I. Presage Flower (2017)
  • [Heaven’s Feel] II. Lost Butterfly (2019)
  • Fate/Stay night [Heaven’s Feel] III. Spring Song (2020)

The end of the third movie of the Heaven’s Feel trilogy marks the end of the Fate canon series, which involves the universe of Shirou, Rin, Sakura, and others.

Fate spin-offs watch order

There are various other spin-offs for the anime which also fall into the part of the Fate watch order. After finishing the original batch, you can move to these.

Fate watch order
Ishtar in Fate/ Grand Order (Image via Ufotable)

The Fate spin-off watch order is:

  • 1. Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya Series (2013-2021)
  • 2. Fate/Grand Order (2015-2021)
  • 3. Fate/Apocrypha (2017)
  • 4. Fate/EXTRA Last Encore
  • 5. Fate/Prototype (2011)

Among the spin-offs the Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya Series and the Fate/Grand Order have various sub-series which are:

Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya Series:

  • Fate/Kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya (2013)
  • Prisma☆Illya 2wei Herz! (2015)
  • Fate/Kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 3rei!! (2016)
  • Prisma☆Illya Movie: Vow in the Snow (2017)
  • Prisma☆Illya Movie: Licht – Nameless Girl (2021)

Fate/Grand Order:

  • Fate/Grand Order – Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia – Initial Iter (special, 2019)
  • Fate/Grand Order Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot – Wandering; Agateram (film, an adaptation of the Sixth Holy Grail War from 2020)
  • Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot 2 – Paladin; Agateram (film, the sequel to Camelot – Wandering from 2021)
  • Fate/Grand Order: Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia (2019-2020)
  • Fate/Grand Order: Final Singularity Grand Temple of Time: Solomon (film, 2021)

With this, you can now finally watch the Fate anime in the correct order without drawing in confusion. This anime can be overwhelming to grasp at the beginning, but as you move forward, you will understand everything in the story.

Where to watch the Fate anime?

Almost all of the various series are available on Netflix. Other than Netflix, you can also stream them on Crunchyroll, or Hulu for the US.

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Souhardya Choudhury is a veteran musician and an audio engineer but has now been writing as a journalist at Spiel Times. He is currently pursuing Media Science and Film Making as his major. He also considers himself a hardcore gamer as Souls games like Elden Ring, Sekiro, and Dark Souls series are his go-to genre for gaming. RPG open-world games come next.