With many narratives and a perplexing timeframe, the Fate series may appear to be a train wreck to novices trying to enter the Fate realm, but this is precisely what has made it such a success and entertaining in its own right.
Since its release, there have been so many adaptations that even a die-hard anime fan could become confused and lose track of the core plot. So, it is only fair to ask about the correct order to watch it.
1. Recommended Fate Series Watch Order:
The original visual novel, Fate/Stay Night, is comprised of three parts: Fate, followed by Unlimited Blade Works, and then Heaven’s Feel. Thus, it’s best to watch the anime in the same order and complete the main storyline before diving into other spinoffs.
- Fate/Stay Night (2006)
- Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works (2 Seasons: 2014-15)
- Fate/Stay Night Movie: Heaven’s Feel Movie Trilogy (2017-2020)
- Fate/Zero Prequel
After completing the main Fate storyline, you can now dive into its spinoffs and OVAs:
- Lord El-Melloi II Case Files (2018-2019)
- Today’s Menu for Emiya Family (2018 ONA)
- Fate/strange Fake (2023 Movie)
- Fate/Apocrypha (2017 Anime)
- Carnival Phantasm (2011 OVA)
- Fate/Extra: Last Encore (2018-19 Anime)
- Fate/Kaleid Prisma☆Illya
- Fate/Grand Order
- Fate/Zero Cafe (2013)
- Fate/Stay Night TV Reproduction (2010)
- Fate/Prototype (2011)
- Fate/Zero: Please! Einzbern Counselling Room (2012)
- Fate/Zero Remix (2012)
I. Fate/Kaleid Prisma☆Illya Watch Order:
Fate/Kaleid Prisma☆Illya is a spin-off series that directly diverges from the main timeline. Instead, the events occur in an alternate universe, separating from the core plot before the start of the 1st Holy Grail War.
- Fate/Kaleid Prisma☆Illya (2013)
- Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma☆ Specials (2013)
- Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma☆Illya: Undoukai De Dance! (2014)
- Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma☆Illya 2wei! (2014)
- Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma☆Illya 2wei! Specials (2014)
- Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma☆Illya 2wei! Mahou Shoujo In Onsen Ryokou (2015)
- Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma☆Illya 2wei Herz! (2015)
- Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma☆Illya 2wei Herz! Specials (2015)
- Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma☆Illya 3rei! (2016)
- Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma☆Illya 3rei! Specials (2017)
- Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma☆Illya Movie: Sekka No Chikai (2017)
- Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma☆Illya Movie: Sekka No Chikai – Kuro Sakura No Heya (2018)
- Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma☆Illya: Prisma☆Phantasm (2019)
- Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma☆Illya Movie: Licht – Namae No Nai Shoujo
II. Fate/Grand Order Watch Order
Fate/Grand Order happens in a completely different timeline, totally separated from the original plot. In this timeline, the 1st Holy Grail War does not happen at all.
- Fate/Grand Order: First Order (2016)
- Fate/Grand Order: Divine Realm of the Round Table – Camelot (2 Movies, 2020-2021)
- Fate/Grand Order: Absolute Demonic Front – Babylonia (2019 Anime)
- Fate/Grand Order: The Grand Temple of Time – Solomon (2021 Movie)
- Fate/Grand Order: Moonlight/Lostroom (2017)
- Fate/Grand Carnival (2-part OVA) (2021)
- Fate/Grand Order x Himuro’s World: Seven Most Powerful Great Figures Chapter (Anime Short, 2017)
- Manga De Wakaru! Fate/Grand Order (2018)
2. The Chronological Order
The chronological order of the Fate series is not recommended for first-time watchers, as many prequels need you to have previous knowledge of the main storyline. So, follow this only if you are a seasoned Fate fan.
- Fate Apocrypha (2017)
- Fate/Zero (2011-2012)
- Fate/Stay Night (2006)
- Lord El-Melloi II Case Files (2018-2019)
- Today’s Menu for Emiya Family (2018 ONA)
- Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works (2010-2014)
- Fate/Stay Night: Heaven’s Feel (movie trilogy) (2017-2020)
- Fate/Grand Order (anime movie) (2020- ongoing)
- Fate/Extra Last Encore (2018)
- Fate/Kaleid Prisma☆Illya
- Fate/Prototype (2011)
3. Where to watch Fate Anime in English Sub or Dub?
You can watch the Fate series on Netflix, Funimation, Crunchyroll, Tubi, and Hulu. The streaming sites provide the option of both subtitled and dubbed versions.
- Fate/Stay Night – Crunchyroll, Hulu, Tubi
- Fate/Zero – Netflix US, Crunchyroll, Funimation
- Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works (series) – Netflix US, Hulu, Funimation
- Fate/Apocrypha – Netflix US
- Fate/Extra Last Encore – Netflix US
- Fate/Kaleid Prisma☆Illya – Crunchyroll
- Fate/Grand Order: First Order, Fate/Grand Order – Moonlight/Lostroom, Fate/Grand Order: Zettai Majuu Sensen – Babylonia – Funimation, Crunchyroll.
4. Can you download and watch the Fate series offline?
Yes, you can download the Fate anime series to watch offline on Crunchyroll, Funimation, Netflix, and Hulu if you have certain subscription packages. Tubi does not offer a download option.
| Website | Subscription Packages | Offline Viewing |
| Crunchyroll | Fan – $7.99/month | No |
| Mega Fan – $9.99/month | Yes | |
| Ultimate Fan – $14.99/month | Yes | |
| Funimation | Premium: $5.99 a month / $59.99 per year | No |
| Premium Plus: $7.99 a month / $79.99 per year | Yes | |
| Premium Plus Ultra: $99.99 per year | Yes | |
| Netflix | Basic with ads: $6.99/month | No |
| Basic: $9.99/month | Yes | |
| Standard: $15.49/month | Yes | |
| Hulu | Ad-Supported: $7.99/month (or $79.99/year) | Yes |
| No Ads: $14.99/month | Yes | |
| Tubi | Free | No |
If the Fate anime, movies, or spinoffs aren’t available on any streaming website in your area, then you can use a VPN to bypass the geo-block. Some of the top VPN service providers in the game are ExpressVPN, Nord VPN, Proton VPN, Cyberghost, and Private Internet Access, to name a few.
All you have to do is connect to a country where your preferred anime is streaming, and voila, you can now watch Fate even if it is unavailable in your region.
There are many unpaid VPN services at hand or free browser extensions. However, using low-tier VPN providers might decrease your speed and get you blocked by streaming services. Connection drops and unsecured encryption are also other disadvantages.
The important thing is that Fate is present on Netflix, Crunchyroll, Funimation, Hulu, and many other streaming websites’ catalogs, so set your VPN to a suitable location to access the anime from anywhere.
5. How much time will it take to watch Fate?
The overall official runtime of Fate is 99 hours and 53 minutes when all the series, movies, OVAs, ONAs, and specials are added together. It will take over four days to watch without any breaks, but a can take around a month if you are being realistic.
A complete list of each installment’s running time –
- Fate/stay night – 576 minutes
- Fate/stay night TV Reproduction – 120 minutes
- Fate/stay night Movie: Unlimited Blade Works – 100 minutes
- Fate/Zero – 364 minutes
- Fate/Prototype – 12 minutes
- Fate/Zero: Onegai! Einzbern Soudanshitsu – 90 minutes
- Fate/Zero Remix – 48 minutes
- Fate/Zero Season 2 – 288 minutes
- Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya – 240 minutes
- Fate/Zero Café – 20 minutes
- Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya Specials – 25 minutes
- Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya: Undoukai de Dance! – 25 minutes
- Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 2wei! – 230 minutes
- Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 2wei! Specials – 25 minutes
- Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works Prologue – 51 minutes
- Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works – 336 minutes
- Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works 2nd Season – 299 minutes
- Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 2wei!: Mahou Shoujo in Onsen Ryokou – 26 minutes
- Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 2wei Herz! Specials – 30 minutes
- Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works 2nd Season – Sunny Day – 9 minutes
- Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 3rei!! – 288 minutes
- Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 3rei!! Specials – 30 minutes
- Fate/Grand Order: First Order – 74 minutes
- Fate/Apocrypha – 575 minutes
- Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya Movie: Sekka no Chikai – 89 minutes
- Fate/Apocrypha Recaps – 48 minutes
- Fate/stay night Movie: Heaven’s Feel – I. Presage Flower – 120 minutes
- Fate/Grand Order: Himuro no Tenchi – 7-nin no Saikyou Ijin-hen – 14 minutes
- Fate/Grand Order: Moonlight/Lostroom – 32 minutes
- Emiya-san Chi no Kyou no Gohan – 169 minutes
- Fate/Extra: Last Encore – 240 minutes
- Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya Movie: Sekka no Chikai – Kuro Sakura no Heya – 6 minutes
- Fate/Extra: Last Encore – Illustrias Tendousetsu – 96 minutes
- Manga de Wakaru! Fate/Grand Order – 14 minutes
- Fate/stay night Movie: Heaven’s Feel – II. Lost Butterfly – 117 minutes
- Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya: Prisma☆Phantasm – 62 minutes
- Fate/Grand Order: Zettai Majuu Sensen Babylonia – Initium Iter – 27 minutes
- Fate/Grand Order: Zettai Majuu Sensen Babylonia – 483 minutes
- Fate/Grand Order: Zettai Majuu Sensen Babylonia Recaps – 69 minutes
- Fate/stay night Movie: Heaven’s Feel – III. Spring Song – 122 minutes
- Fate/Grand Order: Shinsei Entaku Ryouiki Camelot 1 – Wandering; Agateram – 89 minutes
- Fate/Grand Order: Shinsei Entaku Ryouiki Camelot 2 – Paladin; Agateram – 96 minutes
- Fate/Grand Carnival (2-part OVA) – 30 minutes
- Fate/Grand Order: Final Singularity – Grand Temple of Time: Solomon – 94 minutes
- Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma☆Illya Movie: Licht – Namae No Nai Shoujo – 95 minutes
6. Conclusion
Given the chronological order, it is naturally tempting for anyone to want to watch it in that order. However, I strongly advise beginners who are serious about diving down this wild rabbit hole to follow the recommended order properly.
Those who already know what this is all about and have seen every single episode, movie, or specials can save time by following the chronological order.
7. About Fate/Grand Order: Ritsuka Fujimaru Doesn’t Get It
Fate/Grand Order: Ritsuka Fujimaru Doesn’t Get It is a gag manga written and illustrated by Tsuchida. The manga was launched in June 2020 and has since been serialized on Kadokawa’s website Type-Moon Comic Ace.
The manga follows humanity’s last Master Ritsuka Fujimaru, who helped save humanity. His only shortcoming is that he is far too honest. The story shows how he manages to charm and sway the heroic spirits of those around him through his simplistic questions.
The manga will receive an anime adaptation in February 2023.
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