🧭 Watch order guide

Chain Chronicle: Short Animation watch order

4 core entries, 1 extra. Watching only the core story and movies takes about 2h 8m. Generated from the franchise graph, so it updates when new seasons are announced.

core entries

movies to include

recaps / alt versions to skip

2h 8m

total core runtime

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Where the hours go

Core story and movies in watch order · 2h 8m in total · longest: Chain Chronicle: Haecceitas no Hikari Part 1

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Item	Runtime
Chain Chronicle: Short Animation	40m
Chain Chronicle: Haecceitas no Hikari Part 1	1h 26m
Chain Chronicle: Haecceitas no Hikari Part 2	1m
Chain Chronicle: Haecceitas no Hikari Part 3	1m

Score across seasons

Peaked with Chain Chronicle: Haecceitas no Hikari Part 1 at 6.99 · from first to latest, the score rose 0.91

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#	Entry	Score / 10
1	Chain Chronicle: Short Animation	6.00
2	Chain Chronicle: Haecceitas no Hikari Part 1	6.99
3	Chain Chronicle: Haecceitas no Hikari Part 2	6.96
4	Chain Chronicle: Haecceitas no Hikari Part 3	6.92

Recommended order

1
Main
Chain Chronicle: Short Animation
OVA · 2014 · 8 ep · 40m
Core story – watch in this order.
2
Main
Chain Chronicle: Haecceitas no Hikari Part 1
Movie · 2016 · 1 ep · 1h 26m
Core story – watch in this order.
3
Main
Chain Chronicle: Haecceitas no Hikari Part 2
Movie · 2017 · 1 ep · 1m
Core story – watch in this order.
4
Main
Chain Chronicle: Haecceitas no Hikari Part 3
Movie · 2017 · 1 ep · 1m
Core story – watch in this order.

Safe to skip

Recap compilations and alternative cuts that retell episodes you will already have seen.

Chain Chronicle: Haecceitas no Hikari

Release order

1Chain Chronicle: Short Animation2014-09
2Chain Chronicle: Haecceitas no Hikari Part 12016-12
3Chain Chronicle: Haecceitas no Hikari2017-01
4Chain Chronicle: Haecceitas no Hikari Part 22017-01
5Chain Chronicle: Haecceitas no Hikari Part 32017-02

Chain Chronicle: Short Animation watch order FAQ

What order should I watch Chain Chronicle: Short Animation in?

Follow the recommended order above: Chain Chronicle: Short Animation → Chain Chronicle: Haecceitas no Hikari Part 1 → Chain Chronicle: Haecceitas no Hikari Part 2 → Chain Chronicle: Haecceitas no Hikari Part 3. Movies and side stories are slotted after the season they relate to.

How long does it take to watch all of Chain Chronicle: Short Animation?

The core story and movies run about 2h 8m. At two hours a day that is roughly 2 days.

Can I skip the recaps?

Yes. Chain Chronicle: Haecceitas no Hikari retell events you have already seen and can be skipped.

Where does this order come from?

It is built automatically from the sequel, prequel, side-story and spin-off links in the Kitsu database and refreshed daily, so new seasons appear without manual edits.