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Channel 5.5 3rd Season watch order

7 core entries, 4 extras. Watching only the core story and movies takes about 2h 28m. Generated from the franchise graph, so it updates when new seasons are announced.

Channel 5.5 3rd Season watch order at a glance

1.Channel 5.5 Prologue: Shin Bangumi Start! ONA · 2014
2.Channel 5.5 ONA · 2014
3.Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo TV Series · optional · 1997
4.Channel 5.5 2nd Season ONA · 2014
5.Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain Movie · 2013
6.Channel 5.5 3rd Season Prologue ONA · 2014
7.Channel 5.5 3rd Season ONA · 2014
8.Nodame Cantabile TV Series · optional · 2007
9.Channel 5.5 4th Season Prologue ONA · 2014
10.Channel 5.5 4th Season ONA · 2014
11.The Rose of Versailles TV Series · optional · 1979

core entries

movies to include

recaps / alt versions to skip

2h 28m

total core runtime

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Where the hours go

Core story and movies in watch order · 2h 28m in total · longest: Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain

Show as table

Item	Runtime
Channel 5.5 Prologue: Shin Bangumi Start!	4m
Channel 5.5	20m
Channel 5.5 2nd Season	20m
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain	58m
Prologue	3m
Channel 5.5 3rd Season	20m
Channel 5.5 4th Season Prologue	3m
Channel 5.5 4th Season	20m

Recommended order

1
Main
Channel 5.5 Prologue: Shin Bangumi Start!
ONA · 2014 · 1 ep · 4m
Core story – watch in this order.
2
Main
Channel 5.5
ONA · 2014 · 4 ep · 20m
Core story – watch in this order.
3
Side storyoptional
Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo
TV Series · 1997 · 148 ep · 2d 11h
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
4
Main
Channel 5.5 2nd Season
ONA · 2014 · 4 ep · 20m
Core story – watch in this order.
5
Movie
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain
Movie · 2013 · 1 ep · 58m
Movie – canon side content, best watched here.
6
Main
Channel 5.5 3rd Season Prologue
ONA · 2014 · 1 ep · 3m
Core story – watch in this order.
7
Main
Channel 5.5 3rd Season
ONA · 2014 · 4 ep · 20m
Core story – watch in this order.
8
Side storyoptional
Nodame Cantabile
TV Series · 2007 · 23 ep · 8h 26m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
9
Main
Channel 5.5 4th Season Prologue
ONA · 2014 · 1 ep · 3m
Core story – watch in this order.
10
Main
Channel 5.5 4th Season
ONA · 2014 · 4 ep · 20m
Core story – watch in this order.
11
Side storyoptional
The Rose of Versailles
TV Series · 1979 · 40 ep · 15h 20m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.

Release order

1The Rose of Versailles1979-10
2Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo1997-04
3Nodame Cantabile2007-01
4Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain2013-06
5Channel 5.5 Prologue: Shin Bangumi Start!2014-01
6Channel 5.52014-01
7Channel 5.5 2nd Season2014-04
8Channel 5.5 3rd Season Prologue2014-07
9Channel 5.5 3rd Season2014-07
10Channel 5.5 4th Season Prologue2014-11
11Channel 5.5 4th Season2014-11

Channel 5.5 3rd Season watch order FAQ

What order should I watch Channel 5.5 3rd Season in?

Follow the recommended order above: Channel 5.5 Prologue: Shin Bangumi Start! → Channel 5.5 → Channel 5.5 2nd Season → Channel 5.5 3rd Season Prologue → Channel 5.5 3rd Season → Channel 5.5 4th Season Prologue → Channel 5.5 4th Season. Movies and side stories are slotted after the season they relate to.

How long does it take to watch all of Channel 5.5 3rd Season?

The core story and movies run about 2h 28m. At two hours a day that is roughly 2 days.

Can I skip the recaps?

There are no recap episodes or compilation movies on record for this franchise.

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.