🧭 Watch order guide
Fate/Zero watch order
How to watch
Fate/Zero is the prequel, but it spoils parts of Fate/stay night. The usual advice is Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works first, then Fate/Zero, then the Heaven's Feel film trilogy. Start with Zero only if you insist on chronological order. The 2006 Fate/stay night series is skippable.
3
core entries
1
movies to include
11
recaps / alt versions to skip
20h 48m
total core runtime
Where the hours go
Core story and movies in watch order · 20h 48m in total · longest: Fate/stay night
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| Item | Runtime |
|---|---|
| Fate/Zero | 6h 4m |
| Cafe | 20m |
| 2nd Season | 4h 48m |
| Fate/stay night | 9h 36m |
Score across seasons
Peaked with 2nd Season at 8.22 · from first to latest, the score fell 1.03
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| # | Entry | Score / 10 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fate/Zero | 8.21 |
| 2 | Fate/Zero 2nd Season | 8.22 |
| 3 | Fate/stay night | 7.18 |
Recommended order
- 1
- 2
Side storyoptionalFate/Zero: Onegai! Einzbern SoudanshitsuSpecial · 2012 · 6 ep · 1h 30m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
- 3
- 4
Spin-offoptionalLord El-Melloi II Sei no Jikenbo: Rail Zeppelin Grace Note - Hakamori to Neko to MajutsushiSpecial · 2018 · 1 ep · 24m
Spin-off – optional, different tone or cast.
- 5
Spin-offoptionalLord El-Melloi II Sei no Jikenbo: Rail Zeppelin Grace NoteTV Series · 2019 · 13 ep · 5h 12m
Spin-off – optional, different tone or cast.
- 6
- 7
- 8
Spin-offoptionalEmiya-san Chi no Kyou no GohanONA · 2017 · 13 ep · 2h 47m
Spin-off – optional, different tone or cast.
Safe to skip
Recap compilations and alternative cuts that retell episodes you will already have seen.
- Fate/Zero Remix
- Fate/stay night TV Reproduction
- Fate/stay night Movie: Unlimited Blade Works
- Fate/Prototype
- Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya
- Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works
- Fate/Grand Order: First Order
- Fate/Apocrypha
- Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. Presage Flower
- Fate/Extra: Last Encore
- Fate/strange Fake
Release order
- 1Fate/stay night2006-01
- 2Fate/stay night TV Reproduction2010-01
- 3Fate/stay night Movie: Unlimited Blade Works2010-01
- 4Fate/Zero2011-10
- 5Fate/Prototype2011-12
- 6Fate/Zero: Onegai! Einzbern Soudanshitsu2012-03
- 7Fate/Zero Remix2012-03
- 8Fate/Zero 2nd Season2012-04
- 9Fate/Zero Cafe2013-07
- 10Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya2013-07
- 11Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works2014-10
- 12Fate/Grand Order: First Order2016-12
- 13Fate/Apocrypha2017-07
- 14Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. Presage Flower2017-10
- 15Emiya-san Chi no Kyou no Gohan2017-12
- 16Fate/Extra: Last Encore2018-01
- 17Lord El-Melloi II Sei no Jikenbo: Rail Zeppelin Grace Note - Hakamori to Neko to Majutsushi2018-12
- 18Lord El-Melloi II Sei no Jikenbo: Rail Zeppelin Grace Note2019-07
- 19Fate/strange Fake2026-01
Fate/Zero watch order FAQ
What order should I watch Fate/Zero in?
Fate/Zero is the prequel, but it spoils parts of Fate/stay night. The usual advice is Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works first, then Fate/Zero, then the Heaven's Feel film trilogy. Start with Zero only if you insist on chronological order. The 2006 Fate/stay night series is skippable.
How long does it take to watch all of Fate/Zero?
The core story and movies run about 20h 48m. At two hours a day that is roughly 11 days.
Can I skip the recaps?
Yes. Fate/Zero Remix, Fate/stay night TV Reproduction, Fate/stay night Movie: Unlimited Blade Works, Fate/Prototype, Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya, Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, Fate/Grand Order: First Order, Fate/Apocrypha, Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. Presage Flower, Fate/Extra: Last Encore, Fate/strange Fake 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.