🧭 Watch order guide

Hi no Tori watch order

1 core entry, 5 extras. Watching only the core story and movies takes about 5h 50m. Generated from the franchise graph, so it updates when new seasons are announced.

core entries

movies to include

recaps / alt versions to skip

5h 50m

total core runtime

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Where the hours go

Core story and movies in watch order · 5h 50m in total · longest: Hi no Tori

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Item	Runtime
Hi no Tori	5h 25m
Hagoromo-hen	25m

Recommended order

1
Main
Hi no Tori
TV Series · 2004 · 13 ep · 5h 25m
Core story – watch in this order.
2
Spin-offoptional
Hi no Tori: Houou-hen
Movie · 1986 · 1 ep · 1h
Spin-off – optional, different tone or cast.
3
Spin-offoptional
Hi no Tori: Yamato-hen
OVA · 1987 · 1 ep · 48m
Spin-off – optional, different tone or cast.
4
Spin-offoptional
Hi no Tori: Uchuu-hen
OVA · 1987 · 1 ep · 48m
Spin-off – optional, different tone or cast.
5
Movie
Hi no Tori: Hagoromo-hen
Movie · 2004 · 1 ep · 25m
Movie – canon side content, best watched here.
6
Side storyoptional
Hi no Tori: Kizuna-hen
Special · 2012 · 1 ep · 25m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.

Release order

Hi no Tori watch order FAQ

What order should I watch Hi no Tori in?

Follow the recommended order above: Hi no Tori. Movies and side stories are slotted after the season they relate to.

How long does it take to watch all of Hi no Tori?

The core story and movies run about 5h 50m. At two hours a day that is roughly 3 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.