🧭 Watch order guide

Kemono Friends watch order

2 core entries, 4 extras. Watching only the core story and movies takes about 4h 50m. Generated from the franchise graph, so it updates when new seasons are announced.

core entries

movies to include

recaps / alt versions to skip

4h 50m

total core runtime

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Where the hours go

Core story and movies in watch order · 4h 50m in total · longest: Kemono Friends

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Item	Runtime
Kemono Friends	4h 48m
Bus-teki	2m

Recommended order

1
Main
Kemono Friends
TV Series · 2017 · 12 ep · 4h 48m
Core story – watch in this order.
2
Side storyoptional
Uma no Friends
ONA · 2017 · 1 ep · 4m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
3
Side storyoptional
Anisama
ONA · 2017 · 1 ep · 5m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
4
Side storyoptional
Nissin no Donbei x Kemono Friends
ONA · 2017 · 1 ep · 1m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
5
Side storyoptional
Kemono Friends 2
TV Series · 2019 · 12 ep · 4h 36m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
6
Main
Kemono Friends: Bus-teki
ONA · 2017 · 1 ep · 2m
Core story – watch in this order.

Release order

1Kemono Friends2017-01
2Kemono Friends: Bus-teki2017-04
3Uma no Friends2017-08
4Anisama2017-08
5Nissin no Donbei x Kemono Friends2017-09
6Kemono Friends 22019-01

Kemono Friends watch order FAQ

What order should I watch Kemono Friends in?

Follow the recommended order above: Kemono Friends → Kemono Friends: Bus-teki. Movies and side stories are slotted after the season they relate to.

How long does it take to watch all of Kemono Friends?

The core story and movies run about 4h 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.