🧭 Watch order guide

Major S1 watch order

10 core entries, 3 extras. Watching only the core story and movies takes about 2d 7h. Generated from the franchise graph, so it updates when new seasons are announced.

core entries

movies to include

recaps / alt versions to skip

2d 7h

total core runtime

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Where the hours go

Core story and movies in watch order · 2d 7h in total · longest: Major S3

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Item	Runtime
Major S1	2h 30m
Major S3	10h 50m
Major S4	10h 24m
Major S5	10h
Major S6	10h
Major: World Series	56m
Major: Message	24m
Major 2nd	24m
MAJOR SECOND Season 2	10h

Score across seasons

Peaked with Major S5 at 8.02 · from first to latest, the score fell 0.26

Numbers follow the watch order; hover a point or use the table for names.

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#	Entry	Score / 10
1	Major S1	7.98
2	Major S2	7.95
3	Major S3	7.94
4	Major S4	7.92
5	Major S5	8.02
6	Major S6	7.96
7	Major: World Series	7.85
8	Major: Message	7.84
9	Major 2nd	7.42
10	MAJOR SECOND Season 2	7.72

Recommended order

1
Main
Major S1
TV Series · 2004 · 26 ep · 2h 30m
Core story – watch in this order.
2
Side storyoptional
Shounen Sunday CM: Major
Special · 1995 · 1 ep
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
3
Main
Major S2
TV Series · 2005 · 26 ep
Core story – watch in this order.
4
Main
Major S3
TV Series · 2007 · 26 ep · 10h 50m
Core story – watch in this order.
5
Main
Major S4
TV Series · 2008 · 26 ep · 10h 24m
Core story – watch in this order.
6
Main
Major S5
TV Series · 2009 · 25 ep · 10h
Core story – watch in this order.
7
Main
Major S6
TV Series · 2010 · 25 ep · 10h
Core story – watch in this order.
8
Main
Major: World Series
OVA · 2011 · 2 ep · 56m
Core story – watch in this order.
9
Main
Major: Message
OVA · 2010 · 1 ep · 24m
Core story – watch in this order.
10
Main
Major 2nd
TV Series · 2018 · 25 ep · 24m
Core story – watch in this order.
11
Side storyoptional
Major 2nd
Special · 2015 · 1 ep
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
12
Side storyoptional
Shounen Sunday CM: Major 2nd
Special · 2016 · 1 ep
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
13
Main
MAJOR SECOND Season 2
TV Series · 2020 · 25 ep · 10h
Core story – watch in this order.

Release order

1Shounen Sunday CM: Major1995-08
2Major S12004-11
3Major S22005-12
4Major S32007-01
5Major S42008-01
6Major S52009-01
7Major S62010-04
8Major: Message2010-12
9Major: World Series2011-12
10Major 2nd2015-12
11Shounen Sunday CM: Major 2nd2016-07
12Major 2nd2018-04
13MAJOR SECOND Season 22020-04

Major S1 watch order FAQ

What order should I watch Major S1 in?

Follow the recommended order above: Major S1 → Major S2 → Major S3 → Major S4 → Major S5 → Major S6 → Major: World Series → Major: Message → Major 2nd → MAJOR SECOND Season 2. Movies and side stories are slotted after the season they relate to.

How long does it take to watch all of Major S1?

The core story and movies run about 2d 7h. At two hours a day that is roughly 28 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.