🧭 Watch order guide

Obake no Q-tarou watch order

3 core entries, 2 extras. Watching only the core story and movies takes about 8d 6h. Generated from the franchise graph, so it updates when new seasons are announced.

Obake no Q-tarou watch order at a glance

1.Obake no Q-tarou TV Series · 1965
2.Shin Obake no Q-tarou TV Series · 1971
3.Obake no Q-tarou (1985) TV Series · 1985
4.Obake no Q-Tarou: Tobidase! Bake Bake Daisakusen Movie · 1986
5.Obake no Q-Tarou: Susume! 1/100 Daisakusen Movie · 1987

core entries

movies to include

recaps / alt versions to skip

8d 6h

total core runtime

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Where the hours go

Core story and movies in watch order · 8d 6h in total · longest: Obake no Q-tarou (1985)

Show as table

Item	Runtime
Obake no Q-tarou	40h
Shin Obake no Q-tarou	29h 10m
(1985)	5d 7h
Tobidase! Bake Bake Daisakusen	2h
Susume! 1/100 Daisakusen	15m

Recommended order

1
Main
Obake no Q-tarou
TV Series · 1965 · 96 ep · 40h
Core story – watch in this order.
2
Main
Shin Obake no Q-tarou
TV Series · 1971 · 70 ep · 29h 10m
Core story – watch in this order.
3
Main
Obake no Q-tarou (1985)
TV Series · 1985 · 510 ep · 5d 7h
Core story – watch in this order.
4
Movie
Obake no Q-Tarou: Tobidase! Bake Bake Daisakusen
Movie · 1986 · 1 ep · 2h
Movie – canon side content, best watched here.
5
Movie
Obake no Q-Tarou: Susume! 1/100 Daisakusen
Movie · 1987 · 1 ep · 15m
Movie – canon side content, best watched here.

Release order

1Obake no Q-tarou1965-08
2Shin Obake no Q-tarou1971-09
3Obake no Q-tarou (1985)1985-04
4Obake no Q-Tarou: Tobidase! Bake Bake Daisakusen1986-03
5Obake no Q-Tarou: Susume! 1/100 Daisakusen1987-03

Obake no Q-tarou watch order FAQ

What order should I watch Obake no Q-tarou in?

Follow the recommended order above: Obake no Q-tarou → Shin Obake no Q-tarou → Obake no Q-tarou (1985). Movies and side stories are slotted after the season they relate to.

How long does it take to watch all of Obake no Q-tarou?

The core story and movies run about 8d 6h. At two hours a day that is roughly 100 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.