🧭 Watch order guide

Strike the Blood watch order

5 core entries, 1 extra. Watching only the core story and movies takes about 12h 56m. Generated from the franchise graph, so it updates when new seasons are announced.

Strike the Blood watch order at a glance

1.Strike the Blood TV Series · 2013
2.Strike the Blood: Valkyria no Oukoku-hen OVA · optional · 2015
3.Strike the Blood II OVA · 2016
4.Strike the Blood III OVA · 2018
5.Strike the Blood IV OVA · 2020
6.Strike the Blood FINAL OVA · 2022

core entries

movies to include

recaps / alt versions to skip

12h 56m

total core runtime

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Where the hours go

Core story and movies in watch order · 12h 56m in total · longest: Strike the Blood

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Item	Runtime
Strike the Blood	9h 36m
II	3h 20m

Score across seasons

Peaked with III at 7.18 · from first to latest, the score held steady

Show as table

#	Entry	Score / 10
1	Strike the Blood	7.04
2	Strike the Blood II	6.98
3	Strike the Blood III	7.18
4	Strike the Blood IV	7.10
5	Strike the Blood FINAL	7.13

Recommended order

1
Main
Strike the Blood
TV Series · 2013 · 24 ep · 9h 36m
Core story – watch in this order.
2
Side storyoptional
Strike the Blood: Valkyria no Oukoku-hen
OVA · 2015 · 2 ep · 46m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
3
Main
Strike the Blood II
OVA · 2016 · 8 ep · 3h 20m
Core story – watch in this order.
4
Main
Strike the Blood III
OVA · 2018 · 10 ep
Core story – watch in this order.
5
Main
Strike the Blood IV
OVA · 2020 · 12 ep
Core story – watch in this order.
6
Main
Strike the Blood FINAL
OVA · 2022 · 4 ep
Core story – watch in this order.

Release order

1Strike the Blood2013-10
2Strike the Blood: Valkyria no Oukoku-hen2015-11
3Strike the Blood II2016-11
4Strike the Blood III2018-12
5Strike the Blood IV2020-03
6Strike the Blood FINAL2022-03

Strike the Blood watch order FAQ

What order should I watch Strike the Blood in?

Follow the recommended order above: Strike the Blood → Strike the Blood II → Strike the Blood III → Strike the Blood IV → Strike the Blood FINAL. Movies and side stories are slotted after the season they relate to.

How long does it take to watch all of Strike the Blood?

The core story and movies run about 12h 56m. At two hours a day that is roughly 7 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.