franchises

Viewing and reading orders for film, book, game, and TV franchises. Pick a franchise, choose a section, then an order — release, chronological, or recommended — and check items off as you go.

390 franchises

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321
Universal Classic Monsters
A complete viewing order for the Universal Classic Monsters franchise — all 34 films from the classic era (1923–1956), plus the full revival and modern era from Dracula (1979) through Wolf Man (2025). Covers the foundational horror series starring Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, and Lon Chaney Jr., the Mummy (1999) action trilogy, and the Blumhouse standalone reimaginings.
2 sections
50 items
— / 50
322
Sherlock Holmes
A complete reading and viewing order for Sherlock Holmes — Arthur Conan Doyle's original four novels and five short-story collections (60 works, 1887–1927), plus the major screen adaptations: the Basil Rathbone film cycle, Granada's Jeremy Brett series, BBC Sherlock, Elementary, the Guy Ritchie films, the Enola Holmes films, and notable standalone films. Tagged by continuity so you can follow just the Doyle canon, just one adaptation line, or sample everything.
10 sections
52 items
— / 52
323
Dragonlance
A complete reading order for Dragonlance, the shared fantasy world of Krynn created by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis and published since 1984. Covers the main Chronicles and Legends trilogies, the War of Souls and Lost Chronicles arcs, the Destinies trilogy, and the key companion series — over 190 novels set in one continuous in-universe timeline.
5 sections
56 items
— / 56
324
Dragon Age
A complete play, watch, and reading order for BioWare's Dragon Age franchise — covering the four mainline games and major expansions, all six novels, ten Dark Horse and IDW comic series, the animated film Dawn of the Seeker, and the Netflix animated series Absolution. Includes publication-order and in-universe chronological guides for the novels.
5 sections
26 items
— / 26
325
The Dark Tower
A complete reading and viewing order for Stephen King's Dark Tower cycle — the eight novels following Roland Deschain's quest across a decaying multiverse, the nineteen Marvel Comics arcs Robin Furth and Peter David published from 2007 to 2017, and the 2017 Nikolaj Arcel feature film. Covers both publication and internal-chronological orders for the novels.
3 sections
28 items
— / 28
326
Gundam
A complete watch and reading order for Bandai Namco's Gundam franchise — every anime series, OVA, and theatrical film across the Universal Century timeline and nine alternate continuities, from the original 1979 Mobile Suit Gundam through GQuuuuuuX (2025). Sections are organised by continuity so you can follow a single universe or explore the full 45-year franchise.
12 sections
38 items
— / 38
327
Kamen Rider
A complete viewing order for Toei's Kamen Rider franchise — every TV series from the original 1971 Shōwa run through the ongoing Reiwa era, the annual Movie War crossover films, the Super Hero Taisen crossovers with Super Sentai, the adult web spin-off Kamen Rider Amazons, and the alt-continuity theatrical films including Shin Kamen Rider (2023) by Hideaki Anno. Era tags let you filter by Shōwa, Heisei Phase 1, Heisei Phase 2, or Reiwa production wave.
6 sections
61 items
— / 61
328
Super Sentai
A complete viewing order for Toei's Super Sentai franchise — every annual TV series from Himitsu Sentai Goranger (1975) through No.1 Sentai Gozyuger (2025–26), the annual VS team-up films, the 35th-anniversary theatrical special, and the Super Hero Taisen crossover film series. Era tags separate the Shōwa, Heisei, and Reiwa production waves across 49 numbered series.
3 sections
88 items
— / 88
329
Slayers
A complete watch and reading order for the Slayers franchise — Hajime Kanzaka's classic fantasy-comedy light novel series and its five TV anime seasons, five theatrical films, two OVA series, and the full 17-volume novel run. Sections are organized by medium so you can follow the TV anime, dive into the original novels, or explore the Lina-and-Naga film side stories.
5 sections
31 items
— / 31
330
.hack
A complete watch, play, and reading order for the .hack multimedia franchise — covering the Project .hack era games and anime, the G.U. trilogy and its companion anime, OVAs, manga, and novels. Tagged by era so you can follow just the games, just the anime, or trace the full cross-media story across both Project .hack and G.U.
4 sections
19 items
— / 19
331
The Legend of Drizzt (Forgotten Realms)
A complete reading order for R.A. Salvatore's Legend of Drizzt — all 37 novels following the dark elf ranger Drizzt Do'Urden across the Forgotten Realms, from the original Icewind Dale Trilogy (1988) through The Finest Edge of Twilight (2025). Covers both publication order and the in-universe chronological order, plus the Artemis Entreri–Jarlaxle Sellswords spinoff trilogy.
2 sections
40 items
— / 40
332
Buffyverse
A complete viewing and reading order for the Buffyverse — Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Angel, covering the original 1992 film, seven seasons of Buffy (1997–2003), five seasons of Angel (1999–2004), and the canonical Dark Horse comic continuation through Season 12 (2018). Includes a combined chronological variant that interleaves Buffy and Angel by their concurrent broadcast seasons for viewers who want to follow the crossover storylines in the order they aired.
5 sections
24 items
— / 24
333
The Expanse
Complete reading and watching guide for The Expanse universe — 9 novels, 6 novellas, 2 short stories by James S.A. Corey, and 6 seasons of the Prime Video adaptation. Hugo Award winner for Best Series.
2 sections
24 items
— / 24
334
Persona / Shin Megami Tensei
A complete play and watch order for Atlus's Megami Tensei meta-franchise — Shin Megami Tensei mainline, Persona, Devil Summoner, Soul Hackers, Raidou Kuzunoha, Devil Survivor, Digital Devil Saga, Strange Journey, Last Bible, Majin Tensei, Tokyo Mirage Sessions, and every Persona anime adaptation. Each sub-series is its own section so you can follow a single line or browse the full 40-year canon.
11 sections
69 items
— / 69
335
Dragon Quest
A complete play and watch order for the Dragon Quest franchise — all eleven released mainline games (I–XI), HD-2D remakes, major spinoffs including Builders, Heroes, and Treasures, plus the anime series and theatrical film. Covers both release order and the in-universe chronological order for the Erdrick Trilogy (III → I → II), the Zenithian Trilogy (IV → V → VI), and story-connected spinoffs.
5 sections
26 items
— / 26
336
Hunter × Hunter
A complete watch and reading order for Hunter × Hunter — Yoshihiro Togashi's ongoing manga, the 2011 Madhouse anime adaptation (148 episodes, the recommended modern entry point), the 1999 Nippon Animation anime and its three OVA continuations, and both theatrical films. Tagged by continuity so you can follow the manga source canon, the 2011 anime, or the complete 1999 anime + OVA run.
4 sections
22 items
— / 22
337
Tom Clancy Games
A complete play order for all Tom Clancy-branded video games — every mainline entry across Splinter Cell, Rainbow Six, Ghost Recon, The Division, and the standalone Clancy titles from Politika (1997) through Rainbow Six Extraction (2022) and beyond. Sections are organised by sub-franchise so you can play a single series or explore the full Clancyverse of tactical shooters, stealth missions, and open-world operations.
5 sections
32 items
— / 32
338
Yakuza / Like a Dragon
A complete play and watch order for Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio's Yakuza / Like a Dragon franchise — every mainline game from the 2005 PS2 original through the 2026 Kiwami 3 remake, the Judgment spin-off duology, historical spinoffs, and the live-action Amazon Prime series. Covers both release order and in-universe chronological order, with remakes listed alongside their originals.
5 sections
28 items
— / 28
339
Ace Attorney
A complete play, watch, and read order for Capcom's Ace Attorney franchise — covering every mainline courtroom game, the Investigations detective duology, the Victorian-era Great Ace Attorney prequel games, the Professor Layton crossover, the anime adaptation, and Takashi Miike's live-action film. Includes both release order and in-universe chronological order for the games.
3 sections
17 items
— / 17
340
Bleach
A complete watch and reading order for the Bleach franchise — Tite Kubo's 74-volume manga, the original 2004 anime (366 episodes), the 2022 Thousand-Year Blood War reboot, four theatrical films, and the 2018 live-action adaptation. Filler arcs are tagged so you can skip straight from the Fullbring arc to TYBW without missing any manga content.
5 sections
25 items
— / 25

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franchises

Viewing and reading orders for film, book, game, and TV franchises. Pick a franchise, choose a section, then an order — release, chronological, or recommended — and check items off as you go.

390 franchises

sort:recent·a–z·items·progressfilter:all·in-progress·unstarted·complete

321
Universal Classic Monsters
A complete viewing order for the Universal Classic Monsters franchise — all 34 films from the classic era (1923–1956), plus the full revival and modern era from Dracula (1979) through Wolf Man (2025). Covers the foundational horror series starring Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, and Lon Chaney Jr., the Mummy (1999) action trilogy, and the Blumhouse standalone reimaginings.
2 sections
50 items
— / 50
322
Sherlock Holmes
A complete reading and viewing order for Sherlock Holmes — Arthur Conan Doyle's original four novels and five short-story collections (60 works, 1887–1927), plus the major screen adaptations: the Basil Rathbone film cycle, Granada's Jeremy Brett series, BBC Sherlock, Elementary, the Guy Ritchie films, the Enola Holmes films, and notable standalone films. Tagged by continuity so you can follow just the Doyle canon, just one adaptation line, or sample everything.
10 sections
52 items
— / 52
323
Dragonlance
A complete reading order for Dragonlance, the shared fantasy world of Krynn created by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis and published since 1984. Covers the main Chronicles and Legends trilogies, the War of Souls and Lost Chronicles arcs, the Destinies trilogy, and the key companion series — over 190 novels set in one continuous in-universe timeline.
5 sections
56 items
— / 56
324
Dragon Age
A complete play, watch, and reading order for BioWare's Dragon Age franchise — covering the four mainline games and major expansions, all six novels, ten Dark Horse and IDW comic series, the animated film Dawn of the Seeker, and the Netflix animated series Absolution. Includes publication-order and in-universe chronological guides for the novels.
5 sections
26 items
— / 26
325
The Dark Tower
A complete reading and viewing order for Stephen King's Dark Tower cycle — the eight novels following Roland Deschain's quest across a decaying multiverse, the nineteen Marvel Comics arcs Robin Furth and Peter David published from 2007 to 2017, and the 2017 Nikolaj Arcel feature film. Covers both publication and internal-chronological orders for the novels.
3 sections
28 items
— / 28
326
Gundam
A complete watch and reading order for Bandai Namco's Gundam franchise — every anime series, OVA, and theatrical film across the Universal Century timeline and nine alternate continuities, from the original 1979 Mobile Suit Gundam through GQuuuuuuX (2025). Sections are organised by continuity so you can follow a single universe or explore the full 45-year franchise.
12 sections
38 items
— / 38
327
Kamen Rider
A complete viewing order for Toei's Kamen Rider franchise — every TV series from the original 1971 Shōwa run through the ongoing Reiwa era, the annual Movie War crossover films, the Super Hero Taisen crossovers with Super Sentai, the adult web spin-off Kamen Rider Amazons, and the alt-continuity theatrical films including Shin Kamen Rider (2023) by Hideaki Anno. Era tags let you filter by Shōwa, Heisei Phase 1, Heisei Phase 2, or Reiwa production wave.
6 sections
61 items
— / 61
328
Super Sentai
A complete viewing order for Toei's Super Sentai franchise — every annual TV series from Himitsu Sentai Goranger (1975) through No.1 Sentai Gozyuger (2025–26), the annual VS team-up films, the 35th-anniversary theatrical special, and the Super Hero Taisen crossover film series. Era tags separate the Shōwa, Heisei, and Reiwa production waves across 49 numbered series.
3 sections
88 items
— / 88
329
Slayers
A complete watch and reading order for the Slayers franchise — Hajime Kanzaka's classic fantasy-comedy light novel series and its five TV anime seasons, five theatrical films, two OVA series, and the full 17-volume novel run. Sections are organized by medium so you can follow the TV anime, dive into the original novels, or explore the Lina-and-Naga film side stories.
5 sections
31 items
— / 31
330
.hack
A complete watch, play, and reading order for the .hack multimedia franchise — covering the Project .hack era games and anime, the G.U. trilogy and its companion anime, OVAs, manga, and novels. Tagged by era so you can follow just the games, just the anime, or trace the full cross-media story across both Project .hack and G.U.
4 sections
19 items
— / 19
331
The Legend of Drizzt (Forgotten Realms)
A complete reading order for R.A. Salvatore's Legend of Drizzt — all 37 novels following the dark elf ranger Drizzt Do'Urden across the Forgotten Realms, from the original Icewind Dale Trilogy (1988) through The Finest Edge of Twilight (2025). Covers both publication order and the in-universe chronological order, plus the Artemis Entreri–Jarlaxle Sellswords spinoff trilogy.
2 sections
40 items
— / 40
332
Buffyverse
A complete viewing and reading order for the Buffyverse — Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Angel, covering the original 1992 film, seven seasons of Buffy (1997–2003), five seasons of Angel (1999–2004), and the canonical Dark Horse comic continuation through Season 12 (2018). Includes a combined chronological variant that interleaves Buffy and Angel by their concurrent broadcast seasons for viewers who want to follow the crossover storylines in the order they aired.
5 sections
24 items
— / 24
333
The Expanse
Complete reading and watching guide for The Expanse universe — 9 novels, 6 novellas, 2 short stories by James S.A. Corey, and 6 seasons of the Prime Video adaptation. Hugo Award winner for Best Series.
2 sections
24 items
— / 24
334
Persona / Shin Megami Tensei
A complete play and watch order for Atlus's Megami Tensei meta-franchise — Shin Megami Tensei mainline, Persona, Devil Summoner, Soul Hackers, Raidou Kuzunoha, Devil Survivor, Digital Devil Saga, Strange Journey, Last Bible, Majin Tensei, Tokyo Mirage Sessions, and every Persona anime adaptation. Each sub-series is its own section so you can follow a single line or browse the full 40-year canon.
11 sections
69 items
— / 69
335
Dragon Quest
A complete play and watch order for the Dragon Quest franchise — all eleven released mainline games (I–XI), HD-2D remakes, major spinoffs including Builders, Heroes, and Treasures, plus the anime series and theatrical film. Covers both release order and the in-universe chronological order for the Erdrick Trilogy (III → I → II), the Zenithian Trilogy (IV → V → VI), and story-connected spinoffs.
5 sections
26 items
— / 26
336
Hunter × Hunter
A complete watch and reading order for Hunter × Hunter — Yoshihiro Togashi's ongoing manga, the 2011 Madhouse anime adaptation (148 episodes, the recommended modern entry point), the 1999 Nippon Animation anime and its three OVA continuations, and both theatrical films. Tagged by continuity so you can follow the manga source canon, the 2011 anime, or the complete 1999 anime + OVA run.
4 sections
22 items
— / 22
337
Tom Clancy Games
A complete play order for all Tom Clancy-branded video games — every mainline entry across Splinter Cell, Rainbow Six, Ghost Recon, The Division, and the standalone Clancy titles from Politika (1997) through Rainbow Six Extraction (2022) and beyond. Sections are organised by sub-franchise so you can play a single series or explore the full Clancyverse of tactical shooters, stealth missions, and open-world operations.
5 sections
32 items
— / 32
338
Yakuza / Like a Dragon
A complete play and watch order for Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio's Yakuza / Like a Dragon franchise — every mainline game from the 2005 PS2 original through the 2026 Kiwami 3 remake, the Judgment spin-off duology, historical spinoffs, and the live-action Amazon Prime series. Covers both release order and in-universe chronological order, with remakes listed alongside their originals.
5 sections
28 items
— / 28
339
Ace Attorney
A complete play, watch, and read order for Capcom's Ace Attorney franchise — covering every mainline courtroom game, the Investigations detective duology, the Victorian-era Great Ace Attorney prequel games, the Professor Layton crossover, the anime adaptation, and Takashi Miike's live-action film. Includes both release order and in-universe chronological order for the games.
3 sections
17 items
— / 17
340
Bleach
A complete watch and reading order for the Bleach franchise — Tite Kubo's 74-volume manga, the original 2004 anime (366 episodes), the 2022 Thousand-Year Blood War reboot, four theatrical films, and the 2018 live-action adaptation. Filler arcs are tagged so you can skip straight from the Fullbring arc to TYBW without missing any manga content.
5 sections
25 items
— / 25

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