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.
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Sword Art Online
A complete watch and read order for Sword Art Online — Reki Kawahara's anime series, theatrical films, Progressive theatrical films, light novels, and manga adaptations. Covers the main story from the original 2012 Aincrad arc through Alicization and War of Underworld, plus the SAO Alternative: Gun Gale Online spin-off anime.6 sections
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The Legend of Zelda
A complete play order for Nintendo's Legend of Zelda franchise — every mainline game and remake from 1986 to 2025, plus the Hyrule Warriors spin-offs, Cadence of Hyrule, and Link's Crossbow Training. Both release order and Nintendo's official Hyrule Historia chronological order (with the Adult / Child / Downfall timeline split after Ocarina of Time).2 sections
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Detective Conan / Case Closed
A complete watch and reading order for Detective Conan (Case Closed) — Gosho Aoyama's ongoing manga, the 1,200+ episode TMS Entertainment anime, all 29 theatrical films, the Magic Kaito spinoff, the spin-off manga, and the live-action specials. Tagged by canon tier so you can follow just the manga thread, mix in anime-original cases, or sample the full run.6 sections
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The Conjuring Universe
A complete viewing order for The Conjuring Universe, covering all nine mainline theatrical films across the Conjuring, Annabelle, and The Nun sub-series. Includes both release order and in-universe chronological order, which spans from 1952 Romania to 1986 Pennsylvania.1 sections
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Hannibal Lecter
A complete reading and viewing order for Thomas Harris's Hannibal Lecter saga — the four novels (Red Dragon, The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal, Hannibal Rising), all five theatrical film adaptations across the Manhunter and Demme-canon continuities, Bryan Fuller's three-season NBC series, and CBS's Clarice. Tagged by continuity so you can follow just the books, just the Hopkins films, or just the Mads Mikkelsen TV run.4 sections
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G.I. Joe
A complete watch and reading order for the G.I. Joe franchise, covering the classic Sunbow and DiC animated series, live-action films, and decades of comics from Marvel through the Skybound Energon Universe. Continuity tags let you follow just the Sunbow cartoon, the live-action films, the Marvel comics, or the current Energon Universe — or sample across all of them.11 sections
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The X-Files
A complete viewing and reading order for The X-Files franchise — FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully's investigation of paranormal cases across eleven seasons (1993–2002, 2016–2018), two theatrical films, creator Chris Carter's spinoff series Millennium and The Lone Gunmen, and the canonical IDW Comics continuation. Includes both full release order and a mythology-only variant for viewers who want to follow the alien colonization conspiracy arc.4 sections
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DC Animated Movie Universe / Tomorrowverse
A complete viewing order for the two connected Warner Bros. Animation direct-to-video DC film lines — the DC Animated Movie Universe (DCAMU, 16 loosely New 52-derived films from Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013) to Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020)) and its soft-reboot successor the Tomorrowverse (10 films from Superman: Man of Tomorrow (2020) to the Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths trilogy (2024)). Separate from Bruce Timm's DCAU and from the live-action DC films.2 sections
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Half-Life
A complete play order for Valve's Half-Life franchise — every mainline entry and expansion from Half-Life (1998) through Half-Life: Alyx (2020), covering Gordon Freeman's interrupted story alongside the parallel perspectives of Opposing Force, Blue Shift, and Decay. Includes both release order and in-universe chronological order, with the fan-endorsed Black Mesa remake listed separately.2 sections
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Xeno Series (Gears / Saga / Blade)
A complete play order for Tetsuya Takahashi's Xeno creator-thread — the three legally and narratively distinct JRPG franchises connected by their creator and recurring thematic motifs (Zohar, Klein–Reichenbach Bottle, gnostic / Nietzschean themes). Covers Xenogears (Squaresoft, 1998), the Xenosaga trilogy with Pied Piper and the Xenosaga I & II DS reimagining and Xenosaga: The Animation (Monolith Soft / Namco, 2002–2006), and the Xenoblade Chronicles series including Torna ~ The Golden Country and Future Redeemed (Monolith Soft / Nintendo, 2010–present). A Related Works section covers Soma Bringer, the Takahashi-produced Monolith Soft DS title outside the three main IPs.4 sections
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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
A complete watch and reading order for That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensura) — Eight Bit's four-season anime series, the two theatrical films, the spinoff anime The Slime Diaries and Visions of Coleus, and the main manga plus key spinoff series. Covers the critical placement of the Scarlet Bond film between Seasons 2 and 3.5 sections
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Masters of the Universe (He-Man)
A complete viewing and reading order for Masters of the Universe — Mattel's He-Man franchise covering every animated continuity from the 1983 Filmation original through the 2021 Netflix CG reboot, She-Ra: Princess of Power and its 2018 Netflix reimagining, the 1987 live-action film, Kevin Smith's Revelation and Revolution, and the major comic runs. Sections are organised by continuity so you can follow just the Filmation era, just the Netflix slate, or read across the whole mythology.8 sections
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Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth's Past)
A complete reading and watching guide for Liu Cixin's Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy — The Three-Body Problem, The Dark Forest, and Death's End — plus companion novels, the Tencent live-action adaptation, the Netflix series, and the Bilibili animated series. Covers all major adaptations with separate continuity tracks for the Chinese and Western TV versions.4 sections
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Tenchi Muyo!
A complete watch order for the Tenchi Muyo! franchise — Masaki Kajishima's original OVA continuity (Ryo-Ohki OVAs 1–5, GXP, War on Geminar, GXP Paradise Starting), the 1995 Tenchi Universe TV alt-continuity and its two films, the 1997 Tenchi in Tokyo alt-continuity, and the Magical Girl Pretty Sammy spin-off line. Organised by continuity so each section is a self-contained watch path.4 sections
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Trigun
A complete watch and reading order for the Trigun franchise — Yasuhiro Nightow's original manga and its sequel Trigun Maximum, the Madhouse 1998 anime and its 2010 theatrical film, and the Studio Orange CG reboot Trigun Stampede with its 2026 sequel Trigun Stargaze. Tagged by continuity so you can follow the 1998 anime line or the Stampede reboot independently of the manga canon.3 sections
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The Boys
A complete reading and viewing order for The Boys franchise — Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson's Dynamite comic series, the comic's limited-series spinoffs, and the Prime Video adaptation spanning four seasons plus its animated anthology and the Gen V college spinoff. Tagged by continuity so you can follow the comic canon, the show canon, or both.5 sections
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Foundation (Asimov)
A complete reading order for Isaac Asimov's Foundation universe — the Robot, Empire, and Foundation series Asimov retroactively braided into a single 20,000-year future history. Covers all fifteen Asimov novels and short story collections, the estate-authorized Second Foundation Trilogy by Benford, Bear, and Brin, and Apple TV+'s ongoing adaptation. Includes both publication order and Asimov's own recommended chronological reading order from his Author's Note to Prelude to Foundation.3 sections
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KonoSuba
A complete watch and read order for KonoSuba (God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!) — Natsume Akatsuki's isekai comedy franchise covering the three main anime seasons, the Legend of Crimson theatrical film, the Megumin prequel spinoff anime, the main manga, and OVA specials. Includes both release order and a chronological watch order placing the film in its correct story position between Season 2 and Season 3.4 sections
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Fist of the North Star
A complete reading and watching order for Buronson and Tetsuo Hara's Hokuto no Ken franchise — covering the original 1983–1988 manga, the in-universe prequel Souten no Ken (Fist of the Blue Sky), every Toei and TMS anime adaptation from the 1984 series through the 2026 CGI reboot, the Souten and Re:Genesis anime, the 1986 theatrical film, the 2003 New Fist of the North Star OVA, the 2006–2008 True Savior Legend pentalogy, the 1995 live-action US film, the source novel Jubaku no Machi, and the Koei and Sega action games.6 sections
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Fire Emblem
A complete play order for Nintendo's Fire Emblem franchise — all 17 mainline tactical RPGs, three remakes, the mobile gacha title Fire Emblem Heroes, and the crossover spinoff Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE. Covers every entry from the 1990 Famicom original through Fire Emblem Engage (2023), organised by release order with world tags to filter by continent.2 sections
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