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.

179 franchises

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81
Paper Mario & Mario & Luigi (Mario RPGs)
A complete play order for the Mario RPG family of games — Super Mario RPG (1996 SNES) and its 2023 Switch remake, every Paper Mario title from the 2000 Nintendo 64 original through Sticker Star, Color Splash, The Origami King, and the 2024 Switch remake of The Thousand-Year Door, and every Mario & Luigi title from Superstar Saga (2003) through Bowser's Inside Story, Dream Team, the Paper Jam crossover, and the 2024 Switch revival Brothership. Includes release order and a play-by-series order that groups each sub-series for users who want to tackle one line at a time.
1 sections
17 items
— / 17
82
Malazan Book of the Fallen
A complete reading order for the Malazan world co-created by Steven Erikson and Ian C. Esslemont — Erikson's ten-volume Malazan Book of the Fallen, Esslemont's six Novels of the Malazan Empire, both authors' prequel sequences (Erikson's Kharkanas Trilogy and Esslemont's Path to Ascendancy), Erikson's Tales of Witness sequels, and the seven Bauchelain and Korbal Broach novellas. Covers both publication order across all sub-series and the widely-cited recommended interleaved order that splices the two authors and the novellas into a single first-time reader path.
1 sections
31 items
— / 31
83
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
A complete viewing and reading order for the Puella Magi Madoka Magica franchise, covering the original 12-episode TV series, the theatrical recap films, and the 2013 sequel film Rebellion. Also includes Magia Record, the three-season spinoff anime (2020–2022), and the original manga adaptation.
3 sections
8 items
— / 8
84
Mad Max
A complete viewing, reading, and playing order for the Mad Max franchise — George Miller's post-apocalyptic Australian saga across films, comics, novels, and video games, from the 1979 original through the 2024 prequel Furiosa.
4 sections
10 items
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85
Macross / Robotech
A complete watch order for the Macross franchise and Harmony Gold's Robotech adaptation. Covers the Studio Nue / Big West Macross main continuity (SDF Macross, Do You Remember Love?, Flash Back 2012, Plus, 7, Zero, Frontier, Delta and the parallel-world Macross II) alongside the separate Robotech adaptation track (the 85-episode 1985 series, Robotech II: The Sentinels, The Shadow Chronicles, and Love Live Alive). Organised by continuity so each section is a self-contained watch path.
2 sections
26 items
— / 26
86
Lupin III (Lupin the 3rd)
A complete watch and reading order for the Lupin III franchise — Monkey Punch's iconic gentleman-thief anime spanning six main TV series from Part I (1971) through Part 6 (2021), five theatrical films including Hayao Miyazaki's Castle of Cagliostro, 30+ annual TV specials, the Fujiko Mine spinoff, and the Lupin the IIIrd theatrical short series. Tagged by era and format so you can follow the main series, landmark films, or the full franchise.
5 sections
20 items
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87
The Last of Us
A complete play and watch order for The Last of Us franchise — Naughty Dog's mainline games, the Left Behind DLC, the PS5 Part I remake, and HBO's television adaptation. Covers every canonical entry so you can follow Joel and Ellie's story from the original 2013 game through the 2025 second season of the series.
3 sections
7 items
— / 7
88
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
9 items
— / 9
89
The King of Fighters
A complete play order for SNK's King of Fighters series — every mainline numbered entry from '94 through XV, the Dream Match editions, spinoffs, and crossovers with Capcom. Covers the Orochi Saga, NESTS Chronicles, Tales of Ash, and the post-XIII new continuity, with saga tags so you can follow any arc start to finish.
4 sections
26 items
— / 26
90
Kingdom Hearts
A complete play order for the Kingdom Hearts series — every mainline numbered entry, the portable side games, the 0.2 prelude, Melody of Memory, and the mobile service games Union χ and Dark Road. Includes both Square Enix's recommended release order and the in-universe chronological order.
1 sections
13 items
— / 13
91
Stephen King — Connected Multiverse
A reading order for the Stephen King books connected by the Dark Tower mythology — the eight Dark Tower novels themselves plus the major tie-in works King has woven into Roland Deschain's quest, including 'Salem's Lot, The Stand, The Talisman, Black House, Insomnia, Hearts in Atlantis, The Eyes of the Dragon, and It. Covers both publication and internal-chronological orders for the Dark Tower spine, and lists the principal filmed adaptations.
3 sections
26 items
— / 26
92
Karate Kid / Cobra Kai
A complete viewing order for the Karate Kid and Cobra Kai franchise, covering the six mainline films from 1984 through 2025, all six seasons of the Netflix series Cobra Kai, and the 1989 animated series. Includes continuity tags to navigate the original Miyagi-verse, the 2010 reboot, and the 2025 film that bridges both threads.
3 sections
13 items
— / 13
93
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
94
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
A complete reading and watching order for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure — Hirohiko Araki's manga spanning nine parts across two story universes, David Production's anime adaptations of Parts 1 through 6, the classic 1993/2000 OVA series, and the 2017 live-action film. Tagged by part and medium so you can follow the manga, the anime, or the full franchise from the beginning.
5 sections
22 items
— / 22
95
James Bond
A complete viewing order for the James Bond film franchise, covering all 25 official EON Productions films from Dr. No (1962) through No Time to Die (2021), plus the two non-EON films for completeness. Films are tagged by actor era so you can filter by Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, or Daniel Craig.
2 sections
27 items
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96
Jack Ryan (Tom Clancy Universe)
A complete reading and viewing order for the Tom Clancy Ryanverse — all original Clancy novels and authorized post-Clancy continuations, the six theatrical films across three distinct casting eras, and all four seasons of the Amazon Prime Video series. Covers both publication order and in-universe chronological order for the novels.
4 sections
41 items
— / 41
97
Invincible
A complete reading and viewing order for the Invincible franchise — Robert Kirkman's 144-issue Image Comics superhero epic, its canonical spinoff series, and the Prime Video animated adaptation across four seasons. Covers the main comic run, key spinoffs (Atom Eve, Rex Splode, Wolf-Man, Guarding the Globe, Invincible Universe), and all aired TV seasons including the Atom Eve prequel special.
2 sections
13 items
— / 13
98
Insidious
A complete viewing order for the Insidious franchise — all five supernatural horror films from James Wan and Leigh Whannell's Blumhouse series, centered on the spirit realm known as the Further and psychic investigator Elise Rainier. Covers both release order and the in-universe chronological order that resolves how the prequel films slot around the original Lambert haunting.
1 sections
5 items
— / 5
99
Indiana Jones
A complete viewing and playing order for the Indiana Jones franchise, covering all five theatrical films, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles television series, and six story-driven games from the 1989 LucasArts classic through MachineGames' 2024 entry. Includes both release order and the in-universe chronological order for the films, where Temple of Doom precedes Raiders of the Lost Ark.
3 sections
13 items
— / 13
100
Hyperion Cantos
A complete reading order for Dan Simmons' Hyperion Cantos — four core science fiction novels set across the 29th and 31st centuries, from the pilgrimage to Hyperion's Time Tombs through the fall and rebirth of galactic civilization. Covers publication order for the main series and the three short stories set in the same universe.
1 sections
7 items
— / 7

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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.

179 franchises

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

81
Paper Mario & Mario & Luigi (Mario RPGs)
A complete play order for the Mario RPG family of games — Super Mario RPG (1996 SNES) and its 2023 Switch remake, every Paper Mario title from the 2000 Nintendo 64 original through Sticker Star, Color Splash, The Origami King, and the 2024 Switch remake of The Thousand-Year Door, and every Mario & Luigi title from Superstar Saga (2003) through Bowser's Inside Story, Dream Team, the Paper Jam crossover, and the 2024 Switch revival Brothership. Includes release order and a play-by-series order that groups each sub-series for users who want to tackle one line at a time.
1 sections
17 items
— / 17
82
Malazan Book of the Fallen
A complete reading order for the Malazan world co-created by Steven Erikson and Ian C. Esslemont — Erikson's ten-volume Malazan Book of the Fallen, Esslemont's six Novels of the Malazan Empire, both authors' prequel sequences (Erikson's Kharkanas Trilogy and Esslemont's Path to Ascendancy), Erikson's Tales of Witness sequels, and the seven Bauchelain and Korbal Broach novellas. Covers both publication order across all sub-series and the widely-cited recommended interleaved order that splices the two authors and the novellas into a single first-time reader path.
1 sections
31 items
— / 31
83
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
A complete viewing and reading order for the Puella Magi Madoka Magica franchise, covering the original 12-episode TV series, the theatrical recap films, and the 2013 sequel film Rebellion. Also includes Magia Record, the three-season spinoff anime (2020–2022), and the original manga adaptation.
3 sections
8 items
— / 8
84
Mad Max
A complete viewing, reading, and playing order for the Mad Max franchise — George Miller's post-apocalyptic Australian saga across films, comics, novels, and video games, from the 1979 original through the 2024 prequel Furiosa.
4 sections
10 items
— / 10
85
Macross / Robotech
A complete watch order for the Macross franchise and Harmony Gold's Robotech adaptation. Covers the Studio Nue / Big West Macross main continuity (SDF Macross, Do You Remember Love?, Flash Back 2012, Plus, 7, Zero, Frontier, Delta and the parallel-world Macross II) alongside the separate Robotech adaptation track (the 85-episode 1985 series, Robotech II: The Sentinels, The Shadow Chronicles, and Love Live Alive). Organised by continuity so each section is a self-contained watch path.
2 sections
26 items
— / 26
86
Lupin III (Lupin the 3rd)
A complete watch and reading order for the Lupin III franchise — Monkey Punch's iconic gentleman-thief anime spanning six main TV series from Part I (1971) through Part 6 (2021), five theatrical films including Hayao Miyazaki's Castle of Cagliostro, 30+ annual TV specials, the Fujiko Mine spinoff, and the Lupin the IIIrd theatrical short series. Tagged by era and format so you can follow the main series, landmark films, or the full franchise.
5 sections
20 items
— / 20
87
The Last of Us
A complete play and watch order for The Last of Us franchise — Naughty Dog's mainline games, the Left Behind DLC, the PS5 Part I remake, and HBO's television adaptation. Covers every canonical entry so you can follow Joel and Ellie's story from the original 2013 game through the 2025 second season of the series.
3 sections
7 items
— / 7
88
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
9 items
— / 9
89
The King of Fighters
A complete play order for SNK's King of Fighters series — every mainline numbered entry from '94 through XV, the Dream Match editions, spinoffs, and crossovers with Capcom. Covers the Orochi Saga, NESTS Chronicles, Tales of Ash, and the post-XIII new continuity, with saga tags so you can follow any arc start to finish.
4 sections
26 items
— / 26
90
Kingdom Hearts
A complete play order for the Kingdom Hearts series — every mainline numbered entry, the portable side games, the 0.2 prelude, Melody of Memory, and the mobile service games Union χ and Dark Road. Includes both Square Enix's recommended release order and the in-universe chronological order.
1 sections
13 items
— / 13
91
Stephen King — Connected Multiverse
A reading order for the Stephen King books connected by the Dark Tower mythology — the eight Dark Tower novels themselves plus the major tie-in works King has woven into Roland Deschain's quest, including 'Salem's Lot, The Stand, The Talisman, Black House, Insomnia, Hearts in Atlantis, The Eyes of the Dragon, and It. Covers both publication and internal-chronological orders for the Dark Tower spine, and lists the principal filmed adaptations.
3 sections
26 items
— / 26
92
Karate Kid / Cobra Kai
A complete viewing order for the Karate Kid and Cobra Kai franchise, covering the six mainline films from 1984 through 2025, all six seasons of the Netflix series Cobra Kai, and the 1989 animated series. Includes continuity tags to navigate the original Miyagi-verse, the 2010 reboot, and the 2025 film that bridges both threads.
3 sections
13 items
— / 13
93
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
94
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
A complete reading and watching order for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure — Hirohiko Araki's manga spanning nine parts across two story universes, David Production's anime adaptations of Parts 1 through 6, the classic 1993/2000 OVA series, and the 2017 live-action film. Tagged by part and medium so you can follow the manga, the anime, or the full franchise from the beginning.
5 sections
22 items
— / 22
95
James Bond
A complete viewing order for the James Bond film franchise, covering all 25 official EON Productions films from Dr. No (1962) through No Time to Die (2021), plus the two non-EON films for completeness. Films are tagged by actor era so you can filter by Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, or Daniel Craig.
2 sections
27 items
— / 27
96
Jack Ryan (Tom Clancy Universe)
A complete reading and viewing order for the Tom Clancy Ryanverse — all original Clancy novels and authorized post-Clancy continuations, the six theatrical films across three distinct casting eras, and all four seasons of the Amazon Prime Video series. Covers both publication order and in-universe chronological order for the novels.
4 sections
41 items
— / 41
97
Invincible
A complete reading and viewing order for the Invincible franchise — Robert Kirkman's 144-issue Image Comics superhero epic, its canonical spinoff series, and the Prime Video animated adaptation across four seasons. Covers the main comic run, key spinoffs (Atom Eve, Rex Splode, Wolf-Man, Guarding the Globe, Invincible Universe), and all aired TV seasons including the Atom Eve prequel special.
2 sections
13 items
— / 13
98
Insidious
A complete viewing order for the Insidious franchise — all five supernatural horror films from James Wan and Leigh Whannell's Blumhouse series, centered on the spirit realm known as the Further and psychic investigator Elise Rainier. Covers both release order and the in-universe chronological order that resolves how the prequel films slot around the original Lambert haunting.
1 sections
5 items
— / 5
99
Indiana Jones
A complete viewing and playing order for the Indiana Jones franchise, covering all five theatrical films, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles television series, and six story-driven games from the 1989 LucasArts classic through MachineGames' 2024 entry. Includes both release order and the in-universe chronological order for the films, where Temple of Doom precedes Raiders of the Lost Ark.
3 sections
13 items
— / 13
100
Hyperion Cantos
A complete reading order for Dan Simmons' Hyperion Cantos — four core science fiction novels set across the 29th and 31st centuries, from the pilgrimage to Hyperion's Time Tombs through the fall and rebirth of galactic civilization. Covers publication order for the main series and the three short stories set in the same universe.
1 sections
7 items
— / 7

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