Methodology
Sources and methodology
Last reviewed October 20, 2026.
Each guide is an editorial order, not a dump of a studio checklist. Release order follows premiere dates. Chronological order follows the story when that is a different sequence. Where a franchise is several universes — Gundam, DC, Fate, JoJo after Stone Ocean — the page says so instead of pretending there is one timeline.
What the rows are based on
Film years and the “still upcoming” flags use public release dates as of October 19, 2026. Series episode counts use the broadcast runs those seasons actually had. Anime filler boundaries are the long anime-original stretches that sit between manga chapters, written out as episode ranges on the row itself so you can check them against any episode guide. A recap on the edge of a range can be skipped without losing plot.
Runtimes are estimates. A film uses a rounded theatrical length. A series multiplies a typical episode (about 24 minutes for anime, longer for live action) by the episode count. They are there so you can compare a weekend with a month, not so you can invoice the time.
What this page will not do
Orders that only exist to be surprising — Fate/Zero before the Fifth War, Star Wars in episode-number order on a first watch, Gundam as one giant chronology — are labeled as the second watch, not the first. Skip-filler lists leave anime-original arcs off. They do not claim those arcs are worthless.
“Where to watch” is a search link, not a promise that a title is on a given service in your country today.