Animes with a Watching Guide

Some animes are difficult to figure out where to start and what is worth watching. These Animes have a Watching Guide. I'm only adding the Season where the story begins to keep the list short and they are sorted in Alphabetical Order. I'll keep updating the list as I create/find new guides, so check it out every so often. If you know of other guides or if you create your own, let me know in the comments. NOTES: 1. Not all guides were created by me, I'm just trying to collect them all so they are easy to find. 2. I don't necessarily recommend all these shows, there are different tastes for different people, but if the show needs a guide, I'll add them here. 3. Save the list to your "loves" by clicking on the heart icon.

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1		.hack//SIGN .Hack Anime Watch Order by Helbaworshipper
2		A Certain Magical Index A Certain... Index / Railgun / Accelerator - Watching Guide
3		A Certain Scientific Accelerator A Certain... Index / Railgun / Accelerator - Watching Guide
4		A Certain Scientific Railgun A Certain... Index / Railgun / Accelerator - Watching Guide
5		Ajin: Demi-Human Ajin: Demi-Human - Watching Guide
6		Attack on Titan Attack on Titan - Watching Guide
7		Bakemonogatari IMPORTANT! If this is your first time watching, then it's strongly recommended you watch this series in Release Order for best enjoyment, this is because the author planned the story out of order, and watching chronologically spoils some parts, while not knowing what happened before creates a more interesting story. Monogatari Series (Bakemonogatari) Watch Order (This is the Recommended Order) by Simok123 If you already watched the whole series, then it's ok to 'rewatch' in chronological order so you can understand it better, or just get a different experience: Monogatari Series True And Detailed Chronological Order v2
8		Baki the Grappler Baki Watching Order by CHEM0007
9		Berserk Berserk - Watching Guide
10		Black Butler Black Butler - Watching Guide
11		Black Clover Black Clover - Watching Guide
12		Bleach Bleach - Watching Guide
13		Blue Exorcist Blue Exorcist - Watching Guide
14		Bubblegum Crisis Suggested Mega-Tokyo Viewing Order by BlaizeV
15		Carole & Tuesday Not a Guide, but a Music Playlist: Carole & Tuesday – Episode Titles Songs (Music Videos) Carole & Tuesday Episode Title Song Playlist (Audio Only, But Includes All Songs) Carole and Tuesday All Songs (Songs From The Anime. I recommend you watch this playlist after you watch the anime to avoid spoilers)
16		Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Code Geass - Watching Guide
17		D.Gray-man D.Gray-Man - Watching Guide
18		Danganronpa: The Animation Danganronpa Watching Guide by GeminiRabbit
19		Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Demon Slayer - Watching Guide
20		Detective Conan Detective Conan - Watching Guide by knoxyal Detective Conan: Character Episode Guide by knoxyal Detective Conan Movies: RANKED by knoxyal
21		Dirty Pair Suggested Dirty Pair Viewing Order by BlaizeV
22		Dragon Ball Dragon Ball - Watching Guide (This is a work in progress, but it's almost complete up to 2/3 of Dragon Ball Z and answers questions about Kai vs Z)
23		Dragon Ball Z Dragon Ball - Watching Guide Same as Above. (This is a work in progress, but it's almost complete up to 2/3 of Dragon Ball Z and answers questions about Kai vs Z)
24		Durarara!! Durarara!! - Watching Guide
25		Fairy Tail Fairy Tail - Watching Guide
26		Fate/stay night This guide includes all different instances & spin-offs of the series: Fate/Series - Watching Guide
27		Fullmetal Alchemist Fullmetal Alchemist - Watching Guide
28		Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Fullmetal Alchemist - Watching Guide
29		Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo Not exactly a Watching Guide per se, but a collection of animes with Great Art! Animes with Incredible Art
30		Ghost in the Shell Ghost in the Shell - Watching Guide
31		Gintama I haven't completed Gintama yet, but a lot of people have been asking me about it so here it goes: Gintama is largely episodic with most arcs just taking 1-3 episodes at the most, and although some jokes do rely on what has happened first, it's probably just necessary to watch it in release order. There are no episodes to skip since it's a comedy, each episode is either a hit or miss, so just skip to the next episode if you don't like what you see, the next one will be better for sure!
32		Great Pretender The series' story is divided into small arcs called 'Cases': Watch Case 1: Los Angeles Connection is Episodes 1-5 Watch Case 2: Singapore Sky is Episodes 6-10 Watch Case 3: Snow of London is Episodes 11-14 Up to here, everything is almost perfect. I strongly recommend you stop here for the best experience. If you decide to continue with the last case all remaining questions & backstory of the main protagonist will be answered, but it's so bad that it will destroy everything you have seen so far and you cannot undo that. It's like they stop caring about the story and just wanted to finish the anime without care or consideration for the character development, nor cohesion for the story, and nor the message they were trying to convey. It will leave you feeling that the show was a waste of time. Skip Case 4: Wizard of Far East is Episodes 15-23 I have to wonder: if this last case was Filler Material? If it is, that will explain a lot, as it feels like it was giving to a different writer, and someone either set on sabotage all the work they have done so far, or an amateur writer with no experience nor care about the work.
33		Haikyuu!! Haikyuu Watch Order Guide by CHEM0007
34		Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! Hajime No Ippo [Fighting Spirit] Chronological Order by CHEM0007
35		Humanity Has Declined The release order is recommended for a First Watch. On a different note, if you enjoy the show and feel like re-watching in chronological order to understand the messages better, here is the recommended order based on this post by Normar: 10, 7-8, 5-6, 1-2, 9, 3-4, 11-12
36		Hunter x Hunter (2011) The 1999 version has more detail of the earlier events and it's better at giving you an insight into the character's observation skills and way of thinking, it focuses more in the puzzles and critical thinking, it also has a darker tone than the 2011 version which focuses more on the action, fun, and it's more kid-friendly. The 2011 version quickly recaps the first arcs, missing crucial insights that make the story shine, so I recommend you start with the 1999 version and subsequent OVAs, then jump to the 2011 version at Episode 75 (or Episode 54 if you skip the OVAs or you are watching the Dub). You won't be missing any major events if you decide just to watch the 2011 version and if you are not into dark animes then you may prefer this version (not that there is more gore or violence but rather the way the story is told).
37		Hunter x Hunter (Same as above)
38		InuYasha InuYasha - Watching Guide When To Watch The InuYasha Movies? by BlaizeV
39		Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? - Watching Guide Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? - Chronological Order
40		JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012) Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Watching Guide by GeminiRabbit
41		Kino's Journey Kino's Journey Watching Guide by GeminiRabbit
42		Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series Kino's Journey Watching Guide by GeminiRabbit
43		Legend of the Galactic Heroes Legend of the Galactic Heroes - Watching Guide
44		Lupin III Lupin The Third: Where To Start and What's Worth Watching by Reed Nelson A Beginner's Guide to Lupin the 3rd by Chad Landon Smith
45		Made in Abyss Made in Abyss Watching Guide by GeminiRabbit
46		Mobile Suit Gundam Mobile Suit Gundam: Where to Start and What's Worth Watching by Lauren Orsini Want to Get Into Gundam? – How to Watch Every Gundam in Order by Amerowolf Suggested Gundam Anime Viewing Order by chii Mobile Suit Gundam Watch Order by Naemah My Gundam Anime Favourites by chii ======================================================= GUNDAM TIMELINES The Timelines of Gundam: Ultimate Beginner's Guide by NicWat10 Gundam Timelines \| Fandom
47		Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ Fans often loathe this installment for adding lots of terrible comedy in an effort to lighten the mood of the show, some people may say that it picks up in the latter half, but that is still not on par with the quality of the previous series. But if you still want to watch, these are the Episodes that contain the main story based on this post, and trim down a little more to leave only what is relevant: 2-3 7 9-12 27-28 33-38 42-47
48		Mononoke Note that the first story and probably the best of them all is actually the last 3 episodes of Ayakashi - Japanese Classic Horror (Bake Neko Story), which is the best part of that anime to such extent, that spawn this standalone series. So you should probably start there. This show is also featured on this list: Animes with Incredible Art
49		My Hero Academia My Hero Academia - Watching Guide
50		Naruto Naruto - Watching Guide