About Season Order and how each watch order is checked
Season Order answers one question per series: what do I watch next? Each page lays out the seasons, films and OVAs in release order and in story order, marks the episodes you can skip, and names the manga chapter where the anime stops.
Who runs it
Rai Ansar owns and runs Season Order and answers for the facts on every page. Errors are fixed when readers point them out. Nothing on the site claims hands-on testing or insider access.
Where the facts come from
Each fact on a page links to the source it came from, with the date it was checked. Sources are used in this order:
- The anime's official site, its broadcaster's schedule and the official streaming service listings, for air dates, episode counts and titles.
- The manga publisher (for example Kodansha, Shueisha or VIZ Media) for volume numbers, release dates and which chapters each volume holds.
- News reports from Anime News Network and Wikipedia's episode and chapter lists, cited by page, when the first two don't say.
- Community episode guides, only to cross-check, and always labelled as community sources.
When sources disagree, the page says so and explains which one it follows. When nothing official exists, as with most episode-to-chapter maps, the page uses at least two independent sources and says where they differ.
Release order and story order
Release order follows the date each season, film or OVA first came out in Japan. Story order follows the events on screen, so a prequel film moves ahead of the season it explains. Where the two orders match, a page shows a single line.
Filler and recap episodes
An episode counts as filler when its story does not come from the source manga or novel. Mixed episodes blend source chapters with new scenes, and recaps replay earlier episodes. Pages mark each kind separately, because skipping a mixed episode can mean missing part of the story.
Where the anime stops in the manga
The endpoint is the last chapter the anime adapts. The next chapter, and the volume that contains it, is where a reader can pick up the story. Volume contents come from the publisher wherever it lists them.
Corrections
Found a wrong date or chapter? Email hello@seasonorder.com with the page and a source. Confirmed errors are fixed and the page's checked date moves forward.
How the site makes money
Some pages link to manga volumes on Amazon. As an Amazon Associate, Season Order earns from qualifying purchases. The links never decide which volume a page recommends: that comes from where the anime stops.