Kara no Kyokai Watch Order

Release Order Recommended

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The intended first experience, mysteries as released.

Overlooking View 2007 · movie Chapter 1, December 2007.
A Study in Murder: Part 1 2007 · movie Chapter 2, December 2007.
Remaining Sense of Pain 2008 · movie Chapter 3, February 2008.
The Hollow Shrine 2008 · movie Chapter 4, May 2008.
Paradox Spiral 2008 · movie Chapter 5, August 2008.
Oblivion Recording 2008 · movie Chapter 6, December 2008.
A Study in Murder: Part 2 2009 · movie Chapter 7 finale, August 2009.
Epilogue and Future Gospel 2013 · movie 2011 special plus 2013 side story.

Chronological Order

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Story timeline for rewatches, spoilers flow differently.

A Study in Murder: Part 1 2007 · movie Earliest: 1995 meeting.
The Hollow Shrine 2008 · movie Hospital aftermath.
Remaining Sense of Pain 2008 · movie 1998 Fujino case.
Overlooking View 2007 · movie 1998 suicides case.
Paradox Spiral 2008 · movie Apartments loop.
Oblivion Recording 2008 · movie School mage case.
A Study in Murder: Part 2 2009 · movie 1999 finale.
Epilogue and Future Gospel 2013 · movie Aftermath and side story.

About Kara no Kyokai

Kara no Kyokai adapts Kinoko Nasu's novels as Shiki and Mikiya investigate paranormal murders. Release order runs Overlooking View in December 2007 through Murder Part 2 in August 2009, with Paradox Spiral as chapter 5 and Oblivion Recording as chapter 6 between. Chronological order instead starts at Murder Part 1 in 1995 and ends at Murder Part 2.

Ufotable animated the run with the 2013 Future Gospel side story closing it. A Remix compilation reorders the first six chronologically. First timers should take release order since the mysteries assume the achronological reveals.

Good to know

Watch films 1 through 7 in release order first, since twists like Hollow Shrine land by placement directly. Then take Epilogue, Future Gospel and the Remix as extras in sequence. Chronological order suits rewatches only with spoilers known. No new film has been announced, so Future Gospel is the endpoint.