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Mugen Train Arc Viewing Order
🕑 Added 2025-03-08 10:51:50 +0000 UTCHey everyone, been getting mixed feedback on this, so I thought I'd let you all decide with a poll: Should we watch the first episode of the Mugen Train arc before or after the movie?
Please be mindful of any spoilers in the comments when discussing, feel free to chat in our discord spoilers channel if need be:
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Comments
Jeffrey Zhao
Tbh I'm just impatient and want to see them react to the movie asap
Amjad Mohammad
How are people say movie first? For obvious reasons the first episode has to be first!!! SPOILERS!!!! For emotional connection guy!
Toidleboy
movie first is the way it should be done, im honestly surprised of the vote total currently, is not nearly as good to watch things in chronological order when it was made for a reason after the movie
Natalya Petrosian
movie first. when it came out, it was in that order intentionally
SlippinGymy
Completely different with whats going on here
Zim521 Westry
Just watch 2x1 then the movie its the right order nd then start 2x8
Artemipsyche
Definitely movie first! It was also released in that order. At the end of the day it doesn’t really matter, but I think the first episode calls back to the movie in an intentional way.
Angela
One more comment! It’s like with jjk. Jjk 0 was published as a one shot before the actual jjk series. If they watched it in chronological order of events which was jjk 0 >> s1 >> s2, then season 2 would NOT hit the same. You wouldn’t have cared about the characters as much (like seeing todo’s entrance in the movie) and missed out on some emotional impact 🤌🏻 (but also technically I guess this one isn’t THAT big of a deal, I just care 🥺)
kira
most watched the movie first then ep 1 i think its good that way but i dont mind, but if you guys do watch the ep first then movie please upload both at the same time😓
Bibi
Beautifully stated!!!
Nara
Objectively it doesn't matter too much, I think it comes down to personal preference. In terms of chronological progress of events then ep 1 comes before the movie. It gives the movie a deserved prequel, it prepares the viewer to the events that are about to unfold. It gives who's watching a slight insight on some things and just overall time to sit with them which some people found lacking when they first watched the movie. In terms of emotional impact we can't argue that ep 1 feels different after the movie. When watched later, ep 1 feels like a flashback and flashbacks naturally generate an emotional response from the viewer, especially when tied to specific events of the story that the viewer already experienced. There are people who, at the time of the episode's release, wished they saw the contents of the episode before the movie and others who were happy with having it after, hence the split recommendations. Both points are valid in my opinion and there's no objectively correct order, it truly comes down to how people personally enjoy experiencing this segment of the story. (I hope I haven't said too much, someone please warn me if I did)
Haschin Kazi
How about watching the first episode then watching the movie in one sitting? makes sense to me if its in one
Niccoapp
Personally it hit more to watch the movie first before the first episode, but Im fine either way. It all just depends one if you wanna watch it like how it was intended (episode first) or watch it in release order (Movie first).
