Before you debut the Marvel Studios X-Men ’97 animated series, find out the order in which to watch the episodes of X-Men: The Animated Series.
Series X-Menalso known as X-Men: The Animated Seriesis an anime television series that debuted on October 31, 1992 in the United States on the network Fox Kids Network. In France, the animated series was broadcast in 1995 on Canal+ then France 2 and is now available on the platform Disney+.
The series ended in 1997 and has five seasons and 76 episodes. Soon, the series will be the subject of a revival, titled X-Men ’97, by Marvel Studios. While the series isn’t directly connected to the main MCU timeline, it can be considered to be in the Marvel Cinematic Universe multiverse. That’s why I’m bringing you this episode viewing guide.
In what order should you watch X-Men: The Animated Series?
You should know that the order of broadcast and production of the episodes of the series is not identical to the order in which they were written. From the third season things get complicated for the chronology told in the animated series.
Below is a list of all episodes of X-Men: The Animated Series, listed in order of scenario. This is the best guide to the overall continuity of the series, as this is how the stories were originally intended to flow together. To find out where the series fits into the MCU, follow the link to read the Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline.
First part
- 1. 01×01 – Night of the Sentinels: Part 1
- 2. 01×02 – Night of the Sentinels: Part 2
- 3. 01×03 – Immediate Danger (Enter Magneto)
- 4. 01×04 – Deadly Reunions
- 5. 01×05 – Captive Hearts
- 6. 01×06 – The Vengeance (Cold Vengeance)
- 7. 01×07 – Slave Island
- 8. 01×08 – The Menace (The Unstoppable Juggernaut)
- 9. 01×09 – Save who can (The Cure)
- 10. 01×10 – Come the Apocalypse
- 11. 01×11 – The Future: Part 1 (Days of Future Past: Part 1)
- 12. 01×12 – The Future: Part 2 (Days of Future Past: Part 2)
- 13. 01×13 – The Final Decision
Second part
- 14. 02×01 – Until death do us part (1/2)
- 15. 02×02 – Until death do us part (2/2)
- 16. 02×03 – The Price to Pay
- 17. 02×04 – Red Dawn
- 18. 02×05 – The Experience
- 19. 02×06 – A heavy price
- 20. 02×07 – The Fugitives of Time (1/2)
- 21. 02×08 – The Fugitives of Time (2/2)
- 22. 02×09 – An invasive mother
- 23. 02×10 – Beauty and the Beast
- 24. 02×11 – A TV freak
- 25. 02×12 – Reunion (1/2)
- 26. 02×13 – Reunion (2/2)
Third part
- 27. 03×01 – Return from the past (1/2)
- 28. 03×02 – The Return of the Past (2/2)
- 29. 03×03 – The Sacrifice
- 30. 03×04 – The Dark Side
- 31. 03×05 – The Great Meeting
- 32. 03×06 – The Space Pirates
- 33. 03×07 – The End of the Phoenix
- 34. 03×08 – A mutant is never alone
- 35. 03×09 – Obsessions
- 36. 03×10 – A failed show
- 37. 03×11 – Cold snap
- 38. 03×12 – The Stone God (1/2)
- 39. 03×13 – The Stone God (2/2)
Fourth part
- 40. 03×14 – The Black Phoenix (1/4)
- 41. 03×15 – The Black Phoenix (2/4)
- 42. 03×16 – The Black Phoenix (3/4)
- 43. 03×17 – The Black Phoenix (4/4)
- 44. 03×18 – The Prodigal Father
- 45. 04×01 – A thwarted love
- 46. 03×19 – The Return of the Scourge
- 47. 04×02 – A pact with the devil
- 48. 04×03 – Sanctuary (1/2)
- 49. 04×04 – Sanctuary (2/2)
- 50. 04×05 – The Professor’s Nightmare
- 51. 04×06 – A brave man
- 52. 04×07 – Old memories
Part Five
- 53. 03×20 – The illuminated Monk
- 54. 04×08 – An important man (1/2)
- 55. 04×09 – An important man (2/2)
- 56. 04×10 – Proteus (1/2)
- 57. 04×11 – Proteus (2/2)
- 58. 04×12 – A big family
- 59. 04×23 – Blood Ties
- 60. 04×13 – The Lotus and steel
- 61. 03×21 – Weapon X, Lies, and Videotape
- 62. 04×14 – Merry Christmas
- 63. 04×15 – Between good and evil (1/4)
- 64. 04×16 – Between good and evil (2/4)
- 65. 04×17 – Between good and evil (3/4)
- 66. 04×18 – Between good and evil (4/4)
Last part
- 67. 04×19 – The Phalanx (1/2)
- 68. 04×20 – The Phalanx (2/2)
- 69. 04×21 – Tornado (1/2)
- 70. 04×22 – Tornado (2/2)
- 71. 05×01 – The Fifth Horseman
- 72. 05×02 – The Jubilee Tale
- 73. 05×03 – The Old Soldiers
- 74. 05×04 – The Horror
- 75. 05×05 – Charming encounter
- 76. 05×06 – Farewell Charles
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