<p>According to <a href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/157761684/Corpse-Party-Manga-Order" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this</a> document uploaded to scribd, there is no 'true' order. Some of the manga are concurrent or they follow their own timeline. This is the (scribd document) author's suggested reading order:</p>

<ul>
<li><p>Corpse Party CEMETERY0 ~The Genesis of Ars Moriendi~</p>

<blockquote class="spoiler">
  <p> This manga gives you Naho Saenoki's backstory</p>
</blockquote></li>
<li><p>Corpse Party: Musume</p>

<blockquote class="spoiler">
  <p> A separate timeline from Blood Covered. It is based off of the PC-98 version of Corpse Party with influences from the remakes.</p>
</blockquote></li>
<li><p>Corpse Party: Blood Covered</p>

<blockquote class="spoiler">
  <p> Mainly based off of the PC and PSP versions.</p>
</blockquote></li>
<li><p>Corpse Party: Another Child</p>

<blockquote class="spoiler">
  <p> This manga is possibly concurrent with Blood Covered's timeline. It is recommend people read Blood Covered first before read Another Child in order to not be spoiled.</p>
</blockquote></li>
<li><p>Corpse Party: Coupling x Anthology</p>

<blockquote class="spoiler">
  <p> This manga is a collection of random stories that does not follow any specific timeline. Suggested reading after Blood Covered since it is based off of that. </p>
</blockquote></li>
<li><p>Corpse Party: Book of Shadows</p>

<blockquote class="spoiler">
  <p> This is the sequel to the Blood Covered manga.</p>
</blockquote></li>
<li><p>Corpse Party: Sachiko's Game of Love? Hysteric Birthday 2U</p>

<blockquote class="spoiler">
  <p> The events in this manga does not follow any specific timeline. Suggested reading after CEMETERY0, Blood Covered, and Book of Shadows to understand the cast of characters better.</p>
</blockquote></li>
</ul>

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2017-08-08T18:07:05.200Z
Is the "author" in this context "the author of scribd document" or "the author of *Corpse Party*"? The mention of "my personal opinions on this matter" inside the document seems weird.
Aki Tanaka
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2017-08-08T18:11:15.863Z
I've edited that to make it cleared. From what I can tell, there doesn't seem to be a 'correct' order, and the document does make it clear that this is their opinion. Most of what I found online was 'the order doesn't matter', but this document gave actual reasonings for their decisions so I went with that,
Zasha Faith
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Zasha Faith
<p>Of the mangas that are part of the Corpse Party franchise, what order should they be read in? Which of the series are one-shots/not relevant to the main plot?</p>

<p>Release order seems to be:</p>

<ul>
<li>Blood Covered</li>
<li>Musume</li>
<li>Another Child</li>
<li>Book of Shadows</li>
<li>Sachiko's Game of Love – Hysteric Birthday 2U  and Cemetery 0: Kaibyaku no Ars Moriend (released on the same day)</li>
</ul>

<p>Should they be read in release order, or is there a chronological order that should be used instead?</p>

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What is the proper reading order for the Corpse Party mangas?
# What is the proper reading order for the Corpse Party mangas?
Posted by: username_0 on 2017-08-03
Of the mangas that are part of the Corpse Party franchise, what order should they be read in? Which of the series are one-shots/not relevant to the main plot?

Release order seems to be:

* Blood Covered
* Musume
* Another Child
* Book of Shadows
* Sachiko's Game of Love – Hysteric Birthday 2U and Cemetery 0: Kaibyaku no Ars Moriend (released on the same day)

Should they be read in release order, or is there a chronological order that should be used instead?
**Tags:** corpse-party
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## 1 answers
### Answer by username_0 on 2017-08-08. Score: 4 | Accepted answer
According to [this](https://www.scribd.com/doc/157761684/Corpse-Party-Manga-Order) document uploaded to scribd, there is no 'true' order. Some of the manga are concurrent or they follow their own timeline. This is the (scribd document) author's suggested reading order:

* Corpse Party CEMETERY0 ~The Genesis of Ars Moriendi~

  > This manga gives you Naho Saenoki's backstory
* Corpse Party: Musume

  > A separate timeline from Blood Covered. It is based off of the PC-98 version of Corpse Party with influences from the remakes.
* Corpse Party: Blood Covered

  > Mainly based off of the PC and PSP versions.
* Corpse Party: Another Child

  > This manga is possibly concurrent with Blood Covered's timeline. It is recommend people read Blood Covered first before read Another Child in order to not be spoiled.
* Corpse Party: Coupling x Anthology

  > This manga is a collection of random stories that does not follow any specific timeline. Suggested reading after Blood Covered since it is based off of that.
* Corpse Party: Book of Shadows

  > This is the sequel to the Blood Covered manga.
* Corpse Party: Sachiko's Game of Love? Hysteric Birthday 2U

  > The events in this manga does not follow any specific timeline. Suggested reading after CEMETERY0, Blood Covered, and Book of Shadows to understand the cast of characters better.
> **Comments:**
> **username_1** (2017-08-08): Is the "author" in this context "the author of scribd document" or "the author of *Corpse Party*"? The mention of "my personal opinions on this matter" inside the document seems weird.  
> **username_0** (2017-08-08): I've edited that to make it cleared. From what I can tell, there doesn't seem to be a 'correct' order, and the document does make it clear that this is their opinion. Most of what I found online was 'the order doesn't matter', but this document gave actual reasonings for their decisions so I went with that,  
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