Batgirl: Year One

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4 titles to watch before Batgirl: Year One — 28h 49m in total.

Justice League: The New FrontierOptional background1h 15m★ 6.8
A separate adaptation of Batman and Robin & Nightwing; useful for comparison, but unrelated to Batgirl: Year One’s story continuity.
Batman: Gotham KnightOptional background1h 16m★ 6.7
A separate adaptation of Batman and Alfred Pennyworth and James Gordon; useful for comparison, but unrelated to Batgirl: Year One’s story continuity.
The Dark KnightOptional background2h 32m★ 8.5+1 before this
A separate adaptation of Batman and Batgirl; useful for comparison, but unrelated to Batgirl: Year One’s story continuity.
Batman: The Brave and the BoldOptional background23h 46m★ 7.6
A separate adaptation of Batman; useful for comparison, but unrelated to Batgirl: Year One’s story continuity.

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Where it fits in the DC universe

Batgirl: Year One is title 100 of 107 in our Animated Elseworlds viewing sequence. This separate motion-comic adaptation follows Barbara Gordon's beginnings as Batgirl and her first encounters with Batman and Robin. Start with Masquerade and continue in chapter order. No earlier screen adaptation is established as required viewing.

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