Mobile Suit Gundam watch order
The Mobile Suit Gundam franchise has 40 anime entries: 7 TV seasons, 8 main-story movies, 18 optional extras and 7 recaps you can skip. The main story takes about 102 h 8 min (140 h 52 min with extras).
Release order
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Mobile Suit GundamMain storyTV · 197943 eps17 h 55 min - ·
Mobile Suit Gundam IRecap · skipMovie · 19812 h 20 min - ·
Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of SorrowRecap · skipMovie · 19812 h 15 min - ·
Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in SpaceRecap · skipMovie · 19822 h 20 min - 2
Mobile Suit Zeta GundamMain storyTV · 198550 eps20 hours - 3
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZMain storyTV · 198647 eps18 h 48 min - 4
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's CounterattackMovie · main storyMovie · 19881 h 59 min - ·
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the PocketOptional extraOVA · 19896 eps2 h 42 min - 5
Mobile Suit Gundam F91Movie · main storyMovie · 19912 hours - ·
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust MemoryOptional extraOVA · 199113 eps6 h 30 min - ·
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory - Mayfly of SpaceOptional extraSpecial · 19921 eps4 minutes - 6
Mobile Suit Victory GundamMain storyTV · 199351 eps20 h 24 min - ·
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS TeamOptional extraOVA · 199612 eps4 h 48 min - ·
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Miller's ReportRecap · skipMovie · 199851 minutes - ·
Gundam: Mission To The RiseOptional extraSpecial · 19981 eps3 minutes - ·
Gundam EvolveOptional extraOVA · 200115 eps1 h 45 min - ·
Gundam Neo Experience 0087: Green DiversOptional extraMovie · 200123 minutes - ·
Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front - Indignation of Zeon.Recap · skipSpecial · 20011 eps10 minutes - ·
Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year WarOptional extraOVA · 20043 eps1 h 21 min - 7
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation I - Heir to the StarsMovie · main storyMovie · 20051 h 34 min - ·
Kidou Senshi Gundam Battlefield Record: Avant-TitleOptional extraONA · 20091 eps7 minutes - ·
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ: Gundam Frag.Optional extraOVA · 20092 eps8 minutes - ·
Mobile Suit Gundam UCOptional extraOVA · 20107 eps6 h 53 min - ·
Portrait of the RedRecap · skipSpecial · 20101 eps1 h 45 min - ·
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Battle in Three DimensionsOptional extraSpecial · 20131 eps9 minutes - ·
Kidou Senshi Gundam UC: episode EX - Hyakunen no KodokuRecap · skipSpecial · 20141 eps25 minutes - ·
Mobile Suit Gundam: The OriginOptional extraOVA · 20156 eps7 h 6 min - ·
Mobile Suit Gundam ThunderboltOptional extraONA · 20164 eps1 h 12 min - 8
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UNICORN RE:0096Main storyTV · 201622 eps8 h 26 min - ·
Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December SkyOptional extraMovie · 20161 h 9 min - 9
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: Twilight AXISMain storyONA · 20176 eps18 minutes - 10
Mobile Suit Gundam: Twilight Axis - Remain of the RedMovie · main storyMovie · 201726 minutes - 11
Mobile Suit Gundam NarrativeMovie · main storyMovie · 20181 h 30 min - 12
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - Advent of the Red CometMain storyTV · 201913 eps5 h 25 min - 13
Mobile Suit Gundam HathawayMovie · main storyMovie · 20211 h 35 min - ·
Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's IslandOptional extraMovie · 20221 h 49 min - ·
GUNDAM: Requiem for VengeanceOptional extraONA · 20246 eps2 h 30 min - ·
Kidou Senshi Gundam ALC ENCOUNTEROptional extraSpecial · 20241 eps5 minutes - 14
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph CirceMovie · main storyMovie · 20261 h 48 min - 15
Kidou Senshi Gundam: Senkou no Hathaway Movie 3 (Provisional Title)Movie · main storyMovieUpcoming
This franchise is very large; only the entries closest to the main story are listed.
Built from AniList relation data: entries linked as direct prequels/sequels are the main story; side stories and specials are optional.
Mobile Suit Gundam watch order FAQ
- What order should I watch Mobile Suit Gundam in?
- Watch the main story in release order: Mobile Suit Gundam (1979), then Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985), then Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (1986), then Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (1988), then Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (1991), then Mobile Suit Victory Gundam (1993), then Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation I - Heir to the Stars (2005), then MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UNICORN RE:0096 (2016), then MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: Twilight AXIS (2017), then Mobile Suit Gundam: Twilight Axis - Remain of the Red (2017), then Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative (2018), then Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - Advent of the Red Comet (2019), then Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway (2021), then MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe (2026), then Kidou Senshi Gundam: Senkou no Hathaway Movie 3 (Provisional Title). 18 optional extras are listed separately.
- How many seasons does Mobile Suit Gundam have?
- 7 TV seasons and 8 movies that continue the main story, plus 18 optional extras.
- Do I need to watch the Mobile Suit Gundam movies?
- Yes — Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack and Mobile Suit Gundam F91 and Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation I - Heir to the Stars and Mobile Suit Gundam: Twilight Axis - Remain of the Red and Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative and Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway and MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe and Kidou Senshi Gundam: Senkou no Hathaway Movie 3 (Provisional Title) are part of the main story, linked by AniList as a direct sequel or prequel.
- How long does it take to watch all of Mobile Suit Gundam?
- About 102 h 8 min for the main story, or 140 h 52 min including optional extras (some entries have no listed length yet).
- Can I skip the Mobile Suit Gundam recap episodes?
- Yes — Mobile Suit Gundam I, Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow, Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space, Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Miller's Report, Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front - Indignation of Zeon., Portrait of the Red, Kidou Senshi Gundam UC: episode EX - Hyakunen no Kodoku recap earlier episodes and can be skipped if you have watched everything in order.