Mobile Suit Gundam watch order
The Mobile Suit Gundam franchise has 40 anime entries: 7 TV seasons, 7 main-story movies, 19 optional extras and 7 recaps you can skip. The main story takes about 102 h 8 min (141 h 4 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 - ·
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory - Mayfly of Space 2Optional extraSpecial · 20161 eps12 minutes - 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
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). 19 optional extras are listed separately.
- How many seasons does Mobile Suit Gundam have?
- 7 TV seasons and 7 movies that continue the main story, plus 19 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 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 141 h 4 min including optional extras.
- 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.