Mobile Suit Gundam watch order
Mobile Suit Gundam has 40 anime entries in all: 5 TV seasons, 3 main-story movies, 24 optional extras and 8 recaps you can skip. The listed main story takes about 75 h 44 min (177 h 29 min with listed extras). This is a suggested release-date sequence, not a required chronology.
Suggested release sequence
Numbers count the main story. Entries marked “opt” are optional extras you can watch whenever you like.
- 1
Mobile Suit GundamMain storyTV · 197943 eps17 h 55 min - opt
Mobile Suit Gundam IRecap · skipMovie · 19812 h 20 min - opt
Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of SorrowRecap · skipMovie · 19812 h 15 min - opt
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 - opt
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the PocketOptional extraOVA · 19896 eps2 h 42 min - opt
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust MemoryOptional extraOVA · 199113 eps6 h 30 min - opt
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory - Mayfly of SpaceOptional extraSpecial · 19921 eps4 minutes - opt
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: The Afterglow Of ZeonRecap · skipMovie · 19921 h 59 min - opt
Mobile Fighter G GundamOptional extraTV · 199449 eps19 h 36 min - opt
Mobile Suit Gundam WingOptional extraTV · 199549 eps19 h 36 min - opt
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS TeamOptional extraOVA · 199612 eps4 h 48 min - opt
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Miller's ReportRecap · skipMovie · 199851 minutes - opt
Gundam: Mission To The RiseOptional extraSpecial · 19981 eps3 minutes - opt
Gundam EvolveOptional extraOVA · 200115 eps1 h 45 min - opt
Gundam Neo Experience 0087: Green DiversOptional extraMovie · 200123 minutes - opt
Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front - Indignation of Zeon.Recap · skipSpecial · 20011 eps10 minutes - opt
Mobile Suit Gundam SeedOptional extraTV · 200250 eps20 hours - opt
Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year WarOptional extraOVA · 20043 eps1 h 21 min - 5
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation I - Heir to the StarsMovie · main storyMovie · 20051 h 34 min - 6
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation II - LoversMovie · main storyMovie · 20051 h 37 min - opt
Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: Apocalypse 0079Optional extraOVA · 20063 eps1 h 30 min - opt
Kidou Senshi Gundam Battlefield Record: Avant-TitleOptional extraONA · 20091 eps7 minutes - opt
Mobile Suit Gundam UCOptional extraOVA · 20107 eps6 h 53 min - opt
Portrait of the RedRecap · skipSpecial · 20101 eps1 h 45 min - opt
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Battle in Three DimensionsOptional extraSpecial · 20131 eps9 minutes - opt
Kidou Senshi Gundam UC: episode EX - Hyakunen no KodokuRecap · skipSpecial · 20141 eps25 minutes - opt
Mobile Suit Gundam: The OriginOptional extraOVA · 20156 eps7 h 6 min - opt
Mobile Suit Gundam ThunderboltOptional extraONA · 20164 eps1 h 12 min - opt
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory - Mayfly of Space 2Optional extraSpecial · 20161 eps12 minutes - 7
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UNICORN RE:0096Main storyTV · 201622 eps8 h 26 min - opt
Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December SkyOptional extraMovie · 20161 h 9 min - opt
Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt 2Optional extraONA · 20174 eps1 h 32 min - 8
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - Advent of the Red CometMain storyTV · 201913 eps5 h 25 min - opt
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Light of Life Chronicle U.C.Optional extraSpecial · 20191 eps43 minutes - opt
Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's IslandOptional extraMovie · 20221 h 49 min - opt
GUNDAM: Requiem for VengeanceOptional extraONA · 20246 eps2 h 30 min - opt
Kidou Senshi Gundam ALC ENCOUNTEROptional extraSpecial · 20241 eps5 minutes
This franchise is very large; only the entries closest to the main story are listed.
Built from AniList relation data and sorted by release date where available. Side stories and specials may be optional; relation links alone do not make chronology compulsory.
Mobile Suit Gundam watch order FAQ
- What order should I watch Mobile Suit Gundam in?
- A practical starting point is 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 Zeta Gundam: A New Translation I - Heir to the Stars (2005), then Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation II - Lovers (2005), then MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UNICORN RE:0096 (2016), then Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - Advent of the Red Comet (2019). You do not have to follow narrative chronology exactly. 24 optional extras are listed separately. This relation-based list is limited to entries near the starting title.
- How many seasons does Mobile Suit Gundam have?
- Mobile Suit Gundam has 5 TV seasons and 3 main-story movies, plus 24 optional extras. More connected entries may exist beyond this limited list.
- Where do the Mobile Suit Gundam movies fit?
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack and Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation I - Heir to the Stars and Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation II - Lovers are part of the main story. We place them in release order, but whether you watch every one is your choice.
- How long are the listed Mobile Suit Gundam entries?
- About 75 h 44 min for the listed main story, or 177 h 29 min with listed optional extras; this estimate excludes entries outside the limited relation list.
- 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 0083: The Afterglow Of Zeon, 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.