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Mobile Suit Gundam Seed watch order

The Mobile Suit Gundam Seed franchise has 40 anime entries: 2 TV seasons, 2 main-story movies, 26 optional extras and 10 recaps you can skip. The main story takes about 42 h 15 min (139 h 41 min with extras).

Release order

  1. ·
    Mobile Suit Gundam
    Optional extraTV · 197943 eps17 h 55 min
  2. ·
    Mobile Suit Gundam I
    Recap · skipMovie · 19812 h 20 min
  3. ·
    Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow
    Recap · skipMovie · 19812 h 15 min
  4. ·
    Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space
    Recap · skipMovie · 19822 h 20 min
  5. ·
    Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
    Optional extraTV · 198550 eps20 hours
  6. ·
    Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
    Optional extraTV · 198647 eps18 h 48 min
  7. ·
    Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
    Optional extraOVA · 19896 eps2 h 42 min
  8. ·
    Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
    Optional extraOVA · 199113 eps6 h 30 min
  9. ·
    Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory - Mayfly of Space
    Optional extraSpecial · 19921 eps4 minutes
  10. ·
    Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: The Afterglow Of Zeon
    Recap · skipMovie · 19921 h 59 min
  11. ·
    Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team
    Optional extraOVA · 199612 eps4 h 48 min
  12. ·
    Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Miller's Report
    Recap · skipMovie · 199851 minutes
  13. ·
    Gundam: Mission To The Rise
    Optional extraSpecial · 19981 eps3 minutes
  14. ·
    Gundam Evolve
    Optional extraOVA · 200115 eps1 h 45 min
  15. ·
    Gundam Neo Experience 0087: Green Divers
    Optional extraMovie · 200123 minutes
  16. ·
    Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front - Indignation of Zeon.
    Recap · skipSpecial · 20011 eps10 minutes
  17. 1
    Mobile Suit Gundam Seed
    Main storyTV · 200250 eps20 hours
  18. ·
    Mobile Suit Gundam Seed MSV Astray
    Optional extraOVA · 20042 eps12 minutes
  19. ·
    Mobile Suit Gundam Seed: After-Phase Between the Stars
    Optional extraSpecial · 20041 eps5 minutes
  20. ·
    Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War
    Optional extraOVA · 20043 eps1 h 21 min
  21. ·
    Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Special Edition
    Recap · skipSpecial · 20043 eps4 h 45 min
  22. 2
    Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny
    Main storyTV · 200450 eps20 hours
  23. ·
    Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation I - Heir to the Stars
    Optional extraMovie · 20051 h 34 min
  24. ·
    Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny Final Plus: The Chosen Future
    Optional extraOVA · 20051 eps47 minutes
  25. ·
    Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny Special Edition
    Recap · skipSpecial · 20064 eps6 hours
  26. ·
    Mobile Suit Gundam Seed C.E.73: Stargazer
    Optional extraONA · 20063 eps45 minutes
  27. ·
    Kidou Senshi Gundam Battlefield Record: Avant-Title
    Optional extraONA · 20091 eps7 minutes
  28. ·
    Portrait of the Red
    Recap · skipSpecial · 20101 eps1 h 45 min
  29. ·
    Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Battle in Three Dimensions
    Optional extraSpecial · 20131 eps9 minutes
  30. ·
    Kidou Senshi Gundam UC: episode EX - Hyakunen no Kodoku
    Recap · skipSpecial · 20141 eps25 minutes
  31. ·
    Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin
    Optional extraOVA · 20156 eps7 h 6 min
  32. ·
    Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt
    Optional extraONA · 20164 eps1 h 12 min
  33. ·
    Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory - Mayfly of Space 2
    Optional extraSpecial · 20161 eps12 minutes
  34. ·
    Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky
    Optional extraMovie · 20161 h 9 min
  35. ·
    Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - Advent of the Red Comet
    Optional extraTV · 201913 eps5 h 25 min
  36. ·
    Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island
    Optional extraMovie · 20221 h 49 min
  37. 3
    Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM
    Movie · main storyMovie · 20242 h 15 min
  38. ·
    GUNDAM: Requiem for Vengeance
    Optional extraONA · 20246 eps2 h 30 min
  39. ·
    Kidou Senshi Gundam ALC ENCOUNTER
    Optional extraSpecial · 20241 eps5 minutes
  40. 4
    Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM ZERO
    Movie · main storyMovie · 2027Upcoming

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 Seed watch order FAQ

What order should I watch Mobile Suit Gundam Seed in?
Watch the main story in release order: Mobile Suit Gundam Seed (2002), then Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny (2004), then Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM (2024), then Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM ZERO (2027). 26 optional extras are listed separately.
How many seasons does Mobile Suit Gundam Seed have?
2 TV seasons and 2 movies that continue the main story, plus 26 optional extras.
Do I need to watch the Mobile Suit Gundam Seed movies?
Yes — Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM ZERO 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 Seed?
About 42 h 15 min for the main story, or 139 h 41 min including optional extras (some entries have no listed length yet).
Can I skip the Mobile Suit Gundam Seed 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., Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Special Edition, Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny Special Edition, 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.
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