Gundam Watch Order
All 60 entries in the Gundam franchise, in the order to watch them — 1979–2026.
- Entries60
- Episodes608
- TV series 11
- Films 19
This list is in release order — the order these were broadcast. For most franchises that is also the best viewing order, but prequels are the common exception.
The order
| # | Title | Type | Year | Episodes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam Kidou Senshi Gundam | TV | 1979 | 43 |
| 2 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam I Kidou Senshi Gundam I | MOVIE | 1981 | 1 |
| 3 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow Kidou Senshi Gundam II: Ai Senshi-hen | MOVIE | 1981 | 1 |
| 4 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space Kidou Senshi Gundam III: Meguriai Sora-hen | MOVIE | 1982 | 1 |
| 5 |  | Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Kidou Senshi Z Gundam | TV | 1985 | 50 |
| 6 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ Kidou Senshi Gundam ZZ | TV | 1986 | 47 |
| 7 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack Kidou Senshi Gundam: Gyakushuu no Char | MOVIE | 1988 | 1 |
| 8 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket Kidou Senshi Gundam 0080: Pocket no Naka no Sensou | OVA | 1989 | 6 |
| 9 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam F91 Kidou Senshi Gundam F91 | MOVIE | 1991 | 1 |
| 10 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory Kidou Senshi Gundam 0083: STARDUST MEMORY | OVA | 1991 | 13 |
| 11 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory - Mayfly of Space Kidou Senshi Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory - Uchuu no Kagerou | SPECIAL | 1992 | 1 |
| 12 |  | Mobile Suit Victory Gundam Kidou Senshi V Gundam | TV | 1993 | 51 |
| 13 |  | Mobile Fighter G Gundam Kidou Butouden G Gundam | TV | 1994 | 49 |
| 14 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Shin Kidou Senki Gundam Wing | TV | 1995 | 49 |
| 15 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team Kidou Senshi Gundam: Dai 08 MS Shotai | OVA | 1996 | 12 |
| 16 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz Shin Kidou Senki Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz | OVA | 1997 | 3 |
| 17 |  | Gundam: Mission To The Rise Gundam: Mission to the Rise | SPECIAL | 1998 | 1 |
| 18 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz Shin Kidou Senki Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz Tokubetsu-hen | MOVIE | 1998 | 1 |
| 19 |  | Turn A Gundam ∀ Gundam | TV | 1999 | 50 |
| 20 |  | Gundam Evolve Gundam EVOLVE | OVA | 2001 | 15 |
| 21 |  | Gundam Neo Experience 0087: Green Divers | MOVIE | 2001 | 1 |
| 22 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED | TV | 2002 | 50 |
| 23 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam Seed MSV Astray Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED MSV ASTRAY | OVA | 2004 | 2 |
| 24 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam Seed: After-Phase Between the Stars Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED: Hoshi no Hazama de | SPECIAL | 2004 | 1 |
| 25 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War Kidou Senshi Gundam MS IGLOO: 1-nen Sensou Hiwa | OVA | 2004 | 3 |
| 26 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Special Edition Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED Special Edition | SPECIAL | 2004 | 3 |
| 27 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED DESTINY | TV | 2004 | 50 |
| 28 |  | Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation I - Heir to the Stars Kidou Senshi Z Gundam: A New Translation - Hoshi wo Tsugu Mono | MOVIE | 2005 | 1 |
| 29 |  | Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation II - Lovers Kidou Senshi Z Gundam: A New Translation II - Koibito-tachi | MOVIE | 2005 | 1 |
| 30 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny Final Plus: The Chosen Future Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED DESTINY FINAL PLUS: Erabareta Mirai | OVA | 2005 | 1 |
| 31 |  | Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation III - Love Is the Pulse of the Stars Kidou Senshi Z Gundam: A New Translation III - Hoshi no Kodou wa Ai | MOVIE | 2006 | 1 |
| 32 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: Apocalypse 0079 Kidou Senshi Gundam MS IGLOO: Mokushiroku 0079 | OVA | 2006 | 3 |
| 33 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny Special Edition Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED DESTINY Special Edition | SPECIAL | 2006 | 4 |
| 34 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam Seed C.E.73: Stargazer Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED C.E.73: Stargazer | ONA | 2006 | 3 |
| 35 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO 2: Gravity of the Battlefront Kidou Senshi Gundam MS IGLOO 2: Juuryoku Sensen | OVA | 2008 | 3 |
| 36 |  | Kidou Senshi Gundam Battlefield Record: Avant-Title | ONA | 2009 | 1 |
| 37 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ: Gundam Frag. Kidou Senshi Gundam ZZ: GUNDAM FRAG. | OVA | 2009 | 2 |
| 38 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam UC Kidou Senshi Gundam UC | OVA | 2010 | 7 |
| 39 |  | Portrait of the Red Akai Shouzou: Char, Soshite Frontal e | SPECIAL | 2010 | 1 |
| 40 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Battle in Three Dimensions Kidou Senshi Gundam: Dai 08 MS Shotai - Sanjigen to no Tatakai | SPECIAL | 2013 | 1 |
| 41 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Kidou Senshi Gundam: THE ORIGIN | OVA | 2015 | 6 |
| 42 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt Kidou Senshi Gundam Thunderbolt | ONA | 2015 | 4 |
| 43 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory - Mayfly of Space 2 Kidou Senshi Gundam 0083: STARDUST MEMORY - Uchuu no Kagerou 2 | SPECIAL | 2016 | 1 |
| 44 |  | MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UNICORN RE:0096 Kidou Senshi Gundam Unicorn RE: 0096 | TV | 2016 | 22 |
| 45 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky Kidou Senshi Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky | MOVIE | 2016 | 1 |
| 46 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt 2 Kidou Senshi Gundam Thunderbolt 2 | ONA | 2017 | 4 |
| 47 |  | MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: Twilight AXIS Kidou Senshi Gundam: Twilight AXIS | ONA | 2017 | 6 |
| 48 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: Bandit Flower Kidou Senshi Gundam Thunderbolt: BANDIT FLOWER | MOVIE | 2017 | 1 |
| 49 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam: Twilight Axis - Remain of the Red Kidou Senshi Gundam: Twilight AXIS - Akaki Zanei | MOVIE | 2017 | 1 |
| 50 |  | Kidou Senshi Gundam UC Perfectibility | MOVIE | 2018 | 1 |
| 51 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative Kidou Senshi Gundam NT | MOVIE | 2018 | 1 |
| 52 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - Advent of the Red Comet Kidou Senshi Gundam: THE ORIGIN - Zenya Akai Suisei | TV | 2019 | 13 |
| 53 |  | Kidou Senshi Gundam G40 | ONA | 2020 | 1 |
| 54 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway Kidou Senshi Gundam: Senkou no Hathaway | MOVIE | 2021 | 1 |
| 55 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island Kidou Senshi Gundam: Cucuruz Doan no Shima | MOVIE | 2022 | 1 |
| 56 |  | Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED FREEDOM | MOVIE | 2024 | 1 |
| 57 |  | GUNDAM: Requiem for Vengeance Kidou Senshi Gundam: Fukushuu no Requiem | ONA | 2024 | 6 |
| 58 |  | Kidou Senshi Gundam ALC ENCOUNTER | SPECIAL | 2024 | 1 |
| 59 |  | MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe Kidou Senshi Gundam: Senkou no Hathaway - Circe no Majo | MOVIE | 2026 | 1 |
| 60 |  | Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED FREEDOM ZERO | — | — | — |
Where to start
Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) is the earliest entry. What would you do if you suddenly found yourself in the middle of a war? Teenager Amuro Ray sees his life shattered when war comes to his home. During the chaos, Amuro finds himself inside the mobile suit Gundam, the Earth Federation's new secret weapon, and he somehow gets it to work. Amuro and the other refugees flee…
Frequently asked
How many Gundam entries are there?
60 in total: 11 TV series, 19 films, and 30 OVAs and specials.
Do I need to watch the films and OVAs?
Most films and OVAs in a long-running franchise are side stories that sit outside the main continuity. They can be watched at any point, or skipped entirely, without losing the thread of the main series.