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The franchise of Mobile Suit Gundam, and specifically it's Universal Century timeline (UC), is one of monumental value for the anime medium as a whole, since it is one of the first animated media that features the human tragedies and the fragility of the human psyche in wartimes, the basis of which are the production cast's memories from their childhood, as kids who had to grew up in the aftermath of World War 2, which you can definitely feel as undertones throughout the franchise's origins.

The series and episode count could seem daunting and tad overwhelming as count, hence why at the start of this list a few "hooks" of a shows will be included, which are fairly standalone by themselves, with shorter episode count, but still having the titular Gundam thematic hallmarks as a series. If you were doubtful about whether this show is for you, they are very good indicator whether you'll enjoy your time with the Universal Century timelines, which is dubbed the "main" timeline for a very good reason.

There are no tags for 3D and CGI which is why this list exists. Clicking the "list view" button will provide the names of sequels if the anime has any.

This is a canonical watch order that is geared towards a first time viewer of Gundam. I myself experienced the series in this order, which preserves the canonical order, but mends it slightly to preserve watching experience and prevent burnout. Included will be double-ups of series, which means the TV and Compilation movie versions and/or OVAs. Most of those "rewatches" will come after a period of time, slid into the timeline in a way that prevents serious burn-out. Realistically you can swap around any of them for their relative compilation, but first will always come the "preferred" version.

There is nothing in this list I would call spoilers, but I do give some slight generalized opinions which may lead, or alter your own experiences. If you want to go in blind, just look at the show. The blurbs are there to decide if you aren't sure when you want to watch something, not to give you anything before you watch.

I will also be forced to keep a side list since the max number of items in a single list is 50. Until more Gundam content is released, it mostly has small 5-10 minute things that don't really add to the canon in anyway. However, Gundam is approaching a point where if 2-3 more series release this list will get tight. Here is a link to that list: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/12271

I want to clarify that I am not some super Gundam fan, and I began making this list from the beginning of my watching experience. It thus offers a glimpse into what watching Gundam in 2022 should be like for the open-minded, anime history inclined weeb. If you know nothing (or very little) about Gundam this is the perfect place to start in order to grind out the main Universal Century timeline.

If you have any questions (or suggestions to improve since I'm not a hardcore Gundam fan) please feel free to message me.

Getting started with Gundam can be tough because of the multiple timelines and the varying amount of time a viewer must invest to watch the show(s) depending on which timeline they choose to go with. Things are not as simple as picking which one is best; some fans will argue that a certain series is the greatest Gundam show, while other fans will argue for that same show being the worst of the franchise. Knowing how the shows interact with each other is the first step to figuring out what you want to watch, and this stack will help to guide you through that process.

1979 - 2005

Full list of all Gundam anime in order of release date. List will include EVERY entry including summaries

The Universal Century (UC) is the original continuity in the Gundam multiverse (yes, it's a multiverse). This is for all those people that doesn't know how to start because of the BIG amount of titles.
Sorry if there is a grammar mistake, my writing in english is not the best.

UC MS Gundam watch order by Conflict Order in the canonical timeline. I will be updating the battles covered in each listing eventually as I get caught up.

2/4/24 Update: Still working on a lot of the timeline dates for this, so please check back later for revisions and added information and material.

This is my guide to the Gundam mega-franchise, including all major entries in release order, not including some spinoff series like the build and SD Gundam series.

Hi, I'm Oedon And This Is My Secondary Account (Watch-Guide) For Watch Guides!
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(About Timelines)

The whole Timelines thing may make the watch guide more complicated than it should be, but it's really simple.
Mobile Suit Gundam started like any other anime, a season then a sequel and some side content here and there, but the fans wanted more and they did get more, more season that is set in Different Timelines!
All what you need to know is the original Mobile Suit Gundam and it's sequel and side content (and later a Prequel) is set in the "Universal Century Timeline" (UC) for short.
and everything else is set in it's own Timeline that is not worth remembering the name of.
So the question is not "what Timeline is this?" It's "is this in the Universal Century Timeline?"

(About Anime)

The Mobile Suit Gundam Franchise Contains 25 different anime

1.(Mobile Suit Gundam) The Original Gundam (UC)

2.(War in the Pocket) Standalone OVA (UC)

3.(Gundam F91) Standalone Film (UC)

4.(Stardust Memory) Standalone OVA (UC)

5.(Victury Gundam) Spin-off Season (UC)

6.(G Gundam) Standalone Anime

7.(Gundam Wing) Standalone Anime

8.(The 08th MS Team) Side Story OVA (UC)

9.(Gundam X) Standalone Anime

10.(Turn A Gundam) Standalone Anime

11.(Gundam SEED) Standalone Anime

12.(MS IGLOO) CG Side Story Shorts (UC)

13.(Gundam 00) Standalone Anime

14.(Gundam Unicorn) Side Story Season (UC)

15.(Gundam AGE) Standalone Anime

16.(Gundam Reconguista in G) Standalone Anime

17.(Gundam The Origin) Prequel Season (UC)

18.(Iron-Blooded Orphans) Standalone Anime

19.(Gundam Thunderbolt) Side Story ONA (UC)

20.(Twilight Axis) Side Story Shorts (UC)

21.(Gundam Narrative) Standalone Film (UC)

22.(Hathaway) Standalone Films (UC)

23.(The Witch from Mercury) Standalone Anime

24.(Requiem For Vengeance) Standalone CG Film (UC)

25.(GQuuuuuuX) Standalone Anime (Alternate UC)

Each of which tell a self contained story, so you start from or skip any.

I gave myself the authority to Not include the Builder (Pokémon but Gundam) And SD (Chibi Gundam) Entries for obvious reasons.

This is how it works 👇🏼


"Name of the Anime" (number of the anime)

"Name of the Timeline" - the Year it takes place in

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