Kidou Senshi Gundam NT

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.

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.

These are the anime that appear in Super Robot Wars 30 for PS4, Switch, and Steam on PC.

These are the anime that appear in Super Robot Wars X-Ω, a mobile phone game that is now defunct.
It's being split into multiple parts because there are so many.

just from some quick research. almost certainly incomplete.

2016 - present

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

⦿ Alternate Versions (Universal Century)

> Kidou Senshi Gundam (TV):
Kidou Senshi Gundam I (Movie)
Kidou Senshi Gundam II: Ai Senshi-hen (Movie)
Kidou Senshi Gundam III: Meguriai Sora-hen (Movie)

> Kidou Senshi Zeta Gundam (TV):
Kidou Senshi Z Gundam I: Hoshi wo Tsugu Mono (Movie)
Kidou Senshi Z Gundam II: Koibito-tachi (Movie)
Kidou Senshi Z Gundam III: Hoshi no Kodou wa Ai (Movie)

> Kidou Senshi Gundam Unicorn (OVA):
Kidou Senshi Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 (TV)

> Kidou Senshi Gundam: The Origin (OVA):
Kidou Senshi Gundam: The Origin - Zenya Akai Suisei (TV)

> Kidou Senshi Gundam Thunderbolt (ONA):
Kidou Senshi Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky (Movie)
Kidou Senshi Gundam Thunderbolt: Bandit Flower (Movie)



⦿ Mobile Suit Gundam Franchise Total Episodes: 958 episodes (TV Series + ONA)

> Main Series: Mobile Suit Gundam + Zeta + ZZ + Victory + G + Wing + X + Turn A + SEED + SEED Destiny + 00 + AGE + Reconguista in G + Iron-Blooded Orphans + The Witch from Mercury

> Other Series: Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 + Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - Advent of the Red Comet + Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt

> Build Series: Build Fighters + Build Fighters Try + Build Divers + Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise

> SD Gundam Series: SD Gundam Force + SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors + SD Gundam World: Sangoku Soketsuden + SD Gundam World Heroes



⦿ Others Not Included (Not Watching)

> Kidou Senshi Gundam ZZ (Universal Century)
> Kidou Senshi Victory Gundam (Universal Century)
> Kidou Senshi Gundam: Twilight Axis (Universal Century)
> Kidou Senshi Gundam MS IGLOO (Universal Century)
> Gundam: G no Reconguista (Regild Century)
> Turn A Gundam (Correct Century)
> Kidou Butouden G Gundam (Future Century)
> Kidou Shinseiki Gundam X (After War)
> Kidou Senshi Gundam AGE (Advanced Generation)
> Build Fighters Series
> Build Divers Series
> SD Gundam Series

Cronologia da rota UC (Universal Century)

☆ = Mandatory Viewing

My preferred timeline order:
☆ Gundam: The Origin
☆ Gundam I
- Gundam: Cucuruz Doan no Shima
☆ Gundam II: Ai Senshi-hen
- Gundam Thunderbolt: Bandit Flower
- Gundam: Dai 08 MS Shoutai
- Gundam 0080: Pocket no Naka no Sensou
☆ Gundam III: Meguriai Sora-hen
- Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky
- Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
☆ Zeta Gundam
☆ Gundam ZZ
☆ Gundam: Gyakushuu no Char
☆ Gundam Unicorn
- Gundam NT
☆ Gundam: Senkou no Hathaway
- Gundam: Senkou no Hathaway 2
- Gundam: Senkou no Hathaway 3

Gundam anime I've watched that is worth your time. Arranged mostly in production order.

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.

Anime featuring mainly traditionally animated, hand drawn robots made between the year 2010 and now. As by this point in time, they had become a rarity in favor of CGI robots, I think this list would be really helpful.

Note: the Gundam Build shows get excluded because those are plastic models, not robots.