Gundam additionally formally often known as Cellular Go well with Gundam is a franchise that has been popping out all the best way again because the late 70s and has been constantly placing out top-quality content material up till now with far more hits than misses. Nevertheless with so many anime collection and even a number of timelines throughout the franchise it may be laborious to know the correct Gundam watch order. Significantly this collection has extra sequels prequels spin-offs and non-canon entries than just about every other anime.
So we’ve determined to tackle the cellular suit-sized activity and ship you a Gundam watch order for brand new followers to comply with alongside to.
Cellular Go well with Gundam Plot:
There isn’t precisely one plot to Gundam because the collection options a number of timelines the place one collection’ occasions are utterly unrelated to a different. The franchise typically focuses round troopers normally youthful ones getting as little as being of their teenagers preventing in large robots known as cellular fits with somebody in these fits being often known as Gundams. All of the totally different reveals and films share a typical theme of political and social commentary exploring the implications of battle energy struggles and technological development. The franchise additionally options complicated and nuanced characters in addition to mecha designs which have develop into iconic in Japanese animation.
Gundam Watch Order
We’re going to begin with the discharge date order for all the many alternative reveals and films throughout the collection after which go into the chronological timeline for among the larger universes throughout the franchise.
Please remember that the Cellular Go well with Gundam franchise’s spin-off works manga mild novels video video games and different media aren’t included on this checklist which solely comprises the core anime collection. Solely the large stuff right here!
For the discharge date order we’re additionally going to go along with the discharge date of the very first episode as some collection throughout the Gundam franchise have been airing on the identical time.
Launch Date Order:
Cellular Go well with Gundam (1979 – 1980)
Cellular Go well with Zeta Gundam (1985 – 1986)
Cellular Go well with Gundam ZZ (1986 – 1987)
Cellular Go well with Gundam: Char’s Counterattack (1988)
Cellular Go well with Gundam F91 (1991)
Victory Gundam (1993)
Cellular Go well with V Gundam (1993 – 1994)
Cellular Fighter G Gundam (1994 – 1995)
Cellular Go well with Gundam Wing (1995 – 1996)
After Conflict Gundam X (1996)
Flip A Gundam (1999)
Gundam SEED (2002 – 2003)
Gundam SEED Future (2004 – 2005)
Cellular Go well with Gundam 00 (2007 – 2009)
Cellular Go well with Gundam Unicorn (2010)
Gundam Reconguista in G (2014 – 2015)
Cellular Go well with Gundam: The Origin (2015 – 2018)
Cellular Go well with Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans (2015 – 2017)
Cellular Go well with Gundam Thunderbolt (2015 – 2017)
Cellular Go well with Gundam: The Witch From Mercury (2022 – at present airing)
From this launch date order we now have solely included anime collection not motion pictures however we’ll embrace motion pictures in the event that they occur to suit into the varied timelines within the Gundam franchise that we’re masking.
Chronological Watch Order
There are a number of timelines within the Gundam Franchise with many of the collection inside it simply being self-contained and never being related to others. Nevertheless there’s one “essential” timeline throughout the franchise that’s typically known as the Common Century timeline or simply UC timeline for brief.
Common Century (UC) Chronological Timeline
The chronological Gundam watch order for the UC timeline as of now goes as follows
Cellular Go well with Gundam: The Origin (2015-2018) – This anime adaptation retells the story of the unique “Cellular Go well with Gundam” collection in addition to the occasions earlier than it.
Cellular Go well with Gundam (1979)
Cellular Go well with Gundam: The Film Trilogy (1981-1982) – A compilation of three movies that retell the occasions of the unique “Cellular Go well with Gundam” collection.
Creation Of The Purple Comet (2019)
The 08th MS Crew (1996 – 1999)
MS IGLOO (2004 – 2008)
0080: Conflict In The Pocket (1989)
Thunderbolt (2016)
0083: Stardust Reminiscence (1991)
Cellular Go well with Zeta Gundam (1985)
Cellular Go well with Zeta Gundam: A New Translation (2005-2006) – A movie trilogy that retells the story of “Cellular Go well with Zeta Gundam.”
Cellular Go well with Gundam ZZ (1986)
Cellular Go well with Gundam: Char’s Counterattack (1988)
Cellular Go well with Gundam Unicorn (2010)
Cellular Go well with Gundam Twilight Axis (2017)
Cellular Go well with Gundam Narrative (2018)
Gundam Hathaway (2021)
Cellular Go well with Gundam: F91 (1991)
Victory Gundam (1993)
Exterior of the UC timeline there are some timelines that embody a number of totally different collection however most reveals outdoors of it are self-contained to only their very own reveals. A few of these bigger timelines and their chronological orders are
After Colony/Mars Century Timeline
Gundam watch order
The After Colony/Mars Century timeline often known as the AC Timeline focuses on the story established within the present Cellular Go well with Gundam Wing.
New Cellular Report Gundam Wing (1995 – 1996)
Operation Meteor (1996) [Compilation OVA]
New Cellular Report Gundam Wing: Limitless Waltz (1997)
Cosmic Period
Cosmic Period generally abbreviated as C.E is the timeline the place the occasion of the Cellular Go well with Gundam SEED collection takes place. The Cosmic Period is the one Gundam timeline outdoors of the UC timeline that options a number of totally different TV collection inside it.
Cellular Go well with Gundam SEED (2002 – 2003)
Cellular Go well with Gundam SEED Astray (2003)
Cellular Go well with Gundam SEED Future (2004 – 2005)
Cellular Go well with Gundam SEED C.E. 73: STARGAZER (2006)
Anno Domini
Anno Domini is the timeline that comprises the occasion of the Cellular Go well with Gundam 00 collection. This collection is exclusive because it really follows the Gregorian calendar with the collection happening from the years 2307 to 2314 supposedly in our “actual world” timeline.
Cellular Go well with Gundam 00 (2007 – 2009)
Cellular Go well with Gundam 00 The Film -A wakening of the Trailblazer (2010)
Superior Technology
The Superior Technology (typically abbreviated as “AG” or “A.G.”) is the timeline of the Gundam AGE motion pictures.
Cellular Go well with Gundam AGE (2012)
Cellular Go well with Gundam AGE: Reminiscence of Eden (2013)
Exterior of those collection most different reveals are one-offs.