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A civilian climbing into a mobile suit rarely understands the war they have just entered. Gundam follows young pilots caught between governments, armies and competing ideas of a better future. Amuro Ray's Universal Century is its original setting, while the alternate universes build their own conflicts around the human cost of those giant machines.

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Timeline guide

Gundam: Choosing Your First War Story

Start Mobile Suit Gundam for the Universal Century foundation. If you want a different setting without that history, choose an opening series such as Gundam Wing or The Witch from Mercury.

Entries: 21
Released: 19
Upcoming: 2
Span: 1979-2026

Alternate Universes is a browsing group containing several worlds. It is not the name of one shared continuity.

Overview & recommendation

Gundam returns to war from different sides: civilian pilots, professional soldiers and people who inherit conflicts they did not begin. Familiar machines and ideas do not mean every cast lives in Amuro Ray's world.

The important first choice is whether you want the Universal Century's accumulating history or another setting's own beginning. Each world provides its own place to begin.

For Universal Century, meet Amuro and the original war before jumping into its later consequences. An alternate setting offers a shorter commitment to its own cast, but sequels within it still need their beginnings: SEED Destiny is not an independent replacement for SEED.

Universal Century and Other Gundam Worlds One long history alongside several independent settings

The UC branch gathers connected eras and side perspectives. The alternate group holds independent series as well as sequences with their own sequels. A different calendar label signals a different frame of reference, not a later century in UC.

Universal Century (11 entries)
The original Universal Century history, from Amuro's war into later conflicts, with side stories returning to different points in that shared past.
Alternate Universes (10 entries)
A collection of other Gundam settings. Each world has its own history, and some contain direct sequels; the group is not one combined canon.

A Starting Route Through Gundam 21 entries

Within Universal Century, release order lets later side stories build on the original. Within another world, begin with that world's opening series and keep its direct sequels together.

1
Mobile Suit GundamSeries · 1979
2
War in the PocketSeries · 1989
3
The 08th MS TeamSeries · 1996
4
Stardust MemorySeries · 1991
5
Zeta GundamSeries · 1985
6
Gundam ZZSeries · 1986
7
Char's CounterattackFilm · 1988
8
Gundam UnicornSeries · 2010
9
Gundam NarrativeFilm · 2018
10
Hathaway's FlashFilm · 2021
11
Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph CirceFilm · Jan 30, 2026
12
Gundam WingSeries · 1995
13
Gundam SEEDSeries · 2002
14
Gundam SEED DestinySeries · 2004
15
Gundam SEED FREEDOMFilm · 2024
16
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM ZEROFilm · Jan 15, 2027Upcoming
17
Gundam 00Series · 2007
18
Iron-Blooded OrphansSeries · 2015
19
The Witch from MercurySeries · 2022
20
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuXSeries · 2025
21
Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZEROSeries · Apr 2027Upcoming

Gundam's Different Calendars 21 entries

UC dates can compare connected stories in Amuro's history. AC, CE, AD and other calendar systems should not be sorted into a single factual history of all Gundam.

1
UC 0079Mobile Suit GundamSeries · 1979
2
UC 0079The 08th MS TeamSeries · 1996
3
UC 0080War in the PocketSeries · 1989
4
UC 0083Stardust MemorySeries · 1991
5
UC 0087Zeta GundamSeries · 1985
6
UC 0088Gundam ZZSeries · 1986
7
UC 0093Char's CounterattackFilm · 1988
8
UC 0096Gundam UnicornSeries · 2010
9
UC 0097Gundam NarrativeFilm · 2018
10
UC 0105Hathaway's FlashFilm · 2021
11
UC 0105Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph CirceFilm · Jan 30, 2026
12
AC 195Gundam WingSeries · 1995
13
CE 71Gundam SEEDSeries · 2002
14
CE 73Gundam SEED DestinySeries · 2004
15
C.E. 74 · Before SEED FREEDOMMobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM ZEROFilm · Jan 15, 2027Upcoming
16
CE 75Gundam SEED FREEDOMFilm · 2024
17
AD 2307Gundam 00Series · 2007
18
PD 323Iron-Blooded OrphansSeries · 2015
19
AS 122The Witch from MercurySeries · 2022
20
U.C. 0085 (Alt)Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuXSeries · 2025
21
A.A. 45Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZEROSeries · Apr 2027Upcoming

Gundam as Audiences Discovered It 21 entries

Publication order shows when sequels and retrospective war stories expanded the franchise. It is particularly helpful when a story revisits an earlier conflict using ideas introduced later.

1
Mobile Suit GundamSeries · 1979
2
Zeta GundamSeries · 1985
3
Gundam ZZSeries · 1986
4
Char's CounterattackFilm · 1988
5
War in the PocketSeries · 1989
6
Stardust MemorySeries · 1991
7
Gundam WingSeries · 1995
8
The 08th MS TeamSeries · 1996
9
Gundam SEEDSeries · 2002
10
Gundam SEED DestinySeries · 2004
11
Gundam 00Series · 2007
12
Gundam UnicornSeries · 2010
13
Iron-Blooded OrphansSeries · 2015
14
Gundam NarrativeFilm · 2018
15
Hathaway's FlashFilm · 2021
16
The Witch from MercurySeries · 2022
17
Gundam SEED FREEDOMFilm · 2024
18
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuXSeries · 2025
19
Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph CirceFilm · Jan 30, 2026
20
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM ZEROFilm · Jan 15, 2027Upcoming
21
Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZEROSeries · Apr 2027Upcoming

Frequently asked questions 6 answers

Must I watch Universal Century before an alternate series?

No. An independent opening series introduces its own setting and cast. Check whether it is an opening or a sequel within that world, rather than treating the entire alternate group as one sequence.

Does a UC side story replace Mobile Suit Gundam?

No. A focused story can work on its own terms, but the original provides the main war's foundation and the context that later UC titles revisit.

How many Gundam movies and shows are there?

Gundam has 21 entries: 15 TV shows and 6 movies, released between 1979 and 2026. 19 are already released and 2 are upcoming.

What is the chronological order of Gundam?

In chronological (in-universe) order, Gundam begins with Mobile Suit Gundam (UC 0079) and ends with Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO. The full chronological list of 21 entries is above.

What is the release order of Gundam?

By release date, Gundam starts with Mobile Suit Gundam (1979). The most recent release is Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe (2026).

What is the next Gundam release and what should I watch before it?

The next Gundam release is Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM ZERO (Jan 15, 2027). To catch up first, choose the relevant continuity and watch its released entries. Include alternative editions only if you want them in your personal goal.

Last reviewed: 19 de octubre de 2026.

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