Fortunately, many of the gundams are easy to place in an in universe chronological order, as the first entry in the franchise established the in universe universal century uc calendar. The outcome of the war lies in the hands of the newtype in the anime series that started it all. With dozens of shows across several timelines, great stories, fantastic animation and storytelling, it is the series to try if you want to understand at least a little of what anime is about. The gundam vs series, as the name implies, is based on the massive mobile suit gundam anime franchise. The build fighters series is about building the gundam model kits and having them fight in virtual arenas so they are constanty referencing past series. Fans rank the best mobile suit gundam anime of alltime. When mobile suit gundam debuted, most giant robot anime was about. Heres the complete list of shows in universal century uc order, with recommendations of which ones are worth. Chronexialogy sorting the entire mobile suit gundam timeline. Really only the universal century gundam shows have a chronology thats a bit hairy. Ive been told that there are more than two dozen series, plus movies, and i dont have the time to watch everything.
Mobile suit gundam i, soldiers of sorrow, and encounters in space. This is the first gundam series not to be in the u. Limited bandai gunpla online store complete gundam models. Jun 26, 2017 in all honesty, usually you can pick up any gundam series and enjoy it. Their best hope of making it through the conflict is the gundam, a giant humanoid robot, and its gifted teenage pilot. It has since grown to progress the original story line as well as created alternate universes and characters. Despite housing one of the most wildly popular gundam series in the west at least, after colony is. In what order should i watch the whole gundam franchise. Finally, after all this is done you can watch the two build fighters series. We mentioned manga, but there are also books, video games, more. I need help, ive gotten into gundam recently, ive watched 00 and wing. Series features modification of existing models and creating new ones, like the pf781 perfect gundam, red warrior, and musha gundam, which were endorsed by bandai and was later released as. What are all the gundam series technologies from the best to worst.
The following is a list of gundam series to date organized into the universes that they take place in, as well as in chronological order according. A couple of years after the tv show that started it all, sunrise released a complete. A series mainly based on the models of the first gundam series along with its mobile suit variation series. Sep 05, 2017 since mobile suit gundams popularity exploded in the 1980s, the series has spun out a slew of aside anime series and manga. This is the original gundam universe with the bulk of the gundam series stored within and detailing a. Heres the timeline to watch gundam series chronologically. The plot of victory gundam is quite similar to this. In terms of viewing order, most are pretty standalone. A beginners guide to 40 years of mobile suit gundam tv club. Over in japan, anime fans were recently polled nationwide by anime.
Gundam covers a large array of series, that is continuing to grow since the release of the first series in 1979 called mobile suit gundam. Combatants will face triumph and turmoil as they battle their way through space to get to their final destination on earth. If you choose the path of not just picking the series that sounds the most intriguing and watching it, watching gundam in order is less about lining all the series up, but rather lining the series up in the correct universes in the gundam multiverse. Its a sixpart ova series that tells the origin of char aznable, the antagonist turned antihero of the original universal century releases. Every game in the franchise debuted in the arcades, but nearly all of them have. Gundam 27 anime 20 giant robot robot 12 mecha 11 outer space 10 piloted giant robot 8 shared universe 8 ova 7 pilot 7 sequel 7 space colony 7 space war 7 violence 7 mobile suit 5 one world government 5 spacecraft 5 young soldier 5 battle 4 fictional war 4 fight 4 military 4 planet earth 4 tv mini series 4 warrior 4 masked man 3 mobile armor 3. The longrunning franchise centers around humanpiloted robots, known as mecha, and has been active since 1979 the fifth instalment in the gundam series, mobile fighter g gundam, marked a momentous occasion for the gundam brand as it was produced for the franchises 15th anniversary and was the first to be set outside of the universal.
Gundam wing, gundam 00, gundam seed, gundam seed destiny, g gundam. Turna is generally regarded as the better of two, and one of the best series over all, but carries over a lot of themes best witnessed through other programs first. Jan 08, 2020 every gundam tv show, movie and ova produced before 1994 is part of a single timeline called the universal century or uc for short. This series serves as a transition point between the two shows and demonstrates the changes brought on by the one year war that lead to future conflicts. Where to start getting into gundam 2020 edition otaku. Any watching order for this series will begin with the original show. However, there will be some times where you might feel like you are missing something, and that is the benefit of watching the series in chronological order. The yugioh timeline and lore explained duel monsters, 5ds, and gx.
List of gundams in the gundam franchise the gundam wiki. Kido senshi gundam seed 20022003 50 min animation, action, drama 7. This video is part of an every other week video series where tim dives deep into the world of anime. The following is a list of gundam series to date organized into the universes that they take place in, as well as in chronological order according to their respected. Gundam 0080, gundam 0083, 08th ms team, zeta gundam, chars counter attack movie, all of those are in the same timeline. Uso ewin is a teenager leading a good life in a european town on. Suggested gundam anime viewing order by chii animeplanet. This is the list of episodes of the japanese anime television series mobile suit gundam, kido senshi gandamu. These gundam type mobile suits are mostly piloted by the main protagonists of an animated work, including liveaction movies but not special shorts without focus such as gundam evolve or the sd gundam series. Its a different universe, but its the better place for people who are new to start in my opinion newer animation, more modern and standalone storyline, better music.
Manga adaptations of the gundam series have been published in english. All countries have agreed to hold an organized fighting tournament on the earths surface known as the gundam fight every four years to settle their political differences in place of war. Chronexialogy sorting the entire mobile suit gundam. The gundam franchise is very large, so this watch list is an atempt to sort a few of the different timelines and universes within the gundam multiverse to help out first time viewers. Most of the shareduniverse gundams take place in the universal century chronolgy, and for those specific shows they always establish what year they take place. Apr 04, 2019 gundam has to be one of the most iconic anime shows of all time. You get an extended scope of the universes and the history therein. Plus, i believe there is a new build fighters series coming out soon. If youre 100% new to the gundam series, skip all of this and watch mobile suit gundam 00 first. Victory gundam is most famous for displaying what it is like for such a young boy to be faced with the horrors of war. This gallery only features the base mobile weapons and not their upgrades andor variants, except when its a different machine, in different works, or the variant is more recognizable. It has a melancholy element wherein the main protagonists are forced into war and are plotted to battle against their own friends.
The yearold protagonist uso ewin is one of the youngest main characters in the franchise. Jul 28, 2015 learn how to watch gundam in order, in this video it will focus on the universal century titles. Aug 16, 2016 there are several timelines so lets start with the most prolific, the universal century, some series overlap in terms of times and or rehashes, the other timelines can be watched in any order as they dont relate. Read the topic about gundam series order on myanimelist, and join in the discussion on the largest online anime and manga database in the world.
Mobile suit gundam, which kicks off the entire franchise. The vs series offers arenastyle, 2on2 battles between mobile suits. In what order should you watch universal century gundam. All of those are not connected to that storys timeline. How to watch every gundam in order universal century. Gundam x and turna gundam are two other stand alone series which both borrow the key franchise themes but add enough originality to be their own thing. There is also the ova series mobile suit gundam 0083. Which gundams are direct sequels to one another or continue the story of previous ones. A separate video can be done for alternate universe titles. Apr, 2016 victory gundam is the last television series to find itself in the uc timeline and starts 30 years after f91. Gundam tv series, 1999 2000, compilation movies, 2002 cosmic era. Stardust memory, which takes place between mobile suit gundam and zeta gundam. I havent watched every gundam show but wing was the first one i watched so.
Created and directed by yoshiyuki tomino, mobile suit gundam was produced by nagoya broadcasting network, sotsu agency, and sunrise. Jun 06, 2019 how gundam became an empire the rise of gunpla anime explained duration. Im now considering watching that series, but im concerned that im not going to know whats going on if i jump straight into gundam wing without watching all of the previous series. Mobile fighter g gundam 1994 tvpg 30 min animation, action, fantasy 7. Top 10 gundam series list since 1979 best recommendations. Do i need to watch the gundam series in order to not be lost.
Darkfire can probably give you the exact order though. The franchise began on april 7, 1979 with mobile suit gundam, a tv series that defined the real robot. Following bandais purchase of sunrise the animation studio responsible for gundam, the decision was made to pr. The gundam series is a staple in the world of anime. I tried googling it and only found out there were like 10 different gundam universes. The bulk of gundam series take place in the universal century timeline. Manga adaptations of the gundam series have been published in english in. The gundam multiverse is huge and confusing and were here. If youre going to watch gundam in chronological order as opposed to release order, then you have to start with the origin. Learn how to watch gundam in order, in this video it will focus on the universal century titles. Kido senshi gundam seed msv astray 2004 video 6 min animation, short, action 5. Today im going to share some of the best places to watch gundam online.
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