Mobile Suit Gundam
MSG
Kidou Senshi Gundam
Genres
- Drama
- Sci-Fi
Tags
all 19- OtherWar99
- OrganisationsMilitary96
- MechaReal Robot95
- UniverseSpace90
- Sci-FiSpace Opera89
- OtherTravel85
- OtherPolitics85
- DramaComing of Age80
- SceneForeign79
- Main CastPrimarily Teen Cast78
- Main CastEnsemble Cast78
- Main CastMale Protagonist74
- VehicleAviation70
- VehicleTanks66
- Main CastAnti-Hero60
- ActionGuns56
- MechaSuper Robot53
- ActionSwordplay50
- SceneDesert48
Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi. Tags: War, Military, Real Robot, Space, Space Opera, Travel, Politics, Coming of Age, Foreign, Primarily Teen Cast, Ensemble Cast, Male Protagonist.
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Ranked
#1749
Popularity
2.7K
Favorites
43.8K
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Episode Progress
Complete43 / 43 episodes aired
All 43 episodes available on Crunchyroll, Netflix
- Premiered
- Spring 1979
- Aired
- Apr 7, 1979 – Jan 26, 1980
- Broadcast
- Saturday · 17:30:00
- Duration
- 24 min
- Time to Complete
- 17h 44m
- Rating
- PG - Children
- Studio
- Sunrise
Alternative Titles
ja機動戦士ガンダム
en-x-romajiKidou Senshi Gundam
enFirst Gundam
enMobile Suit Gundam: 0079
enMSG
Synopsis
It is year 0079 of the Universal Century. Mankind has moved to space, living in colony clusters known as "Sides." One of these Sides declares itself the "Principality of Zeon" and declares war on the Earth Federation, the governmental body currently ruling Earth. Using powerful humanoid robots known as "mobile suits," Zeon quickly gains the upper hand. Nine months into the conflict, the Earth Federation has developed its own powerful mobile suit called the Gundam. When Zeon launches an attack on the colony holding the Gundam, a 15-year-old civilian named Amuro Ray suddenly finds himself thrown into a conflict that will take him all across Earth and space, pitting him against the enemy's ace pilot, Char Aznable. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Synopsis
Kidou Senshi Gundam was not popular when it first aired, and came close to being cancelled. The series was originally set to run for 52 episodes but was cut down to 39 by the show's sponsors, but the staff was able to negotiate an extension to end the series with 43 episodes. When Bandai bought the copyrights to build plastic models for the show's mecha things changed and the show became popular.
Kidou Senshi Gundam was not popular when it first aired, and came close to being cancelled. The series was originally set to run for 52 episodes but was cut down to 39 by the show's sponsors, but the staff was able to negotiate an extension to end the series with 43 episodes. When Bandai bought the copyrights to build plastic models for the show's mecha things changed and the show became popular. It revolutionized the genre by portraying mecha as piloted military weaponry with real-world scientific basis instead of superheroes' giant robots. Often referred to as the 'real robot' genre, it became the norm for mecha anime in the following years after its release. The series was the first winner of the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize, in 1979 and the first half of 1980.
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Kidou Senshi Gundam was not popular when it first aired, and came close to being cancelled. The series was originally set to run for 52 episodes but was cut down to 39 by the show's sponsors, but the staff was able to negotiate an extension to end the series with 43 episodes. When Bandai bought the copyrights to build plastic models for the show's mecha things changed and the show became popular.
Kidou Senshi Gundam was not popular when it first aired, and came close to being cancelled. The series was originally set to run for 52 episodes but was cut down to 39 by the show's sponsors, but the staff was able to negotiate an extension to end the series with 43 episodes. When Bandai bought the copyrights to build plastic models for the show's mecha things changed and the show became popular. It revolutionized the genre by portraying mecha as piloted military weaponry with real-world scientific basis instead of superheroes' giant robots. Often referred to as the 'real robot' genre, it became the norm for mecha anime in the following years after its release. The series was the first winner of the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize, in 1979 and the first half of 1980.
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Franchise Timeline
Mobile Suit Gundam is entry 5 of 26 in the Mobile Suit Gundam watch order, continuing the story after Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - Advent of the Red Comet.
Franchise Timeline
Mobile Suit Gundam
Essential·Core entries only — skip filler and side content
- 1Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the PocketMain Story #1 (OVA)1989
- 2Portrait of the RedSeason 22010
- 3Mobile Suit Gundam: The OriginMain Story #3 (OVA)2015
- 4
- 5Mobile Suit GundamSeason 51979
- 6Mobile Suit Gundam IMain Story #6 (MOVIE)1981
- 7Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of SorrowMain Story #7 (MOVIE)1981
- 8Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in SpaceMain Story #8 (MOVIE)1982
- 9Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust MemoryMain Story #9 (OVA)1991
- 10Mobile Suit Zeta GundamSeason 101985
- 11Mobile Suit Gundam ZZSeason 111986
- 12Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's CounterattackMain Story #12 (MOVIE)1988
- 13Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation - Heir to the StarsMain Story #13 (MOVIE)2005
- 14Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation II - LoversMain Story #14 (MOVIE)2005
- 15Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation III - Love Is the Pulse of the StarsMain Story #15 (MOVIE)2006
- 16Mobile Suit Gundam UnicornMain Story #16 (OVA)2010
- 17Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096Season 172016
- 18Mobile Suit Gundam: Twilight AxisSeason 182017
- 19Mobile Suit Gundam F91Main Story #19 (MOVIE)1991
- 20Mobile Suit Victory GundamSeason 201993
- 21∀ GundamSeason 211999
- 22Gundam Reconguista in GSeason 222014
- 23Mobile Suit Gundam: Twilight Axis - Red BlurMain Story #23 (MOVIE)2017
- 24Mobile Suit Gundam NarrativeMain Story #24 (MOVIE)2018
- 25Mobile Suit Gundam: HathawayMain Story #25 (MOVIE)2021
- 26Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway - The Sorcery of Nymph CirceMain Story #26 (MOVIE)2026
Complete·Everything including OVAs, specials & side stories
- 1
- 2All That GundamOptional SPECIAL1989
- 3Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS TeamOptional OVA1996
- 430th Gundam Perfect MissionOptional OVA2009
- 5Mobile Suit Gundam: The Light of Life Chronicle U.C.Optional SPECIAL2019
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk-IOptional SPECIAL1988
- 11SD Gundam GaidenOptional OVA1990
- 12Mobile Fighter G GundamOptional TV1994
- 13Mobile Suit Gundam WingOptional TV1995
- 14After War Gundam XOptional TV1996
- 15Kidou Senshi Gundam: Uchuu Seiki YowaOptional SPECIAL1996
- 16Gundam: Mission To The RiseOptional SPECIAL1998
- 17The Impression of First GundamOptional SPECIAL1998
- 18Gundam EvolveOptional OVA2001
- 19Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front - Indignation of Zeon.Optional SPECIAL2001
- 20Mobile Suit Gundam SEEDOptional TV2002
- 21SD Gundam ForceOptional TV2004
- 22Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year WarOptional OVA2004
- 23Mobile Suit Gundam 00Optional TV2007
- 24Ring of GundamOptional SPECIAL2009
- 25Mobile Suit Gundam Battlefield Record: Avant-TitleOptional ONA2009
- 26SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle WarriorsOptional TV2010
- 27Mokei Senshi Gunpla Builders Beginning GOptional SPECIAL2010
- 28Mobile Suit Gundam AGEOptional TV2011
- 29Gundam Build FightersOptional TV2013
- 30Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn: Episode EX - 100 Years of SolitudeOptional SPECIAL2014
- 31Mobile Suit Gundam-sanOptional TV2014
- 32Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded OrphansOptional TV2015
- 33Mobile Suit Gundam ThunderboltOptional ONA2015
- 34Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December SkyOptional MOVIE2016
- 35Gundam Build Fighters: BattlogueOptional ONA2017
- 36Gundam Build DiversOptional TV2018
- 37SD Gundam World: Sangoku SoketsudenOptional ONA2019
- 38SD GUNDAM WORLD HEROESOptional ONA2021
- 39Gundam Breaker: BattlogueOptional ONA2021
- 40Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's IslandOptional MOVIE2022
- 41Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from MercuryOptional TV2022
- 42Gundam Build MetaverseOptional ONA2023
- 43Mobile Suit Gundam: Requiem for VengeanceOptional ONA2024
- 44Mobile Suit Gundam: ALC EncounterOptional SPECIAL2024
- 45Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-Optional MOVIE2025
- 46Mobile Suit Gundam: GQuuuuuuXOptional TV2025
- 47
- 48
- 49
- 50
- 51Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory - The Mayfly of SpaceOptional SPECIAL1992
- 52Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: The Afterglow Of ZeonOptional MOVIE1992
- 53Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory Picture Drama - The Mayfly of Space 2Optional SPECIAL2016
- 54
- 55Gundam Neo Experience 0087: Green DiversOptional MOVIE2001
- 56
- 57Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ: Gundam Frag.Optional OVA2009
- 58
- 59
- 60
- 61
- 62
- 63Re:I AmOptional MUSIC2013
- 64Mobile Suit Gundam UC: A Phantom WorldOptional SPECIAL2016
- 65
- 66
- 67
- 68
- 69∀ Gundam1999
- 70∀ Gundam I: Earth LightOptional MOVIE2002
- 71∀ Gundam II: Moonlight ButterflyOptional MOVIE2002
- 72
- 73Kidou Senshi Gakuen: G-Reco KoushienOptional SPECIAL2014
- 74Gundam: G no Reconguista - From the Past to the FutureOptional SPECIAL2015
- 75Gundam Reconguista in G I: Go! Core FighterOptional MOVIE2019
- 76Gundam Reconguista in G II: Bellri's Fierce ChargeOptional MOVIE2020
- 77Gundam Reconguista in G III: Legacy from SpaceOptional MOVIE2021
- 78Gundam Reconguista in G IV: Love That Cries Out in BattleOptional MOVIE2022
- 79Gundam Reconguista in G V: Beyond the Peril of DeathOptional MOVIE2022
- 80
- 81
- 82
- 83
- 84Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk-IIOptional OVA1989
- 85Mobile Suit SD Gundam's CounterattackOptional OVA1989
- 86Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk-IIIOptional OVA1990
- 87Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk-IVOptional OVA1990
- 88Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk-IV SpecialOptional SPECIAL1990
- 89Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk-VOptional OVA1990
- 90Musha, Knight, Commando: SD Gundam Emergency SortieOptional MOVIE1991
- 91Mobile Suit SD Gundam FestivalOptional MOVIE1993
- 92Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Operation MeteorOptional OVA1996
- 93Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless WaltzOptional OVA1997
- 94TWO-MIX: White ReflectionOptional MUSIC1997
- 95Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Miller's ReportOptional MOVIE1998
- 96Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless WaltzOptional MOVIE1998
- 97Mobile Suit Gundam SEED MSV AstrayOptional OVA2004
- 98Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: After-Phase Between the StarsOptional SPECIAL2004
- 99Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Special EditionOptional TV2004
- 100Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DestinyOptional TV2004
- 101
- 102Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: Apocalypse 0079Optional OVA2006
- 103Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Special EditionOptional TV2006
- 104Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E.73: StargazerOptional ONA2006
- 105Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED: SEED Supernova - Tanekyara GekijouOptional SPECIAL2007
- 106Kidou Senshi Gundam 00: Tenshi-tachi no KisekiOptional SPECIAL2008
- 107Mobile Suit Gundam 00: Second SeasonOptional TV2008
- 108Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO 2: Gravity of the BattlefrontOptional OVA2008
- 109Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Special EditionOptional OVA2009
- 110Chou Deneiban SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle WarriorsOptional MOVIE2010
- 111Mobile Suit Gundam 00 The Movie: A Wakening of the TrailblazerOptional MOVIE2010
- 112Many Things SD GundamOptional SPECIAL2011
- 113Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - A Battle with the Third DimensionOptional SPECIAL2013
- 114Mobile Suit Gundam AGE: Memory of EdenOptional OVA2013
- 115Shin Kidou Senki Gundam Wing: Frozen Teardrop Picture Drama - Aratanaru TatakaiOptional SPECIAL2014
- 116Gundam Build Fighters SpecialsOptional SPECIAL2014
- 117Kotowaza Gundam-sanOptional TV2014
- 118Mobile Suit Gundam-san (ONA)Optional ONA2014
- 119Gundam Build Fighters TryOptional TV2014
- 120Kotowaza Gundam-san (ONA)Optional ONA2015
- 121Mobile Suit Gundam-sanOptional MOVIE2015
- 122Kidou Senshi Gundam-san: Hiyoko Days ― Suisei Hiyoko to Fushigi na OfudaOptional SPECIAL2016
- 123Gundam Build Fighters Try: Island WarsOptional TV2016
- 124Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 2nd SeasonOptional TV2016
- 125Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt 2nd SeasonOptional ONA2017
- 126Gundam Build Fighters: GM no GyakushuuOptional ONA2017
- 127Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: Bandit FlowerOptional MOVIE2017
- 128Gundam Build Divers PrologueOptional ONA2018
- 129GUNDAM BUILD DIVERS Re:RISEOptional ONA2019
- 130Mobile Suit Academy: The Return of 'G-Reco Koushien'Optional SPECIAL2020
- 131Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise 2nd SeasonOptional ONA2020
- 132Gundam Build Divers BattlogueOptional ONA2020
- 133Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Revealed ChronicleOptional ONA2022
- 134Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Special EditionOptional TV2022
- 135Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury - PrologueOptional SPECIAL2022
- 136Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury RecapOptional TV2022
- 137Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Season 2Optional TV2023
- 138Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Season 2 RecapOptional TV2023
- 139Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FreedomOptional MOVIE2024
- 140
Platform Scores
MAL
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Kitsu
77 / 100
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Episode Guide
Aired so far: 43 / 43
Main Story
43 / 43
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Latest Aired
Episode 43
Remaining
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Theme Songs
Status Breakdown
Tags
Shows how closely each tag relates to this animeShow spoiler tags8
Relations
Prequel2
Sequel3
Side Story11
Gundam Evolve
Gundam: Mission To The Rise
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
Mobile Suit Gundam Battlefield Record: Avant-Title
Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War
Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt
Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky
Mobile Suit Gundam: ALC Encounter
Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island
Mobile Suit Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team
Spin-Off8
After War Gundam X
Gundam Breaker: Battlogue
Mobile Suit Gundam 00
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
Mobile Suit Gundam-san
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
Alt. Version3
Character3
Other14
∀ Gundam
30th Gundam Perfect Mission
All That Gundam
Gundam Reconguista in G
Gundam vs Hello Kitty
Gundam: Mission To The Rise
Japan Anima(tor)'s Exhibition
Mobile Suit Gundam G40
Mobile Suit Gundam-san
Mobile Suit Gundam: ALC Encounter
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Light of Life Chronicle U.C.
Ring of Gundam
The Impression of First Gundam
Zeonic Toyota Special Movie
Recommendations
10 recommendations
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Space Runaway Ideon
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Armored Trooper Votoms
Super Dimension Fortress Macross
Star Blazers: The Quest for Iscandar
Taiyou no Kiba Dougram
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Season 2
Eureka Seven
Mobile Suit Victory Gundam
Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does Mobile Suit Gundam have?
Mobile Suit Gundam has a total of 43 episodes.
Is Mobile Suit Gundam suitable for children?
Yes, Mobile Suit Gundam is rated PG, making it suitable for children.
Where can I watch Mobile Suit Gundam?
You can watch Mobile Suit Gundam on Crunchyroll.
Is Mobile Suit Gundam the first anime in the franchise?
Yes, Mobile Suit Gundam is entry 5 of 26 in the franchise, indicating it's a foundational part of the series.
Information
- Type
- TV
- Status
- Finished
- Premiered
- Spring 1979
- Aired
- Apr 7, 1979 – Jan 26, 1980
- Broadcast
- Saturday · 17:30:00
- Episodes
- 43 / 43
- Duration
- 24 min
- Time to Complete
- 17h 44m
- Rating
- PG - Children
- Studio
- Sunrise
Alternative Titles
ja機動戦士ガンダム
en-x-romajiKidou Senshi Gundam
enFirst Gundam
enMobile Suit Gundam: 0079
enMSG
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