# Where to Watch Mobile Suit Gundam

**Mobile Suit Gundam — the original 0079 — streams on Crunchyroll and Netflix. This is the show that invented the 'real robot' genre and launched the largest mecha franchise on Earth, and nearly half a century later its story of a teenager thrown into a war he never chose still hits with startling force.**

## Where to Watch

- [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/mobile-suit-gundam)
- [Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/watch/80124040)

Crunchyroll and Netflix both carry the original series. Crunchyroll is the natural home if you plan to work through the wider Universal Century saga; Netflix is perfectly fine for the show itself.

## Synopsis

War has broken out between the Earth Federation and the breakaway space colonies of Zeon, and it lands on the doorstep of Amuro Ray — an ordinary, tech-obsessed teenager living on a neutral colony. When the fighting reaches his home, Amuro stumbles into the cockpit of the Federation's secret weapon, the mobile suit Gundam, and improbably makes it work. Alongside a crew of fellow refugees and green recruits aboard the warship White Base, he's pulled into a grinding conflict that treats its 'heroes' as scared kids first and soldiers second. It's a coming-of-age story told at the scale of a total war, and the template every mecha series since has been answering.

## Fast Facts

- **Format:** TV
- **Episodes:** 43
- **Premiered:** 1979
- **Studio:** sunrise inc.
- **Score:** 7.7

## Watch Order

This is the foundation — the very first Gundam, and the start of the Universal Century timeline. Everything in that continuity (Zeta, Char's Counterattack, Unicorn) flows from here, so it's the ideal starting point for the classic saga.

- Kidou Senshi Gundam: Dai 08 MS Shoutai — side\_story
- Kidou Senshi Gundam 0080: Pocket no Naka no Sensou — side\_story
- Kidou Senshi Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory — sequel
- [Kidou Senshi Zeta Gundam](https://hozuna.com/anime/mobile-suit-zeta-gundam) — sequel
- Kidou Senshi Gundam MS IGLOO: 1-nen Sensou Hiroku — side\_story
- Kidou Senshi Z Gundam I: Hoshi wo Tsugu Mono — sequel
- Gundam Evolve — side\_story
- Gundam: Mission to the Rise — side\_story
- Kidou Senshi Gundam: The Origin — prequel
- Kidou Senshi Gundam Senki: Avant Title — side\_story
- Kidou Senshi Gundam Thunderbolt — side\_story
- Kidou Senshi Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky — side\_story
- Kidou Senshi Gundam: The Origin - Zenya Akai Suisei — prequel
- Kidou Senshi Gundam: Cucuruz Doan no Shima — side\_story
- Kidou Senshi Gundam: Fukushuu no Requiem — side\_story
- Kidou Senshi Gundam: ALC Encounter — side\_story

## If You Liked This

- **[Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans](https://hozuna.com/anime/mobile-suit-gundam-iron-blooded-orphans)** — The modern heir to 0079's 'war is hell, and children fight it' thesis — Iron-Blooded Orphans is the franchise's most brutal, grounded tragedy.
- **[Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury](https://hozuna.com/anime/mobile-suit-gundam-the-witch-from-mercury)** — The friendliest on-ramp if the 1979 animation is a hurdle — Witch from Mercury brings the political mecha drama to a fresh, accessible generation.
- **[Planetes](https://hozuna.com/anime/planetes)** — Shares 0079's insistence on the unglamorous reality of space — Planetes is the hard-SF drama for viewers who love Gundam's grounded side.
- **[Frieren: Beyond Journey's End](https://hozuna.com/anime/frieren-beyond-journey-s-end)** — 
- **[Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc](https://hozuna.com/anime/chainsaw-man-reze-arc)** — 
- **[Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood](https://hozuna.com/anime/fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood)** — 
- **[Re:Zero Season 4](https://hozuna.com/anime/re-zero-season-4)** — 
- **[Attack on Titan Season 3 Part 2](https://hozuna.com/anime/attack-on-titan-season-3-part-2)** — 

## FAQ

### Where can I watch the original Mobile Suit Gundam?

The original 1979 series streams legally on Crunchyroll and Netflix.

### How many episodes is the original Gundam?

The series runs 43 episodes. A compilation film trilogy also condenses the story, but the TV series is the complete original.

### Is the first Gundam a good place to start the franchise?

For the classic Universal Century timeline, yes — it's the origin of everything. If you'd rather start modern, standalone entries like Witch from Mercury or Iron-Blooded Orphans need no prior knowledge.