Top 18 Gundam Anime Series of All Time

From the war drama that started it all to steampunk detours and tournament brawls between giant robots, this franchise has reinvented itself again and again across five decades. Which incarnation reigns supreme?

1. 1
   Mobile Suit Gundam

   The original 1979 series that founded the 'real robot' genre with grounded war storytelling.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam

   The dark, tragedy-laden 1985 sequel widely considered a peak of the franchise's storytelling.
   952pts
3. 3
   After War Gundam X

   A 1996 post-apocalyptic series set 15 years after a devastating war nearly destroyed civilization.
   800pts
4. 4
   Gundam Thunderbolt

   A stylish, jazz-scored OVA depicting a brutal battle in a debris-filled colony graveyard.
   762pts
5. 5
   Gundam Reconguista in G

   A visually inventive 2014 Tomino series set in a far-future world that has forgotten its own history.
   659pts
6. 6
   Mobile Suit Gundam AGE

   A 2011 series spanning three generations of a family fighting an alien threat across a century.
   571pts
7. 7
   Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ

   The 1986 follow-up to Zeta, blending lighter comedic tones with the ongoing Universal Century war saga.
   571pts
8. 8
   Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans

   A gritty 2015 series following child soldiers turned mercenaries fighting for independence.
   571pts
9. 9
   Mobile Suit Victory Gundam

   A bleak 1993 Tomino series known for its unusually high character body count and grim tone.
   467pts
10. 10
    Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury

    A 2022 series following a transfer student navigating a prestigious school for mobile suit engineers.
    467pts
11. 11
    Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn

    A critically acclaimed 2010 OVA series praised for its animation quality and philosophical depth.
    467pts
12. 12
    Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin

    A prestige retelling of the original series' backstory, praised for its cinematic animation and character depth.
    467pts
13. 13
    Mobile Suit Gundam 00

    A 2007 series about a private militia using Gundams to forcibly end war, set in a near-future energy crisis.
    343pts
14. 14
    Gundam Build Fighters

    A lighthearted 2013 series about kids battling with customized Gunpla model kits in augmented-reality arenas.
    343pts
15. 15
    Mobile Suit Gundam Wing

    The 1995 series that introduced the franchise to Western audiences with its stylish mecha and political intrigue.
    343pts
16. 16
    Mobile Suit Gundam SEED

    A 2002 reimagining of the original's themes for a new generation, blending genetics-driven conflict with mecha action.
    343pts
17. 17
    Turn A Gundam

    Yoshiyuki Tomino's 1999 series blending steampunk aesthetics with a story about ending the franchise's endless wars.
    343pts
18. 18
    Mobile Fighter G Gundam

    A 1994 series that reinvented the franchise as a martial-arts tournament between nations' champion Gundams.
    190pts