Hard-edged war stories, tournament brawls and toy-model spin-offs all share the same white-and-blue mobile suit. Universal Century purists and newer fans rarely agree here.
1Mobile Suit GundamYoshiyuki Tomino's 1979 original that invented the 'real robot' war drama of the One Year War.1000pts
2The 08th MS TeamA 1996 OVA series about a ground-combat unit in the One Year War's jungles.874pts
3War in the PocketThe 1989 OVA Gundam 0080, a poignant war story seen through a child's eyes.668pts
4Gundam XA 1996 post-apocalyptic series set after a devastating colony drop.668pts
5Iron-Blooded OrphansA gritty 2015 story of child soldiers fighting for survival and independence on Mars.668pts
6Gundam Build FightersA 2013 spin-off about kids battling with Gunpla model kits.565pts
7G GundamA 1994 martial-arts spin where nations settle disputes through Gundam Fight tournaments.565pts
8Victory GundamTomino's notoriously bleak 1993 Universal Century series.565pts
9GQuuuuuuXA 2025 alternate-history series from Studio Khara reimagining the One Year War.565pts
10Gundam 00A 2007 series about the private militia Celestial Being trying to end all war by force.565pts
11Gundam WingThe 1995 series about five teenage pilots that became the franchise's breakout hit in the West.439pts
12Gundam ZZThe 1986 sequel to Zeta following Judau Ashta in the First Neo Zeon War.439pts
13The Witch from MercuryA 2022 series set at a mobile-suit academy, the first mainline Gundam with a female lead.439pts
14Gundam SEEDA 2002 reimagining of the war between Naturals and Coordinators that revived the brand for a new generation.439pts
15Gundam UnicornA lavish 2010 OVA series continuing the Universal Century after Char's Counterattack.439pts
16Zeta GundamThe darker 1985 sequel following Kamille Bidan during the Gryps Conflict.0pts
17Turn A GundamTomino's 1999 pastoral epic designed to unite every Gundam timeline.0pts
18Gundam SEED DestinyThe 2004 sequel to SEED, continuing the Coordinator conflict with a new protagonist.0pts
