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Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk I watch order

5 core entries, 5 extras. Watching only the core story and movies takes about 4h 25m. Generated from the franchise graph, so it updates when new seasons are announced.

Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk I watch order at a glance

1.Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk I Special · 1988
2.Mobile Suit Gundam TV Series · optional · 1979
3.Mobile Suit SD Gundam's Counterattack OVA · optional · 1989
4.Mobile Suit SD Gundam Musha, Knight, Commando Movie · 1991
5.Mobile Suit SD Gundam Festival Movie · 1993
6.Many Things SD Gundam Special · optional · 2011
7.Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk II OVA · 1989
8.Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk III OVA · 1990
9.Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk IV OVA · 1990
10.Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk V OVA · 1990

core entries

movies to include

recaps / alt versions to skip

4h 25m

total core runtime

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Where the hours go

Core story and movies in watch order · 4h 25m in total · longest: Mobile Suit SD Gundam Festival

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Item	Runtime
Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk I	30m
Mobile Suit SD Gundam Musha, Knight, Commando	30m
Mobile Suit SD Gundam Festival	1h 21m
I	30m
II	30m
V	28m
Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk V	36m

Score across seasons

Peaked with Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk I at 6.45 · from first to latest, the score fell 0.17

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#	Entry	Score / 10
1	Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk I	6.45
2	Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk II	6.29
3	Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk III	6.09
4	Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk IV	6.27
5	Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk V	6.28

Recommended order

1
Main
Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk I
Special · 1988 · 3 ep · 30m
Core story – watch in this order.
2
Side storyoptional
Mobile Suit Gundam
TV Series · 1979 · 43 ep · 17h 55m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
3
Side storyoptional
Mobile Suit SD Gundam's Counterattack
OVA · 1989 · 2 ep · 24m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
4
Movie
Mobile Suit SD Gundam Musha, Knight, Commando
Movie · 1991 · 2 ep · 30m
Movie – canon side content, best watched here.
5
Movie
Mobile Suit SD Gundam Festival
Movie · 1993 · 1 ep · 1h 21m
Movie – canon side content, best watched here.
6
Side storyoptional
Many Things SD Gundam
Special · 2011 · 2 ep · 4m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
7
Main
Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk II
OVA · 1989 · 3 ep · 30m
Core story – watch in this order.
8
Main
Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk III
OVA · 1990 · 6 ep · 30m
Core story – watch in this order.
9
Main
Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk IV
OVA · 1990 · 2 ep · 28m
Core story – watch in this order.
10
Main
Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk V
OVA · 1990 · 3 ep · 36m
Core story – watch in this order.

Release order

1Mobile Suit Gundam1979-04
2Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk I1988-03
3Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk II1989-06
4Mobile Suit SD Gundam's Counterattack1989-07
5Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk III1990-03
6Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk IV1990-09
7Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk V1990-10
8Mobile Suit SD Gundam Musha, Knight, Commando1991-03
9Mobile Suit SD Gundam Festival1993-03
10Many Things SD Gundam2011-01

Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk I watch order FAQ

What order should I watch Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk I in?

Follow the recommended order above: Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk I → Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk II → Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk III → Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk IV → Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk V. Movies and side stories are slotted after the season they relate to.

How long does it take to watch all of Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk I?

The core story and movies run about 4h 25m. At two hours a day that is roughly 3 days.

Can I skip the recaps?

There are no recap episodes or compilation movies on record for this franchise.

Where does this order come from?

It is built automatically from the sequel, prequel, side-story and spin-off links in the Kitsu database and refreshed daily, so new seasons appear without manual edits.