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Kidou Senshi Gundam reading order

Updated October 2026 · 5 series, 2 one-shots and 4 novels · in release order

Short answer

Read Kidou Senshi Gundam in release order: Kidou Senshi Gundam.

1

in the main story: 1 series

12

chapters

10

optional extras

Or read Mobile Suit Gundam 0079 (1992) or Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin (2001) or Developers: Mobile Suit Gundam Before One Year War (2001) instead: they retell the story in another version, so pick one.

Optional: 4 series, 2 one-shots and 4 novels (recaps, side stories and specials), marked below.

Release order

  1. 1
    Kidou Senshi GundamMain story

    Manga · 1979 · 12 ch

  2. 2
    Mobile Suit Gundam: Awakening, Escalation, ConfrontationAlternate version of Kidou Senshi Gundam

    Light Novel · 1979 · 23 ch · score 3.2/5

  3. 3
    MS Senki Kidou Senshi Gundam 0079 GaidenSide story · optional, after Mobile Suit Gundam 0079

    Manga · 1984 · 4 ch

  4. 4
    Kidou Senshi Z GundamExtra · optional

    Light Novel · 1985 · 85 ch

  5. 5
    Mobile Suit Gundam 0079Alternate version of Kidou Senshi Gundam

    Manga · 1992 · 72 ch · score 2.9/5

  6. 6
    Gundam 0079 - Solomon no AkumuExtra · optional

    One-shot · 1993 · 1 ch

  7. 7
    Mikkai: Amuro to LalahExtra · optional

    Light Novel · 1997 · 20 ch

  8. 8
    FOR THE BARRELAlternate version of Mobile Suit Gundam: Awakening, Escalation, Confrontation

    Light Novel · 2000 · 23 ch

  9. 9
    Mobile Suit Gundam: The OriginAlternate version of Mobile Suit Gundam 0079

    Manga · 2001 · 112 ch · score 4.2/5

  10. 10
    Developers: Mobile Suit Gundam Before One Year WarAlternate version of Gundam Pilot Retsuden: Soukyuu no Yuushatachi

    Manga · 2001 · 11 ch · score 2.7/5

  11. 11
    Solomon no AkumuAlternate version of Gundam 0079 - Solomon no Akumu

    One-shot · 2003 · 1 ch · score 2.5/5

How long is Kidou Senshi Gundam?

PartSeriesChapters
Main story1 series12
Everything released5 series, 2 one-shots and 4 novels364

Is Kidou Senshi Gundam finished?

As far as anything announced goes, yes: the last entry, Kidou Senshi Gundam, came out in 1979. Nothing new is announced yet.

Do I need to read the Kidou Senshi Gundam side stories?

Optional: MS Senki Kidou Senshi Gundam 0079 Gaiden, Kidou Senshi Z Gundam, Gundam 0079 - Solomon no Akumu, Mikkai: Amuro to Lalah. Mobile Suit Gundam: Awakening, Escalation, Confrontation, Mobile Suit Gundam 0079, FOR THE BARREL, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, Developers: Mobile Suit Gundam Before One Year War, Solomon no Akumu retell the story in another version; pick one.

How many chapters does Kidou Senshi Gundam have?

The main story is 12 chapters over 1 series. With every optional extra it is 364 chapters.

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