As of July 2026, Mobile Suit Gundam Season 1 aired in 1979 with 43 episodes — streaming now on Crunchyroll. Full episode guide and where to watch below.

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Mobile Suit Gundam Season 1

1979 43 Episodes Animation · Action & Adventure ⭐ 8/10

Mobile Suit Gundam Season 1 has built a real following on and among viewers who want their sci-fi to think as hard as it looks. A compact run that never overstays its welcome. 78 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Toru Furuya sets the tone, and the world-building does the rest. Available now — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Mobile Suit Gundam Season 1 earns its spot. The world-building is meticulous, but it is the characters who carry Mobile Suit Gundam Season 1 through its more ambitious moments. Season 1 of Mobile Suit Gundam includes 43 episodes. It aired from April 1979 to January 1980. This season stars Toru Furuya, Shuichi Ikeda and Hirotaka Suzuoki. Toru Furuya and Shuichi Ikeda lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1979. The rules of Mobile Suit Gundam Season 1's world are consistent enough that the big swings never feel like cheating. It rarely drops the ball, and when it does, it recovers fast.

Mobile Suit Gundam Season 1 is satisfying on multiple levels — something to watch and something to think about after. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. Short enough to finish in a weekend, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Toru Furuya anchors it with a performance that makes the more abstract moments feel personal. If you have been burned by ambitious sci-fi before, this is the exception.

📡 Where to Watch Mobile Suit Gundam Season 1

🇦🇺 Australia

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🇺🇸 United States

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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🇨🇦 Canada

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🇳🇿 New Zealand

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🎬 Mobile Suit Gundam Season 1 — Episode Guide

Civilian Amuro Ray is forced to pilot a prototype Federation mobile suit when enemy Zeon mobile suits attack his home space colony .

Destroy Gundam!

In order to evacuate Side Seven, Amuro Ray and the Gundam duel Char Aznable and his custom Zaku out in space.

In order to improve their chances of eluding Char Aznable's pursuit of White Base, the crew has to vote whether to attack a Zeon supply ship or not.

Escape From Luna II

After arriving at a Federation asteroid military base, the White Base is confiscated and its crew are arrested for violating military protocol by allowing civilians to use top secret government property.

Re-Entry to Earth

Bright Noa is instructed to take the White Base to a military base on Earth, but first they have to take on Char Aznable's forces near the atmospheric entry point.

White Base arrives on Zeon territory due to Char Aznable's strategy; Garma Zabi, eager to impress his sister Kycilia and his friend Char, decides to attack White Base.

The Core Fighter's Escape

Amuro attempts to contact Federation forces by flying back into space with the Core Fighter.

A cease fire is declared between Zeon and Federation forces when the refugees aboard White Base decide to jump ship.

Amuro feels unwilling to pilot the Gundam anymore, while Garma Zabi is planning to personally lead an attack on White Base.

Garma's task force consisting of Gaws pursue White Base to the now ruined city of New York.

Icelina - Love's Remains

Icelina Esconbach asks a Zeon officer to lead a special mission to destroy White Base, responsible for the death of her boyfriend Garma.

The Threat of Zeon

Gihren Zabi uses the death of his brother Garma as a rallying point for the Zeon cause while a new task force led by Ramba Ral and his Gouf mobile suit pursue White Base.

Amuro Ray is reunited with his mother Kamaria when the crew of White Base coincidentally decides to rest near the place where he was born.

Time is running out for Amuro when a small squadron of Zeon soldiers in hovering bikes plant time bombs all over the Gundam's frame.

Cucuruz Doan's Island

When a distress signal is detected on a small island in the Pacific, Amuro is dispatched with the Core Fighter to investigate the source.

Sayla Mass sorties with the Gundam without authorization in the hopes of finding out whether Char Aznable is her long lost brother.

Bright Noa decides to relieve Amuro as pilot of the Gundam after a tactical blunder made by the latter on the field of battle nearly results in defeat.

Zeon's Secret Mine

The crew of White Base searches for the Amuro and the Gundam; Amuro hopes to end the war by attacking a mine believed to be the main source of iron ore for the Zeon war industry.

Ramba Ral's Attack

A mobile suit squadron led by Ramba Ral and his Gouf attack White Base while Amuro and the Gundam return just in time to help.

Hand to Hand Combat

An all-out battle breaks out inside White Base as Ramba Ral and his soldiers infiltrate the ship in the hopes of capturing or destroying it.

🎭 Cast of Mobile Suit Gundam Season 1

Toru Furuya

Toru Furuya

Amuro Ray (voice)

Shuichi Ikeda

Shuichi Ikeda

Char Aznable (voice)

Hirotaka Suzuoki

Hirotaka Suzuoki

Bright Noa (voice)

Fuyumi Shiraishi

Fuyumi Shiraishi

Mirai Yashima (voice)

Kiyonobu Suzuki

Kiyonobu Suzuki

Hayato Kobayashi (voice)

Toshio Furukawa

Toshio Furukawa

Kai Shiden (voice)

Rumiko Ukai

Rumiko Ukai

Frau Bow (voice)

YI

Yo Inoue

Sayla Mass (voice)

Shozo Iizuka

Shozo Iizuka

Ryu Jose (voice)

Keiko Han

Keiko Han

Lalah Sune (voice)

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