Mobile Suit Gundam

Season

1979

Japan

7.9

TV-Y7

In the war between the Earth Federation and Zeon, a young and inexperienced crew find themselves on a new spaceship. Their best hope of making it through the conflict is the Gundam, a giant humanoid robot, and its gifted teenage pilot.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Gundam Rising

Amuro Ray has to pilot the Federation mobile suit because the Zeon attack his colony.

S1 • E2

Destroy Gundam!

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

S1 • E3

Vote to Attack

Federation votes to attack the Red Hornet's supply ship.

S1 • E4

Escape from Luna II

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

S1 • E5

Re-Entry to Earth

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

S1 • E6

Garma Strikes

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

S1 • E7

The Core Fighter's Escape

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

S1 • E8

Winds of War

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

S1 • E9

Fly! Gundam

Amuro is unwilling to pilot the Gundam any longer, while Garma Zabi plans to personally lead an attack on White Base.

S1 • E10

Garma's Fate

Garma's task force, which is made up of Gaws, pursue the White Base to the now-ruined city of New Yark.

S1 • E11

Icelina- Love's Remains

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

S1 • E12

The Threat of Zeon

Gihren Zabi uses his brother Garma's death as a rallying point for the Zeon cause while a new task force led by Ramba Ral and the Gouf mobile suit pursue White Base. Meanwhile, Amuro struggles to overcome shell shock.

S1 • E13

Coming Home

Amuro is reunited with his mother Kamaria when the crew of White Base coincidentally take a rest near his birthplace.

S1 • E14

Time, Be Still

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

S1 • E15

Cucuruz Doan's Island

Amuro investigates a distress signal on an island.

S1 • E16

Sayla's Agony

Sayla Mass sorties in the Gundam without authorisation, hoping to find out whether Char Aznable is her long lost brother. They discover some salt, which the crew need.

S1 • E17

Amuro Deserts

Bright Noa decides to relieve Amuro as the Gundam's pilot after a tactical blunder in battle nearly results in defeat.

S1 • E18

Zeon's Secret Mine

The crew of the White Base search for 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.

S1 • E19

Ramba Ral's Attack

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

S1 • E20

Hand-to-Hand Combat

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

S1 • E21

Sorrow and Hatred

Crowley Hamon spearheads one last suicidal attack on the White Base with what remains of the troops once led by Ramba Ral.

S1 • E22

The Trap of M'Quve

Colonel M'Quve lures the White Base into a trap as Operation Odessa nears, while Bright Noa is unable to captain the ship.

S1 • E23

Matilda's Rescue

Lieutenant Matilda's supply corps are attacked by Zeon Goufs when they attempt to send supply and repair parts for the White Base and upgrade modules for the Gundam.

S1 • E24

Black Tri-Star

A Federation mole tips off Zeon headquarters, who send the Black Tri-Stars special team to destroy the White Base and her prototype mobile suits.

S1 • E25

The Battle of Odessa

Amuro finds the Zeon mole, stops a nuclear bomb, and faces off against the remaining two members of the Black Tri-Stars as the battle at Odessa continues.

S1 • E26

Char Returns

Under the command of Char Aznable, the new Zeon amphibious mobile suits attack the White Base while it's docked at a Federation base at Belfast.

S1 • E27

A Spy on Board

Kai Shiden develops a friendship with local girl Miharu Ratokie, while Char prepares a second amphibious attack on the Federation at Belfast.

S1 • E28

Across the Atlantic Ocean

Thanks to intelligence gotten from Miharu, Flanagan Boone and his Mad Angler squadron attack the White Base en route to Jaburo headquarters in South America.

S1 • E29

Tragedy in Jaburo

The White Base finally reach Jaburo general headquarters. Zeon launch a massive invasion on the base led by Char and his custom MSM-07 Z'Gok.

S1 • E30

A Wish of War Orphans

Char infiltrates Jaburo with a squadron of MSM-04 Acguy mobile suits and plants bombs on the Federation's new mass-produced GMs.

S1 • E31

A Decoy in Space

The White Base and Gundam confront the cruiser Zanzibar, led by Char, and a mobile armour called MA-05 Bigro in low Earth orbit.

S1 • E32

Breakthrough

A task force of Musai cruisers and Rick Doms led by Dren attempt to destroy the White Base on the way to the neutral colony of Side Six.

S1 • E33

Farewell in Side 6

In need of repairs, the White Base are attacked outside the neutral Side Six by a fleet led by Captain Conscon.

S1 • E34

A Fateful Encounter

Inside Side Six, Amuro meets a beautiful girl named Lalah Sune. Tensions increase when a Zanzibar ship led by Char Aznable docks next to the White Base.

S1 • E35

The Glory of Solomon

A massive Federation fleet attacks the Principality of Zeon's Fortress of Solomon, commanded by Dozle Zabi.

S1 • E36

Big Zam's Last Stand

As the battle rages, a hulking mobile armour piloted by Dozle Zabi inflicts heavy losses on the Federation. Amuro and Sleggar come up with a plan to stop its attack.

S1 • E37

The Duel in Texas

Amuro Ray's Gundam battles Colonel M'Quve's YMS-15 Gyan on the abandoned and run-down colony of Texas while Char and Lalah watch from afar.

S1 • E38

Char and Sayla

Char Aznable's Gelgoog takes over M'Quve on engaging the Gundam as the White Base enter the Texas colony. Sayla Mass and Job John search for Amuro.

S1 • E39

The Newtype: Challia Bull

Gihren Zabi sends Char a Newtype to pilot the new Braw Bro. Amuro's own Newtype abilities grow as he senses the presence of Lalah.

S1 • E40

Lalah's Dilemma

The Gundam is upgraded and Lalah's Elmeth enters combat for the first time. Amuro and Lalah cross paths again, but as enemies.

S1 • E41

A Cosmic Glow

Amuro and Lalah battle for the second time and communicate telepathically. Gihren Zabi inspects the construction of the Solar Ray.

S1 • E42

Space Fortress a Baoa Qu

Federation forces, including the White Base, invade the Fortress of A Baoa Qu, despite losing half of their combined fleet from Zeon's Solar Ray. Amuro and Char, now piloting the Zeong, engage in battle again.

S1 • E43

Escape

The White Base is deep within enemy territory, Amuro and Char's duel continues, and Kycilia Zabi struggles in command as the Battle of A Baoa Qu reaches a critical point.