- 7.6/10159 votes
#1 - Gundam Rising
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/7/1979
Civilian Amuro Ray is forced to pilot a prototype Federation mobile suit when enemy Zeon mobile suits attack his home space colony .
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/10134 votes
#2 - Destroy Gundam!
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/14/1979
In order to evacuate Side Seven, Amuro Ray and the Gundam duel Char Aznable and his custom Zaku out in space.
Director: Ryoji Fujiwara
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/10122 votes
#3 - Vote To Attack
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/21/1979
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/10109 votes
#4 - Escape From Luna II
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/28/1979
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/10111 votes
#5 - Re-Entry To Earth
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/5/1979
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.
Director: Ryoji Fujiwara
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10103 votes
#6 - Garma Strikes
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/12/1979
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1095 votes
#7 - The Core Fighter's Escape
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/19/1979
Amuro attempts to contact Federation forces by flying back into space with the Core Fighter.
Director: Ryoji Fujiwara
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1096 votes
#8 - Winds Of War
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/26/1979
A cease fire is declared between Zeon and Federation forces when the refugees aboard White Base decide to jump ship.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1092 votes
#9 - Fly, Gundam!
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/2/1979
Amuro feels unwilling to pilot the Gundam anymore, while Garma Zabi is planning to personally lead an attack on White Base.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/1094 votes
#10 - Garma's Fate
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/9/1979
Garma's task force consisting of Gaws pursue White Base to the now ruined city of New Yark.
Director: Ryoji Fujiwara
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1092 votes
#11 - Icelina - Love's Remains
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/16/1979
Icelina Esconbach asks a Zeon officer to lead a special mission to destroy White Base, responsible for the death of her boyfriend Garma.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1090 votes
#12 - The Threat Of Zeon
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/23/1979
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1089 votes
#13 - Coming Home
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/30/1979
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1087 votes
#14 - Time, Be Still
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 7/7/1979
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1079 votes
#15 - Cucuruz Doan's Island
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 7/14/1979
When a distress signal is detected on a small island in the Pacific, Amuro is dispatched with the Core Fighter to investigate the source.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1082 votes
#16 - Sayla's Agony
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 7/21/1979
Sayla Mass sorties with the Gundam without authorization in the hopes of finding out whether Char Aznable is her long lost brother.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1081 votes
#17 - Amuro Deserts
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 7/28/1979
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.
Director: Ryoji Fujiwara
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1080 votes
#18 - Zeon's Secret Mine
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 8/4/1979
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1080 votes
#19 - Ramba Ral's Attack
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 8/11/1979
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1084 votes
#20 - Hand To Hand Combat
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 8/18/1979
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.
Director: Ryoji Fujiwara
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1083 votes
#21 - Sorrow and Hatred
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 8/25/1979
Crowley Hamon spearheads one last suicidal attack on White Base with what remains of the troops once led by Ramba Ral.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1082 votes
#22 - The Trap Of M'Quve
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 9/1/1979
As Operation Odessa nears, Colonel M'Quve lures the White Base into a trap while Bright Noa is unable to captain the ship.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1081 votes
#23 - Matilda's Rescue
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 9/8/1979
Lieutenant Matilda's supply corps is attacked by Zeon Goufs when they attempt to send upgrade modules for the Gundam and supply and repair parts for White Base.
Director: Ryoji Fujiwara
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1082 votes
#24 - Black Tri-Star
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 9/15/1979
A mole inside the Federation tips off Zeon HQ, who then send the Black Tri-Stars special team ordered to destroy the White Base and her prototype mobile suits.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1078 votes
#25 - The Battle Of Odessa
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 9/22/1979
Amuro discovers the Zeon mole, stops a nuclear bomb, and faces off the remaining two members of the Black Tri-Stars as the battle at Odessa continues.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Mobile Suit Gundam Season 1
Every episode of Mobile Suit Gundam Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Mobile Suit Gundam Season 1!
What would you do if you suddenly found yourself in the middle of a war? Teenager Amuro Ray sees his life shattered when war comes...
Genres:AnimationAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:Nagoya TV
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Gundam Rising" is the best rated episode of "Mobile Suit Gundam" season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 159 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/7/1979. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Destroy Gundam!".