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Two classic Mobile Suit Gundam series, first released in the early 2000s, were initially set to land on Netflix on August 1st. However, their release on Netflix has been delayed by a month to coincide with Netflix acquiring the new 2024 movie that continues from the series. Here’s what you need to know.
As mentioned, both of the following shows were originally set to release on Netflix on August 1st, 2024. However, they never did drop on the day of release, and we’ve now learned that they’re being released alongside Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM, which is set to make its streaming debut on Netflix on September 1st.
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (Season 1) – Airing in 2022, this series boasts a 7.7/10 on IMDb and features 50 episodes in total. The series’ story is about young Kira Yamato, a Coordinator in the raging war between two races over a neutral colony.
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (Season 1) – Airing two years later, again with 50 episodes, this series picks up two years after the events of SEED (meaning you’ll be best watching in order) with ZAFT about to enter into another war against the regular human race with the focus this time on Shinn Asuka with many returning characters from the first.
The two shows also stream on Crunchyroll, and their availability on Netflix is not expected to impact their streaming availability there. There were more
What other Mobile Suit Gundam Titles are on Netflix?
With the caveat that all these may not be available in all international regions but are streaming on Netflix US as of July 15th, let’s dig into what’s already available:
Netflix’s entire slate of Mobile Suit Gundam titles for your region can be found on a collection “genre page” with code 665814 or by following the link here.
For the United States, you picked up all the available Mobile Suit Gundam titles in June 2021, including an anime movie collection and Hathaway, which landed exclusively on Netflix.
Here’s the entire collection currently available on Netflix:
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway (2021) – Netflix Original
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counter Attack (1998)
- Mobile Suit Gundam I (1981)
- Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow (1981)
- Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space (1982)
As with the two series above, much of Mobile Suit Gundam’s back catalog can only be found on Crunchyroll, and many are also available on Hulu.
Remember that Netflix will soon become the exclusive home to a brand new Gundam series, Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance. Set to arrive on October 17th, 2024 release, we just recently got a new first-look trailer and images. We should also be hearing more about it at the September 2024 planned Geeked Week event.
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For more on what’s coming to Netflix in the United States throughout August 2024, keep it locked here on What’s on Netflix.
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