Mobile Suit Gundam, like all huge franchises, can be a little intimidating to get into—especially since, chronologically speaking, the mecha anime series is about as wibbly wobbly, timey-wimey as you can get for something that doesn’t actually involve time travel.
Next month’s The Witch From Mercury, the latest series in the franchise, brings the 11th official mainline timeline in Gundam continuity. To help you sort your Correct Centuries from your Regilds, your After Colonys from your After Wars, here’s our guide to each Gundam timeline, as well as a few shows in each for you to check out.