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No, not "who's the oldest here" kind of thing... at least... not for the players.

I got to thinking... "What's our oldest canon?" so... here's a complete breakdown, NOT including our OC's cuz... haha, no official "production date" on that kinda stuff.

All dates are according to Wikipedia (or most reliable source if Wiki pages do not exist), or Anime News Network for DVD releases
Canons that take material from more than one source will have all listed.
Most dates listed will be first episode air date (if aired on television), otherwise DVD or game release

Armored Core 4Answer: Release (JP) March 19, 2008
                                                            (US) September 16, 2008

Masou Kishin: Lord of the Elemental: Release (JP) March 3, 1996
Super Robot Wars Original Generation: Release (Game) (JP) November 22, 2002
   (US) August 8, 2006

Super Robot Wars D(estiny): Release (JP) August 8, 2003

Super Robot Wars L(ink): Release (JP) November 10, 2010

§Cosmic Break: Final Beta: December 13, 2010
                              Official release: December 23, 2010

Deus Machina Demonbane: Kishin Taidou: Release (JP) September 2003*

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days: Vol 1 (JP) February 17, 2004
     (US) April 30, 2006

Fafner in the Azure
Right of Left: Aired (JP) December 29, 2005
    Dead Agressor: Aired (JP) July 4, 2004
Release (US) August 15, 2005

Getter Robo Armageddon: Aired (JP) 1998*
Release (US) July 7, 2001

Idolm@ster: Xenoglossia: Aired (JP) April 4, 2007

Infinite Stratos: Aired (Anime) (JP) January 6, 2011
Release (Novel) (JP) May 31, 2009

Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: Aired (JP) February 13, 2011

Kamen Rider
Kamen Rider Ryuuki: Aired (JP) Feburary 3, 2002
    Kamen Rider Decade: Aired (JP) January 25, 2009
Kamen Rider W: Aired (JP) September 6, 2009
    Kamen Rider Fourze: Aired (JP) September 4, 2011

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: Aired (JP) October 1, 2004
                                                    Release (US) December 9, 2009

Megaman: Release (VG) (JP) December 17, 1987
   (US) December 1987*

Metal Wolf Chaos: Release (JP) 2004*
                       (Hidden US Demo) 2004* (Xbox Magazine #39)

Metroid
    Original: Release (JP) August 6, 1986
                                    (US) August 1987*
    Metroid Prime: Release (GC) (JP) February 23, 2003
(GC) (US) November 17, 2002

Mobile Fighter G Gundam: Aired (JP) April 1, 1994
                                                          (US) August 5, 2002

Mobile Suit Gundam: Aired (JP) April 7, 1979
         (US) July 23, 2001
§Char's Deleted Affair: Release (JP) 2001*

Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket: Aired (JP) March 25, 1989
   (US) 2001*

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memories: Aired (JP) May 23, 1991
                                                                                               (US) February 2002*

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: Aired (JP) March 2, 1985
                                                Release (US) December 14, 2004

Mobile Suit Double Zeta Gundam: Aired (JP) March 1, 1986

Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam: Release (JP) December 1994*

G-Saviour: Release (US) December 29, 2000
                                      (JP) 2001*

Mobile Suit Gundam 00: Aired (JP) October 6, 2007
                                                (US) November 24, 2008
Mobile Suit Gundam 00F: Release (JP) March 26, 2008
   (US) December 9, 2009

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray: Release (JP) September 26, 2002
   (US) May 11, 2004

Mai/My Otome: Aired (JP) October 6, 2005
   Release (US) December 1, 2009
    Mai/My Otome ZWEI: Release (JP) November 24, 2006
(US) October 7, 2007

Overman King Gainer: Aired (JP) September 7, 2002
   Release (US) February 22, 2005

Power Rangers RPM: Aired (US) March 7, 2009

Strike Witches: Aired (JP) July 3, 2008
                            Released (US) March 30, 2010

Vandread: Aired (JP) October 3, 2000
                   Release (US) January 22, 2002

Zoids New Century /0: Aired (JP) January 6, 2001
(US) October 22, 2001

§ - Denotes a canon without an official Wikipedia page or entry
* - Denotes an unspecified date other than the month and year

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

I don't think the original Gundam counts as a canon we have - it already happened in the backstory, we have no events from it, only Char and Sayla who are in later UC shows as well (even if the latter just does cameos).

Well, OG felt like a better place to stick the corollary for Char's Deleted Affair.