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[Haly]

Watch for FREE on the official Youtube Channel every Monday, 8AM EST.
EP1: EN, JP, KR
EP2: EN, JP
EP3: EN
EP4: EN
Ep5: EN
Ep6: EN
Ep7: EN
Ep8: EN

The near future, years after the huge "Gunpla"—plastic models based on the anime seris Mobile Suit Gundam—boom of the 1980s.

A second Gunpla boom is taking the world by storm, fueled by the revolutionary new ability to pilot your own Gunpla creations in "Gunpla Battles". These incredibly popular Battles culminate in a yearly global tournament.

Our hero, Denis Lori, is a young Gunpla builder who dreams of someday making it to the world championships. An only child whose family owns a model shop, his building talent is well-honed, but his weak piloting abilities have led to a series of first-round losses.

Then, one day, he meets a boy named Reno whose piloting skills are incredible. Together, as a team, they take on the world!

Denis, the Gunpla Builder.
Reno, the Gunpla Fighter.
Denis builds, Reno fights.
Together, they're the Build Figthers!

Their dream is to make it to the Gunpla Battle World Championship... and win!

GIF SPOILERS BEWARE

PLUG ALL THE GUNDAMS

RINKO-SAN UNF UNF UNF

FIVE HUNDRED NINETY NINE US DOLLARS

IF I DIE IN THE GAME, I DIE IN REAL LIFE

GIMME THAT MECH ANIMATION

MORE

MORE, MORE OF IT

EVERYTHING WAS AMAZING

If you're ever in trouble,
Just make a wish on that rock.
At any time, in any situation, I'll come running.
I'll handle any sort of trouble.
That's a promise. I swear.

 

[Talon]

So this is Yu-Gi-Oh with Gundams.

 

[Dedication Through Light]

Lead characters seem like theyll easily be high ranking among the best Gundam universe characters personally, total BFs indeed.

Hyped to watch this eventually after all the praise.

 

[CorvoSol]

This is the best Gundam show since Unicorn. Setting Unicorn aside this is the best Gundam show since SEED.

It's like the long night of shit that Destiny started is finally coming to an end.

 

[Dresden]

It's fun.

 

[flamingotripod]

Is this a children's show like gundam age?

Spoiler

that show is shit

 

[Dresden]

What's Gundam Age? Sounds like some cancelled Level 5 project that never saw the light of day.

 

[LordCanti]

MORE

Is that...is that Wing Zero vs Gyan?

 

[Reishiki]

Fuck me this is awesome

 

[DY_nasty]

I'm okay with this.

 

[Haly]

Is that...is that Wing Zero vs Gyan?

Yes.

 

[LordCanti]

Yes.

If you tell me that they got Heero and M'Quve's voice actors to provide VO during those scenes, I may orgasm.

 

[Chinner]

it's wing gundam, not zero!

 

[Dresden]

If you tell me that they got Heero and M'Quve's voice actors to provide VO during those scenes, I may orgasm.

Not the case since each is piloted by a character in the show, unfortunately.

 

[Lavalamp1138]

Super excited for this! Do we know how many episodes are planned?

 

[Dysun]

looks pretty good, will watch later. animation looks ace

 

[Haly]

Super excited for this! Do we know how many episodes are planned?

12

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

12

Got to be more than 12. The first 12 episodes were solicited as Blu-ray Box 1, which implies there is at least a Blu-ray Box 2 coming.

 

[Divvy]

Goddamn why don't these simulators actually exist

Fucking bullshit

 

[Rawr Its Ry]

Wasn't sold when I learned about the concept for the series....but fuck it, it's really fun. Haven't seen Gundam Age but I like this different take on a gundam series.

 

[CorvoSol]

What's Gundam Age? Sounds like some cancelled Level 5 project that never saw the light of day.

What's Level 5?

 

[LordCanti]

Not the case since each is piloted by a character in the show, unfortunately.

Oh well. That's a pretty big missed opportunity, but who knows if those VO's are still working and available anyway.

 

[darkhunger]

No mention of the return of RAMBA RAL???

Same voice actor to boot!

 

[Haly]

No mention of the return of RAMBA RAL???

Same voice actor to boot!

Rambal Ral is before my time I'm sad to say.

I'm a Wing kid.

 

[darkhunger]

Rambal Ral is before my time I'm sad to say.

I'm a Wing kid.

Don't worry... Gundam The Origin is coming out soon and you'll have no excuses then.

 

[MercilessMercer]

That was amazing. All I have to say.

 

[Renoir]

Hoping to see an Epyon now.

 

[MercilessMercer]

Hoping to see an Epyon now.

I couldn't really tell, but wasn't that an Epyon at 10:49?

 

[Watch Da Birdie]

Cool. I like Gundam in essence...like the suits and all...but the only shows I could really stomach are the original, Turn A (the best imo), and G, the latter more so due to nostalgia seeing it on Cartoon Network. I struggled through Z and Wing, and while watching ZZ I just got tired of Gundam in general...ironically, it was actually the latter seriousness of ZZ that bored me, I quite enjoyed the earlier light-heartedness of it.

So I'm looking forward to a fun Gundam.

 

[C-Drive]

I liked it - thanks for the thread pointing out that it had been released.

 

[Kalamari]

Haha, looks like this will be a cool series. I wonder if there will be any other cameos of past characters.

 

[fallagin]

Haha, oh wow that is so yugioh. Kind of interesting.

I wonder if they are going to go the skylanders/disney infinity route based off this show.

 

[Haly]

Don't worry... Gundam The Origin is coming out soon and you'll have no excuses then.

I thought you were making a Pokemon the Origin joke but this is a thing.

 

[darkhunger]

I thought you were making a Pokemon the Origin joke but this is a thing.

lol yes it is... The Gundam one was actually announced first (anime-wise... the manga came out a long time ago)

 

[zoku88]

No mention of the return of RAMBA RAL???

Same voice actor to boot!

Ok, now I have to watch this!

Please tell me that he explains how a Gouf is not a Zaku.

 

[fredrancour]

Gundam but beyblades?
I don't know why this surprised me but it did.
I'll probably watch it sometime nonetheless..



If I were 8 they could swallow my soul with gundam NFC toys.

 

[darkhunger]

Ok, now I have to watch this!

Please tell me that he explains how a Gouf is not a Zaku.

Not yet since he's still in the process of buying his new Gouf. But he did make an observation that one of the characters must be a Newtype.

 

[Dysun]

What is Gundam The Origin? A retelling of 0079 or an adaption of the manga based on the 0079 series (lol)

 

[Windam]

What is Gundam The Origin? A retelling of 0079 or an adaption of the manga based on the 0079 series (lol)

Pretty sure it's an adaptation of the manga.

 

[Dysun]

Was the manga substantially different than the movies, or TV Show?

 

[Narag]

This was great fun. Looking forward to more crazy duels.

 

[chickdigger802]

This is gundam gamefaqs character battle the anime.

 

[DY_nasty]

Just saw this.

I'm completely fine with Yu-Gi-Gundam.

 

[Bodacious]

The only Gundam series I've ever watched is the original 1st season, but I did get to go to the Gundam "museum" in Odaiba (Tokyo) this summer and see the gigantic 1:1 scale Gundam RX-78-2 that stands outside. Anyone wanna see a few pics?

 

[darkhunger]

Was the manga substantially different than the movies, or TV Show?

It changes up a bunch of things, focuses a lot more on Sayla & Char in particular.

 

[Dysun]

Nice, looking forward to revisiting the beginning of UC if that's the case.

 

[LordCanti]

It changes up a bunch of things, focuses a lot more on Sayla & Char in particular.

More Char is always a good thing.

 

[Ken]

RINKO-SAN UNF UNF UNF

ok u got me

wait a minute is this just LBX clone

 

[Aureon]

So this is Yu-Gi-Oh with Gundams.

Yes.
And it's awesome.

Now, there - Why would ANYONE devise a AR\VR battle system where your expensive as fuck models get broken every single battle?

 

[Divvy]

Yes.
And it's awesome.

Now, there - Why would ANYONE devise a AR\VR battle system where your expensive as fuck models get broken every single battle?

So you'll have to buy more to replace them

Which is exactly what Bandai would do