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Gundam Build Fighters (2013)
Popularity 19.5
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Sei Iori is a Gunpla builder whose family runs a hobby shop in a small town. He aspires to be a Gunpla Battle champion like his father, but despite his exceptional building skills, he lacks the combat abilities to compete with other contestants. Then one day, he meets a mysterious boy named Reiji, who helps him improve his confidence in participating in Gunpla Battles. Together, Sei and Reiji battle their way to the 7th Gunpla Battle World Tournament.
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Kazumi TogashiSekai Kamiki (voice)
Yuma UchidaYuuma Kousaka (voice)
Yui MakinoFumina Hoshino (voice)
Ryo HirohashiKaoruko Sazaki (voice)
Aya EndoMirai Kamiki (voice)
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Hajime YatateOriginal Concept
Shinya WatadaSeries Director
Yoshiyuki TominoOriginal Concept
Yosuke KurodaSeries Composition
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Specials
10 episodes · First aired 2014-06-20
E01
Letter ~6 years later~
2014-06-20 · 2 min
An epilogue to season one, in the form a letter from China to Yuuma.
E02
SD Knight Fighters: First Half
2014-03-26 · 5 min
E03
SD Knight Fighters: Second Half
2014-06-20 · 5 min
E04
Island Wars
2016-08-21 · 24 min
The Try Fighters have been invited to a tropical island to be test pilots for Nielsen Labs! Shia, Minato and Gyanko have been invited, too. But there's trouble in paradise... The crystal Nils created is going out of control, and Gunpla are starting to move on their own!
E05
GM's Counterattack
2017-08-25 · 31 min
Nils Neilsen invites Sei Iori, Meijin Kawaguchi and the rest of the group to Yajima Stadium in order to try out his new large-scale battle system. Sei is just about to unveil the improvements he's made to his Gunpla, when a mysterious group appears and challenges them all to a Gunpla Battle!
E06
Battlogue: AI Battlogue
2017-08-04 · 24 min
Char Aznable and Ribbons Almark face off in all-new AI-driven Battle Mode!
E07
Battlogue: Smash the Enemy's Secret Factory!
2017-09-07 · 24 min
Yuuma and Minato work together to take down an army.
E08
Battlogue : The Adventures of Fumina and Gyanko
2017-10-05 · 24 min
Fumina and Gyanko go on a Sailor Moon-esque adventure all their own. Expect a BearGuy appearance or two!
E09
Battlogue: Our War
2017-11-02 · 24 min
Having received intelligence from the regular forces, a team of three GN-X types are standing by in the jungle, seeking clues to the location of a private armed organization 's base. A surprise appearance will thwart their attempts to access the base.
E10
Battlogue: Gunpla is the Greatest!
2017-12-07 · 24 min
Sei and the Meijin fight a duel between champions.
Gundam Build Fighters
25 episodes · First aired 2013-10-07 · ★ 10.0 The near future. Years after the huge "Gunpla"-plastic models based on the anime series 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 Sei Iori, 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 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 Reiji whose piloting skills are incredible. Together as a team, they take on the world! Sei, the Gunpla Builder. Reiji, the Gunpla Fighter. Sei builds, Reiji fights. Their dream is to make it to the Gunpla Battle World Championship... and win!
E01
Sei and Reiji
2013-10-07 · 24 min
Sei Iori is a talented Gunpla builder, but lacks the confidence to become an effective fighter in a Gunpla Battle. One day, he meets Reiji, a mysterious red-haired boy, who displays his exceptional skills as a Gunpla Fighter by defeating Susumu Sazaki with Sei's newly constructed Build Strike Gundam.
E02
The Crimson Comet
2013-10-14 · 24 min
As Reiji copes with adjusting to Tokyo life, he picks a fight with school council member Monta Gonda. Sei and Reiji defeat Gonda in an exhibition Gunpla Battle, but are immediately bested by Tatsuya Yuuki and his Zaku Amazing.
E03
Full Package
2013-10-21 · 24 min
Sei completes an upgrade to the Build Strike Gundam while Mr. Ral gives Reiji an orientation on Gunpla Battle.
E04
Gunpla Idol Kirara
2013-10-28 · 24 min
Sei falls in love with a mysterious girl who is into Gunpla, unaware of her true intentions in Gunpla Battle.
E05
The Strongest Builder
2013-11-04 · 24 min
Sei and China meet Mao Yasaka, a young Gunpla Fighter from Kansai Prefecture.
E06
A Reason to Battle
2013-11-11 · 24 min
When Yuuki suddenly bows out of competition and takes an indefinite leave from school, Reiji begins to doubt his purpose in Gunpla Battle.
E07
World-Level Ability
2013-11-18 · 24 min
As a reward for winning the Gunpla Battle Japan 3rd Block Championship, Sei and Reiji, along with China, Rinko, and Mr. Ral, take a vacation at a beachfront inn. But their vacation is cut short by a former Gunpla Builder who threatens the innkeeper to give him their property.
E08
Encounters of Fighters
2013-11-25 · 24 min
Nils Nielsen, a 13-year-old genius, joins the American Qualifying Round of the World Championship to learn more about the secrets of Plavsky particles. Meanwhile, in Finland, Team Nemesis receives a new fighter named Aila Jyrkiainen from the Flana Institute.
E09
Wings of Imagination
2013-12-02 · 24 min
China completes her Gunpla Beargguy III (San), and when a painting of it wins the grand prize at the local art exhibit, her rival Caroline Yajima issues her a Gunpla challenge.
E10
The World Tournament Begins
2013-12-09 · 24 min
As the 7th Gunpla Battle World Championships begins in Shizuoka, the Gunpla community is in shock when news spreads of reigning champion Carlos Kaiser's defeat at the hands of Aila. Meanwhile, Sei meets the other Gunpla Fighters at the opening party while Reiji encounters Aila at the nearby mall.
E11
Battle Royal
2013-12-16 · 24 min
Yuuki makes his World Championship debut as PPSE's Meijin Kawaguchi. Meanwhile, on the second day of the tournament, all of the participants must face each other in a battle royal until only one-third of the lineup remains.
E12
Discharge
2013-12-23 · 24 min
With an unmanned Mega Size Model Zaku sent in to eliminate the Star Build Strike Gundam in the middle of the battle royal, unlikely alliances are formed while Sei and Reiji must unleash Star Build Strike Gundam's trump card to survive.
E13
Battle Weapon
2014-01-06 · 24 min
For day three of the tournament, containers with random weapons are placed in the battlefield for the Gunpla Fighters to use in their battle; each contestant is assigned a container number to use. Sei and Reiji are assigned to battle Luang Dallara, who already gave them trouble at the battle royal. Worsening the situation is Reiji's wrist injury from a street fight outside the arena grounds.
E14
Codename: C
2014-01-13 · 24 min
Sei and Reiji remain undefeated by the sixth period of the tournament with two more to go, despite Reiji's wrist injury. However, another obstacle appears in front of them in the form of the Gunpla Fighter named "C".
E15
Fighter's Radiance
2014-01-20 · 24 min
With their loss in the Gunpla race dropping them to 17th place, Sei and Reiji must leave no room for error in the eighth period of the tournament in order to make it to the finals. However, they have to go through Fellini in the process.
E16
Dad, We Meet Again?
2014-01-27 · 24 min
As Rinko leaves home to join her son, Sei and Reiji's battle with Fellini ends in a draw, but they earn two points, which is enough to land them in the top 16 in the finals. Meanwhile, following a heated argument with Sei over rebuilding the Star Build Strike Gundam, Reiji goes out to buy his own Gunpla, only for him and Aila to receive a crash course in Gunpla building by a mysterious bearded man.
E17
Model of the Heart
2014-02-03 · 24 min
On the first day of the tournament finals, Mao is scheduled to battle Sei and Reiji. But when he cannot think of a strategy to defeat the Star Build Strike Gundam, he returns to his mentor, Master Chinan, and asks him to teach him the master's ultimate technique.
E18
Bloodhounds
2014-02-10 · 24 min
After shocking the Gunpla world by defeating Luang on the first round, the Renato Brothers and their GM Sniper K9 set their sights on Meijin Kawaguchi.
E19
Astray's Blade
2014-02-17 · 24 min
Sei and Reiji must go through Nils in order to continue their quest for the championship. Desperate to prevent the duo from advancing, Baker offers to have PPSE sponsor Nils, but knowing very well not to trust her, he arranges for a secret meeting with Sei and Reiji to extract the secrets of Plavsky particles from them.
E20
Aila's Betrayal
2014-02-24 · 24 min
Fellini faces Aila in the quarterfinals, much to Sei and Reiji's shock as they finally discover her real identity. Aila is pressured to win the championship due to the arrival of the Team Nemesis Chairman, who has promised the trophy to his grandson for his birthday.
E21
Amid the Glittering Particles
2014-03-03 · 24 min
Following Aila's revelation as a Gunpla Fighter, an angry Reiji vows to defeat her in the tournament.
E22
Meijin vs. Meijin
2014-03-10 · 24 min
Yuuki must prove himself worthy of the name "Meijin Kawaguchi the 3rd" when he battles Julian Ayers Mackenzie, a British Gunpla Fighter who was to have taken that title three years prior.
E23
Gunpla Eve
2014-03-17 · 24 min
A festival is held in Shizuoka one week before the final round of the tournament, where guests can participate in Free Battle rounds against the championship's competitors. Meanwhile, Nils and Caroline follow a truck that leads them to the source of Plavsky particles.
E24
Dark Matter
2014-03-24 · 24 min
In the final round of the tournament, Meijin Kawaguchi the 3rd unveils the true form of his Gundam Amazing Exia. However, he brings forth a disturbing aura in the arena reminiscent of his predecessor.
E25
Promise
2014-03-31 · 24 min
Sei and Reiji's victory in the tournament causes Chairman Mashita to panic, with his Arista resonating all Plavsky particles in the PPSE Stadium to form a 1/144 scale replica of the Zeon space fortress A Baoa Qu over the facility. The Gunpla Fighters must band together to break into the fortress and destroy the Arista before it produces disastrous results.
