Gundam Build Fighters - Season 1
Season 1
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!
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Episodes25
Datesoct. 7, 2013 - mars 31, 2014
Episodes
Season 1Episode 125 min
Sei and Reiji
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.
oct. 7, 2013
Season 1Episode 225 min
The Crimson Comet
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.
oct. 14, 2013
Season 1Episode 325 min
Full Package
Sei completes an upgrade to the Build Strike Gundam while Mr. Ral gives Reiji an orientation on Gunpla Battle.
oct. 21, 2013
Season 1Episode 425 min
Gunpla Idol Kirara
Sei falls in love with a mysterious girl who is into Gunpla, unaware of her true intentions in Gunpla Battle.
oct. 28, 2013
Season 1Episode 525 min
The Strongest Builder
Sei and China meet Mao Yasaka, a young Gunpla Fighter from Kansai Prefecture.
nov. 4, 2013
Season 1Episode 625 min
A Reason to Battle
When Yuuki suddenly bows out of competition and takes an indefinite leave from school, Reiji begins to doubt his purpose in Gunpla Battle.
nov. 11, 2013
Season 1Episode 725 min
World-Level Ability
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.
nov. 18, 2013
Season 1Episode 825 min
Encounters of Fighters
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.
nov. 25, 2013
Season 1Episode 925 min
Wings of Imagination
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.
déc. 2, 2013
Season 1Episode 1025 min
The World Tournament Begins
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.
déc. 9, 2013
Season 1Episode 1125 min
Battle Royal
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.
déc. 16, 2013
Season 1Episode 1225 min
Discharge
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.
déc. 23, 2013
Season 1Episode 1325 min
Battle Weapon
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.
janv. 6, 2014
Season 1Episode 1425 min
Codename: C
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".
janv. 13, 2014
Season 1Episode 1525 min
Fighter's Radiance
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.
janv. 20, 2014
Season 1Episode 1625 min
Dad, We Meet Again
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.
janv. 27, 2014
Season 1Episode 1725 min
Model of the Heart
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.
févr. 3, 2014
Season 1Episode 1825 min
Bloodhounds
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.
févr. 10, 2014
Season 1Episode 1925 min
Astray's Blade
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.
févr. 17, 2014
Season 1Episode 2025 min
Aila's Betrayal
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.
févr. 24, 2014
Season 1Episode 2125 min
Amid the Glittering Particles
Following Aila's revelation as a Gunpla Fighter, an angry Reiji vows to defeat her in the tournament.
mars 3, 2014
Season 1Episode 2225 min
Meijin vs Meijin
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.
mars 10, 2014
Season 1Episode 2325 min
Gunpla Eve
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.
mars 17, 2014
Season 1Episode 2425 min
Dark Matter
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.
mars 24, 2014
Season 1Episode 2525 min
Promise
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.
mars 31, 2014
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