Unleashing Creativity: Exploring the World of Gundam Build Fighters
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Who doesn’t love watching giant robots fight each other? Watching as these titans fight each other to see who will come out on top in the end is truly mesmerizing. Gundam knows this, which is why they centered their franchise around this premise. Oftentimes, when fans build their own models (Gunpla), they can’t help but fantasize about using them to battle each other. Wouldn’t it be great if you could use that Gunpla you spent so much time building to fight yourself?
Well, the anime Gundam Build Fighters thought it would. That’s why they decided to center a whole anime around this very premise. Our story follows Iori Sei, an amazing Gunpla builder who loves both building and fighting. Unfortunately, while he loves to fight, he absolutely sucks at it. In comes Reiji, a mysterious boy who is a natural prodigy when it comes to Gunpla battles. The two decide to work together, with Iori acting as the builder and support while Reiji does the battling. Together the two fight many battles in hopes of becoming the very best Gunpla battlers. The premise itself is very basic and nothing groundbreaking. However, that is part of the charm of the anime. So many times when it comes to Gundam and mecha anime in general situations are life-or-death with battles usually never being anything less. Due to this you can often find yourself focusing less on the cool mecha battles and more on whether your favorite character is going to survive. The beauty of Build Fighters is that they take away this dread from the equation. Without the need to worry about if someone will survive or not, you can instead focus on the awesomeness that is mecha fighting each other.
Build Fighters also allows more freedom in the types of battles that you’ll see. Thanks to the fact that these are toys at the end of the day, the writers can get very creative with the types of Gundam that you’ll see. Some that you would never think to find in a normal show can now be seen here with crazy modifications. This leads to limitless possibilities that will even cause you to want to get creative.
So, if you are looking for a fun mecha anime that won’t have you constantly worry about your favorite character dying, look no further than Gundam Build Fighters.
Logan Floyd-Mcgee | Writer
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