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Shallow Dive: Gundam Build Fighters

In 2011, the series Gundam AGE was released to the public. It was seen by many as an attempt to make a Gundam series directed more at kids and younger viewers compared to the older audience than had grown up with either the Alternative Timelines or the Universal Century.

People HATED it.

Aside from having dismal ratings, long-term fans derided everything from the character design, mech designs, storyline and trying to take Gundam, a series that had almost always dealt with more mature subject matter, and try to make it kid-friendly. Despite having some great music, there was little else going for AGE, and it looked like that the Gundam Franchise was going to head towards a slump.

Fast Forward to 2013, and Sunrise decided to try again at making a more Kid-friendly Gundam series, but this time they took a different route. What resulted was a show that’s massive success was never expected. After the cut let’s talk about the 2013 Gundam Series: Gundam Build Divers.

Build Fighters doesn’t take place in a world torn apart by war with Giant Robots. It takes place in a future version of OUR world, where Gundam and Gunpla model building has taken the world by storm. People create their own Gundams from model kits and use a computer-based interface system (think Duel Disks from Yugioh) to battle as if they were actually piloting the suits themselves. It’s all the action of a classic Gundam series, with none of the collateral damage.

The concept for Build Fighters is so simple and so brilliant that I am shocked it took Sunrise this long to figure it out. Instead of trying to shoehorn a kid-friendly plot into the tried and true Gundam Formula of “Colonies vs Earth” they instead to toss it away completely for an easy to understand, and established plotline of what is essentially a sports anime. Instead of the same worn out plots that have been done to death in previous Gundam series, instead, we have ideas like friendly competition, the honor of battle, and gaining the confidence to fight and compete. If this had been a normal sports anime and not tied at all to the Gundam Franchise, it might have been seen as boring and done before. However because it is done with the Gundam brand, it feels new and exciting and probably represented the biggest breath of fresh air Gundam has gotten since the much-maligned (but now beloved) Mobile Fighter G Gundam, whose influence can be felt both in Build Fighters, and it’s sequel Try.

Additionally, and to its great benefit, Build Fighters is LADEN top to bottom with references, cameos, and callbacks to all the Gundam series before it. There are scenes where you find yourself pausing the camera to just take in all the characters from so many series in one scene or another. If you are a Gundam fan in the slightest, you’ll understand why many people call Build Fighters “Gundam Valhalla.” Considering that many characters throughout the Franchise often mean gruesome and sad ends, it is good to see them in a happier light here. Suit designs and famous Gundams are stuffed in one scene after another, and several of the main characters mechs are homages or personal variations of the lead Gundams from various series. Mobile Suit Gundams Wing, X, and Astray are given time to shine here where they might have not had it back when their own series was on the air. 

Special mention should also be made to the cast. While Sei and Reiji’s characters have been seen before many times in other anime, they are a first for the Gundam franchise, and they carry the story well. Female lead Aila  Jyrkiainen walks away with the story though, and her personality and play on the Gundam Trope she represents is as heartwarming as it is a light riff on something Gundam is infamous for (the mysterious female pilot love interest)

There are a few minor issues though, as there are for most series. The attempt to insert some mystery magic with Reiji never really pans out and feels like something the writers tried to do but decided to toss out halfway through. The music and opening themes are decent at best, and you might find yourself wishing for better suit cameos, but these are minor issues at best, which is surprising for a series such as this.

Gundam Build Fighters is a great show, and a great Gundam series, period. It knows exactly what it is, and doesn’t try to be anything else. After the failure that was AGE, Sunrise wisely realized that if all they wanted to do was sell model kits, then they should make a show about those model kits. Thankfully though, they also made one of the freshest, newest, and most fun Gundam series in many many years. I highly suggest you give it a look and see for yourself. If only for that sweet Char cameo

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friend wanted me to draw their wife in this template so i could practice drawing. this was like 20 min of my life im not getting back

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i love aila forever and always!!!

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I want to see BlueDiamond kids

Aaaaalright so there were a lot of requests for this, so I decided to combine the four of them into this one post. Which means it is a LONG post, so I’ll put it under the read more!��

These are the children of @blueshadesofvictory‘s Blue and my Diantha!

Name: Josephine Oak

Gender: Female

General Appearance: Long, light-coloured hair, almost exactly Diantha’s face.

Personality: Hard working, organized, outgoing, warm, friendly, sociable

Special Talents: Training Pokémon, acting, photographic memory

Who they like better: Diantha

Who they take after more: Blue

Personal Head canon: As long as she’s within her parents’ sights, she’ll act like a perfect princess, but she does like to party and go a little wilder when she’s out of their sights.

Face Claim: Aila Jyrkiainen (Gundam Build Fighters)

Name: Lazul Oak

Gender: Male

General Appearance: Literally his dad but smaller and with Diantha’s eyes

Personality: Mischieveous, outgoing, sociable, chill

Special Talents: Training Pokémon, physical fighting

Who they like better: Blue

Who they take after more: Blue

Personal Head canon: If he got the chance he’d join a group like team Skull. He’s the personification of teen rebellion.

Face Claim: Hiroto Kiyama (Inazuma Eleven)

Name: Hoshi Oak (Mitsuru’s twin)

Gender: Male

General Appearance: Light coloured, spikey hair, his fathers eyes, his mother’s prominent cheekbones.

Personality: Introverted but warm, kind, hard working, loyal

Special Talents: Singing, playing the piano, empath

Who they like better: Diantha

Who they take after more: Diantha

Personal Head canon: If he weren’t as shy as he is, he’d be a world famous singer at a fairly young age.

Face Claim: Kaworu Nagisa (Neon Genesis Evangelion)

Name: Mitsuru Oak (Hoshi’s twin)

Gender: Female

General Appearance: Light coloured, halflong hair, her father’s eyes, her mother’s prominent cheekbones

Personality: Introverted but warm, kind, hard working, loyal

Special Talents: Gardening, training Pokémon, empath

Who they like better: Blue

Who they take after more: Diantha

Personal Head canon: She eventually takes over the Shalour gym, turning it into a grass type gym.

Face Claim: Seitenshi (Black Bullet)

And because this ship is s o popular, I drew the four of them :)

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i miss them.

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L A C I E

rules same as before!

L - Leo Tsukinaga, Lacie, Light YagamiA - Athrun Zala, Alibaba Saluja, Aila Jyrkiainen, Ada Vesallius, Alice, Aichi SendouC - Ciel PhantomhiveI - Iori Izumi, Imaizumi Shunsuke, Izumi Sena, Itsuki OtoriE - Elliot Nightray, Eli Ayase, Echo, Elizabeth Midford, Eichi Tenshouin

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MISS SAZABI BUILD FIGHTER AILA JYRKIAINEN CUSTOM MADE MOBILE SUIT 1 min ...

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Blue Diamond Kids; Faceclaims

Faceclaims for Diantha’s children with Blue ( @blueshadesofvictory​ )

Josephine Oak - Aila Jyrkiainen

Lazul Oak - Tatsuya Kiyama

Mitsuru Oak - Seitenshi

Hoshi Oak - Kaworu Nagisa

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Aila Jyrkiäinen (アイラ・ユルキアイネン) - Gundam Build Fighters - Episode 8

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I miss Aila Jyrkiainen