| Gundam Build Fighters Try | |
 DVD cover art of the first volume | |
| ガンダムビルドファイターズトライ (Gandamu Birudo Faitāzu Torai) | |
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| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Shinya Watada |
| Written by | Yousuke Kuroda |
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| Studio | Sunrise |
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| Original network | TXN (TV Tokyo) |
| English network | |
| Original run | October 8, 2014 – April 1, 2015 |
| Episodes | 25(List of episodes) |
| Light novel | |
| Gundam Build Fighters Honoo Try | |
| Published by | Hobby Japan |
| Magazine | Hobby Japan |
| Original run | December 2014 – present |
| Anime television film | |
| Gundam Build Fighters Try: Island Wars | |
| Directed by | Shinya Watada |
| Written by | Yousuke Kuroda |
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| Studio | Sunrise |
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| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Released | August 21, 2016 |
| Runtime | 36 minutes |
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Gundam Build Fighters Try (Japanese:ガンダムビルドファイターズトライ,Hepburn:Gandamu Birudo Faitāzu Torai) is a 2014 Japanese science fictionanime television series based onSunrise's long-runningGundam franchise, and a sequel to the 2013 seriesGundam Build Fighters. Like its predecessor, and in contrast to otherGundam series,Gundam Build Fighters Try features atournament-based storyline whereGunpla models are built, customized, and battled.
The series is directed by Shinya Watada and written byYousuke Kuroda, who wrote the first series. Character designs were done by both Kenichi Ohnuki and Suzuhito Yasuda. The series was officially unveiled byBandai on May 15, 2014, and began airing onTV Tokyo in Japan while streaming onYouTube in limited areas internationally on October 8, 2014.[1][2] A novel spinoff is currently running inHobby Japan starting in December 2014.
Seven years after the events ofGundam Build Fighters, the rules of Gunpla have been renewed, and the sport becomes even more popular. However, one academy is left behind in this change, and that was Seiho Academy, whichSei Iori once attended. The only member of the Gunpla Battle Club remaining is Fumina Hoshino, who befriends Sekai Kamiki, a boy who has been training with his master in martial arts and the young Gunpla builder Yuuma Kousaka, and together, they attempt to secure a place in the world championship as the "Try Fighters" (トライ・ファイターズ,Torai Faitāzu).
Shortly after the Arista that produces Plavsky particles is destroyed in the final episode of the previous season, Plavsky Particle System Engineering (PPSE) is acquired by Yajima Trading while American scientist and Gunpla fighterNils Nielsen and his girlfriendCaroline Yajima rediscover Plavsky particles aboard theInternational Space Station. With new Plavsky particles produced, the sport of Gunpla Battle continues worldwide.
InGundam Build Fighters Try, the one-on-one battle format is replaced by battles between teams of three Gunpla fighters and is divided into two categories: one for players under 19 years old and one for older players.
New rules have been added to the Gunpla battle:
In addition, damage levels can now be set on Gunpla Battles. Damage Level C, which inflicts simulated but no physical damage on the Gunpla, is often used in practice rounds. Damage Level B results in simulated damage, but disconnected joints that can easily be fixed. For Damage Level A, Gunpla destroyed in combat are severely damaged physically and will need either replacement parts or a whole new unit altogether.
Gundam Build Fighters Try was first announced by Sunrise on May 15, 2014, as a sequel to Gundam Build Fighters.[1][2] The new series, which was slated for an October 2014 release, reunited the production staff from the previous series.
In September 2014,Masashi Hirose was hospitalized for an unspecified illness after having recorded his lines as Mr. Ral for the first four episodes. A month later, he was replaced byKatsuhisa Hōki for the rest of the series.[3]
Sunrise would release the series in North America on home video (viaRight Stuf) in 2016.[4]
A TV special sequel, titledGundam Build Fighters Try: Island Wars (Japanese:ガンダムビルドファイターズトライ アイランド・ウォーズ,Hepburn:Gandamu Birudo Faitāzu Torai Airando Wōzu) aired on August 21, 2016.[5]
The first opening theme is "Cerulean" (セルリアン,Serurian) byBack-On, and the ending theme is "Amazing the World" (アメイジング ザ ワールド,Ameijingu za Wārudo) by Screen Mode.
The second opening theme is "Just Fly Away" by Edge of Life, while the ending theme is "Mayomayo Compass wa Iranai" (迷々コンパスはいらない; "Stray People Do Not Need a Compass") byStylipS. Both songs debuted in episode 14.[6]
The insert song inGundam Build Fighters Try: Island Wars is "The Last One" by Back-On, while the ending theme is "Roots of Happiness" by Elizabeth Elias.[7]
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