azrael Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 GM finally gets some love. Looks like the Powered GM is the base kit for this one.
areaseven Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 Gundam Build Fighters 2nd Season (Fall 2014) - New Image & Release Info
David Hingtgen Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 Ok, is that a Shenlong/Altron modified, or some other draconic Gundam? I wanna say the shoulder armor and waist armor are very Shenlong-ish. With "double" dragons from Altron.
azrael Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 Ok, is that a Shenlong/Altron modified, or some other draconic Gundam? It's Dragon Gundam from G Gundam. Whether it's a kit bash or straight build is unknown. I don't recall it having a pole-arm primary weapon, only lots of beam sabers.
areaseven Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 It's Dragon Gundam from G Gundam. Whether it's a kit bash or straight build is unknown. I don't recall it having a pole-arm primary weapon, only lots of beam sabers. Dragon Gundam has the Feilong Flags, which can combine into a long staff or nunchucks.
Archer Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 Dragon Gundam has the Feilong Flags, which can combine into a long staff or nunchucks. Yep, IIRC, Dragon gundam used tons of beam "flags" that also acted as pseudo javelins. I don't think it ever uses a beam saber. Glad they're bringing G gundam into the mix, some of my favorite designs cine from that show (and I'd love to see them animated in HD out of pure nostalgia)
David Hingtgen Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 Ok, because honestly the weapon/pose was what was really screaming "Shenlong" to me the most---I knew there was a dragon-themed Gundam in G-Gundam, but didn't recall such a "Wu Fei" fighting style.
azrael Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 Well, this is Build Fighters. Whoever built that kit may have added on Shenlong/Altron's primary weapons. Hey, why not kit-bash?
David Hingtgen Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 I'm just waiting for the TallZero-Hell custom.
David Hingtgen Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 NobelGoufDelta! (with hyper-mega-ribbon-hawk!)
areaseven Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 (edited) The Season 2 title has been announced: Gundam Build Fighters Try (ガンダムビルドファイターズトライ) It appears that this season will take place seven years after the last episode. The main character is Sekai Kamiki, who pilots the Build Burning Gundam, which is based on a G Gundam design. He is joined by Yuma Kousaka, China-chan's younger brother who had a very brief appearance in Season 1. His Gunpla is the Lightning Gundam, which appears to be Zeta- or AGE-2-based. The leading lady is Fumina Hoshino, who pilots the SD Gunpla Winning Gundam. The new HG Build Fighters kits hit stores this October. HG Build Fighters Registry Edited July 17, 2014 by areaseven
azrael Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 Build Burning Gundam looks like a brand new kit as opposed to a kit bash. Time for some SHINING FINGA-fighting Lightning Gundam is based off Re-GZ.
Nekko Basara Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 I'm confused by the info versus the image - the tousled redhead in the middle isn't Reiji? He presumably could handle any time-skip due to his alternate dimensional nature, but I admit that kid looks even younger than Reiji as we knew him. Kinda bummed that the new show won't focus on the characters we came to know in Season 1, but I'm sure there will be cameos. I thought maybe the older China that was shown in April might be related to the new series, but she certainly didn't look TEN YEARS older. That's a lot of time!
VF-15 Banshee Posted July 17, 2014 Author Posted July 17, 2014 Isn't it more like seven years later? Also is it really supposed to be Gundam Build Fighters Try, or did they mess up their spelling again and it's really Tri as in triple?
DuelGundam2099 Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 So now Impulse Gundam is the star with God Gundam add ons.... And that's it, I have nothing to put interest into.
Nekko Basara Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 My wife is petty cross that they gave the female lead an SD gunpla. I can't say I disagree. China's Beargguy was cutesy too, of course, and Carolyn had an SD, but they weren't main fighting characters. Aila was the real fighter and there was nothing cute about her two gunpla.
anime52k8 Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 Maybe it's just me, but I always felt like Exia is perhaps the most feminine looking gundam without being overtly designed to look cutesy ore like a girl. A lot of the kits don't really capture it which is super disappointing to me, but going by the animation, (and even more so the Metal build toy) it has a prominent wasp waist, wide hips, filled out thighs and tapered legs that end in small feet.
Hikuro Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 What does petty cross mean? Wait, was that a serious question? Looks okay, I do gotta say I am bummed too that we won't be going back to the original characters....but same was thought with Destiny and looked what happened?
Nekko Basara Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 Haha, "pretty cross," I mean. As in, annoyed. She looked looked at the promotional art and said, "SD for a main character? Oh, of course, it's the girl.<Grrr>." Not like I expect GBF to be super-progressive, but it had some pretty solid female characters in season 1. China was the cutesy blushing type, sure, but she had backbone when it counted, and she made her artsy side into an advantage to herself and an inspiration to Sei. Aila was just an ass-kicker, and I can forgive her stereotypical tsundere moments because the show had Reiji act virtually the same way. Even Kirara, who initially pissed me off because I thought they were playing the "fake gamer girl" card, turned into a solid character as the show progressed. Ok, so maybe we're over-reacting to one promotional image, but my wife and I enjoy a lot of anime together and GBF was a recent favorite. A female lead in season two is exciting, but I just hope they don't treat her dismissively, which an SD gundam sort of implies.
DuelGundam2099 Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 I have never heard of the term pretty cross before today. Anyway, aside from Ral the cast from the first series never interested me to be honest, maybe they will here. I am also hoping they have better music.
Archer Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 (edited) Awwwwww Yisssss, Burning Gundam goodness. Can't wait for episodial variants on Burning Finger, leading up to the horribly awkward love love Burning finger Edited July 18, 2014 by Archer
David Hingtgen Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 When all seems lost, he'll pull out the DOUBLE erupting burning finger. (Still my all time fave moment in the series)
Castel Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 Expect that the girl lives in paris now we sure didn't learn one damn thing with that vid lol.
Nekko Basara Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 Props to my wife for picking up on this detail: In Build Fighters, Sei was 13 years old. China was presumably the same age, as they are classmates. So, six years later they are 19. Isn't the age of majority in Japan 20? What are these two kids doing living in Paris together? Is Rinko around someplace? Scandalous!
Nekko Basara Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 The age at which one is legally considered an adult.
Nekko Basara Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 Wikipedia agrees with 20 for Japan. But I'm just kidding around. The teaser doesn't say Sei and China are living together - Sei sounds like he could be calling from outside her door (like, maybe they have hotel rooms near one another). Sei still calls her "class rep," which isn't exactly intimate. And Rinko could be right around the corner, anyhow (probably still trying her best to get them together). I just think it's funny to imagine them travelling the world together while still technically kids.
azrael Posted August 22, 2014 Posted August 22, 2014 Look who's back for more another round: (spoiler'd for size)
Beltane70 Posted August 22, 2014 Posted August 22, 2014 Wikipedia agrees with 20 for Japan. But I'm just kidding around. The teaser doesn't say Sei and China are living together - Sei sounds like he could be calling from outside her door (like, maybe they have hotel rooms near one another). Sei still calls her "class rep," which isn't exactly intimate. And Rinko could be right around the corner, anyhow (probably still trying her best to get them together). I just think it's funny to imagine them travelling the world together while still technically kids. China does say, "stop calling me 'class rep'", to which Sei apologizes. Plus, it's technically possible for them to be 20 since you can be two different ages in the same year, depending on how precise you want the six years to be.
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