History Anime / ModelSuitGunplaBuildersBeginningG

* CharClone: Boris Schauer. One may argue that he might just be a cosplaying Char fanboy, but he still serves a similar role, being StealthMentor, and later TheRival to Haru. Oh, and he gets around riding a CoolHorse, just like [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Char]].

* {{Expy}}/{{Homage}} ...it'd be easier to list anything that ''isn't'' one or the other considering the celebratory nature of this mini-series, between the names, the CharClone, and the very gundam models themselves...

Now has a {{Defictionalization}} in the video game ''Gundam Breaker'' for the Playstation 3 and Playstation Vita, which serves the OVA's purpose in [[RecycledInSPACE Video Game form]], as well as the foundation for what will later be known as the Anime/GundamBuildSeries with the SpiritualSuccessor in the anime series ''Anime/GundamBuildFighters'' which expands the idea even further.

Now has a {{Defictionalization}} in the video game ''Gundam Breaker'' for the Playstation 3 and Playstation Vita, which serves the OVA's purpose in [[RecycledInSPACE Video Game form]], as well as a SpiritualSuccessor in the anime series ''Anime/GundamBuildFighters'' which expands the idea even further.

* ThreeAmigos: Haru, Kenta and Rina.

* BeautifulAllAlong: In ''J'', when Figlia Contini removes her glasses, both [[TheHero Takeru Nekki]] and [[TheChick Hikari Arisugawa]] are quite shocked.

* AnAxeToGrind: Super Custom Zaku F2000's ''Deadend G'' heat hawk.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To an old manga called ''Plamo-Kyoshiro'', which is most notable for being the originator of the Perfect Gundam armor for the original RX-78-2 [[CanonImmigrant which has since appeared as an actual upgrade for it in various video games and other media rather than a fanboy's kitbash]]. It would then get one of its own in ''Anime/GundamBuildFighters'', which expanded the idea further.

The series is a three episode OVA of episodes consisting of fifteen minutes each. It can either be seen as a crass marketing ploy that cuts out the WarIsHell middleman or a cute little show about the culture that has kept Gundam going for thirty years - which seeing as its meant to celebrate the models - not the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam series]], the latter would the optimal mindset to enjoy it. Either way you can view it online [[http://en.gundam.info/movie/detail/139 here]]. It also spawn two sidestory mangas, ''Gunpla Builders Beginning D'' and ''Gunpla Builders Beginning J''.

* [[MixAndMatchCritters Mix And Match Gunpla]]: Super Custom Zaku F2000 was a [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory Zaku Type F2]] with extra armor and armed with equipments from other Zaku II kits. Many more are appear in ''D'' and ''J''.
* MundaneMadeAwesome: Inversion. Kenta's white Sazabi is just a PaletteSwap, but if you also build Gunpla and ever tried to paint the red Sazabi into Kenta's white, then you know it's truly amazing paintjob.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To an old manga called ''Plamo-Kyoshiro'', which ismost notable for being the originator of the Perfect Gundam armor for the original RX-78-2 [[CanonImmigrant which has since appeared as an actual upgrade for it in various video games and other media rather than a fanboy's kitbash]]. It would then get one of its own in ''Anime/GundamBuildFighters'', which expanded the idea further.

** [[{{Meganekko}} Figlia Contini]] from ''Gunpla Builders J'' walks around in a military officer costume, keep in mind that she's just an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Haru, [[CurtainsMatchTheWindow matched with his]] blue eye color.

* FieryRedHead, HotBloodedSideburns: [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110923182302/gundam/images/5/5f/Jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj2.jpg Takeru Nekki]] from ''Gunpla Builders J'' has them both. And [[HotBlooded true to them]], his Gunpla modification is more crazy than Haru and Shingo. His vanilla Beginning Gundam is armed with a giant RocketPunch. When he upgraded it to Beginning J, he replaced the beam sabers with {{BFS}} taken from [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeedDestiny Sword Impulse]] and later, turned it into a centaur-like MS using MechanicalHorse from Anime/MobileFighterGGundam, with BadassCape taken from Master Gundam.

* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Figlia Contini's Akatsuki Corleone in ''Gunpla Builders J'' is based on Film/TheGodfather because she's a fan of the movie.

* SplitPersonality: Tatsu Shimano is a NiceGuy and also being one who teach Haru and Kenta about gunpla modification, but he becomes AxCrazy in Gunpla Battles though. Interesting enough, his main tactic is "using MacrossMissileMassacre to lure enemy up close, then finish them with melee attack" which also used by another character with a SplitPersonality in Anime/AfterWarGundamX.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To an old manga called ''Plamo Kyo Shiro'' (most notable for being the originator of the Perfect Gundam armor for the original RX-78-2 [[CanonImmigrant which has since appeared as an actual upgrade for it in various video games and other media rather than a fanboy's kitbash]]). Now has one in ''Gundam Build Fighters'' which expands the idea further.

* ZettaiRyouiki: Rina.

* [[ABoyAndHisX A Boy and His Gunpla]]

* CosplayOtakuGirl: Saki Mishima of ''Gunpla Builders D'' is always dressed in an ElegantGothicLolita costume and she's a gunpla builder. When entering a Gunpla Battle, Saki switches her contact lens from usual gold to red, just to emulate the RedEyesTakeWarning trope. In the 7th chapter, she switches her costume to a [[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam mobile trace suit]].

* PaletteSwap: Kenta's White Hyaku Shiki and Sazabi and Kouji's Nu-Colored Hi-Nu Gundam are custom colored versions of the said 3 mobile suits. The sidestories add many more of them.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To an old manga called ''Plamo Kyo Shiro'' (most notable for being the originator of the Perfect Gundam armor for the original RX-78-2 [[CanonImmigrant which has since appeared as an actual upgrade for it in various video games and other media rather than a fanboy's kitbash]]). Now has one in ''Gundam Build Fighters'' which expands the idea more further.

* ZettaiRyouiki: Rina, full stop.

Franchise/{{Gundam}} has always been about war, what causes it, and human evolution. [[MerchandiseDriven But it has also been about model kits]]. In Model Suit Gunpla Builders Beginning G, war is completely ignored and the models become the focus; celebrating thirty years worth of plastic kit building.

The story starts when Haru Irei goes to see the Odaiba Gundam with his father. When he decides he wants to build a model kit, he fails to pick up the last [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam RX-78]] and instead stumbles upon a rare model kit; the Beginning Gundam. Upon completing it, he starts to play in the Gunpla Battle video game where his model is scanned into a computer so he can actually pilot it against other model kits. In one of these battles he meets the mysterious Boris Schauer, who shows him how deep the world of Gunpla can get.

!!Gunpla Builders Beginning G provides examples of the following tropes.

* TheAbridgedSeries: So far only 1 episode was made by Gutted Wren Studios, the creators of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' [[WebVideo/GundamAbridged Abridged]].

* SpiritualSuccessor: To an old manga called ''Plamo Kyo Shiro'' (most notable for being the originator of the Perfect Gundam armor for the original RX-78-2 [[CanonImmigrant which has since appeared as an actual upgrade for it in various video games and other media rather than a fanboy's kitbash]]). Now has one in the upcoming series ''Gundam Build Fighters'' which expands the idea more further.

Now has a {{Defictionalization}} in the video game ''Gundam Breaker'' for the Playstation 3 and Playstation Vita, which serves the OVA's purpose in [[RecycledInSPACE Video Game form]], as well as a SpiritualSuccessor in the upcoming anime series ''[[Anime/GundamBuildFighters Gundam Build Fighters]]'' which expands the idea even further.

Now has a {{Defictionalization}} in the video game ''Gundam Breaker'' for the Playstation 3 and Playstation Vita, which serves the OVA's purpose in [[RecycledInSPACE Video Game form]], as well as a SpiritualSuccessor in the upcoming anime series ''Gundam Build Fighters'' which expands the idea even further.

Now has a {{Defictionalization}} in the video game ''Gundam Breaker'' for the Playstation 3 and Playstation Vita, which serves the OVA's purpose in [[RecycledInSPACE Video Game form]].

* BeautifulAllAlong: In ''J'', when Figlia Contini remove her glasses, both [[TheHero Takeru Nekki]] and [[TheChick Hikari Arisugawa]] are quite shock.
* CharClone: Boris Schauer. One may argue that he might just be a cosplaying Char fanboy, but he still serves a similar role, being StealthMentor, and later TheRival to Haru. Oh, and he gets around riding CoolHorse, just like [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Char]].
* CosplayOtakuGirl: Saki Mishima of ''Gunpla Builder D'' always dressed in ElegantGothicLolita costume and she's a gunpla builder. When entering a Gunpla Battle, Saki switches her contact lens from usual gold to red, just to emulate the RedEyesTakeWarning trope. In the 7th chapter, she switches her costume to a [[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam mobile trace suit]].
** [[{{Meganekko}} Figlia Contini]] from ''Gunpla Builder J'' walks around in a military officer costume, keep in mind that she's just an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent.

* ElsewhereFic: The manga series ''Gunpla Builder D'' and ''Gunpla Builder J'' tell stories of other kids who get Beginning Gundam, Shingo Asume and Takeru Nekki.

* FieryRedHead, HotBloodedSideburns: [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110923182302/gundam/images/5/5f/Jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj2.jpg Takeru Nekki]] from ''Gunpla Builder J'' has them both. And [[HotBlooded true to them]], his Gunpla modification is more crazy than Haru and Shingo. His vanilla Beginning Gundam is armed with a giant RocketPunch. When he upgraded it to Beginning J, he replace the beam sabers with {{BFS}} taken from [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeedDestiny Sword Impulse]] and later, turned it into a centaur-like MS using MechanicalHorse from Anime/MobileFighterGGundam, with BadassCape taken from Master Gundam.
* [[IWasQuiteALooker He Was Quite a Looker]]: In ''Gunpla Builder D'', when Shingo found old photo of Mishima siblings, he has no idea who they are (only Daiyu play this trope, young Saki simply wasn't dye her hair nor wearing costume yet).

* [[MixAndMatchCritters Mix And Match Gunpla]]: Super Custom Zaku F2000 was [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory Zaku Type F2]] with extra armor and armed with equipments from other Zaku II kits. Many more are appear in ''D'' and ''J''.

* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Figlia Contini's Akatsuki Corleone in ''Gunpla Builder J'' is based on Film/TheGodfather because she's a fan of the movie.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To an old manga called ''Plamo Kyo Shiro'' (most notable for being the originator of the Perfect Gundam armor for the original RX-78-2 [[CanonImmigrant which has since appeared as an actual upgrade for it in various video games and other media rather than a fanboy's kitbash]]).
* SplitPersonality: Tatsu Shimano is a NiceGuy and also being one who teach Haru and Kenta about gunpla modification, but he becomes AxCrazy in Gunpla Battle though. Interesting enough, his main tactic is "using MacrossMissileMassacre to lure enemy up close, then finish them with melee attack" which also used by another character with SplitPersonality in Anime/AfterWarGundamX.

* TheAbridgedSeries: So far only 1 episode was made by Gutted Wren Studios, the creators of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' [[GundamAbridged Abridged]].

* EpicFail: One of the reasons why Koji Matsumoto's Hi-ν Gundam loses to the Beginning Gundam is because the Manager's clumsiness caused the Hi-ν's left hip polycap to break ''in the middle of the battle.'' The fact that the Hi-ν was already stuck in a tarp didn't help either.