Line #11 Anime/GundamBuildSeries


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2	! As this sub-series containing a myriad of MythologyGag and ContinuityCavalcade from nearly every corner of the ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' franchise, all spoilers for the ''entire'' franchise are unmarked. Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned!
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4	[[caption-width-right:680:[[Anime/GundamBuildFighters Build]]. [[Anime/GundamBuildFightersTry Fight]]. [[Anime/GundamBuildDivers Dive]]. [[Anime/GundamBuildDiversReRise Rise]].[[note]]Left to right, from upper left: [[Anime/GundamBuildFighters Reiji and Sei Iori (with ''GAT-X105B Build Strike Gundam'')]], [[Anime/GundamBuildFightersTry Yuuma Kousaka, Sekai Kamiki and Fumina Hoshino (with ''BG-011B Build Burning Gundam'')]], [[Anime/GundamBuildDivers Sarah and Riku Minami/"Riku" (with ''GN-0000DVR Gundam 00 Diver'')]], [[Anime/GundamBuildDiversReRise Hiroto Kuga/"Hiroto" and May (with ''PFF-X7/E3 Earthree Gundam'')]].[[/note]]]]
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7	Ever since its inception in 1979, the ''[[Franchise/{{Gundam}} Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' franchise has since risen into the powerhouse multimedia franchise that it is to this day, with a multitude of videogames, mangas and anime series under its belt. Yet, one of the most prevalent of these is the existence of its "Gunpla" line of customizable model kits, which allowed fans and hobbyists alike to build their own Gundam of their design.
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9	At some point, the fine folks over at [[Creator/BandaiNamcoHoldings Bandai Namco]] and Creator/{{Sunrise}} looked at the success of the ''Gundam'' Gunpla toyline and pondered to the higher-ups: ''"You know, these customizable model kits surely racking up some big money for us over the years, but you know what's even better? Make an entire spin-off series featuring nothing but the passionate builders and their Gunpla, with [[MythologyGag plenty of fandom fanservice]] [[EasterEgg for good measures]]!"''
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11	And thus, gave birth to the contemporary spin-off side-series of the ever-popular ''Gundam'' franchise...
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13	The '''''Gundam Build Series''''' is the LighterAndSofter spin-off sub-series of the massively popular ''[[Franchise/{{Gundam}} Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' franchise, serving as both advertisements for the real-life "Gunpla" toyline and as a celebration of sorts towards the long history of the franchise itself.
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15	Taken place in [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture a setting not too similar to our own]], where ''Gundam'' is a successful in-universe multimedia franchise, Gunpla building has since become a sport, and technology has progressed to the point of [[SimulationGame allowing everyone to "pilot" their custom-made Gunpla in friendly sometimes-virtual "Gunpla Battles"]] across [[NostalgiaLevel many familiar locations]], akin to that of ''actual'' Gundams.
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17	!! Mainline Series
18	!!! ''Build Fighters'' Timeline
19	* ''Anime/GundamBuildFighters'' (2013-2014 TV series)
20	** ''Anime/GundamBuildFightersTry'' (2014-2015 TV series)
21	!!! ''Build Divers'' Timeline
22	* ''Anime/GundamBuildDivers'' (2018 TV series)
23	** ''[[Anime/GundamBuildDiversReRise Gundam Build Divers Re:RISE]]'' (2019-2020 ONA)
24	!!! ''Build Metaverse'' Timeline
25	* ''Anime/GundamBuildMetaverse'' (2023 ONA)
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27	!! Spin-Offs
28	* ''Anime/ModelSuitGunplaBuildersBeginningG'' (2010 OVA)
29	* ''WebVideo/GundamBuildReal'' (2021 live-action web series)
30	* ''Anime/GundamBreakerBattlogue'' (2021 ONA)
31	[[/index]]
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33	!! The ''Gundam Build Series'' is built with the following tropes:
34	* AceCustom: Almost, if not '''all''', of the Gunpla featured were this, some of which were either described as extensions of the builders who built them or just massive improvements and deviations of the Gundam it was based on.
35	* ActionGirl: Guaranteed all over the place!
36	* LighterAndSofter: More so than ''most'' Gundam entries.
37	* SeriousBusiness: Gunpla, as well as the attached love for the ''Gundam'' franchise InUniverse. There is even a minor plot point in ''Build Fighters'' that one of the characters cannot believe that the MinovskyParticle ''du jour'' is only used to make Gunpla move and have realistic fights and is looking into expanding it into applications useful for all mankind.
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