Though derided by many fans, the two Gundam Build Fighters series have been real joys to watch with a sense of fun and creativity as it works to capture the younger market while providing animation and battle sequences that should thrill every older fan. With the sequel series Gundam Build Fighters Try having completed today, the official Twitter feed has revealed that OVAs are in the works for both series with Kenji Nagasaki working on the first series OVA and Shinya Watada planning one for the sequel series. No details were revealed beyond that they’re in the works.
Gundam Build Fighters: The story is set in the near future when GunPla Battles, competitions that pit Gundam plastic models against each other, have become popular worldwide in the “Second GunPla Boom.” Sei Iori, a first-year middle-school student and the only son of a model shop owner, is talented at building GunPla, but inexperienced in the GunPla Battles. He encounters a mysterious boy named Reiji, who happens to be an accomplished Gundam Fighter. Together, they strive for the GunPla Battle world championships.
Gundam Build Fighters Try: The story of Gundam Build Fighters Try is set 7 years after the end of the 1st series, when Iori Sei and Reiji won the 7th Gunpla Battle World Championships. Now Seiho Academy’s Gunpla Battle Club has only one member, Hoshino Fumina, who is a third grade student in junior high. As the president of the club, she needs two more members to participate in the upcoming All-Japan Gunpla Battle Championships. One day she encounters a transfer student named Kamiki Sekai, who has traveled around for Kenpo training with his master. Then joining by a young Gunpla builder Kousaka Yuuma, their challenge to the Gunpla Battle begins….
[Source: Hachima Kikō via ANN]
