The Weekly Stuff #396 – Gundam Build Fighters OVA Round-up!

<p>After reviewing the original <i>Gundam Build Fighters </i>and its sequel series <i>Gundam Build Fighters Try </i>on our last two <i>Weekly Suit Gundam </i>topics, it’s time to round out the original <i>Build Fighters </i>run by rounding-up the many OVAs related to this corner of the franchise. We begin with <i>Model Suit Gunpla Builders Beginning G, </i>the 2010 OVA that first introduced the concept of a Gunpla Battle-based anime, and holds up surprisingly well on its own, with great animation and mecha designs and a whole lot of heart. Then there’s the 5 <i>Battlogue </i>episodes, providing quick bite stories set in the <i>Build Fighters </i>world, and apart from one memorable episode involving Bearguys getting crucified, there’s not much to talk about. Finally, <i>Build Fighters Try </i>gets a 30-minute sequel in <i>Island Wars, </i>and the original <i>Build Fighters </i>gets its own half-hour follow-up in <i>GM’s Counterattack, </i>which is an absolute delight. Discussing all of these and more makes for a very fun capper to our <i>Build Fighters </i>journey.</p><p>(Please note this week’s episode was pre-recorded a week in advance, so breaking news from the last week on Doctor Who and the latest Nintendo Direct aren’t discussed here – we’ll catch up on all that next Monday!)</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQBqje0qmCVn0WkCXJzckaA"><strong>Subscribe to our YouTube Channel!</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://anchor.fm/weeklysuitgundam"><strong>Subscribe to the WEEKLY SUIT GUNDAM Podcast!</strong></a></p><p><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wgtc-radio-we-got-this-covered/id535584943"><strong>Subscribe for free to 'The Weekly Stuff' in Apple Podcasts!</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/JonathanLack"><strong>Follow Jonathan Lack on Twitter!</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/SeanTheChapman"><strong>Follow Sean Chapman on Twitter!</strong></a></p>