The Weekly Stuff #428 – Gundam Build Divers Re:RISE Review & Discussion

<p>Before ‘diving’ into this week’s <i>Gundam </i>discussion – yes, it’s still a pun – Sean talks about finally upgrading to a new smartphone (after being on the iPhone 6S for over half the life of this show), asks Jonathan why he’s inexplicably watching through all the <i>Star Trek </i>movies including the very bad ones, and Jonathan gives impressions of the excellent indie adventure <i>Tunic </i>on Xbox. Then it’s time to talk about <i>Gundam Build Divers Re:RISE, </i>the most pleasantly surprising qualitative whiplash we’ve ever seen. Following the franchise low-point of <i>Gundam Build Divers, Re:RISE </i>is a stunningly smart, soulful, exciting, and all-around excellent anime that is nearly as great as the original show is bad. Following a new group of characters – the BUILD DiVERS, distinguished by one lowercase ‘i’ – <i>Re:RISE </i>immediately distinguishes itself with a deeply human and compelling protagonist, Hiroto Kuga, and a fantastic group of supporting characters, all on a wild adventure that combines the video game <i>isekai </i>tropes the first show tried but failed at, a more traditional fantasy <i>isekai </i>journey to another world, and even dashes of other non-Build <i>Gundam </i>shows with heroes, villains, and major life-and-death stakes. It’s the last full <i>Gundam </i>show made to date, and we couldn’t ask for much more of the series that catches this podcast up to the franchise’s present day. </p><p><strong>Time Chart:</strong></p><p>Intro & Stuff: 0:00:00 – 0:33:01</p><p>Gundam Re:RISE: 0:33:01 – 3:05:31</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 Jonatha