July 11, 2016
Gundam Build Fighters Try: Island Wars airs August 21st on TV Tokyo!
See the cast customize their own Gunpla in a live-action special, too!
Gundam Build Fighters Try: Island Wars, the newest Gundam Build Fighters anime, airs August 21st on TV Tokyo!
Island Wars reunites Sekai Kamiki, Yuuma Kousaka, and Fumina Hoshino with their rivals at the tropical Nielsen Labs. Along with Gunpla from the show, you’ll also see the Lightning Gundam Strider, ZZ II, Scramble Gundam, and more.
Just like series tradition, BACK-ON will provide the theme song with their new track “The Last One.”
And Gundam Build Fighters Try Summer Vacation Special: You Can Be A Build Fighter Too!, also airing on the 21st at 4:00 PM, shows the cast building and customizing their own Gunpla!
Don’t miss Team Try Fighters taking on Gunpla Battle in an entirely new way!
■Story
The Try Fighters are invited to Nielsen Labs to act as test pilots for Yajima’s newest battle system. However, a few last-minute glitches to iron out leave them waiting in their rooms with time to kill.
On the resortlike island, they encounter fellow test pilots Shia, MInato, and Gyanko. Reunited with rivals, they’re caught up in danger, excitement, and mystery.
This may be the Try Fighters’ toughest battle yet!
On the resortlike island, they encounter fellow test pilots Shia, MInato, and Gyanko. Reunited with rivals, they’re caught up in danger, excitement, and mystery.
This may be the Try Fighters’ toughest battle yet!
■ Gunpla
[Left] Kamiki Burning Gundam
The Gunpla Sekai completed on his training journey after the 13th all-Japan tournament. It extends and specializes the Try Burning Gundam for melee combat. This is his Gunpla of choice in the 14th tournament.
[Right] Lightning Gundam Strider
The Gunpla used by Yuuma in the 14th tournament. Based on his older Lightning Gundam, it adds a new backpack. The Lightning Gundam Strider is capable of shifting into flight mode for high-speed movement.
The Gunpla Sekai completed on his training journey after the 13th all-Japan tournament. It extends and specializes the Try Burning Gundam for melee combat. This is his Gunpla of choice in the 14th tournament.
[Right] Lightning Gundam Strider
The Gunpla used by Yuuma in the 14th tournament. Based on his older Lightning Gundam, it adds a new backpack. The Lightning Gundam Strider is capable of shifting into flight mode for high-speed movement.
[Left] Star Winning Gundam
Minato’s Gunpla. A hybrid between scale and SD styles. While its outer appearance is unchanged, the upgrades to her partners’ Gunpla improve make its support functionality all the more valuable.
[Right] ZZ II Minato’s Gunpla. Built to take down Yuuma’s Lightning Zeta Gundam once and for all, it’s a fusion of the ZZ Gundam which formed the base of the Gundam Tryon-3 along with the Zeta Gundam’s Z II successor.
Minato’s Gunpla. A hybrid between scale and SD styles. While its outer appearance is unchanged, the upgrades to her partners’ Gunpla improve make its support functionality all the more valuable.
[Right] ZZ II Minato’s Gunpla. Built to take down Yuuma’s Lightning Zeta Gundam once and for all, it’s a fusion of the ZZ Gundam which formed the base of the Gundam Tryon-3 along with the Zeta Gundam’s Z II successor.
[Left] Gyancelot
Gyanko’s new Gunpla. While based on the Gyan, its design evokes old chivalry even more strongly. Its new lance carries Zeon’s insignia. And of course, it bears the shield that’s the heirloom of the Sazaki family.
[Right] Gundam 00 Shia QAN[T] A Gunpla built by Shia bases on the QAN[T]. It displays her impressive talents as a builder. It enhances the base QAN[T}’s specialties further, and is exceptionally capable at particle control.
Gyanko’s new Gunpla. While based on the Gyan, its design evokes old chivalry even more strongly. Its new lance carries Zeon’s insignia. And of course, it bears the shield that’s the heirloom of the Sazaki family.
[Right] Gundam 00 Shia QAN[T] A Gunpla built by Shia bases on the QAN[T]. It displays her impressive talents as a builder. It enhances the base QAN[T}’s specialties further, and is exceptionally capable at particle control.
[Left] Beargguy P
A Gunpla built by Yuuma for Mirai to take pictures with. Its primary design goal is raw d’aww. Yuuma’s own artistic Gunpla talent, which won him the Meijin Cup, was more than up to the job.
[Right] Scramble Gundam
A Gunpla which holds untold potential.
A Gunpla built by Yuuma for Mirai to take pictures with. Its primary design goal is raw d’aww. Yuuma’s own artistic Gunpla talent, which won him the Meijin Cup, was more than up to the job.
[Right] Scramble Gundam
A Gunpla which holds untold potential.
■ Cast
[Left] Sekai Kamiki
Sekai is a third year student at Seiho Academy’s middle school and a master of Jigen Haoh kempo A chance meeting with Fumina Hoshino led him to the Gunpla Battle club, and now the joy and engagement of Gunpla building has led him to build his own Kamiki Burning Gundam.
[Right] Yuuma Kousaka
A third year student at Seiho Academy’s middle school. His talents extend beylong combat to artistic works as well, and his modeling skill has even won him the Meijin Cup, He’s the brother of China Kousaka and a childhood friend of Fumina Hoshino.
Sekai is a third year student at Seiho Academy’s middle school and a master of Jigen Haoh kempo A chance meeting with Fumina Hoshino led him to the Gunpla Battle club, and now the joy and engagement of Gunpla building has led him to build his own Kamiki Burning Gundam.
[Right] Yuuma Kousaka
A third year student at Seiho Academy’s middle school. His talents extend beylong combat to artistic works as well, and his modeling skill has even won him the Meijin Cup, He’s the brother of China Kousaka and a childhood friend of Fumina Hoshino.
[Left] Fumina Hoshino
A first year student at Seiho Academy’s high school. A lover of Gundam and Gunpla, her knowledge and well-practiced technique have made her the president of the Gunpla Battle club. She first tried Gunpla Battle after being inspired by a woman Gunpla Fighter she met as a child. She appears to have a slight crush on Sekai Kamiki.
[Right] Minato Sakai
An Osaka-born and raised middle-schooler training in a different school of Gunpla technique. While he’s a top-tier Fighter, he considers his true talent to lie in building, and constantly seeks opportunities to prove his superiority over Yuuma Kousaka. His favorite drink is sweetened iced coffee.
A first year student at Seiho Academy’s high school. A lover of Gundam and Gunpla, her knowledge and well-practiced technique have made her the president of the Gunpla Battle club. She first tried Gunpla Battle after being inspired by a woman Gunpla Fighter she met as a child. She appears to have a slight crush on Sekai Kamiki.
[Right] Minato Sakai
An Osaka-born and raised middle-schooler training in a different school of Gunpla technique. While he’s a top-tier Fighter, he considers his true talent to lie in building, and constantly seeks opportunities to prove his superiority over Yuuma Kousaka. His favorite drink is sweetened iced coffee.
[Left] Kaoruko Sazaki
The ace of St. Odessa’s “Song Vase” team. Her love of Gyans and Gyan derivatives is so well known that she’s nicknamed Gyanko. She’s the younger sister of Susumu Sazaki from Gundam Build Fighters, and has inherited his preference for the shield. She and Fumina are friendly rivals.
[Right] Shia Kijima
The younger sister of Gunpla Academy’s team leader Wilfrid Kijima, and niece of its headmaster Allan Adams. She has an astounding talent for building Gunpla, and further refined her technique during an exchange trip to England. She’s charmed by Sekai’s strength and personality, and both Fumina and Kaoruko consider her a potential threat.
The ace of St. Odessa’s “Song Vase” team. Her love of Gyans and Gyan derivatives is so well known that she’s nicknamed Gyanko. She’s the younger sister of Susumu Sazaki from Gundam Build Fighters, and has inherited his preference for the shield. She and Fumina are friendly rivals.
[Right] Shia Kijima
The younger sister of Gunpla Academy’s team leader Wilfrid Kijima, and niece of its headmaster Allan Adams. She has an astounding talent for building Gunpla, and further refined her technique during an exchange trip to England. She’s charmed by Sekai’s strength and personality, and both Fumina and Kaoruko consider her a potential threat.
▲ Mirai Kamiki
A third year student at Seiho Academy’s high school, and Sekai’s elder sister. She’s a voracious reader of fashion magazines and works part-time as a model. Her other talents include Jigen Haoh kempo. She watches protectively over her little brother as he joins in Gunpla Battle.
A third year student at Seiho Academy’s high school, and Sekai’s elder sister. She’s a voracious reader of fashion magazines and works part-time as a model. Her other talents include Jigen Haoh kempo. She watches protectively over her little brother as he joins in Gunpla Battle.
■ BACK-ON’s new track “The Last One” will be the theme song!
BACK-ON, performers of Gundam Build Fighters’”Nibun no Ichi” and “wimp ft. Lil’ Fang (from FAKY)” as well as Gundam Build Fighters Try’s “Cerulean”, will perform a fourth GBF theme: that for Island Wars.
BACK-ON is a four-man rock band with fans from America to Germany, Canada to Taiwan, as well as a growing anison fan following. Along with anime themes, their other Gundam works include themes for the games Gundam Breaker 2, Gundam Breaker 3, and SD Gundam G Generations Frontier.
Now BACK-ON is back with The Lat One!
Both Gundam Build Fighters Try: Island Wars and the simultaneously-announced second season of Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans will be supported with releases of Gunpla, cards, figures, candy toys, capsule toys, apparel, games, home vdeo releases, and more.
Stay tuned for info on upcoming products and services!
More info is available on the Gundam Build Fighters official site.
▼ Gundam Build Fighters official site
http://gundam-bf.net/
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