#Gunpla Battle-themed Live-action Web Drama Gundam Build Real Starts Streaming on March 29

13 months after the initial announcement back, Gundam Build Real, a live-action web drama series inspired by the Gundam Build anime series, is confirmed to start streaming on the Gundam franchise’s official YouTube channel at 20:00 (JST) / 04:00 (PT) on March 29, 2021. A plan for the drama was first revealed at the live presentation for the Gunpla (Gundam Plastic Model)’s 40th-anniversary project “GUNPLA LINK PROJECT” held in Tokyo in February 2020.

The Gundam Build anime series featuring virtual battles using the customized Gunpla kits launched in 2013 with its first installment Gundam Build Fighters. As previously announced, Katsuyuki Motohiro (Bayside Shakedown, Psycho-Pass), who has been known as a big fan of Gunpla, serves as the general director.

Gunpla battles between high school students will be depicted in CG. Various customized versions of the Gunpla kits currently on the market appear in the show. How to build them will be introduced on the web. There are also plans to release the Gunpla kits that appear in the show.

Synopsis:

The protagonist Hiro Suzuki formed Team Bright with his friends in elementary school. They all pooled their money together to purchase a single Gunpla, Nanahachi (RX-78-2 Gundam) and upgraded it, aiming to win the regional tournament. However, the day before the tournament, he loses the Gunpla that was supposed to be in his bag. He is upset and treats one of the members as the thief who stole it, which leads to a fight, and Team Bright is disbanded without participating in the tournament. Four years later, Hiro is a freshman in high school, reunites with his fellow members, and aims for the national championship again.

Source: “Gundam Build Real” official website, Gundam. info

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