Gundam Build Divers (ガンダムビルドダイバーズ Gandamu Birudo Daibāzu?) is a 2018 anime television series. It aired every Tuesday evening at 17:55 Japanese Standard Time on TV Tokyo. The sequel series, Gundam Build Divers Re:RISE, was announced on November 21, 2018 and was released on 10 October 2019 as part of the 40th anniversary celebration of the Gundam franchise. The series is available to be streamed on Crunchyroll and Funimation.
Synopsis[]
Gunpla Battle Nexus Online (GBN) is a new network game that lets people enjoy a variety of missions using Gunpla in a virtual cyberspace dimension. Middle-school students Riku Mikami and Yukio Hidaka recruit their classmate Momoka Yashiro and dive together into this vast world. Becoming "Divers," or inhabitants of GBN, they meet a mysterious girl named Sarah who has an amazing sensitivity to Gunpla. They begin playing alongside her, but...[1]
There are many other famous Divers, starting with Kyoya Kujo, the champion whom Riku admires. Multiple Divers can join to form a team called a "force." Meanwhile, the game is disrupted by Mass-Divers who use unofficial tools called break decals. Through many encounters and experiences, Riku and his friends will build not only Gunpla, but their own adventures as well![1]
Episodes[]
# | Episode Title | Japanese Airdate |
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1 | Welcome to GBN | 3 April 2018 |
2 | Chaotic Ogre | 10 April 2018 |
3 | The Protector | 17 April 2018 |
4 | Tigerwolf of the Sacred Mountain | 24 April 2018 |
5 | Holy Land of Perisia | 1 May 2018 |
6 | Past and Future | 8 May 2018 |
7 | Force Battle | 15 May 2018 |
8 | Festival! | 22 May 2018 |
9 | Return of the Ogre | 29 May 2018 |
10 | Coalition of Volunteers | 5 June 2018 |
11 | Ayame's Tears | 12 June 2018 |
12 | Shining Wings | 19 June 2018 |
13 | Duel | 26 June 2018 |
14 | A New Power | 3 July 2018 |
15 | Lotus Challenge | 10 July 2018 |
16 | Friends Reunited | 17 July 2018 |
17 | Joint Front | 31 July 2018 |
18 | A Man's Will | 7 August 2018 |
19 | Nadeshiko-athlon | 14 August 2018 |
20 | The Truth | 21 August 2018 |
21 | Your Feelings | 28 August 2018 |
22 | Devoted Heart | 4 September 2018 |
23 | The Fateful Two | 11 September 2018 |
24 | Decisive Battle | 18 September 2018 |
25 | A New World | 25 September 2018 |
Characters[]
Build Divers[]
- Riku Mikami (Diver Name: Riku)
- Yukio Hidaka (Diver Name: Yukki)
- Momoka Yashiro (Diver Name: Momo)
- Koichi Nanase (Diver Name: KO-1)
- Sarah
- Aya Fujisawa (Diver Name: Ayame)
- Mol
- Nanami Nanase (Diver Name: Nami)
Adam's Apple[]
Simurgh[]
- Ruck Arge (Diver Name: Shahryar)
Toraburyu[]
- Kotaro Ogami (Diver Name: Tigerwolf)
Avalon[]
- Kyoya Kisugi (Diver Name: Kyoya Kujo)
- Emilia
- Karuna
7th Panzer Division[]
Archangels[]
Desperado[]
Hyakki[]
Mass-Divers[]
Chat Noir Neo[]
Others[]
- Mr. Katsuragi (Diver Name: Game Master)
- Ms. Tori
Mechanics[]
Build Divers[]
- GN-0000DVR Gundam 00 Diver
- RGM-86RBM GM III Beam Master
- RGM-89BM Jegan Blast Master
- PEN-01M Momokapool
- RMS-117G11 Galbaldy Rebake
- RX-零 RX-Zeromaru
- HER-SELF Mobile Doll Sarah
Adam's Apple[]
Simurgh[]
Toraburyu[]
Avalon[]
7th Panzer Division[]
GBN Administration[]
Desperado[]
Hyakki[]
- GNX-803OG Ogre GN-X
- Gundam GP-Rase-Two
- xvt-mmc Geara Ghirarga
- MSN-03SL Jagd Doga Thorn
- ZM-S22S 凶 Rig Shokew Magatsu
- WMS-03NT Maganac Cinnabar
Chat Noir Neo[]
Others[]
Media[]
Music[]
Openings[]
- Diver's High by Sky-Hi
- Infinity by SWANKY DANK
Endings[]
- Ashita e by Iris.
- Start Dash by spira・spica
Original Soundtrack[]
Publications[]
Others[]
Production[]
Planning: | Sunrise |
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Director: | Shinya Watada |
Original Work: | Hajime Yatate, Yoshiyuki Tomino |
Series Composition: | Noboru Kimura |
Original Character Designs: | Kazuhiro Hara |
Character Designs: | Shuri Toida |
Mechanical Designs: | Kunio Okawara, Kanetake Ebikawa, Junichi Akutsu, Junya Ishigaki Ippei Gyōbu, Kenji Teraoka, Shinya Terashima, Takayuki Yanase, Naohiro Washio |
Action Director: | Masami Obari |
Chief Mecha Animators: | Shinya Kusumegi, Sakiko Uda |
Art: | Studio Naya |
Music: | Hideakira Kimura |
Planning Cooperation: | Bandai Hobby Division |
Production Cooperation: | ADK |
Production: | TV Tokyo, Sunrise, Sotsu |
Gallery[]
General[]
Character[]
Notes & Trivia[]
- The first volume of Gundam Build Divers will be available on Blu-ray starting on September 26, 2018 and it will feature 13 episodes.[2]
- Gundam Build Divers is the first Gundam series have an action director.
- This is the second Gundam Build series directed by Shinya Watada.
- Patrick Colasour of Mobile Suit Gundam 00 has made an appearance in every episode of Gundam Build Divers, leading fans to dub it the "Colasour Chronicles".
- Gundam Build Divers is the first Build series that didn't have an insert song.
- Gundam Build Divers includes Gunpla based on mobile suits from Mobile Suit Gundam AGE and Gundam Reconguista in G, series which were not represented in previous Build series.
- Gundam Build Divers is the last Gundam series in the Heisei era before the abdication of Emperor Akihito on April 30 2019.
- While no actual Gunpla based on mobile suits from Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS appear, the RMS-117G11 Galbaldy Rebake is designed as an homage to the ASW-G-11 Gundam Gusion Rebake.
References[]
External Links[]
- Official Website (Japanese)
- Interview with Masakazu Ogawa and Kotaro Usui (Japanese)
Build Divers | |
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Anime | Gundam BD Prologue | Gundam BD - Episode Listing | Gundam BD Re:RISE - Episode Listing | Gundam BD Battlogue |
Manga/Photonovel | Gundam Build Divers Break | Gundam Build Divers GBWC | Gundam Build Diver Rize |
Gunpla | High Grade Build Divers | High Grade Build Custom | High Grade Petit'gguy | High Grade Build Divers Re:RISE |
Other Timelines | Ad Stella | Advanced Generation | After Colony | After War | Anno Domini | Build Fighters | Correct Century | Cosmic Era | Future Century | Mars Century | Post Disaster | Regild Century | SD Gundam | Universal Century |