Gunpla Collection is the tenth episode of Gundam Build Fighters Try.
Synopsis[]
The Try Fighters have won the West Tokyo qualifying tournament for the Gunpla Battle Japanese Championship. As Sekai recovers from the damage of assimilation, he thinks ahead to the powerful new opponents gathering at the national tournament. Meanwhile Sekai's sister Mirai Kamiki, who works as a fashion model, has been signed up for the "Tokyo Gunpla Collection," an event meant to fuse Gunpla with fashion. The highlight of the event will be a Gunpla Rally between modeling agencies. With the help of Sekai and Yuuma, Mirai successfully builds her Mama-Beargguy. On the day of the Gunpla Collection, Sekai and the others go to visit Mirai after the glorious fashion show. Here they encounter TAKU, the leader of the popular rock group SGOCK Third Generation. Somehow or other, thanks to Sekai, Mirai may now have to go on a date with TAKU depending on the outcome of the race.[1]
Plot[]
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Characters[]
- Kaoruko Sazaki
- Yomi Sakashita
- Akira Suga
- Shunsuke Sudou
- Yuuma Kousaka
- Sekai Kamiki
- Fumina Hoshino
- Mr. Ral
- Minato Sakai
- Shimon Izuna
- Meguta Yasu
- Mirai Kamiki
- Tatsuya Yuuki
- Allan Adams
- TAKU
Mobile Weapons[]
- KUMA-F Beargguy F
- SYSTEM ∀-99 ∀ Gundam (TAKU Custom)
- MS-05B Zaku I
- RX-78NT-1 Gundam NT-1
- XXXG-01S Shenlong Gundam (Pink Colors)
- TGM-79 GM Trainer
- RX-0 Unicorn Gundam (SD Version)
Trivia[]
- The episode name is reference to Kantai Collection.
- The SYSTEM ∀-99 ∀ Gundam (TAKU Custom) is riding the shield like a surf board similar to an LFO mecha from "Eureka 7".
- TAKU is possibly an homage to Japanese singers/songwriters Gackt and TM Revolution, who have made several contributions to the Gundam franchise. His band SGOCK III is named after the MSM-07 Z'Gok.design and girls in, GF13-020NK Gundam Zebra, George de Sand,Char Aznable (Second Neo Zeon) based swimsuits.
- Mama Beargguy protecting Petite Beargguy from the Turn A's blast is resemblant and possibly a reference to a famed scene from Dragon Ball Z, where Piccolo protects Gohan from a blast from Nappa.
- The finishing blow to the Turn A is likely a joke referencing to how cockpits were often located in the crotch region of the mobile suits in the Correct Century.
- In a fit of irony, Mirai loses the race to a Zaku I, which was the first Gunpla recommended for Mirai to build at G-Muse.
References to previous Gundam series[]
- Yuuma's imagination of his dream date with Mirai includes a reference to episode 19 of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam.
- Some stores and restaurants at G-Muse and the beach are named after characters and mecha from the Gundam universe, such as "Sea Book" (named after Seabook Arno) and "Yazan Gable Beach House Hambrabi".
- Cameos of model versions of Neneka Nibrou, Murrue Ramius, Reiko Holinger, and Lalah Sune are seen during the competition. There is also one of an unspecific Shrike Team member wearing a bathing suit in the style of the Mobile Suit Victory Gundam
- One model holding a GNZ-004 Gaga is also carrying a beach ball that resembles Veda from Mobile Suit Gundam 00.
- Sekai says "My sister isn't just for show" which is a reference to the famous line in Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack.
References[]
| Gundam Build Fighters Try Episodes | |
|---|---|
The Boy Who Calls The Wind | Team Up, Try Fighters! | Her Name is Gyanko | G-MUSE | Dream And Challenge in Your Heart | Ruler of the Battlefield | Straight-Assembly Shimon | Upon This Shield | Showdown At Solomon | Gunpla Collection | Nielsen Labs | To Fly To the Future | Beyond The Knuckle | Worthy Rivals | Reborn Try Fighters | Magnificent Shia | Haunted Castle Trap | Snibal-Drago-Gira | Fateful Reunion | Unbreakable Heart | Blue Wings | Follow Your Heart | Build Fighter | Final Burst | Our Gunpla | |
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