The word is official now. Creator and owner Sunrise and Bandai Spirits revealed this Monday that “Gundam Build Divers: Battlogue” anime is releasing soon this year.
Beginning with Mobile Suit Gundam in the 80s’, the popularity of the ‘Gundam’ series and merchandise has skyrocketed gradually since then. The resulting mecha-franchise was an even bigger hit amongst children and fans alike. Covering Tv Series, OVAs, films, manga, novels, video games, and the infamous Gunpla—robotic toy models/kits. Now, over to the next hit in this world-renowned franchise, here are some need-to-know details.
Earlier This Year — [Gundam 40th Anniversary Special Project]
During the Mobile Suit Gundam’s 40th Anniversary of Gunpla World, Bandai Hobby Division held their project presentation, which was regarding the Gunpla Link Project—Link The Future, Link The Fun, Link Town, Link Creators, and Link Other Fields.
【#ガンプラエキスポ 先着チケット販売開始🎉】
只今より先着チケットの販売開始！
皆さまのご来場お待ちしております！イベント特設ページもリニューアルしておりますので
ぜひ一度覗いてみてください👀購入専用ページ：https://t.co/Rd2S5v5Q09
特設ページ：https://t.co/EajVQ2Baof pic.twitter.com/JohhBCBsLG
— BANDAI SPIRITS ホビー事業部 (@HobbySite) October 12, 2020
The Above Tweet Translates to: [#Gundam Model Expo First-come-first-served ticket sales start Party popper] First-come-first-served tickets are now on sale! We look forward to seeing you there! We have also renewed the special event page. Please take a look once.
Purchase-only page:
https://gunplaexpo2020.eventos.tokyo/web/portal/324/event/1278
Special page:
https://bandai-hobby.net/gunplaexpo-tokyo2020/
Not to bore you with any more irrelevant details, but the Director Katsuyuki Motohiro (Psycho Pass, Ajin), an avid Gunpla fan, made the tentative announcement of his new Live-Action version of the Gundam Build Series and another entry in the same called ‘Battlogue’.
Trivia: Gunpla is Gundam Plastic Models.
What Will Be Featured In The New Build Divers Battlogue Series?
This work is a special short film of a single episode, in which they select the aircraft in the “Gundam model big vote” that decides the aircraft you want to see in the battle from the successive Gunpla “HG series” will fight. First at the “Special Stage” on 13th (Friday) at the “GUNPLA EXPO TOKYO 2020 feat. GUNDAM conference” to be held at Shinjuku Sumitomo Building Triangle Square in Tokyo from November 12th (Thursday) to 15th (Sunday) Announcement.
After that, they will distribute it on the official Gundam YouTube channel “Gundam Channel”.
This is an excerpt from the official Gundam News Sites, to look at the staff list too, click here.
The Series will feature fan-voted Gunpla Battles, which happened during The Gunpla Big Vote earlier this year in April. They have already counted the votes. And Sunrise is finishing up the animation production entailing the TV Series! Gambatte Kudasai Staff!
【ガンプラ40周年特別企画】
『ガンダムビルドダイバーズ バトローグ』11/13公開決定!事前の「ガンプラ大投票」で選ばれた機体のバトルを描く、全1話のスペシャルショートフィルム!
GUNPLA EXPO SPステージにてお披露目!予測不可能！スペシャルなガンプラドリームバトル……ＳＴＡＲＴ！！！#g_bd pic.twitter.com/unyVEiYt6R
— BANDAI SPIRITS ホビー事業部 (@HobbySite) October 12, 2020
Today the official twitter account of Bandai Spirits @Hobbysite tweeted the above post. The tweet translates to, ‘ [Gundam 40th Anniversary Special Project] “Gundam Build Divers Battlogue” will release on 11/13! A special short film of all 1 episode that depicts the battle of the aircraft selected in the “Gundam model big vote” in advance! Unveiled at the GUNPLA EXPO SP stage!‘
Please take note that for the above tweet translation we used Google Translate only. Notice on the account of any mistranslation. By the by, here are the MAJOR details regarding the release.
When Exactly Is The New ‘Battlogue’ Anime Debuting?
『ガンダムビルドダイバーズ バトローグ』は2020年11月公開予定！
皆さまからの投票をもとに“夢のガンプラバトル”を描く、ガンプラ40周年特別企画です！今後の続報もお楽しみに！https://t.co/WbSq0vVYTO#gunpla40th #g_bd #バトローグ pic.twitter.com/ZmcWE2Cjkg
— BANDAI SPIRITS ホビー事業部 (@HobbySite) October 1, 2020
Translation [Google]: “Gundam Build Divers Battlogue” will release this November 2020! This is a special project for the 40th anniversary of Gunpla, which draws a “Dream Gunpla Battle” based on the votes of everyone! Stay tuned for more updates!”
According to the source, Sunrise and Bandai Spirits revealed on Monday that a new “Battlogue” anime work for the Gundam Build Divers anime franchise will debut this November. The exact date of release considered is the 13th of November 2020.
Related: Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise: Season 2: Synopsis, Cast, Premiere
A Fan Tweeted—
https://twitter.com/bluewater3769dd/status/1315500646892617729
“Vegan MS + Sandrock-style unmarked Gundam, I wonder if it’s going to happen again… There’s no voting or crap.” [Google Translation]
Where Will The Upcoming Anime Stream?
They will release the Gundam Build Drivers: Battlogue anime series on the official Gundam YouTube Channel. So you can stream the episodes here or here.
To tide you by till then here’s the link to watch Gundam Build Fighters: Battlogue:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5ihIVEB3LY
On Other News—
The “Gundam Build Fighters Battlogue” episodes are now available to stream on GUNDAM.INFO for free!!
Stay Tuned For More Updates! Have A Good Day.