Gundam Build Fighters
2013 2 seasons · 50 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Gundam Build Fighters

ガンダムビルドファイターズ

Synopsis

ガンダムビルドファイターズ

Sei Iori is a Gunpla builder whose family runs a hobby shop in a small town. He aspires to be a Gunpla Battle champion like his father, but despite his exceptional building skills, he lacks the combat abilities to compete with other contestants. Then one day, he meets a mysterious boy named Reiji, who helps him improve his confidence in participating in Gunpla Battles. Together, Sei and Reiji battle their way to the 7th Gunpla Battle World Tournament.

Audience Engagement

15
Reviews
25th
Review-volume percentile
90th
Popularity percentile

15 audience reviews — more than 25% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity (90th percentile) outruns review volume (25th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan seriess.

Also On TV Tokyo

Other series that aired on TV Tokyo.

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The 2012–2014 Japan Window

Gundam Build Fighters holds position #303 of 530 Japan seriess in the 2012–2014 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Solitary Gourmet
    #1

    Solitary Gourmet

    ★ 9.0 · 2012
  2. Attack on Titan
    #2

    Attack on Titan

    ★ 8.7 · 2013
  3. High School D×D
    #3

    High School D×D

    ★ 8.6 · 2012
  4. Haikyu!!
    #4

    Haikyu!!

    ★ 8.6 · 2014
  5. Your Lie in April
    #5

    Your Lie in April

    ★ 8.6 · 2014
  6. Kamisama Kiss
    #6

    Kamisama Kiss

    ★ 8.6 · 2012
  7. Golden Time
    #7

    Golden Time

    ★ 8.6 · 2013
  8. Magi
    #8

    Magi

    ★ 8.6 · 2012

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Gundam Build Fighters premiered alongside 177 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 177 other Japan seriess in 2013.

The 2849th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
October 7, 2013
Last Air Date
March 25, 2015
Broadcast Span
1.5 years
Total Episodes
50 across 2 seasons
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 20 hours

Reception Benchmarks

6.8
TMDB Rating
15
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,642 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (42nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,746 of 2,532 (top 69%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesSUNRISE, Bandai Visual
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes2 / 50
Release DateOctober 7, 2013
Official Sitegundam-bf.net

Questions Answered

When did Gundam Build Fighters end?

Gundam Build Fighters finished its run with its final episode airing on March 25, 2015.

Where did Gundam Build Fighters air?

Gundam Build Fighters aired on TV Tokyo, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.