Introduction
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...
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!
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Audience reviews
6 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
Mulahey
The characters? Bland. Occasionally they gesture that they might do something interesting with some of them- and then they don't. But as broad static personas they are mostly ok, except our two leads who are the blandest of all.
The plot? Most episodes are stand alone with a very limited plot. Much of the time the plot makes little sense when you, unlike the show, remember there is a real world where things can happen in instead. But it tolerably constructs situations for fights.
The robot suits? Lots of nice designs. The fights are essentially all on the super end, which isn't the best and results in considerably less thought out and fun fights than in Builders, but they work decently on their own terms. As usual, theres lots of references in the designs, particularly to G and 00 this s…
Read at the sourceethanblair0299
even though its different from the traditional gundam series it does show what would it be like if you ever wanted to actually pilot a mobile suit but its in a virtual world much like build fighters its shows the many types of custom made mobile suits that fans of building gunpla or watching the gundam series of old can either recognize of expect to see plus it has its funny moments and true story when i decided to continue my hobby of building gunpla when i built the gundam barbatos lupus from iron blooded orphans the second kit i built was from this series and after i built it i watched this series and buit more gunpla both from this series and from other series as well i can see why some fans who grew up with the gunpla series has some mixed feelings about this series but to me this a v…
Read at the sourceDanteDemonZ
Before going into this show know that it isn't connected to the other build series of Gundam, and should be treated as a standalone separate series. This show was genuinely an emotional rollercoaster for me, even if major plot points were foreshadowed from the very start and the logic to do with a game world reaches SAO tier of unrealistic, it still managed to bring me to tears. The last 5 episodes, the climax of the story and the payoff at the end were moving and is the best finale of anything I've seen in a long time.
It is an emotional tale of the love people have for their game, and a community coming together to make the impossible possible. The characters are all very interesting and have many different dynamics with each other. The battles are all varied and interesting and have s…
Read at the sourcehowlingwolfjoey
Ever since Gundam Build Fighters ended, I was enjoyed from beginning to end. But when I watched Tri, I was very disappointed and I dropped it half-way because that show was really bad. When Divers was announced, I was skeptical about this new show, but when I watch it, it feels like a breath of fresh air and I enjoyed it. Let's see if I can sum it up...
Story:
The story is like your standard typical anime; the MC enters a VR world, the villain plans to take over the VR world, and it's up to the heroes to save the world from the forces of evil. Pretty straightforward. And to be honest, the 1st half of the anime was kinda enjoyable where as the 2nd half of the anime gets convoluted with plot holes, plot armor, so many fillers, and an arc that is very unnecessary. Overall, I didn't enjoy the…
Read at the sourcePockeyramune919
Anyone who even has a passing knowledge of Gundam can tell you that it is a big series. While it can seem daunting, people who want to get into it can take solace in the fact that given the number of entries, there’s a show for everyone. If you’re like me and enjoy dark and gritty stories, you can watch Zeta Gundam, Victory Gundam, or Iron-Blooded Orphans. If you want something more lighthearted, you may be inclined to watch something such as ZZ or Build Fighters.
Gundam Build Divers is definitely more on the lighthearted spectrum. As someone who’s favorite Gundam shows are the three aforementioned “dark” entries, you might be inclined to believe that I’d write off this show without giving it a chance. While it’s true that this type of Gundam show is somewhat alien to me, I was willing to…
Read at the sourceSoulwarfare
Just so you know. This series has no connection whatsoever with the previous two Gundam Build Series. I have watched all the episodes and there is not even one reference or returning character from the previous series. So despite it being called "Gundam Build" it really is a standalone anime.
Story: 6/10
The story is pretty basic. Riku tries out GBN a virtual world of Gundam and meets a mysterious person named Sarah and they decide to go on adventures in the world of GBN.
The first couple of episodes are mostly explanation of the world and small events within the world. Throughout the first half they do build up a villain and characters get certain arcs to them. It isn't anything new but they do it really well. The second half contains a little bit more events but it honestly gets reall…
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