GUNDAM BUILD DIVERS Re:RISE

Mortarian49★ 6

This is my first review, so please excuse my bad writing if there are any. I mean look we all know what this is, its just an expensive advertisement so Bandai can sell more Gunpla. With that said, this season of the build divers series is much more enjoyable than the first original season which was just bad. Story: 7 I personally felt that the story was alright given that it has G rating for kids. In the beginning the story was boring but was understandable to develop the characters and the world. At the very least there were no episodes that were just mindless fillers topromote a new gunpla kit. The story always kept moving forward even though there wasn't much going for it. However towards the end, the story's tone suddenly shifted and really surprised me that it would do something like that for a "kids show". This was when the show suddenly became more interesting and made me more invested. It wasn't anything new but it was a welcome change to the friendship battles we got in the original season (which was again reallyyyy bad). There was this one part where a particular someone was able to "take off" which was just bullshit but other than that it was alright. But is it worth watching towards the end ? That really depends on how much you're invested in this SAO like world that Sunrise created and whether you give a damn at all about Gundam (and gunpla). Art: 6 Let's just get this out of the way, we know this show doesn't have that high of a budget. But Oh boy does it show like a poorly built or engineered Gunpla kit. When it's not moving and standing still it's quite decent to look at, but the moment you try to move it, it just breaks apart. That is the animation quality of this show, while its not bad all the time, but when it tries to do fights that requires a lot of movement it just becomes a mess at times. Granted the Gundams did look cool when they're not in motion, just dont pause during fight scenes. Sound: 5 Nothing much to talk about. The main theme is kinda catchy at times but all in all the sound and music are nothing worth talking about. Characters: 6 We got the stereotypical emo anime protagonist, a mysterious girls with a mysterious past, the overconfident teammate and the newbie. That being said, these characters were much better than the characters in the original season. They were all relatable one way or anyway, and had enough development to justify them suddenly being able to do shit and weren't suddenly OP. For example, one character was bad at fighting and even after his episode arc he was better but not Godlike. What I meant to say was I think they're all just Okay but they kinda grow on ya a bit. They're not perfect or OP and I guess that's what makes them relatable in a gaming sense. Towards the end, I felt a bit more invested in the characters and want to see more for what they have to offer in the second season. Enjoyment: 7 I like Gundam, they release a new show I'll watch it, show me a new Gundam design I'll like it and maybe buy the Gunpla kit. I'm a Gundam fan so yes I may be a bit bias and I did enjoy the show I mean I knew this series will be hated by some people who want more out of it. But I know what it is and didn't expect much from it. Keeping that mind, I did enjoy watching all the new Gundam designs and how much better it was than the original season. Overall: 6 There's no point in sugarcoating it so I'll get straight to the point. Is it a masterpiece? No. Is it better than the original series? Hell Yes. Should you watch it ? If you like Gundam in general then give it a try, if you're not a Gundam fan then maybe skip it.

Zeniatus★ 2

As each Build series releases it strays farther from a simplistic shounen about celebrating a hobby. Build Fighters was all about improving and learning more about gunpla. Showing that you can be any type of person and still pay Bandai money, with fanservice galore. Build Divers and it's subsequent sequel are now wearing the husk of the original series to pander to the mainstream audience. There's no relevancy to anything about Gundam in the story, characters, or world. The only references you will find are cameos. Re:Rise is just a generic modern isekai with gunpla. It has better animation than Build Divers which is whyI assume a lot of people stayed past the first 3 episodes. Because the story is horrid. It continues the trend of having a "serious" and "deep" plot in a show about building gunpla. Everything is slowly expositioned to you as the episodes go and you'll still have ten questions. There's no build up to plot twists and no character development. There's no exploration of what they shit onto the table. It's just there. There's huge event at episode 12 and you can't care because all of the characters involved(besides Jed) didn't even exist before 1-2 episodes ago. There's only one character with an actual personality: Justice Knight. He's comic relief. The protagonist is an angsty teenager that has a mysterious past that he flashbacks to like he fought in a war. A kuudere with a obvious plot twist and Sei if he was more on the nose of the trope. Only Justice Knight has a clear reason to keep interacting with the plot and the rest just fuck around until it's their turn to get a "character arc". They "learn" teamwork just to split up in the final episode. It's just another shallow show whoring itself out dressed in mainstream fashion. If you like the gunpla shown in the show buy it. But avoid the show. It'll only go further downhill from here.