Oct 20, 2023
I'm gonna start off by saying that the animation is pretty good, the opening from Back-on is solid like usual, I kinda liked the setup and personality of the new characters, and seeing the old favorite characters show up was fun.
The problem is everything else.
This show feels like somebody had a whole plot lined up, but then at the last minute a Marketing Suit walked up and told them they had to cameo basically every major past character, making sure every new Gunpla they want to sell shows up, and they only had three 25 minute episodes to do so.
So out goes
...
the plot development, with only the bare minimum kept to keep the story moving, and in comes a bunch of old characters to basically just hang out with the MC, who has been given a bunch of plot armor just so that he can keep up with them. The MC and supporting character developments are basically destroyed in the process, the pacing makes no sense, and all your old favorite characters just show up in their most marketable forms with zero attention to canon. Meaning characters that should now be older than other characters, show up like they haven't aged a day since their last appearance on screen appearance. At one point a character even asks how another is even there, and he basically replies "I don't know, it just happened".
As a Build show fan, this is a very frustrating expirience. If you aren't a Build show fan, this isn't a good entry point, and I have no idea why you'd even want to watch it.
Best to avoid unless you have thick skin and just want to see some favorite characters show up regardless of the context.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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