Bandai Namco Group announced today that a new Gundam TV series, "Gundam Build Fighters", will begin airing in October. This series takes place in the near future, when "Gunpla Battle" (simulated battles between Gundam plastic models) is very popular. The story revolves around Iori Sei, a young but ambitious "Gunpla Builder" who has expert knowledge and building skills but is weak in maneuvering the models, and Reiji who has not much interest in Gunpla but possesses excellent control skills.

Staff information is as follows:

Studio: Sunrise
Director: Nagasaki Kenji
Series Composition: Kuroda Yousuke
Character Design: Oonuki Kenichi
Mecha Design: Ookawara Kunio, Akutsu Junichi, Ishigaki Junya, Ebikawa Kanetake, Teraoka Kenji

Official anime website: http://www.gundam-bf.net/

Source: Yahoo News

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