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It was destiny that brought us together.
My dad had taken me to Odaiba.
And there I...
I saw it...
This was my first meeting with a Gundam.
And from this day on, I became a "Model Warror", a GunPla Builder!
Part A - Beginning Gundam
Wo-Wow... These are all Gundams.
The black ones are called "EcoPla".
Hey, which Gundam do you like, Haru?
I wonder if they have one of that Gundam over there?
Let me see... Gundam, Gundam...
If you're looking for a Gundam it's over there, Haru.
You're right!
I'll take this!
Beginning Gundam...
I've never seen that before.
Wouldn't it be nice if Haru made that Gundam for us?
Yeah.
I'll make this Gundam...
Yeah, I want this one!
This will be my Gundam!
So this is a Gundam anime?
I remember watching this!
When I was your age I used to make these models all the time.
You did?
Yeah.
But the technology they're using has come a long way.
You don't need glue now,
and it's got different colors too, so you don't need to paint it,
you can just build it normally.
Let's try building it right away!
Right.
Before you do, I've got a present for you.
What are these?
Plastic model nippers.
You use them to cut the parts out.
Read the manual carefully and be careful when you're making it.
If there's something you don't understand, I'll tell you.
Thanks, Kenta!
I'm going to make a Gundam!
Hi, Haru! How's it going?
Hi.
What's up with Haru?
No point in talking to him now.
He's in his own little world.
For B18 and B20... Doing what?
GunPla. For B18 and B20...
For B18 and B20...
You put the PL1 polycap on...
Plastic Models, huh? You put the PL1 polycap on...
You put the PL1 polycap on...
So it goes this way?
My Gundam is coming together!
My Beginning Gundam!
The Nadleeh is way too strong!
It's done!
The Beginning Gundam!
My Gundam Model!
Wow!
Not bad for your first try!
How was it, Haru?
It was neat to see it slowly come together...
It was fun!
Then let's do something even cooler next!
Cooler?
GunPla Battler!
If you take your Gundam Model to the model store you can have a match with other people!
You battle with the Gundams you've made?
That's right!
Hey, can I do that do?
Only people who've made a Gundam Model can do it!
Hey, Kenta.
Here for a GunPla Battle?
He's going to be the one doing it.
He made his first Gundam Model today.
My name is Haru Irei!
This is the battle area.
They look like cocoons...
OK, first get changed, and then read the manual.
OK!
Thanks.
This is amazing.
You look so cool, Haru!
What?
Sorry, my honeys.
I'll sign autographs when I'm done.
Koji Matsumoto!
Wow, I've never seen him in person before.
Who is he?
He's the leader of the popular idol group SGOC!
I don't know much about that stuff...
You there!
Yes?
What's this?
I'm one of the biggest collectors in Japan.
I didn't think there were any Gundams I haven't heard of.
Manager, how is this possible?
I don't know what to tell you, sir.
From the look of it, you're about to do a GunPla Battle, right?
Yeah.
Then fight me.
Wow, it's a custom color version of the Hi-ν Gundam!
It's so cool; it's like it's his own personal custom mech!
If you win, I'll give you any model in this shop you want.
But if I win, I'm taking your Gundam Model.
Hey, wait...
Sure, we'll take you up on that!
Your Gundam Model isn't going to lose!
Hey...
Haru, fight for my sake!
A man can't go back on his word in a situation like that.
It was a girl who said it!
Looks like I'm going to have a fun battle today.
A challenge! A challenge! A challenge!
It's a challenge! A challenge! A challenge! A challenge!
A challenge! A challenge! A challenge!
A Gundam just for me...
A cappella!
We'll do our best!
I'm counting on you once again, my honeys!
Right!
We have to do it.
But I've never done this before...
Haru, I'll tell you this.
How much fun you had making it.
How happy you were when you finished it.
Those emotions take root inside your model.
Those things will affect the outcome of the battle
even more than how well you made the model.
You put your soul into your work.
That's what a GunPla Builder does!
That's a stock build, not finishing at all.
Which means it's a Gundam that I don't know.
I'm going to make it mine!
Haru's looks rated lower than the rest!
It's his first time making it, so of course it's low.
But that's not all that decides a GunPla battle.
I'll try it.
Let's do our best, Haru!
Let's do this!
Right!
East Shizuoka
Game Start! We're expecting great things from you. East Shizuoka
You will sortie as Pilot #1. Game Start! We're expecting great things from you.
You will sortie as Pilot #1.
It opened!
We're heading out!
Right!
Beginning Gundam, Haru Irei, here I go!
Wow...
Haru, fire back!
Fire where?!
The mountain! Nihondaira!
That Gundam Model is fast!
I stepped on it!
Haru!
What?
You have been shot down by a Bawoo.
That's not fair!
Then you should make a transformable unit yourself.
Where's the Gundam?
OK, I'm starting to get this.
I'd expect no less from a Gundam I'd never seen.
You're fast.
But your Gundam Model is straight out of the box! You didn't even paint it!
It's not enough to beat me!
No way!
What do you think of my model?
The Internet reviews are great.
They say its detail and mobility are both top-notch!
Who cares what other people think?
GunPla is about making what you want, how you want to make it!
But... he's strong!
Haru, those are Funnels!
I bought three Hi-ν Gundams and made it so I can use all the Fin Funnels!
I'm so glad I'm an Idol!
I'm not going to stop until I've blown off all your parts!
He got beat!
No, he's alright.
He hasn't been destroyed.
He's charging.
Where did he end up?
Bandai Hobby Center.
A factory that makes Gundam Models.
Then, they can repair him!
No, that's not how it works.
Are we done?
The Gundam!
Here I go!
I didn't finish him off?
No!
Funnels!
They can't get out?
The polycap's been cut?
What's the meaning of this, manager?
I'm very sorry.
I'm not good with these things.
Don't try to act cool when you apologize!
You didn't make it yourself?
GunPla...
GunPla is fun because you do it yourself, isn't it?
Well, the coloring was my idea!
Isn't being a GunPla Builder about fighting with what you've built yourself?
That's right!
Get him! That's right!
Go, Haru!
Let's go, Beginning Gundam!
My Gundam Model...
You've been shot down by Beginning Gundam.
He did it!
Haru won!
I'm so sorry... If only I'd fought harder...
Kouji! I don't want to lose like this! I'm so sorry... If only I'd fought harder...
It's alright, my honeys.
I lost today.
Next time, let's fight with Gundam Models we built ourselves.
As GunPla Builders.
Right!
You won. RESULT: You shot down two Mobile Suits.
You fight with a Gundam Model you made.
That's what it means to be a GunPla Builder.
Thank you, Beginning.
That Gundam...
The legendary... No, the "machine of origination", Beginning.
To think it was in the hands of a young boy like that...
What?
I am Boris Schauer.
A GunPla Meister, a man who has mastered the art of model building.
Meister?
Show me your skills as a GunPla Builder, and the power of the Beginning.
You shall face my Gundam Model, the Forever Gundam!