Gundam Build Fighters Try (ガンダムビルドファイターズトライ) is a 2014 Japanese science fiction anime television series based on Sunrise's long-running Gundam franchise, a sequel to the 2013 series Gundam Build Fighters, and the second series within the Gundam Build Series sub-series. Like its predecessor, and in contrast to other Gundam series, Gundam Build Fighters Try features a tournament-based storyline where Gunpla models are built, customized, and battled.
The series is directed by Shinya Watada and written by Yousuke Kuroda, who wrote the first series. Character designs were done by both Kenichi Ohnuki and Suzuhito Yasuda. The series was officially unveiled by Bandai on May 15, 2014, and began airing on TV Tokyo in Japan while streaming on YouTube in limited areas internationally on October 8, 2014.[1][2] A novel spinoff is currently running in Hobby Japan starting in December 2014.