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RightStuf Gets ‘Gundam Unicorn’ on DVD

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gundam-unicorn-imageAnime distributor RightStuf made another countdown-clock predicated announcement yesterday; which ended up being the rather unexciting plan to distribute Gundam Unicorn on DVD.

It’s unexciting not because the show isn’t great, but because it’s been out on Blu Ray for years.  ‘Yea!  Now we have a lower quality version!’

The one, mildly interesting aspect of the announcement is the possibility that it may lead to more Gundam in the future.  The famed franchise has been lying fallow since it’s previous steward in North America, Bandai Entertainment, went under.

 

Mobile Suit Gundam UC Episode Six Trailer

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Picture 1The first five volumes of Mobile Suit Gundam UC were released simultaneously in both Japan and the US.

Japan already has a street date (March 22) for this second-to-last episode, but we’ve yet to hear anything from Rightstuf, the exclusive domestic retailer of the series, about a domestic version.

It should be announced soon, though; since, as this trailer shows, it’s already been dubbed into English. Continue reading →

Gundam AGE Blu Rays To Have English Subtitles

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The Japanese Blu Ray release of the latest Gundam TV series, Gundam AGE, is set to include English subtitles.  The first volume is being released in limited and regular editions on February 12th.

Likewise, the specs for the upcoming Japanese Blu Ray release of a previous Gundam series, Gundam Seed, have been revised to include English subtitles as well.

This is significant because the English versions of all Gundam titles were previously handled by Bandai Entertainment (the American arm of the company that owns Gundam in Japan), which ceased releasing new titles as of this month.

Blu Ray Review: Gundam Unicorn Volume Three

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Mobile Suit Gundam UC Unicorn

Volume Three

Bandai Visual

 

 

 

Banagher Links has been a prisoner / hostage of both the Federation and the Neo Zeon.  He has made friends on both sides, and wants nothing more than for the fighting to end.  But the true nature of humanity will not allow that to happen, and now he is faced with choosing a side, knowing how empty and meaningless such a choice is.

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