TRSI to distribute Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn for Sunrise

[WTK]

http://www.gundam-unicorn.net/en/index.html | http://www.rightstuf.com/rssite/comi...dam698ue00-un/

• Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn, Part 1 (DVD) - 120 minutes - $29.99 - 8/20/13
• Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn, Part 2 (DVD) - 120 minutes - $29.99 - 8/20/13
• Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn, Part 3 (DVD) -> COMING SOON!

http://www.rightstuf.com/rsstatic/no...-5-14-2013.pdf

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SUNRISE Inc. and RIGHT STUF, Inc. Enter into Distribution Deal
for Mobile Suit Gundam UC (Unicorn)

Sunrise Inc. to release Parts 1 & 2 of historic anime on DVD in North America,
August 20, 2013.

GRIMES, Iowa, May 14, 2013 – Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. is excited to announce a DVD distribution deal with SUNRISE Inc. for Mobile Suit Gundam UC (Unicorn).

Mobile Suit Gundam UC will be released by Sunrise Inc. and distributed by Right Stuf, Inc. on DVD in North America, beginning in August 2013. Right Stuf's President and CEO Shawne Kleckner said, "The Gundam franchise is one of the most popular and successful mecha story arcs in anime history for good reason and Mobile Suit Gundam UC continues that legacy. It's an honor to work with Sunrise to help bring this series to conclusion for our North American fans."

Mobile Suit Gundam UC is based upon the best-selling novel by Harutoshi Fukui (Aegis). These seven OVAs were originally released on Blu-Ray in Japan beginning in 2010 with the final release of the series scheduled for Spring of 2014. It features theatrical quality animation and the entire series is directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi who is known for directing “Hunter x Hunter” and “Le Chevalier D’Eon”. Yasuyuki Muto is the writer and music is provided by the talented Hiroyuki Sawano. The DVD series will be released over four volumes. Each volume will contain two one hour OVAs per volume with the exception of Part 4, which will feature OVA 7 and additional extras. Sunrise’s Director Masayuki Ozaki said, “We are extremely pleased that "Mobile Suit Gundam UC," which Sunrise considers one of its most important titles, will now be fully available on DVD for North American fans. We look forward to sharing this exciting series with you, all the way through the final episode.”

“A beautiful entry into the Gundam Saga” - AnimeNewsNetwork.com
PART 1:
Episode 1: “Day of the Unicorn”
Episode 2: “The Second Coming of Char”
Three years after the last conflict between Neo Zeon and the Earth Federation forces, the tentative peace of the Earth Sphere is about to be shattered again. Cardeas Vist, the head of the powerful Vist Foundation, has decided to hand over “Laplace's Box,” the secret of the Foundation’s prosperity, to Neo Zeon.

At the same time, Banagher Links, a student at the space colony Industrial 7, rescues a mysterious girl who calls herself Audrey Burne. Audrey is seeking to prevent a war, but it seems she has come too late. As the secret to Laplace's Box is about to be exchanged, Earth Federation forces intervene, and Banagher soon finds himself in the center of the conflict. Amidst the fighting, he stumbles onto the Vist Foundation's secret project and the key to Laplace's Box, the Unicorn Gundam. Now the fate of the Earth Sphere centers on Banagher, a young man who may or may not be ready for the burden fate has placed in his hands.

Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn, Part 1
Pre-Book: July 22, 2013
Street Date: August 20, 2013
Runtime: Approximately 120 minutes, Dolby Digital Stereo, Color
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Drama
Suggested Rating: 13+
Format: DVD (English Audio, Japanese Audio, English & Spanish Subtitles)
Catalog #: RSDVD1392
ISBN: 1-57032-666-5
UPC: 7-42617-1392-2-2
SRP: $29.99

PART 2:
Episode 3: “The Ghost of Laplace”
Episode 4: “At the Bottom of the Gravity Well”
All Banagher wanted to do was prevent a war but instead he finds himself having to pick a side in the conflict. The Unicorn Gundam is the key to finding Laplace's Box, and as its inheritor, Banagher has no choice now but to fight. But regardless of what side he fights for, lives will be lost and innocent people will die... a fact which he continues to struggle with.

Meanwhile, Ensign Riddhe Marcenas of the Earth Federation has another idea on how to end the conflict. After Audrey Burne is revealed to be Mineva Zabi, a Neo Zeon princess, he believes that her influence may be all that's needed to end the fighting. He takes her to meet with his father, a prominent Earth Federation councilman, but finds that his good intentions may have unwittingly put her at risk.

Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn, Part 2
Pre-Book: July 22, 2013
Street Date: August 20, 2013
Runtime: Approximately 120 minutes, Dolby Digital Stereo, Color
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Drama
Suggested Rating: 13+
Format: DVD (English Audio, Japanese Audio, English & Spanish Subtitles)
Catalog #: RSDVD1394
ISBN: 1-57032-667-3
UPC: 7-42617-1394-2-0
SRP: $29.99

For more information about Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn, please visit gundamuc.rightstuf.com

[Buckeye]

My guess is that is probably something from the 20th century given the trend, and I am thinking it is for something vintage that was never licensed. Given their willingness to license just about anything that's under the radar that I don't see it being anything recent.

[blaizevincent]

Wish List

Kaiji
Legend of Galactic Heroes
Anything from World Masterpiece Theatre
Cats Eye

tbh whatever it is, so long as its vintage and well revered I'll probs but it anyway lol

[ToAruOni]

Perhaps a blu-ray license? However unlikely, I'm interested to see what their next license will be. I've picked up Utena, Nadesico and will definitely be getting Space Adventure Cobra when that comes out, and I'm sure this will continue the trend of retro-classics, or perhaps even a modern-classic if they're feeling daring.

Usual wishlist (varying degrees of possibility to impossibility)

-Legend of the Galactic Heroes
-Cardcaptor Sakura
-Gunbuster (though that may be in Discotek's hands already)

[RainMasume]

*sigh* when are they going to license something "NEW" for their CMV label

[Buckeye]

Originally Posted by ToAruOni

Perhaps a blu-ray license?

They find it cost-prohibitive to do, so it is extremely unlikely they will do a BD unless they have high hopes for selling it.

[ZenErik]

Kaiji would be amazing. 500% buy.

[Hrld]

My three guesses

Kimagure Orange Road
Marmalade Boy
Urusei Yatsura

[WTK]

Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn

http://www.rightstuf.com/rsstatic/no...-5-14-2013.pdf

[FUNiOP]

I definitely wasn't expecting that. I guess with Bandai Visual selling the Blu-rays through TRSI, it's not that surprising that they'd form a connection and be able to work this out. I've gotten all of said Blu-rays as they've come out, so this doesn't do anything for me, but I'm glad to see that people who can't play Blu-rays or don't want to have to pay that much for each episode will have this option.

More importantly, though, Bandai is letting a completely unrelated American company have Gundam! TRSI has never really gone after a series right as it's started, so hopefully it won't be limited to them, but this is definitely a step in the right direction.

EDIT: Hmm... so it's really just a distribution deal. Maybe this doesn't bode as well for future Gundam titles as I had hoped.