February 23, 2014
The three classic films in archival quality! "Mobile Suit Gundam Blu-ray Trilogy Box" on sale this May 28th!
Available in both exclusive Premium and economical standard editions!
Illustration & Layout Design: Hidetaka Tenjin
The Mobile Suit Gundam film trilogy will come to Blu-ray in the "Mobile Suit Gundam Blu-ray Trilogy Box", published this May 28th by Bandai Visual.
The box will include all three films based on the original series: Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow, and Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space. It will be available in both exclusive Premium and economical standard editions.
The Premium Edition includes not only the three discs of the standard edition, but also three discs featuring the Special Edition 5.1ch voice track recorded in 2000 by many of the original cast, a Blu-ray "Data Archive" with scripts and storyboards, repro pamphlets and fliers, and a 200-page booklet with staff and cast interviews plus print materials from around the original screenings.
Both it and the standard edition will include a "Movie Archive" Blu-ray with the 10th-anniversary video "All That Gundam", the 30th-anniversary videos "Ring of Gundam" and "Gundam Perfect Mission", and more, as well as new audio commentary tracks for the films.
The Premium Edition box is illustrated by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and Kunio Okawara themselves, with the bonus disc sleeve illustrated by Hajime Katoki. This luxurious set truly does justice to the legendary films that took Japanese society by storm between March 1981 and March 1982!
(* Hajime Katoki illustration also used for standard edition boxart)
The Premium Edition will be priced at ¥20,000 (tax not included), while the standard edition will be available for ¥12,000. Preorders for the Premium Edition close on April 16th, The standard edition will remain in print through May 27th, 2016.
■ Mobile Suit Gundam Blu-ray Trilogy Box Premium Edition
(limited edition)
[Release date]
May 28th, 2014
[Preorder deadline]
April 16th, 2014
[Price]
¥20,000 (tax not included)
[Specs]
BCXA-0884／Color／3 feature discs (approx. 412 min.) + 3 5.1ch Special Edition discs (approx. 412 min.) + 2 extras discs
○ Feature discs (original audio)
Linear PCM (Monaural) / AVC / BD50G×3 / 4:3 / Optional Japanese subtitles
○ 5.1ch Special Edition discs
Dolby TrueHD (5.1ch)／AVC／BD50G×3 ／4：3／Optional Japanese subtitles
○ Extras discs
Linear PCM (Monaural, portions stereo) / AVC / BD25G×2 / 4:3
Portions 16:9
[Set contents]
Disc 1: "Mobile Suit Gundam"
Disc 2: "Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow"
Disc 3: "Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space"
Disc 4: "Mobile Suit Gundam / Special Edition"
Disc 5: "Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow / Special Edition"
Disc 6: "Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space / Special Edition"
Disc 7: Extras (Movie Archive)
Disc 8: Extras (Data Archive)
[Bonuses]
○ 5.1ch Special Edition Blu-ray×3
Special Edition rerecorded performances from 2000 featuring most of the original cast,
pressed on separate discs
○ Extra "Movie Archive" Blu-ray disc
10th-anniversary video "All That Gundam"
30th-anniversary videos "Ring of Gundam", "Gundam Perfect Mission"
Preview and trailer collection
○ Extra "Data Archive" Blu-ray disc
Storyboards, scripts, and more
○ Film materials repro archive
Three repro pamphlets, two retro press sheets (films I and III only), three repro fliers
○ MEMORIAL ALBUM of MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM 1981-1982 (approx. 200 pages)
A booklet of retro materials like screening-era newspaper articles and product images,
staff and cast interviews.
[Audio extras]
New audio commentary
[Other]
Box illustrated by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and Kunio Okawara
Inner sleeves based on Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and Kunio Okawara's film posters
Special disc sleeve illustrated by Hajime Katoki
* Special disc sleeve illustration also used for standard edition boxart.
(limited edition)
[Release date]
May 28th, 2014
[Preorder deadline]
April 16th, 2014
[Price]
¥20,000 (tax not included)
[Specs]
BCXA-0884／Color／3 feature discs (approx. 412 min.) + 3 5.1ch Special Edition discs (approx. 412 min.) + 2 extras discs
○ Feature discs (original audio)
Linear PCM (Monaural) / AVC / BD50G×3 / 4:3 / Optional Japanese subtitles
○ 5.1ch Special Edition discs
Dolby TrueHD (5.1ch)／AVC／BD50G×3 ／4：3／Optional Japanese subtitles
○ Extras discs
Linear PCM (Monaural, portions stereo) / AVC / BD25G×2 / 4:3
Portions 16:9
[Set contents]
Disc 1: "Mobile Suit Gundam"
Disc 2: "Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow"
Disc 3: "Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space"
Disc 4: "Mobile Suit Gundam / Special Edition"
Disc 5: "Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow / Special Edition"
Disc 6: "Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space / Special Edition"
Disc 7: Extras (Movie Archive)
Disc 8: Extras (Data Archive)
[Bonuses]
○ 5.1ch Special Edition Blu-ray×3
Special Edition rerecorded performances from 2000 featuring most of the original cast,
pressed on separate discs
○ Extra "Movie Archive" Blu-ray disc
10th-anniversary video "All That Gundam"
30th-anniversary videos "Ring of Gundam", "Gundam Perfect Mission"
Preview and trailer collection
○ Extra "Data Archive" Blu-ray disc
Storyboards, scripts, and more
○ Film materials repro archive
Three repro pamphlets, two retro press sheets (films I and III only), three repro fliers
○ MEMORIAL ALBUM of MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM 1981-1982 (approx. 200 pages)
A booklet of retro materials like screening-era newspaper articles and product images,
staff and cast interviews.
[Audio extras]
New audio commentary
[Other]
Box illustrated by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and Kunio Okawara
Inner sleeves based on Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and Kunio Okawara's film posters
Special disc sleeve illustrated by Hajime Katoki
* Special disc sleeve illustration also used for standard edition boxart.
■ Mobile Suit Gundam Blu-ray Trilogy Box (standard edition)
(available through May 27th, 2016)
[Release date]
May 28th, 2014
[Preorder deadline]
April 16th, 2014
[Price]
¥12,000 (tax not included)
[Specs]
BCXA-0883／color／3 feature discs (approx. 412 min.) + 1 extras disc
○ Feature discs (original audio)
Linear PCM (Monaural) / AVC / BD50G×3 / 4:3 / Optional Japanese subtitles
○ Extras disc
Linear PCM (Monaural, portions stereo) / AVC / BD25G×1 / 4:3
Portions 16:9
[Bonuses]
○ Extra "Movie Archive" Blu-ray disc
10th-anniversary video "All That Gundam"
30th-anniversary videos "Ring of Gundam", "Gundam Perfect Mission"
Preview and trailer collection
○ Booklet (24p)
[Audio extras]
New audio commentary
[Other]
Box illustrated by Hajime Katoki (* Hajime Katoki illustration also used for Premium Edition extras disc sleeve)
Inner sleeves based on Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and Kunio Okawara's film posters
(available through May 27th, 2016)
[Release date]
May 28th, 2014
[Preorder deadline]
April 16th, 2014
[Price]
¥12,000 (tax not included)
[Specs]
BCXA-0883／color／3 feature discs (approx. 412 min.) + 1 extras disc
○ Feature discs (original audio)
Linear PCM (Monaural) / AVC / BD50G×3 / 4:3 / Optional Japanese subtitles
○ Extras disc
Linear PCM (Monaural, portions stereo) / AVC / BD25G×1 / 4:3
Portions 16:9
[Bonuses]
○ Extra "Movie Archive" Blu-ray disc
10th-anniversary video "All That Gundam"
30th-anniversary videos "Ring of Gundam", "Gundam Perfect Mission"
Preview and trailer collection
○ Booklet (24p)
[Audio extras]
New audio commentary
[Other]
Box illustrated by Hajime Katoki (* Hajime Katoki illustration also used for Premium Edition extras disc sleeve)
Inner sleeves based on Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and Kunio Okawara's film posters
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