Mobile Suit Gundam Wing To Get Get Blu-ray, DVD

After announcing its decision to delay the Mobile Suit Gundam trilogy Blu-ray release, fans of the mecha franchise have gotten good news from Right Stuf. The publisher told fans it would be postponing its release of the movies more than a month in order to make room for a surprise announcement. And, now, the company has made that news known to eager fans. An updated home release of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing is now scheduled to hit the U.S. this year.

Naturally, fans are thrilled about the news. In the past, the easiest way to get ahold of the anime was through online streaming. In the U.S., Bandai Entertainment oversaw the anime’s North American home releases for DVD and VHS. However, production on the title slowed after fans started to requested an updated home release with updated graphics. Now, Right Stuf will be giving those fans exactly what they wanted.

According to the company, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing will be released on Blu-ray and DVD at some point this year. The release will come with cast and creator interviews. And, most excitingly, fans can submit questions to those interviewees through a survey created by Right Stuf. Questions are being accepted for voice actor Hikaru Midorikawa, director Masashi Ikeda, writer Katsuyuki Sumisawa, designer Shuko Murase, and producer Hideyuki Tomioka.

If you don’t know much about the franchise and want to know more, then you can join the anime’s fandom at any time. Having debuted in 1979, the first Mobile Suit Gundam anime debuted in Japan to mixed reviews. However, time treated the series kindly, and generations of anime lovers have since ranked the franchise as one of anime’s most influential to date. The show’s action-packed inclusion of massive tech suits was a hit amongst fans, and its compelling war story also left audiences on edge.

Set in a distant future, Mobile Suit Gundam tells the story of a war that breaks out between two factions, and the bloody conflict sees its tides turn with a teenage boy unveils a new robotic weapon to the battlefield. Over the years, several spin-off titles have been released which expand upon the massive war, exploring different factions and teams who helped fill in the frontlines.

If you want to know more about the anime’s various series, you can see which ones scored the highest fan-ratings here!

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