Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin to be Released Worldwide Simultaneously With Japan

“MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM THE ORIGIN” TO BE RELEASED WORLDWIDE SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH JAPAN

Tokyo, Japan, February 4, 2015 – Bandai Visual Co.,Ltd, a leader in the development and production of Japanese animation announced the simultaneous worldwide debut of “Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin”.

A highly recognized franchise worldwide with its rich 35-year history, “Gundam” continues with the latest anime OVA series “Gundam the Origin” and will be released simultaneously worldwide with Japan on Blu-ray disc and On-Demand Internet streaming. Japanese Blu-ray Disc Collector's Edition Volume 1 will be released with impressive specs on April 24, 2015 and Internet streaming will begin on February 28, 2015. A total of 4 volumes are currently planned for production.

“Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin” Volume 1
Blu-ray Disc Collector's Edition (Export Version)
Release Date: April 24, 2015
Audio*: Japanese, English
Subtitles*: Japanese, English, French, Korean, Traditional Chinese (Taiwan),
Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong), Simplified Chinese
Regions to Be Released: Worldwide including USA, Canada, UK, France,Australia,
New Zealand, Singapore, Korea, Taiwan

ACJ (Anime Consortium Japan Inc.), an affiliated company of Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc., will begin taking orders and ship products from Japan for all countries and regions except Japan. Customers in USA, Canada, UK, France,Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Korea, and Taiwan can also pre-order the product through their local distributors. Local Distributors; USA & Canada: Right Stuf.com / UK & France: Anime Limited / Australia & New Zealand: Madman / Singapore: ODEX / Korea: Mirage Entertainment / Taiwan: Top-Insight
*This products is a Japanese original product and to be exported from Japan. English audio and multi-language subtitles are for main feature only.

In addition to Blu-ray Disc release, on-demand streaming are scheduled to start on February 28, 2015. Besides Japan, the
available countries and areas are worldwide except for mainland China by ACJ and other selected distributors.

About “Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin”
Created by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, character designer and animation director for the 1979 TV hit “MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM”; “MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM THE ORIGIN” is a mega-hit manga boasting a total of 10-million copies printed. The manga is now being adapted to an anime produced by Sunrise Inc.
For more information, visit: http://www.gundam-the-origin.net/en/

About Bandai Visual Co.,Ltd
Bandai Visual Co.,Ltd, founded in August 1983, is a Japanese company that develops, produces and distributes film, TV and home entertainment media. As a pioneer of the Japanese animation scene Bandai Visual has consistently held the top-class market share in the genre and continues to lead the market. Bandai Visual has also proven its expertise in creating and delivering quality home entertainment media packaging in Japan. Using such key strategies, Bandai Visual hopes to expand and emulate its success in North American and other international markets. Bandai Visual Co.,Ltd is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings.