MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC (UNICORN) Series Concludes in May 2014

MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC (UNICORN) logo courtesy of Shochiku. © SOTSU • SUNRISE

Final Episode to Screen in Japanese Theaters Source: Shochiku Co., Ltd. Official Site: gundam-unicorn.net (Japan), gundamuc.rightstuf.com (US) MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC (UNICORN)(????????UC(?????), Kidoo Senshi Gandamu Yunikon) comes to a conclusion with Episode 7: "Over The Rainbow" (????, Niji no Kanata ni). Based upon the best-selling novel by Harutoshi Fukui (Aegis), the original video animation series is produced by Sunrise and directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi (HUNTER X HUNTER, LE CHEVALIER D’EON). MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC is distributed in Japan by Bandai Visual and in North America by Right Stuf.

Key art for MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC (UNICORN) Episode 7. Image courtesy of Shochiku. © SOTSU • SUNRISE

Multiple Blu-ray and DVD editions will be released in Japan on June 6, 2014... ? Limited Edition Blu-ray ?BCXA-0828? SRP: ¥9,800 Disc 1: 90 Minute Main Feature + 30 Minutes of Extras Video: 1.78:1 Anamorphic Widescreen, 1080p High Definition Audio: Japanese TrueHD 5.1, Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, English Dolby Digital 5.1 & 2.0 Stereo Subtitles: Japanese, English, French, Spanish, Traditional Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin) Bonus Features: "One Hundred Years of Solitude" Episode EX, Episode 1-6 Digest, PV Collection Disc 2: 60 Minutes of Extras The Universal Century Digest by Harutoshi Fukui, "Making Of" Video, Interviews, "One Hundred Years of Solitude" Episode EX (full version) 16 Page Special Booklet ? Blu-ray ?BCXA-0827? SRP: ?7,800 Contents: 90 Minute Main Feature + 30 Minutes of Extras Video: 1.78:1 Anamorphic Widescreen, 1080p High Definition Audio: Japanese TrueHD 5.1, Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, English Dolby Digital 5.1 & 2.0 Stereo Subtitles: Japanese, English, French, Spanish, Traditional Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin) Bonus Features: "One Hundred Years of Solitude" Episode EX, Episode 1-6 Digest, PV Collection ? DVD ?BCBA-4595? SRP: ¥6,800 Contents: 90 Minute Main Feature + 30 Minutes of Extras Video: 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen, Audio: Japanese and English Dolby Digital 5.1 & 2.0 Stereo Subtitles: Japanese, English, French, Spanish, Traditional Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin) Bonus Features: "One Hundred Years of Solitude" Episode EX, Episode 1-6 Digest, PV Collection 16 Page Special Booklet Leading up to the DVD and Blu-ray release, theatrical distributor Shochiku will host special event screenings of MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC (UNICORN) Episode 7 in Japanese cinemas. The screenings will run from May 17-June 13, 2014, and attendees will also be able to purchase an exclusive MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC (UNICORN) pack containing an advance copy of the Episode 7 Limited Edition Blu-ray and the screenplay by Yasuyuki Muto (with a cover illustration by Shuko Murase). Only 20,000 sets will be produced, and will retail for ¥11,000. Advance tickets go on sale December 7, 2013. While supplies last, advance ticket buyers will receive an exclusive HGUC 1/144 Full Armor Unicorn Gundam (Unicorn Mode) Theater Limited Pearl Clear Ver. plastic model kit. Ticket prices for the screenings will be ¥4,800. MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC (UNICORN) Episode 7: "Over The Rainbow" Theatrical Release: May 17, 2014 (Japan) Blu-ray/DVD Release: June 6, 2014 (Japan) Running Time: 90 Minutes Theaters Tokyo: Marunouchi Piccadilly · Shinjuku Piccadilly · Cinema Sunshine Ikebukuro · TOHO CINEMAS Roppongi Hills · MOVIX Akishima Kanagawa: Kawasaki Cinecitta Yokohama Burg 13 · TOHO CINEMAS Ebina · MOVIX Hashimoto Chiba: Keisei Rosa 10 · Cineplex Makuhari · MOVIX Kashiwanoha Saitama: MOVIX Saitama Kawaguchi · MOVIX Ibaraki: MOVIX Tsukuba Tochigi: MOVIX Utsunomiya Gunma: MOVIX Isesaki Niigata: Ion Cinema Niigata South Shizuoka: MOVIX Shimizu Miyagi: MOVIX Sendai Hokkaido: Sapporo Cinema Frontier Osaka: Osaka Station City Cinema · Namba Parks Cinema · MOVIX Yao Kyoto: MOVIX Kyoto Hyogo: Kobe International Shochiku Aichi: Midland Square Cinema · MOVIX Miyoshi Toyama: TOHO CINEMAS Favore Toyama Okayama: MOVIX Kurashiki Hiroshima: Hiroshima Wald 11 Ehime: Cinema Sunshine Emifull MASAKI Kumamoto: TOHO CINEMAS Hikarinomori Fukuoka: Fukuoka Nakasu Ocean Cineplex Ogura Cast Banagher Links: Koki Uchiyama bright Mineva Lao Zabi (Audrey Byrne): Ayumi Fujimura Full Frontal: Shuichi Ikeda Angelo Sauper: Tetsuya Kakihara Riddhe Marcenas: Daisuke Namikawa Marida Cruz: Yuhko Kaida Suberoa Zinnemann: Hideaki Tezuka Bright Noah: Ken Narita Alberto Vist: Wataru Takagi Martha Vist Carbine: Tomoko Shiota Ronan Masenas: Shinji Ogawa Kai Shiden: Toshio Furukawa Gael Chan: Yutaka Aoyama Otto Mitas: Naoya Uchida Syam Vist: Ichiro Nagai Staff Original Concept: Hajime Yatate, Yoshiyuki Tomino Director: Kazuhiro Furuhashi Story: Harutoshi Fukui Screenplay: Yasuyuki Muto Original Character Design: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Animation Character Design: Kumiko Takahashi Original Mobile Suit Design: Kunio Okawara Mechanical Design: Hajime Katoki, Junya Ishigaki, Yoshinori Sayama, Nobuhiko Genma Art Director: Shigemi Ikeda Color scheme: Takako Suzuki CG Director: Tomohiro Fujie Director of Photography: Takeshi Katsurayama, Yui Tanaka Editor: Daisuke Imai Conceptual Consultant: Shinya Ogura Music: Hiroyuki Sawano Sound Director: Eriko Kimura Animation Planning and Production: Sunrise Inc. Theatrical Distributor: Shochiku Co., Ltd.

Advance ticket buyers will receive an exclusive HGUC 1/144 Full Armor Unicorn Gundam (Unicorn Mode) Theater Limited Pearl Clear Ver. plastic model kit. © SOTSU • SUNRISE

About Sunrise Inc.

Sunrise Inc, a Namco Bandai Group Company, is an animation production studio which produces smash hit anime series like the original MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM, and all of the subsequent series in the Gundam franchise, as well as COWBOY BEBOP, ESCAFLOWNE, CODE GEASS, TIGER & BUNNY and many more. The company is located in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan and was established in 1972. The President is Mr. Kenji Uchida.

About Shochiku Co., Ltd.

Founded in 1895 and starting off with Kabuki theaters, Shochiku now has established itself as a leading motion picture/theater producer, distributor, and exhibitor. Shochiku have produced the films of Yasujiro Ozu, Hiroshi Shimizu, Keisuke Kinoshita, Kenji Mizoguchi, Akira Kurosawa, Nagisa Ohshima, Takeshi Kitano, and keeps on introducing many talented directors inside and outside of Japan. Shochiku also acts in the Japanese film industry as an active independent distributor, and as for the exhibition side, Shochiku holds five theater lines, encompassing all of Japan. It holds its own video label and distribution system, and is involved in TV production.

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