Unboxing [UK]: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Movie Trilogy - Collector's Edition (Blu-ray)

Anime Limited have managed to offer the UK & French fans with a special release of the original 1979's movie compilation trilogy on Blu-ray! The UK release will be 500 units only exclusively to Shop AllTheAnime but French editions will be available with the same English support.

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Movie Trilogy is a compilation of films from studio Sunrise and recaps the events of the 1979 Gundam series while also taking a whole new direction to its conclusion. This trilogy is the official canon route for the Universal Century timeline so it's a good starting point for folks new to the franchise.

The set offers three films; Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow, and Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space. All were released theatrically in Japan during 1981 and 1982. The cast from the original TV series do reprise their roles for this film in addition to two versions of the soundtrack (original 2.0 and re-arranged 5.1 mix, both are included with this release).

Now there is a catch to this release, it's Japanese audio with English subtitles only. But here's the kicker, an English dub does indeed exist but Gundam creator Yomino won't allow it to be used anywhere due to his dislike over it. The dub was made back during the VHS era and is known for having Bright use a British accent.

Aside from the audio, this release contains both English and French subtitles as this was authored from the French Anime Limited branch (@anime). Subtitles cannot be turned on and off but you can switch between 2.0 and 5.1 audio without any hassle.

Blu-ray Specs:

Languages: Japanese

Audio: DTS-HD MA 2.0, DTS-HD MA 5.1

Video: 1080p HD Native 4:3

Region: B

Subtitles: English, French

Subtitles Locked: Yes (can switch audio via pop-up menu during playback)

Discs: 3 (1 for each film)

Plot Synopsis (via Anime Limited):

Universal Century 0079. Amuro Ray finds himself caught up in the war between the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon. He unwillingly becomes the pilot of a prototype Mobile Suit called the Gundam.

Now he and the crew of the White Base will haver to fight for their very lives as the enemy attempts to destroy this new weapon at all costs.

Combatants will face triumph and turmoil as they battle their way through space to get to their final destination on Earth. The outcome of the war lies in the hands of the Newtype in the anime series that started it all.

On-Disc Extra Content:

None

Collector's Edition Extras:

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