Right Stuf, Inc. has announced a new expanded distribution deal with Sunrise Inc. to release the Mobile Suit Gundam anime in North America. The new agreement will include re-releases of classic out-of-print programming, as well as the first North American release of Turn A Gundam, Gundam ZZ and other series.
The property remains a potent force in North America. Vertical Marketing Director Ed Chavez from Vertical recently told ICv2 that the Gundam manga titles were Vertical’s best-selling manga property in 2014. The Mobile Suit Gundam manga, published by Vertical imprint in the US, currently ranks at #13 on the Top 25 Manga Properties chart (see "Top 25 Manga Properties--Spring 2014").
The original anime series is celebrating its 35th Anniversary in Japan this year, having spawned many manga, movies, video games and spin-off anime series from the original Mobile Suit Gundam series created by Yoshiyuki Tomino in 1979.
Re-Releases and New North American Premieres
Posted by ICv2 on October 21, 2014 @ 6:37 pm CT
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