Original SD Gundam to get DVD box
Sunrise announces the original SD Gundam anime, one
of the last Gundam animations yet to see release on DVD, will come
out in a limited, 4-disc SD Gundam Collection Box on November 23
for 25,200 yen (reserveration cutoff date is October 17). Created
between 1988 and 1993, the original SD Gundam anime productions
haven't been released in a video format since their VHS tapes came
out 15-20 years ago.
Bandai Visual's site confirms that the Box will
contain HD remasters of nearly every SD Gundam animation produced
in those days: the SD Gundam Mk-I through Mk-V OVAs, the SD
Gundam's Counterattack theatrical shorts, all 4 volumes of the SD
Gundam Gaiden OVA, the theatrical SD Gundam Festival collection,
the theatrical Musha, Knight, Commando SD Gundam Scramble short,
and the Dawn Of Paparu Episode 103: Suginamu's Bride OVA. A
potential sore point is the apparent omission of SD Gundam Wacky
Races, a parody of Hanna Barbera's Wacky Races cartoon, from
SD Gundam Mk-IV's listing.
Special features include an interview with director Tetsuro Amino
and SD Gundam character designer/mangaka Kouji Yokoi, a reprint of
Ganso SD Gundam, a Bandai Carddas card, and a special video called
"SD Gundam: Past, Present, And Future".
Frm Gunota