Source: Right Stuf
Summary:
Right Stuf announced that they’ve entered into an expanded distribution agreement with Sunrise. Through the agreement, Right Stuf will serve as the distribution arm for Sunrise as they release the Mobile Suit Gundam library, which includes all out of print works that were formerly released by Bandai Entertainment.
In addition, Sunrise and Right Stuf will release Turn A Gundam and Gundam ZZ for the first time in North America.
Details on upcoming releases have yet to be announced.
Right Stuf announced that they’ve entered into an expanded distribution agreement with Sunrise. Through the agreement, Right Stuf will serve as the distribution arm for Sunrise as they release the Mobile Suit Gundam library, which includes all out of print works that were formerly released by Bandai Entertainment.
In addition, Sunrise and Right Stuf will release Turn A Gundam and Gundam ZZ for the first time in North America.
Details on upcoming releases have yet to be announced.
Sunrise Inc. and Right Stuf, Inc. Expand Distribution Deal for Mobile Suit Gundam Franchise
GRIMES, Iowa, October 11, 2014 – Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. is excited to announce a new expanded distribution deal with Sunrise Inc. to release the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise in North America.
About Mobile Suit Gundam
The Mobile Suit Gundam franchise is a space opera anime that redefined the mecha genre. The original Mobile Suit Gundam series focused on using giant combat robots as a tool to win a war. This plot line structure strongly influenced future mecha series in the anime industry.
2014 marks the 35th anniversary of the original Mobile Suit Gundam anime release in Japan. The original anime series was created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino and aired on Nagoya Broadcasting Network from April 1979 – January 1980. It later inspired numerous manga, movies, videogames and anime spin-offs. To date, theGundam franchise encompasses over 25 different series.
In this newly expanded agreement, Right Stuf will continue to be the distribution arm for Sunrise as they work to re-release out-of-print Mobile Suit Gundam classic programming, along with the first-ever North American releases of Turn A Gundam, Gundam ZZ and more!
Right Stuf’s President and CEO Shawne Kleckner said, “We are proud to have been chosen by Sunrise to represent this seminal anime franchise. Bringing this series back to American audiences is a great honor.”
“The Gundam franchise is often revered as a true classic that helped to redefine our perception of what a mecha anime can do.” – Anime News Network
More information can be found at www.sunrise-inc.co.jp/international.
About Right Stuf, Inc.
Founded in 1987, Right Stuf, Inc. is amongst North America’s largest publishers, distributors and retailers in the anime and manga marketplace. One of the industry’s original pioneers, Right Stuf operates a multinational mail-order catalog and one of the trade’s most recognized Internet storefronts, rightstuf.com. Right Stuf also works in a variety of media vehicles that include video streaming, podcasts and special publications. Included under the Right Stuf corporate umbrella is print publisher, Right Stuf On-Demand, and video production labels Nozomi Entertainment, Lucky Penny Entertainment and 5 Points Pictures.
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 and CEO is Mr. Yasuo Miyakawa.
