Nozomi Entertainment has the next piece of their Sunrise puzzle coming into focus as the distributor has now set a March 7th, 2017 debut for the second Turn A Gundam Blu-ray anime release. After previously bringing out the show on DVD and there being enough interest in a high definition release, this is definitely welcome. THe set is priced at $74.99 for the twenty-five episodes it contain ints original Japanese with English subtitles. On-disc extras run about eighty minutes with the Clean Opening and Clean Closing and a 3-part interview with Mechanical Designer Syd Mead (Blade Runner, Aliens, Tron).
Plot concept: Wishing to turn the tide of war, Guin Rhineford leads the Earth Militia into space aboard the Willghem. His hope is that a solution for the conflict might be reached once they arrive at the Moon. However, Queen Dianna’s absence has caused disarray for the government she had left behind and created a power vacuum in the Moonrace leadership. Meanwhile, for the sake of his friends, Loran Cehack continues to assist Guin Rhineford by piloting the Turn A Gundam. But as his knowledge of the machine’s operation grows, so too do his concerns about its terrible past recorded in the Dark History. Under what circumstances could a weapon this powerful have come to be forgotten?
