Japanese fans got a look at Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative, a project that focuses on the 0097 period, back on November 30th, 2018, and the North American release hit mid-February 2019 in theaters. Home video releases have cropped up in a few regions and back in September 2019 US distributor Nozomi Entertainment has confirmed that they’ll be bringing the property out in 2020 for North American audiences.
That’s finally gotten some new details as Nozomi has scheduled it for an October 6th, 2020 debut where it’ll be priced at $54.99 for the special edition release being produced. The set will come with an exclusive art booklet while on-disc extras include:
- Japanese Premiere Event
- Interview with Writer, Director, and Producer
- L.A. Premiere Event
- Commercials
- Hathaway’s Flash PV
- Trailer
- North American Trailer
- Preview
- Short PV
- Teaser
- Zoltan Breaks Down the Universal Century in 3 minutes
Check out the cover artwork below.
Shunichi Yoshizawa is on board to direct based on the screenplay by Harukoshi Fukui. Kumiko Takahashi worked on the original character designs with Kim Satoshi adapting them for the screen. Hajime Katoki and Eiji Komatsu serve as the mechanical designers with Sunrise handling the animation production.
The Japanese cast includes Junya Enoki as Jona Basta, Tomo Muranaka as Michele Luio, Ayu Matsuura as Rita Bernal, Yuichiro Umehara as Zoltan Akkanen, Makoto Furukawa as Brick Tekuraato, Kazuya Nakai as Iago Haakana, Ayumi Fujimura as Mineva Lao Zabi, Tomoko Shiota as Martha Vist Carbine, Kazuhiro Yamaji as Abaev, Takanori Hoshino as Franson, Setsuji Satoh as Amaaja, Wataru Komada as Taman ,Yuki Arai as Derao, Takahiro Shimada as Paberu, Buntoku Nakamura as Jona, Naho Yokomizo as Michele, Masaki Terasoma as Monahan Bahalo, and Naoki Tamanoi as Mauri.
Check out the official site.
Plot Concept: U.C. 0097… One year has passed since the contents of Laplace’s Box were revealed to the world at the end of the conflict called the “Laplace Incident.” Despite the revelation of the Universal Century Charter that acknowledges the existence and rights of Newtypes, the framework of the world has not been greatly altered.
Meanwhile, the Neo Zeon remnants known as the Sleeves have temporarily collapsed after the Laplace Incident, and their activities are at a standstill. And the two Unicorn Gundams, the mobile suits that played a leading role in the conflict, have been deemed dangerous and secretly sealed away because they displayed power beyond human understanding.
However, the RX-0 Unicorn Gundam 03, which disappeared two years earlier and was erased from history, has shown itself in the Earth Sphere once more. This machine called “Phenex” is the focus of many people’s renewed activity. As well as the Earth Federation Forces and the Sleeves, Luio & Co, a huge corporation with strong connections to Anaheim Electronics, is involved in the struggle for the Phenex. As Luio & Co. deploys the new mobile suit Narrative Gundam, what is its true objective…?
