Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn

Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn is an OVA adaption of the novel written by Harutoshi Fukui. It is directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi and features screenplays written by Yasuyuki Muto. Hajime Katoki, who was the mechanical designer for the novel, works on the anime alongside veteran designers Junya Ishigaki and Mika Akitaka, and newcomer Nobuhiko Genba. Yoshikazu Yasuhiko's character designs were dapted for the series Kumiko Takahashi, and the music is composed by Hiroyuki Sawano. It was planned to be six 50-minute episodes with a worldwide release. The series premiered on PlayStation Network Japan for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable systems on February 20, 2010. The Blu-ray Disc edition was released simultaneously worldwide on March 12, 2010, featuring both Japanese and English audio and subtitles in five languages (Japanese, English, French, Spanish and Chinese). The series was originally slated to last six episodes. However, on May 13, 2012, Bandai announced that the storyline will wrap up with a seventh episode. Bandai Entertainment released the first four episodes of Unicorn on DVD before shutting down in 2012. Sunrise will release the OVA series on DVD in North America in four volumes with distribution from Right Stuf Inc. beginning in August 2013.