A Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny HD Remaster complete Blu-ray box set will launch in Japan. The special cover art for the box set has been revealed as well, and it features protagonist Shinn Asuka alongside love interest Stella Loussier. Character designer Hisashi Hirai was in charge of drawing the new illustration. The release date for the new Blu-ray box set is July 28, 2023, and it is currently available for pre-order from Amazon Japan. As a reminder, Amazon Japan does ship worldwide. [Thanks, Oricon!]
The reverse of the box set features Destiny Gundam alongside several other Mobile Suits and other spaceships as well, and it was designed by Chief Mechanical Animation Director Satoshi Shigeta. The new set is divided into four other boxes, and each features new characters illustrations of Shinn Asuka, Kira Yamato, Rey Za Burrel, and Athrun Zala.
Additionally, four episodes specially selected by fans in an online voting will appear with extra audio commentary to commemorate the release of the new Blu-ray HD remaster edition of Gundam SEED Destiny. The episodes selected are 13, 32, 34, and 39.
In other Gundam news, Bandai Namco Holdings recently announced that the franchise made around 131 billion JPY (roughly $944 million USD) in its 2023 fiscal year.
The new Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny HD Remaster Blu-ray box will appear in Japan on July 28, 2023. It costs 44,000 JPY (~$311 USD) but it is currently available for pre-order from Amazon Japan with a 24% off discount for 33,545 JPY (~$237 USD.)
