Anime Consortium Japan, the parent company of Daisuki, has sent out a press release to remind fans of Sunrise’s Mobile Suit Gundam series that the first episode of the OVA series Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, “Blue-Eyed Casval”, will be available for premium rental streaming beginning tomorrow.
From 8am JST (UTC/GMT+9 hours) on February 28, 2015, the OVA will be available from Daisuki.net, the Google Play Store and Amazon Instant Video for $6.99 USD for 72 hours. Services other than Daisuki.net are not guaranteed to be available in all territories. Prices will vary depending on the buyer’s location. It will be available worldwide except in China.
For those prefer to own something permanently instead of just renting it, the collectors’ edition release is available for pre-order here ahead of its release on April 24, 2015. This collectors’ edition will feature dual audio, subtitles in several languages and several physical bonuses and on-disc extras.