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==History==
==History==
Formed in 2005,<ref name="formed"/> Discotek primarily focuses on licensing retro titles from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, a lot of them "license rescued" from other companies such as [[Funimation]], [[Viz Media]], [[A.D. Vision|ADV Films]], [[Bandai Visual|Bandai Entertainment]], [[NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan|Geneon]], [[Manga Entertainment]], etc. Their licenses include most of the ''[[Lupin the Third]]'' franchise (including the [[Hayao Miyazaki]] film ''[[The Castle of Cagliostro]]''), the first two seasons and three films of ''[[Digimon Adventure (1999 TV series)|Digimon]]'', ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'', ''[[Sonic X]]'', ''[[Hajime no Ippo]]'', ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]'', ''[[Galaxy Express 999]]'', ''[[Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo]]'', and the 1997 ''[[Berserk (1997 TV series)|Berserk]]'' series, as well as OVAs such as ''[[Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still|Giant Robo]]'' and ''[[Gunbuster]]'' and films such as ''[[Memories (1995 film)|Memories]]'' and ''[[Project A-ko]]''. The company has also acquired several recent titles and has collaborated with streaming service [[Crunchyroll]] on several releases including ''[[KonoSuba]]'', ''[[Kemono Friends]]'', and ''[[5 Centimeters per Second]]''.
Formed in 2005,<ref name="formed"/> Discotek primarily focuses on licensing retro titles from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, a lot of them "license rescued" from other companies such as [[Funimation]], [[Viz Media]], [[A.D. Vision|ADV Films]], [[Bandai Visual|Bandai Entertainment]], [[NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan|Geneon]], [[Manga Entertainment]], etc. Their licenses include most of the ''[[Lupin the Third]]'' franchise, the first two seasons and three films of ''[[Digimon Adventure (1999 TV series)|Digimon]]'', ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'', ''[[Sonic X]]'', ''[[Hajime no Ippo]]'', ''[[Urusei Yatsura (1981 TV series)|Urusei Yatsura]]'', ''[[Galaxy Express 999]]'', ''[[Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo]]'', and the 1997 ''[[Berserk (1997 TV series)|Berserk]]'' series, as well as OVAs such as ''[[Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still|Giant Robo]]'' and ''[[Gunbuster]]'' and films such as ''[[Memories (1995 film)|Memories]]'' and ''[[Project A-ko]]''. The company has also acquired several more recent titles and has collaborated with streaming service [[Crunchyroll]] on several releases, including ''[[KonoSuba]]'', ''[[Kemono Friends]]'', and ''[[5 Centimeters per Second]]''.


Discotek is notable for being a major adopter of the [[SD Blu-ray]] format, using it to release anime that do not have HD masters available.<ref>{{cite web|title=What Determines Whether An Older Show Should Be Released as SD-BD?|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/answerman/2018-09-19/.136964|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=September 19, 2018|access-date=January 19, 2023}}</ref> The company has utilized unusual methods to find English [[Dubbing|dub]]s for which the masters have been lost. Such as using a [[Betamax]] copy of ''[[Nutcracker Fantasy]]'' in order to remaster the international cut of the film,<ref>{{cite web|title=The golden age of DVDs isn't over yet for anime fans|url=https://www.theverge.com/24062618/anime-dvd-bluray-discotek-physical-media|publisher=[[The Verge]]|date=February 29, 2024|access-date=August 15, 2024}}</ref> and reaching out to the fan community to locate the English dub of the third season of ''[[Medabots#Anime|Medabots]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Discotek Turns to Community for Help Locating Mon Kolle Knights, Medabots English Dub Masters |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-06-11/discotek-turns-to-community-for-help-locating-mon-kolle-knights-medabots-english-dub-masters/.160491|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=June 11, 2020|access-date=August 15, 2024}}</ref>
Discotek Media announced a new sub-label as a return to live-action films known as ''Nihon Nights'', which started in 2022 with the 2000 film ''[[Uzumaki (film)|Uzumaki]]'''s Blu-ray release. They also announced another sub-label for [[Tokusatsu]] series and films known as ''Toku Time'' and it started that same year with ''[[Space Sheriff Gavan]]''.


Discotek commissioned their first original English-language dub for the April 2016 release of ''[[Lupin III: Jigen's Gravestone]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-12-21/discotek-adds-lupin-iii-jigen-gravestone-yowapeda-go-nagai-world-toei-little-mermaid-iria/.82486 |title= Discotek Adds Lupin III: Jigen's Gravestone, Yowapeda, Go Nagai World, Toei's Little Mermaid, Iria |work= [[Anime News Network]] |date=December 21, 2014|access-date=August 15, 2024}}</ref> In 2022, the company announced a new sub-label for live-action films, ''Nihon Nights'', and another for [[tokusatsu]] television series and films, ''Toku Time''.<ref name="nihonnights">{{cite news |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-03-14/discotek-reveals-restoration-releases-of-darkstalkers-devilman-more-titles/.183534 |title= Discotek Reveals Restoration Releases of Darkstalkers, Devilman, More Titles |work= [[Anime News Network]] |date=March 14, 2022|access-date=August 15, 2024}}</ref><ref name="tokutime">{{cite news |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-30/discotek-launches-new-toku-time-label-for-tokusatsu-shows/.188139|title= Discotek Launches New Toku Time Label for Tokusatsu Shows |work= [[Anime News Network]] |date=July 30, 2022|access-date=August 15, 2024}}</ref> The former began with the Blu-ray release of ''[[Uzumaki (film)|Uzumaki]]'',<ref name="nihonnights"/> and the latter began with the release of ''[[Space Sheriff Gavan]]''. In 2024, Discotek began licensing [[hentai]] anime starting with ''[[Kite (1998 film)|Kite]]''.
The company is notable for being a major adopter of the [[SD Blu-ray]] format, using it to release anime that do not have HD masters available.<ref>{{cite web|title=What Determines Whether An Older Show Should Be Released as SD-BD?|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/answerman/2018-09-19/.136964|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=September 19, 2018|access-date=January 19, 2023}}</ref>

== Lists ==

=== Television series ===
The following programs have been licensed by Discotek Media.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!No.
!Title
!Director(s)
!Broadcast network(s)
!Episode(s)
!Year(s)
!Japanese name
!Notes
|-
|1
|[[Dororo (1969 TV series)|''Dororo'']]
|[[Gisaburō Sugii|Gisaburo Sugii]]
|[[Fuji Television|Fuji TV]]
|26
|{{DTS|April 6}} – {{DTS|September 28, 1969}}
|''Dororo to hyakkimaru''
|Based on [[Osamu Tezuka]]'s manga of the same name
|-
|2
|[[Lupin the 3rd Part I|''Lupin III'']]
|
* [[Isao Takahata]]
* [[Masaaki Ōsumi|Masaaki Osumi]]
|[[Nippon TV]]
|23
|{{DTS|October 24, 1971}} – {{DTS|March 26, 1972}}
|''Rupan sansei''
|Based on [[Monkey Punch]]'s manga of the same name
|-
|3
|''[[Devilman]]''
|[[Tomoharu Katsumata]]
|[[TV Asahi]]
|39
|{{DTS|July 8, 1972}} – {{DTS|April 7, 1973}}
|''Debiruman''
|Based on [[Go Nagai]]'s manga of the same name
|-
|4
|''[[Astroganger]]''
|Masashi Nitta
|[[Nippon TV]]
|26
|{{DTS|October 4, 1972}} – {{DTS|March 28, 1973}}
|''Asutorogangā''
|Original series
|-
|5
|[[Mazinger Z|''Mazinger Z'']]
|Tomoharu Katsumata
|[[Fuji Television|Fuji TV]]
|92
|{{DTS|December 3, 1972}} – {{DTS|September 1, 1974}}
|''Majingā Z''
|Based on [[Go Nagai]]'s manga of the same name
|-
|6
|[[Karate Master|''Karate Master'']]
| rowspan="2" |[[Osamu Dezaki]]
|[[TV Asahi]]
|47
|{{DTS|October 3, 1973}} – {{DTS|September 25, 1974}}
|''Karate baka ichidai''
|Based on [[Ikki Kajiwara]]'s manga of the same name
|-
|7
|[[Aim for the Ace!|''Aim for the Ace!'']]
|[[MBS TV]]
|26
|{{DTS|October 5, 1973}} – {{DTS|March 29, 1974}}
|''Ēsu o nerae!''
|Based on [[Sumika Yamamoto]]'s manga of the same name
|-
|8
|[[Cutie Honey|''Cutie Honey'']]
|Tomoharu Katsumata
|[[TV Asahi]]
|25
|{{DTS|October 13, 1973}} – {{DTS|March 30, 1974}}
|''Kyūtī hanī''
|Based on [[Go Nagai]]'s manga of the same name
|-
|9
|[[Chargeman Ken!|''Chargeman Ken!'']]
|Noboru Miura
|[[TBS Television (Japan)|TBS]]
|65
|{{DTS|April 1}} – {{DTS|June 28, 1974}}
|''Chājiman-ken!''
|Original series
|-
|10
|[[Great Mazinger|''Great Mazinger'']]
|
* Keisuke Fujikawa <small>(37 episodes)</small>
* Susumu Takaku <small>(8 episodes)</small>
* Toyohiro Andō <small>(11 episodes)</small>
| rowspan="2" |[[Fuji Television|Fuji TV]]
|56
|{{DTS|September 8, 1974}} – {{DTS|September 28, 1975}}
|''Gurēto majingā''
|Based on [[Go Nagai]]'s manga of the same name
|-
|11
|[[Dino Mech Gaiking|''Dino Mech Gaiking'']]
|Tomoharu Katsumata
|44
|{{DTS|April 1, 1976}} – {{DTS|January 27, 1977}}
|''Ōzora ma ryū gaikingu''
| rowspan="3" |Original series
|-
|12
|[[Chōdenji Robo Combattler V|''Super Electromagnetic Robo Combattler V'']]
| rowspan="2" |[[Tadao Nagahama]]
| rowspan="2" |[[TV Asahi]]
|54
|{{DTS|April 17, 1976}} – {{DTS|May 28, 1977}}
|''Chō denji robo konbatorā V''
|-
|13
|[[Voltes V|''Voltes V'']]
|40
|{{DTS|June 4, 1977}} – {{DTS|March 25, 1978}}
|''Chō denji mashīn borutesu V''
|-
|14
|[[Lupin the 3rd Part II|''Lupin III: Part II'']]
|
* Kyōsuke Mikuriya
* Yasumi Mikamoto
|[[Nippon TV]]
|155
|{{DTS|October 3, 1977}} – {{DTS|October 6, 1980}}
|''Shin rupan sansei''
|Based on [[Monkey Punch]]'s manga of the same name
|-
|15
|[[Space Pirate Captain Harlock|''Space Pirate Captain Harlock'']]
|[[Rintaro|Rintarō]]
| rowspan="3" |[[TV Asahi]]
|42
|{{DTS|March 14, 1978}} – {{DTS|February 13, 1979}}
|''Uchū kaizoku kyaputen hārokku''
|Based on [[Leiji Matsumoto]]'s manga of the same name
|-
|16
|''[[Daimos]]''
|[[Tadao Nagahama]]
|44
|{{DTS|April 1, 1978}} – {{DTS|January 27, 1979}}
|''Tōshō daimosu''
|Original series
|-
|17
|[[The Adventures of the Little Prince (TV series)|''The Adventures of the Little Prince'']]
|
* Kôji Yamazaki
* [[Takeyuki Kanda]]
|35
|{{DTS|July 4, 1978}} – {{DTS|March 27, 1979}}
|''Hoshi no ōjisama puchi puransu''
|Based on [[Antoine de Saint-Exupéry]]'s novel of the same name
|-
|18
|[[Galaxy Express 999|''Galaxy Express 999'']]
|Nobutaka Nishizawa
|[[Fuji Television|Fuji TV]]
|113
|{{DTS|September 14, 1978}} – {{DTS|March 26, 1981}}
|''Ginga tetsudō 999''
|Based on [[Leiji Matsumoto]]'s manga of the same name
|-
|19
|[[Treasure Island (1978 TV series)|''Treasure Island'']]
|Osamu Dezaki
|[[Nippon TV]]
|26
|{{DTS|October 8, 1978}} – {{DTS|April 1, 1979}}
|''Takarajima''
|Based on [[Robert Louis Stevenson]]'s novel of the same name
|-
|20
|[[Future Robot Daltanious|''Future Robo Daltanius'']]
|Katsutoshi Sasaki
|[[TV Tokyo]]
|47
|{{DTS|March 21, 1979}} – {{DTS|March 5, 1980}}
|''Mirai robo darutaniasu''
|Original series
|-
|21
|[[The Rose of Versailles|''The Rose of Versailles'']]
|
* Osamu Dezaki <small>(eps 19-40)</small>
* Tadao Nagahama <small>(eps 1-18)</small>
|[[Nippon TV]]
|40
|{{DTS|October 10, 1979}} – {{DTS|September 3, 1980}}
|''Berusaiyu no bara''
|Based on [[Riyoko Ikeda]]'s manga of the same name
|-
|22
|[[The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (TV series)|''Wonderful Adventures of Nils'']]
|[[Hisayuki Toriumi]]
|[[NHK]]
|52
|{{DTS|January 8, 1980}} – {{DTS|March 17, 1981}}
|''Nirusu no fushigi na tabi''
|Based on [[Selma Lagerlöf]]'s book of the same name
|-
|23
|[[Space Emperor God Sigma|''Space Emperor God Sigma'']]
|
* Katsuhiko Taguchi <small>(eps 11-50)</small>
* Takeyuki Kanda <small>(eps 1-10)</small>
|[[TV Tokyo]]
|50
|{{DTS|March 19, 1980}} – {{DTS|February 25, 1981}}
|''Uchū taitei goddo shiguma''
| rowspan="2" |Original series
|-
|24
|[[Space Warrior Baldios]]
|Kazuyuki Hirokawa
|[[Family Gekijo]]
|34
|{{DTS|June 30, 1980}} – {{DTS|January 25, 1981}}
|''Uchū senshi barudiosu''
|-
|25
|[[Astro Boy (1980 TV series)|''Astro Boy'']]
|[[Noboru Ishiguro]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Nippon TV]]
|52
|{{DTS|October 1, 1980}} – {{DTS|December 23, 1981}}
|''Tetsuwan atomu''
|Based on [[Osamu Tezuka]]'s manga of the same name
|-
|26
|[[The New Adventures of Gigantor|''The New Adventures of Gigantor'']]
|Tetsuo Imazawa
|51
|{{DTS|October 3, 1980}} – {{DTS|September 25, 1981}}
|''Tetsujin 28-gō''
|Based on [[Mitsuteru Yokoyama|Misuteru Yokoyama]]'s manga of the same name
|-
|27
|[[Macron 1|''Macron 1'']]
|[[Kunihiko Yuyama]]
|[[TV Tokyo]]
|26
|{{DTS|July 3}} – {{DTS|December 28, 1981}}
|''Sengoku majin gōshōgun''
|Original series
|-
|28
|[[God Mars|''God Mars'']]
|Tetsuo Imazawa
|[[Nippon TV]]
| rowspan="2" |64
|{{DTS|October 2, 1981}} – {{DTS|December 24, 1982}}
|''Rokushingattai goddomāzu''
|Based on [[Mitsuteru Yokoyama|Misuteru Yokoyama]]'s manga of the same name
|-
|29
|[[Jarinko Chie|''Chie the Brat'']]
|Isao Takahata
|[[MBS TV]]
|{{DTS|October 3, 1981}} – {{DTS|March 25, 1983}}
|''Jarinkochie''
|Based on [[Etsumi Haruki]]'s manga of the same name
|-
|30
|[[Ginga Senpuu Braiger|''Galactic Cyclone Braiger'']]
|Takao Yotsuji
| rowspan="2" |[[TV Tokyo]]
|39
|{{DTS|October 6, 1981}} – {{DTS|June 30, 1982}}
|''Ginga senpū buraigā''
|Original series
|-
|31
|[[Miss Machiko|''Miss Machiko'']]
|Masami Anno
|95
|{{DTS|October 8, 1981}} – {{DTS|October 6, 1983}}
|''Maitchingu machiko-sensei''
|Based on Takeshi Ebihara's manga of the same name
|-
|32
|[[Urusei Yatsura (1981 TV series)|''Urusei Yatsura'']]
|
* Kazuo Yamazaki <small>(eps 107-195)</small>
* [[Mamoru Oshii]] <small>(eps 1-106)</small>
|[[Fuji Television|Fuji TV]]
|195
|{{DTS|October 14, 1981}} – {{DTS|March 19, 1986}}
|''Urusei yatsura''
|Based on [[Rumiko Takahashi]]'s manga of the same name
|-
|33
|[[Makyou Densetsu Acrobunch|''Acrobunch'']]
|
* Ryō Yasumura <small>(as Masakazu Yasumura; eps 1-12, 14)</small>
* Takashi Hisaoka <small>(eps 13, 15-24)</small>
|[[Nippon TV]]
|24
|{{DTS|May 5}} – {{DTS|December 24, 1982}}
|''Makyō densetsu akurobanchi''
| rowspan="2" |Original series
|-
|34
|[[Galactic Gale Baxingar|''Galactic Gale Baxingar'']]
|Yoshikata Nitta
|[[TV Tokyo]]
|39
|{{DTS|July 6, 1982}} – {{DTS|March 29, 1983}}
|''Ginga reppū bakushingā''
|-
|35
|[[Space Cobra|''Space Cobra'']]
|
* Osamu Dezaki
* Yoshio Takeuchi
|[[Fuji Television|Fuji TV]]
|31
|{{DTS|October 7, 1982}} – {{DTS|May 19, 1983}}
|''Supēsu kobura''
|Based on [[Buichi Terasawa]]'s manga of the same name
|-
|36
|[[Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX|''Captain Harlock: Arcadia of my Youth - Endless Orbit SSX'']]
|
* Masamitsu Sasaki
* Tomoharu Katsumata
|[[TBS Television (Japan)|TBS]]
|22
|{{DTS|October 13, 1982}} – {{DTS|March 30, 1983}}
|''Waga seishun' no arukadia mugen kidō SSX''
|Based on [[Leiji Matsumoto]]'s manga of the same name, sequel to [[Arcadia of My Youth|''Arcadia of My Youth'']]
|-
|37
|[[Lightspeed Electroid Albegas|''Light-Speed Electro-God Albegus'']]
|Kōzō Morishita
|[[TV Tokyo]]
|45
|{{DTS|March 30, 1983}} – {{DTS|February 8, 1984}}
|''Kōsoku denjin arubegasu''
|Original series
|-
|38
|[[Mrs. Pepper Pot (TV series)|''Mrs. Pepperpot'']]
|Keiji Hayakawa
|[[NHK]]
|130
|{{DTS|April 4, 1983}} – {{DTS|March 9, 1984}}
|''Supūn obasan''
|Based on [[Alf Prøysen]]'s children books of the same name
|-
|39
|[[Galactic Gale Sasuraiger|''Galactic Gale Sasuraiger'']]
|Takao Yotsuji
|[[TV Tokyo]]
|43
|{{DTS|April 5, 1983}} – {{DTS|January 31, 1984}}
|''Ginga hayate sasuraigā''
|Original series
|-
|40
|[[Georgie!|''Lady Georgie'']]
|Shigetsugu Yoshida
|[[TV Asahi]]
|45
|{{DTS|April 9, 1983}} – {{DTS|February 25, 1984}}
|''Redi jōjii''
|Based on [[Mann Izawa]]'s manga of the same name
|-
|41
|[[Super Dimension Century Orguss|''The Super Dimension Century Orguss'']]
|
* Noboru Ishiguro
* Yasumi Mikamoto
|[[MBS TV]]
|35
|{{DTS|July 3, 1983}} – {{DTS|April 8, 1984}}
|''Chō jikū seiki ōgasu''
| rowspan="3" |Original series
|-
|42
|[[Psycho Armor Govarian|''Psychoarmor Govarian'']]
|Seiji Okuda
|[[TV Tokyo]]
|26
|{{Date table sorting|July 6}} – {{DTS|December 28, 1983}}
|''Saikoāmā gōbarian''
|-
|43
|[[Special Armored Battalion Dorvack|''Special Powered Armor Troop Dorvack'']]
|Jutarō Ōba
|[[Fuji Television|Fuji TV]]
|36
|{{DTS|October 7, 1983}} – {{DTS|July 6, 1984}}
|''Tokusō kihei dorubakku''
|-
|44
|[[Lupin the 3rd Part III|''Lupin III: Part III'']]
|Yuzo Aoki
|[[Nippon TV]]
|50
|{{DTS|March 3, 1984}} – {{DTS|December 25, 1985}}
|''Rupan sansei - pātsu III''
|Based on [[Monkey Punch]]'s manga of the same name
|-
|45
|[[Video Warrior Laserion|''Video Warrior Laserion'']]
|Kōzō Morishita
|[[TBS Television (Japan)|TBS]]
|45
|{{DTS|March 4, 1984}} – {{DTS|February 3, 1985}}
|''Bideo senshi rezarion''
|Original series
|-
|46
|[[God Mazinger|''God Mazinger'']]
|
* Akira Nishimori <small>(eps 6, 15)</small>
* Atsushi Minami <small>(ep 12)</small>
* Goro Mikawashima <small>(4 episodes)</small>
* Kamekichi Sakano <small>(5 episodes)</small>
* Shuji Iuchi <small>(4 episodes)</small>
* Tetsuya Endō <small>(ep 2)</small>
* Tomio Shiwasu <small>(ep 11)</small>
* Toru Idobata <small>(ep 5)</small>
* Yoshio Hayakawa <small>(ep 1)</small>
* Yukimatsu Ito <small>(eps 8, 14, 21)</small>
|
|23
|{{DTS|April 5}} – {{DTS|October 23, 1984}}
|''Goddo majingā''
|Based on [[Go Nagai]]'s manga of the same name
|-
|47
|[[Giant Gorg|''Giant Gorg'']]
|[[Yoshikazu Yasuhiko]]
|[[TV Tokyo]]
|26
|{{DTS|April 5}} – {{DTS|September 27, 1984}}
|''Kyoshin gōgu''
| rowspan="2" |Original series
|-
|48
|[[Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs|''Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs'']]
|Akira Shigino
|[[Nippon TV]]
|51
|{{DTS|October 7, 1984}} – {{DTS|September 29, 1985}}
|''Hoshi jūshi Bisumaruku''
|-
|49
|[[Fist of the North Star|''Fist of the North Star'']]
|Toyoo Ashida
|[[Fuji Television|Fuji TV]]
|109
|{{DTS|October 11, 1984}} – {{DTS|March 5, 1987}}
|''Hokuto no kobushi''
|Based on [[Buronson]]'s manga of the same name
|-
|50
|[[Sherlock Hound|''Sherlock Hound'']]
|
* [[Hayao Miyazaki]] <small>(eps 3-5, 9-11)</small>
* Kyōsuke Mikuriya <small>(20 episodes)</small>
|[[TV Asahi]]
|26
|{{DTS|November 6, 1984}} – {{DTS|May 21, 1985}}
|''Meitantei hōmuzu''
|Based on the character [[Sherlock Holmes]] by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]
|-
|51
|[[Super Bestial Machine God Dancougar|''Super Bestial Machine God Dancougar'']]
|Seiji Okuda
|[[TBS Television (Japan)|TBS]]
|38
|{{DTS|April 5}} – {{DTS|December 27, 1985}}
|''Chōjūkishin dankūga''
| rowspan="4" |Original series
|-
|52
|[[Blue Comet SPT Layzner|''Blue Comet SPT Layzner'']]
|[[Ryōsuke Takahashi|Ryousuke Takahashi]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Nippon TV]]
|38
|{{DTS|October 3, 1985}} – {{DTS|June 26, 1986}}
|''Aoki ryūsei SPT reizunā''
|-
|53
|[[Ninja Senshi Tobikage|''Ninja Robots'']]
|Masami Anno
|43
|{{DTS|October 6, 1985}} – {{DTS|July 27, 1986}}
|''Ninja senshi tobikage''
|-
|54
|[[Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos]]
|Hiroshi Yoshida
|[[TV Tokyo]]
|47
|{{DTS|July 3, 1986}} – {{DTS|May 28, 1987}}
|''Mashin robo kuronosu no dai gyakushū''
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Latest revision as of 13:52, 1 November 2024

Discotek Media
Company typePrivate
IndustryEntertainment
Genre
Founded2005; 20 years ago (2005)
Headquarters
Altamonte Springs, Florida
,
U.S.
Area served
  • United States
  • Canada
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Websitediscotekmedia.com

Discotek Media is an American entertainment company based in Altamonte Springs, Florida, focused on distribution and licensing Japanese anime, films, and television series.[1]

History

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Formed in 2005,[1] Discotek primarily focuses on licensing retro titles from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, a lot of them "license rescued" from other companies such as Funimation, Viz Media, ADV Films, Bandai Entertainment, Geneon, Manga Entertainment, etc. Their licenses include most of the Lupin the Third franchise, the first two seasons and three films of Digimon, Fist of the North Star, Sonic X, Hajime no Ippo, Urusei Yatsura, Galaxy Express 999, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, and the 1997 Berserk series, as well as OVAs such as Giant Robo and Gunbuster and films such as Memories and Project A-ko. The company has also acquired several more recent titles and has collaborated with streaming service Crunchyroll on several releases, including KonoSuba, Kemono Friends, and 5 Centimeters per Second.

Discotek is notable for being a major adopter of the SD Blu-ray format, using it to release anime that do not have HD masters available.[2] The company has utilized unusual methods to find English dubs for which the masters have been lost. Such as using a Betamax copy of Nutcracker Fantasy in order to remaster the international cut of the film,[3] and reaching out to the fan community to locate the English dub of the third season of Medabots.[4]

Discotek commissioned their first original English-language dub for the April 2016 release of Lupin III: Jigen's Gravestone.[5] In 2022, the company announced a new sub-label for live-action films, Nihon Nights, and another for tokusatsu television series and films, Toku Time.[6][7] The former began with the Blu-ray release of Uzumaki,[6] and the latter began with the release of Space Sheriff Gavan. In 2024, Discotek began licensing hentai anime starting with Kite.

References

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  1. ^ a b "New Anime Distributor". Anime News Network. August 30, 2005. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  2. ^ "What Determines Whether An Older Show Should Be Released as SD-BD?". Anime News Network. September 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "The golden age of DVDs isn't over yet for anime fans". The Verge. February 29, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "Discotek Turns to Community for Help Locating Mon Kolle Knights, Medabots English Dub Masters". Anime News Network. June 11, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "Discotek Adds Lupin III: Jigen's Gravestone, Yowapeda, Go Nagai World, Toei's Little Mermaid, Iria". Anime News Network. December 21, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Discotek Reveals Restoration Releases of Darkstalkers, Devilman, More Titles". Anime News Network. March 14, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  7. ^ "Discotek Launches New Toku Time Label for Tokusatsu Shows". Anime News Network. July 30, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
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