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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]]''.
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]]''.

== Lists ==

=== Television series ===
The following programs have been licensed by Discotek Media.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Title
!Director(s)
!Broadcast network(s)
!Episode(s)
!Year(s)
!Japanese name
!Notes
|-
|[[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 the manga by [[Osamu Tezuka]]
|-
|[[Lupin the 3rd Part I|''Lupin III'']]
|
* [[Isao Takahata]]
* [[Masaaki Ōsumi|Masaaki Osumi]]
|[[Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation|Yomiuri TV]]
|23
|{{DTS|October 24, 1971}} – {{DTS|March 26, 1972}}
|''Rupan sansei''
|Based on the manga by [[Monkey Punch]]
|-
|''[[Devilman]]''
|[[Tomoharu Katsumata]]
|[[TV Asahi]]
|39
|{{DTS|July 8, 1972}} – {{DTS|April 7, 1973}}
|''Debiruman''
|Based on the manga by [[Go Nagai]]
|-
|''[[Astroganger]]''
|Masashi Nitta
|[[Nippon Television|Nippon TV]]
|26
|{{DTS|October 4, 1972}} – {{DTS|March 28, 1973}}
|''Asutorogangā''
|
|-
|''[[Mazinger Z]]''
|Tomoharu Katsumata
|Fuji TV
|92
|{{DTS|December 3, 1972}} – {{DTS|September 1, 1974}}
|''Majingā Z''
|Based on the manga by [[Go Nagai]]
|-
|''[[Karate Master]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[Osamu Dezaki]]
|TV Asahi
|47
|{{DTS|October 3, 1973}} – {{DTS|September 25, 1974}}
|''Karate baka ichidai''
|Based on the manga by [[Ikki Kajiwara]]
|-
|''[[Aim for the Ace!]]''
|[[MBS TV]]
|26
|{{DTS|October 5, 1973}} – {{DTS|March 29, 1974}}
|''Ēsu o nerae!''
|Based on the manga by[[Sumika Yamamoto]]
|-
|''[[Cutie Honey]]''
|Tomoharu Katsumata
|TV Asahi
|25
|{{DTS|October 13, 1973}} – {{DTS|March 30, 1974}}
|''Kyūtī hanī''
|Based on the manga by [[Go Nagai]]'s
|-
|''[[Chargeman Ken!]]''
|Noboru Miura
|[[TBS Television (Japan)|TBS]]
|65
|{{DTS|April 1}} – {{DTS|June 28, 1974}}
|''Chājiman-ken!''
|
|-
|''[[Great Mazinger]]''
|
* Keisuke Fujikawa <small>(37 episodes)</small>
* Susumu Takaku <small>(8 episodes)</small>
* Toyohiro Andō <small>(11 episodes)</small>
| rowspan="2" |Fuji TV
|56
|{{DTS|September 8, 1974}} – {{DTS|September 28, 1975}}
|''Gurēto majingā''
|Based on the manga by [[Go Nagai]]
|-
|''[[Dino Mech Gaiking]]''
|Tomoharu Katsumata
|44
|{{DTS|April 1, 1976}} – {{DTS|January 27, 1977}}
|''Ōzora ma ryū gaikingu''
| rowspan="3" |
|-
|[[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''
|-
|''[[Voltes V]]''
|40
|{{DTS|June 4, 1977}} – {{DTS|March 25, 1978}}
|''Chō denji mashīn borutesu V''
|-
|[[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 the manga by [[Monkey Punch]]
|-
|''[[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 the manga by [[Leiji Matsumoto]]
|-
|''[[Daimos]]''
|[[Tadao Nagahama]]
|44
|{{DTS|April 1, 1978}} – {{DTS|January 27, 1979}}
|''Tōshō daimosu''
|
|-
|[[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 the novel by [[Antoine de Saint-Exupéry]]
|-
|''[[Galaxy Express 999]]''
|Nobutaka Nishizawa
|Fuji TV
|113
|{{DTS|September 14, 1978}} – {{DTS|March 26, 1981}}
|''Ginga tetsudō 999''
|Based on the manga by [[Leiji Matsumoto]]
|-
|[[Treasure Island (1978 TV series)|''Treasure Island'']]
|Osamu Dezaki
|Nippon TV
|26
|{{DTS|October 8, 1978}} – {{DTS|April 1, 1979}}
|''Takarajima''
|Based on the novel by [[Robert Louis Stevenson]]
|-
|[[Future Robot Daltanious|''Future Robo Daltanius'']]
|Katsutoshi Sasaki
|[[TV Tokyo]]
|47
|{{DTS|March 21, 1979}} – {{DTS|March 5, 1980}}
|''Mirai robo darutaniasu''
|
|-
|''[[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 the manga by [[Riyoko Ikeda]]
|-
|[[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 the novel by [[Selma Lagerlöf]]
|-
|''[[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" |
|-
|[[Space Warrior Baldios]]
|Kazuyuki Hirokawa
|[[Family Gekijo]]
|34
|{{DTS|June 30, 1980}} – {{DTS|January 25, 1981}}
|''Uchū senshi barudiosu''
|-
|[[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 the manga by [[Osamu Tezuka]]
|-
|''[[The New Adventures of Gigantor]]''
|Tetsuo Imazawa
|51
|{{DTS|October 3, 1980}} – {{DTS|September 25, 1981}}
|''Tetsujin 28-gō''
|Based on the manga by [[Mitsuteru Yokoyama|Misuteru Yokoyama]]
|-
|''[[Macron 1]]''
|[[Kunihiko Yuyama]]
|TV Tokyo
|26
|{{DTS|July 3}} – {{DTS|December 28, 1981}}
|''Sengoku majin gōshōgun''
|
|-
|''[[God Mars]]''
|Tetsuo Imazawa
|Nippon TV
| rowspan="2" |64
|{{DTS|October 2, 1981}} – {{DTS|December 24, 1982}}
|''Rokushingattai goddomāzu''
|Based on the manga by [[Mitsuteru Yokoyama|Misuteru Yokoyama]]
|-
|[[Jarinko Chie|''Chie the Brat'']]
|Isao Takahata
|MBS TV
|{{DTS|October 3, 1981}} – {{DTS|March 25, 1983}}
|''Jarinkochie''
|Based on the manga by [[Etsumi Haruki]]
|-
|[[Ginga Senpuu Braiger|''Galactic Cyclone Braiger'']]
|Takao Yotsuji
| rowspan="2" |TV Tokyo
|39
|{{DTS|October 6, 1981}} – {{DTS|June 30, 1982}}
|''Ginga senpū buraigā''
|
|-
|''[[Miss Machiko]]''
|Masami Anno
|95
|{{DTS|October 8, 1981}} – {{DTS|October 6, 1983}}
|''Maitchingu machiko-sensei''
|Based on the manga by Takeshi Ebihara
|-
|[[Urusei Yatsura (1981 TV series)|''Urusei Yatsura'']]
|
* Kazuo Yamazaki <small>(eps 107-195)</small>
* [[Mamoru Oshii]] <small>(eps 1-106)</small>
|Fuji TV
|195
|{{DTS|October 14, 1981}} – {{DTS|March 19, 1986}}
|''Urusei yatsura''
|Based on the manga by [[Rumiko Takahashi]]
|-
|[[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" |
|-
|''[[Galactic Gale Baxingar]]''
|Yoshikata Nitta
|TV Tokyo
|39
|{{DTS|July 6, 1982}} – {{DTS|March 29, 1983}}
|''Ginga reppū bakushingā''
|-
|''[[Space Cobra]]''
|
* Osamu Dezaki
* Yoshio Takeuchi
|Fuji TV
|31
|{{DTS|October 7, 1982}} – {{DTS|May 19, 1983}}
|''Supēsu kobura''
|Based on the manga [[Buichi Terasawa]]
|-
|[[Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX|''Captain Harlock: Arcadia of my Youth - Endless Orbit SSX'']]
|
* Masamitsu Sasaki
* Tomoharu Katsumata
|TBS
|22
|{{DTS|October 13, 1982}} – {{DTS|March 30, 1983}}
|''Waga seishun' no arukadia mugen kidō SSX''
|
* Based on the manga by [[Leiji Matsumoto]]
* Sequel to ''[[Arcadia of My Youth]]''
|-
|[[Lightspeed Electroid Albegas|''Light-Speed Electro-God Albegus'']]
|Kōzō Morishita
|TV Tokyo
|45
|{{DTS|March 30, 1983}} – {{DTS|February 8, 1984}}
|''Kōsoku denjin arubegasu''
|
|-
|[[Mrs. Pepper Pot (TV series)|''Mrs. Pepperpot'']]
|Keiji Hayakawa
|NHK
|130
|{{DTS|April 4, 1983}} – {{DTS|March 9, 1984}}
|''Supūn obasan''
|Based on the book series by [[Alf Prøysen]]
|-
|''[[Galactic Gale Sasuraiger]]''
|Takao Yotsuji
|TV Tokyo
|43
|{{DTS|April 5, 1983}} – {{DTS|January 31, 1984}}
|''Ginga hayate sasuraigā''
|
|-
|[[Georgie!|''Lady Georgie'']]
|Shigetsugu Yoshida
|[[Asahi Broadcasting Corporation|ABC TV]]
|45
|{{DTS|April 9, 1983}} – {{DTS|February 25, 1984}}
|''Redi jōjii''
|Based on the manga by [[Mann Izawa]]
|-
|[[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" |
|-
|[[Psycho Armor Govarian|''Psychoarmor Govarian'']]
|Seiji Okuda
|TV Tokyo
|26
|{{Date table sorting|July 6}} – {{DTS|December 28, 1983}}
|''Saikoāmā gōbarian''
|-
|[[Special Armored Battalion Dorvack|''Special Powered Armor Troop Dorvack'']]
|Jutarō Ōba
|Fuji TV
|36
|{{DTS|October 7, 1983}} – {{DTS|July 6, 1984}}
|''Tokusō kihei dorubakku''
|-
|[[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 the manga by [[Monkey Punch]]
|-
|''[[Video Warrior Laserion]]''
|Kōzō Morishita
|TBS
|45
|{{DTS|March 4, 1984}} – {{DTS|February 3, 1985}}
|''Bideo senshi rezarion''
|
|-
|''[[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>
* [[Shūji Iuchi|Shuji Iuchi]] <small>(4 episodes)</small>
* [[Tetsuya Endo (director)|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>
|Nippon TV
|23
|{{DTS|April 5}} – {{DTS|October 23, 1984}}
|''Goddo majingā''
|Based on the manga by [[Go Nagai]]
|-
|''[[Giant Gorg]]''
|[[Yoshikazu Yasuhiko]]
|TV Tokyo
|26
|{{DTS|April 5}} – {{DTS|September 27, 1984}}
|''Kyoshin gōgu''
| rowspan="2" |
|-
|''[[Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs]]''
|Akira Shigino
|Nippon TV
|51
|{{DTS|October 7, 1984}} – {{DTS|September 29, 1985}}
|''Hoshi jūshi Bisumaruku''
|-
|''[[Fist of the North Star]]''
|Toyoo Ashida
|Fuji TV
|109
|{{DTS|October 11, 1984}} – {{DTS|March 5, 1987}}
|''Hokuto no kobushi''
|Based on the manga by [[Buronson]]
|-
|''[[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]]
|-
|''[[Super Bestial Machine God Dancougar]]''
|Seiji Okuda
|TBS
| rowspan="2" |38
|{{DTS|April 5}} – {{DTS|December 27, 1985}}
|''Chōjūkishin dankūga''
| rowspan="4" |Original series
|-
|''[[Blue Comet SPT Layzner]]''
|[[Ryōsuke Takahashi|Ryousuke Takahashi]]
| rowspan="2" |Nippon TV
|{{DTS|October 3, 1985}} – {{DTS|June 26, 1986}}
|''Aoki ryūsei SPT reizunā''
|-
|[[Ninja Senshi Tobikage|''Ninja Robots'']]
|Masami Anno
|43
|{{DTS|October 6, 1985}} – {{DTS|July 27, 1986}}
|''Ninja senshi tobikage''
|-
|''[[Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos]]''
|Hiroshi Yoshida
| rowspan="2" |TV Tokyo
|47
|{{DTS|July 3, 1986}} – {{DTS|May 28, 1987}}
|''Mashin robo kuronosu no dai gyakushū''
|-
|''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (TV series)|The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]''
|
* Hiroshi Saitō <small>(eps 42-52)</small>
* Masaru Tonogouchi <small>(eps 1-41)</small>
|52
|{{DTS|October 6, 1986}} – {{DTS|September 28, 1987}}
|''Ozu no mahōtsukai''
|Based on the [[List of Oz books|Oz books]] by [[L. Frank Baum]].
|-
|''[[Fist of the North Star|Fist of the North Star 2]]''
|Toyoo Ashida
|Fuji TV
|43
|{{DTS|March 12, 1987}} – {{DTS|February 18, 1988}}
|''Hokuto no kobushi 2''
|Based on the manga by [[Buronson]]
|-
|''[[City Hunter]]''
|[[Kenji Kodama]]
|Yomiuri TV
|51
|{{DTS|April 6, 1987}} – {{DTS|March 28, 1988}}
|''Shitī hantā''
|Based on the manga [[Tsukasa Hojo]]
|-
|''[[Kimagure Orange Road]]''
|[[Osamu Kobayashi (animation director)|Osamu Kobayashi]]
|Nippon TV
|48
|{{DTS|April 6, 1987}} – {{DTS|March 7, 1988}}
|''Kimagure orenji ☆ rōdo''
|Based on the manga by [[Izumi Matsumoto]]
|-
|''[[Machine Robo: Battle Hackers|Machine Robo: The Running Battlehackers]]''
|Hiroshi Yoshida
|TV Tokyo
|31
|{{DTS|June 3}} – {{DTS|December 30, 1987}}
|''Mashin robo butchigiri batoru hakkāzu''
|
|-
|''[[Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics]]''
|Hiroshi Saito
|ABC TV
|24
|{{DTS|October 21, 1987}} – {{DTS|March 30, 1988}}
|''Gurimu meisaku gekijō''
|Based on the ''[[Grimms' Fairy Tales]]''.
|-
|''[[Osomatsu-kun]]''
|Akira Shigino
|Fuji TV
|86
|{{DTS|February 13, 1988}} – {{DTS|December 30, 1989}}
|''Osomatsu-kun''
|Based on the manga by [[Fujio Akatsuka]]
|-
|''[[City Hunter|City Hunter 2]]''
|Kenji Kodama
|Yomiuri TV
|63
|{{DTS|April 2, 1988}} – {{DTS|July 14, 1989}}
|''Shitī hantā 2''
|Based on the manga by [[Tsukasa Hojo]]
|-
|''[[Samurai Troopers]]''
|
* Mamoru Hamatsu
* Masashi Ikeda
|[[Nagoya Broadcasting Network|Nagoya TV]]
|39
|{{DTS|April 30, 1988}} – {{DTS|March 4, 1989}}
|''Yoroi-den samurai torūpā''
|
|-
|''[[Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics|Grimm's Fairy Tales II]]''
|
* Akira Miyazaki
* Nobuyuki Fujimoto
* Yū Yamamoto
|ABC TV
|23
|{{DTS|October 2, 1988}} – {{DTS|March 26, 1989}}
|''Shin gurimu meisaku gekijō''
|Based on the ''Grimms' Fairy Tales''.
|-
|''[[City Hunter|City Hunter 3]]''
|Kenji Kodama
|Yomiuri TV
|13
|{{DTS|October 15, 1989}} – {{DTS|January 21, 1990}}
|''Shitī hantā 3''
|Based on the manga by [[Tsukasa Hojo]]
|-
|''[[Samurai Pizza Cats]]''
|Kunitoshi Okajima
| rowspan="2" |TV Tokyo
|54
|{{DTS|February 1, 1990}} – {{DTS|February 12, 1991}}
|''Kyattō nindente yande e''
| rowspan="2" |
|-
|''[[NG Knight Ramune & 40]]''
|[[Hiroshi Negishi]]
|38
|{{DTS|April 6, 1990}} – {{DTS|January 4, 1991}}
|''NG kishi ramune& 40''
|-
|''[[City Hunter|City Hunter '91]]''
|Kiyoshi Egami
|Yomiuri TV
|13
|{{DTS|April 28}} – {{DTS|October 10, 1991}}
|''Shitī hantā' 91''
|Based on the manga by [[Tsukasa Hojo]]
|-
|''[[Dear Brother]]''
|Osamu Dezaki
|NHK
|39
|{{DTS|July 14, 1991}} – {{DTS|May 31, 1992}}
|''Onii sama e…''
|Based on the manga by [[Riyoko Ikeda]]
|-
|''[[:ja:超電動ロボ_鉄人28号FX|Super Electric Robot Iron Man #28 FX]]''
|Tetsuo Imazawa
|Nippon TV
|47
|{{DTS|April 5, 1992}} – {{DTS|March 30, 1993}}
|''Chō dendō robo tetsujin 28-gō FX''
|Based on ''Gigantor'' franchise.
|-
|''[[Marmalade Boy]]''
|Akinori Yabe
|ABC TV
|76
|{{DTS|March 13, 1994}} – {{DTS|September 3, 1995}}
|''Mamarēdo bōi''
|Based on the manga by [[Wataru Yoshizumi]]
|-
|''[[Blue Seed]]''
|Jun Kamiya
|TV Tokyo
|26
|{{DTS|October 5, 1994}} – {{DTS|March 29, 1995}}
|''Burū shīdo''
|Based on the manga by [[Yuzo Takada]]
|-
|''[[DNA²]]''
|Junichi Sakata
|Nippon TV
|12
|{{DTS|October 7}} – {{DTS|December 23, 1994}}
|''D N A ² ~ dokoka de shitsu kushita aitsu no aitsu ~''
|Based on the manga by [[Masakazu Katsura]]
|-
|''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[Toshihiro Hirano]]
| rowspan="2" |Yomiuri TV
|20
|{{DTS|October 17, 1994}} – {{DTS|March 13, 1995}}
|''Mahō kishi reiāsu''
| rowspan="2" |Based on the manga by [[Clamp (manga artists)|CLAMP]]
|-
|''[[Magic Knight Rayearth|Magic Knight Rayearth II]]''
|29
|{{DTS|April 10}} – {{DTS|November 27, 1995}}
|''Mahō kishi reiāsu II''
|-
|''[[Sorcerer Hunters]]''
|[[Kōichi Mashimo]]
|TV Tokyo
|26
|{{DTS|October 3, 1995}} – {{DTS|March 26, 1996}}
|''Baku Retsu hantā''
|Based on the manga by [[Satoru Akahori]]
|-
|''[[Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Ars Nova]]''
|[[Seiji Kishi]]
|[[MBS TV]], [[Tokyo MX]], BS Nittelle, [[AT-X (TV network)|AT-X]]
|12
|October 7, 2013 – December 23, 2013
|Arpeggio of Blue Steel - Wikipedia
|Based on the manga by Ark Performance
|}

=== Original video animations (OVA) ===
The following original video animations have been licensed by Discotek Media.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Title
!Director(s)
!Episode(s)
!Year(s)
!Japanese name
!Notes
|-
|''[[Dallos]]''
|[[Mamoru Oshii]]
|4
|December 16, 1983 – August 5, 1984
|''Darosu''
|The first ever OVA release<ref>{{Cite book |last=Poitras |first=Gilles |title=Anime Essentials: Every Thing a Fan Needs to Know |publisher=[[Stone Bridge Press]] |date=December 1, 2000 |isbn=9781880656532 |location=United States |pages=54 |language=English |quote=... the OVA (Original Video Animation) format ... that came into existence with the 1983 release of ''Dallos'' OVA ...}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Shin Getter Robo vs Neo Getter Robo]]''
|[[Jun Kawagoe]]
|4
|December 21, 2000 – June 25, 2001
|''Shin Gettā Robo tai Neo Gettā Robo''
|
|-
|[[Dancouga – Super Beast Machine God|''Dancouga: Requiem for Victims'']]
|Seiji Okuda
|1
|April 21, 1986
|''Chōjū Kishin Dancougar: Ushinawareta Mono-tachi e no Chinkonka [Requiem]''
|Included in Discotek's release of ''[[Dancouga – Super Beast Machine God]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Discotek Media > Dancouga Blu-ray |url=https://discotekmedia.com/Dancouga-Blu-ray.htm |access-date=September 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Crying Freeman]]''
|
* [[Daisuke Nishio]] (''eps 1-3'')
* Shigeyasu Yamauchi (''eps 4-6'')
|6
|September 1988 – January 1994
|''Kuraingu Furīman''
|Based on the manga by [[Kazuo Koike]]
|-
|''[[Project A-ko 2: Plot of the Daitokuji Financial Group]]''
|[[Yuji Moriyama]]
|1
|May 21, 1987
|''Project A-ko 2: Daitokuji Zaibatsu no Inbou''
|
|-
|''[[Project A-ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody]]''
|[[Yuji Moriyama]]
|1
|June 20, 1988
|''Purojekuto A-ko 3 - Shinderera Rapusodi''
|
|-
|''[[Project A-ko 4: Final]]''
|[[Yuji Moriyama]]
|1
|October 7, 1989
|''Project A-ko: Kanketsuron''
|
|-
|''[[Photon: The Idiot Adventures]]''
|[[Koji Masunari]]
|6
|November 21, 1997 – February 18, 1999
|''Photon''
|
|-
|
* [[Crusher Joe|''Crusher Joe: The Ice Prison'']]
* [[Crusher Joe|''Crusher Joe: The Ultimate Weapon: Ash'']]
|Toshifumi Takizawa
|2
|February 5, 1989 (''The Ice Prison'')
June 5, 1989 (''The Ultimate Weapon: Ash'')
|''Kurasshā Jō''
|Based on novel series by [[Haruka Takachiho]]
|-
|''[[Demon City Shinjuku]]''
|[[Yoshiaki Kawajiri]]
|1
|October 25, 1988
|''Makai Toshi: Shinjuku''
|Based on the novel [[Hideyuki Kikuchi]]
|-
|''[[Casshan: Robot Hunter]]''
|
* Hiroyuki Fukushima
* Masashi Abe
* [[Takashi Watanabe]]
|4
|August 21, 1993 - February, 21, 1994
|''Robotto Hantā Kyashān''
|Based on ''[[Casshan]]''
|-
|[[Hurricane Polymar|''New Hurricane Polymar'']]
|[[Akiyuki Shinbo]]
|2
|September 21, 1996 – February 21, 1997
|新・破裏拳ポリマー
|Based on ''[[Hurricane Polymar]]''
|-
|[[Golden Boy (manga)|''Golden Boy'']]
|[[Hiroyuki Kitakubo]]
|6
|October 27, 1995 – June 28, 1996
|GOLDEN BOY
|Based on the manga by [[Tatsuya Egawa]]
|-
|''[[Diebuster]]''
|[[Kazuya Tsurumaki]]
|6
|November 26, 2004 – August 25, 2006
|''Toppu o Nerae Tsū!''
|Sequel to ''[[Gunbuster]]''
|-
|''[[:ja:おいら宇宙の探鉱夫|Mighty Space Miners]]''
|[[Umanosuke Iida]]
|2
|November 11, 1994 – January 27, 1995
|おいら宇宙の探鉱夫
|
|-
|''[[Lily C.A.T.]]''
|[[Hisayuki Toriumi]]
|1
|September 1, 1987
|リリィ・キャット
|
|-
|[[Tenjho Tenge|''Tenjho Tenge: Ultimate Fight'']]
|Toshifume Kawase
|1
|March 16, 2005
|天上天下ULTIMATE FIGHT
|Based on the manga by [[Oh! great]]
|-
|''[[Dragon Half]]''
|Shinya Sadamitsu
|2
|March 26 – May 28, 1993
|''Doragon Hāfu''
|Based on the manga by [[Ryūsuke Mita]]
|-
|''[[Violence Jack]]''
|
* Osamu Kamijo (''ep. 1 (Harlem Bomber)'')
* [[Ichirō Itano]] (''ep. 2'' (''Evil Town)'')
* Takuya Wada (''ep. 3 (Hell's Wind)'')
|3
|
* June 5, 1986 (''Harlem Bomber)''
* December 21, 1988 (''Evil Town)''
* November 9, 1990 (''Hell's Wind'')
|''Baiorensu Jakku''
|Based on the manga by [[Go Nagai]]
|-
|''[[Ronin Warriors]]''
|
* [[Kazuki Akane]] ''(Gaiden (eps.1-2)'')
* Mamoru Hamatsu ''(Legend of the Inferno Armor (eps. 3-6)'')
* Masashi Ikeda ''(Message (eps. 7-11)'')
|11
|April 30, 1989 – August 23, 1991
|''Yoroiden Samurai Torūpā'')
|
|-
|[[CB Chara Nagai Go World|''Go Nagai World'']]
|[[Umanosuke Iida]]
|3
|February 21 – June 27, 1991
|''CB kyara nagai gō wārudo''
|Based on the works of [[Go Nagai]]
|-
|''[[Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas]]''
|Osamu Nabeshima
|26
|June 24, 2009 – July 20, 2011
|''Seinto Seiya Za Rosuto Kyanbasu Meiō Shinwa''
|Based on the manga by Shiori Teshirogi
|-
|''[[Iria: Zeiram the Animation]]''
|[[Tetsurō Amino]]
|6
|June 23, 1994 – November 21, 1994
|''I.R.I.A. Zeiramu Ji Animēshon''
|
|-
|''[[Getter Robo Armageddon]]''
|
* [[Yasuhiro Imagawa]] ''(eps. 1-3)''
* [[Jun Kawagoe]] ''(eps. 4-6)''
|6
|August 25, 1998 – May 25, 1999
|''Chenji Gettā Robo!!''
|
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|}


== References ==
== References ==

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
Services
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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