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Discotek Media

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

Discotek Media
Company typePrivate
IndustryEntertainment
Genre
Founded2005; 19 years ago (2005)
Headquarters
Altamonte Springs, Florida
,
U.S.
Area served
  • United States
  • Canada
Services
Websitediscotekmedia.com

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.

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Television series

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The following programs have been licensed by Discotek Media.

Title Director(s) Broadcast network(s) Episode(s) Year(s) Japanese name Notes
Dororo Gisaburo Sugii Fuji TV 26 April 6 – September 28, 1969 Dororo to hyakkimaru Based on the manga by Osamu Tezuka
Lupin III Yomiuri TV 23 October 24, 1971 – March 26, 1972 Rupan sansei Based on the manga by Monkey Punch
Devilman Tomoharu Katsumata TV Asahi 39 July 8, 1972 – April 7, 1973 Debiruman Based on the manga by Go Nagai
Astroganger Masashi Nitta Nippon TV 26 October 4, 1972 – March 28, 1973 Asutorogangā
Mazinger Z Tomoharu Katsumata Fuji TV 92 December 3, 1972 – September 1, 1974 Majingā Z Based on the manga by Go Nagai
Karate Master Osamu Dezaki TV Asahi 47 October 3, 1973 – September 25, 1974 Karate baka ichidai Based on the manga by Ikki Kajiwara
Aim for the Ace! MBS TV 26 October 5, 1973 – March 29, 1974 Ēsu o nerae! Based on the manga bySumika Yamamoto
Cutie Honey Tomoharu Katsumata TV Asahi 25 October 13, 1973 – March 30, 1974 Kyūtī hanī Based on the manga by Go Nagai's
Chargeman Ken! Noboru Miura TBS 65 April 1 – June 28, 1974 Chājiman-ken!
Great Mazinger
  • Keisuke Fujikawa (37 episodes)
  • Susumu Takaku (8 episodes)
  • Toyohiro Andō (11 episodes)
 Fuji TV 56 September 8, 1974 – September 28, 1975 Gurēto majingā Based on the manga by Go Nagai
Dino Mech Gaiking Tomoharu Katsumata 44 April 1, 1976 – January 27, 1977 Ōzora ma ryū gaikingu
Super Electromagnetic Robo Combattler V Tadao Nagahama TV Asahi 54 April 17, 1976 – May 28, 1977 Chō denji robo konbatorā V
Voltes V 40 June 4, 1977 – March 25, 1978 Chō denji mashīn borutesu V
Lupin III: Part II
  • Kyōsuke Mikuriya
  • Yasumi Mikamoto
 Nippon TV 155 October 3, 1977 – October 6, 1980 Shin rupan sansei Based on the manga by Monkey Punch
Space Pirate Captain Harlock Rintarō TV Asahi 42 March 14, 1978 – February 13, 1979 Uchū kaizoku kyaputen hārokku Based on the manga by Leiji Matsumoto
Daimos Tadao Nagahama 44 April 1, 1978 – January 27, 1979 Tōshō daimosu
The Adventures of the Little Prince 35 July 4, 1978 – 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 September 14, 1978 – March 26, 1981 Ginga tetsudō 999 Based on the manga by Leiji Matsumoto
Treasure Island Osamu Dezaki Nippon TV 26 October 8, 1978 – April 1, 1979 Takarajima Based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson
Future Robo Daltanius Katsutoshi Sasaki TV Tokyo 47 March 21, 1979 – March 5, 1980 Mirai robo darutaniasu
The Rose of Versailles
  • Osamu Dezaki (eps 19-40)
  • Tadao Nagahama (eps 1-18)
 Nippon TV 40 October 10, 1979 – September 3, 1980 Berusaiyu no bara Based on the manga by Riyoko Ikeda
Wonderful Adventures of Nils Hisayuki Toriumi NHK 52 January 8, 1980 – March 17, 1981 Nirusu no fushigi na tabi Based on the novel by Selma Lagerlöf
Space Emperor God Sigma
  • Katsuhiko Taguchi (eps 11-50)
  • Takeyuki Kanda (eps 1-10)
 TV Tokyo 50 March 19, 1980 – February 25, 1981 Uchū taitei goddo shiguma
Space Warrior Baldios Kazuyuki Hirokawa Family Gekijo 34 June 30, 1980 – January 25, 1981 Uchū senshi barudiosu
Astro Boy Noboru Ishiguro Nippon TV 52 October 1, 1980 – December 23, 1981 Tetsuwan atomu Based on the manga by Osamu Tezuka
The New Adventures of Gigantor Tetsuo Imazawa 51 October 3, 1980 – September 25, 1981 Tetsujin 28-gō Based on the manga by Misuteru Yokoyama
Macron 1 Kunihiko Yuyama TV Tokyo 26 July 3 – December 28, 1981 Sengoku majin gōshōgun
God Mars Tetsuo Imazawa Nippon TV 64 October 2, 1981 – December 24, 1982 Rokushingattai goddomāzu Based on the manga by Misuteru Yokoyama
Chie the Brat Isao Takahata MBS TV October 3, 1981 – March 25, 1983 Jarinkochie Based on the manga by Etsumi Haruki
Galactic Cyclone Braiger Takao Yotsuji TV Tokyo 39 October 6, 1981 – June 30, 1982 Ginga senpū buraigā
Miss Machiko Masami Anno 95 October 8, 1981 – October 6, 1983 Maitchingu machiko-sensei Based on the manga by Takeshi Ebihara
Urusei Yatsura Fuji TV 195 October 14, 1981 – March 19, 1986 Urusei yatsura Based on the manga by Rumiko Takahashi
Acrobunch
  • Ryō Yasumura (as Masakazu Yasumura; eps 1-12, 14)
  • Takashi Hisaoka (eps 13, 15-24)
 Nippon TV 24 May 5 – December 24, 1982 Makyō densetsu akurobanchi
Galactic Gale Baxingar Yoshikata Nitta TV Tokyo 39 July 6, 1982 – March 29, 1983 Ginga reppū bakushingā
Space Cobra
  • Osamu Dezaki
  • Yoshio Takeuchi
 Fuji TV 31 October 7, 1982 – May 19, 1983 Supēsu kobura Based on the manga Buichi Terasawa
Captain Harlock: Arcadia of my Youth - Endless Orbit SSX
  • Masamitsu Sasaki
  • Tomoharu Katsumata
 TBS 22 October 13, 1982 – March 30, 1983 Waga seishun' no arukadia mugen kidō SSX
Light-Speed Electro-God Albegus Kōzō Morishita TV Tokyo 45 March 30, 1983 – February 8, 1984 Kōsoku denjin arubegasu
Mrs. Pepperpot Keiji Hayakawa NHK 130 April 4, 1983 – March 9, 1984 Supūn obasan Based on the book series by Alf Prøysen
Galactic Gale Sasuraiger Takao Yotsuji TV Tokyo 43 April 5, 1983 – January 31, 1984 Ginga hayate sasuraigā
Lady Georgie Shigetsugu Yoshida ABC TV 45 April 9, 1983 – February 25, 1984 Redi jōjii Based on the manga by Mann Izawa
The Super Dimension Century Orguss
  • Noboru Ishiguro
  • Yasumi Mikamoto
 MBS TV 35 July 3, 1983 – April 8, 1984 Chō jikū seiki ōgasu
Psychoarmor Govarian Seiji Okuda TV Tokyo 26 July 6 – December 28, 1983 Saikoāmā gōbarian
Special Powered Armor Troop Dorvack Jutarō Ōba Fuji TV 36 October 7, 1983 – July 6, 1984 Tokusō kihei dorubakku
Lupin III: Part III Yuzo Aoki Nippon TV 50 March 3, 1984 – December 25, 1985 Rupan sansei - pātsu III Based on the manga by Monkey Punch
Video Warrior Laserion Kōzō Morishita TBS 45 March 4, 1984 – February 3, 1985 Bideo senshi rezarion
God Mazinger
  • Akira Nishimori (eps 6, 15)
  • Atsushi Minami (ep 12)
  • Goro Mikawashima (4 episodes)
  • Kamekichi Sakano (5 episodes)
  • Shuji Iuchi (4 episodes)
  • Tetsuya Endō (ep 2)
  • Tomio Shiwasu (ep 11)
  • Toru Idobata (ep 5)
  • Yoshio Hayakawa (ep 1)
  • Yukimatsu Ito (eps 8, 14, 21)
 Nippon TV 23 April 5 – October 23, 1984 Goddo majingā Based on the manga by Go Nagai
Giant Gorg Yoshikazu Yasuhiko TV Tokyo 26 April 5 – September 27, 1984 Kyoshin gōgu
Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs Akira Shigino Nippon TV 51 October 7, 1984 – September 29, 1985 Hoshi jūshi Bisumaruku
Fist of the North Star Toyoo Ashida Fuji TV 109 October 11, 1984 – March 5, 1987 Hokuto no kobushi Based on the manga by Buronson
Sherlock Hound TV Asahi 26 November 6, 1984 – May 21, 1985 Meitantei hōmuzu Based on the character Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Super Bestial Machine God Dancougar Seiji Okuda TBS 38 April 5 – December 27, 1985 Chōjūkishin dankūga Original series
Blue Comet SPT Layzner Ryousuke Takahashi Nippon TV October 3, 1985 – June 26, 1986 Aoki ryūsei SPT reizunā
Ninja Robots Masami Anno 43 October 6, 1985 – July 27, 1986 Ninja senshi tobikage
Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos Hiroshi Yoshida TV Tokyo 47 July 3, 1986 – May 28, 1987 Mashin robo kuronosu no dai gyakushū
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
  • Hiroshi Saitō (eps 42-52)
  • Masaru Tonogouchi (eps 1-41)
 52 October 6, 1986 – September 28, 1987 Ozu no mahōtsukai Based on the Oz books by L. Frank Baum.
Fist of the North Star 2 Toyoo Ashida Fuji TV 43 March 12, 1987 – February 18, 1988 Hokuto no kobushi 2 Based on the manga by Buronson
City Hunter Kenji Kodama Yomiuri TV 51 April 6, 1987 – March 28, 1988 Shitī hantā Based on the manga Tsukasa Hojo
Kimagure Orange Road Osamu Kobayashi Nippon TV 48 April 6, 1987 – March 7, 1988 Kimagure orenji ☆ rōdo Based on the manga by Izumi Matsumoto
Machine Robo: The Running Battlehackers Hiroshi Yoshida TV Tokyo 31 June 3 – December 30, 1987 Mashin robo butchigiri batoru hakkāzu
Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics Hiroshi Saito ABC TV 24 October 21, 1987 – March 30, 1988 Gurimu meisaku gekijō Based on the Grimms' Fairy Tales.
Osomatsu-kun Akira Shigino Fuji TV 86 February 13, 1988 – December 30, 1989 Osomatsu-kun Based on the manga by Fujio Akatsuka
City Hunter 2 Kenji Kodama Yomiuri TV 63 April 2, 1988 – July 14, 1989 Shitī hantā 2 Based on the manga by Tsukasa Hojo
Samurai Troopers
  • Mamoru Hamatsu
  • Masashi Ikeda
 Nagoya TV 39 April 30, 1988 – March 4, 1989 Yoroi-den samurai torūpā
Grimm's Fairy Tales II
  • Akira Miyazaki
  • Nobuyuki Fujimoto
  • Yū Yamamoto
 ABC TV 23 October 2, 1988 – March 26, 1989 Shin gurimu meisaku gekijō Based on the Grimms' Fairy Tales.
City Hunter 3 Kenji Kodama Yomiuri TV 13 October 15, 1989 – January 21, 1990 Shitī hantā 3 Based on the manga by Tsukasa Hojo
Samurai Pizza Cats Kunitoshi Okajima TV Tokyo 54 February 1, 1990 – February 12, 1991 Kyattō nindente yande e
NG Knight Ramune & 40 Hiroshi Negishi 38 April 6, 1990 – January 4, 1991 NG kishi ramune& 40
City Hunter '91 Kiyoshi Egami Yomiuri TV 13 April 28 – October 10, 1991 Shitī hantā' 91 Based on the manga by Tsukasa Hojo
Dear Brother Osamu Dezaki NHK 39 July 14, 1991 – May 31, 1992 Onii sama e… Based on the manga by Riyoko Ikeda
Super Electric Robot Iron Man #28 FX Tetsuo Imazawa Nippon TV 47 April 5, 1992 – March 30, 1993 Chō dendō robo tetsujin 28-gō FX Based on Gigantor franchise.
Marmalade Boy Akinori Yabe ABC TV 76 March 13, 1994 – September 3, 1995 Mamarēdo bōi Based on the manga by Wataru Yoshizumi
Blue Seed Jun Kamiya TV Tokyo 26 October 5, 1994 – March 29, 1995 Burū shīdo Based on the manga by Yuzo Takada
DNA² Junichi Sakata Nippon TV 12 October 7 – December 23, 1994 D N A ² ~ dokoka de shitsu kushita aitsu no aitsu ~ Based on the manga by Masakazu Katsura
Magic Knight Rayearth Toshihiro Hirano Yomiuri TV 20 October 17, 1994 – March 13, 1995 Mahō kishi reiāsu Based on the manga by CLAMP
Magic Knight Rayearth II 29 April 10 – November 27, 1995 Mahō kishi reiāsu II
Sorcerer Hunters Kōichi Mashimo TV Tokyo 26 October 3, 1995 – 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 12 October 7, 2013 – December 23, 2013 Arpeggio of Blue Steel - Wikipedia Based on the manga by Ark Performance

Original video animations (OVA)

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The following original video animations have been licensed by Discotek Media.

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[8]
Shin Getter Robo vs Neo Getter Robo Jun Kawagoe 4 December 21, 2000 – June 25, 2001 Shin Gettā Robo tai Neo Gettā Robo
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[9]
Crying Freeman 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
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 4 August 21, 1993 - February, 21, 1994 Robotto Hantā Kyashān Based on Casshan
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 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
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: 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))
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  • 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)
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 6 August 25, 1998 – May 25, 1999 Chenji Gettā Robo!!

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.
  8. ^ Poitras, Gilles (December 1, 2000). Anime Essentials: Every Thing a Fan Needs to Know. United States: Stone Bridge Press. p. 54. ISBN 9781880656532. ... the OVA (Original Video Animation) format ... that came into existence with the 1983 release of Dallos OVA ...
  9. ^ "Discotek Media > Dancouga Blu-ray". Retrieved September 24, 2024.
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