Discotek Media Reveals Four English-Dubbed Releases for April 25, 2017
At Katsucon 2017, Discotek Media announced that the Captain Harlock: Endless Orbit SSX TV series will be released on DVD in North America for the first time later this year. They later revealed the packaging artwork for their Blu-ray release of Captain Harlock: Arcadia of My Youth, which is featured directly above this paragraph. Arcadia of My Youth will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on May 30, 2...
Discotek Media Licenses ‘Midnight Eye Goku’
Discotek Media announced on its Facebook page that it has licensed Midnight Eye Goku. They are planning on releasing it on DVD this year in May or June. It will be presented with English audio, Japanese audio and English subtitles. Adapted from Buichi Terasawa’s 1988 manga of the same name, this 1989 OVA was directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri at Madhouse. Buichi Terasawa may be known by older ani...
Discotek Media Licenses ‘Babel II’ OVAs and Schedules ‘Horus’ Blu-ray Release
Discotek Media has recently made two announcements about upcoming releases. Firstly, they have licensed the complete 1992 OVA series Babel II. Secondly, they have scheduled the release of their Blu-ray edition of the anime film Horus, Prince of the Sun. Babel II is scheduled for an April 2017 release. This DVD release will feature the OVAs with Streamline Pictures’ English dub, Japanese audi...
‘Actually, I Am…’ and More Coming from Discotek Media in February 2017
Discotek Media announced via social media that they have licensed three series for a February 2017 release, and revealed the list of previously-announced titles they will also be releasing in February 2017. The three titles that Discotek has recently licensed are: Izumo: Flash of a Brave Sword, Key the Metal Idol and Actually, I Am…. The full list of Discotek’s February 2017 releases is as follows...
Discotek Media Gives an Update on Their January 2017 Releases
Discotek Media provided an update on many of their upcoming releases via social media last night. They have listed a new, full release schedule for January 2017 and have given two releases a new release window of February 2017. They stated that more February releases will be scheduled in the near future. The Lupin the Third Series 2 Collection 1 DVD box will be released on January 10, 2017. The fo...
Discotek Media Licenses the ‘Crusher Joe’ Film and OVAs
Discotek Media recently announced on social media that they have licensed the 1983 anime film Crusher Joe and the Crusher Joe OVA series. The film and OVA series will be released separately. They have been given a broad tentative release window of ‘early’ 2017. This will initially be a DVD-only release, however Discotek stated that they plan to release Crusher Joe on Blu-ray as well. In addition t...
Discotek Media Licenses ‘Lupin the Third: Part IV’, Announces English Dub
Discotek Media announced via their Facebook page this week that they have acquired the home video distribution rights for the Lupin the Third: Part IV television anime. They will be releasing all 26 episodes on DVD and Blu-ray in 2017 with both Japanese audio and English subtitles and an English dub. Richard Epcar, voice of Daisuke Jigen, is directing the English dub with Ellyn Stern. Other member...
Discotek Media Licenses ‘Gokudo’ and ‘Koi Koi Seven’
Discotek Media has announced the titles they will be releasing on DVD and Blu-ray this September and October. The announcement includes two new licenses: Gokudo and Koi Koi Seven. The first announcement is the release of the seasons 1 and 2 collection of Sonic X on DVD on September 27. This release will include the first 52 episodes of the English adaptation. Season 3 will be released later in col...
Discotek Media Announces Several Anime Licenses at AnimeNEXT 2016
Discotek Media made several announcements at their panel at the recent AnimeNEXT event. All of the following titles have been released in English before in some form. Firstly, they will be releasing the Jungle Emperor Leo film on Blu-ray. No release date has been announced for this title. Secondly, Black Jack the Movie will be released on Blu-ray. The release date of this title is also to be annou...
Discotek Media Completes and Previews Their Upcoming Release of ‘Darkstalkers’
Discotek Media has announced that they have finished working on their upcoming DVD release of the four-episode OVA series Darkstalkers, also known as Night Warriors: Darkstalker’s Revenge. The release will feature all four episodes with English audio and Japanese audio with English subtitles. It has a suggested retail price of $29.95 USD (U.S. Dollars) and is set for release on July 26, 2016...
Discotek Media Reveals Their June 21 and 28 Releases
Discotek Media has posted release dates for several anime titles. In addition to previously licensed series, Discotek also revealed two new licenses in their series of posts. The complete original Dino Mech Gaiking television series will be available on DVD in North America on June 21, 2016. The first new license is A Wind Named Amnesia, which will be coming to DVD on June 28, 2016. The second new...
Discotek Media Licenses ‘Lupin the Third Series 2’
Discotek Media recently announced that it has acquired the North American home video distribution rights to Lupin the Third Series 2. Their plan is to release all 155 episodes over four DVD sets beginning in 2016. It has not yet been stated how long the release intervals will be. This series was originally broadcast in Japan from 1977 to 1980. They will be including any existing English dubs as we...