Even though this company was formed back in 2005, I didn't even know about them until 2012, when I heard that the formerly Bandai-licensed Blue Submarine #6 was rescued and getting rereleased by them. Having never heard of this company before, I decided to check them out and see if they released anything else. My interest grew after seeing what they had released, and I eventually started buying stuff from them.
Discotek Media specializes in licensing old movies and OVAs from the 70's, 80's, and 90's, as well as the occasional show from the 2000's. Some of their releases like Shin Getter Robo Vs. Neo Getter Robo and Lupin III Episode 0: First Contact are the first time that they've been released in the US.
While they don't dub any of their releases themselves, Discotek Media will include any pre-existing dubs on the release if any exist. A very impressive example is their release of Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo, which includes all four english dubs produced for the movie (the 1978 Toho dub, the 1994 Streamline dub, the 1995 Manga Entertainment dub, and the 2003 Geneon dub). Unfortunately, this same feat of including multiple dubs wasn't repeated for their release of Space Adventure Cobra, which only includes the Streamline dub without the Manga Entertainment dub. Any releases without pre-existing dubs are simply subtitle-only releases, of course.
One annoying occurrence with their releases is the inclusion of a security sticker on the top of the DVD case. I'm pretty sure we're all familiar with these things, and while I don't personally have a hard time with them, I can imagine other people getting frustrated. Thankfully, they only put one sticker on top, but security stickers are usually reserved for DVDs bought from stores like Wal-Mart and Target. Why Discotek decides slap them onto their usually online-ordered DVDs is beyond me.
Overall, while the security sticker schtick is annoying, Discotek Media is pretty much the animation equivalent to The Criterion Collection. It's thanks to them that movies and shows like Lovely Complex, Fist of the North Star, Sea Prince and the Fire Child, Galaxy Express 999, Mad Bull 34, and Lupin III are getting more well-deserved attention.
Creator Discotek Media: Savior of Old School Anime
Even though this company was formed back in 2005, I didn't even know about them until 2012, when I heard that the formerly Bandai-licensed Blue Submarine #6 was rescued and getting rereleased by them. Having never heard of this company before, I decided to check them out and see if they released anything else. My interest grew after seeing what they had released, and I eventually started buying stuff from them.
Discotek Media specializes in licensing old movies and OVAs from the 70's, 80's, and 90's, as well as the occasional show from the 2000's. Some of their releases like Shin Getter Robo Vs. Neo Getter Robo and Lupin III Episode 0: First Contact are the first time that they've been released in the US.
While they don't dub any of their releases themselves, Discotek Media will include any pre-existing dubs on the release if any exist. A very impressive example is their release of Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo, which includes all four english dubs produced for the movie (the 1978 Toho dub, the 1994 Streamline dub, the 1995 Manga Entertainment dub, and the 2003 Geneon dub). Unfortunately, this same feat of including multiple dubs wasn't repeated for their release of Space Adventure Cobra, which only includes the Streamline dub without the Manga Entertainment dub. Any releases without pre-existing dubs are simply subtitle-only releases, of course.
One annoying occurrence with their releases is the inclusion of a security sticker on the top of the DVD case. I'm pretty sure we're all familiar with these things, and while I don't personally have a hard time with them, I can imagine other people getting frustrated. Thankfully, they only put one sticker on top, but security stickers are usually reserved for DVDs bought from stores like Wal-Mart and Target. Why Discotek decides slap them onto their usually online-ordered DVDs is beyond me.
Overall, while the security sticker schtick is annoying, Discotek Media is pretty much the animation equivalent to The Criterion Collection. It's thanks to them that movies and shows like Lovely Complex, Fist of the North Star, Sea Prince and the Fire Child, Galaxy Express 999, Mad Bull 34, and Lupin III are getting more well-deserved attention.