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* ''[[Anime/EighthMan 8 Man After]]'' (1994) (Streamline dub only on VHS and DVD as a CompilationMovie; later re-released on DVD by Creator/DiscotekMedia as individual episodes with both the Streamline dub and the Japanese language track.)

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* ''[[Anime/EighthMan 8 Man After]]'' ''Anime/EightManAfter'' (1994) (Streamline dub only on VHS and DVD as a CompilationMovie; later re-released on DVD by Creator/DiscotekMedia as individual episodes with both the Streamline dub and the Japanese language track.)
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* Juliana Donald

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* Juliana DonaldCreator/JulianaDonald
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* ''Film/CryingFreeman'' (1994) (later distributed by ADV Films in original form, with subtitles added; ADV handled the final OVA installment, with Steve Bulen and Edie Mirman reprising their respective roles alongside ADV's usual talent pool)
* ''The LightNovel/DirtyPair's Affair on Nolandia'' (1993) (later licensed and redubbed by Creator/ADVFilms; Creator/NozomiEntertainment re-released the OVA in 2012 with both the Streamline and ADV dub tracks)
* ''LightNovel/DirtyPair: Flight 005 Conspiracy'' (1994) (later licensed and redubbed by Creator/ADVFilms; Creator/NozomiEntertainment re-released the OVA in 2012 with both the Streamline and ADV dub tracks)
* ''LightNovel/DirtyPair: The Movie - Project Eden'' (1994) (later licensed and redubbed by Creator/ADVFilms; Creator/NozomiEntertainment re-released the film in 2012 with both the Streamline and ADV dub tracks)

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* ''Film/CryingFreeman'' ''Manga/CryingFreeman'' (1994) (later distributed by ADV Films in original form, with subtitles added; ADV handled the final OVA installment, with Steve Bulen and Edie Mirman reprising their respective roles alongside ADV's usual talent pool)
* ''The LightNovel/DirtyPair's Literature/DirtyPair's Affair on Nolandia'' (1993) (later licensed and redubbed by Creator/ADVFilms; Creator/NozomiEntertainment re-released the OVA in 2012 with both the Streamline and ADV dub tracks)
* ''LightNovel/DirtyPair: ''Literature/DirtyPair: Flight 005 Conspiracy'' (1994) (later licensed and redubbed by Creator/ADVFilms; Creator/NozomiEntertainment re-released the OVA in 2012 with both the Streamline and ADV dub tracks)
* ''LightNovel/DirtyPair: ''Literature/DirtyPair: The Movie - Project Eden'' (1994) (later licensed and redubbed by Creator/ADVFilms; Creator/NozomiEntertainment re-released the film in 2012 with both the Streamline and ADV dub tracks)



* ''Anime/{{Lensman}}'' (1990) (VHS and Laserdisc only in US)

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* ''Anime/{{Lensman}}'' ''Literature/{{Lensman}}'' (1990) (VHS and Laserdisc only in US)



* ''Anime/{{Megazone 23}}'' (1995) (later distributed and redubbed by ADV Films and Creator/AnimEigo. Parts of Megazone 23 were also adapted into ''{{Anime/Robotech}}: TheMovie'')

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* ''Anime/{{Megazone 23}}'' ''Anime/Megazone23'' (1995) (later distributed and redubbed by ADV Films and Creator/AnimEigo. Parts of Megazone 23 were also adapted into ''{{Anime/Robotech}}: TheMovie'')
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* ''Anime/MyNeighborTotoro'' (1988) (Released by Creator/{{Troma}} Films, of all people, in 1993. The dub was distributed on home video by Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox. Even later distributed by Creator/{{Disney}} who redubbed it for their release)

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* ''Anime/MyNeighborTotoro'' (1988) (Released by Creator/{{Troma}} Films, of all people, in 1993. The dub was distributed on home video by Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox.Creator/FoxSearchlightPictures. Even later distributed by Creator/{{Disney}} who redubbed it for their release)
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* Creator/MikeReynolds

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* Creator/MikeReynoldsCreator/MikeReynolds (died 2022)
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Throughout the late 80's/early 90's, as other anime distributors began releasing subtitled tapes along with the better-selling dubbed versions, and then putting both versions on Laserdisc/DVD, Streamline Pictures stayed with the dub-only approach (since Macek firmly believed that releasing subtitled animation was pointless since the Japanese dialog was also technically dubbed). On their laserdisc releases and some of their DVD releases you can have both Japanese and English audio, but no subtitles. ''Manga/{{Akira}}'' and ''Anime/TwilightOfTheCockroaches'' were the only releases with subtitled versions available (on ''[=TotC=]'', the subtitles were done – poorly – by Macek himself). There were actually subtitles created for ''LightNovel/VampireHunterD'', and their Miyazaki films, but they were only released as film prints (there were a few roadshows back around 1992). There also was one instance of Harmony Gold releasing subbed anime, as part of the ''{{Anime/Robotech}}'' Perfect collection which had two episodes of Robotech, and the corresponding two episodes of one of the three Japanese series that made it up with rather poor subtitles. Each set got approximately halfway through its source series.

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Throughout the late 80's/early 90's, as other anime distributors began releasing subtitled tapes along with the better-selling dubbed versions, and then putting both versions on Laserdisc/DVD, Streamline Pictures stayed with the dub-only approach (since Macek firmly believed that releasing subtitled animation was pointless since the Japanese dialog was also technically dubbed). On their laserdisc releases and some of their DVD releases you can have both Japanese and English audio, but no subtitles. ''Manga/{{Akira}}'' and ''Anime/TwilightOfTheCockroaches'' were the only releases with subtitled versions available (on ''[=TotC=]'', the subtitles were done – poorly – by Macek himself). There were actually subtitles created for ''LightNovel/VampireHunterD'', ''Literature/VampireHunterD'', and their Miyazaki films, but they were only released as film prints (there were a few roadshows back around 1992). There also was one instance of Harmony Gold releasing subbed anime, as part of the ''{{Anime/Robotech}}'' Perfect collection which had two episodes of Robotech, and the corresponding two episodes of one of the three Japanese series that made it up with rather poor subtitles. Each set got approximately halfway through its source series.



* ''LightNovel/VampireHunterD'' (1992) (originally distributed by CBS Theatrical Films, later distributed by Urban Vision. Later rereleased and redubbed by Creator/SentaiFilmworks)

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* ''LightNovel/VampireHunterD'' ''Literature/VampireHunterD'' (1992) (originally distributed by CBS Theatrical Films, later distributed by Urban Vision. Later rereleased and redubbed by Creator/SentaiFilmworks)

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* Milton James

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* Milton JamesJames (died 2018)



* Sam Strong
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* Michael Forest

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* Michael ForestForest (sometimes credited as Alfred Thor)



* Melanie [=McQueen=]

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* Melanie [=McQueen=][=McQueen=] (sometimes credited as Aline Leslie)
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Most of Streamline's dubs were recorded at Screenmusic Studios (now Creator/{{Studiopolis}}) in Los Angeles, with a few being recorded at Wally Burr Recording or [=InterSound=]. Many of the company's voice actor pool would continue to work in dubbing/ADR for years afterwards, becoming well-regarded industry veterans. Some also moved into ADR writing and directing. Macek himself continued writing scripts for anime series and voice directing (including a dub of ''Anime/AuraBattlerDunbine'' for Creator/ADVFilms) until his sudden death in 2010. One of the studio's employees, animation enthusiast Fred Patten, would go on to do a 18-part retrospective retrospective of the company on Beck's Cartoon Research. Which can be found [[https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/category/funny-animals-and-more/page/10/ here]].

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Most of Streamline's dubs were recorded at Screenmusic Studios (now Creator/{{Studiopolis}}) in Los Angeles, with a few being recorded at Wally Burr Recording or [=InterSound=]. Many of the company's voice actor pool would continue to work in dubbing/ADR for years afterwards, becoming well-regarded industry veterans. Some also moved into ADR writing and directing. Macek himself continued writing scripts for anime series and voice directing (including a dub of ''Anime/AuraBattlerDunbine'' for Creator/ADVFilms) until his sudden death in 2010. One of the studio's employees, animation enthusiast Fred Patten, would go on to do a 18-part retrospective retrospective of the company on Beck's Cartoon Research. Which Research, which can be found [[https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/category/funny-animals-and-more/page/10/ here]].
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* ''[[Anime/MeikyuuMonogatari Neo-Tokyo]]'' (1992) (later distributed by Creator/ADVFilms, keeping the Streamline dub)

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* ''[[Anime/MeikyuuMonogatari Neo-Tokyo]]'' ''Anime/NeoTokyo1987'' (1992) (later distributed by Creator/ADVFilms, keeping the Streamline dub)
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* ''Anime/KikisDeliveryService'' (1989) (later distributed and redubbed by Disney and GKids; only available in the Japanese "Ghibli ga Ippai" UsefulNotes/LaserDisc boxset)
* ''[[Anime/CastleInTheSky Laputa: Castle in the Sky]]'' (1989) (later licensed and redubbed by Disney and GKids; Technically ''not'' actually dubbed by Streamline, who simply provided US distribution, though the dub itself contains much of the same voice pool as their actual output. Currently only available on the Japanese DVD)

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* ''Anime/KikisDeliveryService'' (1989) (later distributed and redubbed by Disney and GKids; [=GKids=]; only available in the Japanese "Ghibli ga Ippai" UsefulNotes/LaserDisc boxset)
* ''[[Anime/CastleInTheSky Laputa: Castle in the Sky]]'' (1989) (later licensed and redubbed by Disney and GKids; [=GKids=]; Technically ''not'' actually dubbed by Streamline, who simply provided US distribution, though the dub itself contains much of the same voice pool as their actual output. Currently only available on the Japanese DVD)
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* TonyPope (died 2004)

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* TonyPope Tony Pope (died 2004)
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* ''Anime/LupinIIITalesOfTheWolf'' (1994) (two episodes of [[Anime/LupinIIIRedJacket the second TV series]], directed by Creator/HayaoMiyazaki, later relicensed by Creator/DiscotekMedia, with the dubs for these two episodes intact)

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* ''Anime/LupinIIITalesOfTheWolf'' (1994) (two episodes of [[Anime/LupinIIIRedJacket [[Anime/LupinIIIPartII the second TV series]], directed by Creator/HayaoMiyazaki, later relicensed by Creator/DiscotekMedia, with the dubs for these two episodes intact)
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Harmony Gold owned the license, not Streamline


* ''Manga/DragonBall'' (1991) (one of the studio's rarest releases; the true scope of completion is unknown. Later licensed and re-dubbed by Creator/FUNimation.)
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* ''The Anime/{{Speed Racer}} Show'' (1993) (later released on home video by Live Entertainment under the Family Home Entertainment name as "Speed Racer: The Movie")

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* ''The Anime/{{Speed Racer}} Show'' (1993) (later released on home video by Live Entertainment under the Family Home Entertainment name as "Speed Racer: The Movie")Movie", consists of "The Car Hater", the "Mammoth Car" 2-parter and several 50s commercials)
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Founded in 1988 by Harmony Gold writer Carl Macek (the man associated, perhaps unfairly, with the {{Macekre}}) and animation historian [[Blog/CartoonBrew Jerry Beck]], Streamline Pictures was the first company to bring over and dub anime uncut on video in North America.[[note]]Contemporary US anime pioneers Creator/AnimEigo and Creator/CentralParkMedia would not start releasing product until slightly later, and Creator/VizMedia – although it did exist at the time as a manga distributor – would not venture into the animation market for another few years.[[/note]] While all of Streamline's dubs and productions were uncut, Carl Macek's script rewrites were designed to increase accessibility for American audiences, and this was usually more than enough to tick off the louder contingent of hardcore fans in the already-exhausting {{Dubbing versus Subbing}} war. Despite the name behind the company, these were ''not'' {{Macekre}}s with [[CulturalTranslation totally different character names]] and gratuitous edits. Needless to say, the scope of the changes varied by production, with some translations being more faithful than others.

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Founded in 1988 by Harmony Gold writer Carl Macek (the man associated, perhaps unfairly, with the {{Macekre}}) and animation historian [[Blog/CartoonBrew Jerry Beck]], Streamline Pictures was the first company to bring over and dub anime uncut on video in North America.[[note]]Contemporary US anime pioneers Creator/AnimEigo and Creator/CentralParkMedia would not start releasing product until slightly later, and Creator/VizMedia – although it did exist at the time as a manga distributor – would not venture into the animation market for another few years.[[/note]] While all of Streamline's dubs and productions were uncut, Carl Macek's script rewrites were designed to increase accessibility for American audiences, and this was usually more than enough to tick off the louder contingent of hardcore fans in the already-exhausting {{Dubbing versus Subbing}} SubbingVersusDubbing war. Despite the name behind the company, these were ''not'' {{Macekre}}s with [[CulturalTranslation totally different character names]] and gratuitous edits. Needless to say, the scope of the changes varied by production, with some translations being more faithful than others.
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Most of Streamline's dubs were recorded at Screenmusic Studios (now Creator/{{Studiopolis}}) in Los Angeles, with a few being recorded at Wally Burr Recording or [=InterSound=]. Many of the company's voice actor pool would continue to work in dubbing/ADR for years afterwards, becoming well-regarded industry veterans. Some also moved into ADR writing and directing. Macek himself continued writing scripts for anime series and voice directing (including a dub of ''Anime/AuraBattlerDunbine'' for Creator/ADVFilms) until his sudden death in 2010.

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Most of Streamline's dubs were recorded at Screenmusic Studios (now Creator/{{Studiopolis}}) in Los Angeles, with a few being recorded at Wally Burr Recording or [=InterSound=]. Many of the company's voice actor pool would continue to work in dubbing/ADR for years afterwards, becoming well-regarded industry veterans. Some also moved into ADR writing and directing. Macek himself continued writing scripts for anime series and voice directing (including a dub of ''Anime/AuraBattlerDunbine'' for Creator/ADVFilms) until his sudden death in 2010.
2010. One of the studio's employees, animation enthusiast Fred Patten, would go on to do a 18-part retrospective retrospective of the company on Beck's Cartoon Research. Which can be found [[https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/category/funny-animals-and-more/page/10/ here]].
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* Richard Allen

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* Richard AllenAllen (died 2013)
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Most of Streamline's dubs were recorded at Screenmusic Studios (now Creator/{{Studiopolis}}) in Los Angeles, with a few being recorded at Wally Burr Recording or [=InterSound=]. Many of the company's voice actor pool would continue to work in dubbing/ADR for years afterwards, becoming well-regarded industry veterans. Some also moved into ADR writing and directing. Macek himself continued writing scripts for anime series and voice directing until his sudden death in 2010.

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Most of Streamline's dubs were recorded at Screenmusic Studios (now Creator/{{Studiopolis}}) in Los Angeles, with a few being recorded at Wally Burr Recording or [=InterSound=]. Many of the company's voice actor pool would continue to work in dubbing/ADR for years afterwards, becoming well-regarded industry veterans. Some also moved into ADR writing and directing. Macek himself continued writing scripts for anime series and voice directing (including a dub of ''Anime/AuraBattlerDunbine'' for Creator/ADVFilms) until his sudden death in 2010.
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Most of Streamline's dubs were recorded at Screenmusic Studios (now STUDIOPOLIS) in Los Angeles, with a few being recorded at Wally Burr Recording or [=InterSound=]. Many of the company's voice actor pool would continue to work in dubbing/ADR for years afterwards, becoming well-regarded industry veterans. Some also moved into ADR writing and directing. Macek himself continued writing scripts for anime series and voice directing until his sudden death in 2010.

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Most of Streamline's dubs were recorded at Screenmusic Studios (now STUDIOPOLIS) Creator/{{Studiopolis}}) in Los Angeles, with a few being recorded at Wally Burr Recording or [=InterSound=]. Many of the company's voice actor pool would continue to work in dubbing/ADR for years afterwards, becoming well-regarded industry veterans. Some also moved into ADR writing and directing. Macek himself continued writing scripts for anime series and voice directing until his sudden death in 2010.
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* ''Anime/{{Fist of the North Star}}'' Movie (1991) (later distributed by Image Entertainment on VHS/LD/DVD, followed many years later by a new DVD release from Discotek Media)
* ''Great Conquest: The Romance of Three Kingdoms'' (1995) (later distributed by Orion Pictures)

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* ''Anime/{{Fist of the North Star}}'' Movie (1991) (later distributed by Image Entertainment on VHS/LD/DVD, followed many years later by a new DVD release from Discotek Media)
Creator/DiscotekMedia)
* ''Great Conquest: The Romance of Three Kingdoms'' (1995) (later distributed by Orion Pictures)Pictures and Creator/DiscotekMedia)



* ''Anime/KikisDeliveryService'' (1989) (later distributed and redubbed by Disney; only available in the Japanese "Ghibli ga Ippai" UsefulNotes/LaserDisc boxset)
* ''[[Anime/CastleInTheSky Laputa: Castle in the Sky]]'' (1989) (later licensed and redubbed by Disney; Technically ''not'' actually dubbed by Streamline, who simply provided US distribution, though the dub itself contains much of the same voice pool as their actual output. Currently only available on the Japanese DVD)

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* ''Anime/KikisDeliveryService'' (1989) (later distributed and redubbed by Disney; Disney and GKids; only available in the Japanese "Ghibli ga Ippai" UsefulNotes/LaserDisc boxset)
* ''[[Anime/CastleInTheSky Laputa: Castle in the Sky]]'' (1989) (later licensed and redubbed by Disney; Disney and GKids; Technically ''not'' actually dubbed by Streamline, who simply provided US distribution, though the dub itself contains much of the same voice pool as their actual output. Currently only available on the Japanese DVD)



* ''Anime/LilyCAT'' (1994) (VHS only, later distributed on DVD by Discotek Media with the Streamline dub kept)

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* ''Anime/LilyCAT'' (1994) (VHS only, later distributed on DVD by Discotek Media Creator/DiscotekMedia with the Streamline dub kept)



* ''Anime/{{Megazone 23}}'' (1995) (later distributed and redubbed by ADV Films. Parts of Megazone 23 were also adapted into ''{{Anime/Robotech}}: TheMovie'')

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* ''Anime/{{Megazone 23}}'' (1995) (later distributed and redubbed by ADV Films.Films and Creator/AnimEigo. Parts of Megazone 23 were also adapted into ''{{Anime/Robotech}}: TheMovie'')



* ''[[Anime/NadiaTheSecretOfBlueWater Nadia]]'' (1992) (production ceased after 8 episodes; re-released in 1995 as ''The Secret of Blue Water''. Later redubbed and released to completion by ADV Films)

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* ''[[Anime/NadiaTheSecretOfBlueWater Nadia]]'' (1992) (production ceased after 8 episodes; re-released in 1995 as ''The Secret of Blue Water''. Later redubbed and released to completion by ADV Films)Films and Sentai Filmworks)



* ''Anime/RobotCarnival'' (1991) (Only on VHS and Laserdisc in the US, rereleased by Discotek on DVD with Steamline dub intact.)

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* ''Anime/RobotCarnival'' (1991) (Only on VHS and Laserdisc in the US, rereleased by Discotek on DVD with Steamline Streamline dub intact.)



* ''LightNovel/VampireHunterD'' (1992) (originally distributed by CBS Theatrical Films, later distributed by Urban Vision. To be rereleased by Creator/SentaiFilmworks, though the Streamline dub won't be included)

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* ''LightNovel/VampireHunterD'' (1992) (originally distributed by CBS Theatrical Films, later distributed by Urban Vision. To be Later rereleased and redubbed by Creator/SentaiFilmworks, though the Streamline dub won't be included)Creator/SentaiFilmworks)



* ''[[Anime/RedPhotonZillion Zillion]]'' (1990) (only five episodes dubbed, later relicensed sub-only by Creator/Funimation)
* ''[[Anime/RedPhotonZillion Zillion: Burning Night]]'' (1991)(later released sub-only by Creator/Funimation)

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* ''[[Anime/RedPhotonZillion Zillion]]'' (1990) (only five episodes dubbed, later relicensed sub-only by Creator/Funimation)
Creator/FUNimation)
* ''[[Anime/RedPhotonZillion Zillion: Burning Night]]'' (1991)(later released sub-only by Creator/Funimation)
Creator/FUNimation)
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* ''[[Series/GiantRobo Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot]]'' (Not owned by them but the first 8 episodes in Production Order were licensed through Orion Pictures, later rereleased in its entirety and in proper airing order by MGM and Shout! Factory in 2013. It was also notable for being their only {{Toku}} release).

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* ''[[Series/GiantRobo Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot]]'' (1996) (Not owned by them but the first 8 episodes in Production Order were licensed through Orion Pictures, later rereleased in its entirety and in proper airing order by MGM and Shout! Factory in 2013. It was also notable for being their only {{Toku}} release).
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* ''[[Series/GiantRobo Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot]]'' (Not owned by them but the first 8 episodes in Production Order were licensed through Orion Pictures, later rereleased in its entirety and in proper airing order by MGM and Shout! Factory in 2013. It was also notablefor being their only {{Toku}} release).

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* ''[[Series/GiantRobo Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot]]'' (Not owned by them but the first 8 episodes in Production Order were licensed through Orion Pictures, later rereleased in its entirety and in proper airing order by MGM and Shout! Factory in 2013. It was also notablefor notable for being their only {{Toku}} release).
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* ''[[Series/GiantRobo Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot]]'' (Not owned by them but the first 8 episodes in Production Order were licensed through Orion Pictures, later rereleased in its entirety and in proper airing order by MGM and Shout! Factory in 2013).

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* ''[[Series/GiantRobo Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot]]'' (Not owned by them but the first 8 episodes in Production Order were licensed through Orion Pictures, later rereleased in its entirety and in proper airing order by MGM and Shout! Factory in 2013).2013. It was also notablefor being their only {{Toku}} release).
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