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Discotek Media
American entertainment company
Discotek Media is an American entertainment company based in Altamonte Springs, Florida, focused on distribution and licensing Japanese anime, films, and television series.[1]
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Entertainment |
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| Founded | 2005; 19 years ago (2005) |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
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| Website | discotekmedia |
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 (including the Hayao Miyazaki film The Castle of Cagliostro), the first two seasons and three films of Digimon, Fist of the North Star, Sonic X, Hajime no Ippo, Urusei Yatsura, Galaxy Express 999, and Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, 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 recent titles and has collaborated with streaming service Crunchyroll on several releases including KonoSuba, Kemono Friends, and 5 Centimeters per Second.
Discotek Media announced a new sub-label as a return to live-action films known as Nihon Nights, which started in 2022 with the 2000 film Uzumaki's Blu-ray release. They also announced another sub-label for Tokusatsu series and films known as Toku Time and it started that same year with Space Sheriff Gavan.
The company 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]
Television series
The following programs have been licensed by Discotek Media.
| No. | Title | Director(s) | Broadcast network(s) | Episode(s) | Year(s) | Japanese name | Notes |
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| 1 | Dororo | Gisaburo Sugii | Fuji TV | 26 | April 6 – September 28, 1969 | Dororo to hyakkimaru | Based on Osamu Tezuka's manga of the same name |
| 2 | Lupin III | Nippon TV | 23 | October 24, 1971 – March 26, 1972 | Rupan sansei | Based on Monkey Punch's manga of the same name | |
| 3 | Devilman | Tomoharu Katsumata | TV Asahi | 39 | July 8, 1972 – April 7, 1973 | Debiruman | Based on Go Nagai's manga of the same name |
| 4 | Astroganger | Masashi Nitta | Nippon TV | 26 | October 4, 1972 – March 28, 1973 | Asutorogangā | Original series |
| 5 | Mazinger Z | Tomoharu Katsumata | Fuji TV | 92 | December 3, 1972 – September 1, 1974 | Majingā Z | Based on Go Nagai's manga of the same name |
| 6 | Karate Master | Osamu Dezaki | TV Asahi | 47 | October 3, 1973 – September 25, 1974 | Karate baka ichidai | Based on Ikki Kajiwara's manga of the same name |
| 7 | Aim for the Ace! | MBS TV | 26 | October 5, 1973 – March 29, 1974 | Ēsu o nerae! | Based on Sumika Yamamoto's manga of the same name | |
| 8 | Cutie Honey | Tomoharu Katsumata | TV Asahi | 25 | October 13, 1973 – March 30, 1974 | Kyūtī hanī | Based on Go Nagai's manga of the same name |
| 9 | Chargeman Ken! | Noboru Miura | TBS | 65 | April 1 – June 28, 1974 | Chājiman-ken! | Original series |
| 10 | Great Mazinger |
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Fuji TV | 56 | September 8, 1974 – September 28, 1975 | Gurēto majingā | Based on Go Nagai's manga of the same name |
| 11 | Dino Mech Gaiking | Tomoharu Katsumata | 44 | April 1, 1976 – January 27, 1977 | Ōzora ma ryū gaikingu | Original series | |
| 12 | Super Electromagnetic Robo Combattler V | Tadao Nagahama | TV Asahi | 54 | April 17, 1976 – May 28, 1977 | Chō denji robo konbatorā V | |
| 13 | Voltes V | 40 | June 4, 1977 – March 25, 1978 | Chō denji mashīn borutesu V | |||
| 14 | Lupin III: Part II |
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Nippon TV | 155 | October 3, 1977 – October 6, 1980 | Shin rupan sansei | Based on Monkey Punch's manga of the same name |
| 15 | Space Pirate Captain Harlock | Rintarō | TV Asahi | 42 | March 14, 1978 – February 13, 1979 | Uchū kaizoku kyaputen hārokku | Based on Leiji Matsumoto's manga of the same name |
| 16 | Daimos | Tadao Nagahama | 44 | April 1, 1978 – January 27, 1979 | Tōshō daimosu | Original series | |
| 17 | The Adventures of the Little Prince |
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35 | July 4, 1978 – March 27, 1979 | Hoshi no ōjisama puchi puransu | Based on Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's novel of the same name | |
| 18 | Galaxy Express 999 | Nobutaka Nishizawa | Fuji TV | 113 | September 14, 1978 – March 26, 1981 | Ginga tetsudō 999 | Based on Leiji Matsumoto's manga of the same name |
| 19 | Treasure Island | Osamu Dezaki | Nippon TV | 26 | October 8, 1978 – April 1, 1979 | Takarajima | Based on Robert Louis Stevenson's novel of the same name |
| 20 | Future Robo Daltanius | Katsutoshi Sasaki | TV Tokyo | 47 | March 21, 1979 – March 5, 1980 | Mirai robo darutaniasu | Original series |
| 21 | The Rose of Versailles |
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Nippon TV | 40 | October 10, 1979 – September 3, 1980 | Berusaiyu no bara | Based on Riyoko Ikeda's manga of the same name |
| 22 | Wonderful Adventures of Nils | Hisayuki Toriumi | NHK | 52 | January 8, 1980 – March 17, 1981 | Nirusu no fushigi na tabi | Based on Selma Lagerlöf's book of the same name |
| 23 | Space Emperor God Sigma |
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TV Tokyo | 50 | March 19, 1980 – February 25, 1981 | Uchū taitei goddo shiguma | Original series |
| 24 | Space Warrior Baldios | Kazuyuki Hirokawa | Family Gekijo | 34 | June 30, 1980 – January 25, 1981 | Uchū senshi barudiosu | |
| 25 | Astro Boy | Noboru Ishiguro | Nippon TV | 52 | October 1, 1980 – December 23, 1981 | Tetsuwan atomu | Based on Osamu Tezuka's manga of the same name |
| 26 | The New Adventures of Gigantor | Tetsuo Imazawa | 51 | October 3, 1980 – September 25, 1981 | Tetsujin 28-gō | Based on Misuteru Yokoyama's manga of the same name | |
| 27 | Macron 1 | Kunihiko Yuyama | TV Tokyo | 26 | July 3 – December 28, 1981 | Sengoku majin gōshōgun | Original series |
- "New Anime Distributor". Anime News Network. August 30, 2005. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
- "What Determines Whether An Older Show Should Be Released as SD-BD?". Anime News Network. September 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- Official website
- Discotek Media at Anime News Network's encyclopedia