Discotek Media announced several new licenses and releases during a livestream on Monday, including:
Discotek also guaranteed that after Crunchyroll leaves the Right Stuf store and moves products to the Crunchyroll store, Discotek titles will continue to be available on the Crunchyroll store.
Lovely Complex has just been dubbed into English!
Named by our friends at @SoundCadence!
Extras include the explicit OP and ED, along with dub-focused extras including bloopers and two episode commentaries! pic.twitter.com/gckz7iuIeX
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Lovely Complex will premiere on Blu-ray Disc anywhere in the world with a new upgraded AstroRes edition, all 24 episodes on Blu-ray Disc, Japanese audio with English subtitles and dub Brand new English produced by Sound Cadence. Extras include clear opening and ending sequences, dubbing errors, and two commentary episodes with the English voice cast and crew. Discotek previously released the 2007 anime DVD in 2013. Discotek provided an English dub clip of Sound Cadence:
It’s a clip from Lovely Complex!
And that beautiful new remaster!
And they are speaking English!
That’s right, shoujo lovers everywhere! pic.twitter.com/ZkQV2z2qOn
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The English voice cast includes:
Voiceover team from @SoundCadence!
Directed and written by @MarissaLenti.
So many people made this happen! pic.twitter.com/zNOEVh4Wjm
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Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha!
The same amazing high grade used in Japan!
Subtitles have been improved and an English dub is available!
The original Nanoha series disappeared for a while but is back! pic.twitter.com/nY3EeOdUAU
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Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha will release on Blu-ray Disc in 2024 and will feature the same 1080p deluxe release from Japan, original Japanese audio, Bang Zoom! The English dub and English subtitles have been cleaned up.
Hand Maid May!
All 10 episodes, plus OVA!
This is a new premium movie. Still rough due to the masters and history, but a good movie.
An English dub is available, along with edited subtitles.
Extras include Clean OP/ED, commercials , & some fun early DVD oddities. pic.twitter.com/Ncj3WSl1sV
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Hand Maid May will release on Blu-ray Disc in 2024 and will feature all 10 episodes as the 2003 Maid Mai OVA. It will feature a restored superior English dub, clearer subtitles. It will feature a “loving presentation” of Pioneer’s DVD release (which includes dynamic menu interactions), clear opening and closing sequences, and promotional videos.
Dual! Parallel trouble adventure!
13-episode TV show and OVA about a multi-dimensional mecha adventure!
A dubbed version is available with some subtitle improvements.
Some decent extras, including character messages and more!
Is this related to Tenchi? Well, in short… yes. pic.twitter.com/ayvnYszhn3
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Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure will release on standard definition Blu-ray in 2024 with all 13 episodes as well as Dual! OVA specifically about parallel troubled adventures. It will include Japanese audio, Pioneer’s English dub, edited subtitle text (removed “burn in” subtitles from the Pioneer release), clear opening and ending sequences, promotional videos statements, character messages, a short “ADR Report” in Japanese, and Easter eggs from Pioneer’s original DVD release.
Lupine the 3rd: Sweet Lost Night!
It’s time for a new Lupine special to hit Blu-ray!
This movie took a lot of effort to make it look better on Blu-ray, with new subtitles!
Extras include television commercials and liner notes.
Only a few left… pic.twitter.com/MmjnuTNBR2
— ????Discotek Media (@discotekmedia) October 17, 2023
Lupine III: Sweet Lost Night will release on Blu-ray Disc in 2024 in Japanese with English Subtitles, TV promo for the special, and liner notes. Discotek notes that with this release, there are only five Lupine III specials that have not yet been released in English.
Belladonna of Sadness!
Stunning 4K with HDR all-new erotic classic from Mushi Pro!
This will be a combo package that has UHD and normal BD in one set!
The subtitles have been refined a bit.
Plus extras with new interviews and commentary from Mike Toole! pic.twitter.com/i3TxrJwc2o
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Belladonna of Sadness will feature a new 4K transfer and will ship on Blu-4K Ultra HD ray Disc in 2024, with new HDR levels as well as a 1080p SDR version. Discotek claims it features better “compression” and film grain management than previous versions. The release will feature a commentary track by Mike Toole, newly proofread subtitles, and all interviews from the film’s previous releases.
Kurokami!
The first proper remaster returns to Blu-ray! This is a great show that many people have missed.
This time there are both Japanese and English audio!
Original BDs made by Justin for Bandai Entertainment!
New release helps Kurokami shine!
Additional features are TBD. pic.twitter.com/mJQlLIW3Tg
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Kurokami The Animation will release on Blu-ray Disc in 2024. The release will include the original Japanese audio as well as an English dub (unlike Bandai Entertainment’s original Blu-ray Disc release) . The 2009 anime is historic as both the first dubbed television anime and the first Blu-ray Disc that Media OCD and Anime News Network founder Justin Sevakis made.
Fist of the North Star: Legend of the True Savior: Legend of Kenshiro!
The series finale tells the story of how Kenshiro became the hero we know!
Subtitles are available, along with an all-new English dub!
Extras include Promotional clips and dub errors from the series! pic.twitter.com/tKq8rWF8hk
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Fist of the North Star: Legend of the True Savior-The Legend of Kenshiro (Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu) Hokuto no Ken Zero: Kenshirō-den) will be released in 2024 on Blu-ray with Japanese audio and English subtitles, as well as a new English dub produced by Sound Cadence. The release will include trailers, TV commercials and voiceovers.
Puss’N Boots Around the World!
The third movie featuring Pero, the character who became Toei Mascot!
This movie features all-new subtitles for Japanese audio and Turner’s classic English dub!
Extras TBD pic.twitter.com/PQvBhAB2D8
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Puss n’Boots Around the World (Nagagutsu o Haita Neko 80 Nichikan Sekai Isshū) will be released on Blu-ray Disc in 2024 and will include a new HD transfer, a Turner Television dub, and a subtitled script new.
Futakoi!
It’s a harem anime about twins!
So does he choose one girl in this video or can he choose two girls?
The video is impressive in this regard, with a few minor hiccups.
The bonus is the explicit OP/ED along with a music video!
This is actually a pretty wholesome, innocent, and fun show! pic.twitter.com/McmrT9f9Ex
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Futakoi will arrive on Blu-ray Disc in 2024, upscaled to high definition. The release will include explicit opening and ending sequences as well as a full music video for the opening song.
Chie the Brat!
Isao Takahata’s last TV show before he did Grave of the Fireflies, Only Today, etc.
This truly great classic about a girl in 70s Osaka is about to be released with the first English subtitles EVER!
Great movie that has helped inspire genres & shows for generations! pic.twitter.com/doWCttUugQ
— ????Discotek Media (@discotekmedia) October 17, 2023
Chie the Brat, the last anime television series that groundbreaking Studio Ghibli anime director Isao Takahata worked on, will release on Blu-ray Disc in 2024. Discotek’s release will be the first release of the anime 1981 in English. The release will include an explicit ending and a clip promoting the Blu-ray Disc release.
Rainbow!
This is a gritty and dark drama about children pushed into youth prison.
The show was streamed online but never made available on disc. It’s a really good movie so we’re fixing that.
Clean OP and ED for extras! pic.twitter.com/aJ7OFLZtXw
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Rainbow-Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin will release on Blu-ray Disc in 2024 in full 1080p resolution. The release will include the Japanese track with English subtitles, as well as clear opening and ending sequences.
IGPX!
The classic motorbike racing game returns!
The 5 discs with both the Production IG and Toonami versions have been upgraded with the power of @astro_res.
Registered and voiced for IG, voiced for Toonami (with narration by Peter Cullen!)
Extras are TBD, but we hope it will be special and epic. pic.twitter.com/EpR9r0l2hH
— ????Discotek Media (@discotekmedia) October 17, 2023
IGPX will ship on Blu-ray Disc and will feature a new upgrade based on the newly positioned master of transformation. The release will include both the Production IG and Toonami versions in a 5-disc release. Discotek notes that the release may include expanded additional features, but these additional features have not yet been approved by the licensor. Discotek previously released both anime seasons on DVD in 2016.
Discotek Media has also announced the following live-action releases for the Nihon Nights and Toku Time labels:
BELA: Humanoid Monster (Yōkai Ningen Bela) live-action film based on the character Bela from the Yōkai Ningen Bem (Humanoid Monster Bem) series, to be released on Blu-ray in December Fatal Frame (Zero) 2014 live-action film action based on the game series of the same name, coming to Blu-ray Disc in the 2024 film Kamikaze Girls (Shimotsuma Monogatari) 2004, in full HD, with montage video, translated interviews with the cast and crew, production footage, press conference and promotional event footage, trailers, trailers, commercials, international trailers, an omake short film and a music video. Movie to be released in 2024 Live-action film Hurrican Polymar 2016, released on Blu-ray Disc in 2024
Discotek Media also announced it will release the American animated film Extreme Dinosaurs on standard definition Blu-ray Disc, with all 52 episodes, coming in 2024.
Source: Discotek live stream