Discotek Media announced a number of new licenses and releases during its annual Discotek Day livestream A Not So Very Spooktacular last Monday night.
Discotek also confirmed that its products will continue to be offered on the Crunchyroll Store following Crunchyroll’s acquisition of the Right Stuf online store.
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Some of the company’s latest releases announced during the livestream include:
• Lovely Complex • Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha TV series 1 • Hand Maid May • Dual! Parallel Troubled Adventures • Lupine III: Sweet Lost Night • Datura of Sorrow • Kurokami The Animation • Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Kenshiro • Puss’N Boots Travels Around the World world • Futakoi • Drama Chie the Brat 1 • Rainbow – Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin • IGPX
Lovely Complex will be released for the first time on Blu-ray with a new AstroRes upgrade, all 24 episodes, Japanese audio with English subtitles, and an all-new English dub produced by Sound Cadence Studios . Discotek released a new English dub clip during the broadcast.
The new English dub cast includes Amber Lee Connors as Risa Koizumi, Howard Wang as Atsushi Otani, Hayden Daviau as Nobuko Ishihara, Alejandro Saab as Heikichi Nakao, Sarah Wiedenheft as Chiharu Tanaka, Aaron Dismuke as Ryoji Suzuki, Tom Laflin as Haruka Fukagawa, Siv Ryan as Seiko Kotobuki, Kdin Jenzen as Kazuki Kohori, Marissa Lenti as Mimi Yoshioka, Elizabeth Quedenfeld as Mayu Kanzaki, Marc Swint as Kiyoji Nakano, Gianni Matragrano as Kuniumi Maitake, Brent Mukai as Umibozu and Charles “MoistCr1TiKaL” White as Cane Osugi.
It’s a clip from Lovely Complex!
And that gorgeous new remaster!
And they are speaking English!
That’s right, shoujo lovers everywhere! pic.twitter.com/ZkQV2z2qOn
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Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha will be released 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 revised.
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha!
The same great upgrade is used in Japan!
Subtitles have been improved, and an English dub is available!
The original Nanoha series has been out for a while but is back! pic.twitter.com/nY3EeOdUAU
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Hand Maid May will be released on Blu-ray Disc in 2024. It will feature all 10 episodes and the 2003 Hand Maid Mai OVA, with restored audio, Pioneer’s English dub, and remastered subtitles. clean. Other extras include a presentation of Pioneer’s DVD release (which features dynamic menu interactions), a clear opening and closing sequence, and several promotional videos.
Hand Maid May!
All 10 episodes, plus OVA!
This is the new premium version. 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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Double! Parallel Trouble Adventure will be released on Standard Definition Blu-ray Disc 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, a Japanese “ADR Report” short, and more.
Double! 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-ish. pic.twitter.com/ayvnYszhn3
— ????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 commercials for specials, and liner notes.
Lupine the 3rd: Sweet Lost Night!
It’s about time for a new Lupine special coming to Blu-ray!
This movie has a lot of work to do to make the Blu-ray look better with new subtitles!
Extras include television commercials and liner notes.
Only a few left… pic.twitter.com/MmjnuTNBR2
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Belladonna of Sadness will feature a new 4K transfer and will be released on Blu 4K Ultra HD-ray Disc in 2024. The release will also include a new HDR type and a 1080p SDR version. The release will feature a commentary track by Mike Toole, newly proofread subtitles, and all interviews from the film’s previous releases.
Belladonna of Sadness!
Stunning 4K w/HDR all-new take on Mushi Pro’s erotic classic!
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
— ????Discotek Media (@discotekmedia) October 17, 2023
Kurokami The Animation will be released on Blu-ray Disc in 2024. It will include the original Japanese audio as well as an English dub.
Kurokami!
The first proper Simuldub 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
— ????Discotek Media (@discotekmedia) October 17, 2023
Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Truth Savior – The Legend of Kenshiro will be released in 2024 on Blu-ray Disc with Japanese audio and English subtitles, as well as a new English dub by Sound Manufactured by Cadence. The release will include trailers, TV commercials and voiceovers.
Fist of the North Star: Legend of the True Savior: The Legend of Kenshiro!
The series finale tells the story of how Kenshiro became the hero we know!
Subtitles and a brand new English dub are available!
Extras include promotional clips and dub errors from the series film! pic.twitter.com/tKq8rWF8hk
— ????Discotek Media (@discotekmedia) October 17, 2023
Puss n’Boots Around the World will be released on Blu-ray Disc in 2024. It will include a new HD transfer, a Turner Television dub, and a new subtitle script.
Puss’N Boots Around the World!
The third movie featuring Pero, the character who became the Toei Mascot!
This film features all-new subtitles for the Japanese audio and Turner’s classic English dub!
Extras TBD pic.twitter.com/PQvBhAB2D8
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Futakoi will arrive on Blu-ray Disc in 2024 and the release will be upscaled to high definition. It will include clear opening and ending sequences, and a full music video for the opening song.
Futakoi!
This is a harem anime about twins!
So does he choose one girl in this video or can he choose two girls?
The video is impressive on this one, with a few minor hiccups.
Extras are clean OP/ED plus a music video!
This is actually a pretty wholesome, innocent, and fun show! pic.twitter.com/McmrT9f9Ex
— ????Discotek Media (@discotekmedia) October 17, 2023
Chie the Brat will be released on Blu-ray Disc in 2024 and will be the first time the anime has been released in English. It will include the explicit ending credits and a clip promoting the Blu-ray Disc release.
Chie the Brat!
Isao Takahata’s final TV show before he made Grave of the Fireflies, Only Yesterday and More!
The truly great classic about a girl in 70s Osaka is about to be released with the first English subtitles EVER!
Great show that has helped inspire genres and shows for generations! pic.twitter.com/doWCttUugQ
— ????Discotek Media (@discotekmedia) October 17, 2023
Rainbow – Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin will be released on Blu-ray Disc in 2024 in full 1080p resolution. The release includes the Japanese track with English subtitles as well as a clear opening and ending sequence.
Rainbow!
This is a gritty and dark drama about kids thrown into a 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
— ????Discotek Media (@discotekmedia) October 17, 2023
IGPX arrives on Blu-ray Disc and features a new deluxe based on newly positioned anamorphic masters. The release will include both the Production IG and Toonami versions in a 5-disc release. Discotek previously released both anime seasons on DVD in 2016.
IGPX!
The classic mecha racing game is back!
5 discs with/both 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
Source: Discotek Media live stream on Discotek Media’s official YouTube channel and Twitter