Discotek Media

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Discotek Media
Company typePrivate
IndustryEntertainment
Genre
Founded2005; 19 years ago (2005)
Headquarters
Altamonte Springs, Florida
,
U.S.
Area served
  • United States
  • Canada
Services
Websitediscotekmedia.com

Discotek Media is an American entertainment company based in Altamonte Springs, Florida, focused on distribution and licensing Japanese anime, films, and television series.[1]

History[edit]

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]

Lists[edit]

Television series[edit]

The following programs have been licensed by Discotek Media.

No. Title Director(s) Broadcast network(s) Episode(s) Year(s) Japanese name Notes
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
  • Keisuke Fujikawa (37 episodes)
  • Susumu Takaku (8 episodes)
  • Toyohiro Andō (11 episodes)
 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
  • Kyōsuke Mikuriya
  • Yasumi Mikamoto
 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 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
  • Osamu Dezaki (eps 19-40)
  • Tadao Nagahama (eps 1-18)
 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
  • Katsuhiko Taguchi (eps 11-50)
  • Takeyuki Kanda (eps 1-10)
 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
28 God Mars Tetsuo Imazawa Nippon TV 64 October 2, 1981 – December 24, 1982 Rokushingattai goddomāzu Based on Misuteru Yokoyama's manga of the same name
29 Chie the Brat Isao Takahata MBS TV October 3, 1981 – March 25, 1983 Jarinkochie Based on Etsumi Haruki's manga of the same name
30 Galactic Cyclone Braiger Takao Yotsuji TV Tokyo 39 October 6, 1981 – June 30, 1982 Ginga senpū buraigā Original series

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "New Anime Distributor". Anime News Network. August 30, 2005. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  2. ^ "What Determines Whether An Older Show Should Be Released as SD-BD?". Anime News Network. September 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2023.

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