D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-DISCOTEK NEWS:
Announcement #1 //////// Area 88
Includes OVA and Theatrical Cut versions of the episodes on
DVD.
English & Japanese audio with English subtitles.
OVA Episode 1 also includes a bonus English dub from Central Park Media.
Brand new, extensive liner notes by Mike Toole.
Announcement #2 //////// Space Wolf Juspion
All 46 episodes on
Standard Definition on Blu-ray.
Live-action series. Tokusatsu metal hero.
Announcement #3 //////// Message from Space: Galactic Wars
All 27 episodes on
Standard Definition on Blu-ray.
Live-action series. Features Hiroyuki Sanada (The Wolverine, Avengers 4)
Announcement #4 //////// God Mars
All 64 episodes on
Standard Definition on Blu-ray.
Japanese audio with English subtitles.
Also includes the movie version and OVA sequel God Mars: Untold Legend.
Discotek notes this was the very first SD on Blu-ray release in Japan.
Announcement #4.5 //////// Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier
An update on their upcoming release.
All 51 episodes on
Standard Definition on Blu-ray.
The biggest production ever done for Discotek.
"We had to file a materials request with Sony in order to get the master tapes. Over 1,000 tapes. We used US, AU, and JP DVD footage for reference, because a lot of the tapes were damaged. But it's coming, promise!"
Announcement #5 //////// VOLTES V
All 40 episodes on
Standard Definition on Blu-ray.
Japanese audio with English subtitles.
Announcement #6 //////// Galaxy Express 999 (TV + Movies)
All 113 episodes across 3 collection sets on
Blu-ray.
Collection 1 features episodes 1-38 as well as TV specials Can You Live Like a Warrior? and Can You Love Like a Mother?
Recap episode, commercials, Textless songs, Episode 1 preview
The TV collections are an upscale but not from the Japanese source.
The Movies will also be re-released on
Blu-ray at a later point.
Announcement #7 //////// Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
All 76 episodes on
Standard Definition on Blu-ray.
English & Japanese audio with English subtitles.
Discotek says their release is a better version than the SD BD release in Japan.
Announcement #8 //////// Psycho Armor Govarian
All 26 episodes on
Standard Definition on Blu-ray.
Japanese audio with English subtitles.
"It’s from Knack Productions… the Chargeman Ken people! Which means you're in for a great time! This series is one of two super robot TV series that Go Nagai created after leaving Toei."
Announcement #8.33 //////// Lupin the Third Part IV (Japanese Version)
An update on their upcoming release.
All 26 episodes on on
Blu-ray.
No exact timeframe outside of Winter 2019 season.
Announcement #8.66 //////// Lupin the Third Part II
An update on their upcoming releases.
Collections 3 & 4 will be Japanese audio with English subtitles on
DVD. Too expensive to dub.
Re-edited and improved English subtitles with better timing.
Collection 3 in December, Collection 4 in 2019.
Announcement #9 //////// Lupin the Third: Blood Seal of the Eternal Mermaid
Coming to
Blu-ray in both English & Japanese audio with English subtitles.
Dub cast features Tony Oliver, Richard Epcar, Lex Lang, Michelle Ruff, and Doug Erholtz!
The 23rd Lupin the Third Special and the first in Native HD apparently.
Announcement #9.5 //////// Hells
An update on their upcoming release.
The film is coming to Blu-ray with an English dub from Sound Cadence Studios with the script done from the folks at Team Four Star.
Discotek just got the last of the materials finished this week. Not a parody dub.
Outtakes, behind-the-scenes footage of the dub as well as an audio commentary by the dub folks.
Announcement #10 //////// Space Warrior Baldios: The TV Series
All 34 episodes in one collection coming on
Blu-ray.
Japanese audio with English subtitles.
This series is notorious for being cancelled before the show could end, hence why there's a film.
Announcement #11 //////// Kimagure Orange Road
THE WHOLE THING ("except that one weird new movie!") is coming to
Blu-ray.
The franchise will be spread across two Blu-ray collections.
That's the TV series, the OVAs and the first movie.
4:3 format and proper 1080p remaster.
Extras include textless songs, commercials and trailers.
Announcement #12 //////// Giant Robo
All 7 episodes coming to
Blu-ray.
Both English dubs will be included alongside the original Japanese audio with English subtitles.
Also includes the Ginrei OVAs in standard definition.
Extras not final.
Bonus //////// Why use SD on Blu-ray?
- AVC Video Compression is superior to DVD's MPEG-2
- More episodes on fewer discs
- Compact packaging
- Prettier subtitles
- Lower price to pay than DVDs
- Blu-rays don't get scratched as easy as DVDs
- Sometimes Blu-ray masters tend to be worse than the DVD masters (such as edited video or a terrible upscale)
(* more to be updated* )