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Joe said:
I'm personally hoping for that Mushishi film that Katsuhiro Otomo directed. I've wanted to see it for a while, but it's DVD only outside of Japan so never picked it up. Funimation originally put it out in the US, but it was over a decade ago so I would assume the license expired a while ago.
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I’d much rather the anime get a rerelease, Season 2 only got a dodgy Oz DVD release. Aniplex sits on the licence and it deserves Blu-ray. Believe me, the live action movie is a disappointment.
 
Illustration for the current topic:

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The fourth DVD is the fansubs for all of Mushishi, every episode and special.
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Just Passing Through said:
I’d much rather the anime get a rerelease, Season 2 only got a dodgy Oz DVD release. Aniplex sits on the licence and it deserves Blu-ray. Believe me, the live action movie is a disappointment.
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Oh obviously, given the choice, the anime is a no-brainer. But on the subject of "what live-action films would you like this anime distributor to put out?", Mushishi was the first that came to mind for me.

Girls with Guns said:
Illustration for the current topic:

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The fourth DVD is the fansubs for all of Mushishi, every episode and special.
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Was lucky enough a while back to get all the singles and storage box for season 1. Definitely one of my favourite sets I own.

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Discotek's June 2022 line-up has been revealed.

AnimeSRPAudio/SubsContentFormat
Cyber City Oedo 808 (HD Remaster)$49.95English & Japanese
with English Subs		3 OVAsBlu-ray
Steelbook
Galactic Whirlwind Sasuraiger$49.95Japanese
with English Subs		43 episodesSD Blu-ray
Kekkaishi$79.95English & Japanese
with English Subs		52 episodesBlu-ray
Sgt. Frog Season 2$29.95English (52-78 only) & Japanese
with English Subs		episodes 52-103SD Blu-ray
Urusei Yatsura: Lum The Forever$24.95English & Japanese
with English Subs		FilmBlu-ray
Uzumaki$24.95Japanese
with English Subs		Live-action
Japanese Film		Blu-ray
 
Here comes Lum the Forever, the marmite of UY movies. Personally it's my favourite (I love its atmosphere). It will be interesting to see how new viewers react to it.

I haven't heard of Galactic Whirlwind Sasuraiger, but an SF super robot version of Around the World in 80 Days sounds too intriguing to pass up.
 
I have finally made my first proper Discotek Media order, via Rightstuf which costed me $45 for shipping and $45 for customs/insurance. Not cheap but I have at least 6 titles chosen from the mix.

I do want to get more, but the issue is down to cost because it's not cheap getting these over to the UK even if its via United Publications. That said, the plus side of the high shipping is speed, so I expect these will arrive before the end of next week if they ship them out soon.

I say 'first proper' because I do own some of the Discotek Media discs via Anime Limited: Big Order, Cyber City Oedo 808, Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade, Kaiba, Konosuba Season 1, Konosuba Season 2, Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine, Magic Knight Rayearth, and Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (plus 5 Centimeters per Second via Manga Ent's release).
 
For the past couple of years I've always used a reshipper (Stackry) for buying US titles. Initially it was to get from sites that didn't ship internationally like Kino or Criterion but it can also work out quite nicely for those that do if buying a decent number of titles.
 
For Discotek titles I tend to make one big yearly order during their RS sale, for which I save all year for. It costs a fair amount but last year I came away with a sizeable amount of titles and discovered some lesser-known gems that I’m happy to have in my collection.
 
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Discotek's July 2022 line-up has been revealed.

AnimeSRPAudio/SubsContentFormat
Case Closed: The Fist of Blue Sapphire$29.95English & Japanese
with English Subs		FilmBlu-ray
Cyber City Oedo 808 (HD Remaster)$49.95English & Japanese
with English Subs		3 OVAsBlu-ray
Steelbook
Heart and Yummie$29.95Japanese
with English Subs		20 episodes
& 2 Films		Blu-ray
2000 UNITS ONLY
Holmes of Kyoto$39.95Japanese
with English Subs		12 episodesBlu-ray
1500 UNITS ONLY
Lupin the Third: Prison of the Past$29.95English & Japanese
with English Subs		FilmBlu-ray
Powered Armor Dorvack$49.95Japanese
with English Subs		36 episodesSD Blu-ray
Violence Jack$29.95English & Japanese
with English Subs		3 OVAsBlu-ray

UP1 Listings:
 
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While certainly not new to the world of boutique HV companies, it is new for Discotek to have stated strict limits on certain products. I have an interest in both Heart and Yummie and (more so) Holmes of Kyoto so this will be something to think over. More Lupin the 3rd too, quite a few things to pick up in July...
 
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DISCOTEK PANEL: MAY 2022 EDITION:

Discotek went to a US convention (Anime Boston) so their panel was early enough for us to even be awake for it!


Announcement #1 | Planet With
TV Series Coming to Blu-ray (HD)
  • Japanese with English subtitles
  • Special Features include Clean OP/ED, Promo Clips, Alternate Finale Episode with Different Music Cues
  • August 2022 release window.
Announcement #2 | Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive
Film Coming to Blu-ray (HD)
  • Japanese with English subtitles + Funimation English dub
  • A Funimation license rescue! One of the films they once released in the US.
  • Extras include Monkey Punch Interview, Trailers, Art Gallery & Credits.
  • 2022 release window.
Announcement #3 | Lupin the Third vs Detective Conan TV Special
TV Special Coming to Blu-ray (HD) [Previously released by Discotek]
  • Japanese with English subtitles + English dub from TMS (same team who dubbed the recent Conan films and Lupin specials).
  • This is the prequel to the 2013 film Lupin vs Conan the Movie.
  • "Extensively remastered for HD with framerate fixes, recomposited credit sequences, and a new upscale to 1080p with the amazing AstroRes"
  • Special Features include Liner Notes, Creditless OP/ED.
  • August 2022 release window.
Announcement #4 | Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture
Film Coming to Limited Edition Blu-ray Steelbook format [Previously released by Discotek]
  • Japanese with English subtitles + Viz English dub
  • Extras include Remastered Trailers.
  • August 2022 release window.
PRINT RUN WARNING NOTICE
  • "For certain titles, we'll be focusing on smaller print runs. The previously announced Heart & Yummie collection will be limited to 2000 units. Holmes of Kyoto and Fuse: Memoirs of a Hunter Girl will be limited to 1500 units. These limited releases will be individually numbered. If you want to lock yours in, pre-order now."
Announcement #5 | Aho Girl
TV Series Coming to Blu-ray (HD)
  • Japanese with English subtitles
  • Special Features include Clean OP/ED, Promo Clips
  • Limited to 1500 units
  • August 2022 release window.
Announcement #6 | Shogun's Samurai (live-action)
Film Coming to Blu-ray (HD) for Nihon Nights label
  • Japanese with English subtitles
  • Directed by Kinji Fukasaku (Battles without Honor & Humanity, Battle Royale) and stars Sonny Chiba.
  • Newly translated subtitles.
  • Special Features include Trailers
  • Fall 2022 release window.
Announcement #7 | Beelzebub
TV Series Coming to SD Blu-ray [Previously released by Discotek]
  • Japanese with English subtitles.
  • All 60 episodes in Standard Definition on Blu-ray
  • Special Features include Clean OP/ED and Omake Clips
  • Fall 2022 release window.
Status Update #1 | Urusei Yatsura Films
  • Movies 1-4 are now out on Blu-ray.
  • "Movie 5: The Final Chapter and Movie 6: Always My Darling are almost ready"
  • "Each movie will include the Japanese version with subtitles, plus the AnimEigo dubbed version, in 16:9 1080p"
  • Other features TBD
  • "Add them to your list and complete your Urusei Yatsura movie collection".
Status Update #2 | Project A-Ko 2
  • "Just a quick reminder that, in addition to our ridiculously loaded Project A-Ko Blu-ray, we're almost ready to release Project A-Ko 2: Plot of the Daitokuji Financial Group on remastered Blu-ray."
Announcement #8 | Symphogear AXZ
TV Series Coming to Blu-ray (HD)
  • In Japanese with English subtitles.
  • This is the fourth season of the franchise.
  • Just like previous sets, a bunch of stuff included on the discs.
  • Special Features include Omake Clips, Promos, Premiere Event Clips & More.
  • Fall 2022 release window.
Announcement #9 | The Flying Phantom Ship
Film Coming to Blu-ray (HD)
  • In Japanese with English subtitles + new English dub from Kocha Sound.
  • Directed by Hiroshi Ikeda in 1969 with studio Toei Animation.
  • Robot design work done by Hayao Miyazaki.
  • Late 2022 release window.
Announcement #10 | Virtua Fighter
TV Series Coming to SD Blu-ray
  • Japanese with English subtitles + English dub for those first 24 episodes.
  • All 35 episodes in Standard Definition on Blu-ray
  • Special Features TBD
  • 2022 release window.


Discotek's August 2022 line-up was revealed during the panel.

AnimeSRPAudio/SubsContentFormat
Aho Girl???Japanese
with English Subs		12 episodesBlu-ray
1500 UNITS ONLY
Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture???English & Japanese
with English Subs		FilmBlu-ray
Steelbook
Fuse: Memories of a Hunter Girl???Japanese
with English Subs		FilmBlu-ray
1500 UNITS ONLY
Lupin the Third vs Detective Conan TV Special???English & Japanese
with English Subs		TV SpecialBlu-ray
Planet With???English
with English HOH Subs		12 episodesBlu-ray
Project A-Ko 2???English & Japanese
with English Subs		FilmBlu-ray
 
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