I ordered direct to UK so there was pre-paid VAT upfront but no customs at arrival. Shipped via APC Tracking.
Overseas The Discotek Media Thread (plus AnimEigo)
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Idolm@ster
How long did it take for the tracking to update after being shipped? I ask because I ordered 3 titles on Sunday, they were shipped on Monday, but the tracking hasn't updated yet.
BrokenPhoenix
Vampire Ninja
Not sure how long it has been active, but the second week of Crunchyroll US' holiday sale is up.
There are a 41 Discotek titles in the sale.
Additionally, it looks like some of the November and December Discotek pre-orders are already in stock and shipping, including the Digimon movies! There's a few things on sale that are on my wish list too
There are a 41 Discotek titles in the sale.
Additionally, it looks like some of the November and December Discotek pre-orders are already in stock and shipping, including the Digimon movies! There's a few things on sale that are on my wish list too
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RonJB
Vampire Ninja
Again, I've been forced to make a purchase (despite my last CR order only arriving today), but I did need the GE999 TV as today's parcel included the movie:
Galaxy Express 999 Collection 1 Blu-ray $52.46, Ah My Buddha!! Blu-ray $17.68 and Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san Blu-ray $21.97
Galaxy Express 999 Collection 1 Blu-ray $52.46, Ah My Buddha!! Blu-ray $17.68 and Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san Blu-ray $21.97
Another batch of Discotek Media anime titles going out of print, revealed at around 1am this morning as per usual:
Most of these are fairly expected. Battery's counterpart The Great Passage discontinued a while back so this was going to happen sooner. Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics and Lupin the Third Part V were both announced to be going out of print by the end of this year at the start of the year so there was room for warning, and it seems Season 2 for the former has been delisted from Crunchyroll's Store.
Holmes of Kyoto, Isuca and Nyanbo! are all part of the Crunchyroll sub-license agreement so any of those were going to discontinue at some point sooner than later.
Tokyo Underground was also expected given the license rescues that were released onto SD-BD (Elemental Gelade, Law of Ueki) started discontinuing earlier as well, plus it's a fairly old release and its time has now come to pass. Ashi Productions show NG Knight Lamune & 40 is also in a similar situation where its time has now come to pass, so expect its other counterpart (VS Knight Lamune & 40 Fire) to discontinue in the coming months.
Medabots, both the English & Japanese versions, are probably from the same licensing agreement so that likely explains why the Japanese version is also going alongside the English version. Which probably means Medabots Spirits will soon discontinue if Medabots Season 3 does as well.
Love Hina Again is also an older release and pretty cheap, which I held off on due to not owning the main series.
The biggest surprise here is that both Lupin the Third films are all going out of print. I believe this was an NTV license so chances are the agreement had now expired given both are relatively semi-recent releases.
Anyway all of this is a further reminder that you shouldn't be holding off on the older Discotek Media releases if you're still interested in them, because at this point every release up until the end of 2022 are all at risk in theory, and no point praying for a UK distributor to release them because 99% of these are not going to be released over here.
| Anime | SRP | Audio | Content | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery the Animation [SOLD OUT ON CR STORE] | $39.95 | Japanese | 11 episodes | May 2020 |
| Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics Season 1 [SOLD OUT ON CR STORE] | $49.95 | English Japanese | 24 episodes | May 2021 |
| Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics Season 2 [DELISTED ON CR STORE] | $49.95 | English Japanese | 23 episodes | August 2021 |
| Holmes of Kyoto [DELISTED ON CR STORE] | $39.95 | Japanese | 12 episodes | July 2022 |
| Isuca [SOLD OUT ON CR STORE] | $39.95 | Japanese | 10 episodes | October 2020 |
| Love Hina Again [SOLD OUT ON CR STORE] | $19.95 | English Japanese | 3 OVAs | July 2020 |
| Lupin the Third Part V [SOLD OUT ON CR STORE - UK VERSION IS AVAILABLE] | $69.95 | English Japanese | 24 episodes | October 2021 |
| Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive [SOLD OUT ON CR STORE] | $24.95 | English Japanese | Film | October 2022 |
| Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus [SOLD OUT ON CR STORE] | $24.95 | English Japanese | Film | December 2022 |
| Medabots Season 1 (English Version) [SOLD OUT ON CR STORE] | $39.95 | English | 26 episodes | December 2019 |
| Medabots [aka Medarot] Series 1 (Japanese Version) | $49.95 | Japanese | 52 episodes | June 2023 |
| NG Knight Lamune & 40 [SOLD OUT ON CR STORE] | $44.95 | Japanese | 38 episodes | April 2020 |
| Nyanbo! | $19.95 | Japanese | 26 episodes | June 2021 |
| Tokyo Underground [SOLD OUT ON CR STORE] | $39.95 | English Japanese | 26 episodes | May 2018 |
Most of these are fairly expected. Battery's counterpart The Great Passage discontinued a while back so this was going to happen sooner. Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics and Lupin the Third Part V were both announced to be going out of print by the end of this year at the start of the year so there was room for warning, and it seems Season 2 for the former has been delisted from Crunchyroll's Store.
Holmes of Kyoto, Isuca and Nyanbo! are all part of the Crunchyroll sub-license agreement so any of those were going to discontinue at some point sooner than later.
Tokyo Underground was also expected given the license rescues that were released onto SD-BD (Elemental Gelade, Law of Ueki) started discontinuing earlier as well, plus it's a fairly old release and its time has now come to pass. Ashi Productions show NG Knight Lamune & 40 is also in a similar situation where its time has now come to pass, so expect its other counterpart (VS Knight Lamune & 40 Fire) to discontinue in the coming months.
Medabots, both the English & Japanese versions, are probably from the same licensing agreement so that likely explains why the Japanese version is also going alongside the English version. Which probably means Medabots Spirits will soon discontinue if Medabots Season 3 does as well.
Love Hina Again is also an older release and pretty cheap, which I held off on due to not owning the main series.
The biggest surprise here is that both Lupin the Third films are all going out of print. I believe this was an NTV license so chances are the agreement had now expired given both are relatively semi-recent releases.
Anyway all of this is a further reminder that you shouldn't be holding off on the older Discotek Media releases if you're still interested in them, because at this point every release up until the end of 2022 are all at risk in theory, and no point praying for a UK distributor to release them because 99% of these are not going to be released over here.
Girls with Guns
Chuunibyou
So glad I got Holmes of Kyoto - that was a huge title for me, and the only one in that list I was interested in, except maybe Isuca. I almost picked that one up, but never did. Oh, what the heck - I just totally blind-bought a copy of Isuca elsewhere online - I figure I better do it now before the prices shoot up for it being OOP. I see a set of the Grimms Fairy Tales Blu-rays 1 & 2 on eBay going for $370 already. 
EDIT: So I watched a couple of episodes of Isuca on CR after I bought the Blu-ray, and discovered it was actually an ecchi title, and was also informed the Discotek Blu-ray is uncensored - so that was an unexpected little bonus!
EDIT: So I watched a couple of episodes of Isuca on CR after I bought the Blu-ray, and discovered it was actually an ecchi title, and was also informed the Discotek Blu-ray is uncensored - so that was an unexpected little bonus!
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Justin over on Discotek Media's Reddit has noted two things:
- February 2025 line-up (the next batch of new releases) is expected to go live sometime next week.
- After the holiday season there will be another Discotek Day live-stream, estimated to be either in January or February.
- Nasu - Summer in Andalusia has been available to pre-order for a short while now. Will be released for 11th March 2025. This is a Region A US & CA release, therefore you will not be able to order their store exclusive slipcase version if you live outside the country due to their website's geolocking setup (not even a US address will bypass their system). You can still order the standard edition on Crunchyroll's Store and Amazon US without issue.
- Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01 is the next classic AnimEigo title to receive the latest re-release treatment, with pre-orders now available. Will be released for 11th April 2025. This is a Region ABC release much like the Kickstarter version, so you will be able to order the title via MediaOCD's store. The big difference between this release and the previous one is the inclusion of the UK English dub (the US English dub was already with the previous releases).
Discotek have revealed their February 2025 release slate. This features a few surprise reveals alongside their known announcements.
Released 25th February:
Both Cutie Honey and Photon: The Idiot Adventures were previously released on DVD by Discotek Media, and are new reveals for this list. The rest were known since their recent Discotek Day events. There are some listed below that were planned to be released in 2024, but at this point they're likely to make an appearance in the April 2025 line-up.
LICENSED AND COMING SOON (as of December 2024):
Released 25th February:
| Anime: | SRP: | Audio/Subs: | Content: | Format: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chie the Brat Series 2 Studio: TMS Entertainment | $49.95 | Japanese Audio with English Subs | Episodes 1-39 | SD Blu-ray |
| Cutie Honey Studio: Toei Animation | $49.95 | Japanese Audio with English Subs | Episodes 1-25 | SD Blu-ray |
| Digimon Adventure 02 Studio: Toei Animation | $69.95 | Japanese Audio with English Subs | Episodes 1-50 | Blu-ray |
| Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS Studio: Seven Arc Pictures | $49.95 | Japanese Audio with English Subs | Episodes 1-26 | Blu-ray |
| MXC (Most Extreme Elimination Challenge) Volume 2 Adapted by Paul Abeyta, Peter Kaikko & Larry Strawther (Based on 1986's Takeshi's Castle) | $29.95 | English Audio with English HOH | Episodes 52-77 [Nihon Nights] | SD Blu-ray |
| Photon: The Idiot Adventures Studio: AIC | $29.95 | English & Japanese Audio with English Subs | OVA Episodes 1-6 | Blu-ray |
| Special Rescue Police Winspector 特警ウインスペクター Directed by Shōhei Tōjō | $49.95 | Japanese Audio with English Subs | Episodes 1-49 [TOKU TIME] | Blu-ray |
| Star Musketeer Bismark Studio: Studio Pierrot | $69.95 | Japanese Audio with English Subs | Episodes 1-51 | Blu-ray |
Both Cutie Honey and Photon: The Idiot Adventures were previously released on DVD by Discotek Media, and are new reveals for this list. The rest were known since their recent Discotek Day events. There are some listed below that were planned to be released in 2024, but at this point they're likely to make an appearance in the April 2025 line-up.
LICENSED AND COMING SOON (as of December 2024):
| Anime: | Year: | Audio: | Format: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva - Film Studio: P.A. Works & OLM | 2009 | English & Japanese Audio with English Subs | Blu-ray |
| Asian Cinema: | Label: | Year: | Audio: | Format: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Android Kikaider 人造人間キカイダー - TV Series: Episodes 1-52 Directed by Hidetoshi Kitamura [Was Planned for 2024 Release Window] | TOKU TIME | 1972 | Japanese Audio with English Subs | Blu-ray |
| Kekko Kamen: The Trilogy けっこう仮面 けっこう仮面2 けっこう仮面3 ~ Film: Kekko Kamen ~ & Film: Kekko Kamen 2 ~ & Film: Kekko Kamen 3 Directed by Hikari Hayakawa & Yutaka Akiyama [Was Planned for 2024 Release Window] | NIHON NIGHTS | 1991-93 | Japanese Audio with English Subs | SD Blu-ray |
| Ouran High School Host Club 映画 桜蘭高校ホスト部 - Film Directed by Choru Han [Was Planned for 2024 Release Window] | NIHON NIGHTS | 2012 | Japanese Audio with English Subs | Blu-ray |
| PARTY 7 - Film Directed by Katsuhito Ishii | NIHON NIGHTS | 2000 | Japanese Audio with English Subs | Blu-ray |
| RoboGeisha ロボゲイシャ - Film Directed by Noboru Iguchi [Was Planned for 2024 Release Window] | NIHON NIGHTS | 2009 | English & Japanese Audio with English Subs | Blu-ray |
Dai
Death Scythe
It's nice to see the original Cutie Honey series coming back. A shame that's it's only SD though; I'll just stick with my DVDs.
AnimEigo have announced they have picked up the rights to TMS Entertainment & Osamu Dezaki's 1977 anime series Nobody's Boy Remi, coming to Blu-ray in 2025 in Japanese audio with English subtitles. Regions are not specified but likely to be USA/CA only which would mean it'll be blocked for purchase on the MediaOCD store if you were after a slipcase.
AllTheAnime France have released this series on Blu-ray before (see below), but Discotek's release will include the French dub as it's set in France.
This series will be presented as part of their 'Ruined Childhood' line-up.
AllTheAnime France have released this series on Blu-ray before (see below), but Discotek's release will include the French dub as it's set in France.
This series will be presented as part of their 'Ruined Childhood' line-up.
