It's time once again, Discotek Day on January 20th.https://x.com/discotekmedia/status/1876327862976000409?t=P93wCsOiRZxZ5Dy1sz7aVA&s=19Any hopes/wishes?
>>23028534I'm behind on a few of their last releases.
>>23028534First cluehttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T2cIGYpFA68
>>23028537I'm waiting on whenever they release Kikaider. They said 2024, but looking like an early 2025 release unless they had to fix something.
>>23028534Zambot, Daitarn and Raideen are long overdue for how relevant they are.L-Gaim, Dragonar, Vifam, and more Braves pls.
>>23028534Oh only two weeks then, neat.
>>23028539> Goddamn> God Dam> GodamGowappa 5 Godam, clearly.
All I want is Kikaider The Animation and Kikaider 01 Re-Edition.
>There will be better clues. Worse also. This one... it depends what you focus on.
>>23028738Well they already did Combattler and Voltes ages ago
>>23028738I was gonna say Versus, but I remembered that Arrow Video did a blu-ray release a while back.
>>23028743V for Vifam? Or maybe Amazon cause it's the fifth rider? Unless they're doing Mazinger vs Devilman.
>>23028738Maybe it's GoGoV.>>23028639Goddannar license rescue?
>>23028790>Goddannar license rescue?I think Sentai still has that
Give me Jeeg and Grendizer, Discoshit.
>>23028792>>23028820I don't work for or am affiliated with Discotek. I know they make some pretty retarded ass decisions (looking at you Lovely Complex), but I still appreciate the work that they do. I just like making the threads because they put shit out that I enjoy.
>>23028891>Lovely ComplexHonestly, even disregarding the whole situation with JelloApocalypse, I cannot fathom the sort of person they were trying to sell this series to based on how they tried to promote the new dub.With most of their other stuff they're fine with letting the material speak for itself, but this needed a cameo from some e-celeb?
>>23028891>I don't work for or am affiliated with DiscotekWe know this is false, you've slipped more than once.
>>23028820>>23028792Cry more cum guzzler
>>23028948It's because Discotek wanted to do a dub, but had like no funds to do so, so they basically called a shitload of favors and got YouTubers and no-namers to do roles. >>23028982If you can prove it, I'll reveal some juicy secrets. That is if I am even working for them ;)
>>23028534Why does this board shill Discotek? Yeah they put out mecha lot of companies do but like still also most the stuff they put out isn't worth a damn anyways but guess it's good that they make the older releases cheaper and plus since when did we care about official releases this much? Why do they have do a retarded ass live stream anyways? What happened to just releasing a trailer with all the stuff coming soon or have a trailer for each show? What a waste of time I hate having to listen to those faggots talk through bunch of shit I don't care about just to get to something I do like damn just put out trailers like everyone else use to back in the day. >>23029010They didn't want to do a dub, the company they work with for dubs wanted to do a dub cause there was like fan on staff or something and then they hired the Jello guy and everything went to shit.
>>23029012>Why does this board shill Discotek?How else are those old ass toei era super robot shows are gonna get subbed? /m/subs?
>>23029014Well it is kinda sad fansubs died, I guess you got a point but still.
>>23029012>Why does this board shill one of the only companies that actual put out material that's relevant to the boards topic.DRRRRRRrrrrrrrr gee I dunno. Moron. And even if they do, why do you fucking care?! Does the thought of having more stuff to watch upset you? Does the thought of people actually catering to niche audience strike you as a bad thing? Why the hell are anime fans the only fan dome that seems to resent actually having a hobby to support? Here's a fun tip. Anime is made to be shilled. What part GRAND SPONSURU NO CHRISTMASU does your retard ass not get. They're not pulling under handed tactics. They're not doing whatever bullshit the games industry is doing. They're selling niche blurays that you can choose to buy or wait to download. Either way stop being a petulant faggot fighting a pointless war on nobdy.
>animeigo owned by MediaOCD >Discotek I'm pretty sure owned by a larger company as well Only independent anime company distributor left is Media Blasters.(Well there's also that Ascendent Animation company that feels like a weird scam from the website and dubs like hentai and short anime https://www.ascendentanimation.com/)
>>23029014>>23029017ARR exists, is based, and accepts donations!
>>23029026Kill yourself
>>23029021I just think it's dumb to shill a stream vs just posting what they got later also like I said they should just do fucking trailers. I get you like sucking a company dick but seesh.
>>23029029>I just think it's dumb to shillAnd it's dumber to get this contentious over the fact that some people might look forward to, because in the past, chances are high there's going to be something good. > I get you like sucking a company dick but seesh.You act like they ran over your dog. Just because one shouldn't feel obligated to shill a company doesn't mean they also shouldn't be free to express interest. You're not some rebel shouting wake up to the masses. Get over yourself
>>23029012>Why does this board shill Discotek?Mostly in the vain hope that they grab a hold of something people here actually want. Generally speaking, tokufags have had it pretty good with them for a couple of releases now.I also like it when they do niche Japanese films, though Arrow Video is way better in this regard.
>>23029012>Why does this board shill Discotek?Because they do a lot of work that is closely related to this board? Why are some of you faggots so retarded?
>>23029039Arrow Video is a lot better than Discotek lmao.
>>23029039Unironically, I think Discotek has a deal with Arrow, because a lot of the films they get often get released by Arrow like a year or so before. Electric Dragon and Bullet Train to be specific.
>>23029017They subbed>Mazinger Z>Great Mazinger>Gaiking>Goshogun>Combattler V>Voltes V>Daimos>Dancouga>Machine Robo>NG Knight Ramune & 40>Baldios>Acrobunch>GodsigmaHalf of these shows are SRW staples.
>>23029059Oh and the J9 shows
They're also one of the few studios out there who notably and openly give a shit about video quality.
>>23029012>Why does this board shill Discotek?It doesn't, some interns are paid to spam here.
>>23029065Yeah nothing say care like upscales, I rather just have raw video as is with.>>23029067This is true?
>>23029048I don't recall Arrow ever having Bullet Train, but I know that in the UK Third Window Films carry the rights to Electric Dragon. Arrow just sells their catalog on their UK storefront.
>>23029071>I rather just have raw video as is with.Might as well go the extra mile and only watch anime via film prints won via Yahoo Auctions.
>>23029081I meant for anime that have no film masters like the digital stuff.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qw1QWOtf1YI don't care for the blur.
>>23029087Upscales always have this smudgy look.
>>23029087Sad thing is that Discotek's blu-ray is actually less blurry than the JP one.
>>23029065That’s why their release of Cyborg 009 Blu-Ray has worse quality than the original Japanese DVDs to the point there’s a lot of reviews on Amazon.jp complaining they felt ripped off?
>>23029071We've had employees come in to defend their sometimes questionable decisions. Their Teyandee and GaoGaiGar subs are shitty and they don't keep a tight enough leash on people they contract work out to. I'm not a Lovely Complex fan, but I feel bad for its fans.
>>23029245What was wrong with GGG? Media Blasters subs have already existed did they just use the same?
>>23029245What about their “Graphic design is my passion” box art? Ultimate Muscle had characters that are not even in the show. Layzner looked like an old bootleg VHS.
>>23029071>This is true?After a very heated thread a year or two ago, one of the founders started tweeting that it'd be real stupid to advertise (aka shill) in a place like 4chan or something along those lines. You can probably find the screencaps if you dig the archive, the retard always follow the same thread format.
>>23028542These, and I'm always hoping for Ashita no Joe TV. I think Mellowlink is still unlicensed, though there was some fan sub movement awhile back. Then whatever else random 80s garbage. I'm not a big enough toku fan to have a wishlist there, but I like seeing more come over.
>>23029288Apparently it's because Discotek is a small company, and a lot of studios don't like giving shit out.Which is retarded when you compare Sentai Filmworks mecha stuff to Discotek. Like their Galient set looks beautiful, at least they could have asked for like one of the old Layzner paintings, but I assume they get the scraps. For fucks sake, the Godsigma box doesn't even have the Mecha.
>>23029350>Hoping for Ashita no Joe TVI have bad news for you anon. Discotek has been trying to get it for years, but unfortunately Crunchyroll has been sitting on the license and not doing shit. Even with the recent release of the Ashita no Joe manga, it's still uncertain if CR will even follow through. Shame really.
>>23029315I just made the thread in the same vein as the others just cause lol. Would be funny if it was someone like Sevakis or that fat fuck Digimon dude posting the other ones tho.
>>23029315The tweet was "it's funny seeing these threads pop up on 4chan where people think they have info on what we're licensing".I wish I had that info, though definitely some /m/ users have contact with Discotek (Weaboo Shogun for Metal Heroes most likely)
>>23029010Justin bruh, you need to keep better track of all the contractors you have doing work for you before you rack up more Ls.
>>23029356Marc? He should probably fact check his Digimon forum better and let the populace know that Joey guy he used to know was a Nanowrimo mod funneling kids to a diaper fetish site.>>23029352Yeah Justin likes to clown on things like the Dirty Pair Kickstarter and use them as proof for why Discotek will never do crowdfunding for dubs. They're a small humble boutique who can't afford such measures and Kickstarters are scams, so fans need to give up asking him.
>>23029143Unironically like the raw noisy DVD footage better.
>>23029245BLIND ITEM: Discotek doesn't always keep detailed records of who did what work on their subs. A recent issue will be coming up with one of their newer announced licenses.
>>23029384Justin bought out AnimEigo, and they've been able to do decent kickstarters for the most part.
>>23029398Do you mean another Jello or YouTube sub? Unless you mean they get something like Hibari-Kun and they botched the TL.
>>23029399Hopefully he'll continue their work and realize the benefit it can bring him, especially since some fans will gladly throw all their money into one. Now, quality and integrity is a whole other matter in light of LoveCom.
>>23029400It's a bit of a doozy. Not Hibari-kun but another 80s gag show.>There were not one but two translators working on it: 1 was a dude who did all the groundwork and then 2 was a femoid who checked his subs and did further edits. >1 wrote as if he was adapting the show for a dub and 2 sometimes reverted that or didn't overrule.>Show was in limbo for about a year before the company put it on Crunchyroll and neither translator could get in touch about further projects or its status.>Discotek handed further marketing of the license to another partner of theirs.>The partner site used a kid's fanart for the show and didn't give proper episode descriptions for the longest time.>Discotek only remembered femoid when it was time to press the discs.>T1 will go without credit and T2 has been freaking out they'll eat all the blame or thanks for his work.There are some more details like a potential T3 who thankfully didn't get to work on the title.
>Dirty Pair KickstarterI wonder how many shows are in basically anime version of the Disney vault because of Sony buy out of Rightstuf and Funi? So many titles just being sat on.
>>23029408The cost of big corporation bullshit all right.
>>23029404Interesting stuff. Without revealing too much, how did you come into this info? Also anything else that may be interesting to know?
>>23029408Ashita no Joe is the big one right now that we know of. But anything that's new and on CR is most likely gonna be in streaming hell unless they decide to make BDs like they did for Planetes.
>>23029384>Yeah Justin likes to clown on things like the Dirty Pair Kickstarter and use them as proof for why Discotek will never do crowdfunding for dubs.God what a shit drive that is. How? I know covid. But still HOW?
I can actually think of quite a few things I've been in desperate need of a medium rescue for a long time. Not all of it /m/ but a goodly amount. I swear some of this stuff never made it past DVD and even then it was a crummy VHS transfer.
>>23029413Some people like to be a little more candid on the Discords, but not Discotek's official one. Even then they like to be delicate about what they speak of, and people like Jello really made things like this a lot worse.The Samurai Pizza Cats situation should have been fixed, but Discotek doesn't seem to like doing big edits like that unless they see some top priority to. The City Hunter subs have had some issue about them being "woke-ified" you could say, compared to older ones.
It could happen. Seriously there's a LOT of OVAs that just get lost to time.
>>23029422You got companies that just don't take proper care of their masters or lose them to floods. Or you get those that just have them stashed away somewhere and collecting mold or degradation.
>>23029420Yeah that's what I was thinking, maybe it's a blessing people are as talkative as they are, otherwise we would never know how bad some shit truly could be.Hope to God it's not Galatt.
>>23028539Goddamn ova, the rally car one?
>>23029425And that's assuming anyone even know whom owns what. You could call someone up and they'd probably have no idea what you're even on about.
>>23029427Just hoping that they won't be punished by Discotek, since they tried to leave out the title but some others have a way of connecting things back.From what was said of the potential T3 that sounded most unholy too.>A really smug poster in scanlation Discords that brags about being in a raceplay relationship. Is either pro or anti localization depending on those around her.> Never completed any work given but expects companies like Discotek to bow down and hire her, hoped to throw out those two's work for 80s Show.>Felt entitled to translate works by this very specific author as her God-given calling, as well as any by Go Nagai and Shotaro Ishinomori. Too bad other translators have beat her to that.>Apparently knew one of the translators for 80s Show and liked to brag about the person being her friend to mooch off. Discarded them when others could get her manga she wanted, specifically ones about okama that could be rewritten into being about strong, independent sexy tgirls. >Has bragged about wanting to translate Hibari-kun for Discotek. Will probably rewrite it horribly. Discotek should ignore her emails.
>>23029420I owned the ADV CH set and saw it on RetroCrush on Roku and compared the two for some reason Discotek shorten the subs and did some weird changes like change subs even though you hear them say the word in English and ADV wrote out the word you heard not different one like Discotek and they did random changes here and there but besides that it's the same.
Also gleaned from tea about Discotek shenanigans is that they have a translator who likes to use machine translation programs, and people legit pay her to just put Animage or other magazine articles through DeepL. Probably, hopefully didn't use that for the subs she worked on but it paints a bad look.
>>23029447Is it true they changed "transvestites" to "LGBT"? Been wanting to buy it but that's been a common linguistic complaint people have been hollering about.
>>23029452I didn't see that ep, it was on live stream channel thin on smart TV.
>>23029237Because Cyborg 009 flopped, you probably have to kiss Kikaider The Animation or other Ishinomori anime licenses bye bye. Kikaider being owned by Aniplex would have made it hard anyway but damn.
>>23029457009 was a complicated mess. It under performing probably wouldn't have been so bad by itself if it wasn't such a MONUMENTAL PAIN IN THE ASS to get going.
>>23028639More Tatsunoko would be killer.Should license Polymar TV to go along with the live-action.
>>23029466Pity that the Japanese studios like OX didn't hold onto any of those digital masters, instead having to composite R2 DVDs (yet they wound up being shite) with Sony's degraded dub tapes.
>>23029404>femoidC'mon man.
>>23029350A Votoms rescue with the new HD masters sounds awesome. A lot of other Tomino shows need rescuing too. Ideon being the biggest.
>>23029511Would really like Raideen to round out the Nagahama set too.
I hate how they spilt up their longer shows or movie series, just give me a fucking boxset with them all you bastards, movies it's really annoying like A-Ko should've just been a boxset.
>>23028534Might Gaine and J-Decker please.
>>23029556I don't like movie box sets. I don't always want all of them and that adds up the price. Plus with longer series if they did it all in one box you'd be waiting forever. And you'd still pay the same price in one lump sum.
>>23029278They fuck up some attack names, randomly start mispelling Tomoro at the end and a few other odd choices.
Would just like to point out the news that Discotek releases are now going to be sold directly through the MediaOCD store. They have about a dozen new releases and pre-orders already up.>>23029237Cyborg 009 was an sd-bd of a digipaint show that shipped with a full essay on how bad the materials they had to work with were. It sucks that it flopped cause because I thought it was a decent release but 009 is just one of those anime series that just never seems to have any traction outside of Japan.
>>23029833IshimoriPro expects their god to be as big as Tezuka worldwide and takes it very personal if any of his titles don't do well by brand name alone. Some non-USA countries have done fine with some of his works, but one common issue is they won't let anyone license the Goranger gag manga because they think it'd hurt his image.
>>23029833>Would just like to point out the news that Discotek releases are now going to be sold directly through the MediaOCD store.Well, nice to have an alternative to Crunchyroll's store and Amazon.
The Samurai Pizza Cats sub errors really, really irk the Discotek crew whenever they get brought up.The official story from Justin S. is that it's Tatsunoko Pro's fault from the English localized sales scripts given and they wish fans would stop using that against them.
>>23028534M.D. Geist on Blu-Ray when?
>Clue 3https://youtu.be/iSjS-iCPeW8?si=o8J8RVAe1fEdlktv>>23030188Never because Sevakis literally hates M.D. Geist with his guts.
>shill still going
>>23029420>Justin>making "woke" subs>Basically created and founded ANNchecks out.
>>23029452> Is it true they changed "transvestites" to "LGBT"? Going with episode 13 since it's the one with the transwoman villain, and probably what you're referring to anyway.It's not as bad as that, but there is a clear softening of the language since the word Kaori use in this line is "okama." I'm not sure how it was done on the old ADV DVD, but presumably it's the same as the Mokkori release which translates it as "transvestite."
>clue 4https://youtu.be/hkaBT-u7qn8?si=rOiNRn2jPPvQG99P>>23030307Yeah faggot, I'm genuinely interested in their shit. It's fun to speculate and see what's coming.
>>23030445For reference.
>>23030447>TransvestiteNot the same thing
>>23030553Not the same thing as what?
>>23030571Not the same thing as what you're bitching about. Transvestites just wear the clothes. So saying that someone kissed a man because he was in a dress is an accurate translation still.
>>23030575Pretty sure that okama as an umbrella term does cover men that just like dressing in women's clothing.Not that you'd want to use it, since it's considered offensive now. Same with transvestite. Which goes back to my point, that they decided not to exchange a slur for another slur.
>>23028534Come on Enma-kun and Balatack! And did anyone rip Groizer and BEM yet?>>23028639Would watch.
>>23029354>>23029414What, seriously? That sucks ass. Did it get confirmed somewhere?>>23029956Robert's Anime Corner Store looks like it's from the 90s, but their prices are good and they ship fast. When I made a big order last year they shipped the preorder items early, just like Right Stuf used to.
>>23030844>Did it get confirmed somewhere?A producer at MediaOCD and Discotek pretty much confirmed it on the Blu-ray forums.Absolutely insane that CR just sat on the series for years without ever bothering to put it on their shitty streaming service.
>>23030844Here is the source:https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=22753216&postcount=711
So they ever spill on what happened to the J9?
>>23031056Not outright but Enoki is to blame, as they pulled the licenses to their works abruptly. Given the bad blood Discotek now has with them, don't expect them to pick up any of these:https://enoki-films.co.jp/library.php
>>23029436>Just hoping that they won't be punished by DiscotekThey had to be dragged kicking and screaming to do anything about Jello and Lovely Complex situation. After tons of gaslighting that the 'subs were totally accurate' and Mike Toole bragging about how well it was selling on Amazon, they said they would no longer work with Jello and offered a non apology. Said non apology was taken down in anticipation of a promised follow up that never happened. So I think Discotek won't do anything.
>>23031093Dang glad I picked up some of that other stuff when I had the chance
>>23031093Never getting Slayers re-released, FUNi might still have it anyways...fuck, wish I didn't give my friend my DVD.
>>23031094Justin and Marissa both claim they can't legally talk about Jello anymore. Wonder if he threatened a baseless lawsuit.
Rank em.
>>23031056>>23031093Enoki was bought out by some random firm from like Hong Kong, and they pulled all the licenses. People just didn't know that at the time. Quite possible even Discotek didn't know.
>>23031283It's possible that discussing it further would be in violation of any NDAs they might have signed with the licensor.Of course, Jello would also be delusional enough to think he did nothing wrong here and sue.
>>23030959It's not that surprising, really. Look at how many licenses Sentai was squatting on after picking up Media Blasters licenses - King Gainer, GaoGaiGar and more.
>>23029039>Generally speaking, tokufags have had it pretty good with them for a couple of releases now.in 2024 they put out Groizer X, God Sigma and Albegas for /m/ shows that weren't already subbed plus King Gainer, Layzner, Gorg and a few others
If they don't announce cutie honey flash I'm going to riot
>Fifth Cluehttps://youtu.be/cCf2ZZLHy-k?si=Z1tzw5WTSHfxCDU5>>23031459Yeah it sucked because right as Sasuraiger came out, it went OOP. Was hoping for Srungle too but at least Veef subbed it this year.
>>23031296top tier>the ones that release old /m/ showsbottom tier>the ones that don't or sit on licenses of shows that don't think will sell
>>23031818>I got a rockOh boy a gobots rescue.
>>23031839Interesting if true, because that's a rights issue clusterfuck and the fan rip of the 35mm hasn't updated since like last year.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvd4I8kv8kg
>>23031296>GoodDiscotek if only for the sheer variety of content they pick up and being the only group willing to tackle subbing all of SymphogearGKIDS is next since they mostly do movies and the like. The only sour spot was their Eva release and the whole "We're only including Fly Me To The Moon and the ADV dub on the super ultra $300 version" bullshit, but that's probably more on Khara than them.Sentai's good but they license far too much seasonal garbage. Their classic /m/ releases are fine.>Just OkayAnimEigo's output is good and my names on a few of their products, but you can count the number of releases they've had on both hands.Media Blasters is cool too but they've been pretty dead for like a decade.I don't think I own a single Viz release since most of them are your average Shonen like Naruto and Bleach. >Ascendent AnimationLiterally who?>BadDisney is here since it's Disney. Don't need any more reason than that.Crunchyroll is here for several reasons, but most important of all is the Rightstuf buyout and how hard it's fucked over the market the last year and a half. Fuck em.Even with all that, Aniplex is the worst of the bunch solely for trying to push Japanese Bluray prices in the US. $200 for Kill la Kill is insane, especially when it doesn't even come with episode 26.
>Clue Five, it's somewhere in herehttps://youtu.be/daupaQBc5N0?si=H8HaFegCmcfRTeKw
>>23032027I mean six lol, I lost track haha
>>23031865Eva thing is because Japan told them to do that.
>>23031296Discotek is fine but has minor issues, GKids is great for what they do, AnimEigo was just some guy hobby project for years and ok for that, Media Blasters was pretty great but sadly fallen and mainly just does hentai, Viz is fine but they tend just do big titles and their Sailor Moon release was a mess but they mostly fixed it with new Blu Rays however still using a rough master but Toei fault, Aniplex is apart of Sony and CR so it's all same bullshit mess, Sentai is fine and kinda acts how FUNi use to be when they were around but without the behind the scenes drama and annoying marketing. Disney Plus exist I guess but pretty bad and Ascendent Animation seems like a weird scam thing and full of rainbow people.
>>23032221>still using a rough master but Toei faultIt's a 720 upscale for television broadcast. Toei still has never done proper remasters for any of their classic shows. Not even for fucking Dragon Ball or older One Piece.
>>23032887The dynamic pro shows from the 70s are beautifully remastered iirc
>clue seven: A good clue, or just a chance to put on some good music?Maybe both, or neither.https://youtu.be/niKT-kJfUz4?si=XpIZAMTo44OhO2pU
>>23029466Cyborg 009 flopping really is a shame. It took YEARS to get it in a presentable state. All that work for very little payoff is very disappointing, especially for a series a lot of people considered lost for a long time.
>Clue eighthttps://youtu.be/aW7bzd8uwyQ?si=6Yjqa7znYs6KWsXRQuestion for the thread, what's your holy grail release?
>>23033728Maybe they expected a show that was on Toonami to do better, but I don't think it was a big hit on there either. I loved the show as a kid and was pissed that it got moved to an early morning slot, but supposedly that happened because of poor ratings.
>>23034072Grail release? Space Battleship Yamato, followed closely by Dougram
>>23034072I'd like to get a lot of the other Leiji spinoffs done too. For completion.
>>23034072>what's your holy grail release?Not /m/, but Tiger Mask.
>>23034072Chouseishin and Tomica Hero
