u/Deep-Examination5081

Not many deals right now, but that's not surprising considering how many great sales we've had lately. The 50% off stuff because of the Crunchyroll deals looks like they might be still going (at least a few), but as far as anything new, this is the biggest AnimEigo / Discotek ones I've seen:

Romeo's Blue Skies (MSRP $59.95, on sale at $31.10 for 48% off... coupon makes it $24.88, for a total of 58% off!): https://a.co/d/0eA2D5Ld

There's also some regional coupons for Digimon Adventure S1 (Japanese Language) for 25% off and Season 2 (English Dubbed) for 30% off.

Digimon Adventure S1 (Japanese Language) ($52.46 after coupon for 25% off): https://a.co/d/0fC7Udw5

Digimon Adventure S2 (English Dubbed) ($55.96 after coupon for 30% off): https://a.co/d/0i2tcVV0

EDIT: Since not everyone may be offered coupons and don't know what I'm talking about, here's a screenshot: YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary, i.e. you may NOT have this coupon. You may have DIFFERENT coupons that I don't for other things. They're regional. But if you have a coupon, you will see it on the website in this area.

https://preview.redd.it/lrcszkc5p2ih1.jpg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e1fbe72fbc64b52ac34930a9c4e54856801d3da1

If you happened to watch the Discotek stream, Justin mentioned beefing up the MediaOCD site after what Crunchyroll did, but also said we have only two more Deep Dives coming. At that point he says MediaOCD will have EVERYTHING Discotek. (link takes you to the part)

So... what's left that isn't out of print that we're still waiting on?

So I'm not sure how this affects preorders and other physical media, but I'm guessing since they've been actively clearing out the Discotek stuff, maybe they are doing away with it completely.

I can't believe we lost Right Stuf for this.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Crunchyroll/s/Pvwd9MNAqd

EDIT: HAH! Love the shade from MediaOCD!

https://bsky.app/profile/animeigo.com/post/3mqmqbwg37s23

Not as many big ones, but the stand outs below are definitely Captain Harlock and Android Kikaider 1972, Kamen Rider X, and Angel Heart. As always with coupons, YMMV; you may not have the same coupons, or you may have different ones for other sets (post them in the comments!). Also, as usual, this isn't everything; just stuff hovering close to 30% & higher. Some sales might have been missed because of Amazon's weird search function.

NOTE: Sometimes coupons don't show through the app. Try looking on a web browser instead.

That Captain Harlock price makes me cry because I'm stone cold broke until the middle of the week and still need to hit the Sentai sale. It definitely complicates things for my budget.

Captain Harlock: Space Pirate: The Complete TV Series (24% off PLUS coupon makes it $37.09... 47% off!) https://a.co/d/0dGTGhUz

Voltes V Complete TV Series Remastered ($47.99... 31% off - NOTE: This is $1.00 more at MediaOCD's site, but you get points, technically making it cheaper there in the long run) https://a.co/d/0aNmTcdS

Lupin the 3rd TV Specials Collection 1 ($44.49... 26% off - NOTE: This is on sale for $41.99 at MediaOCD's site, plus points!) https://a.co/d/01bAaE9L

Sonic X Complete English Dubbed Series SDBD ($47.49... 32% off) https://a.co/d/0alZeF3h

Kamen Rider Amazon 1974 (coupon makes it $26.59... 30% off) https://a.co/d/0g9vCtIF

Zone of the Enders Perfect Collection ($44.49... 26% off - NOTE: This is on sale for $41.99 at MediaOCD's site, plus points!) https://a.co/d/09u44zrW

Android Kikaider 1972 Original TV Series ($41.97... 40% off!) https://a.co/d/0cYeswGz

Android Kikaider 01 SDBD (coupon for $34.96... 30% off) https://a.co/d/08pxN6NP

Kamen Rider X ($35.97... 40% off!) https://a.co/d/03FgMXKU

Angel Heart Complete Animated TV Series ($41.97... 40% off!) https://a.co/d/0i8HJeKg

City Hunter 2 Complete Collection ($54.49... 32% off - NOTE: This is $1.50 more at MediaOCD's site, but you get points, technically making it cheaper there in the long run) https://a.co/d/0emZkKHu

Project Arms Complete Series SDBD ($41.99... 30% off) https://a.co/d/0fs8Nw3R

I saw Justin post this on his Bluesky:

https://www.hyperlific.com/articles/justin-sevakis-and-the-discotek-deep-dives-mission-to-save-anime-from-digital-rot/

Four new licenses announced!

*Sakon the Ventriloquist (first ever English release; out in November)

*Drucker in the Dugout (first ever English release; out in December)

*A.D. Police (license rescue! brand new 4K remaster from the original negative; out in January)

*House of Five Leaves (license rescue! First HD release, coming in early 2027)

*Baby & I (first English release, coming in 2027)

More announcements coming in a few weeks at Otakon.

On Amazon for $29.97 (regular $49.95)!

https://a.co/d/0eRCKpkj

So I've been hoping for a re-printing in the Deep Dives, but a copy of Battle Athletes popped up on Mercari that was more reasonably priced (about $75 compared to the $200 on eBay), and I would rather not risk missing out, so I grabbed it.

I have the Pioneer DVDs, and one of the things that always irked me was their weird choice of putting the intro only on the first episode and the ending only on the last, so the four episodes on each disc ran together like a long movie. I always thought the logo splash on top of the Japanese logo was weird, too. Completely cutting out the last episodes credits, which shows what happens to everyone, was a crime against humanity. Considering they didn't do this stuff with other titles, Pioneer made some weird choices with Battle Athletes (this is not hate, BTW, I loved Pioneer! Just never understood why they did what they did).

I knew the Discotek version restored it. Popping it in tonight (and this being the first time I'd watched the show in years), I honestly got a big grin on my face seeing things the way I had always hoped to see them.

To be clear, the extent of how badly I wanted to see the show this way, I bought a Japanese copy of Volume 8 and a region free player (back when they weren't easy to get without paying a TON) JUST for those last episode credits. They weren't on YouTube at the time and it meant that much to me to see them, and at that time the only way we had them was via a website that took screenshots.

Anyway, this was a big deal for me. Battle Athletes wasn't my first series, but the first one I bought (found the first OVA VHS tape in a rental store bargain bin) and I fell in love with it. Absolutely one of my favorite series and has a lot of sentimental value for me because I came across it when I first really started getting into anime. Shoot, back in the day I ran a YahooGroups for the show and had a website cataloguing every bit of merchandise that existed. I was THAT into the show.

I already have seen some Discotek releases, so I know their quality, but going into this with full knowledge of the way the show was originally presented to North American audiences and seeing it restored in this way... like I said, big grin on my face. It means a lot.

AND the inclusion of the music video! A music video I only discovered existed way back when because I bought an anime cel from it and tracked down ONE obscure website that even mentioned it. To be able to see the video, in its full glory, was awesome.

I mean, we're talking I'm someone who sought out every book, merchandise, and content I could find. To be able to experience brand new content from the original show, twenty-six years later (DEAR LORD I'M OLD), is an incredible feeling.

So yeah, this really does show the importance of Discotek releases, and I'm really, incredibly grateful we got this & they put this kind of work into it.

Did I overpay a little? Yeah. Do I regret it? Not at all. I'm so happy with this, I can't believe I didn't jump on it when it first got released.

Not seeing a lot on Discotek at the moment, but some crazy good sales on AnimEigo. Percentage off is based on retail prices from MediaOCD's site (for some reason, sometimes Amazon shows a sale price as the base price, so it doesn't look like it's on sale). We know that coupons are YMMV, so post 'em if you have one!

Also, I only listed the biggies here but there are other Blu-rays I didn't include that range from 10-12% off. They are lower priced ones (like Riding Bean at around $10), but still really good prices for them.

NOTE: As I was reminded below, these will NOT have the slipcovers.

*Megazone 23 ($25.95 - 35% off)

https://a.co/d/0diTs4Tv

*Metal Skin Panic Madox-01 ($11.70 - 35% off)

https://a.co/d/0cYSfI16

*Bubblegum Crisis ($31.32 - 37% off)

https://a.co/d/07jocYg1

*Bubblegum Crash ($15.46 - 38% off)

https://a.co/d/0e4QEBYY

*Nobody's Boy Remi ($42.05 - 39% off plus I have a coupon making it $29.43 - 58% OFF!)

https://a.co/d/03VTMbIA

*Romeo's Blue Skies ($31.10 - 48% off)

https://a.co/d/0b4Selfq

*Looking for the Full Moon Volume 1 ($36.69 - 39% off)

https://a.co/d/09vVzx9i

*Looking for the Full Moon Volume 2 ($36.69 - 39% off plus I have a coupon making it $25.68 - 57% OFF!)

https://a.co/d/03oxOZAP

*Sasuke ($36.69 - 39% off plus I have a coupon making it $29.35 - 51% OFF!)

https://a.co/d/01nA8oWj

*Black Jack OVA ($32.53 - 40% off)

https://a.co/d/08HiiEGs

I've pretty much been in a deep dive (er... not the Discotek-kind) tonight, trying to understand all the legal complexities that caused the Vampire Princess Miyu situation. The more I read, the more I realize how incredibly LUCKY we were that AnimEigo still had the rights when AIC wound up in it's legal mess that caused this. (EDIT: Misspoke here; AIC IS in a legal mess, but the Miyu thing probably would have happened regardless because of a separate legal mess. Still a mess)

As much as the situation isn't ideal, we could easily be in a situation where no one had the rights & it disappeared forever, or AnimEigo started on the blu-ray later than they did and run out of time.

We are seriously, really lucky this blu-ray is happening.

Every once in a while I scroll the Discotek blu-rays on Amazon,, so when I see stuff, I try to let y'all know (especially because sometimes coupons don't get noticed).

FYI: Apparently everyone gets different coupons (I did NOT know this), so YMMV. If you see something not here, give it a shout out and maybe someone has the same coupon.

1.) Not on sale, but Captain Harlock is back in stock: https://a.co/d/00cyZPh8

2.) GTO is on sale (20% off) but has a coupon, making it $40.76 (32% off; regular price $59.95): https://a.co/d/0dtwQtBW

3.) Happiness of the Katakuris (20% off), but has a coupon making it $14.97 (25% off... this one always has a coupon): https://a.co/d/00mXaZFs

4.) Kamen Rider Amazon 1974 is 24% off but has a coupon making it $26.59 (almost 47% off; regular price $49.95): https://a.co/d/0a8cQbEJ

5.) Ouran High School Host Club Live Movie is $12.31 with coupon (this seems to always have a coupon): https://a.co/d/0g8MJ1HM

That Kamen Rider price is crazy... nearly 50% off. O_O

It's so elegant. Refined. It speaks to the soul in a way I don't think any other artwork has. Sometimes artwork is just so... I dunno, busy, y'know? But THIS... this SAYS something. It makes you think about the human condition and our place in the world.

Just had to say, amazing job, guys! Your long hours of work on this cover art is appreciated, and it's honestly going to be hard to outdo this one. Chef's kiss

(NOTE: I'm guessing this is okay here since AnimEigo is tied to Discotek and there's no AnimEigo reddit?)

https://preview.redd.it/9oa107aetc3h1.jpg?width=891&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0c90fa7201b96325d0e64309ecc6172c2832913d

In two months, gang!

EDIT: Sorry guys, I made a mistake encouraging we talk about what unannounced / unlicensed titles we want to see. It crosses over to requests too easily, and that was unintentional. I debated deleting the thread (if it becomes too much of a problem, I understand it being removed), but I'll leave it for now just because of the Justin comments still being noteworthy.

Sorry for giving you extra work, mods!

FYI, Captain Harlock is restocked. (I HATE it did it now, when I'm tapped out, but happy for those of you who can get it)

https://a.co/d/0hHMLS1v

https://preview.redd.it/9qvqgvxpff2h1.jpg?width=1180&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=10ce3773303fcf467a93c35bee27cbedbc96b01b

Hooboy, I'm really struggling today; third time's a charm!

I saw this on Facebook. It looks like we're getting a new Dive on Friday!

https://preview.redd.it/oqh7jx2uut0h1.png?width=731&format=png&auto=webp&s=7e77017d315dbfe46aac2272bde78104f9fb9efd

I just saw this on Facebook:

https://preview.redd.it/i94r6auust0h1.png?width=731&format=png&auto=webp&s=e0db594a526321b313fedfb487d440d1f7798d4b

In case you haven't picked it up yet, it looks like Amazon has Zone of the Enders marked down to $35.49 (originally $59.95). I don't think I've seen it more than 36% off before. O_O

https://www.amazon.com/Zone-Enders-Perfect-Collection-Blu-ray/dp/B0GGFBGB9S/ref=sr_1_1?crid=25GKNZJJ526KW&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.H54hdLZVA_HvP2uk059XWD4Ls4fdH49W43rmdzhwVkfGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.dABwowvRyHQBlZK_kim2DXLWxT8KTcYfYWYoz7qv73w&dib_tag=se&keywords=zone+of+the+enders+blu-ray&qid=1777838096&s=movies-tv&sprefix=zone+of+the+enders+blu-ray%2Cmovies-tv%2C123&sr=1-1

EDIT: One more for ya - Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva is $11.07 with the current coupon:

https://www.amazon.com/Professor-Layton-Eternal-Diva-Blu-ray/dp/B0DZ3Z2WVR/ref=sr_1_49?crid=1L740GNG7V9XY&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.JC2K6n8oQTjmLL3AU5RKIyQDaL9RP1ur0-qRbuo8wifUj7oJD62N90_9VwM9ysS5VcN2ZQiZRFT5ZVT1acONhQBv61SdglpCiHKK8V_Nq4YpvmCQnpCt83C2-pH9EkR1MEhPRVeOMPYV0MrX8qlVx4nN1jJoDk6uszKRICfaXnkk07pT98r-h-dhlsypcT1E.r-BmIBYd2UmRAJY18IBI2a4F2mD9tXxNl3RWq_NP7f8&dib_tag=se&keywords=discotek+blu-ray&qid=1777861802&s=movies-tv&sprefix=discotek+blu-ray%2Cmovies-tv%2C126&xpid=yWrKASE0FQi2k