I saw Justin post this on his Bluesky:
(Also, with a month until Otakon, every day may not have a clue.)
post here: https://bsky.app/profile/discotekmedia.bsky.social/post/3mptrqd3gak26
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.
…if you exclude The Bullet Brain. Everything else I own from Discotek is tokusatsu-related.
And thank you to this community for telling me about the live action Zeiram movies
Looks like a few deals on live action sentai tokusatsu shows (my mistake; you would think this many years into anime, I'd know the difference between Super Sentai the show and tokusatsu the genre by now! I deleted the other thread because the title was too misleading. Thank you for the correction!); the best are below, but there are a few others at 20% off or less that I didn't list. As always, YMMV on coupons. There are other things on sale, but I tried to focus on anything close to 30% and up or things I don't see pop up for sale that often. If you have a coupon not listed, put it in the comments!
*NOTE: I do a search for "discotek blu ray" and "discotek", but it doesn't show all products for some reason. There could be more stuff I'm missing!)
DISCOTEK:
*Kamen Rider Amazon 1974 ($37.99, becomes $26.59 after coupon... 46% off MSRP) - https://a.co/d/0aMtUlDl
*Terrifying Girls Delinquent Convulsion Group ($14.97, which is 24% off... becomes $10.47 after coupon, making it 58% off MSRP!) - https://a.co/d/0hJauqnQ
*Angel Heart Complete Animated TV Series ($41.97, which is 40% off MSRP) - https://a.co/d/04fvuCIm
*Voltes V Complete TV Series Remastered ($51.49, which is 26% off MSRP. NOTE: This is $48.99 on MediaOCD for 30% off, plus you get points!) - https://a.co/d/01CscvI1
*Android Kikaider 1972 Original TV Series ($41.97, which is 40% off MSRP) - https://a.co/d/01XRIN3C
*Kamen Rider X ($35.97, which is 40% off MSRP) - https://a.co/d/09iqr3aU
*Party 7 ($11.97, which is 40% off MSRP) - https://a.co/d/0gsHgnTy
*Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva ($29.97, which is 40% off... becomes $10.47 after coupon, making it 58% off MSRP!) - https://a.co/d/0bNIAOSW
*Super Rescue Solbrain TV Series ($29.97, which is 40% off the MSRP) - https://a.co/d/0hffbY6S
*Cyborg 009 VS Devilman ($27.99, which is 7% off... becomes $20.99 after coupon, making it 30% off MSRP) - https://a.co/d/07hu3IcF
*City Hunter 2 Complete Collection ($54.49, which is 32% off MSRP - NOTE: This is $55.99 on sale at MediaOCD. Technically a little higher, but the points you earn will make it cheaper) - https://a.co/d/0gLxJnVk
*Re: Cutie Honey ($20.96 with coupon, which is 30% off MSRP) - https://a.co/d/0c0Z9qm6
*Digimon Adventure 02: The Complete Original English Dubbed Season 2 ($55.96 with coupon, which is 30% off MSRP) - https://a.co/d/0daomk6y
*Digimon Adventure the Complete First Season Japanese Language Collection ($48.96 with coupon, which is 30% off MSRP) - https://a.co/d/057AthZ9
ANIMIEGO:
These sales still look active from my previous post, but the coupons I saw are all gone.
you don’t think this is a bad omen for Blu-ray Discs right? I don’t want discotek to cease being able to give me great series.
i just need some hope.
I don't see it on the OOP list
Used this images as a price point example (I already have this movie)
-I know this movie is in print-
I know I’ve been a broken record about this but because of that list being posted everything on EBay is a “joke”
The years that Discotek Media was getting more series/blu rays,COVID was starting (so money was tight) and Canada had a mail strike…. But it’s the price that still gets me
Sorry if rude
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.
After my first pre-order if Stronger got stolen before I could receive it in the mail and filing a claim to the USPS, my replacement Blu-ray finally arrived. Don't know if I'll ever get my money back for the first one.
On Amazon for $29.97 (regular $49.95)!
sale alert! i forget if this one is oop, either way its a good deal!
I ask because sure I will start saving up money from seltember u til Black Friday and I don’t want my list to be out of date.