Discotek Media has announced the release of several new Blu-ray titles during its latest “A Very Big Discotek New Year’s” livestream event on Monday. The company’s livestream featured the announcement of 24 new releases, including some new anime licenses, as well as Blu-ray releases for Japanese live-action films under its Nihon Nights label.
Here are the highlights from the livestream:
Anime Blu-ray Releases
Vivid Strike!
- • Extras include previews, promos, and more.
- • Does not include the bonus OVAs and Nanoha ViVid because they are with a different licensor.
- • Coming in 2025
Higurashi: When They Cry!
- • Newly revised subtitles, and includes both the Japanese and English audio.
- • Extras include clean opening and ending sequences.
- • Coming in 2025
DearS!
- • Newly remastered with AstroRes technology.
- • Japanese audio and English dub are included. Subtitles have been refined.
- • Clean opening and ending sequences as extras.
- • Coming in 2025
Cyborg 009 vs. Devilman!
- • All 3 episodes are presented in the original Japanese audio and the Netflix English dub.
- • Coming in 2025
Angel Heart!
- • All 50 episodes available in HD in Japanese with English subtitles.
- • Coming in 2025
Osomatsu-kun!
- • All 86 episodes included on 2 SD-BD discs in a single set.
- • Presented in Japanese with English subtitles.
- • Coming in 2025
Flame of Recca!
- • All 42 episodes presented on one SD-BD disc.
- • Presented in Japanese with English subtitles.
- • Includes clean opening and ending sequences, as well as promo clips.
- • Coming in 2025
Space Adventure Cobra: Special Yello Dubbed Version
- • The UK dubbed version of the film includes a musical arrangement with electro-pop duo Yello.
- • Presented in HD with only the English language dub.
- • Interview with Andy Frain from Manga Video UK included.
- • Coming in 2025
Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend!
- • Remastered in HD from uncut 35mm prints.
- • Includes the uncut three episode OVA version in subtitle-only standard definition, and the 1989 compilation film version.
- • Extras include liner notes, trailers, promo clips, animatic sequence, original credit rolls, and more.
Live Action Films / Nihon Nights
Lupin the 3rd: The Live Action Movie
- • Coming to the US on Blu-ray for the first time.
- • Audio includes the original multi-language version and the full Japanese version!
- • Subs include just non-English and full English options for the multi-language version and full English for Japanese.
- • Extras include liner notes, trailers, TV commercials, art gallery, and more.
- • Coming in 2025
Tomorrow’s Joe the Movie!
- • Extras are TBD
- • Coming in 2025
Nana & Nana 2
- • The live-action Nana films previously received DVDs in the US, but now they’re coming to Blu-ray for the first time in HD.
- • Each film will have its own Blu-ray release.
- • Extras are TBD
- • Coming in 2025
Hana Yori Dango Final!
- • The live-action film finale of the Boys Over Flowers shojo romance manga
- • Extras are TBD
- • Coming in 2025
