Discotek Media Announces April Releases
HomeDiscotek Media Announces April Releases
Posted February 10, 2023 07:42 PM by Webmaster
Discotek Media has announced its April batch of Blu-ray releases. They are: Suicide Club (2001), Gunbuster: The Complete OVA Series (1988-1989), The King of Braves GaoGaiGar: Final (2000-2003), Saint Tail (1995-1996), Urusei Yatsura: TV Series Collection 01 (1981-1982), and Sonic X: The Complete Series (2003-2006).
Suicide Club
Description: A wave of unexplainable suicides sweeps across Tokyo after 54 smiling high school girls join hands and throw themselves from a subway platform into an oncoming train. Detective Kuroda (Audition's Ryo Ishibashi) and the rest of the police force are baffled as the bloodbath triggers a wave of suicides across the city. When a cryptic phone call tips off police to a strange website that appears to be tracking the suicides before they happen, the question becomes, are they really suicides at all?
This outrageously bizarre, wicked social critique in the form of a creepy and enigmatic detective mystery examines the despair of the disaffected Japanese youth and the influence of pop culture on their lives. From international film festival favorite to cult sensation, Suicide Club is a study of contemporary morality that is gruesome, darkly comic and vividly original. Remastered in high definition and now on Blu-ray for the first time!
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Gunbuster: The Complete OVA Series
Description: When the space aliens killed Noriko Takaya's father, she swore she'd go into space to have her revenge. Yet being accepted into the prestigious Okinawa Girls' Space Pilot High School doesn't solve every problem. Looked down upon as the daughter of the admiral who lost, and having a stark lack of talent that prevents her from piloting a machine, Noriko's hopes for the future don't seem bright. But then, when the two candidates going into space are announced, Noriko's surprised to find her name right next to the star of the school (and Noriko's own idol), Kazumi Amano. Has Noriko's hard work paid off? Or is there more to Coach Ohta's reasons for selecting her? Most of all, is Noriko really ready for the horrors of space? Find out in Aim for the Top!: Gunbuster, a true masterpiece of anime history, and Hideaki Anno's directorial debut!
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Saint Tail
Description: Meimi is an average student at St. Paulia's Private School by day, but at night, she becomes the mysterious and magical thief - Saint Tail! With the guidance of her best friend, Seira, a nun-in-training, Saint Tail steals back treasures that were unjustly taken from the innocent. Despite her virtuous motives, she is still pursued not only by the police, but also by her classmate, Asuka, Jr. Friends at school but rivals by night, Saint Tail finds it difficult not to play a coy game of cat and mouse with her eager young pursuer. Will the young sleuth catch his thief or will she steal his heart?
This complete collection includes all 43 episodes in 1080p high definition! With the original English dub for episodes 1-15, and the Japanese language with English subtitles for all 43 episodes.
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Urusei Yatsura: TV Series Collection 01
Description: It all begins when aliens invade and threaten to conquer the Earth! However, one member of the human race is chosen at random to duel the aliens and save the planet: Ataru Moroboshi, a lecherous slacker from Tomobiki High School who begrudgingly participates. All he has to do? Play a game of tag and catch Lum — the beautiful alien princess in a tiger-stripe bikini — by the horns. Unfortunately for Ataru, it's not so simple, since Lum can fly and deliver electric shocks! Perseverance pays off, but once he catches her, Ataru experiences another shock: He's now Lum's betrothed "darling" and she isn't going back to her home planet anytime soon! What follows is a courtship like no other, with all the crazy denizens of Tomobiki Town crossing paths with the most obnoxious aliens you'll ever meet! Daring, zany, yet somehow heartwarming, Urusei Yatsura is a boy-meets-girl match made in heaven, as the classic harem comedy that started them all finally comes to Blu-ray in this five-disc collection containing the first 54 episodes!
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Sonic X: The Complete Series
Description: Once again, the villainous Doctor Eggman has gathered the seven Chaos Emeralds for his latest dastardly scheme. And right on cue, like a bolt from the blue, Sonic (the quickest hedgehog around) arrives to save the day! But when Chaos Control is triggered by accident, Sonic and his friends—Tails, Knuckles, Amy, and the rest—are all catapulted to another world. This world is strangely different from their own, and our heroes don't know how to get back home! To make matters worse, Eggman and his sinister allies are stuck in this new location right along with them. To make it back to their world, our supersonic heroes will have to make tracks to hunt down the Chaos Emeralds before Doctor Eggman, who will stop at nothing to conquer this exotic new land for his evil Eggman Empire. The race is on, and Sonic's gotta go fast! Make time for relaxation, 'cause Sonic X is out of this world!
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The King of Braves GaoGaiGar: Final
Description: Our planet is under threat once again, starting with a series of extreme climate events that begin to occur all across the globe. A mysterious new foe known as the 11 Planetary Masters of Sol have appeared on Earth, launching an attack in pursuit of a mysterious substance known as the Q-Parts. As if that wasn't enough, the universe has begun to shrink! Peace on Earth is being threatened from all angles, and it's up to the Braves to uncover why. Could the Q-Parts be related to the Shrinking Space Phenomenon threatening our galaxy?
Who are the 11 Planetary Masters of Sol, and what are they planning to do with the mysterious substance? Can the Shrinking Space Phenomenon be stopped, or is our world doomed to destruction? The stakes have never been higher for the Braves, who must unite once again and travel beyond our galaxy to solve these mysteries and defeat this dark new foe!
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Suicide Club
Description: A wave of unexplainable suicides sweeps across Tokyo after 54 smiling high school girls join hands and throw themselves from a subway platform into an oncoming train. Detective Kuroda (Audition's Ryo Ishibashi) and the rest of the police force are baffled as the bloodbath triggers a wave of suicides across the city. When a cryptic phone call tips off police to a strange website that appears to be tracking the suicides before they happen, the question becomes, are they really suicides at all?
This outrageously bizarre, wicked social critique in the form of a creepy and enigmatic detective mystery examines the despair of the disaffected Japanese youth and the influence of pop culture on their lives. From international film festival favorite to cult sensation, Suicide Club is a study of contemporary morality that is gruesome, darkly comic and vividly original. Remastered in high definition and now on Blu-ray for the first time!
Technical Specs:
- NEWLY REMASTERED
- Original Japanese audio with English subtitles
Gunbuster: The Complete OVA Series
Description: When the space aliens killed Noriko Takaya's father, she swore she'd go into space to have her revenge. Yet being accepted into the prestigious Okinawa Girls' Space Pilot High School doesn't solve every problem. Looked down upon as the daughter of the admiral who lost, and having a stark lack of talent that prevents her from piloting a machine, Noriko's hopes for the future don't seem bright. But then, when the two candidates going into space are announced, Noriko's surprised to find her name right next to the star of the school (and Noriko's own idol), Kazumi Amano. Has Noriko's hard work paid off? Or is there more to Coach Ohta's reasons for selecting her? Most of all, is Noriko really ready for the horrors of space? Find out in Aim for the Top!: Gunbuster, a true masterpiece of anime history, and Hideaki Anno's directorial debut!
Technical Specs:
- Original Japanese track and new English dub
- English subtitles for the main feature
Saint Tail
Description: Meimi is an average student at St. Paulia's Private School by day, but at night, she becomes the mysterious and magical thief - Saint Tail! With the guidance of her best friend, Seira, a nun-in-training, Saint Tail steals back treasures that were unjustly taken from the innocent. Despite her virtuous motives, she is still pursued not only by the police, but also by her classmate, Asuka, Jr. Friends at school but rivals by night, Saint Tail finds it difficult not to play a coy game of cat and mouse with her eager young pursuer. Will the young sleuth catch his thief or will she steal his heart?
This complete collection includes all 43 episodes in 1080p high definition! With the original English dub for episodes 1-15, and the Japanese language with English subtitles for all 43 episodes.
Technical Specs:
- Original Japanese track and English tracks
- English subtitles for the main feature
Urusei Yatsura: TV Series Collection 01
Description: It all begins when aliens invade and threaten to conquer the Earth! However, one member of the human race is chosen at random to duel the aliens and save the planet: Ataru Moroboshi, a lecherous slacker from Tomobiki High School who begrudgingly participates. All he has to do? Play a game of tag and catch Lum — the beautiful alien princess in a tiger-stripe bikini — by the horns. Unfortunately for Ataru, it's not so simple, since Lum can fly and deliver electric shocks! Perseverance pays off, but once he catches her, Ataru experiences another shock: He's now Lum's betrothed "darling" and she isn't going back to her home planet anytime soon! What follows is a courtship like no other, with all the crazy denizens of Tomobiki Town crossing paths with the most obnoxious aliens you'll ever meet! Daring, zany, yet somehow heartwarming, Urusei Yatsura is a boy-meets-girl match made in heaven, as the classic harem comedy that started them all finally comes to Blu-ray in this five-disc collection containing the first 54 episodes!
Technical Specs:
- Original Japanese track
- English subtitles for the main feature
Sonic X: The Complete Series
Description: Once again, the villainous Doctor Eggman has gathered the seven Chaos Emeralds for his latest dastardly scheme. And right on cue, like a bolt from the blue, Sonic (the quickest hedgehog around) arrives to save the day! But when Chaos Control is triggered by accident, Sonic and his friends—Tails, Knuckles, Amy, and the rest—are all catapulted to another world. This world is strangely different from their own, and our heroes don't know how to get back home! To make matters worse, Eggman and his sinister allies are stuck in this new location right along with them. To make it back to their world, our supersonic heroes will have to make tracks to hunt down the Chaos Emeralds before Doctor Eggman, who will stop at nothing to conquer this exotic new land for his evil Eggman Empire. The race is on, and Sonic's gotta go fast! Make time for relaxation, 'cause Sonic X is out of this world!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- OPs, EDs, Storyboards, Commercial, Pilots, and for the first time all 78 episodes in Japanese with Subtitles
The King of Braves GaoGaiGar: Final
Description: Our planet is under threat once again, starting with a series of extreme climate events that begin to occur all across the globe. A mysterious new foe known as the 11 Planetary Masters of Sol have appeared on Earth, launching an attack in pursuit of a mysterious substance known as the Q-Parts. As if that wasn't enough, the universe has begun to shrink! Peace on Earth is being threatened from all angles, and it's up to the Braves to uncover why. Could the Q-Parts be related to the Shrinking Space Phenomenon threatening our galaxy?
Who are the 11 Planetary Masters of Sol, and what are they planning to do with the mysterious substance? Can the Shrinking Space Phenomenon be stopped, or is our world doomed to destruction? The stakes have never been higher for the Braves, who must unite once again and travel beyond our galaxy to solve these mysteries and defeat this dark new foe!
Technical Specs:
- Original Japanese track
- English subtitles for the main feature
