Tag: Otakon 2018

Otakon 2018: Discotek Media Anime Home Video Releases

Pak Hanu

Over the weekend, Discotek Media updated their twitter page with the several new Anime home video release announcements that was first revealed at Otakon 2018. Now, while most of these newly licensed home video releases do not have set release dates it is still great to see several fan favorites among the upcoming releases.   The new releases include: Six God Combination Godmars God Mars is heading to SDBD!! 64 episodes in standard definition, subtitled in English! pic.twitter.com/TCeeKJF9FF — 💿Discotek Media (@discotekmedia) August 12, 2018 Chōdenji Machine Voltes V VOLTES V is coming to…

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Discotek Media Licenses Space Wolf Juspion & Message From Space: Galactic Wars

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Today at Otakon, Discotek Media announced during their panel that they acquired the license for the fourth Metal Hero series, Space Wolf Juspion. For those unaware, the Metal Hero series are tokusatsu programs produced by Toei. In addition, a handful of these series were adapted in America by Saban Brand as VR Troopers and the Big Bad Beetleborgs. However, Juspion was one of the many to not be adapted, but managed to become an internationally known series.   Space Wolf Juspion’s summary via Wikipedia: While reading the Galaxy Bible, Ejin learns…

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S.H.Figuarts Great Saiyaman Revealed

Pak Hanu

Bandai Tamashii has recently updated their official Instagram page with the next S.H.Figuarts reveal for in their Dragon Ball line. The company revealed that the Great Saiyaman will be apart of the S.H.Figuarts line, which was first revealed at the Dragon Ball North America Tour that is being held at Otakon 2018. For those who are not aware, the Great Saiyaman is the alter ego of Gohan, which was first introduced in the Great Saiyaman Saga.  FOR all Dragonball, and especially Gohan fans! TAMASHII is really excited to announced that the world’s first exhibition of Great Saiyaman is now being held at…

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Otakon to Host Studio Trigger & Iron-Blooded Orphans Staff

Pak Hanu

Over the last few weeks the official Otakon website updated with new guests that will be attending the convention.  Many of the newly announced guests include some of the staff that work on productions by Studio Trigger as well as the team behind Mobile Suit Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans.  The new guests include: Naoko Tsutsumi: Studio Trigger Producer (Gurren Lagann, Little Witch Academia, Kill la Kill) Yoh Yoshinari: Studio Trigger Animation and Director  (Neon Genesis Evangelion animator, Gurren Lagann mechanical design, Little Witch Academia Director) Masahiko Otsuka: Studio Trigger President  (FLCL, When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace) Tatsuyuki Nagai: Director (Toradora!, anohana, The Anthem of the Heart, Mobile Suit Gundam:…

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