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NEWS: Discotek Licenses GTO TV Anime


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Tony K.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:37 pm Reply with quote
Already bought the 2 Tokyopoop box sets. Maybe this will have a slightly better transfer and hopefully better subs. Looking forward to it.
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Apollo-kun



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:43 pm Reply with quote


This was essentially my face when reading the news. Love me some GTO, can't wait to be able to own a good edition that doesn't have its price ratcheted up so high.
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Shay Guy



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:48 pm Reply with quote
Discotek! How many times have I told you to stop hogging the awesome? Evil or Very Mad

Yeah, I just hope they end up seeing profits on all these nobody-woulda-expected licenses.
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E-Master



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 11:26 pm Reply with quote
I'll buy it just cause it'll probably take up less room than my two part Funimation box sets. For some time I speculated if the GTO anime will ever be re-licensed again, but after hearing this news I was thrilled that it's coming back in print again for the USA.
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Vata Raven



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 11:39 pm Reply with quote
E-Master wrote:
I'll buy it just cause it'll probably take up less room than my two part Funimation box sets.

Funimation NEVER had the series, TokyoPop was the company that that licensed it and got it dubbed.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 11:56 pm Reply with quote
FUNimation was the distributor for two box sets back in 2007. I'm fairly certain that it was the TP dub and such, but they were the ones who put them out.
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SpacemanHardy



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 12:24 am Reply with quote
It's true. I've seen those two boxsets with my own eyes, and they do indeed have FUNimation's logo on them.
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jacksonh



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 12:30 am Reply with quote
Great news! I've been waiting for a license rescue.

I discovered the series for the first time about 2 years ago but didn't want to pay high prices for OOP box sets and I wasn't sure if I wanted to hunt down singles.

Thank you Discotek! You can expect a purchase from me! Very Happy
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 12:33 am Reply with quote
FUNimation was the distributor and Tokyopop was the licensor. GTO was one of the anime titles in the distribution agreement back in 2006. Other titles in the distribution agreement included Initial D (Stage 1 & 2/Extra Stage) and Marmalade Boy (never re-released due to expiration of the first 24 episodes).
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ElectricDork



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 2:29 am Reply with quote
No interest in GTO as I own the manga (all 25 shelf space-hoggin' volumes of it).

But I am excited about finally getting a release date for the awesomely awful (or awfully awesome) Mad Bull 34. The end of February seems a long way off, though Sad
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blaizevincent



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 5:32 am Reply with quote
I have the Tokyo Pop Versions in the nice artboxes so i'll pass BUT i'm glad this is getting rereleased as it certainly needs to be around at a price that anyone can get it for. Probably the funniest Anime of the 90's if not ever!
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Blood-
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 5:41 am Reply with quote
I managed to buy the 10 GTO volumes used for $50 a little while ago, so I'm good - but I'm very happy for those who wanted the series but were having a hard time finding it at a decent price. Plus, now you get to buy a brand new set instead of used. Very nice, Discotek!
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Gilles Poitras



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 9:07 am Reply with quote
Shonan Junai-gumi, being released in the US as GTO The Early Years, is not a prequel.

It was published from 1990 to 1996 while GTO was published from 1997-02 to 2002-04. GTO is the sequel to Shonan Junai-gumi
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Angel M Cazares



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 10:13 am Reply with quote
Blood- wrote:
I managed to buy the 10 GTO volumes used for $50 a little while ago, so I'm good - but I'm very happy for those who wanted the series but were having a hard time finding it at a decent price. Plus, now you get to buy a brand new set instead of used. Very nice, Discotek!


I was lucky enough to find the 10 singles (8 of them new) for about $75. But yeah, great news for those who want to own this cool series.
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marek1712



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 3:11 pm Reply with quote
Sooo, I think I'm lucky Smile
Our regional edition sucked, TP one is overpriced by now.
Can't wait to buy one Smile
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