Discotek Media used their panel at Otakon 2026 to reveal a massive new wave of upcoming anime home video licenses and Blu-ray editions, featuring highly anticipated titles like Toradora!, Mawaru Penguindrum, Pani Poni Dash!, The Big O, and many others.
Here is the complete breakdown of the company’s newly announced Blu-ray lineup:
Lupin the IIIrd: Zenigata & the Two Lupins
Lupin the Third: Part 2
- • Gathers all 155 episodes onto a single standard definition Blu-ray disc collection.
- • Features the original Japanese audio with English subtitles alongside every previously produced English dub.
- • Slated for a Blu-ray launch later in 2026.
Toradora!
- • Comes with both the Japanese audio track (with English subtitles) and the English voice dub.
- • Retains all special features and bonus content from the series’ out-of-print NIS America release.
- • Scheduled to release later in 2026.
Digimon Frontier (Digimon Season 4)
- • Packs the Digimon Frontier English dub into high definition. A separate release dedicated to the Japanese version with English subtitles will follow at a later date.
- • Expected to hit shelves later in 2026.
Pani Poni Dash!
- • Contains all 26 episodes on a standard-definition Blu-ray disc.
- • Includes the Japanese broadcast track with English subtitles as well as the English dub.
- • Releasing on SD-Blu-ray later in 2026.
Tales of the Abyss
- • Delivers all 26 episodes presented in true high definition on Blu-ray.
- • Offered exclusively in Japanese audio paired with English subtitles.
- • Due out later in 2026.
Patlabor: The TV Series
- • Encompasses the complete 47-episode run.
- • Features Japanese audio with English subtitles alongside an uncut English voice track.
- • Boasts noticeable visual enhancements and reworked subtitle scripts compared to past home video editions.
- • Set to arrive later in 2026.
Patlabor: The New Files
- • Collects all 16 episodes of the OVA continuation series.
- • Includes Japanese audio with English subtitles, plus English dub tracks covering the first four OVA episodes.
- • Arrives on Blu-ray later in 2026.
Patlabor: The Movies
- • Bundles three feature films together: Patlabor: The Movie, Patlabor 2: The Movie, and WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3.
- • Also incorporates the trio of MiniPato comedic shorts.
- • Features both Japanese audio (with English subtitles) and English dub options.
- • Releasing later in 2026.
Big O: The Complete Paradigm
- • Contains both seasons of the acclaimed mecha series alongside a curated selection of bonus features.
- • Supports both Japanese dialogue (with English subtitles) and English dub configurations.
- • Upgrades the second season with a brand-new 5.1 surround sound mix for the English voice track.
- • Slated for a 2026 release.
Digimon the Movies Collection 3
- • Pulls together a trilogy of Digimon cinematic features:
- ○ Digimon Frontier — Equipped with English subtitles and a newly restored English dub.
- ○ Digimon Savers — Presented with original Japanese audio and English subtitles.
- ○ Digimon X-Evolution — The feature-length TV special, provided with Japanese audio and English subtitles.
Mawaru Penguindrum
- • Features all 24 episodes presented in high definition on Blu-ray.
- • Includes the Japanese audio track with English subtitles alongside the English dub.
- • Substantially improves video quality utilizing a new “24p encode” that surpasses previous home video printings.
- • Arrives on Blu-ray later in 2026.
Memories (4K UHD)
- • Katsuhiro Otomo’s acclaimed sci-fi anthology film is headed to a standalone 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release later in 2026.
- • Contains Japanese audio with English subtitles and the English voice track.
Samurai Pizza Cats
- • Comprises all 52 episodes featuring the English dub exclusively (with plans for a separate Japanese-subtitled release further down the line).
- • Equipped with closed captions and built upon a fresh HD remaster.
- • Slated for a 2026 Blu-ray debut.
Infinite Ryvius
- • Gathers all 26 episodes remastered in high definition on Blu-ray.
- • Includes the original Japanese audio with English subtitles and the English dub.
- • The Japanese track features a 5.1 surround sound audio mix.
- • Scheduled for release later in 2026.
Argento Soma
- • Features all 26 episodes presented in standard definition on Blu-ray.
- • Comes with Japanese audio (with English subtitles) and the English dub.
- • Includes textless opening and ending theme sequences as bonus extras.
- • Due to launch later in 2026.
Outlanders
- • Fully remastered and upscaled using proprietary AstroRes technology.
- • Pairs Japanese audio with refined English subtitles alongside two separate English dubs from U.S. Renditions and Central Park Media.
- • Arrives on Blu-ray later in 2026.
Digimon Frontier, The Big O, Mawaru Penguindrum, Toradora!, Lupin the Third Part 2, and Outlanders are currently available to pre-order directly through MediaOCD’s digital storefront.
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