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SEGA 'Sonic the Movie' Unavailable for Licensing Due to Missing Paperwork
Dreadknux posted a topic in Media
Don't hold your breath for a re-release of 1999's 'Sonic the Movie' anytime soon - according to distribution company Discotek Media, SEGA is missing key licensing paperwork that could prevent the anime from ever seeing the light of day again outside of Japan. In a Q&A streamed a few hours ago, the Discotek team spoke about the Sonic OVA anecdotally when answering a question regarding a different anime license (Dominion Tank Police, from Toshiba). The show's host explained that the reason they could not license Sonic, despite their best efforts (and SEGA's apparent willingness to make it happen), was because of missing paperwork relating to music and voice actor royalties. "SEGA owns it, they know they own it, we were gonna license it, but they don't [know where] the paperwork for the music and the voices [are]," said one of the show's hosts. "They don't know who they have to pay residuals to on it and... [that's] kind of where the logjam is, they don't know where that is, so it can't be licensed out beyond Japan... in Japan I think it's still available on streaming, but it can't be licensed outside there because they don't know who to pay and what to pay them." This only appears to impact the international/English language version of the movie - in Japan, 'Sonic the Hedgehog' (as it's simply known there) originally released in 1996 as a two-part feature, and was a close collaboration between SEGA Japan and production company Pierrot. In 1999, SEGA partnered with ADV Films on the English-language dub and released the product as a full-length movie. However, ADV Films has long since been defunct; the parent company, AD Vision, shuttered in 2009, and the any paperwork relating to their subsidiary's projects have likely been scattered to the four winds, along with a number of its own licenses (many of which ended up with Funimation). So for now, SEGA is forced to make the Sonic OVA unavailable outside of Japan. Let's hope that paperwork turns up under someone's couch or something. You can catch the anecdote in full via the video below (at 1:49:54): Sonic News Tips Credit: GentlemanX Original Post Content: On tonight's Discotek Day Livestream, the Discotek team confirmed the reason the Sonic OVA remains unavailable outside of Japan. When answering a question regarding another license (Dominion Tank Police from Toshiba in case you were wondering), the Sonic OVA was used as an example of incomplete paperwork preventing a title from being licensed. Specifically, Sega was planning on making the Sonic OVA available for licensing again but encountered a problem when they could not find the paperwork detailing royalty rights. In particular, Sega was unable to know what royalties the voice actors and composer would be owed for a new licensing deal. Due to this, Sega is forced to make the OVA unavailable for licensing outside of Japan (in Japan, the OVA remains available for streaming). Discotek acknowledged that Sega is aware they own the rights to the OVA, but due to this snafu they cannot license it to third parties such as overseas licensors. So for anyone hoping the Sonic OVA will one day be made available on blu-ray or streaming in English speaking territories, it sounds like you may have a long time to wait and can only hope Sega of Japan finds the right paperwork. View full story- 29 replies
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SEGA 'Sonic the Movie' Unavailable for Licensing Due to Missing Paperwork
Dreadknux posted a story in Media
Don't hold your breath for a re-release of 1999's 'Sonic the Movie' anytime soon - according to distribution company Discotek Media, SEGA is missing key licensing paperwork that could prevent the anime from ever seeing the light of day again outside of Japan. In a Q&A streamed a few hours ago, the Discotek team spoke about the Sonic OVA anecdotally when answering a question regarding a different anime license (Dominion Tank Police, from Toshiba). The show's host explained that the reason they could not license Sonic, despite their best efforts (and SEGA's apparent willingness to make it happen), was because of missing paperwork relating to music and voice actor royalties. "SEGA owns it, they know they own it, we were gonna license it, but they don't [know where] the paperwork for the music and the voices [are]," said one of the show's hosts. "They don't know who they have to pay residuals to on it and... [that's] kind of where the logjam is, they don't know where that is, so it can't be licensed out beyond Japan... in Japan I think it's still available on streaming, but it can't be licensed outside there because they don't know who to pay and what to pay them." This only appears to impact the international/English language version of the movie - in Japan, 'Sonic the Hedgehog' (as it's simply known there) originally released in 1996 as a two-part feature, and was a close collaboration between SEGA Japan and production company Pierrot. In 1999, SEGA partnered with ADV Films on the English-language dub and released the product as a full-length movie. However, ADV Films has long since been defunct; the parent company, AD Vision, shuttered in 2009, and the any paperwork relating to their subsidiary's projects have likely been scattered to the four winds, along with a number of its own licenses (many of which ended up with Funimation). So for now, SEGA is forced to make the Sonic OVA unavailable outside of Japan. Let's hope that paperwork turns up under someone's couch or something. You can catch the anecdote in full via the video below (at 1:49:54):- 29 comments
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Next year is going to mark 20 years since Sonic X premiered. The show ended long ago, but Discotek has confirmed a Blu-ray release of the Japanese version of the show! All 78 episodes of it, and with English subtitles! How is this possible? Well, Discotek Media says that they licensed the show. And if the information they've provided about the Blu-ray release is any indicator, they're taking full advantage of this. As previously mentioned, it's all 78 episodes from the series in Japanese, including English subtitles. The subtitles are based on Hulu's but more revised and polished. They even added signs, translated commercial bumpers, and even translated NEPs! And that's still not all. The release includes both the Japanese and English pilot episodes. Discotek mentions that all of the episodes were restored as much as possible in the highest quality they could do. That said, they confirmed that the quality is SD-BD. As for the audio, it's 5.1 for "episodes that have it from the old JP Hi-Spec DVDs", along with 2.0 mixes. Of course, the last thing confirmed was the release date. It isn't a specific date yet, but Discotek confirmed that you'll be able to get your hands on it in Winter 2023! So, if you don't have any physical media from Sonic X yet, you'll have a good opportunity to do so next year. Via Twitter
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Blu-Ray Releases Sonic X Complete Series (Japanese Sub) Dated April 25 by Amazon & RightStuf
GX -The Spindash- posted a story in Media
Sonic cartoon collectors won’t have to wait too much longer for Discotek’s “Sonic X: The Complete Series Japanese Language Collection” blu-ray set. Both Amazon and RightStuf list its release date as April 25 at an MSRP of $59.95. As a sweetener at time of writing, RightStuf’s pre-order is on sale for $41.97. While the subtitled version is available on Hulu, Discotek previously announced this release will include revised and fixed subtitles with translations of written text, high quality restored SD video, 5.1 audio, and a plethora of additional video features including commercials, original pilots, and more. The release follows the Discotek’s “Sonic X: The Complete Series English Language Collection” blu-ray set; however, the 4kids Productions dub contains intrusive edits that make a direct language track swap incompatible. -
Blu-Ray Releases Sonic X Complete Series (Japanese Sub) Dated April 25 by Amazon & RightStuf
juiceDpunk983 posted a topic in Media
Sonic cartoon collectors won’t have to wait too much longer for Discotek’s “Sonic X: The Complete Series Japanese Language Collection” blu-ray set. Both Amazon and RightStuf list its release date as April 25 at an MSRP of $59.95. As a sweetener at time of writing, RightStuf’s pre-order is on sale for $41.97. While the subtitled version is available on Hulu, Discotek previously announced this release will include revised and fixed subtitles with translations of written text, high quality restored SD video, 5.1 audio, and a plethora of additional video features including commercials, original pilots, and more. The release follows the Discotek’s “Sonic X: The Complete Series English Language Collection” blu-ray set; however, the 4kids Productions dub contains intrusive edits that make a direct language track swap incompatible. Sonic News Tips Credit: juiceDpunk983 Original Post Content: View full story