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| defunct = March 31, 2002 |
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| type = Private company (1988–1997)<br/>Name-only unit (1997–2002) |
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⚫ | | foundation = October/November 1988<ref name="Part 1">{{Cite web|url=https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/streamline-pictures-part-1/|title=Streamline Pictures – Part 1|first=Fred|last=Patten|author-link=Fred Patten|publisher=Cartoon Research|agency=Funny Animals and More (column)|date=April 19, 2015|access-date=April 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423104126/http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/streamline-pictures-part-1/|archive-date=April 23, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| foundation = October/November, 1988<ref name = "Part 1" /> |
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| location = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], [[United States|USA]] |
| location = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], [[United States|USA]] |
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| industry = [[Anime]] [[Dubbing (filmmaking)|dubbing]]<br/>[[Film distribution|Film]] and [[TV format|television distribution]] |
| industry = [[Anime]] [[Dubbing (filmmaking)|dubbing]]<br/>[[Film distribution|Film]] and [[TV format|television distribution]] |
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* [[Carl Macek]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-apr-24-la-me-passings-20100423-story.html |title=PASSINGS: Carl Macek |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=April 24, 2010 |access-date=April 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610111014/http://articles.latimes.com/2010/apr/24/local/la-me-passings-20100423 |archive-date= |
* [[Carl Macek]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-apr-24-la-me-passings-20100423-story.html |title=PASSINGS: Carl Macek |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=April 24, 2010 |access-date=April 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610111014/http://articles.latimes.com/2010/apr/24/local/la-me-passings-20100423 |archive-date=June 10, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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* [[Jerry Beck]]<ref>{{Cite journal |url=https://www.awn.com/mag/issue1.5/articles/beck1.5.html |title=Anime: Hollywood's Invisible Animation Genre |first=Jerry |last=Beck |author-link=Jerry Beck | |
* [[Jerry Beck]]<ref>{{Cite journal |url=https://www.awn.com/mag/issue1.5/articles/beck1.5.html |title=Anime: Hollywood's Invisible Animation Genre |first=Jerry |last=Beck |author-link=Jerry Beck |journal=[[Animation World Network|Animation World Magazine]] |volume=1 |issue=5 |date=August 1996 |access-date=April 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128094958/http://www.awn.com/mag/issue1.5/articles/beck1.5.html |archive-date=January 28, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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| products = [[Television programs|TV series]]<br/>[[Film|Theatrical films]]<br/>[[OVA|Original Video Animations]] |
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'''Streamline Pictures''' was an American media company |
'''Streamline Pictures''' was an American media company. Founded by screenwriter [[Carl Macek]] and animation historian [[Jerry Beck]], it was one of the earliest distributors of English-dubbed [[anime|Japanese animation]].<ref>{{cite web |first1=Zac |last1=Bertschy |first2=Justin |last2=Sevakis |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/anncast/2010-01-14 |title=Macek Training |publisher=[[Anime News Network]] |agency=ANNcast (podcast) |date=January 15, 2010 |access-date=April 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100118061342/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/anncast/2010-01-14 |archive-date=January 18, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The 'Robotech' master |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=May 6, 2010 |url=https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/The-Robotech-master-2480888.php |access-date=October 25, 2010 |first=Jeff |last=Yang |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100904050552/http://articles.sfgate.com/2010-05-06/entertainment/20888023_1_carl-macek-animation-stop-motion |archive-date=September 4, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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==History== |
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===Founding=== |
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Founded in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], in late 1988, Streamline Pictures was one of the first North American companies that was created primarily with the intention of distributing translated [[anime]] uncut and faithful to the original content.<ref>{{cite web |first=Kevin |last=Melrose |url=https://www.cbr.com/american-anime-pioneer-carl-macek-passes-away/ |title=American anime pioneer Carl Macek passes away |access-date=April 20, 2010 |publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]] |date=April 19, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100421023638/http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2010/04/american-anime-pioneer-carl-macek-passes-away/ |archive-date= |
Founded in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], in late 1988, Streamline Pictures was one of the first North American companies that was created primarily with the intention of distributing translated [[anime]] uncut and faithful to the original content.<ref>{{cite web |first=Kevin |last=Melrose |url=https://www.cbr.com/american-anime-pioneer-carl-macek-passes-away/ |title=American anime pioneer Carl Macek passes away |access-date=April 20, 2010 |publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]] |date=April 19, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100421023638/http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2010/04/american-anime-pioneer-carl-macek-passes-away/ |archive-date=April 21, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> The founders of Streamline were television writer and producer [[Carl Macek]], who had worked for [[Harmony Gold USA]] on the series ''[[Robotech]]'', and film distributor [[Jerry Beck]]. At one point or another, [[Gregory Snegoff]], [[Steve Kramer (actor)|Steve Kramer]], [[Ardwight Chamberlain]], Tom Wyner, and [[Mike Reynolds (actor)|Mike Reynolds]], all of whom served as series staff writers (and voice actors) on ''Robotech'', worked as independent writers and voice actors for Streamline.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tooning in to Japanimation |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=January 14, 1996 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-01-14-ca-24415-story.html |access-date=August 23, 2010 |first=Jon |last=Matsumoto |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026062928/http://articles.latimes.com/1996-01-14/entertainment/ca-24415_1_japanese-animation |archive-date=October 26, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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===High-profile releases=== |
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[[File:Colonel Bleep credits.webm|200px|right|thumb|A credits sequence created by Streamline for their 1991 VHS tapes of ''[[Colonel Bleep]]'']] |
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The first high-profile release by Streamline was the film ''[[Castle in the Sky|Laputa: Castle in the Sky]]'' from director [[Hayao Miyazaki]], premiering at the Roxy Screening Room in [[Philadelphia]] on March 24, 1989.<ref name="Part 1"/> The company was also known for its theatrical release of the film ''[[Akira (1988 film)|Akira]]'' at [[The Biograph]] in [[Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)|Georgetown]], [[Washington, D.C.]] on December 25, 1989,<ref name="Part 1"/> as well as its 1992 video dubbing of ''[[The Castle of Cagliostro]]'' (earlier screened with subtitles at the [[Film Forum]] in [[New York City]] in April 1991).<ref>{{cite news|last=Patten|first=Fred|title=Streamline Pictures – Part 3|url=https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/streamline-pictures-part-3/|access-date=24 February 2024|work=[[Cartoon Research]]|date=3 May 2015}}</ref> Streamline also dubbed ''[[My Neighbor Totoro]]'', and ''[[Kiki's Delivery Service]]'', both adapted and directed by Gregory Snegoff, in 1988 for [[Tokuma Shoten]], although these were only used as in-flight films by [[Japan Airlines]] at the time. As a fan of Miyazaki's films, Macek did not think ''Laputa'' (of which Streamline was the distributor) had received the quality of dubbing that a Miyazaki film deserved. He thought that it could have been done better, so Tokuma Shoten gave him the opportunity to prove his words. For his first project, he asked to dub ''My Neighbor Totoro'', one of his favorite Miyazaki works. The Streamline dub of ''My Neighbor Totoro'' was released theatrically in the U.S. by [[Troma Films]] in 1993; but its dub of ''Kiki's Delivery Service'' appeared only on the 1990s Japanese laserdisc release of that title. (Since then, however, all three afore-mentioned films by Miyazaki at [[Studio Ghibli]] have been redubbed by [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]].) |
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Tokuma Shoten was pleased with the quality of the initial work, and it immediately hired Streamline to produce the [[English language]] version of ''Kiki's Delivery Service''. Soon after its release, the film was bought by Japan Airlines, who showed it during their flights between [[Japan]] and the U.S. Streamline also licensed and dubbed other popular anime series and movies such as ''[[Fist of the North Star (1986 film)|Fist of the North Star]]'', ''[[Wicked City (1987 film)|Wicked City]]'', ''[[Lensman (anime)|Lensman]]'', ''[[Vampire Hunter D (1985 film)|Vampire Hunter D]]'' and ''[[Golgo 13: The Professional|The Professional: Golgo 13]]''. |
Tokuma Shoten was pleased with the quality of the initial work, and it immediately hired Streamline to produce the [[English language]] version of ''Kiki's Delivery Service''. Soon after its release, the film was bought by Japan Airlines, who showed it during their flights between [[Japan]] and the U.S. Streamline also licensed and dubbed other popular anime series and movies, such as ''[[Fist of the North Star (1986 film)|Fist of the North Star]]'', ''[[Wicked City (1987 film)|Wicked City]]'', ''[[Lensman (anime)|Lensman]]'', ''[[Vampire Hunter D (1985 film)|Vampire Hunter D]]'' and ''[[Golgo 13: The Professional|The Professional: Golgo 13]]''. |
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Streamline, in being the first company dedicated to making anime accessible to the English |
Streamline, in being the first company dedicated to making anime accessible to the English-speaking world, was notable for releasing a wide variety of anime that fit in a wide variety of genres, many of which do not fit completely in any genre such as ''Twilight of the Cockroaches''. During the 1990s [[VHS]] era, before the common availability of hybrid [[DVD]]s, anime distributors released anime via subtitled or dubbed tapes with the subtitled editions being noticeably more expensive than the dubs which were expected to sell better. Streamline is also notable in being the only such company to eschew this practice and release only dubs of its anime. The only exceptions were the later ''Akira'' subtitled release and their ''Robotech Collection'', which included episodes of the original ''[[The Super Dimension Fortress Macross|Macross]]'', ''[[Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross|Southern Cross]]'' and ''[[Genesis Climber MOSPEADA|Mospeada]]'' episodes on the same tape along with their ''Robotech'' counterparts. (Since then, these three titles were re-released by [[A.D. Vision#ADV Films|ADV Films]] through Harmony Gold.) |
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Because of Macek's notoriety with a certain branch of fandom, Streamline became one of the early catalysts of the sub vs. dub debate.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rightstuf.com/site/animeToday/individual/index-ForumThreadName=FT0000000051&Offset=90&ReturnTo=Summaries.html |title=Interview With Carl Macek! |accessdate=April 26, 2015 |publisher=[[Right Stuf]] |work=Anime Today |series=Episode 32 |date=January 19, 2007}}</ref> Macek's philosophy towards anime dubbing, as stated in several interviews, most notably published ''[[Protoculture Addicts]]'' and '' |
Because of Macek's notoriety with a certain branch of fandom, Streamline became one of the early catalysts of the sub vs. dub debate.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rightstuf.com/site/animeToday/individual/index-ForumThreadName=FT0000000051&Offset=90&ReturnTo=Summaries.html |title=Interview With Carl Macek! |accessdate=April 26, 2015 |publisher=[[Right Stuf]] |work=Anime Today |series=Episode 32 |date=January 19, 2007}}</ref> Macek's philosophy towards anime dubbing, as stated in several interviews, most notably published ''[[Protoculture Addicts]]'' and ''Animag'', has become largely synonymous with the negative connotation concerning "Americanized dubs". |
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=== Later years === |
=== Later years === |
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Streamline Pictures stopped producing new anime releases in 1997 but continued to distribute its complete library in North America. In 1996 the company began to release foreign films under its "Independent Filmworks" label until 2000 when the company closed. The company's Modelworks division was sold in 1998 and the "Streamline Pictures Modelworks" division became a separate company operating under the name, "Avatar Creations." |
Streamline Pictures stopped producing new anime releases in 1997, but continued to distribute its complete library in North America. In 1996, the company began to release foreign films under its "Independent Filmworks" label until 2000 when the company closed. The company's Modelworks division was sold in 1998 and the "Streamline Pictures Modelworks" division became a separate company operating under the name, "Avatar Creations." |
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Today, rights to much of the Streamline film and television library (such as ''Akira'' and ''The Castle of Cagliostro'') have either reverted to the Japanese rights holder and licensed to other companies; while others have never been re-released due to licensing issues and lack of demand. |
Today, rights to much of the Streamline film and television library (such as ''Akira'' and ''The Castle of Cagliostro'') have either reverted to the Japanese rights holder and licensed to other companies; while others have never been re-released due to licensing issues and lack of demand. |
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| 1989 || ''[[Akira (1988 film)|Akira]]'' || [[NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan#Geneon USA|Geneon Entertainment]]; [[Bandai Entertainment]]; [[Funimation]] |
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| 1990 || ''Akira Production Report'' || Geneon Entertainment; out of print |
| 1990 || ''Akira Production Report'' || Geneon Entertainment; out of print |
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| 1991 || ''[[Zillion: Burning Night|Zillion Special: Burning Night]]'' || Funimation |
| 1991 || ''[[Zillion: Burning Night|Zillion Special: Burning Night]]'' || Funimation |
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| 1991 || ''Mr. Happy'' || [[Playboy TV]]; out of print |
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| 1992 || ''[[Birth (anime)|Planet Busters]]'' || [[A.D. Vision#ADV Films|ADV Films]] (as ''Birth''); out of print |
| 1992 || ''[[Birth (anime)|Planet Busters]]'' || [[A.D. Vision#ADV Films|ADV Films]] (as ''Birth''); out of print |
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| 1992 || ''[[Neo Tokyo (film)|Neo Tokyo]]'' || ADV Films; out of print |
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| 1992 || ''[[Silent Möbius]]'' || Bandai Entertainment; out of print |
| 1992 || ''[[Silent Möbius]]'' || Bandai Entertainment; out of print |
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| 1993 || ''[[Dirty Pair: Affair of Nolandia]]'' || ADV Films; [[Nozomi Entertainment]] |
| 1993 || ''[[Dirty Pair: Affair of Nolandia]]'' || ADV Films; [[Nozomi Entertainment]] |
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| 1993 || ''[[Speed Racer|The Speed Racer Show]]'' || [[Trans-Lux]]/Speed Racer Enterprises; Family Home Entertainment (as ''Speed Racer: The Movie''); out of print |
| 1993 || ''[[Speed Racer|The Speed Racer Show]]'' || [[Trans-Lux]]/Speed Racer Enterprises; Family Home Entertainment (as ''Speed Racer: The Movie''); out of print |
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| 1993 || ''[[Doomed Megalopolis]]'' || ADV Films; |
| 1993 || ''[[Doomed Megalopolis]]'' || ADV Films; Media Blasters |
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| 1993 || ''[[Wicked City (1987 film)|Wicked City]]'' || Urban Vision; Discotek Media |
| 1993 || ''[[Wicked City (1987 film)|Wicked City]]'' || Urban Vision; Discotek Media |
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| 1993 || ''[[Lupin the Third Part II|Lupin III: Tales of the Wolf (Lupin III's Greatest Capers)]]'' || Geneon Entertainment (as ''Lupin the 3rd''); Discotek Media (as ''Lupin the Third Part II'') |
| 1993 || ''[[Lupin the Third Part II|Lupin III: Tales of the Wolf (Lupin III's Greatest Capers)]]'' || Geneon Entertainment (as ''Lupin the 3rd''); Discotek Media (as ''Lupin the Third Part II'') |
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| 1994 || ''[[Crying Freeman#Adaptations|Crying Freeman]]'' || ADV Films; Discotek Media |
| 1994 || ''[[Crying Freeman#Adaptations|Crying Freeman]]'' || ADV Films; Discotek Media |
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| 1994 || ''[[Megazone 23|Megazone 23, Part 1]]'' || Image Entertainment; ADV Films; [[AnimEigo]] |
| 1994 || ''[[Megazone 23|Megazone 23, Part 1]]'' || Image Entertainment; ADV Films; [[AnimEigo]] |
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| 1995 || ''[[Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie|Space Adventure Cobra]]'' || Tara Releasing; Urban Vision; Discotek Media |
| 1995 || ''[[Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie|Space Adventure Cobra]]'' || Tara Releasing; Urban Vision; Discotek Media |
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Company type | Private company (1988–1997) Name-only unit (1997–2002) |
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Industrie | Anime dubbing Film and television distribution |
Gegründet | October/November 1988[1] |
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Defunct | March 31, 2002 |
Fate | Disbanded |
Hauptsitz | Los Angeles, California, USA |
Produkte | TV series Theatrical films Original Video Animations |
Streamline Pictures was an American media company. Founded by screenwriter Carl Macek and animation historian Jerry Beck, it was one of the earliest distributors of English-dubbed Japanese animation.[4][5]
History
[edit]Founding
[edit]Founded in Los Angeles, California, in late 1988, Streamline Pictures was one of the first North American companies that was created primarily with the intention of distributing translated anime uncut and faithful to the original content.[6] The founders of Streamline were television writer and producer Carl Macek, who had worked for Harmony Gold USA on the series Robotech, and film distributor Jerry Beck. At one point or another, Gregory Snegoff, Steve Kramer, Ardwight Chamberlain, Tom Wyner, and Mike Reynolds, all of whom served as series staff writers (and voice actors) on Robotech, worked as independent writers and voice actors for Streamline.[7]
High-profile releases
[edit]The first high-profile release by Streamline was the film Laputa: Castle in the Sky from director Hayao Miyazaki, premiering at the Roxy Screening Room in Philadelphia on March 24, 1989.[1] The company was also known for its theatrical release of the film Akira at The Biograph in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. on December 25, 1989,[1] as well as its 1992 video dubbing of The Castle of Cagliostro (earlier screened with subtitles at the Film Forum in New York City in April 1991).[8] Streamline also dubbed My Neighbor Totoro, and Kiki's Delivery Service, both adapted and directed by Gregory Snegoff, in 1988 for Tokuma Shoten, although these were only used as in-flight films by Japan Airlines at the time. As a fan of Miyazaki's films, Macek did not think Laputa (of which Streamline was the distributor) had received the quality of dubbing that a Miyazaki film deserved. He thought that it could have been done better, so Tokuma Shoten gave him the opportunity to prove his words. For his first project, he asked to dub My Neighbor Totoro, one of his favorite Miyazaki works. The Streamline dub of My Neighbor Totoro was released theatrically in the U.S. by Troma Films in 1993; but its dub of Kiki's Delivery Service appeared only on the 1990s Japanese laserdisc release of that title. (Since then, however, all three afore-mentioned films by Miyazaki at Studio Ghibli have been redubbed by Disney.)
Tokuma Shoten was pleased with the quality of the initial work, and it immediately hired Streamline to produce the English language version of Kiki's Delivery Service. Soon after its release, the film was bought by Japan Airlines, who showed it during their flights between Japan and the U.S. Streamline also licensed and dubbed other popular anime series and movies, such as Fist of the North Star, Wicked City, Lensman, Vampire Hunter D and The Professional: Golgo 13.
Home video market
[edit]Streamline, in being the first company dedicated to making anime accessible to the English-speaking world, was notable for releasing a wide variety of anime that fit in a wide variety of genres, many of which do not fit completely in any genre such as Twilight of the Cockroaches. During the 1990s VHS era, before the common availability of hybrid DVDs, anime distributors released anime via subtitled or dubbed tapes with the subtitled editions being noticeably more expensive than the dubs which were expected to sell better. Streamline is also notable in being the only such company to eschew this practice and release only dubs of its anime. The only exceptions were the later Akira subtitled release and their Robotech Collection, which included episodes of the original Macross, Southern Cross and Mospeada episodes on the same tape along with their Robotech counterparts. (Since then, these three titles were re-released by ADV Films through Harmony Gold.)
Criticism
[edit]Because of Macek's notoriety with a certain branch of fandom, Streamline became one of the early catalysts of the sub vs. dub debate.[9] Macek's philosophy towards anime dubbing, as stated in several interviews, most notably published Protoculture Addicts and Animag, has become largely synonymous with the negative connotation concerning "Americanized dubs".
Later years
[edit]Streamline Pictures stopped producing new anime releases in 1997, but continued to distribute its complete library in North America. In 1996, the company began to release foreign films under its "Independent Filmworks" label until 2000 when the company closed. The company's Modelworks division was sold in 1998 and the "Streamline Pictures Modelworks" division became a separate company operating under the name, "Avatar Creations."
Today, rights to much of the Streamline film and television library (such as Akira and The Castle of Cagliostro) have either reverted to the Japanese rights holder and licensed to other companies; while others have never been re-released due to licensing issues and lack of demand.
List of titles dubbed and/or released
[edit]Year Dubbed/Released | Titel | Previous/Last/Current Licensee or Status |
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1989 | Laputa: Castle in the Sky | Tokuma Shoten; Walt Disney Company (as Castle in the Sky); GKIDS (as Castle in the Sky) |
1989 | Twilight of the Cockroaches | Discotek Media |
1989 | My Neighbor Totoro | Tokuma Shoten; 50th Street Films; Walt Disney Company; GKIDS |
1989 | Kiki's Delivery Service | Tokuma Shoten; Walt Disney Company; GKIDS |
1989 | Akira | Geneon Entertainment; Bandai Entertainment; Funimation |
1990 | Akira Production Report | Geneon Entertainment; out of print |
1990 | Lensman | Harmony Gold (as Lensman: Secret of the Lens); out of print |
1990 | Robot Carnival | Discotek Media |
1990 | Zillion | Funimation |
1991 | Spike and Mike's Festival of Animation | Mellow Manor Productions |
1991 | The Castle of Cagliostro | TMS Entertainment (as Lupin III: Cagliostro Castle); Manga Entertainment; Discotek Media/Eleven Arts |
1991 | Clutch Cargo | Cambria Productions; BCI Eclipse |
1991 | Colonel Bleep | Alpha Video; Public domain |
1991 | Space Angel | Cambria Productions; BCI Eclipse |
1991 | Comic Book Confidential | The Voyager Company; Home Vision Entertainment; Strand Releasing |
1991 | Fist of the North Star | Image Entertainment; Discotek Media (as Fist of the North Star: The Movie) |
1991 | Zillion Special: Burning Night | Funimation |
1991 | Mr. Happy | Playboy TV; out of print |
1992 | Planet Busters | ADV Films (as Birth); out of print |
1992 | Robotech II: The Sentinels | Palladium Books; ADV Films; A&E Networks Home Entertainment through Harmony Gold; Funimation |
1992 | Nadia | ADV Films (as Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water); Sentai Filmworks |
1992 | Windaria | Harmony Gold; ADV Films (as Once Upon a Time); out of print |
1992 | Vampire Hunter D | Urban Vision; Sentai Filmworks |
1992 | David Hand’s Animaland | Image Entertainment; out of print |
1992 | The Professional: Golgo 13 | Urban Vision; Discotek Media |
1992 | 3×3 Eyes | Geneon Entertainment; out of print |
1992 | Robotech | Family Home Entertainment; ADV Films; A&E Networks Home Entertainment through Harmony Gold; Funimation |
1992 | The Super Dimension Fortress Macross | ADV Films; A&E Networks Home Entertainment through Harmony Gold; Funimation |
1992 | Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross | ADV Films; A&E Networks Home Entertainment through Harmony Gold; Funimation |
1992 | Genesis Climber MOSPEADA | ADV Films; A&E Networks Home Entertainment through Harmony Gold; Funimation |
1992 | Neo Tokyo | ADV Films; out of print |
1992 | Silent Möbius | Bandai Entertainment; out of print |
1993 | Dirty Pair: Affair of Nolandia | ADV Films; Nozomi Entertainment |
1993 | The Speed Racer Show | Trans-Lux/Speed Racer Enterprises; Family Home Entertainment (as Speed Racer: The Movie); out of print |
1993 | Doomed Megalopolis | ADV Films; Media Blasters |
1993 | Wicked City | Urban Vision; Discotek Media |
1993 | Lupin III: Tales of the Wolf (Lupin III's Greatest Capers) | Geneon Entertainment (as Lupin the 3rd); Discotek Media (as Lupin the Third Part II) |
1994 | Crying Freeman | ADV Films; Discotek Media |
1994 | Megazone 23, Part 1 | Image Entertainment; ADV Films; AnimEigo |
1994 | Megazone 23, Part 2 | ADV Films; AnimEigo |
1994 | Dirty Pair: Project Eden | ADV Films; Nozomi Entertainment |
1994 | Great Conquest: The Romance of Three Kingdoms | Discotek Media |
1994 | Dirty Pair: Flight 005 Conspiracy | ADV Films; Nozomi Entertainment |
1994 | 8 Man After | Image Entertainment; Discotek Media |
1994 | Lily C.A.T. | Discotek Media |
1994 | Cyber Ninja | Fox Lorber Home Video; out of print |
1994 | Zeram | Fox Lorber Home Video; Image Entertainment; Tokyo Shock (as Zeiram) |
1994 | 8 Man | Fox Lorber Home Video; out of print |
1995 | Crimson Wolf | Image Entertainment; out of print |
1995 | Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo | Toho (as Lupin III); Image Entertainment; Geneon Entertainment (as Lupin the 3rd: The Movie - The Secret of Mamo); Discotek Media |
1995 | Casshan: Robot Hunter | ADV Films through Harmony Gold; Discotek Media |
1995 | Babel II | Image Entertainment; Discotek Media |
1995 | Barefoot Gen | Tara Releasing; Geneon Entertainment; Discotek Media |
1995 | Space Adventure Cobra | Tara Releasing; Urban Vision; Discotek Media |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c Patten, Fred (April 19, 2015). "Streamline Pictures – Part 1". Cartoon Research. Funny Animals and More (column). Archived from the original on April 23, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ^ "PASSINGS: Carl Macek". Los Angeles Times. April 24, 2010. Archived from the original on June 10, 2010. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ^ Beck, Jerry (August 1996). "Anime: Hollywood's Invisible Animation Genre". Animation World Magazine. 1 (5). Archived from the original on January 28, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ^ Bertschy, Zac; Sevakis, Justin (January 15, 2010). "Macek Training". Anime News Network. ANNcast (podcast). Archived from the original on January 18, 2010. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ^ Yang, Jeff (May 6, 2010). "The 'Robotech' master". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on September 4, 2010. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- ^ Melrose, Kevin (April 19, 2010). "American anime pioneer Carl Macek passes away". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on April 21, 2010. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
- ^ Matsumoto, Jon (January 14, 1996). "Tooning in to Japanimation". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
- ^ Patten, Fred (May 3, 2015). "Streamline Pictures – Part 3". Cartoon Research. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- ^ "Interview With Carl Macek!". Anime Today. Episode 32. Right Stuf. January 19, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
References
[edit]- Streamline Pictures Review Index and Company Info—Akemi's Anime World
Further reading
[edit]- Patten, Fred (April 26, 2015). "Streamline Pictures – Part 2". Cartoon Research. Funny Animals and More (column). Retrieved May 5, 2015. A series of columns detailing the history of the company by its first employee (not counting the founders).
- Patten, Fred (May 10, 2015). "Streamline Pictures – Part 4". Cartoon Research. Funny Animals and More (column). Retrieved May 11, 2015.
- Patten, Fred (May 17, 2015). "Streamline Pictures – Part 5". Cartoon Research. Funny Animals and More (column). Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- Patten, Fred (May 24, 2015). "Streamline Pictures – Part 6". Cartoon Research. Funny Animals and More (column). Retrieved May 27, 2015. Reviews of Streamline releases (Akira to Crying Freeman).
- Patten, Fred (May 31, 2015). "Streamline Pictures – Part 7". Cartoon Research. Funny Animals and More (column). Retrieved June 2, 2015. Reviews of Streamline releases (Dirty Pair to Fist of the North Star).
- Patten, Fred (June 7, 2015). "Streamline Pictures – Part 8". Cartoon Research. Funny Animals and More (column). Retrieved June 8, 2015. Reviews of Streamline releases (Great Conquest: Romance of the Three Kingdoms to Lapüta: Castle in the Sky).
- Patten, Fred (June 14, 2015). "Streamline Pictures – Part 9". Cartoon Research. Funny Animals and More (column). Retrieved June 16, 2015. Reviews of Streamline releases (Lensman to Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo).
- Patten, Fred (June 21, 2015). "Streamline Pictures – Part 10". Cartoon Research. Funny Animals and More (column). Retrieved June 22, 2015. Reviews of Streamline releases (Megazone 23, Part 1 to Nadia).
- Patten, Fred (June 28, 2015). "Streamline Pictures – Part 11". Cartoon Research. Funny Animals and More (column). Retrieved June 30, 2015. Reviews of Streamline releases (Neo-Tokyo to Planet Busters).
- Patten, Fred (July 5, 2015). "Streamline Pictures – Part 12". Cartoon Research. Funny Animals and More (column). Retrieved July 6, 2015. Reviews of Streamline releases (The Professional: Golgo 13 to Robot Carnival).
- Patten, Fred (July 12, 2015). "Streamline Pictures – Part 13". Cartoon Research. Funny Animals and More (column). Retrieved July 13, 2015. Reviews of Streamline releases (Robotech to 3×3 Eyes).
- Patten, Fred (July 12, 2015). "Streamline Pictures – Part 14 'Twilight Of The Cockroaches'". Cartoon Research. Funny Animals and More (column). Retrieved July 20, 2015. Reviews of Streamline's release of Twilight of the Cockroaches.
- Patten, Fred (July 16, 2015). "Streamline Pictures – Part 15: 'Vampire Hunter D'". Cartoon Research. Funny Animals and More (column). Retrieved July 27, 2015. Reviews of Streamline's release of Vampire Hunter D.
- Patten, Fred (August 2, 2015). "Streamline Pictures – Part 16: 'Wicked City'". Cartoon Research. Funny Animals and More (column). Retrieved August 4, 2015. Reviews of Streamline releases (Wicked City).
- Patten, Fred (August 9, 2015). "Streamline Pictures – Part 17". Cartoon Research. Funny Animals and More (column). Retrieved August 10, 2015. Reviews of Streamline releases (Windaria to Zillion: Burning Night, plus the book Tainted Treats).
- Patten, Fred (August 16, 2015). "Streamline Pictures – Part 18". Cartoon Research. Funny Animals and More (column). Retrieved August 17, 2015.
- Patten, Fred (November 8, 2015). "Streamline Anime Titles That Never Were". Cartoon Research. Funny Animals and More (column). Retrieved November 9, 2015.