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*The DVD of ''Godzilla: The Series'' had all 40 episodes in chronological order instead of broadcast order and two episodes that were originally unaired on TV and appear in it for the first time anywhere.
*The DVD of ''Godzilla: The Series'' had all 40 episodes in chronological order instead of broadcast order and two episodes that were originally unaired on TV and appear in it for the first time anywhere.
*Early releases of the DVD set ''Pop Culture Bento Box'' accidentally omitted one of its four films, ''The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon''.
*Early releases of the DVD set ''Pop Culture Bento Box'' accidentally omitted one of its four films, ''The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon''.
*Both [[Shout! Factory]]'s previous 2012 DVD release of ''Ultraseven'' and Mill Creek Entertainment's 2019 Blu-ray release of it are missing the 12th episode (of 49), "From Another Planet with Love", which was banned in Japan (this was because Ultraseven's foe in this episode, [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Alien Spell|Alien Spell]], physically resembled the ''[[wikipedia:Hibakusha|hibakusha]]'' (survivors of the [[wikipedia:Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki|atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki]] during [[wikipedia:World War II|World War II]]) complete with keloid scars; these people are subject to [[wikipedia:Hibakusha#Discrimination|severe discrimination in Japan]] and as a result the episode was considered to be in poor taste).
*Both [[Shout! Factory]]'s previous 2012 DVD release of ''Ultraseven'' and Mill Creek Entertainment's 2019 Blu-ray release of it are missing the 12th episode (of 49), "From Another Planet with Love", which was banned in Japan (this was because Ultraseven's foe in this episode, [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Alien Spell|Alien Spell]], physically resembled the ''[[wikipedia:Hibakusha|hibakusha]]'' (survivors of the [[wikipedia:Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki|atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki]] during [[wikipedia:World War II|World War II]]) complete with keloid scars; these people are subject to [[wikipedia:Hibakusha#Discrimination|severe discrimination in Japan]] to this day and, as a result, the episode was considered to be in poor taste).
**However, a second ''Ultraseven'' episode that was also banned in Japan, the 26th episode "Super Weapon R-1" (it was banned in 2011 because of its relating to the then-recent [[wikipedia:Fukushima nuclear disaster|Fukushima nuclear disaster]]) has been included in both of the aforementioned home video releases.
**However, a second ''Ultraseven'' episode that was also banned in Japan, the 26th episode "Super Weapon R-1" (it was banned in 2011 because of its relating to the then-recent [[wikipedia:Fukushima nuclear disaster|Fukushima nuclear disaster]]) was included in both of the aforementioned home video releases.
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Revision as of 06:22, 28 October 2022

Mill Creek Entertainment
Mill Creek Entertainment

Type Home video distributor
Status Active
Led by Irwin Jacobs, Robert Zakheim,
Scott Moss
Founder(s) Ian Warfield, Robert Zakheim, Scott Moss
Founded 2002
Head-
quarters
Minnetonka, Minnesota, United States
Parent company Alliance Entertainment
Website https://www.millcreekent.com/

Mill Creek Entertainment is a home video company that was founded in 2002. It has released numerous tokusatsu productions from studios such as Toho, Kadokawa, and Tsuburaya Productions to DVD and Blu-ray in North America. It currently holds the North American home video distribution rights to the Ultra Series and many of Tsuburaya's other tokusatsu series, and has been gradually releasing them to DVD and Blu-ray starting in 2019.

Selected home video releases

Gallery

Trivia

  • The DVD of Godzilla: The Series had all 40 episodes in chronological order instead of broadcast order and two episodes that were originally unaired on TV and appear in it for the first time anywhere.
  • Early releases of the DVD set Pop Culture Bento Box accidentally omitted one of its four films, The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon.
  • Both Shout! Factory's previous 2012 DVD release of Ultraseven and Mill Creek Entertainment's 2019 Blu-ray release of it are missing the 12th episode (of 49), "From Another Planet with Love", which was banned in Japan (this was because Ultraseven's foe in this episode, Alien Spell, physically resembled the hibakusha (survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II) complete with keloid scars; these people are subject to severe discrimination in Japan to this day and, as a result, the episode was considered to be in poor taste).
    • However, a second Ultraseven episode that was also banned in Japan, the 26th episode "Super Weapon R-1" (it was banned in 2011 because of its relating to the then-recent Fukushima nuclear disaster) was included in both of the aforementioned home video releases.
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