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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 later 2019 Blu-ray release of it are missing episode 12 (of 49), "From Another Planet with Love", which was banned in Japan long ago (this was because Ultraseven's enemy 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 have been the victims of [[wikipedia:Hibakusha#Discrimination|severe discrimination in Japan]] to this day and, as a result, the episode was both considered to be offensive to them and regarded to be in poor taste.
*Both [[Shout! Factory]]'s previous 2012 DVD release of ''Ultraseven'' and Mill Creek Entertainment's later 2019 Blu-ray release of it are missing episode 12 (of 49), "From Another Planet with Love", which was banned in Japan practically immediately (this was because Ultraseven's enemy 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 have been the unfortunate victims of [[wikipedia:Hibakusha#Discrimination|severe discrimination in Japan in regards to marriage and work]] to this day and, as a result, the episode was both considered to be offensive to them and regarded to be in poor taste.
**However, episode 26, "Super Weapon R-1", which was also banned in Japan much later (this happened in 2011 because of its story's similarity to the then-recent [[wikipedia:Fukushima nuclear disaster|disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant]]), is available on both of the aforementioned home video releases.
**However, episode 26, "Super Weapon R-1", which was also banned in Japan much later (this happened in 2011 because of its story's similarity to the then-recent [[wikipedia:Fukushima nuclear disaster|disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant]]), is available on both of the aforementioned home video releases.
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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 later 2019 Blu-ray release of it are missing episode 12 (of 49), "From Another Planet with Love", which was banned in Japan practically immediately (this was because Ultraseven's enemy 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 have been the unfortunate victims of severe discrimination in Japan in regards to marriage and work to this day and, as a result, the episode was both considered to be offensive to them and regarded to be in poor taste.
    • However, episode 26, "Super Weapon R-1", which was also banned in Japan much later (this happened in 2011 because of its story's similarity to the then-recent disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant), is available on both of the aforementioned home video releases.

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