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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), "[[wikia:w:c:ultra:From Another Planet with Love|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]], was labeled as "Hibaku Seijin" ("A-Bomb Survivor Alien") because he physically resembled the ''[[wikipedia:Hibakusha|hibakusha]]'' (survivors of the [[wikipedia:Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki|1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki]] during [[wikipedia:World War II|World War II]]), complete with [[wikipedia:Keloid|keloid scar]]s. These people have, to this day, been the unfortunate victims of [[wikipedia:Hibakusha#Discrimination|severe fear-based discrimination in Japan in regards to marriage and work prospects]] and, as a result, the episode was both considered to be offensive to them and regarded to be in poor taste (even Tsuburaya Productions' changing the label to "Kyuketsu Uchujin" ("Bloodsucking Alien") didn't satisfy negative public opinion at all), so the alien and his episode were eventually pulled from all official publications, TV broadcasts and home video releases. Neither one of them has been seen in Japan ever since. However, episode 26, "[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Super Weapon R-1|Super Weapon R-1]]", which was also banned in Japan much later (this happened after March 2011 and it was done mainly because of one part 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. | *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), "[[wikia:w:c:ultra:From Another Planet with Love|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]], was labeled as "Hibaku Seijin" ("A-Bomb Survivor Alien") because he physically resembled the ''[[wikipedia:Hibakusha|hibakusha]]'' (survivors of the [[wikipedia:Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki|1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki]] during [[wikipedia:World War II|World War II]]), complete with [[wikipedia:Keloid|keloid scar]]s. These people have, to this day, been the unfortunate victims of [[wikipedia:Hibakusha#Discrimination|severe fear-based discrimination in Japan in regards to marriage and work prospects]] and, as a result, the episode was both considered to be offensive to them and regarded to be in poor taste (even Tsuburaya Productions' changing the label to "Kyuketsu Uchujin" ("Bloodsucking Alien") didn't satisfy negative public opinion at all), so the alien and his episode were eventually pulled from all official publications, TV broadcasts and home video releases. Neither one of them has been seen in Japan ever since. However, episode 26, "[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Super Weapon R-1|Super Weapon R-1]]", which was also banned in Japan much later (this happened after March 2011 and it was done mainly because of one part 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 and seems to be popular in both Japan and the [[United States]]. | ||
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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
- Gamera Double Feature - Blu-ray set (2010)
- Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999) - Blu-ray (2011)
- Daimajin Triple Feature - Blu-ray set (2012)
- Daimajin (1966)
- Return of Daimajin (1966)
- Daimajin Strikes Again (1966)
- Gamera: The Ultimate Collection Volume 1 - 4-Movie Collection - Blu-ray (2014)
- Gamera the Giant Monster (1965)
- Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)
- Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967)
- Gamera vs. Viras (1968)
- Gamera: The Ultimate Collection Volume 2 - 4-Movie Collection - Blu-ray (2014)
- Gamera vs. Guiron (1969)
- Gamera vs. Jiger (1970)
- Gamera vs. Zigra (1971)
- Gamera Super Monster (1980)
- Mill Creek Entertainment also packaged its Gamera Blu-ray releases together in two Blu-ray sets: The Gamera Trilogy (2011), which collected the three Shusuke Kaneko-directed films, and Gamera HD Bundle Collection (2014), which included all 11 Gamera films on four discs.
- Gamera: The Legacy Collection (1965-1999) - 11-Movie Set - DVD set (2014)
- Gamera the Giant Monster (1965)
- Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)
- Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967)
- Gamera vs. Viras (1968)
- Gamera vs. Guiron
- Gamera vs. Jiger (1970)
- Gamera vs. Zigra (1971)
- Gamera Super Monster (1980)
- Gamera the Guardian of the Universe (1995)
- Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996)
- Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999)
- Godzilla: The Series (TV 1998-99)
- Godzilla: The Series - The Complete Animated Series - DVD (2014)
- Retro TV Toons - Godzilla: The Series - The H.E.A.T. Is On! - DVD (2015) [episodes 1-10; chronological order]
- Pop Culture Bento Box - DVD set (2019) [episodes 1-4; chronological order; with Mothra, Battle in Outer Space, The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon (1963), Memories (1995), and select episodes of Astro Boy (2003) and Viper's Creed (1990)]
- Sci-Fi Creature Classics: 4 Movie Collection - DVD set (2014)
- Mothra (1961)
- It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955), The Giant Claw (1957), 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)
- Vintage Sci-Fi: 6 Movie Collection - DVD set (2015)
- The H-Man (1958)
- Battle in Outer Space (1959)
- The Night the World Exploded (1957), The 27th Day (1957), 12 to the Moon (1960), Valley of the Dragons (1961)
- Mothra (1961) - Blu-ray SteelBook (2019)
- Sci-Fi Double Feature - Blu-ray set (2020)
- The H-Man (1958)
- Battle in Outer Space (1959)
- Ultra Q (TV 1966) - Blu-ray (2019) [standard version and SteelBook]
- Ultraman (TV 1966-67)
- Ultraman - The Complete Series - DVD (2009) and Ultraman - Blu-ray (2019) [the English dubs of this TV series' 39 episodes are only included in the DVD version; the Blu-ray is available in a standard version and a SteelBook]
- The Birth of Ultraman Collection - Blu-ray set (2020) [the English dubs of Ultraman episodes 1-2, 19, 26-27, 33, and 37; with The Birth of Ultraman]
- Secrets of the Rise of Ultraman - Blu-ray set (2021) [the English dubs of Ultraman episodes 3, 21, 28-31, 34-35, and 38; with Secrets of the Rise of Ultraman]
- Ultraman Orb - Series + Movie - Blu-ray set (2019)
- Ultraman Orb (TV 2016)
- Ultraman Orb The Movie: Let Me Borrow the Power of Bonds! (2017) [also sold individually]
- Ultraman Geed - Series + Movie - Blu-ray set (2019)
- Ultraman Geed (TV 2017)
- Ultraman Geed The Movie: Connect the Wishes! (2018) [also sold individually]
- Ultraseven (TV 1967-68) - Blu-ray (2019) [standard version and SteelBook]
- Ultraman Orb THE ORIGIN SAGA (TV 2016-17) and Ultra Fight Orb (TV 2017) - Blu-ray set (2020)
- Return of Ultraman (TV 1971-72) - Blu-ray (2020) [standard version and SteelBook]
- Ultraman X - Series + Movie - Blu-ray set (2020)
- Ultraman X (TV 2015)
- Ultraman X The Movie: Here He Comes! Our Ultraman (2016) [also sold individually and with Ultraman Ginga S The Movie: Showdown! The 10 Ultra Warriors! (2015)]
- Ultraman Ace (TV 1972-73) - Blu-ray (2020) [standard version and SteelBook]
- Neo Ultra Q (TV 2013) - Blu-ray (2020)
- Ultraman Ginga/Ginga S + Ultra Fight Victory - Series & Movie - Blu-ray set (2020)
- Ultraman Ginga (TV 2013)
- Ultraman Ginga S (TV 2014)
- Ultraman Ginga S The Movie: Showdown! The 10 Ultra Warriors! (2015) [also sold individually and with Ultraman X The Movie: Here He Comes! Our Ultraman (2016)]
- Ultra Fight Victory (TV 2015)
- Ultraman R/B - Series + Movie - Blu-ray set (2020)
- Ultraman R/B (TV 2018)
- Ultraman R/B The Movie: Select! The Crystal of Bond (2019) [also sold individually]
- Ultraman Taro (TV 1973-74) - Blu-ray (2021) [standard version and SteelBook]
- Ultraman Leo (TV 1974-75) - Blu-ray (2021) [standard version and SteelBook]
- Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle - Series + Movie - Blu-ray set (2021)
- Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle (TV 2007-08)
- Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey (TV 2008-09)
- Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie (2009)
- Ultraman Zero Collection - Blu-ray set (2021)
- Gridman the Hyper Agent (TV 1993-94) - Blu-ray (2021)
- The Ultraman (TV 1979-80) - Blu-ray (2021)
- Ultraman 80 (TV 1980-81) - Blu-ray (2021) [standard version and SteelBook]
- Ultraman Tiga - The Complete Series - DVD set (2021)
- Ultraman Tiga (TV 1996-97)
- Ultraman Tiga Side Story: Revival of the Ancient Giant (OVT 2001)
- Ultraman Dyna - Complete Series + Specials - DVD set (2021)
- Ultraman Dyna (TV 1997-98)
- Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light (1998)
- Ultraman Dyna: Return of Hanejiro (OVT 2000)
- Ultraman Gaia - Complete Series + Specials - DVD set (2021)
- Ultraman Gaia (TV 1998-99)
- Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman Dyna, & Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hyper Space (1999)
- Ultraman Gaia: Once Again Gaia (OVT 2001)
- Ultraman Zero: The Chronicle (TV 2017) - Blu-ray (2022)
- Ultraseven X (TV 2007) - Blu-ray (2022)
- Superior 8 Ultraman Brothers (2008) - Blu-ray (2022)
- Ultraman Mebius Collection - DVD set (2022)
- Ultraman Mebius (TV 2006-07)
- Ultraman Mebius & Ultra Brothers (2006)
- Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga (OVT 2006)
- Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Armored Darkness (OVT 2008)
- Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Ghost Rebirth (OVT 2009)
- Ultraman Neos (OVT 2001-02) - DVD (2022)
- Ultraman Zearth Double Feature - DVD set (2022)
- Ultraman Zearth (1996)
- Ultraman Zearth 2 (1997)
- Ultraman Cosmos - The Complete Series + 3 Movies/Specials - DVD set (2022)
- Ultraman Cosmos (TV 2001-02)
- Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact (2001)
- Ultraman Cosmos 2: The Blue Planet (2002)
- Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle (2003)
- Ultraman: The Next (2004) and Ultraman Nexus (TV 2004-05) - DVD set (2022)
- Ultraman Max (TV 2005-06) - DVD (2022)
- Ultraman Kids: 30 Million Light Years In Search of Mother (TV 1992-93) - DVD (2022)
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, was labeled as "Hibaku Seijin" ("A-Bomb Survivor Alien") because he physically resembled the hibakusha (survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II), complete with keloid scars. These people have, to this day, been the unfortunate victims of severe fear-based discrimination in Japan in regards to marriage and work prospects and, as a result, the episode was both considered to be offensive to them and regarded to be in poor taste (even Tsuburaya Productions' changing the label to "Kyuketsu Uchujin" ("Bloodsucking Alien") didn't satisfy negative public opinion at all), so the alien and his episode were eventually pulled from all official publications, TV broadcasts and home video releases. Neither one of them has been seen in Japan ever since. However, episode 26, "Super Weapon R-1", which was also banned in Japan much later (this happened after March 2011 and it was done mainly because of one part 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 and seems to be popular in both Japan and the United States.