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Discotek Media To Release Cromartie High School In Spring 2016

Written By Samantha Ferreira

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Earlier today, Discotek announced that they company acquired the domestic rights to Cromartie High School. The company will release the series in “April or May 2016.” The release will include both the original subtitled Japanese, as well as ADV Films’s dub for the series when it hits stores.

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Cromartie High School is based on Eiji Nonaka’s manga of the same name. The show, which aired from 2003 to 2004, was directed by Hiroaki Sakurai (Kodocha, Maid Sama!) at Production I.G. The team of Atsushi Takeuchi and Masayuki Onji (Aria the Avvenire, Sweet Blue Flowers), while Kunio Suma composed the soundtrack.

ADV Films released the series in North America in 2005. The show also aired on TechTV as part of the network’s “Anime Unleashed” block in 2005.

Source: Facebook (Discotek Media)

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Samantha Ferreira

Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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