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| type = Private company (1988–1997)<br/>Name-only unit (1997–2002)
| type = Private company (1988–1997)<br/>Name-only unit (1997–2002)
| fate = Disbanded
| fate = Disbanded
| foundation = October/November, 1988<ref name = "Part 1" />
| foundation = October/November 1988<ref name = "Part 1" />
| location = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], [[United States|USA]]
| location = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], [[United States|USA]]
| 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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| founder = {{plainlist|
* [[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=2010-06-10 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[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>
* [[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 |work=[[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=2015-01-28 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[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 |work=[[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>
* [[Fred Patten]]<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=2015-04-23 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Fred Patten]]<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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'''Streamline Pictures''' was an American media company that was best known for its distribution 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=2010-01-18 |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=2010-09-04 |url-status=live }}</ref>
'''Streamline Pictures''' was an American media company that was best known for its distribution 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>


== History ==
== History ==
=== Founding ===
=== Founding ===
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=2010-04-21 |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 animation historians [[Jerry Beck]] and [[Fred Patten]]. 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=2012-10-26 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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 animation historians [[Jerry Beck]] and [[Fred Patten]]. 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>


=== High profile products ===
=== High profile products ===

Revision as of 16:59, 5 September 2022

Streamline Pictures
Company typePrivate company (1988–1997)
Name-only unit (1997–2002)
IndustryAnime dubbing
Film and television distribution
FoundedOctober/November 1988[1]
Founder
DefunctMarch 31, 2002
FateDisbanded
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California, USA
ProductsTV series
Theatrical films
Original Video Animations

Streamline Pictures was an American media company that was best known for its distribution of English-dubbed Japanese animation.[4][5]

History

Founding

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 animation historians Jerry Beck and Fred Patten. 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 products

The first high-profile product distributed by Streamline was its December 1989 release of the anime film Akira. The company was also known for its 1989 theatrical distribution of the film Laputa: Castle in the Sky directed by Hayao Miyazaki, and its 1992 video dubbing of The Castle of Cagliostro. 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

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

Because of Macek's notoriety with a certain branch of fandom, Streamline became one of the early catalysts of the sub vs. dub debate.[8] 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

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

Year Dubbed/Released Title Previous/Last/Current Licensee or Status
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 [ja] 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; out of print
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; out of print
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
1996 Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot Toei Company, Orion Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Notes

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ "PASSINGS: Carl Macek". Los Angeles Times. April 24, 2010. Archived from the original on June 10, 2010. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Yang, Jeff (May 6, 2010). "The 'Robotech' master". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on September 4, 2010. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Matsumoto, Jon (January 14, 1996). "Tooning in to Japanimation". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  8. ^ "Interview With Carl Macek!". Anime Today. Episode 32. Right Stuf. January 19, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2015.

References

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