An anime distribution company is releasing The Little Mermaid on Blu-ray — but not the one most viewers are likely familiar with.Released 14 years before the Disney animated movie that’s hailed as starting the “Disney Renaissance” era, this classic Toei anime is also based on the Hans Christian Anderson story of the same name. In fact, it was only the second adaptation of the story, with Russian and Canadian animated takes on The Little Mermaid releasing a few years prior in 1968 and 1974, respectively. In this version of the story, the mermaid’s name is Marina, but just like Ariel, she has a plethora of fine fish friends who go on aquatic adventures with her.The movie is now being re-released by Discotek Media, which is the current home of the film’s distribution rights. Toei’s The Little Mermaid was brought to the West in 1982, with subsequent re-releases happening in 1984 and 1989 (the latter the year that Disney’s version of The Little Mermaid came out). The later versions censored certain elements, though the new Discotek release will retain all the original footage from the Japanese edition.
An anime distribution company is releasing The Little Mermaid on Blu-ray — but not the one most viewers are likely familiar with.
Released 14 years before the Disney animated movie that’s hailed as starting the “Disney Renaissance” era, this classic Toei anime is also based on the Hans Christian Anderson story of the same name. In fact, it was only the second adaptation of the story, with Russian and Canadian animated takes on The Little Mermaid releasing a few years prior in 1968 and 1974, respectively. In this version of the story, the mermaid’s name is Marina, but just like Ariel, she has a plethora of fine fish friends who go on aquatic adventures with her.
The movie is now being re-released by Discotek Media, which is the current home of the film’s distribution rights. Toei’s The Little Mermaid was brought to the West in 1982, with subsequent re-releases happening in 1984 and 1989 (the latter the year that Disney’s version of The Little Mermaid came out). The later versions censored certain elements, though the new Discotek release will retain all the original footage from the Japanese edition.
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