Streamline Pictures was an American distribution company that was best known for its distribution of English dubbed Japanese animation.
Founded in 1988, it was the first North American company that was founded primarily for the intention of distributing translated anime uncut and faithful to the original content. The founders of Streamline were Carl Macek, who had worked for Harmony Gold USA during the mid 1980s, most notably on the series Robote...
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Streamline Pictures was an American distribution company that was best known for its distribution of English dubbed Japanese animation.
Founded in 1988, it was the first North American company that was founded primarily for the intention of distributing translated anime uncut and faithful to the original content. The founders of Streamline were Carl Macek, who had worked for Harmony Gold USA during the mid 1980s, most notably on the series Robotech, and Jerry Beck, an animation historian and film distribution veteran who had worked at MGM/UA, Orion and Expanded Entertainment. At one point or another, Steve Kramer, Ardwight Chamberlin, 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.
The first high profile product distributed by Streamline was its December 1988 release of the anime film Akira. Streamline is also known for its 1989 theatrical distribution of the film...
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