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 Post subject: Koala Book Corporation
PostPosted: 29 Jan 2019, 05:09 
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How do we request the addition of an LD publisher in the database? I have a Japanese disc manufactured by Koala Books Corporation and distributed by a company called Apollo. My disc is AC20-0008. I know there are others, like AC20-0025. Anyone ever hear of these?
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 Post subject: Re: Koala Book Corporation
PostPosted: 29 Jan 2019, 14:26 
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Can you provide a picture of the disc? There are a lot of discs in Japan that say “manufactured by <insert company name>” but they are actually made by a known manufacturer. 8” LD Singles were made by Pioneer Japan, Nippon Columbia or Kuraray in my experience.

I checked the other titles with similar catalog numbers and found they are actually pressed by Pioneer Japan.
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 Post subject: Re: Koala Book Corporation
PostPosted: 29 Jan 2019, 15:11 
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I’ve never heard of these but then you didn’t tell us what the actual title is which is what most people go by.
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 Post subject: Re: Koala Book Corporation
PostPosted: 29 Jan 2019, 15:56 
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If you search the other AC20- you will see one of 2 with pictures, one of them has in the comments the Koala books disc.
That has a nude on the cover, does yours??
I see that its also an 8 inch, is it a karaoke or what??

Very vague posts are not the best, must be early for you Sgt.
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 Post subject: Re: Koala Book Corporation
PostPosted: 01 Feb 2019, 08:35 
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峠の走り屋たず is the title.
Toge no Hashiri-yatazu is the romanization.
Roughly translates to A Runner in the Pass.
Cover of this 8" disc is dudes racing motorcycles on a rural highway. Admin just added my submission w/o the publisher. I'll email him pictures when I get the chance (working nights in Japan right now; so yes, as a matter of fact, I do need sleep).

Most of the LDs I've bought in Japan say "Manufactured by Laserdisc Corporation." Is that Pioneer?
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 Post subject: Re: Koala Book Corporation
PostPosted: 02 Feb 2019, 02:14 
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Here is the disc label.


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 Post subject: Re: Koala Book Corporation
PostPosted: 02 Feb 2019, 02:16 
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 Post subject: Re: Koala Book Corporation
PostPosted: 02 Feb 2019, 02:16 
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 Post subject: Re: Koala Book Corporation
PostPosted: 02 Feb 2019, 17:34 
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That’s pretty cool. I don’t “get” the LD Single Lディ・プチ logo. Whatever the word play is I don’t get it.

And yes, Laserdisc Corporation is Pioneer LDC.
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PostPosted: 04 Feb 2019, 18:09 
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It all "looks" like Pioneer, but there are no mint marks on the image you've provided. Can you take a new pick, making sure the mirror area around the label is complete?
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PostPosted: 17 Mar 2023, 15:31 
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Please excuse my past post.
I believe the Koala Books, Inc. website is here.
http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~koala/
Unfortunately, I could not find any page regarding products released on laserdisc.

The "会社概要" (Company Profile) page of this official website shows "Pioneer LDC" as a business partner.
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PostPosted: 17 Mar 2023, 19:56 
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signofzeta wrote:
That’s pretty cool. I don’t “get” the LD Single Lディ・プチ logo. Whatever the word play is I don’t get it.


Might simply be "LD Petit" (L-di Puchi) to joke about the fact it's a LD Single?

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 Post subject: Re: Koala Book Corporation
PostPosted: 17 Mar 2023, 20:28 
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That’s it!

Kana disguises French so well sometimes…
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PostPosted: 19 Mar 2023, 08:12 
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sgtdave wrote:
How do we request the addition of an LD publisher in the database? I have a Japanese disc manufactured by Koala Books Corporation and distributed by a company called Apollo. My disc is AC20-0008. I know there are others, like AC20-0025. Anyone ever hear of these?


Koala Books added!

https://www.lddb.com/search.php?adv_search=%2A&studio=366&sort=ref,asc

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