Groups / [Arctic]
[Arctic]
Arctic Animation
The Code
Strictly Honored
Dropped or stopped distributing that title when an official license hit their territory, the gold standard of The Code.
Profile
One of the most visible fansubbing organizations of the VHS tape-trading era, active from 1989 to 1995, known for extremely prolific output over polish. A documented 1996 release list confirms coverage far beyond Ranma 1/2, including Sailor Moon S and SS plus the S movie, Miracle Girls, The Irresponsible Captain Tyler, Hime-chan's Ribbon, Red Riding Hood Cha-Cha, Heavy Metal L-Gaim, Heaven Wars Shurato, Nurse Angel Ririka SOS, and early episodes of Double Zeta Gundam. Whether their catalog extended to Dragon Ball Z specifically remains unconfirmed as of this entry.
Signature style
Amiga Genlock subtitling, yellow block fonts, physical VHS/LaserDisc tape distribution. Extraordinarily prolific for a pre-internet operation, over a thousand episodes, movies, and OVAs across their run, confirmed via a 1996 release list covering titles from Sailor Moon to Double Zeta Gundam.
Linked lore 1
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Ranma ½
Arctic Animation & The Mail-Order VHS Network
Fansub & Scanlation History
Laserdisc Raws · Amiga Genlock Subtitling
