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'''Variant:''' On most LaserDisc players, the opening logo starts at the Pioneer logo zooming in. The full opening logo can only be viewed on a LD-660.
'''Variant:''' On most LaserDisc players, the opening logo starts at the Pioneer logo zooming in. The full opening logo can only be viewed on a LD-660.


'''FX/SFX:''' The stars, the Milky Way, the logos zooming forth, the sparkles, and the cycloid. These were top-notch effects for 1980.
'''FX/SFX:''' The stars, the Milky Way, the logos zooming forth, the sparkles, and the cycloid.  


'''Music/Sounds:'''
'''Music/Sounds:'''
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'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on Pioneer LDs of the time.
'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on Pioneer LDs of the time.


===2nd Logo (Mid 1980s)===
===2nd Logo (Mid 1980s)===
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'''Availability:''' Very rare. This can be found on the LaserDisc ''LaserDisc: What It Is, How It Works''.
'''Availability:''' Very rare. This can be found on the LaserDisc ''LaserDisc: What It Is, How It Works''.


===3rd Logo (Late 1980s-2001)===
===3rd Logo (Late 1980s-2001)===
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'''Availability:''' Seen on Pioneer LD releases from the time. The format still continued to be supported in Japan until 2001 with the last release being ''Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace''. Pioneer stopped making LD players around January 2009.
'''Availability:''' Seen on Pioneer LD releases from the time. The format still continued to be supported in Japan until 2001 with the last release being ''Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace''. Pioneer stopped making LD players around January 2009.


===4th Logo (1990-1998, 2003)===
===4th Logo (1990-1998, 2003)===
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'''Availability:''' Can be seen on American and Japanese Pioneer Entertainment VHS tapes, Laserdiscs and DVDs of the era. It made a surprise appearance on the 2003 DVD of ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'', released in association with [[MPI Home Video]].
'''Availability:''' Can be seen on American and Japanese Pioneer Entertainment VHS tapes, Laserdiscs and DVDs of the era. It made a surprise appearance on the 2003 DVD of ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'', released in association with [[MPI Home Video]].


===5th Logo (July 30, 1991-1993)===
===5th Logo (July 30, 1991-1993)===
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'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Seen on the first Pioneer Special Editions, including ''The Deep''.
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Seen on the first Pioneer Special Editions, including ''The Deep''.
'''Legacy:''' Unless you have a laser videodisc player, you probably haven't seen this one.


===6th Logo (1993)===
===6th Logo (1993)===
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'''Availability:''' Extremely rare.
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare.


===7th Logo (1998-2003)===
===7th Logo (1998-2003)===
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'''Availability:''' Can be seen on Pioneer Entertainment VHS tapes and DVDs of the era from 1998 to 2003. The black variant can be seen on DVDs such as ''Akira'', and the white variant can also be seen on the 1999 Japanese LaserDisc, DVD and VHS of ''Tenchi Muyo in Love 2: Distant Thoughts'' (with the Widescreen version of said variant on the DVD) and the 2000 Japanese LaserDisc of ''The Phantom Menace''.
'''Availability:''' Can be seen on Pioneer Entertainment VHS tapes and DVDs of the era from 1998 to 2003. The black variant can be seen on DVDs such as ''Akira'', and the white variant can also be seen on the 1999 Japanese LaserDisc, DVD and VHS of ''Tenchi Muyo in Love 2: Distant Thoughts'' (with the Widescreen version of said variant on the DVD) and the 2000 Japanese LaserDisc of ''The Phantom Menace''.


===8th Logo (1999-2001)===
===8th Logo (1999-2001)===
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'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Pokémon'' videotapes and DVDs from the era.
'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Pokémon'' videotapes and DVDs from the era.


===9th Logo (Early-Mid 2000s)===
===9th Logo (Early-Mid 2000s)===
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'''Availability:''' Ultra rare. Appeared on sample DVDs brought with Pioneer DVDs from the period.
'''Availability:''' Ultra rare. Appeared on sample DVDs brought with Pioneer DVDs from the period.


[[Category:Japanese home entertainment logos]]
[[Category:Japanese home entertainment logos]]
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