ADV Films & DIC Entertainment Announce Release of Sailor Moon
Date: Friday, October 20, 2000ADV Films is proud to announce their recent acquisition of the home video
rights to the first 82 episodes of Sailor Moon, the #1 television series for
girls on the Cartoon Network's "Toonami" programming block, from DIC
Entertainment.
Sailor Moon is the story of Serena, a junior high school student who
discovers that she has mystical powers and is destined to protect the world
from the evil Queen Beryl and the fiends of the Negaverse. Gradually,
Serena assembles a team of Sailor Scouts to help her battle the forces of
darkness in the name of Queen Serenity of the Emperium. Sailor Mercury,
Sailor Mars, Sailor Venus and Sailor Jupiter round out the rest of Sailor
Moon's team. Sailor Moon is given her powers by Luna, a trusted advisor of
Queen Serenity, who takes the form of Serena's cat and sticks with her
through thick and thin.
The Sailor Scouts must take on the dwellers of the Negaverse, while also
dealing with the problems of adolescence. Bad grades and crushes at
Crossroads Junior High can be just as fearsome as the forces of evil. All
the while, Serena moves slowly toward her destiny, to save the universe as
Neo-Queen Serenity in the name of the Moon. It's not easy being a pretty
soldier.
An anime sensation that has appeared in the "Lycos Top 50" consecutively for
the past 41 weeks, Sailor Moon is a proven multi-billion dollar brand in
specialty and mass channels, with products ranging from toys and games to
clothing and school supplies. Sailor Moon appears Monday through Friday at
4:30 p.m. on the Cartoon Network during the "Toonami" block of programming,
and is seen by over 1.1 million viewers a day. Cartoon Network also airs
Sailor Moon on Saturday mornings at 11:00 a.m.
Next month, ADV Films will begin releasing the 82 original episodes of the
fabulous Sailor Moon television series. The first 2 VHS cassettes, which
include 4 episodes each, will be released on November 21st and will contain
the English-dubbed, family/children friendly version of the show, as seen on
television. Each tape will introduce episodes never before seen on home
video and will carry the suggested retail price of $12.98 each. Other VHS
volumes will follow shortly thereafter.
ADV Films, the premiere label of A.D.Vision, Inc. formed in 1992, is North
America's #1 distributor of Japanese animation ("anime"), with titles such
as Neon Genesis Evangelion, Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 and Martian
Successor Nadesico. ADV Films will soon be releasing top-quality,
computer-animated titles such as ReBoot® and Shadowraiders(tm), and
Weird-Ohs(tm). ADV Films also distributes American and Japanese live-action
programming for theatrical and television broadcast release. Check out ADV
Films on the web at www.advfilms.com
Sailor Moon: The Legend Begins and Sailor Moon: The Power of Friendship
Running Time (both tapes): 90 minutes Rating: ALL AGES
Street Date: 11/21/00
Both Priced at $12.98 SRP
