ADV Films UK Talks February Releases
Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2004ADV FILMS ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATE FOR FIRST VOLUME OF MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO:
THE MOTION PICTURE - PRINCE OF DARKNESS
FEATURE-LENGTH FILM SEQUEL TO THE POPULAR TV SERIES MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO TO
BE AVAILABLE 16th FEBRUARY 2004
LONDON, UK, 19th January 2004ADV Films has set a street date of 16th February
2004 release date for the DVD-only release of the MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO: The
Motion PicturePrince of Darkness, the feature film sequel to the popular TV
series MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO. ADV Films is releasing Prince of Darkness as an
uncut Region 2 DVD with content identical to its Region 1 counterpart.
On its 1998 theatrical release, MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO: The Motion
PicturePrince of Darkness received acclaim from Japanese fans and critics alike
for being a true-to-form follow-up to the television series, screened in the UK
several times on the Sci-Fi Channel. MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO was renowned for
being a thrilling futuristic adventure tale (including loads of explosive mecha
action) with an underpinning of satire. Knowing that the film sequel stays on
track, fans have been eagerly anticipating its UK release, which has its theatrical
premiere at this year's Sci-Fi-London, the 3rd Annual London Science Fiction and
Fantasy Film Festival.
The Story:
Two years have passed since the Great War. Akito and Yurika have vanished. The
Jovians and the Earthlings have joined forces and Ruri is now captain of Nadesico
B. As the popularity of Boson Jumping grows, a vast transportation network has been
developed. Dubbed the Hisago Plan, this network of Chulip portals holds the answers
to the mysteries behind Bose particles and their power. If those secrets should
fall into the wrong hands, it could mean big trouble.
And big trouble there is. A Martian splinter group has launched an offensive,
leaving the United Forces befuddled and desperate. So much so, in fact, that the
former crew of the Nadesico is called back to active duty for a special
unsanctioned missionto save us all. Does this menagerie of misfits have what it
takes? Who will win the race for the Boson technology? And what the heck happened
to Akito and Yurika? The answers lie withindeep withinthe NADESICO: Prince of
Darkness.
MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO: The Motion PicturePrince of Darkness (RRP £19.99)
is a DVD-only release presented in letterboxed widescreen format with an English
5.1 language version and a Japanese 2.0-language version, with English subtitles.
Extras include a reversible cover and ADV Previews.
About ADV Films:
ADV Films is the leading producer-distributor of Japanese animation ("anime")
in the United Kingdom, with the firm's holdings including such premier titles as
Neon Genesis Evangelion, Spriggan, Samurai X, RahXephon, Hellsing, Martian
Successor Nadesico and Full Metal Panic! In addition, ADV Films distributes select
fine programming in other genres, including live-action science-fiction titles such
as the legendary updated Gamera trilogy. Aside from moving-picture content
production and distribution, ADV Films' U.S. parent company, A.D. Vision, Inc.,
is the publisher of Newtype USA, the premier anime and manga monthly in the
English-speaking world, and is the operator of North America's Anime Network
cable channel. In addition to the London office, A.D. Vision, Inc. maintains world
headquarters in Houston, Texas, USA with additional studios in Austin, Texas and
offices in Tokyo. For more information, please visit ADV Films on the web at
http://www.advfilms.co.uk
MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO: The Motion PicturePrince of Darkness
Running Time: 90m approx. BBFC Classification: PG
Street Date: 16/02/04 Cat#: DNAD/007
Format: DVD RRP: £19.99
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ADV FILMS ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATE FOR SAKURA WARS OVA COLLECTION
COMPLETE SERIES AVAILABLE FOR FIRST TIME IN UK 16th FEBRUARY 2004
LONDON, UK, 16th January 2004ADV Films today announced a 16th February 2004
release date for the 3-disc set of SAKURA WARS OVA COLLECTION. ADV Films is
releasing SAKURA WARS OVA COLLECTION as an uncut Region 2 DVD set with content
identical to its Region 1 counterpart.
The year is 1919. The World has barely survived the first Demon War and the next is
about to begin. Conventional weapons won't cut it, neither will conventional
soldiers. Humanity needs the Few, the Proud, the Pure: the Spirit Warriors.
Recruited from around the world, these women are beautiful both inside and out, but
can they master their steam-powered spirit weapons in time? This is the world of
SAKURA WARS, an animation epic based on the best-selling video game that took Japan
by storm.
The Story:
Throughout time, tales of the Imperial Flower Combat Troupe have thrilled the
world. Now, three of the most popular animated stories ever told: SAKURA WARS,
SAKURA WARS: RETURN OF THE SPIRIT WARRIORS, and SAKURA WARS: WEDDING BELLS, have
been gathered into one amazing OVA Collection! Venture into the lives of Sakura
Shinguji and the Imperial Flower Combat Troupe as they defend the world from evil.
Witness the battle that will shape one girl's destiny and seal the fate of many.
Follow the legendary warriors as they struggle with the shadows of their past and
the demons of their future. Adventure awaits in this monumental chronicle of SAKURA
WARS!
Sakura Wars OVA Collection (RRP £29.99) is a DVD-only release, including 10
episodes on three discs. Extras include clean opening animation; production
sketches; character bios; original Japanese artwork and promos, and ADV Previews.
About ADV Films:
ADV Films is the leading producer-distributor of Japanese animation ("anime")
in the United Kingdom, with the firm's holdings including such premier titles as
Neon Genesis Evangelion, Spriggan, Samurai X, RahXephon, Hellsing, Martian
Successor Nadesico and Full Metal Panic! In addition, ADV Films distributes select
fine programming in other genres, including live-action science-fiction titles such
as the legendary updated Gamera trilogy. Aside from moving-picture content
production and distribution, ADV Films' U.S. parent company, A.D. Vision, Inc.,
is the publisher of Newtype USA, the premier anime and manga monthly in the
English-speaking world, and is the operator of North America's Anime Network
cable channel. In addition to the London office, A.D. Vision, Inc. maintains world
headquarters in Houston, Texas, USA with additional studios in Austin, Texas and
offices in Tokyo. For more information, please visit ADV Films on the web at
http://www.advfilms.co.uk
SAKURA WARS OVA COLLECTION
Running Time: 300m approx. BBFC Classification: PG
Street Date: 16/02/04 Cat#: DSW/BX1
Format: DVD RRP: £29.99
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ADV FILMS ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATE FOR NAJICA BLITZ TACTICS: VOLUME 1
FIRST VOLUME IN RACY ACTION SERIES SERIES AVAILABLE 16th FEBRUARY 2004
LONDON, UK, 19th January 2004ADV Films today announced a 16th February 2004
release date for the first volume of the thrilling and racy 12-episode Japanese
anime series Najica Blitz Tactics.ADV Films is releasing Najica Blitz Tactics:
Volume 1 as an uncut Region 2 DVD with content identical to its Region 1
counterpart.
Directed by Katsuihiko Nishijima (Project A-ko, Labyrinth of Flames), and with
animation direction by Noriyasu Yamauchi (Guyver: Out of Control), Najica Blitz
Tactics is a fast-paced "spy-fi" thriller, packed with hard-hitting action and
more than a little eye-candy for the fans.
The Story:
As one of the world's top perfume designers, Najica Hiiragi works with her trusty
assistant Kirala to develop the Day Series perfumes for CRI Cosmetics. But Najica
has another job, one that few ever see: secret agent for the CRI intelligence
organization. Her boss is the cool, calculating Majima, while field support comes
from the lecherous, but tech-savvy, Gento. Najica's life gets complicated when
she rescues a young girl, Lila, from the clutches of a depraved socialite and her
machine-gun wielding maids. But Lila is no ordinary girl; she's a Humaritt, an
android, and she is Najica's new partner! Together, Najica and Lila thwart a mob
hit on the daughter of a judge, defeat an international playboy with a penchant for
satellite weaponry, and discover the real reason teenage pop idols are so darn
popular!
Najica Blitz Tactics: Volume 1 (RRP £19.99) is a DVD-only release, including four
complete episodes in both English- and Japanese-language versions, with English
subtitles. Extras include: clean opening and closing animations; production
sketches; commentary by Kira Vincent Davis (Najica) and Monica Rial (Lila); and ADV
Previews.
About ADV Films:
ADV Films is the leading producer-distributor of Japanese animation ("anime")
in the United Kingdom, with the firm's holdings including such premier titles as
Neon Genesis Evangelion, Spriggan, Samurai X, RahXephon, Hellsing, Martian
Successor Nadesico and Full Metal Panic! In addition, ADV Films distributes select
fine programming in other genres, including live-action science-fiction titles such
as the legendary updated Gamera trilogy. Aside from moving-picture content
production and distribution, ADV Films' U.S. parent company, A.D. Vision, Inc.,
is the publisher of Newtype USA, the premier anime and manga monthly in the
English-speaking world, and is the operator of North America's Anime Network
cable channel. In addition to the London office, A.D. Vision, Inc. maintains world
headquarters in Houston, Texas, USA with additional studios in Austin, Texas and
offices in Tokyo. For more information, please visit ADV Films on the web at
http://www.advfilms.co.uk
Najica Blitz Tactics: Volume 1
Running Time: 100m approx. BBFC Classification: 15
Street Date: 16/02/04 Cat#: DNJ/001
Format: DVD RRP: £19.99
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ADV FILMS ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATE FOR FULL METAL PANIC!: MISSION 3
THIRD VOLUME IN ACCLAIMED SERIES TO BE AVAILABLE 16th FEBRUARY 2004
LONDON, UK, 19th January 2004ADV Films today announced a 16th February 2004
release date for the second volume of the well-received anime series Full Metal
Panic! ADV Films is releasing Full Metal Panic! Mission 03 as an uncut Region 2 DVD
with content identical to its Region 1 counterpart.
Deftly combining mecha combat, martial arts, international criminal intrigue,
high-school politics and a dash of teen romance, Full Metal Panic! was
enthusiastically received by viewers in Japan. The creative staff behind Full Metal
Panic! is extraordinarily strong. The series was directed by Kouichi Chigara (Gate
Keepers, Phantom Quest Corps) and produced by GONZO Digimation (Hellsing, Blue Sub
No. 6).
The Story:
Hidden away in Mithril's secret research facility, Captain Testarossa and
Lieutenant Commander Kalinin attempt to find out why a young boy flew into a
psychotic rage passing through Customs. Has someone done experiments to fit the boy
for the mysterious Lambda Driver? Then an armed group attacks, reducing the
facility to a burnt-out shell. With Kalinin injured and missing in action, Captain
Testarossa turns to the only person who can help her: Sergeant Sousuke Sagara.
Little do they know that waiting in the shadows is their biggest enemy yet - and
we're talking really, really big! All-new enemies, all-new mecha, and all your
favorite heroes are all here in full force!
Full Metal Panic! Mission 03 (RRP £19.99) is a DVD-only release, including four
complete episodes in both English- and Japanese-language versions, with English
subtitles. Extras include a reversible cover; a fold-out poster with in-depth
background information printed on the reverse; clean opening and closing
animations; Japanese piracy warnings; and ADV Previews.
About ADV Films:
ADV Films is the leading producer-distributor of Japanese animation ("anime")
in the United Kingdom, with the firm's holdings including such premier titles as
Neon Genesis Evangelion, Spriggan, Samurai X, RahXephon, Hellsing, Martian
Successor Nadesico and Full Metal Panic! In addition, ADV Films distributes select
fine programming in other genres, including live-action science-fiction titles such
as the legendary updated Gamera trilogy. Aside from moving-picture content
production and distribution, ADV Films' U.S. parent company, A.D. Vision, Inc.,
is the publisher of Newtype USA, the premier anime and manga monthly in the
English-speaking world, and is the operator of North America's Anime Network
cable channel. In addition to the London office, A.D. Vision, Inc. maintains world
headquarters in Houston, Texas, USA with additional studios in Austin, Texas and
offices in Tokyo. For more information, please visit ADV Films on the web at
http://www.advfilms.co.uk
FULL METAL PANIC! MISSION 03
Running Time: 100m approx. BBFC Classification: 12
Street Date: 16/02/04 Cat#: DFM/003
Format: DVD RRP: £19.99
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ADV ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATE FOR RAHXEPHON - ORCHESTRATION 4: DISSONANCE
LONDON, U.K., 19th January 2004 - ADV Films today officially announced a 16th
February 2004 release for RahXephonOrchestration Four: Dissonance, the fourth
volume of the extraordinarily beautiful and complex anime series that captivated
millions in Japan, and has been released in the U.K. to a veritable storm of fan
excitement. ADV Films will release RahXephonOrchestration Four: Dissonance as
an uncut Region 2 DVD with content identical to its Region 1 counterpart.
RahXephon was created and directed by Yutaka Izubuchi (Gasaraki, the Gundam
franchise), and produced by Bones (Angelic Layer), Victor Entertainment (Noir) and
Fuji TV (Astro Boy, Battle of the Planets). The RahXephon series debuted on
Japanese TV last year and became an immediate sensation, with fierce action and
multilayered complexity of the plot and characters both drawing in viewers by the
tens of thousands.
The Story:
Tremors ripple through the city as new Dolems attack, but the most dangerous shock
waves of all are the mental assaults that now threaten to overwhelm Ayato's grasp
of the physical world itself. As new players enter the deadly game between the
humans and the Mu, the young pilot finds himself alone and without backup,
struggling to rebuild the foundation of his own reality as the universe threatens
to collapse beneath him. The secrets of Ixtli begin to reveal themselves in the
fourth shocking volume of RahXephon!
RahXephon - Orchestration Four: Dissonance (RRP £19.99 DVD) includes both English-
and Japanese-language versions, with English subtitles. Orchestration Four:
Dissonance includes four complete episodes of the title, and extras include a
printed booklet; production sketches; clean opening & closing animation; Part II of
the RahXephon English Cast Interview; and ADV previews.
About ADV Films:
ADV Films is the leading producer-distributor of Japanese animation ("anime")
in the United Kingdom, with the firm's holdings including such premier titles as
Neon Genesis Evangelion, Spriggan, Samurai X, RahXephon, Hellsing, Martian
Successor Nadesico and Full Metal Panic! In addition, ADV Films distributes select
fine programming in other genres, including live-action science-fiction titles such
as the legendary updated Gamera trilogy. Aside from moving-picture content
production and distribution, ADV Films' U.S. parent company, A.D. Vision, Inc.,
is the publisher of Newtype USA, the premier anime and manga monthly in the
English-speaking world, and is the operator of North America's Anime Network
cable channel. In addition to the London office, A.D. Vision, Inc. maintains world
headquarters in Houston, Texas, USA with additional studios in Austin, Texas and
offices in Tokyo. For more information, please visit ADV Films on the web at
http://www.advfilms.co.uk
RAHXEPHONORCHESTRATION FOUR: DISSonAnce
Running Time: 100 minutes BBFC Classification: PG
Street Date: 16/02/04 Cat#: DRX/004
Format: DVD RRP: £19.99
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE DATE SET FOR ZONE OF THE ENDERSDOLORES, i: LAST THINGS LAST!
FINAL VOLUME OF ACCLAIMED PLAYSTATION® TIE-IN TV SERIES IN FIRST-TIME DVD RELEASE;
IN STORES 16th FEBRUARY 2004
LONDON, UK, 19th January 2004 ADV Films today set a release date of 16th
February 2004 for Zone of the EndersDolores, i: Last Things Last!, a DVD-only
release of the sixth and final volume of the television series. Originally created
as a companion to the Playstation game, and a follow-up to the OVA Zone of the
EndersIDOLO, Zone of the EndersDolores, i is set in a distant future in which
human colonization of Earth's solar system extends to Mars and beyond, and
relationships between the humans on different colonies are decidedly hostile.
The Story:
The final contest has begun now that Radium Lavans has emerged to make the brutal
intentions of Mars fully known. There's only one power in the universe mighty
enough to stop the destruction and mayhem that this insurrection will cause:
Metatron! Only problem is, everyone's got some! With Dolores still in the middle
as the key to tipping the scales on either side of the growing conflict, James
Links must corral not only his family, but also his wits to somehow rescue both
Earth and Mars from each other! The final countdown has begun. Prepare to win or
die.
Zone of the EndersDolores, i: Last Things Last! (RRP £19.99) is a DVD-only
release containing four complete episodes of the series. It includes both English-
and Japanese-language versions, and English subtitles. DVD extras include:
Roundtable talks with Tesshou Genda (James), Mitsuru Miyamoto (Leon), Narumi Hidaka
(Noel) and Hoko Kuwashima (Dolores); karaoke versions of the opening and closing
animations; production sketches; conceptual artwork; and ADV previews.
About ADV Films:
ADV Films is the leading producer-distributor of Japanese animation ("anime")
in the United Kingdom, with the firm's holdings including such premier titles as
Neon Genesis Evangelion, Spriggan, Samurai X, RahXephon, Hellsing, Martian
Successor Nadesico and Full Metal Panic! In addition, ADV Films distributes select
fine programming in other genres, including live-action science-fiction titles such
as the legendary updated Gamera trilogy. Aside from moving-picture content
production and distribution, ADV Films' U.S. parent company, A.D. Vision, Inc.,
is the publisher of Newtype USA, the premier anime and manga monthly in the
English-speaking world, and is the operator of North America's Anime Network
cable channel. In addition to the London office, A.D. Vision, Inc. maintains world
headquarters in Houston, Texas, USA with additional studios in Austin, Texas and
offices in Tokyo. For more information, please visit ADV Films on the web at
http://www.advfilms.co.uk
ZONE OF THE ENDERSDOLORES, i: LAST THINGS LAST!
Running Time: 100 minutes approx. BBFC Classification: 12
Street Date: 16/02/04 Cat#: DZE/007
Format: DVD SRP: £19.99
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