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Central Park Media November DVD Releases

August 13, 2003

CENTRAL PARK MEDIA SET TO RELEASE

The Heroic Legend of Arlsan, Gall Force: Earth Chapter, Revolutionary Girl

Utena: Finale, Revolutionary Girl Utena: Apocalypse Saga DVD Collection,

And Zero Woman: The Hunted

Titles Slated For Release On November 11

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

NEW YORK, NY (August 13, 2003) - Central Park Media announced the upcoming

DVD releases in November that include The Heroic Legend of Arlsan, Gall

Force: Earth Chapter, Revolutionary Girl Utena: Finale, Revolutionary Girl

Utena: Apocalypse Saga DVD Collection, and Zero Woman: The Hunted. All

new releases will be available on November 11, 2003.

The Heroic Legend of Arlsan (new packaging/reduced price)

From the creators of Ronin Warriors, Dirty Pair, Cat Girl Nuku Nuku and

Blue Seed. Betrayed from within and overwhelmed by dark sorcery, the

valiant armies of Pars are overrun by the warrior-fanatics of Rucitania.

Escaping the destruction of his homeland, the heroic Prince Arslan begins

to assemble a group of five, extraordinary allies - a priestess, an exiled

warrior, a mischievous minstrel, an insightful artist and his attendant -

to aid him in his fight against the Rucitanian invaders. Together, they

must build an army and defeat 300,000 trained soldiers, including the

mysterious Lord Silver Mask, who has also laid claim to the throne of

Pars.

The Heroic Legend of Arlsan DVD 2-disc set offers the following features:

* Character Gallery

* Previews

* About the Names

* English & Japanese with English Subtitles

TITLE: The Heroic Legend of Arlsan

RUNNING TIME: 240 minutes

RATING: 13 & UP

SRP PRICE: $49.99

GENRE: Fantasy/Action Adventure

CATALOG #: USMD 2375

STREET DATE: November 11, 2003

PRE-ORDER DATE: October 13, 2003

Gall Force: Earth Chapter

From the creator of Armitage: Dual Matrix, the producer of Bubblegum

Crash, and the writer of Megazone 23. In a world ruled by lethal war

machines, Sandy Newman fights for her life every day. Time is running out,

and the machines have driven humanity to the brink of extinction. Sandy is

the last holder of the scientific secrets to save her race, and ruthless

mechanoid assassins hunt her without mercy. Her only hope is to breach the

machines' fortress and destroy their computer leader, or humanity is

doomed!

The Gall Force: Earth Chapter DVD offers the following features:

* Art Gallery

* Gall Force Storyline

* Gall Force: Earth Chapter Trailer

* Previews

* English & Japanese with English Subtitles

TITLE: Gall Force: Earth Chapter

RUNNING TIME: 156 minutes

RATING: 13 & UP

SRP PRICE: $29.99

GENRE: Sci-Fi

CATALOG #: USMD 2318

STREET DATE: November 11, 2003

PRE-ORDER DATE: October 13, 2003

Revolutionary Girl Utena: Finale

From Kunihiko Ikuhara (Director of Sailor Moon), Shinya Hasegawa (Key

Animation Supervisor of Neon Genesis Evangelion), and based on the

original manga by Chiho Saito. The final, shocking conclusion! Utena is

about to discover the truth behind the secrets, the duels, and her own

forgotten past. To do this, she must confront the prince who once saved

her life, and face her most terrifying nightmare. For the last time, Utena

must draw her sword and fight her own inner demons. Will there be a happy

ending? Contains episodes 37-39.

"I can't recommend Revolutionary Girl Utena enough." -

Animenewsnetwork.com

"This is great stuff." - AnimeonDVD.com

The Revolutionary Girl Utena: Finale DVD offers the following features:

* Commentary track (Kunihiko Ikuhara & Chiho Saito)

* Ohtori Academy Yearbook - A Video Retrospective

* Chu Chu Video Montage

* Interview with U.S. Voice Actor Sharon Becker

* Farewell to Utena Fan Art Contest

* Complete Story Arc Synopsis

* Art Gallery

* Revolutionary Girl Utena Trailer Collection

* Previews

TITLE: Revolutionary Girl Utena: Finale

RUNNING TIME: 75 minutes

RATING: 13 & UP

SRP PRICE: $29.99

GENRE: Action/Adventure

CATALOG #: SSDVD-6213

STREET DATE: November 11, 2003

PRE-ORDER DATE: October 13, 2003

Revolutionary Girl Utena: Apocalypse Saga DVD Collection

From Kunihiko Ikuhara (Director of Sailor Moon), Shinya Hasegawa (Key

Animation Supervisor of Neon Genesis Evangelion), and based on the

original manga by Chiho Saito. All dreams come to an end, and now Utena

must choose between her lifelong goal of becoming a prince or having the

man she loves. As heartbreak and uncertainty threaten to rip her apart,

she comes face to face with the prince of her dreams, the enemy of her

worst nightmares, and her own troubling past. Contains 4 DVDs.

The Revolutionary Girl Utena: Apocalypse Saga DVD Collection offers the

following features:

* Commentary track (Kunihiko Ikuhara & Chiho Saito)

* Ohtori Academy Yearbook - A Video Retrospective

* Chu Chu Video Montage

* Interview with U.S. Voice Actors Jimmy Zoppi, Josh Mosby & Sharon

Becker

* Complete Story Arc Synopsis & Art

* Art Gallery

* Revolutionary Girl Utena Trailer Collection...and more

TITLE: Revolutionary Girl Utena: Apocalypse Saga DVD

Collection

RUNNING TIME: 325 minutes

RATING: 13 & UP

SRP PRICE: $99.99

GENRE: Action/Adventure

CATALOG #: SSDVD-6215

STREET DATE: November 11, 2003

PRE-ORDER DATE: October 13, 2003

Zero Woman: The Hunted

A woman with no past or identity, Rei is a gorgeous undercover agent for

the Zero Department, a deadly, shadow division of the police force. But

her skills have made her a threat, and this sleek, sexy assassin has been

marked for death by a rival organization. It will take this deadly

seductress every ounce of her cunning to survive! (R-rated version)

The Zero Woman: The Hunted DVD offers the following features:

* Art Gallery

* Previews

* English & Japanese with English Subtitles

TITLE: Zero Woman: The Hunted

RUNNING TIME: 81 minutes

RATING: R-rated version

SRP PRICE: $29.99

GENRE: Detective

CATALOG #: APCD 2321

STREET DATE: November 11, 2003

PRE-ORDER DATE: October 13, 2003

Central Park Media has been a leading supplier of anime in the United

States since 1990. The company currently manufactures and distributes

three home entertainment lines, each offering anime product for a distinct

and discriminating audience: U. S. Manga Corps, Central Park Media and

Software Sculptors. In addition, Central Park Media also distributes a

broad array of live action Japanese feature films under its Asia Pulp

Cinema label. For high resolution, downloadable artwork and information,

please visit CPM's electronic press kit at

www.centralparkmedia.com./cpmdb/presskit.cfm.