ADV Films Announces Release Date For First Volume of BASToF Syndrome: Fear And Lemons
HOUSTON, March 23, 2004? ADV Films, the #1 producer-distributor of anime in the U.S., today announced a May 4, 2004 street date for BASToF Syndrome: Fear and Lemons, the first volume of the new animated series that, much like the bestselling .hack anime franchise, is set in the high-tech world of virtual gaming.
Based on the hit Korean online game, BASToF Syndrome (?BASToF? stands for ?Be A Stranger To Fear?) is a new series produced in Korea, and it is currently airing on Japanese television.
The year is 2097 and in the city of Xenon, the ultimate cyber game, where players fight as bio-mechanical cyber robots, has been created. But something?s wrong. Somehow, the game?s cyber space and the real world are linked. The damage that occurs in the game?s cyber space creates destruction in the city of Xenon. It all starts when the players hear a piercing scream, see the ghostly face of a little girl and a powerful scent of lemon overcomes them.
To solve this mystery, the creator of the game assembles a ?Dream Team,? the top three young gamers in all of Xenon. This team of rebellious, arrogant teens must overcome their attitudes and fears to find the answers, answers to the mystery that are much bigger than the game.
BASToF Syndrome: Fear and Lemons (SRP $29.98) includes five complete episodes. Includes an English-language 5.1 version, and a Korean-language 2.0 version with English subtitles. Includes clean opening and closing animation, and ADV Previews.
Visit the BASToF Syndrome fansite at http://www.advfilms.com/titles/bastofsyndrome to view a trailer and to sign up for updates.
About ADV Films:
In 1992, ADV Films began to forge the international market for Japanese animation (?anime?) by combining unique titles, outstanding production values and efficient large-scale distribution. Today, ADV Films is the #1 producer-distributor of Japanese animation to the North American market, with the firm?s holdings including such premier titles as NOIR, Samurai X, Hello Kitty?s Paradise, RahXephon, Spriggan, Robotech, Full Metal Panic! and Neon Genesis Evangelion. In addition, ADV Films? product line has expanded to include other forms of genre programming, including live-action science fiction programs Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda, Mutant X and The Jim Henson Company?s Farscape, and classic science fiction such as the updated Gamera trilogy. ADV Films? parent company, A.D. Vision, Inc. also publishes Newtype USA, the premier anime and manga monthly in the English-speaking world, and operates Anime Network?, broadcasting anime and anime-related programming via digital cable, 24 hours a day. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, USA, with additional offices in the EU and Japan, and distribution on four continents, ADV Films is fast becoming an international entertainment powerhouse. For more information, visit ADV Films on the web at http://www.advfilms.com.
BASToF SYNDROME: FEAR AND LEMONS
Running Time: 125 minutes; Age Rating: 12+
Pre-Book Date: 4/6/04
Street Date: 5/4/04
Format SRP
DVD $29.98
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Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 (Archive on Saturday, April 24, 2004)