Full Metal Panic! Mission 07 in Top 10 Japanese Animation Genre in Nielsen VideoScan Feb ?04

HOUSTON, March 29, 2004?ADV Films, the #1 producer-distributor of anime in the U.S., today announced that Full Metal Panic! Mission 07 ranked fifth among the top ten Japanese animation DVD titles in Nielsen VideoScan for the month of February 2004 (02/01/2004-02/29/2004). Nielsen VideoScan collects point-of-sale data from retailers across the country.

Full Metal Panic! Mission 07 (SRP $29.98) is the seventh and concluding volume of the anime series that has astounded fans and critics alike with its intoxicating combination of side-spitting comedy and thrilling action, putting it on the fast track to becoming a modern classic. Full Metal Panic!, which was directed by Kouichi Chigara (Gate Keepers, Phantom Quest Corps),,successfully mixes mecha combat, martial arts, international criminal intrigue and high-school politics with a dash of teen romance to make this series an irresistible treat that appeals to everyone.

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.

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Posted on Monday, March 29, 2004 (Archive on Thursday, April 29, 2004)