Release Date Set for Cosplay Complex
HOUSTON, April 12, 2004?ADV Films, the #1 producer-distributor of anime in the U.S., today announced a June 1, 2004 street date for Cosplay Complex, a three-episode anime OVA exposing (literally) the comedies and tragedies that befall a Japanese cosplay club. Inspiring comparisons to the classic anime satire Otaku No Video, Cosplay Complex hilariously parodies the art of cosplay, or dressing up as anime characters. Peppered with fairies, quick but revealing costume changes, and a peeping tom, Cosplay Complex is loaded with always funny, always sexy, anime spoofs.
The Story
Meet Chako and her friends from the Cosplay Association at East Oizuki Academy! They?re the hottest new cosplay team in Japan?fresh from a winning streak of local battles, they?re set to sweep the Cosplay World Series!
Yeah, right.
In reality, Chako and her fellow students are barely able to keep their club alive. Feeble club membership and no adult sponsor might be the end of their cosplay dreams before they can even start. But don?t you dare underestimate this group of spunky girls! They?ll survive a barrage of pervy newcomers, cosplay rivalries, costume disasters and dating mishaps in order to reach their ultimate goal of competing in the World Series. The clothing flies as the girls suit up (and strip down) for Cosplay Complex!
Cosplay Complex (SRP $24.98) is a DVD-only release, containing three complete episodes. Includes both English 5.1- and Japanese 2.0-language versions, with English subtitles. Extras include annotated production sketches; clean closing animation; original Japanese opening; a reversible cover; a full-color, fold-out poster with ?My Cosplay Field Trip? article printed on the back; Cosplay Identification 101; Cosplay ?Cover-up? feature; and ADV previews.
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, Sailor Moon, 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.
COSPLAY COMPLEX
Running Time: 75 minutes
Age Rating: 17+
Pre-Book Date: 5/4/04
Street Date: 6/1/04
Format: DVD
SRP: $24.98
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Posted on Monday, April 12, 2004 (Archive on Wednesday, May 12, 2004)