BASToF Syndrome Volume 1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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.

Posted on Tuesday, March 23, 2004 (Archive on Friday, April 23, 2004)