AX 2003: ADV ACQUISITIONS PANEL REPORT

Day Two of Anime Expo 2003 is in full swing and the full-to-capacity ADV Acquisitions Panel has just wrapped up. As always the assembled throngs were dazzled by Matt Greenfield and David L. Williams? presentation and thrilled at all the news (and the giveaways of course?)

Numerous anime acquisitions were announced:

Kino?s Journey (along with the launch of the official English-language site for the title: http://www.kinosjourney.com);
Slayers Premium
Gravion
Mahou Yugi;
Birth;
Bast of Lemon;
Mani Mani;
Azumanga Daioh movie (another short film);
D.N.Angel;
and a last-minute addition: the RahXephon Movie!

In addition the twosome dropped the official word on the launch of ADV?s new publishing division (imminent underway NOW) and a string of newly licensed manga and art-book titles including:

Gunslinger Girl;
To Heart;
Figure 17;
Happy Lesson;
Full Metal Panic! manga;
Full Metal Panic! film book;
Azumanga Daioh;
Cat Girl Nuku Nuku;
Cat Shit One;
Dark Side Blues;
Demon City Hunter;
Demon City Shinjuku;
Demon Palace Babylon;
Kimera;
RahXephon BIBLE
Seven of Seven;
Steel Angel Kurumi;
Those Who Hunt Elves; and
Najica.

As far as release dates on these first ADV manga releases the first of them will be coming in a matter of months?and not many months at that?

As always stay tuned for more details and information!

Posted on Friday, July 04, 2003 (Archive on Monday, August 04, 2003)