Full Metal Panic! Manga a Bestseller
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FIRST RELEASE FROM ADV MANGA DEBUTS AT #7 ON NATIONAL BESTSELLER LIST
FULL METAL PANIC! VOLUME 1 AN IMMEDIATE HIT NATIONWIDE
HOUSTON September 18 2003?Full Metal Panic! Volume 1 the first release from A.D. Vision Inc.?s new ADV Manga division exploded out of the gates with an exceptionally strong performance?a Number Seven ranking?on the national graphic novel bestseller list.
An action-comedy title telling the story of a high-school honor student who unwittingly carries a valuable secret and the extremely gung-ho young secret agent who goes undercover to protect her the
Full Metal Panic! manga ties in to a highly popular anime of the same title currently being released by A.D. Vision Inc.?s ADV Films division.
?We were expecting strong sales but we?re particularly pleased that the first-week response has been so outstanding? said A.D. Vision Inc. President and CEO John Ledford. ?
Full Metal Panic! is an excellent title and both critics and buyers are responding overwhelmingly.?
About ADV Manga Specializing in Japanese and other East Asian comics illustration books graphic novels and more ADV Manga is the publishing division of A.D. Vision Inc. parent company of ADV Films Newtype USA Anime Network and more. Founded in 2003 with nationwide mass-market distribution ADV Manga is poised to dominate the explosively growing U.S. market for imported graphic novels and related published materials. More information is available at
http://www.adv-manga.com.
Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 (Archive on Saturday, October 18, 2003)