ADV SETS RELEASE DATE FOR NOIR: SHADES OF DARKNESS

Because you demanded it! Read on ADV fan for details on when YOU can pick up the first volume of NOIR!

ADV FILMS SETS RELEASE DATE FOR NOIR: SHADES OF DARKNESS

FIRST VOLUME OF ONE OF 2003?S MOST ANTICIPATED TITLES TO BE AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 18 2003

HOUSTON November 20 2003?ADV Films today announced a release date of February 18 2003 for NOIR: Shades of Darkness the first of six DVD volumes of the acclaimed 26-episode thriller.

The series which premiered in Japan in 2001 was directed by Koichi Mashimo (Dirty Pair Dominion). Viewers praise NOIR?s spectacular animation the use of music its exotic settings (largely in western Europe) and an enduringly complex storyline based on a relationship between a duo of female assassins who cannot trust one another but who need each other to survive. Critics have favorably compared NOIR to such genre-defining live-action suspense titles as ?The Professional? and ?La Femme Nikita.?

The story:
A mysterious email; a haunting melody. Professional assassin Mireille Bouquet?s world is knocked askew by an unnerving contact from a young amnesiac Yumura Kirika whose killing skills are as deadly as Mireille?s and whose missing memory may unlock the mystery of Mireille?s life as well. With their pasts inextricably linked Mireille conditionally admits Yumura into her confidence. In uneasy partnership the two?as NOIR?face a conspiracy that quickly calls on all of their lethal resources. It is a journey through the darkness searching for a truth that they know will mean their deaths.

Special Edition available!
ADV Films is releasing NOIR: Shades of Darkness in two editions: as a disc in a standard DVD case or in a Special Edition including the disc and its case plus an exclusive slipcover designed to hold all six volumes of the series plus a special-edition T-shirt available only in the Special Edition package!



Sneak Preview in Newtype USA!
The DVD insert in the January 2003 issue (Issue Three) of Newtype USA will include Episode One of NOIR!

NOIR: Shades of Darkness (SRP $29.98 disc only; $44.98 Special Edition) is a DVD release containing five complete episodes in both English- and Japanese-language versions with English subtitles. Extras include production sketches clean opening and closing animations Japanese promo spots and ADV Previews.

NOIR: SHADES OF DARKNESS
Running Time: 125 minutes
Age Rating: 15+
Street Date: 2/18/03
Format: DVD ($29.98 SRP); Special Edition ($44.98 SRP)

There you have it! In less than three months you will finally get your hands on the most-anticipated anime release of the year. And what about the Special Edition package? Isn't that an awesome looking t-shirt? We can't show you the slipcase just yet but once we get the design finalized we'll try to post a pic of it as soon as possible. And you can bet NOIR isn?t the only series we?ll be doing that for (but you?ll have to wait to find out more about upcoming ADV Special Edition packages - ain't I a stinker? ^_^).

Posted on Wednesday, November 20, 2002 (Archive on Friday, December 20, 2002)