Robotech: New Gen & Devil Lady Dates
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE DATE SET FOR HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ROBOTECH®: NEW GENERATION COMPLETE COLLECTION
COLLECTION ASSEMBLES FOR THE FIRST TIME ALL 26 EPISODES OF THE THIRD AND FINAL ACT OF THE ROBOTECH SERIES
HOUSTON October 14 2002 - ADV Films has set a street date of January 7 2003 for the long-awaited DVD release of Harmony Gold?s
ROBOTECH: New Generation Complete Collection assembling for the first time all four of the episode discs (26 episodes total) from the third and final act of
ROBOTECH-one of the most critically acclaimed animated science fiction television series of all time. Often compared to
STAR TREK and
STAR WARS ROBOTECH is a uniquely addictive multi-generational animated serial that introduced generations of Americans to the art form and cultural phenomenon that is anime.
About ROBOTECH: New Generation The final act of the original
Robotech series begins as an advance rescue mission mounted by the ?Mars Base? Division of the Robotech Expeditionary Forces is wiped out by the Invid-a powerful and mysterious alien race. Scott Bernard one of the few survivors of the battle leads a colorful band of freedom fighters in a campaign to seek out and destroy Reflex Point the Invid Stronghold. Along the way Scott and the others are forced to look inside themselves to discover hidden strength and the determination to carry on in the face of overwhelming odds. Throughout this final chapter many of the mysteries of Protoculture are revealed including the role the Invid play in this complex dramatic intergalactic saga.
ROBOTECH: New Generation Complete Collection ($44.98 SRP) is a slip-covered four-disc DVD-only collection featuring all 26 episodes of the third and final act of the
ROBOTECH epic. In English.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE DATE SET FOR THE DEVIL LADY: THE AWAKENING
FIRST VOLUME OF CLASSIC ANIME TITLE DIRECTED BY THE LEGENDARY GO NAGAI SET FOR DVD RELEASE ON JANUARY 7 2003
HOUSTON October 14 2002 - ADV Films has set a street date of January 7 2003 for the first-ever DVD release of
The Devil Lady: The Awakening the first volume of legendary director Go Nagai?s classic horror series.
Nagai an elder statesman in the world of anime and manga is the renowned creator of such anime touchstones as
Getter Robo Mazinger Z and
Grandizer and the
Devilman series from which
The Devil Lady sprung.
The Devil Lady was adapted by Toshihiro Hirano (director of
Vampire Princess Miyu) and writer Chiako Konaka.
The Story: Jun has always been different from everyone else-the life of a fashion model is unlike anything else in the world. But she has no idea how different she is?until a mysterious stalker throws her head-first into a brutal confrontation with the supernatural! From Go Nagai the master of animated horror comes a harrowing odyssey through the twisted maze that is Jun?s new life. By day a beautiful shy fashion plate. By night a terrifying vision of demonic power. It?s full-tilt gothic horror as Jun as the Devil Lady does battle with a demonic army threatening to destroy mankind!
The Devil Lady: The Awakening ($29.98 SRP) is a DVD-only release. including the first five episodes of the series. DVD extras include original cover art clean credit animation the original Japanese trailer for the series and ADV Previews.
Posted on Monday, October 14, 2002 (Archive on Thursday, November 14, 2002)