ADV at LA Anime Fest

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

UPCOMING EPISODES FROM THREE ADV FILMS TITLES SNEAK-PREVIEWED AT FIRST-EVER L.A. ANIME FESTIVAL

EPISODES OF RAHXEPHON AURA BATTLER DUNBINE NOIR SCREENED AT AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE EVENT

HOUSTON May 5 2003?Upcoming pre-release episodes from three ADV Films titles?the critical favorite RahXephon the little-seen Golden Age anime classic Aura Battler Dunbine and the smash hit NOIR?were featured Saturday May 3 2003 as part of the first full day of screenings at the American Cinematheque?s first annual Los Angeles Anime Festival being held May 2 through May 15 at Hollywood?s Egyptian Theatre.

This film-festival debut is further evidence of the growth of Japanese animation as a significant cultural force in the U.S. From the Festival?s official press release: ?The recent success in the U.S. of television series like Cowboy Bebop Pokémon and Dragonball-Z and features like Spirited Away Osamu Tezuka?s Metropolis and Vampire Hunter D-Bloodlust plus an explosion of interest through fan conventions websites magazines DVDs and more his finally pushed anime into the mainstream of American pop culture and believe us it?s here to stay.?

(Well put.)

For more information about the Los Angeles International Anime Festival visit http://www.egyptiantheatre.com.

Posted on Monday, May 05, 2003 (Archive on Thursday, June 05, 2003)