ADV to Distribute AN Entertainment's Risky Safety
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ADV FILMS TO DISTRIBUTE OMISHI MAGICAL THEATER: RISKY SAFETY
FIRST VOLUME OF AN ENTERTAINMENT?S PREMIERE DVD RELEASE TO BE AVAILABLE AT RETAILERS COAST-TO-COAST JULY 8 2003
HOUSTON May 1 2003?ADV Films today announced that the firm will distribute AN Entertainment?s premiere title
Omishi Magical Theater: Risky Safety. The first volume of the series will street July 8 2003. Join young Moe the devilish apprentice death spirit Risky and the pure-hearted apprentice angel Safety in a funny and touching all-ages tale of fate friendship love and the cosmic balance of the universe?plus a few giant monsters!
Comprised of twenty-four mini episodes
Omishi Magical Theater: Risky Safety is based on manga created by Ray Omishi (
Sorcerer Hunters MAZE) and animated by Studio A.P.P.P. (
Jojo's Bizarre Adventures Robot Carnival).
The English version is produced by popular dubbing studio Bang Zoom! Entertainment and features noteworthy vocal performances by Sandy Fox (
Chobits Cowboy Bebop) Michelle Ruff (
Sugar X) and Julie Ann Taylor (
Love Hina Please Teacher!). Famed Japanese voice actress and vocalist Maaya Sakamoto (
Vision of Escaflowne RahXephon) provides the ethereal closing theme song and the voice of Moe in its original Japanese language.
The Story: Thinking that she can never see her boyfriend again Moe's despair summons a spunky soul collecting apprentice spirit of death named Risky. Risky urges Moe to depart the mortal realm leaving behind her precious soul until a glimmer of hope and a brief smile on Moe's face causes Risky to transform into Safety a polite and proper apprentice angel who just happens to share a body with Risky. Accompanied by this feisty apprentice devil/delicate apprentice angel Moe's life suddenly becomes a humorous and touching trial as she struggles to balance her love life with protecting her schoolmates from Risky's devilish clutches. The best of Japanese animation combined with a charming universal story about the struggle between light and dark make Moe's adventure a contemporary fairy tale for all ages!
For more information about
Omishi Magical Theater: Risky Safety please visit the official site at:
http://www.riskysafety.com Omishi Magical Theater: Risky Safety Volume One ($29.95 SRP) is a DVD-only R1 release including both English- and Japanese-language versions and English subtitles. The release features reversible covers giving fans their choice of a ""Risky side"" or a ""Safety side"" with matching English or Japanese logo. DVD extras include extensive translation notes an image gallery dubbing outtakes clean ending animation and Japanese credit ending.
About AN Entertainment: Founded on the experience of anime & manga retailer AnimeNation AN Entertainment combines the resources of a successful international business with the passion of veteran anime enthusiasts. This combination of experience resources and commitment results in a distribution company with an unparallel knowledge manga and anime and a firm commitment to bringing imported Japanese animation to English speaking viewers in an accessible and authentic fashion. AN Entertainment products are distributed by ADV Films. More information is available on the web at
http://www.an-entertainment.com.
Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2003 (Archive on Sunday, June 01, 2003)