Sailor Moon Uncut Other Release Dates

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ADV ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATE FOR SAILOR MOON: SEASON ONE UNCUT

NEVER BEFORE AVAILABLE IN U.S. ADV FILMS RELEASE INCLUDES PREVIOUSLY CENSORED CONTENT; TO BE AVAILABLE JULY 15 2003

HOUSTON April 17 2003?ADV Films today announced a July 15 2003 release date for Sailor Moon: Season One Uncut a huge DVD collection of the uncensored original source material for the breakout U.S. hit children?s hit Sailor Moon. In this English-subtitled Japanese-language release ADV Films has returned to the original masters which include mature content that was excised from the U.S. children?s release and the original graphic title treatment. The result is a far more sophisticated series with significantly broadened appeal for mature anime fans. The release (46 episodes over 1000 minutes total running time) is on eight DVDs in two cases which are in turn packaged in a handsome high-quality (?hard?) foil-stamped custom art box.

The first season of Sailor Moon was directed by noted anime fantasy creator Junichi Sato (creator of the forthcoming ADV co-production Kaleido Star) with character designs by Kazuko Tadano (Wedding Peach).

The Story:
Based on a manga by Naoko Takeuchi Sailor Moon is the story of a teenage girl who meets a magical cat who gives her super powers. She becomes the leader of a team of brave girls known as the Sailor Warriors. Sailor Moon has long been justifiably renowned for the strength of its plot its direct and honest treatment of romance and in this uncut version a realistic and unflinching acceptance of death as a necessary possible consequence of a righteous fight.

Sailor Moon: Season One Uncut (SRP $149.98) is a DVD-only release including 46 complete episodes on eight DVDs. In Japanese with English subtitles. DVDs in two four-disc cases packed in turn in a high-quality (?hard?) foil-stamped custom art box. Includes a printed episode guide and ADV previews.

THE BEST ANIME YOU?VE NEVER SEEN! ADV FILMS ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATE FOR AURA BATTLER DUNBINE: TALES OF BYSTON WELL

AN ANIME CLASSIC COMBINING SWORDS AND SORCERY TANKS HORSES MOTORCYCLES BIPEDAL MECHA AND MORE; AVAILABLE JULY 15 2003

HOUSTON April 17 2003?ADV Films today announced a July 15 2003 release date for Aura Battler Dunbine: Tales of Byston Well the first volume of the 49-episode anime classic.

First broadcast in Japan in the mid 1980?s Aura Battler Dunbine is widely considered one of the finest and most significant titles from the ?golden age? of televised anime. Conceived by Yoshiyuki Tomino (creator and director of Gundam) and based on Tomino?s novel Wings of Lin Aura Battler Dunbine has long been celebrated not only for its exciting plot and extraordinary mecha designs (by Studio Nue of Macross fame) but also for the series? emphasis on strong and detailed characterization and the consistently excellent quality of its animation (produced by Sunrise Animation).

As befits the title?s extraordinary production pedigree Aura Battler Dunbine is a rich and complex tale mingling a fantasy-inspired setting with an anachronistic blend of technologies and spicing the mixture with extensive elements sourced from ancient folklore of the British Isles. In the last case series producer Carl Macek (ROBOTECH) has done extensive research to bring into focus mythological elements of the story in particular those centered on the fairy mythology.

Collector?s Edition Available!
ADV?s release of Aura Battler Dunbine: Tales of Byston Well will be available in two versions: as a DVD in its standard case or as a special edition ?Memorial Box? including the DVD and a high-quality (?hard?) custom series art box sized to hold the first six volumes of the series.

The Story:
Welcome to Byston Well a world that exists in the spaces between sea and land. The only way to get there from here is through the Aura Road which few can open. Young motocross racer Shou Zama is dragged through the Aura Road and into Byston Well where he is to pilot a powerful robot weapon an Aura Battler in Drake Luft?s conquest of the planet. But when Shou realizes the danger Drake poses can he defect to the other side in time to prevent an invasion of Earth?

An epic one-of-a-kind adventure Aura Battler Dunbine is the stuff of which legends are made. Dive head-first into a rich fully defined world where magic and mecha work hand-in-hand to create one of the most unique anime experiences ever envisioned.

Aura Battler Dunbine: Tales of Byston Well (SRP $29.98 DVD; $39.98 Collector?s Edition) is a DVD-only release containing five complete episodes. Includes both English- and Japanese-language versions with English subtitles. Extras include: a printed insert with production notes; character bios; production sketches; clean opening and closing animation; and ADV previews.

ADV ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATE FOR EDEN?S BOWY: HOT PURSUIT

SECOND VOLUME OF THE BEAUTIFUL HAUNTING ANIME FANTASY TO BE AVAILABLE JULY 15 2003

HOUSTON April 17 2003?ADV Films today announced a July 15 2003 release date for Eden?s Bowy: Hot Pursuit second volume of the acclaimed anime fantasy series noted for its multilayered complexity and its ability to appeal to a wide range of anime fans. Eden?s Bowy is based on a manga by Tennoji Kitsune and was directed by Tsukasa Sunaga (Southern Cross) with character designs by Kazui Hiroko (Ranma ½ Oh! My Goddess!).

The Story:
Yorn Elisis and that strange old man are on a quest?and on the run! No matter how fast they fly the assassins from Eden are one step behind and gaining fast. Maybe it?s the technology: radar hovercraft and a submarine mecha you?ve got to see to believe! These killers sport as much horsepower as firepower. How can a kid with a funky sword a shapeshifting girl and an aging warrior hope to make it in one piece?

The adventures of Eden?s Bowy continue! Yorn and his friends battle the enemy the elements and their own empty bellies in their quest to save the earth from the twin terrors of Yanuess and Yulgaha. What enemies lurk beneath the sea? What horrors haunt the desert cathedral? And what happens when an assassin tempts the God Hunter toward Eden?

Eden?s Bowy: Hot Pursuit (SRP $29.98) is a DVD-only release including five complete episodes. Includes both English- and Japanese-language versions and English subtitles. Extras include: clean opening and closing animation; an original Eden?s Bowy trailer; a printed insert with character bios; a mini-poster; and ADV previews.

Posted on Thursday, April 17, 2003 (Archive on Saturday, May 17, 2003)