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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ADV FILMS ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATES FOR DESTROY ALL MONSTERS AND NADIA, THE SECRET OF BLUE WATER: COLLECTION 1
Both DVDs Come with Official Soundtrack CDs
HOUSTON, April 14, 2004? ADV Films, the #1 producer-distributor of anime in the U.S., today announced May 18 street dates for
Destroy All Monsters and
Nadia, The Secret of Blue Water. Both of these home video DVD releases come with official soundtrack CDs.
Destroy All Monsters Godzilla® celebrates his 50th Anniversary in 2004, and in honor of the legendary film phenomenon, ADV Films today announced a May 18, 2004 release date for the 50th anniversary special edition classic monster movie
Destroy All Monsters that includes the original motion picture DVD and the original motion picture soundtrack CD. The film features several well-known characters from Japanese cinema, including
Godzilla, Mothra® and
Rodan?, and revived the then-flagging
Godzilla movie franchise after its initial release in the sixties. Explosive action and nonstop fun highlight this classic monster melee masterpiece!
The Story Under the command of alien invaders, an army of cinema?s most famous monsters declares war against the Earth! Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan and more of the world?s greatest menaces have been detained on Monsterland, a seemingly inescapable island corral keeping mankind safe from suffering at the hands (and claws, tails and nuclear breath) of the cross colossi. Humanity?s worst fears become all too real when malevolent aliens free the monsters in a plot to subjugate mankind. Only the heroic crew of the spaceship Moonlight SY-3 can prevent this catastrophic giant monster battle royal from tearing the Earth apart!
Destroy All Monsters ($19.98 SRP DVD) is a DVD-only release presented in English 2.0-language audio. Also included in this special edition release is the Destroy All Monsters official motion picture soundtrack CD, featuring 30 tracks of rousing music composed by Akira Ifukube.
NADIA, THE SECRET OF BLUE WATER: COLLECTION 1 ADV Films today announced a May 18, 2004 release date for
Nadia, The Secret of Blue Water: Collection 1. Inspired by Jules Verne?s classic novel
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,
Nadia, The Secret of Blue Water was directed by Hideaki Anno and animated by GAINAX (
Neon Genesis Evangelion).
The Story Obsessed with returning the Atlantean empire to its former glory, the evil Gargoyle will stop at nothing to get his hands on the Blue Water?the mysterious gem the young circus acrobat Nadia wears around her neck. Nadia may be a target for Gargoyle?s forces, but she?s not alone?not only has the young inventor Jean Ratlique come to Nadia?s rescue, but so has the extraordinary Captain Nemo! Climb aboard Nemo?s legendary submarine, the Nautilus, as our intrepid heroes journey from one exotic locale to the next in their mission to keep the Blue Water away from Gargoyle?s devious clutches!
Nadia, The Secret of Blue Water: Collection 1 ($49.98 SRP DVD) is a DVD-only release featuring more than eight hours of 20 complete episodes on five discs in both English 2.0- and Japanese 2.0-language versions with English subtitles. Extras include character bios; original trailers; clean credits; and ADV previews. Also included are two official Nadia soundtracks on CDs, for a combined total of 38 jamming tunes!
ADV FILMS ANNOUNCES FIVE TITLES FOR HOME VIDEO RELEASE
Final Fantasy: Unlimited?Phase 6; Knights of the Zodiac: The Fire of the Phoenix; Nuku Nuku TV: Life on the Streets; Orphen 2: Revelations; and Wedding Peach: Spring Storm
HOUSTON, April 14, 2004?ADV Films, the #1 producer-distributor of anime in the U.S, today announced street dates for
Final Fantasy: Unlimited?Phase 6; Knights of the Zodiac: The Fire of the Phoenix; Nuku Nuku TV: Life on the Streets; Orphen 2: Revelations; and
Wedding Peach: Spring Storm.
FINAL FANTASY: UNLIMITED?PHASE 6 ADV Films has set a May 25, 2004 street date for the sixth volume of
Final Fantasy: Unlimited, the anime television series inspired by the popular
Final Fantasy role-playing video games.
Final Fantasy: Unlimited?s director Mahiro Maeda was hand-picked to direct two of the animated shorts included in
The Animatrix, the anime side project based on the hit feature film
The Matrix. Producers for the series are SQUARE, TV Tokyo (
NOIR) and Dentsu (
Princess Mononoke, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex). The title?s sharp, vibrant animation is from the brilliant team at Gonzo Digimation, animators of
Hellsing, Full Metal Panic! and several more of anime?s most popular recent titles.
In what seems to be a freak accident, Pist?s machinations deposit Jane within a stone?s throw of Gaudium. While Cid and the crew try to bring the submarine up to full operation, Chobi and Yu infiltrate the massive floating fortress. It seems the Earl has been waiting for them, and he has something to show Yu...
The trials are far from over, though. The group again finds itself brought to another cube, a desert planet, where the locals face a towering tsunami of terror. A trip down Memory Lane brings with it a new ally, but it won?t do the twins any good if they can?t extract themselves from the temptations of the past.
Final Fantasy: Unlimited?Phase 6 (SRP $24.98 DVD) is a DVD-only release, containing three complete episodes. Includes both English 5.1- and Japanese 2.0-language versions with English subtitles. Extras include: voice actor/actress commentary; production sketches;
Final Fantasy: Unlimited Style Guide Part 2; reversible cover; printed character booklet; clean opening and closing animation; and ADV previews.
Collector?s Edition Available! Also available is a collector?s edition of the series, which includes the first volume of
Final Fantasy: Unlimited and a custom series art box sized to hold the entire series (SRP $39.98).
KNIGHTS OF THE ZODIAC: THE FIRE OF THE PHOENIX ADV Films today announced a June 1, 2004 release date for the fourth volume of
Knights of the Zodiac, the 40-episode version of the 1980s classic fantasy-action anime series
Saint Seiya. ADV Films will release
Knights of the Zodiac: The Fire of the Phoenix on DVD and VHS.
Edited for broadcast by DIC Entertainment,
Knights of the Zodiac premiered in August on the Cartoon Network?s Saturday night line-up to great fanfare. The
Knights of the Zodiac is being released simultaneously with the ADV Films? release of the unedited
Saint Seiya series, which is based on a manga by Masami Kurumada and produced by one of Japan?s top animation studios, Toei Animation (
Digimon, Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball).
The Black Knights are unrestrained by an attachment to anyone. The Bronze Knights find strength in what binds them together. Shiryu must risk his powers to save Seiya as he battles the Black Dragon. Andromeda seeks to redeem his brother Ikki after he succumbed to the evil of the Island of Doom.
Who wins the final Showdown with the Phoenix to claim the Gold Cloth will ultimately decide if greed is more powerful than sacrifice, friendship stronger than hate. To do so, the Bronze Knights must fight as one!
Knights of the Zodiac: The Fire of the Phoenix (SRP $14.98 DVD; SRP $9.98 VHS) contains four complete episodes in English 2.0. Closed captioning is available on VHS and DVD releases. Includes ADV previews.
ALL-PURPOSE CULTURAL CAT GIRL NUKU NUKU TV: LIFE ON THE STREETS ADV Films today set a street date of May 25, 2004 for the third volume of the
All-Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku TV series, the television series tie-in to the fan-favorite OVA series
All-Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku, based on a manga by Yuzo Takada (
3x3 Eyes, Blue Seed).
Nuku Nuku TV guarantees thrilling action and side-splitting humor, as a teenaged boy juggles his new (and gorgeous) cat-brained android, wild attacks from robotic home appliances, and his parent?s ongoing divorce.
Nuku Nuku returns for more madcap adventures in Maneki City! Trouble brews when Nuku Nuku beats spoiled rich girl Chieko to the last fried noodle bun, an unpardonable offence that causes Chieko to unleash an all-out war of retribution on our favorite cat-brain Androbot!
Then Ryunosuke finds himself transformed into a pink alligator when he accidentally consumes a DNA transformation potion cooked up by the bumbling Dr. Oh-Izumi. Unless Akiko?s minions Arisa and Kyouko get the antidote to Ryunosuke in time, he will lose all chance of ever becoming human again!
And the New Year begins sadly when Nuku Nuku wakes up and realizes Kyusaku, Akiko, and Rynosuke are nowhere to be found. Fearing that the Natsumes have abandoned her, Nuku Nuku goes on a trek to find where she belongs. Along the way, she learns about her classmates? families and the importance of having one. Don?t miss this heart-warming installment of
Nuku Nuku TV!
All-Purpose Cultural Cat-Girl Nuku Nuku TV: Life on the Streets (DVD $29.98 SRP) includes three complete episodes, both English- and Japanese-language versions with English subtitles. Extras in the title include clean opening and closing animation and ADV previews.
ORPHEN SEASON TWO: REVENGE ? REVELATIONS ADV Films today announced a June 1, 2004 release date for
Revelations, the fifth volume of
Orphen Season Two: Revenge, a sequel that stays loyal to the first season?s winning combination of stylish animation, exciting action and quick wit.
Orphen is a spells-and-sorcery favorite based on Yoshinobu Akita?s popular series of Japanese fantasy novels, which spawned both this anime series and the hit PlayStation® 2 video game.
Orphen and his friends come back to Totokanta, and it seems that this might be the end of their travels together. Majic starts taking sorcery lessons from the mysterious Esperanza. Lycoris becomes more and more troubled as memories of her family come back to her. And Orphen seems content just to sleep. But will this rest last long? Don?t count on it...
Orphen Season Two: Revenge ? Volume Five: Revelations (SRP $29.98) is a DVD-only release, including four complete episodes. In both English 2.0- and Japanese 2.0-language versions, with English subtitles. DVD extras include: fold-out poster; clean opening and closing animation; outtakes; and ADV previews.
WEDDING PEACH: SPRING STORM ADV Films today announced a street date of June 1, 2004 for the third volume of
Wedding Peach, Spring Storm. A charming, magical, girl series championing the power of love over evil,
Wedding Peach is based on a manga by Sukehiro Tomita (
Sailor Moon), Nao Yazawa and Tenyu, with animation produced by KSS, known for other bright, vibrantly animated comedies such as
Happy Lesson, Oh My Goddess! and
To Heart. The stellar staff also includes
Pokemon films? Director Kunihiko Yuyama and Character Designer Kazuko Tadano of
Sailor Moon fame.
Fireworks fly as Pluie steals Momoko?s mysterious ruby ring and takes it back to the Devil World. But can the Love Angels get it back? And speaking of fireworks, Yosuke and Momoko are sparking up some of their own as they inch closer and closer to each other. But what happens when he finds out her true identity? And what about that dreamy new soccer star with the red sports car? Can this be love? Not if Lady Raindevilla has anything to do with it! The icy queen unleashes her most vicious attack yet, trying to wipe out everything in her path, including her trusted henchman, Pluie. But does Momoko dare to save him?
Wedding Peach ? Volume 3: Spring Storm (SRP $29.98 DVD) is a DVD-only release, including five complete episodes in both English and Japanese language versions with English subtitles. Extras include: clean opening and closing animation; reversible cover; and ADV previews.
Don?t forget to check out the
Wedding Peach fansite for character bios, series information, downloadable goodies, and more! Visit
http://www.advfilms.com/titles/weddingpeach.
Collector?s Edition Available! The first volume of
Wedding Peach is also available as a Limited Edition Collector?s Box, which includes the
Volume 1: Love Wave DVD, an attractive custom series art box to house the first half of the series, inflatable beach ball featuring character art and a bonus DVD filled with extras (SRP $39.98).
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