ADV Manga Announces June Street Dates
HOUSTON, April 28, 2004?ADV Manga today announced its June 2004 street dates. Included in the lineup are new titles: Fantasy Land, R2, Sky Blade: Sword of the Heavens, Sweet & Sensitive and Your & My Secret.
Fantasy Land, Volume 1 of 6
Fantasy Land, offering the classic theme of escaping the real world for a fantasy world, will resonate with readers of Peter Pan and Harry Potter. The artist of this beautifully drawn manhwa (Korean manga) is regarded by many as one of the best teen manhwa artists in Korea.
Ji-Yoon?s life is mess! Her father has decided that she must get married as soon as she graduates high school?the last thing she wants! As she walks the streets in her gloom, she is strangely drawn to a statue in a shop window. She purchases it for a bargain price and brings it home. The day that Ji-Yoon dreads the most arrives?the day she must meet her new fiancé. But she is saved from her fate when the statue comes to life and takes to another world, a world where Ji Yoon is known as Princess Isdale, and she must battle against the evil Cardiff who covets her Lunar Mirror. Has she escaped the frying pan only to land in the fire?
Street: 6/22/2004
Genre: Fantasy
Age Rating: 13+
196 pages, black and white, 4 color
Author: Lee Si-Young
SRP: $9.99
Full Metal Panic!, Volume 5
Not-to-be-missed fifth installment of this smash-hit manga (and DVD) series (volume one was #7 on the national graphic novel bestsellers list), Full Metal Panic! skillfully combines high school students, secret agents, terrorists and teachers in one crazy book!
High school student Kaname and her undercover protector Sosuke are back again, and the bad guys aren?t far behind! Kaname and American exchange student Tessa have been captured by the terrorist group A-21. They must escape, but first they must destroy a gigantic and invincible weapon before A-21 can activate it! Will Sosuke and his covert operations organization Mithril show up in time?
Street: 6/22/2004
Genre: Comedy
Age Rating: 13+
168 pages, black and white, 4 color
Author: Shouji Gatou
Illustrator: Retsu Tateo
SRP: $9.99
Louie the Rune Soldier, Volume 2 of 3
You?re gonna love this second volume of this fun series when a beer-loving, hard-partying bad boy has to turn hero. Talking about changing roles! This manga is loaded with hilarious adventure and quick action. The related DVD, Rune Solider, is available through ADV Films.
Ila receives news of a monk who has developed a magical technique that will allow him to control the weather. The Elves in the forest of Tartious are experiencing bizarre weather, making life miserable in the forest. Selecia comes to Louie and his group for help. Louie and the other three?Selecia, Ila, and their new mascot, Ale?set off to settle the monk?s hash?but first they have to deal with the monk?s golem!
In the second half of the volume, Louie and the others meet a little girl, Muriel, who is the daughter of a wealthy businessman. She has run away from her father, because he has arranged a marriage for her. Merrill comes up with a plan to make the father annul the marriage, but it unfortunately leads to Louie taking the would-be groom's place!
Street: 6/22/2004
Genre: Fantasy
Age Rating: 13+
168 pages, black and white, 6 color
Author: Ryou Mizuno
Illustrator: Jun Sasameyuki
SRP: $9.99
R2, Volume 1 of 1
A wild adventure series that will certainly appeal to those who love fantasy, this story follows a pizza delivery boy who must save the world!
Young Kenta Akagi has never been anywhere except for his hometown of Lutzheim, where he currently ekes out an existence as a pizza delivery boy. Faraway places, strange foreign folks, the wars they fight, and the adventures they have are just stories to him, until he meets a young girl?the kind of girl that wars are fought over! People seem afraid of her, but Kenta doesn?t understand why. All he knows is that he seems to remember her from somewhere, and that he has to protect her no matter what!
Street: 6/22/2004
Genre: Adventure
Age Rating: All
184 pages, black and white, 2 color
Author: Maki Hakoda
SRP: $9.99
Sky Blade: Sword of the Heavens, Volume 1 of 13
A winning combination of humor and action are found in this exciting graphic novel that will find fans in readers of all ages.
Jih-Ro was destined from birth to become a great conqueror. But then he learns that there is another?someone born on the same day at the same time?who shares this destiny. One must become the conqueror?the other must die!
While searching for the other destined one, Jih-Ro meets Il-Geum. When he learns that Il-Geum was born on the same day at the same time, he begins to suspect that Il-Geum is the other one. Their meeting proves to be no mere coincidence, however, as they continue on a journey filled with danger, humor, and the promise of new friendships.
Street: 6/22/2004
Genre: Action
Age Rating: All
184 pages, black and white
Author: HYUN KANG-SUK
Illustrator: Ah Shin
SRP: $9.99
Steel Angel Kurumi, Volume 5 of 9
An international battle of female androids?the Steel Angels of Steel Angel Kurumi! Don?t miss the popular companion anime DVD series by ADV Films.
When young Nakahito placed a single, innocent kiss on the lips of a sleeping girl, he got much more than he expected?the Steel Angel Kurumi, a lovely and very devoted robot companion who just happens to be a lethal warrior as well. Fists fly as Kurumi continues to engage in devastating conflict with other Steel Angels?and those who would control her!
Street: 6/22/2004
Genre: Sci-Fi
Age Rating: 16+
168 pages, black and white, 4 color
Author: KAISHAKU
SRP: $9.99
Sweet & Sensitive, Volume 1 of 10
This is a brand new series featuring a rollicking comedy tailor made for the female reader who loves side-splittingly comic manga.
Ee-Ji has a problem. She?s not sure which boy she wants to be involved with! On one hand, there?s Han-Kyul. He was her first crush from her elementary school days, and even though they are in high school, she still hasn?t forgotten him. But on the other hand, there?s Sae-Ryun. He?s Han-Kyul?s best friend, and even though he is very rude and picks on Ee-Ji all the time, he has a certain something that Han-Kyul lacks. Who will she pick?or will the decision be made for her?
Street: 6/22/2004
Genre: Comedy
Age Rating: All
200 pages, black and white
Author: Park Eun-Ah
SRP: $9.99
The Ruler of the Land, Volume 3 of 31
The Ruler of the Land, ADV Manga?s first Korean graphic novel release, has proven appeal?it already has an estimated five million readers worldwide and has inspired several successful computer games.
Swordsman Bi-Kwang and the protectress of the Sword of the Flowers, Hwa-Rin, continue their sword-fighting adventures in this medieval epic. The number of factions struggling for the sword multiplies, and the Sword of the Flowers is the key to finding Hwa-Rin?s grandfather?the greatest fighter of the land!
Street: 6/22/2004
Genre: Comedy
Age Rating: 13+
200 pages, black and white
Author: JEON KEUK-JIN
Illustrator: Yang Jae-Hyun
SRP: $9.99
Those Who Hunt Elves, Volume 4 of 21
If you?ve seen the DVD anime release of Those Who Hunt Elves, you?ll understand the excitement! The anime series is currently broadcasting on Anime Network, and Season Two of the series is currently in DVD release from ADV Films
The Elf Hunters continue their journey through the bizarre alien world, searching for the fragments of the mystical spell that is their only way back to Japan. When the Hunters reach a town full of fortunetellers, they decide to enlist their help to locate the Elves with the remaining spell fragments. But in that town, the Hunters encounter a bizarre cult lead by an Elf with a horribly evil agenda. Before you know it, Junpei, Airi, Ritsuko and Celcia are taking her on to save the world.
Street: 6/22/2004
Genre: Comedy
Age Rating: 13+
200 pages, black and white, 2 color
Author: Yu Yugami
SRP: $9.99
Your and My Secret, Volume 1 of 1
A classic (and very funny) romantic comedy that will leave you wishing there was a follow-up volume!
She: cute but obnoxious, pretty but violent, petite but rude. He: shy and slender and secretly in love with her. When her mad scientist grandfather accidentally switches their bodies?it?s freaky Friday, Saturday, Sunday and every day! Akira Uehara is mortified when his best buddy starts hitting on ?him,? and is embarrassed to look at ?himself? in the mirror in her underwear! He can?t wait to get back to being a boy. But Nanako Momoi has other ideas?she is starting enjoy life in Akira?s body!
Street: 6/22/2004
Genre: Adventure
Age Rating: 13+
184 pages, black and white, 2 color
Author: Ai Morinaga
SRP: $9.99
About ADV Manga
Specializing in Japanese and other East Asian comics, illustration books, graphic novels and more, ADV Manga is the publishing division of A.D. Vision, Inc., parent company of ADV Films, Newtype USA, Anime Network and more. Founded in 2003, with nationwide mass-market distribution, ADV Manga is poised to dominate the explosively growing U.S. market for imported graphic novels and related published materials. More information is available at http://www.adv-manga.com.
Information about other A.D. Vision, Inc. divisions and initiatives can be found at:
http://www.advfilms.com
http://www.theanimenetwork.com
http://www.newtype-usa.com
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