ADV FILMS SETS STREET DATES FOR RELEASE OF TWO ILLUSTRATION BOOKS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ADV FILMS SETS STREET DATES FOR RELEASE OF TWO ILLUSTRATION BOOKS
RAHXEPHON BIBLE IN STORES OCTOBER 7, 2003; FULL METAL PANIC! THE ANIME MISSION TO APPEAR OCTOBER 21
HOUSTON, August 19, 2003?ADV Films today formally announced street dates for the release of RahXephon BIBLE illustration book and Full Metal Panic! The Anime Mission illustration book. Both titles will be available at bookstores and comic/specialty stores nationwide, and are being produced by ADV Films? sister division ADV Manga.
RahXephon BIBLE
RahXephon is one of the most popular and intriguing anime series to be released in the U.S. in recent years. Thousands are absorbed in the mysteries of the title, and the RahXephon BIBLE is the key to unlocking them. Filled with full-color original artwork, character profiles, production sketches, mecha designs, guides to terminology and more, and printed in a handsome full-size edition, the RahXephon Bible is an essential tie-in to the blockbuster anime.
Prebook: 8/13/03
Street: 10/7/03
Genre: Illustration Book
Age rating: 15+
96 full-color and black & white pages
Created by Studio BONES?Yutaka Izubuchi
SRP: $19.98
Full Metal Panic! The Anime Mission
An absolutely key resource for fans of the smash-hit anime series! Packed with full-color artwork, production sketches, mecha and weapon designs, exclusive interviews with key staff and more, Full Metal Panic! The Anime Mission is a voyage deep into the creation of the Full Metal Panic! anime.
Prebook: 8/28/03
Street: 10/21/03
Genre: Illustration Book
Age Rating: 15+
96 full-color and black & white pages
Original Story: Shouji Gatou
Illustration: Shikidouji
SRP: $19.98
About ADV Films:
In 1992, ADV Films began to forge the international market for Japanese animation (?anime?) by combining unique titles, outstanding production values and efficient large-scale distribution. Today, ADV Films is the #1 producer-distributor of Japanese animation to the North American market, with the firm?s holdings including such premier titles as NOIR, Sailor Moon, Samurai X, Hello Kitty?s Paradise, RahXephon, Spriggan, Robotech, Full Metal Panic and Neon Genesis Evangelion. In addition, ADV Films? product line has expanded to include other forms of genre programming, including live-action science fiction programs Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda, Mutant X and The Jim Henson Company?s Farscape, and classic science fiction such as the updated Gamera trilogy. ADV Films? parent company, A.D. Vision, Inc. also publishes Newtype USA, the premier anime and manga monthly in the English-speaking world, and operates The Anime Network?, broadcasting anime and anime-related programming via digital cable, 24 hours a day. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, USA, with additional offices in the EU and Japan, and distribution on four continents, ADV Films is fast becoming an international entertainment powerhouse. For more information, visit ADV Films on the web at http://www.advfilms.com.
Posted on Tuesday, August 19, 2003 (Archive on Friday, September 19, 2003)