ADV Heads Back To School With AZUMANGA DAIOH: Class Album
HOUSTON, July 26, 2005 ?ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime in North America, is pleased to announce the affordable new thin-pack collection, Azumanga Daioh: Class Album, available everywhere September 20.
Initially published by ADV Films in 2004 as a six-disk DVD series, Azumanga Daioh may be the most highly acclaimed North American anime release in years. Critics agree ? this is one series no true fan can be without!
?Hilarious? ? Anime Planet
?Priceless? The more you watch of this series, the funnier it gets.? ? DVD Talk
?Funny and charming? ? SciFi.com
?The best ensemble cast ever assembled in anime, period.? THEM Anime Reviews ? 5 Stars
?Excellent? ? theotaku.com
?Adorable? a triumph of good animation and very good storytelling.? ? Anime Jump
?Magical? ? Medaverse
?The most fun I have had watching a television screen in a very long time? ? DVDVerdict.com
?Fun!? ? AnimeFrontier.com
?A cute, relaxed mix of comedy and sentimentality. Quirky, offbeat? free spirited comedy?
? Anime News Network
?Very Recommended? ? AnimeonDVD.com
?A personality comedy? like Charles Schulz?s Peanuts.? ? Fred Patten, Animation World Magazine
?A very enjoyable experience? ? Absoluteanime.com
?Smart, cute, over-the-top hilarious and imbued with healthy doses of pure, frenetic insanity.? ? Pulpfilm.com
?Spot on in every regard.? ? EyeonAnime.co.uk
?Often surreal and certainly silly, Azumanga Daioh is a unique addition to any anime fans collection.? ? Japan-101.com
?Too funny not to be enjoyed.? ? Anime.org.au
?Brings back memories of the old Peanuts TV movies (only much, much stranger).?
? TotalDVD.net
?Мне Отчаянно Не Хочется Ее Завершения? ? Shounen.ru
Azumanga Daioh is based on the hit manga by Kiyohiko Azuma (Yotsuba&!), a long-running newspaper strip collected for publication in the US by ADV Manga. Azuma?s winning style is distinguished by rare comic timing, a great eye for characterization, and a peculiar point of view that is all his own. Azumanga Daioh?s adaptation to the screen was produced by Genco (Serial Experiments Lain) and JC Staff (Excel Saga) and premiered in early 2002 in Japan.
Synopsis: The wait is finally over! Class is in session for the long-awaited comedy series Azumanga Daioh! Join charming Chiyo-chan, closet softie Sakaki, rambunctious Tomo, studious Yomi, bashful Kaorin, and oblivious Osaka as they brave instructors at the fringes of sanity, dodge murderous volleyballs, and grapple with unceasing homework, ultra-impossible quizzes, and an unrelenting case of hiccups that makes for some rather hilarious ?cures!? And that?s just beginning! So crack open those books, copy those notes, and get ready for a serious lesson in laughter with Azumanga Daioh!
Azumanga Daioh: Class Album (SRP $69.98 DVD) is a five disc DVD release presented in both English 5.1 and Japanese 2.0 with English subtitles.
The Hit Anime Is Also A Critically-Acclaimed Manga Series!
ADV Manga published all four volumes of the American edition of the Azumanga Daioh manga series, all of which remain in print and are available everywhere graphic novels are sold. ADV Manga also publishes Kiyohiko Azuma?s ongoing series, Yotsuba&!, the first volume of which was released in June; a second volume of Yotsuba& is scheduled for August. For more details, visit www.adv-manga.com.
DVD Product Details
Running Time: 650 minutes
Age Rating: TV PG
CAT: DAZ/BX2
UPC: 702727132629
Pre-Book Date: 8/23/2005
Street Date: 9/20/2005
Format: DVD
SRP: $69.98
Product specifications and content configuration subject to change.
Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 (Archive on Friday, August 26, 2005)