ADV Releases Two Huge Collections August 30
ADV RELEASES TWO HUGE COLLECTIONS AUGUST 30
HOUSTON, July 18, 2005 —ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime in North America, is pleased to announce affordable new thin-pack collections of two important anime series– Orphen 2: The Revenge Collection and New Fist of the North Star: Complete! Both collections are set to hit store shelves August 30.
ORPHEN 2: REVENGE COLLECTION
The Second Orphen Series in a Single Thin-pack Collection
ADV is proud to announce Orphen 2: Revenge Collection, the thin-pack omnibus containing every episode of the hit anime series, available in stores August 30. Beloved by anime fans everywhere, Orphen 2 earned four stars from AnimeNet, while PLAY magazine gushed, “the sparks really fly, as do the animation, photo effects, and attention to detail.”
An action-packed fantasy-comedy, Orphen 2 picks up where the first series left off. Orphen is a powerful young sorcerer whose magical abilities are exceeded only by his bravado. Based on the original manga by Sadanobu Akita and Yuya Kusakawa, published in North America by ADV Manga, Orphen 2 is “fun and well-executed” with “a serious plot sprinkled with liberal doses of humor” (Anime News Network).
Synopsis: Tower of Fang's most powerful sorcerer, Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, and his friends are back with all new adventures. But with every step of their journey, mysterious forces are watching them from the shadows. Who are they? What do they want? Will Orphen and his allies be strong enough to defeat them? Join our intrepid band as they fight against powerful mutated monsters in their search for the perfect hot springs and never-ending feasts!
Orphen 2: The Revenge Collection (SRP $39.98 DVD) is a DVD-only release containing all 23 episodes, presented in both English 2.0 and Japanese 2.0 with English subtitles.
The Hit Anime Is Also A Popular Manga Series!
ADV Manga publishes the American edition of the Orphen manga series, of which two volumes have been published. A third volume is planned for September and will be available everywhere graphic novels are sold. For more details, visit www.ADV-manga.com.
DVD Product Details
Running Time: 575 minutes
Age Rating: TV PG (V)
CAT: DOP/BX2
UPC: 702727137525
Pre-Book Date: 8/2/2005
Street Date: 8/30/2005
Format: DVD
SRP: $39.98
Product specifications and content configuration subject to change.
NEW FIST OF THE NORTHSTAR: COMPLETE
Sequel to the All-time Classic Now Available in an Affordable Thin-pack
ADV is proud to announce the thin-pack collection New Fist of the Northstar: Complete, available at retailers everywhere August 30.
Based on the original manga by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara, Fist of the Northstar is one of the films credited with launching an anime revolution in America during the 1980s. An indomitable hero, voluptuous women, and over-the-top carnage elevated Fist to instant cult hit, alerting US audiences to the fantastic possibilities of Japanese animation. This series, first released by ADV in 2004, picks up where the 80s classic anime ends. Japan Hero.com calls it “a beautiful piece of animation” (Japan Hero).
Synopsis: In the aftermath of the great apocalypse, across a scarred and barren land littered with corpses, a new order rises. This land no longer resembles the one we live in now; it is a new land, with new rules. The strongest survive, the weak fall. Water is gold. Who holds the water holds the land and its people. Bandits loyal only to their overlord enslave survivors with an unwavering grip of fear.
With "survival of the fittest" a grizzly epitaph for the vestiges of civilization, a lone warrior will rise from the ashes and cut a swath of justice across the Earth's ruined landscape with his unconquerable martial art. He is Kenshiro. Believe him when he says, "You're already dead!"
Fist of the North Star: Complete (SRP $29.98 DVD) is a DVD-only letterboxed release containing all three episodes, presented in both English 5.1 and Japanese 2.0 with English subtitles.
DVD Product Details
Running Time: 175 minutes
Age Rating: TV MA (V, S, L)
CAT: DFNS/100
UPC: 702727132728
Pre-Book Date: 8/2/2005
Street Date: 8/30/2005
Format: DVD
SRP: $29.98
Product specifications and content configuration subject to change.
About ADV Films:
In the 13 years since its inception, ADV Films has become the #1 producer-distributor of Japanese animation (“anime”) for the North American market and has also developed a leadership position in the UK. With best-selling titles such as Neon Genesis Evangelion, RahXephon, Robotech, Full Metal Panic!, Hello Kitty and Azumanga Daioh, ADV Films' extensive catalog is fueling the popularity of anime around the globe. ADV Films' library also includes popular live-action science fiction programs such as The Jim Henson Company's Farscape, the nationally syndicated Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda and the Saturn Award-nominated Mutant X. In 2005 ADV Films was voted “Best Anime Company” in the SPJA awards, presented at Anime Expo, North America's largest anime convention.
Parent company, A.D. Vision, Inc., encompasses a multitude of complementary media divisions, spanning publishing, television, licensing and merchandising and continues to expand into new areas. Its Anime Network™ is America's first and only television network dedicated to bringing anime and anime-related programming to consumers nationwide via digital cable 24 hours a day. The company has two publishing arms: Newtype USA, the premier anime and manga monthly magazine, and ADV Manga™, dedicated to publishing graphic novels. Headquartered in Houston, the company has offices in Europe and Japan. For more information, visit www.advfilms.com.
HOUSTON, July 18, 2005 —ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime in North America, is pleased to announce affordable new thin-pack collections of two important anime series– Orphen 2: The Revenge Collection and New Fist of the North Star: Complete! Both collections are set to hit store shelves August 30.
ORPHEN 2: REVENGE COLLECTION
The Second Orphen Series in a Single Thin-pack Collection
ADV is proud to announce Orphen 2: Revenge Collection, the thin-pack omnibus containing every episode of the hit anime series, available in stores August 30. Beloved by anime fans everywhere, Orphen 2 earned four stars from AnimeNet, while PLAY magazine gushed, “the sparks really fly, as do the animation, photo effects, and attention to detail.”
An action-packed fantasy-comedy, Orphen 2 picks up where the first series left off. Orphen is a powerful young sorcerer whose magical abilities are exceeded only by his bravado. Based on the original manga by Sadanobu Akita and Yuya Kusakawa, published in North America by ADV Manga, Orphen 2 is “fun and well-executed” with “a serious plot sprinkled with liberal doses of humor” (Anime News Network).
Synopsis: Tower of Fang's most powerful sorcerer, Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, and his friends are back with all new adventures. But with every step of their journey, mysterious forces are watching them from the shadows. Who are they? What do they want? Will Orphen and his allies be strong enough to defeat them? Join our intrepid band as they fight against powerful mutated monsters in their search for the perfect hot springs and never-ending feasts!
Orphen 2: The Revenge Collection (SRP $39.98 DVD) is a DVD-only release containing all 23 episodes, presented in both English 2.0 and Japanese 2.0 with English subtitles.
The Hit Anime Is Also A Popular Manga Series!
ADV Manga publishes the American edition of the Orphen manga series, of which two volumes have been published. A third volume is planned for September and will be available everywhere graphic novels are sold. For more details, visit www.ADV-manga.com.
DVD Product Details
Running Time: 575 minutes
Age Rating: TV PG (V)
CAT: DOP/BX2
UPC: 702727137525
Pre-Book Date: 8/2/2005
Street Date: 8/30/2005
Format: DVD
SRP: $39.98
Product specifications and content configuration subject to change.
NEW FIST OF THE NORTHSTAR: COMPLETE
Sequel to the All-time Classic Now Available in an Affordable Thin-pack
ADV is proud to announce the thin-pack collection New Fist of the Northstar: Complete, available at retailers everywhere August 30.
Based on the original manga by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara, Fist of the Northstar is one of the films credited with launching an anime revolution in America during the 1980s. An indomitable hero, voluptuous women, and over-the-top carnage elevated Fist to instant cult hit, alerting US audiences to the fantastic possibilities of Japanese animation. This series, first released by ADV in 2004, picks up where the 80s classic anime ends. Japan Hero.com calls it “a beautiful piece of animation” (Japan Hero).
Synopsis: In the aftermath of the great apocalypse, across a scarred and barren land littered with corpses, a new order rises. This land no longer resembles the one we live in now; it is a new land, with new rules. The strongest survive, the weak fall. Water is gold. Who holds the water holds the land and its people. Bandits loyal only to their overlord enslave survivors with an unwavering grip of fear.
With "survival of the fittest" a grizzly epitaph for the vestiges of civilization, a lone warrior will rise from the ashes and cut a swath of justice across the Earth's ruined landscape with his unconquerable martial art. He is Kenshiro. Believe him when he says, "You're already dead!"
Fist of the North Star: Complete (SRP $29.98 DVD) is a DVD-only letterboxed release containing all three episodes, presented in both English 5.1 and Japanese 2.0 with English subtitles.
DVD Product Details
Running Time: 175 minutes
Age Rating: TV MA (V, S, L)
CAT: DFNS/100
UPC: 702727132728
Pre-Book Date: 8/2/2005
Street Date: 8/30/2005
Format: DVD
SRP: $29.98
Product specifications and content configuration subject to change.
About ADV Films:
In the 13 years since its inception, ADV Films has become the #1 producer-distributor of Japanese animation (“anime”) for the North American market and has also developed a leadership position in the UK. With best-selling titles such as Neon Genesis Evangelion, RahXephon, Robotech, Full Metal Panic!, Hello Kitty and Azumanga Daioh, ADV Films' extensive catalog is fueling the popularity of anime around the globe. ADV Films' library also includes popular live-action science fiction programs such as The Jim Henson Company's Farscape, the nationally syndicated Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda and the Saturn Award-nominated Mutant X. In 2005 ADV Films was voted “Best Anime Company” in the SPJA awards, presented at Anime Expo, North America's largest anime convention.
Parent company, A.D. Vision, Inc., encompasses a multitude of complementary media divisions, spanning publishing, television, licensing and merchandising and continues to expand into new areas. Its Anime Network™ is America's first and only television network dedicated to bringing anime and anime-related programming to consumers nationwide via digital cable 24 hours a day. The company has two publishing arms: Newtype USA, the premier anime and manga monthly magazine, and ADV Manga™, dedicated to publishing graphic novels. Headquartered in Houston, the company has offices in Europe and Japan. For more information, visit www.advfilms.com.
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