FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ADV FILMS UK UPDATE SUMMER 2008 - WHAT'S HOT!
NEW COMPLETE COLLECTIONS, SEVERAL SERIES FINISH, SOME TITLES ON HIATUS
BRIGHTON, UK, 24th JULY 2008
LDMS, in partnership with ADV Films, is pleased to announce its current and upcoming schedule of titles for UK release. Currently on release are the following titles:
NOIR Complete Collection: released June 16th; BBFC 12; RRP £59.99
Paniponi Dash Volume 6: released June 23rd; BBFC 15; RRP £19.99
Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor Volume 7: released July 14th; BBFC 15; RRP £19.99
Utawarerumono Volume 6: released July 14th; BBFC 15; RRP £19.99
Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor Complete Collection: released July 21st; BBFC 15; RRP £19.99
For the rest of the third quarter the following titles are confirmed:
MADLAX Complete Collection: due out 28th July; BBFC 15; RRP £49.99
This Ugly Yet Beautiful World Complete Collection: due out August 25th; BBFC 12; RRP £24.99
Yugo The Negotiator Complete Collection: due out August 25th; BBFC 15; RRP £14.99
E's Otherwise Complete Collection: due out September 8th; BBFC 12; RRP £49.99
RahXephon Complete Collection: due out September 22nd; BBFC TBC; RRP £59.99 (contains TV series and Movie)
Autumn and Winter releases planned are the following:
Samurai Gun Complete Collection
Najica Blitz Tactics Complete Collection
Neon Genesis Evangelion Ultimate Limited Edition
Peacemaker Complete Collection
Gilgamesh Complete Collection
Kino's Journey Complete Collection
As of today, the following titles are on hiatus until further notice.
Ah My Goddess Volume 2 onwards
Red Garden Volume 4 onwards
Kurau Phantom Memory Volume 5 onwards
Pumpkin Scissors Volume 2 onwards
Welcome To The NHK Volume 1 onwards
All existing stock of titles in these series will remain on sale for the time being. Also, following the recent shift of licenses from ADV Films to FUNimation over in the US, all stock of said ADV licenses will also remain on sale for the time being. If at any time this situation should change, LDMS will inform retailers and consumers as promptly as possible.
About LDMS:
Lace DVD is the biggest independent DVD publisher in the UK. Its sales arm, Lace Digital Media Sales (LDMS), looks after all DVD sales for Lace DVD and our third party clients, which now numbers over twenty labels. Now in its 10th year of trading, the independent publisher is about to launch the Lace Media Group which offers creative, media, design, TV and live event services to the outside world. LDMS Info and more HERE: http://www.lacedigitalmediasales.com/
About ADV Films:
ADV Films is the leading producer-distributor of Japanese animation ("anime") in the western hemisphere, with the firm's holdings including such premier titles as Neon Genesis Evangelion, Samurai X, RahXephon, Hellsing, and Full Metal Panic!. ADV Films also distributes select fine programming in other genres, including live-action science-fiction titles such as the legendary updated Gamera films. 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(tm) is America's first digital television network dedicated to bringing anime and anime-related programming to consumers nationwide via digital cable. A.D. Vision, Inc. maintains world headquarters in Houston, Texas, USA with additional offices in Tokyo and San Francisco. Get Your Anime Fix Here! http://www.advfilms.co.uk
I have the official word back from Lace / ADV UK about their upcoming schedules, and along with confirming the hiatus titles they've also dropped in some word about upcoming Complete Collection releases. What we all want to know, though, is what's happening with the already-released volumes of the hiatus titles, and ADV have this to say:
