ADV ANNOUNCES OCTOBER 16 RELEASES

HOUSTON, August 22, 2007 – ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to present three great DVD titles, including new volumes of 009-1 and Innocent Venus plus a brand new thin-pack collection of Blue Seed. These titles will be available on store shelves October 16.

009-1 VOLUME 3

“Brilliantly Fun!” – Ain’t It Cool News

ADV Films is pleased to present 009-1 Volume 3, the third and final volume in anime’s favorite spy series! “It’s like Golgo 13 mixed with Lupin the Third, only if Fujiko were the main character” (Anime World Order). 009-1 Volume 3 goes on sale October 16.

From legendary creator Shotaro Ishinomori (Kamen Rider, Kikaider, Gilgamesh) with help from veteran production companies TBS (Ah! My Goddess, This Ugly Yet Beautiful World) and Aniplex (Fullmetal Alchemist, Blood+) comes 009-1. The series stars Mylene Hoffman, a secret agent that Anime Insider describes as, “sophisticated, charming and disarming.”

Synopsis: She’s faced death between the sheets, been captured and tortured by the enemy, and has raised the suspicion of her superiors for not being ruthless enough. Now Mylene Hoffman faces her greatest challenge yet when she sees the faces of mutant children exploited by the Eastern Bloc for living weapons research! Can she stop the program? Will she stop the children before they cause another nuclear explosion? From the beds of the enemy, to the surface of the moon, to a daring mission to preserve the innocent and the fate of the world itself, it‘s the thrilling finale to 009-1!

009-1 Volume 3 (SRP $29.98 DVD) is a DVD-only anamorphic release including the episodes 9-12 plus a special bonus episode, presented in both English 5.1 and Japanese 2.0 with English subtitles. On-disc extras include 9 Number Agents and a special video segment “Bringing 009-1 to Life,” plus clean opening animation, clean closing animation and previews of upcoming ADV Films releases.

Product specifications and content configuration subject to change.


INNOCENT VENUS: BLOOD OF BETRAYAL

“Definitely Top Notch.” – Protoculture Addicts

ADV Films is pleased to present the second volume of the new 12 episode sci-fi series that anime fans are clamoring for! Innocent Venus: Blood of Betrayal hits store shelves October 16.

Hailing from famed production studio Bandai Visual (Mobile Suit Gundam, Cowboy Bebop) and directed by Jun Kawagoe (New Getter Robo), Innocent Venus is anything but your run-of-the-mill mecha story. This is an exciting, action-packed series with sophisticated settings, great character designs and a fluid animation style that incorporates 3D cell-shading. The entire production is top-notch.

Synopsis: The question becomes “Who can you trust?” Our little quartet of fugitives is on the run... for their lives. No matter where they seem to hide, Phantom smokes them out. The rebels must do everything they can to stay alive, but more importantly keep a young girl safe... from everybody. Hopefully with some help from some unlikely allies, they will make it, but at what cost? The walls are closing in fast around them. Around every corner awaits danger, deceit, even betrayal.

Innocent Venus: Blood of Betrayal (SRP $29.98 DVD) is a DVD-only release including episodes five through eight of the hit series presented in both English 5.1 and Japanese 2.0 with English subtitles. Extras include clean opening animation, clean closing animation and previews of upcoming ADV Films releases.

Collectors Edition Now Available!

Innocent Venus is now available in a special collectors edition box. For the first time this special collectors edition contains the second volume of Innocent Venus in a stunning custom series art box with full color artwork sized to hold the entire series (SRP $39.98).

BLUE SEED: MITAMA COLLECTION

The Entire 750 Minute Epic in One Collection!

ADV Films is pleased to bring you Blue Seed: Mitama Collection, collecting the original anime series plus the three-episode OVA sequel, Blue Seed: Beyond, in a single attractive and affordable thin-pack. Blue Seed: Mitama Collectioin goes on sale October 16.

Synopsis: The countdown to extinction begins when the evil shape-shifting monsters known as the Aragami make their grand play to gain control of the Earth. Humanity’s only chance for survival rests on the shoulders of Momiji, a young girl carrying an unborn Aragami in her chest, and Mamoru, a servant of the Aragami rebelling against his masters in order to ensure mankind’s survival.

Blue Seed: Mitama Collection (SRP $49.98 DVD) is a thin-packed DVD release including all 26 episodes of the original Blue Seed series plus all three episodes of the OVA sequel Blue Seed: Beyond, presented in both English 2.0 and Japanese 2.0 with English subtitles as well as Spanish 2.0 audio. On-disc extras include “Omake Theater” segments and character bios.

About ADV Films:

In the 15 years since its inception, ADV Films has become the #1 producer-distributor of Japanese animation (“anime”) outside of Japan and has the largest English-language anime library in the world. 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. Always on the forefront, ADV is introducing North America to bold new anime franchises such as the new Guyver, Le Chevalier D’Eon, Gantz, and Elfen Lied. 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. The readers of Anime News Network designated ADV Films “Overall Favorite Anime Company” in both 2004 and 2005.

Parent company A.D. Vision, Inc. encompasses a variety of complementary media divisions, spanning publishing, television, licensing and merchandising and continues to expand into new areas. Its Anime Network™ is “America's #1 Anime Channel,” reaching more than 40 million households. Anime Network is the nation’s top video-on-demand (VOD) offering as well as a 24/7 linear cable channel and is the first television network dedicated to bringing anime and anime-related programming to consumers nationwide. The company has two publishing arms: Newtype USA, North America’s top-selling 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.