ADV ANNOUNCES MARCH 27 RELEASES

HOUSTON, January 30, 2007 —ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to bring you the second volume of two different titles! Join Mister’s misfit band of Coyotes in Coyote Ragtime Show and the sexy ladies of the Mobile Shinsengumi in Moeyo Ken TV when the attack store shelves on March 27!

COYOTE RAGTIME SHOW: CLIFFHANGER

“For anyone that loves their anime to be steeped in blood and peppered with bullet holes, Coyote Ragtime Show is the stuff of dreams.”- Anime News Network

ADV Films is pleased bring you the second volume of a series that is sure to have you dodging bullets on your couch! The second volume of Coyote Ragtime Show will be here on March 27 and your life will never be the same!

Nonstop action, super-smooth animation and cool character designs help Coyote Ragtime Show set a new high water mark for the “Girls with Guns” genre. Sexy robot assassins tangle with two hot federal agents in a prison break that leaves dozens dead or wounded, and that’s just the first episode! Fans of Cowboy Bebop will feel right at home. This is the series that has it all! Come join some of the coolest characters on the universe for an all-out action extravaganza.

Synopsis: Mister and his misfits are at it again! The mission: To make their way to Planet Graceland before it gets blasted into the afterlife. The motive: 10 billion dollars in hidden treasure. But it ain’t gonna be easy. Mister and his band of Coyotes could get busted by the Feds. Blown away by Madame Marciano and her bevy of brainy, ballistic, gothic Lolita battle babes. Or worst of all, done in by their own bombastic bumbles. On top of all that, the insatiable, sexy investigator Angelica Burns and her plucky assistant Chelsea have a new weapon in their arsenal – the disembodied head of Marciano’s daughter May. Add a flurry of threats and insults, a cunning kidnapping and a bullet in Mister’s back, and you’ve just scratched the surface of this action-packed, anything-goes, frantically fun volume of Coyote Ragtime Show!

Coyote Ragtime Show: Cliffhanger (SRP $29.98 DVD) is an anamorphic DVD-only release including episodes five through eight, presented in both English 5.1 and Japanese 5.1 with English subtitles. Extras include clean production sketches, plus clean opening animation, clean closing animation and previews of upcoming ADV releases.

Collectors Edition Now Available!

Coyote Ragtime Show is now available in a special collector edition tin. This special collector’s edition contains the second volume of Coyote Ragtime Show in a stunning custom series embossed tin that holds the entire three volumes (SRP $39.98).


MOEYO KEN TV: SHANGHAI A GO-GO

Three Girls Protect Japan from Supernatural Threats and Talking Cats

ADV is proud to bring you the second exciting volume of Moeyo Ken TV, which is slated to arrive at store shelves on March 27!

Produced by Marvelous Entertainment (Air Gear, School Rumble) with original character sketches by Rumiko Takahashi (the original creator of the Inu Yasha series), Moeyo Ken TV is the story of three daughters of the Shinsengumi who decide to follow in their fathers footsteps to protect Japan. Unfortunately for the girls, most of the threats they face are of the paranormal variety (not to mention hilarious!)

Synopsis: A magical and musical mystery mother, marauding goddesses, and a madcap marriage conspire to keep the Mobile Shinsengumi team on their toes! And nothing stands a chance when these dangerous damsels dance! Putting their demon-fighting prowess to work, they level buildings and wreak havoc all through Kyoto. If only their minds were as much on their work as it is on the dual difficulties of an escalating damage debt and the impending threat of losing their den-mother’s son to the far-away lure of Shanghai! Can the team fly straight long enough to honor the names of their samurai fathers? Or will their bumbling bring this noble era to an end? Find out in this action-packed, zany second volume of Moeyo Ken TV!

Moeyo Ken TV: Shanghai a Go-Go (SRP $29.98 DVD) is an anamorphic DVD-only release including four side-splitting episodes, presented in both English 2.0 and Japanese 2.0 with English subtitles. Extras include an interview with the Game Director, Anime Director, Creator and Story Editor, commentary with Laurie Gallardo (Hijikata) and Charles Campbell (ADR Director),a music video for the closing theme, plus clean opening animation, clean closing animation, and previews of upcoming ADV Films releases.

About ADV Films:

In the 14 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 Gantz, Elfen Lied, Chrono Crusade, Peacemaker and DNAngel. 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 multitude 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. It 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, 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.