Press Release
SEE THE WORLD THROUGH EYES OF FIRE!

SHANA

Volume One
The Sizzling Hot Tale Of A Flame-Haired Beauty
Comes To DVD September 5 From Geneon Entertainment

LONG BEACH, CA – For high school student Yuji Sakai, normal girls would have a tough act to follow once Shana, the mysterious sword-wielding warrior from the Crimson Realm arrives in his world.  It’s a good thing they won’t have to measure up at all, thanks to the fact that Yuji’s apparently killed by an inadvertent blow from the blade of Flame Haze in Shana Volume One, coming to DVD September 5 from Geneon Entertainment.  Instead of leading him to a white light, though, death takes Yuji back to Shana’s Crimson Realm, where the two unlikely comrades must fight against the otherworldly invaders that have become a plague upon the land.  Fighting side by side with a fiery warrior, Yuji learns things he never would have been taught in school… about honor, love and personal strengths. Featuring thrilling action and sweeping romance set against a lush and colorful backdrop of vibrant animation, the Shana Volume One DVD additionally showcases the beautiful series design with a full color art gallery. Shana  Volume One DVD is available for a suggested retail price of $29.98 U.S.  Prebook is August 1.

Shana  Volume One Synopsis

Yuji Sakai is about to learn that there is more to the world than going to school and finding a girl friend when he meets a sword-wielding girl with fiery red eyes and flame colored hair. Denizens of the Crimson Realm are invading our world and its up to the Flame Haze, Shana to slay them.  However, when Yuji gets in the way of her sword, he learns that death is much more different than he imagined it would be.  Follow their harrowing adventure as Yuji and Shana work together to defeat the Denizens of the Crimson World and learn more about each other and the worlds they are from.

DVD Features
Shana Volume One DVD is presented in anamorphic widescreen and features Japanese and English 2.0 audio with optional English subtitles.

About Geneon Entertainment

A leading supplier of Japanese animation in North America, GENEON ENTERTAINMENT (USA) INC. (www.geneonanimation.com) is a full-service producer and distributor of entertainment content including film, music, animation and television shows on DVD, UMD and CD. Continually introducing new and classic anime and live-action programming, as well as anime CD soundtracks, the company also serves as a creative partner to many of Japan's top anime production companies.  Additionally, Geneon Entertainment distributes critically acclaimed musical performances on DVD and CD from renowned artists.  Headquartered in Long Beach, California, Geneon Entertainment’s parent company is Tokyo-based advertising giant Dentsu, Inc.

Dentsu Inc., founded in 1901, is the largest advertising agency brand and the fifth largest marketing and communications organization in the world. Based in Tokyo, Dentsu offers national, multinational and global clients the most comprehensive range of advertising and marketing services through its unique "Total Communications Services" approach. Dentsu has pioneered and set global standards for integrated communications, which in latter years have been adopted by a number of major international networks.  Dentsu’s consolidated revenues for fiscal term 03/04 were recorded at $16.1 billion.  Dentsu is publicly traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.