ADV purchases new anime company

outlawed · Post by **outlawed** » Tue Apr 01, 2003 6:21 am

Press release in its entirety:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ADV FILMS PURCHASES NEW ANIME COMPANY

(Houston,Texas) - ADV Films has bought out Manga International (formerly Anime Cartoon) in a bold move
to expand production facilities. This strategic move is in perfect precision with industry smarts and consumer demand. ADV's immense distribution network and marketing savvy will be supplemented with a large increase in anime titles through Manga International's library in addition to more production facilities.

ADV Films PR Representative Rod Petrs states, "We listened to the demand from our consumers through the internet anime fan community as well as the convention circuit to increase monthly releases of titles as well as lowering prices. We estimate that we should be able to move all physical replication of DVD releases to Manga International's plants within four to five weeks. This will benefit our supply chain by allowing us to move more product into the retail level at a more agressive pace and by
vertically integrating with Manga International's replication facilities we will be able to target the lower prices our consumers are looking for. An added bonus is that we will be able to entice our consumers through improved packaging of DVD releases by using Manga International's gatefold packaging with its exquisite artwork. This is clearly a win-win situation for everyone."

Plans are underway to utilize key members of Manga International's translation staff to assist ADV Films in finishing production of titles licensed within the last several years and moving them rapidly into retail venues. ADV Films has already picked Hana Yori Dango as the first title to release from Manga International's backcatalog. As translation and general DVD authoring are already complete for Hana Yori Dango it only needs to go through a brief post-production check to make sure the release is up to the ADV Films reputation. A new release that Manga International was preparing before the buyout was the Renewal of Evangelion which features a new telecine and 5.1 audio mix of the seminal classic Neon Genesis Evangelion from the 1990s. Plans are already in place to move this production into the forefront of releases during fourth quarter of the fiscal year. "We can only hope that consumers will no longer complain about pricing and episode counts for our DVD releases after this visionary step forward," stated Petrs.

AbsoluteDestiny · Post by **AbsoluteDestiny** » Tue Apr 01, 2003 7:32 am

Oh yeah, I can confirm this I have a friend who works for Manga Video who is worried about getting laid off because of the takeover. I didn't know there was a press release though...

Chaos Angel · Post by **Chaos Angel** » Tue Apr 01, 2003 8:27 am

Here's hoping for your friend, AD.

More titles at lower prices? Sounds like a sweet deal to me. And they are going to domestically release the Rewnewal of Evangelion?

::And the masses jumped for joy::

AbsoluteDestiny · Post by **AbsoluteDestiny** » Tue Apr 01, 2003 8:32 am

*giggles*

Garylisk · Post by **Garylisk** » Tue Apr 01, 2003 9:17 am

HANA YORI DANGO DOMESTIC!!!!!!!!!!!

OH!!!!!!!!!!!!

HELL!!!!!!!!!!!

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Screw Eva.. I want my HYD!

Zarxrax · Post by **Zarxrax** » Tue Apr 01, 2003 10:59 am

Here's 5 bucks that says you wont the the prices go any lower ;p

Garylisk · Post by **Garylisk** » Tue Apr 01, 2003 12:35 pm

Zarxrax wrote:Here's 5 bucks that says you wont the the prices go any lower ;p

Just re-read tht sentence a couple times and try to make sense of it...

You can't do it! Hehe! It's impossible!

In other words... Huh?

He Thor01 · Post by **He Thor01** » Tue Apr 01, 2003 1:30 pm

I'm kind of concerned; I got into anime about three years ago when ADV was a small rather well unheard of company. Now it seems that they are acting like the average huge corporation where the only drive is to make money, not to deliver quality material to our happy little subculture.

dokidoki · Post by **dokidoki** » Tue Apr 01, 2003 4:07 pm

Yeah, geez... Who are they gonna buy next? Microsoft?

Zarxrax · Post by **Zarxrax** » Tue Apr 01, 2003 4:25 pm

Ok it was 11 am when I typed that, so I was still half-asleep ;p
What I meant was, I'm willing to bet you wont see adv lower their prices anytime soon.