HOUSTON, March 20, 2006 —ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime in North America, is pleased to announce three exciting new titles set to hit the streets on May 16 – the third installment of Macross, the fifth volume of Godannar, and volume three of Kaleido Star: New Wings!
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Cartoon Network has ordered 26 episodes of a new animated rendition of “Fantastic Four” from Marvel Entertainment for a fall premiere.
The show will be produced by the French studio, MoonScoop. “Code Lyoco” is the only show I’ve heard of that they produce–and I haven’t see it yet. I hope this version is better than some of the previous incarnations of the past. The first season of the “Marvel Action Hour” (with “Iron Man”) was horrible, but by the time they fixed things for the second season, it was too late for many viewers to give it another chance.
If it is as good as the “Ultimate Avengers” movie, it’ll have a spot on my TiVo every week.
“A combination of Slayers and Fist of the North Starâ€â€”Denkyu.com
ADV Films is proud to present the fourth volume in its new fighting anime series, Shadow Skill: The Fall, which will hit store shelves May 2. “If you are a fan of anime such as Slayers, Inuyasha and Fushigi Yuugi, I definitely recommend checking out Shadow Skill.†(J!-Ent.com)
“High-concept sci-fi, balanced with affecting emotional issues†– Zap2it.com
ADV Films is pleased to announce the third and final volume to the follow up series to Divergence Eve. Misaki Chronicles: Continuum will be available everywhere anime is sold May 2.
“This is the anime to seek out and find this year.â€â€”DVD Verdict
ADV continues to redefine anime April 25 with Gilgamesh: In the Soul Eclipse, the sixth volume in the innovative DVD series with a cool Goth edge. “Dark, cool and fast paced… Gilgamesh is one of our favorite contemporary anime series on the market†(Cinegeek.com).
It’s no surprise that many of the fans of Justice League Unlimited are upset that the show will not return next season. JLU was a rare find in American animation. It is one of the few shows that most adults will openly admit to watching due to its excellent writing and animation. As you would expect, a show of the caliber of JLU is not easy to produce. Therefore, some of the people behind the show are actually relieved that the show is ending:
“that said, i’ve got no beef with cn whatsoever….honestly, i’m almost relieved JLU is over (for the moment anyway), it was frankly an EXHAUSTING show to do, hard to write, extremely labor-intensive to produce, this season and the last especially…. with such an action-oriented show, after awhile it becomes really REALLY hard to keep trying to top yourself, to keep pushing the envelope for hyper-intense action sequences, upping the epic scale, etc….”
I’m sure you’ve all heard that this is the last season for the Justice League. Here’s a great video tribute. May contain spoilers for unaired episodes.
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I finally had a chance to watch Ultimate Avengers this weekend, and I must say that I was impressed! This movie has excellent animation, good voice acting and plenty of action. If you have been turned off by past Marvel Animation projects, you should give this a shot. It does not suffer from the bad dialog and “kiddie” storylines of past Marvel shows.
The DVD also has plenty of great extras, including a trivia mode that let’s you watch the movie “Pop-up Video” style.
My only complaint was that is was a little short (71 minutes). It doesn’t leave a lot of time for character development, but hopefully, we’ll get more of that in Ultimate Avengers 2.
