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Hugh K. David

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TANK SQUAD ACTION WITH PUMPKIN SCISSORS!

SOME CASUALTIES OF WAR NEVER HEAL – VOL.1 OUT FROM 14TH APRIL 2008

BRIGHTON, UK, 3rd MARCH 2008

LDMS, in partnership with ADV Films, is pleased to offer the first volume of the combat anime Pumpkin Scissors vol.1: Honor And Blood, which rumbles over the opposition from 14th April 2008. Powerhouse studios GONZO (Afro Samurai, Chrono Crusade, Hellsing) and AIC (Solty Rei, Ah! My Goddess) have teamed up with famed director Katsuhito Akiyama (Thundercats, Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor) to create a masterpiece that has revitalized the war genre in anime.

With gorgeous animation, hardboiled characters, and exciting action, Pumpkin Scissors is a series that has it all. The six-volume manga upon which the anime series is based is available from US publisher Del Rey on import here in the UK

What the Press Said:
“Gonzo, who co-produced this one with AIC, pulls out its “A” team for this job, with impressive results. B+”
Anime News Network

“A war anime beautifully animated by Gonzo, attractive to anime fans looking for something a little different.” NEO Magazine

The Story:
Some casualties of war never heal. Yet for those who remain in power, the spoils can be sweet indeed. In the aftermath of the Great War, Lt. Alice Malvin is charged to take command of the Imperial Army's Intelligence Section Three, an elite team where even the newest member hunts down tanks with a handgun. Their code name: Pumpkin Scissors. Her mission: to sharpen IS3 into a deadly instrument of justice, and to expose the corrupt power-mad nobility who prey on the weak. But as Malvin starts to peel away the layers of a government cover-up involving a defunct super-soldier program, she discovers the existence of a military technology decades ahead of what the Army has! As terrifying secrets crawl out of the tomb in which they were buried, war becomes hell in the first stunning volume of Pumpkin Scissors!

Pumpkin Scissors vol.1: Honor And Blood (RRP £19.99) is a DVD-only anamorphic release, including four episodes in English 5.1 and Japanese 2.0 with English subtitles. Extras include clean opening and closing animations, and ADV Previews.

Pumpkin Scissors vol.1: Honor And Blood
Running Time: 100mins
Street Date: 14/04/07
Format: DVD
BBFC Classification: 12
Cat#: DPMP001
RRP: £19.99

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RED GARDEN: THE BODY SNATCHERS SCARES THIS SPRING!

FROM THE MAKERS OF HELLSING & CHRONO CRUSADE – OUT 14th APRIL 2008!

LONDON, UK, 1st APRIL 2008

ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to announce the continuation of the stylish new supernatural thriller Red Garden, from Studio Gonzo. The third volume, The Body Snatchers, hits store shelves 14th April 2008.

From acclaimed studio Gonzo (Hellsing, Chrono Crusade, Afro Samurai) and director Kou Matsuo (Rozen Maiden) comes an urban horror masterpiece as stylish as it is disturbing. Set in modern day New York, Red Garden's unique character designs, haunting story, and realistic violence make it one of the most mature, disturbing horror series in modern anime.

What the Press Said:

“The setting and style of this latest offering from Gonzo stand so far apart from the norm that this title immediately distinguishes itself from any other horror-minded and/or high school-centered anime out there. An ambitious project, it also sports a striking visual style as distinctive in its own way as Gonzo's earlier masterpiece Gankutsuou (which it borrows from for its opener) or Madhouse's Paradise Kiss (the closest visual equivalent).” Anime News Network

“A thoroughly unconventional horror anime. A supernatural Breakfast Club meets Suicide Squad group of teenage girls faced with mortal danger in a modern day New York that oscillates between dark and dirty and glitzy art deco emphasis, [it] is unmistakably a one-time high concept for anime.” Aint It Cool News

“Red Garden is not your typical production... there's real drama and then some.” Anime Insider

The Story:
Just as the girls grow accustomed to killing, they are confronted with the soul-shaking consequences of their new, murderous “life.” For it seems their ravenous, monstrous prey are victims just like themselves—innocent pawns of an evil game being played in the streets of New York. Worse, it seems the players are not limiting the match to the moonlight hours anymore. Seasoned gamers, they begin encroaching in the daylight, slipping into each other’s camps to discover strategy and secrets, drawing even the most innocent of girls into the most wicked of traps—love. Don’t miss the next play in anime’s most dangerous game, Red Garden.

Red Garden volume 3: The Body Snatchers (RRP £19.99) is an anamorphic DVD-only release of episodes 9 to 12, presented in both English 5.1 and Japanese 2.0 audio with English subtitles. Extras include clean opening & closing animation, and ADV previews.

Red Garden vol. 3: The Body Snatchers
Running Time: 100 mins
Street Date: 14/04/08
Format: DVD
BBFC Classification: 12
Cat#: DRG003
RRP: £19.99

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BEWARE THE BÊTE NOIRE WITH LE CHEVALIER D’EON!

SUPERNATURAL INTRIGUE ENDS IN 18th CENTURY EUROPE ON 14th APRIL 2008

LONDON, UK, 1st APRIL 2008

ADV Films, the number one producer- distributor of anime outside of Japan, is proud to announce the sixth and final volume in the masterfully told story that appeals to fans of history, politics and zombies! Le Chevalier D’Eon Book VI: Bête Noire. Supernatural intrigue comes to a close from 14th April 2008!

From Director Kazuhiro Furuhashi (Get Backers, Samurai X, Rurouni Kenshin TV) and Production I.G. (Ghost in the Shell: Standalone Complex, Blood+) comes this tale of murder, mystery and mysticism. Le Chevalier D’Eon is a masterful fictionalisation of the real life Charles D’Eon de Beaumont, a diplomat, writer, spy, and Freemason known as one of the best swordsman in France, whose true gender was a source of speculation well into the late 18th century.

What the Press Said:
“A TV series that approaches movie standards. Genuinely intriguing and very accessible.” SFX Total Anime

“It's simply one of the best shows out there right now.” AnimeOnDVD.com

“Electric action and genuinely cool characters… an anime that is classy, interesting, and just a little bit different.”
X360

“Le Chevalier D’Eon is arguably the best series on UK release at the moment. With fantastic animation and character designs, believably recreating France of old, a tightly plotted story and well-developed characters, it’s a real winner. Quite simply, Chevalier is a masterpiece in the making.”
AnimeOnDVD.com

“Production I.G. pulls out all the stops on this lushly animated period piece. It’s the stinging swordplay, hounds from hell, and other assorted weirdness that’s hooked me.”
Twitchfilm.net

The Story:
After subterfuge and sin, the blood-stained Royal Psalms are returned to France and d'Eon's mission seems complete. Or is it? For traitors still reveal backstabbing loyalties, royals show their true, shocking identities, and horrible secrets are finally confessed. And, at last, we discover who really killed d'Eon's sister Lia. And, more shockingly, why? But discovery means many will meet their violent demise in this terrifying saga of justice and judgment. Discover the reasons the time-transcending Le Chevalier d'Eon has become the most critically-acclaimed and frighteningly fascinating animated horror thriller of this century.

Le Chevalier D’Eon: Book VI: Bête Noire (RRP £19.99) is a DVD-only release of episodes 21 to 24, presented in both English 5.1 and Japanese 5.1 audio with English subtitles. Extras include: historical notes; an interview with the Japanese cast; clean opening & closing animation; and ADV previews.

Le Chevalier D’Eon Book VI: Bête Noire
Running Time: 100 mins
Street Date: 14/04/08
Format: DVD
BBFC Classification: 15
Cat#: DCDE006
RRP: £19.99

About LDMS:
Lace DVD is the biggest independent DVD publisher in the UK. Its sales arm, Lace Digital Media Sales (LDMS), looks after all DVD sales for Lace DVD and our third party clients, which now numbers over twenty labels. Now in its 10th year of trading, the independent publisher is about to launch the Lace Media Group, which offers creative, media, design, TV and live event services to the outside world.

LDMS Info and more HERE: http://www.lacedigitalmediasales.com/

About ADV Films:
ADV Films is the leading producer-distributor of Japanese animation (“anime”) in the western hemisphere, with the firm’s holdings including such premier titles as Neon Genesis Evangelion, Samurai X, RahXephon, Hellsing, Full Metal Panic! and Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor. ADV Films also distributes select fine programming in other genres, including live-action science-fiction titles such as the legendary updated Gamera films.

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 first digital television network dedicated to bringing anime and anime-related programming to consumers nationwide via digital cable. A.D. Vision, Inc. maintains world headquarters in Houston, Texas, USA with additional offices in Tokyo and San Francisco.
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Hugh K. David
Marketing Consultant
LDMS & ADV Films