Panels

Panels offer the opportunity for industry companies to take the platform and talk about the way they do business and what recent transactions and acquisitions have happened. Here's a short list of items of interest announced at AX.

	Panel programming was diverse and well-attended.

Pioneer revealed the following:

• Acquired the rights to AKIRA, re-released on VHS and DVD somewhere between 2000-2001 with a new dub.
• Both SOL BIANCA: THE LEGACY and the ARMITAGE III sequel are being co-produced by Pioneer LDCA. The new SOL BIANCA will be released in America in conjunction with the Japanese release this winter.
• DVD boxes for EL HAZARD and FUSHIGI YUGI are expected by the end of the year.

• They do, in fact, have the rights to the EVANGELION movies (DEATH & REBIRTH, END OF EVANGELION). Formats and releases will be determined later.
• The theatrical release of PERFECT BLUE (1997) will finally see a limited run during the month of August in New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles.

• They are co-producing the ESCAFLOWNE movie with Japan, and it should see a simultaneous release in the year 2000.
• COWBOY BEBOP and OUTLAW STAR will be released on DVD in the future.
• Ken Iyadomi let it slip that SABER MARIONETTE J TO X is on the way.

• They have the rights to three new titles to add to their already large library: SORCEROUS STABBER ORPHEN, SHIN GETTER ROBO, and the live action PARASITE EVE movie.

• Through creative negotiations with Harmony Gold, they have acquired the subtitled rights to the television series SUPER DIMENSIONAL FORTRESS: MACROSS. A limited VHS and DVD box set is planned.