News for 25 Mar 2000

Manga Entertainment DVDs!
Manga Entertainment has announced three DVDs that will be released on 25 April 2000: PERFECT BLUE, LUPIN III: CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO, and Go Nagai's DEVILMAN.
For PERFECT BLUE, Manga Entertainment's general manager Mike Egan said, "We wanted to capture the voyeurism and paranoia of the story into the DVD production. We have utilized the DVD format by providing many additional features that fans of the movie will appreciate... including some hidden surprises. The DVD is built around the voyeuristic web site from the movie - www.mimasroom.com - which takes you into PERFECT BLUE main character Mima's private apartment. Very creepy and cool!"
On the DVD, you can enter Mima's room and find interviews with director Satoshi Kon and key English and Japanese voice actors from the film. Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtracks are available in both English and Japanese along with Japanese with English subtitles. Additional features include a musical photo gallery, special behind-the-scene performances, hidden songs, theatrical trailer, previews, fan club info, DVD catalog, CD-ROM content, and web links. A web site promotion will begin April 1st at http://www.mimasroom.com for special prizes and DVD bonus information.
CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO is the first film written and directed by anime pioneer and visionary Hayao Miyazaki (PRINCESS MONONOKE, KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE, MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO). Digitally restored for DVD and VHS, fans of all ages can now enjoy this light-hearted adventure story which Steven Spielberg once called "one of the greatest adventure movies of all time" (Toons Magazine).
The DVD features digitally re-mastered visuals and sound in letterbox format; in English, Japanese and Japanese with English subtitles; Dolby Digital Stereo; Scene Index; Manga 2000 previews; Manga Fan Club Info; Manga Web Link. VHS subtitled and English dubbed versions will also be available.
DEVILMAN is based on Go Nagai's best-selling manga. Manga Entertainment presents two animated volumes on one DVD. The DVD's special features are: a full screen version digital re-master, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, a Scene Index, Go Nagai Biography and Filmography, Photo Gallery, Original Trailer, Manga Video Previews and Manga Video Web Link.
MSRP on all the DVD releases is $29.95.

The FOX And The ESCAFLOWNE
The net has been buzzing with rumors for several days about this, but with little substantial information to back this up. However, on March 16, Variety reported that FOX announced its new fall schedule, and included in that schedule was ESCAFLOWNE, "a Japanese anime saga from Bandai Visual that follows the adventures of a female high school student who has special visions." No other details about the series were announced. Bandai Entertainment, Inc., the U.S. rightsholder for ESCAFLOWNE, has not commented on the announcement.

More DVDs From Bandai Entertainment
Bandai Entertainment has announced that ESCAFLOWNE will be released on DVD beginning in June. The first two volumes will contain 4 episodes each; subsequent volumes will contain three episodes each. All volumes will retail for $29.98 and will be bilingual DVDs. Volumes will be released bimonthly, coinciding with the VHS dub release of ESCAFLOWNE. In addition, OUTLAW STAR will be making its way onto DVD in July, with the first bilingual DVD containing five episodes and retailing for $29.98. OUTLAW STAR will also be released bimonthly.

EVANGELION DVD Date Set
ADV Films has announced that the NEON GENESIS EVANGELION DVD will be released on 23 May 2000. The disc will contain episodes 1-4 and will have multiple languages. Also released on 23 May is the first volume of MONSTER RANCHER on DVD.

FOX Family To Air CONAN
DETECTIVE CONAN, a popular Japanese anime series about a super detective who gets turned into a little boy, is set to air on Fox Family's 2000-2001 channel. Based on the manga by Aoyama Goshoh serialized in the weekly magazine SHONEN SUNDAY, CONAN has been a very popular anime and manga title in Japan. For the U.S., 26 episodes of the series have been ordered.

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