News for 14 Apr 2000

ADV's GASARAKI To Make August Debut
1998's GASARAKI, a political drama with heavy mecha action, will officially hit U.S. stores on 8 Aug 2000, according to ADV Films Public Relations/Advertising Manager Andrew Conant. Initially available on VHS, the first volume with 100 minute runtime will retail for MSRP $19.98 for dubbed version and $29.95 for the subtitled version. A DVD format will follow later.

Japanese ESCAFLOWNE movie premiere promoted by new radio drama
The 216-seat Shibuya Cinema Palace in Tokyo will hold the first public Japanese premiere of THE VISION OF ESCAFLOWNE THE MOVIE: A GIRL IN GAEA in late July. This will follow the American premiere at Anime Expo 2000.
In related news, Sunrise will promote the movie by airing a new CD-length radio drama on FM Osaka starting May 22nd. (The drama will air later on FM Tokyo station.) (Source: Escaflowne Compendium)

ESCAFLOWNE movie cast announced
Sunrise announced the cast for the Escaflowne movie, which is scheduled to premiere in Japan in early summer and in the United States at Anime Expo 2000. Sakamoto Maaya (Kanzaki Hitomi), Seki Tomokazu (Van Fanel), Iizuka Mayumi (Yukari), Nakata Jouji (Folken Fanel), Miki Shinichiroh (Allen Schezar), and Takayama Minami (Dilandau Albatou) will reprise their original roles from the 1996 television series. Iizuka will also play a new movie character named Sora, an enchanting beast-girl who calls Hitomi to Gaea.
Sunrise also announced the winners of an open audition for two more characters. Takeda Aki will play Millerna, a role originated by Iizuka in the television series. Kawano Kensuke will play "Deuon," a new Dragon Slayers character. Ohtsuka Sayuri, the only female final candidate auditioning for Deuon, was casted in an alternate role of a village child. Sunrise conducted the dialogue recording for the movie between February 5 and 6. (Source: Sunrise, Escaflowne Compendium)

MACROSS PLUS Movie, DYNAMITE 7 coming to Japanese DVD
Bandai Visual will release MACROSS PLUS MOVIE EDITION and MACROSS DYNAMITE 7 on DVD in Japan under its Emotion Video label. Both are follow-up titles to THE SUPER DIMENSION FORTRESS MACROSS television series (1982-1983). MACROSS PLUS MOVIE EDITION and the first half of the four-installment DYNAMITE 7 series will retail at ¥7,800 each on July 25. Manga Entertainment, the North American licensee of MACROSS PLUS, has not announced plans to release the movie edition on DVD. (Source: Bandai Visual)

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