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FRESH MECHA ACTION WITH JINKI: EXTEND!

RAGING ROBOTS, TWISTED SUB-PLOTS AND BATTLING BABES ARRIVE ON 19/02/07

LONDON, UK, 24th November 2006

ADV Films, the leading producer-distributor of anime in the U.K., is proud to bring you the first volume in the highly-anticipated mecha masterpiece Jinki: Extend.  Featuring giant robots and the beautiful babes who drive them, the first volume hits store shelves on 19th February 2007.

From Director Masahiko Murata (Gilgamesh, Mazinkaiser), Jinki: Extend revitalizes the mecha genre with a gripping blend of giant robot action and soap opera intrigue.  The elite organization Angel pilots the mighty Jinki, giant robots employed to fight the evil Kyomu.  But Angel needs new recruits, and it just so happens that a set of beautiful girls were born with the innate ability to be the best Jinki pilots ever!  What happens when these cuties become Earth’s last line of defence?

The Story:

In 13-year-old Aoba Tsuzaki’s world, everything seems normal.  An over-the-top modeling fanatic, she spends her days locked in her room, happily building plastic robots.  But rumbling beneath the surface, an evil enemy of mankind (the Ancient Jinki) threatens to destroy the Earth.  And when a cross-dressing kidnapper brings Aoba face-to-face with a real fighting machine, her robot dreams give way to frightening nightmares.  She is unwittingly recruited into Angel, an elite fighting force who not only pits its giant robots against the Ancient Jinki, but against an unseen evil that is working behind the scenes.  Jinki:Extend is a world of explosive action, arresting intrigue, and battle-trained babes who are bent on revenge!  Nothing is what it seems, and no one can be trusted.  But one thing is for sure - you’re in for a seriously wild ride!

Jinki: Extend 01 (RRP £19.99) is a DVD-only release of episodes 1 to 5, presented in both English 5.1 and Japanese 2.0 audio with English subtitles.  Extras include: video interview with Fumiko Orikasa (Aoba), Takuma Takewaka (Ryohei), and Kazuhiro Wakabayashi (Sound Director); Venezuela location notes; a glossary of terms; clean opening & closing animations; on-air opening & closing animations; text interviews with Fumiko Orikasa (Aoba) & Naoto Hosoda (Character Designer); character relationship chart; and ADV previews.
 

RELEASE INFORMATION
 

Title Release Date Format DVD RRP Certificate Genre Running time

Jinki: Extend vol 1 19th February 2006 DVD £19.99 12 Sci-Fi Action 125 mins (approx.)