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ADV FILMS ANNOUNCES MADLAX: REALITY

THE MYSTERIES OF MADLAX & MARGARET ARE RESOLVED ON 19th MARCH 2007

LONDON, UK, 24th November 2006

ADV Films, the leading producer-distributor of anime in the U.K., brings the “girls with guns” genre’s latest masterpiece to a close with MADLAX: Reality, in stores across the UK from 19th March 2007.  This tour de force from the creators of Noir pairs an unassuming teen with the gun-for-hire Madlax in an action-packed mystery with more twists than a corkscrew.



 


Directed by Koichi Mashimo (NOIR, .hack//sign, Sorcerer Hunters) and designed by the full NOIR team of Satoshi Osawa, Minako Shiba, Satoko Miyachi and Kinji Teraoka, MADLAX was produced by animation powerhouses Bee Train (NOIR, .hack//sign) and Victor Entertainment (Excel Saga, Ghost In the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, RahXephon).  Once again the wonderfully evocative score is from Yuki Kajiura, while the English language version has been put together with the full resources and finest VAs that Industrial Smoke & Mirrors can provide.

The Story:

The Essence – When the three books come together, the doorway is opened.  It is a
doorway that leads to reality.  There, Madlax and Margaret Burton can not only discover their collective past, but they can also experience something much more powerful – the essence.  It is what Friday Monday has fought so long and hard to reveal.  It is more than a simple glimpse into the human psyche – it is the unrestrained embodiment of human nature.  It is the will of mankind acting without question.  It is what we are.  It is the truth.
The Truth – Enfant has manipulated it.  Madlax and Margaret Burton have been obsessed with searching for it.  Carrossea Doon and Vanessa Rene have died trying to find it.  Quanzitta and Nakhl are sworn to protect it.  And Friday Monday has big plans for it.  The truth is a dangerous thing.  It has torn people apart, it has murdered, it has brought war and devastation.  Yet, everyone feels compelled to embrace it.  Everyone yearns to establish an intimate relationship with the very force that drives them away.  Will they find it?  Or, will they create it?

MADLAX: Reality (RRP £19.99) is a DVD-only release, including three episodes in English 5.1- and Japanese 2.0-language, with English subtitles.  Extras include: clean opening and closing animations; design sketches; Japanese packaging gallery; “I’m Here” Music Video & Karaoke Version; Elenore Character Video Clip; Episode 26 Alternate preview; Japanese DVD commercials; Conversations with SSS; and ADV Previews.
 


RELEASE INFORMATION
 

Title


Release Date
Format
DVD RRP
Certificate
Genre
Running time

MADLAX vol 7 - Reality


19th March 2006
DVD
£19.99
15
Action
75 mins (approx.)

 


About ADV Films:

ADV Films is the leading producer-distributor of Japanese animation (“anime”) in the United Kingdom, with the firm’s holdings including such premier titles as Neon Genesis Evangelion, Spriggan, Samurai X, RahXephon, Hellsing, Martian Successor Nadesico and Full Metal Panic!  In addition, ADV Films distributes select fine programming in other genres, including live-action science-fiction titles such as the legendary updated Gamera films.  Aside from moving-picture content production and distribution, ADV Films’ U.S. parent company, A.D. Vision, Inc., is the publisher of Newtype USA, the premier anime and manga monthly in the English-speaking world, and is the operator of North America’s Anime Network cable channel.  In addition to the London office, A.D. Vision, Inc. maintains world headquarters in Houston, Texas, USA with additional studios in Austin, Texas and offices in Tokyo.

Check out: www.advfilms.co.uk

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