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ADV CLASSICS COLLECTION CONTINUES WITH DAI-GUARD: COMPLETE COLLECTION

MECHA SHOWS’ ANSWER TO ‘THE OFFICE’ RETURNS 15th JANUARY 2007!

LONDON, UK, 24th November 2006

ADV Films, the largest anime producer-distributor in the U.K., proudly continues its Classics Collection with Dai-Guard: Complete Collection, in stores from 15th January 2007.

From director Seiji Mizushima (Fullmetal Alchemist, Zaion) and the writers of Full Metal Panic! comes ‘The Office’ of mecha shows.  

Serialised in Gekkan Ace Next, published by Kadokawa Shoten, Dai-Guard takes a classic giant robot scenario and then applies modern corporate attitudes to it, a stroke of genius that makes this show razor-sharp satire for all mecha fans who have themselves slaved away behind a desk over the years.  Budget cuts, arguments about saving the world versus the bottom line, the risk of using the lowest bidder on something as important as planetary defence, it’s all in there, along with solid robot action and gorgeous animation courtesy of Xebec (Martian Successor Nadesico, D.N.Angel). To quote Anime News Network: “If you’ve been ignoring Dai-Guard, now’s your chance to give it a try.”

The Story:

To defend the planet from the onslaught of an evil alien force, the Earth’s greatest minds and biggest corporations assembled to design a giant robot of incredible power.  However, the contract wound up going to the lowest bidder, and the robot-killing machine came off the production line with several serious flaws.  The good news; by the time the flawed robot was ready, the mysterious invaders had disappeared without a trace.  The bad news; the invaders have returned and the only thing keeping them at bay is a young team of office workers who’ve been supplementing their regular incomes as part-time pilots and tour guides.  Can these reluctant heroes halt their alien foes while simultaneously concealing the defects in their giant robot?

Dai-Guard: Complete Collection (RRP £59.99) is a DVD-only release, featuring all 26 episodes across 6 discs, in both English and Japanese 2.0-languages, with English subtitles.  Extras include: clean open and close animation; production sketches; “Behind The Scenes” with Japanese Voice Actors; Japanese promo spots; and ADV Previews.
 

RELEASE INFORMATION
 

Title Release Date Format DVD RRP Certificate Genre Running time

Dai-Guard: The Complete Collection 15th January 2006 DVD £59.99 PG Action Comedy 650 mins (approx.)