Animejin News - 27th August 1999

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ADV Films Press Releases
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         From the creators of Sorcerer Hunters and Oh! My Goddess!

                               SAKURA WARS

                          Contains acts 1 and 2

A war is about to begin. Conventional weapons won't cut it, neither will
conventional soldiers. Humanity needs the Few, the Proud, the Pure: the
Spirit Warriors. Recruited from around the world, these women are beautiful
both inside and out, but can they master their steam-powered spirit weapons
in time? This is the world of Sakura Wars, an all new animation epic based
on the best-selling video game that took Japan by storm. 

                         RUNNING TIME 60 MINUTES 
                              CERTIFICATE PG 
                              ENGLISH DUBBED 
                        CATALOGUE NO: VHSSW/001D 
                          BARCODE: 702727027338 
                      DEALER PRICE £8.84 RRP £12.99

                      RELEASE DATE 4TH OCTOBER 1999

                              ADVERTISED IN 
             COMICS INTERNATIONAL, COMPUTER AND VIDEO GAMES, 
                  SFX, ARCADE, MANGA MAX AND TIMECODE. 

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                                SLAYERS

                            Explosion Army

                  bonus production portfolio included!

A great sorcerer invented a mirror called "The Shadow Reflector". The
mirror could create an identical copy of the person whose reflection was in
it. The sorcerer hid the mirror and people began to question whether it
even existed, till documents discovered recently by someone proved that the
mirror indeed existed. They reported their findings to the Professional
Magic Users Society, but before they could take any action the documents
were stolen. Lina and Nahga have both been hired by the society to catch
the thief. 

                        RUNNING TIME 50 MINUTES 
                             CERTIFICATE PG 
                             ENGLISH DUBBED 
                       CATALOGUE NO: VHSSL/003D 
                         BARCODE: 702727028335 
                     DEALER PRICE £8.84 RRP £12.99 

                             ADVERTISED IN 
            COMICS INTERNATIONAL, COMPUTER AND VIDEO GAMES, 
                 SFX, ARCADE, MANGA MAX AND TIMECODE. 

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Manga Max 10 out
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The ... issue of Manga Max has hit the streets with features on Bubblegum
Crisis, Record of Lodoss Wars, law enforcement in anime, ... plus all
the usual news and reviews.

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Current UK anime release schedule
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All of the following dates are subject to change.

6th September : Legend of Crystania - Resurrection of the Gods' King (A),
                Yotoden (A)
13th September: Fist of the North Star TV vol. 5 (M),
                Fist of the North Star TV vol. 6 (M)
4th October   : Slayers - Explosion Array (A), Sakura Wars (A),
                Sonic The Hedgehog - The Movie (A)
11th October  : Fist of the North Star TV vol. 7 (M), Perfect Blue (M),
                Ghost in the Shell (M - DVD)
October       : X/1999 (M - Theatrical)

(A)=ADV Films, (M)=Manga Entertainment, (P)=Pioneer Anime, (V)=MVM

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