ADV Films, a pioneer in bringing anime to the U.S., recently ceased productions and transferred rights of many of its titles to AEsir Holdings, as well as SXION 23 (aka Section23), who plan to continue distributing select titles. In addition, Valkyrie Media Partners now has the rights to ADV's Anime Network, and Seraphim Studios has acquired ADV's Amusement Park Media production unit, which worked on Kurau, Red Garden, 009-1, Welcome to the NHK, and many other recent titles. All of these companies are located in Houston, which is where ADV was located as well.
For me ADV was one of THE companies in the 1990's anime craze. Their more adult-geared titles & colored clamshell cases made them one of my absolute faves, & they were in fact the leading company towards the end of the 90's with their Evangelion reign here in the US. They ultimately helped shape a good portion of the anime fan I am today, when their trailers/flyers like "End Of Summer" came out, I couldn't hand them my money fast enough... Their days past at Otakon where some of the most fruitful... and they gave us some very entertaining times in animation & music... Some of their titles will be getting new homes, but ultimately, they will be missed...
Here's to you ADV...
DEVIL HUNTER YOHKO (pv):
BATTLE ANGEL (trailer):
NEON GENESIS EVANGELION (op):
EXCEL SAGA (op):
COLORFUL (trailer):
VOICES OF A DISTANT STAR (trailer):
GANTZ (op):
THE SECRET OF BLUE WATER ~NADIA (op):
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