ADV FILMS APRIL 2001 Available on DVD and VHS in April 2001: Arc the Lad Pre-Book Date: 3/20/01 Street Date: 4/17/01 Approx. 75 minutes; Digitally Mastered Age Rating: 15+ DVD (Bilingual: English, Japanese with English subtitles) UPC# 702727011528 CAT# DAR/001 SRP $29.98 VHS (English-dubbed) UPC# 702727043338 CAT# VAR/001 SRP $19.98 Synopsis: Action fans, hold onto your seats as the hit Playstation game comes to home video in a stunning new animated series! Join Elk, the youngest member of the Hunters Guild, who finds himself propelled into an epic odyssey across a mysterious world in search of the enigmatic outlaw known as Arc The Lad. Together with the mysterious Lieza and the powerful warrior Shu, Elk must defeat a sinister organization that's creating half-human monsters and find his way to Arc, whom Elk believes responsible for the destruction of his village! Mutants and assassins abound in the first spectacular volume of Arc The Lad! Contains the first 3 episodes in the series. Gasaraki: From the Ashes... Pre-Book Date: Date not yet verified. Street Date: Date not yet verified. Approx. 75 minutes; Digitally Mastered Rating: 12+ DVD (Bilingual: Japanese and English) UPC# 702727005527 CAT# DVDGK/004 SRP $29.98 VHS (English-Dubbed) UPC# 702727055034 CAT# VHSGK/004D SRP $19.98 Synopsis: The secrets of the kugutsu continue to come to light as Yushiro and Miharu find themselves pursued by both the military and the Gowas. Their only hope: to discover the true nature of the kai before it can be used against the nation of Japan. Meanwhile, Yushiro's SSDF teammates find themselves thrown into a deadly mission of their own, forced into combat with a berserk squad of rogue TAs! Shadowraiders: Final Hours Pre-Book Date: 3/27/01 Street Date: 4/24/01 Approx. 115 minutes; Digitally Mastered English, Rating: ALL AGES!!! DVD (English) UPC# 702727010927 CAT# DSR/003 SRP $24.98 VHS (English) UPC# 702727069932 CAT# VSR/003 SRP $14.98 Synopsis: With the Beast threat growing, the Alliance once again tries to convince Lord Mantle of Planet Rock to join the fight. But treachery from within sabotages the negotiations. All seems lost until the Young Prince Pyrus and Zera crash on the planet Remora, and discover the "dead" world's secret. Armed with the knowledge that may well give them their victory, the Alliance begins its assault on the Beast's home base. Though their united affront seems to be working, it is only a matter of time before the planet Remora reveals its true nature-transforming into a giant killing sphere that could deal the final, crushing blow to the heroic rebel forces! Available on DVD in April 2001: Lost Universe: Volume 6 Pre-Book Date: 3/13/01 Street Date: 4/10/01 Approx. 125 minutes; Digitally Mastered Rating: 12+ yrs. DVD (Bilingual: Japanese, English) UPC# 702727005022 CAT# DVDLU/006 SRP $29.98 Synopsis - Someone has turned the universe upside down! Millie and Nina are adrift in space! Rail Claymore is running for his life! Kain is hiding out! And Kali has just taken over the Universal Guardians! The only thing that could make matters worse is if an evil rival suddenly destroyed Swordbreaker. Oops. Maybe we spoke too soon. If only Grandma was here. She always knew what to do. At least until she was killed by the same villains who are out to get Kain right now. Things look bad, but the psi-blade master never says "die". Surely Kain will come out on top as he always has. There's no such thing as an invincible villain. Is there? Available on VHS in April 2001: Lost Universe: Volume 7 Pre-Book Date: 3/13/01 Street Date: 4/10/01 Approx. 75 minutes; Digitally Mastered VHS Hi-Fi Rating: 12+ yrs. VHS (English-Dubbed) CAT# VHSLU/007D UPC# 702727055836 SRP $19.98 VHS (Japanese with English Subtitles) CAT# VHSLU/007S UPC# 702727059933 SRP $29.95 Synopsis - The Nightmare Syndicate has done some pretty rotten things in their day. They've created an intricate web of mafias and crime organizations that rob the galaxy blind. They've unleashed their pirates on an unsuspecting population. And they've infiltrated the very highest levels of the galaxy's last hope: The Universal Guardians. But all of these crimes pale in comparison to what they did to Kain's Grandma. As far as he's concerned it's payback time and he won't rest until he's cleaned out the whole operation. With Millie and Canal distracted by Rail's problems, he'll have to go it alone. But a real Trouble Shooter wouldn't have it any other way! Sailor Moon: Green Eyed Monsters! Pre-Book Date: 3/13/01 Street Date: 4/10/01 Approx. 100 minutes; Digitally Mastered VHS Hi-Fi Rating: ALL AGES!!! VHS (English-Dubbed) CAT# VMN/007 UPC# 702727073533 SRP $19.98 Synopsis - Zoycite's evil monsters are still searching for the Rainbow Crystals and only the Sailor Scouts can stop them! But before Sailor Mon can lead the Scouts to victory, she must first defeat another equally dangerous monster: the jealousy in her own heart! An unusual grandpa, an army of cats and another Tuxedo Kamen imitator are just few of the many complications the Sailor Scouts must face in the seventh astonishing collection of Sailor Moon! Sailor Moon: And In This Corner - Sailor Venus! Pre-Book Date: 3/13/01 Street Date: 4/10/01 Approx. 100 minutes; Digitally Mastered VHS Hi-Fi Rating: ALL AGES!!! VHS (English-Dubbed) CAT# VMN/008 UPC# 702727077937 SRP $19.98 Synopsis - If you thought the fight against Queen Beryl and the Negaverse was wild before, you won't believe the action as Sailor Venus arrives! She's bold, she's beautiful... but which side is she on? And that's only the beginning of the excitement! Serena and Darien finally reveal their secret identities to each other, a scissors-snipping monster runs amuck and a new enemy, Malachite, arrives, all in the eighth electrifying collection of Sailor Moon! Martian Successor Nadesico: Heavenly Bodies Pre-Book Date: 3/13/01 Street Date: 4/10/01 Approx. 100 minutes; Digitally Mastered VHS Hi-Fi Rating: ALL AGES!!! VHS (English-Dubbed) CAT# VHSND/009D UPC# 702727047435 SRP $19.98 VHS (Japanese with English subtitles) CAT# VHSND/009S UPC# 702727051739 SRP $29.95 Synopsis - A beauty contest? On board the Nadesico? The crew of the ship goes crazy as the lovely ladies of the ship strip down to their bikinis for some decidedly non-military maneuvers. The fun and games turn deadly however, when the Nadesico becomes the target of a new Jovian weapon. With the ship outgunned and on the run, Yurika must find a way to turn the tables on their enemies in the 9th pulse-pounding collection of Martian Successor Nadesico!