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AnimeNEXT 2003

by Kris Naudus,
Parts source Anime on DVD

ADV

Company reps: Matt Greenfield

ADV stated that their schedule is set through 2006 (but won't announce anything).

No information available on the last season/2nd box set of Princess Nine is coming out as a brick.

All of the Nadesico movie.

The two director's cut DVD's of Puni Puni Poemi is ready for production and will be out in early 2004.

Super Milk Chan is currently being shopped around for TV broadcast, and will not be released until after it airs on TV.

As mentionned previously, ADV is expanding into merchandising, including toys and apparel. Titles that will merchandised first include Right Stuf International licensed anime, and are in discussions to get shows from other companies.

They stated that they have several new titles to announce, but can not yet announce them because the titles have not even been announced in Japan.

Media Blasters

Company Reps: Ali Brock, Sean Molyneauw, HBO's Band of Brothers. Mitsubishi is assisting with the dub.

Regarding boxes, MB showed of prototypes and samples of the Kenshin Season 1 Box, the metal Gunparade March box and mentionned that Iria will also be receiving boxes.

They are going to be releasing manga now, though nothing has been licensed yet. Frank Pannone (late of M) will be in charge of that.

Central Park Media

Company Reps: Tom Wayland and Steve Pakula

They discussed the manhwa and animated titles.

IC Entertainment

Company Rep: Black Crow are among the titles being delayed.

They will no longer be using sound effect glossaries in their manga, instead they will be moving to footnotes for untranslated sound effects in the future. They mentionned that some artists want to have the sound effects translated, while other prefer not to have any changes of the sort made.

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