Demon City Shinjuki, Demon City Hunter, Demon Palace Babylon, Seven of Seven release dates

ADV MANGA SETS STREET DATES FOR FOUR NEW MANGA RELEASES
SEVEN OF SEVEN: VOLUME 1 SET FOR RELEASE OCTOBER 14, 2003; FIRST VOLUMES OF
DEMON CITY SHINJUKU, DEMON CITY HUNTER AND DEMON PALACE BABYLON DUE IN
STORES OCTOBER 28

HOUSTON, September 2, 2003-ADV Manga today formally announced street dates
for the release of four first volumes of new manga titles: Seven of Seven,
Demon City Shinjuku, Demon City Hunter and Demon Palace Babylon. All four
titles will be available at bookstores and comic/specialty stores
nationwide.


Seven of Seven: Volume 1

A hilarious new romance, only from ADV Manga! When the light of the full
moon falls on a mysterious crystal, it turns Nana Suzuki into seven versions
of herself! There's Dynamic NANA, Sexy NANA, Crybaby NANA, Smart NANA,
Easygoing NANA, Mean NANA, and of course the original NANA. They're all
attending the same school, they all have a crush on the same boy, and no one
knows what's happened except NANA. Er, Nanas.

Prebook: 8/27/03
Street: 10/14/03
Genre: Comedy/Romance
Age rating: 13+
200 Black & White pages (color intro pages)
Author: Yasuhiro Imagawa
Illustrator: Azusa Kunihiro
SRP: $9.99


Demon City Shinjuku: Volume 1

A demon plague is gripping Shinjuku, and the President of Earth is dying
from an evil curse! The only one who can lift the curse is the one who made
it-the diabolical Levi Rah, master of magic and demonic legions. The fate of
the world is in the balance, and it's up to the President's plucky daughter
Sakaya Rama and high school-age martial arts expert Kyoya Izayoi (with his
mystic sword Ashura) to save the world.

Prebook: 9/11/03
Street: 10/28/03
Genre: Action
Age Rating: 13+
200 Black & White pages (color intro pages)
Author: Hideyuki Kikuchi
Illustrator: Shin-ichi Hosoma
SRP: $9.99


Demon Palace Babylon: Volume 1

High-school swordsman and martial arts expert Kyoya Izayoi is invited to
come aboard a giant floating palace that appears in the skies over Tokyo.
Fortunately, his favorite young lady-Sayaka Rama, daughter of Earth's
President-is along as well. But then it turns out that the ruler of the
palace has ulterior motives toward Sayaka. Good thing Kyoya brought his
sword....
Prebook: 9/11/03
Street: 10/28/03
Genre: Action
Age Rating: 13+
216 Black & White pages (color intro pages)
Author: Hideyuki Kikuchi
Illustrator: Shin-ichi Hosoma
SRP: $9.99


Demon City Hunter: Volume 1

The Defense Agency and an evil organization known as the Dark Order are
struggling for control of an uncanny force that's already created a horde of
weird creatures. The Defense Agency enlists the help of high schooler Kyoya
Izayoi, master of the obscure martial art of nenpo. It's going to be quite a
fight!
Prebook: 9/12/03
Street: 10/28/03
Genre: Action
Age Rating: 13+
216 Black & White pages (color intro pages)
Author: Hideyuki Kikuchi
Illustrator: Shin-ichi Hosoma
SRP: $9.99


About ADV Manga

Specializing in Japanese and other East Asian comics, illustration books,
graphic novels and more, ADV Manga is the publishing division of A.D.
Vision, Inc., parent company of ADV Films, Newtype USA, Anime Network and
more. Founded in 2003, with nationwide mass-market distribution, ADV Manga
is poised to dominate the explosively growing U.S. market for imported
graphic novels and related published materials. More information is
available at http://www.adv-manga.com.
Information about other A.D. Vision, Inc. divisions and initiatives can be
found at:

http://www.advfilms.com
http://www.theanimenetwork.com
http://www.newtype-usa.com