Puni Puni Poemy Ranks in Top 10 Japanese Animation Genre
PUNI PUNI POEMY RANKS IN TOP 10 JAPANESE ANIMATION GENRE IN NIELSEN VIDEOSCAN FOR APRIL '04
HOUSTON, May 27, 2004—ADV Films, the #1 producer-distributor of anime in the U.S., today announced that Puni Puni Poemy ranked among the top ten Japanese animation DVD titles in Nielsen VideoScan for the month of April 2004. Nielsen VideoScan collects point-of-sale data from retailers across the country.
Puni Puni Poemy (SRP $29.98) ranked #6 in the Nielsen ranking. This is the first release of the OVA tie-in to the runaway hit satire Excel Saga. In the spirit of Excel Saga, Puni Puni Poemy keeps the parody sharp, the plot wacky, and the animation vibrant, as it relates the bizarre adventures of Poemi, the daughter of Excel Saga's Nabeshin. The title reunites the dynamic and super-talented Excel Saga creative team, with production by J.C. Staff and Victor Entertainment and direction by Shinichi Watanabe.
About ADV Films:
ADV Films is the #1 producer-distributor of Japanese animation (“anime”) for the North American market with best-selling titles such as Neon Genesis Evangelion, RahXephon, Robotech, Full Metal Panic!, Hello Kitty and Azumanga Daioh. ADV Films' product line also includes live-action science fiction programs including The Jim Henson Company's Farscape. Parent company, A.D. Vision, Inc., publishes Newtype USA, the premier anime and manga monthly magazine, and operates Anime Network™, broadcasting anime and anime-related programming via digital cable, 24 hours a day. Headquartered in Houston and with additional offices in Europe and Japan, the company operates ADV Manga, dedicated to publishing graphic novels, and ADV Toys, a new division that creates exclusive toys and collectible merchandise based upon the company's extensive original content holdings. For more information, visit www.advfilms.com.
HOUSTON, May 27, 2004—ADV Films, the #1 producer-distributor of anime in the U.S., today announced that Puni Puni Poemy ranked among the top ten Japanese animation DVD titles in Nielsen VideoScan for the month of April 2004. Nielsen VideoScan collects point-of-sale data from retailers across the country.
Puni Puni Poemy (SRP $29.98) ranked #6 in the Nielsen ranking. This is the first release of the OVA tie-in to the runaway hit satire Excel Saga. In the spirit of Excel Saga, Puni Puni Poemy keeps the parody sharp, the plot wacky, and the animation vibrant, as it relates the bizarre adventures of Poemi, the daughter of Excel Saga's Nabeshin. The title reunites the dynamic and super-talented Excel Saga creative team, with production by J.C. Staff and Victor Entertainment and direction by Shinichi Watanabe.
About ADV Films:
ADV Films is the #1 producer-distributor of Japanese animation (“anime”) for the North American market with best-selling titles such as Neon Genesis Evangelion, RahXephon, Robotech, Full Metal Panic!, Hello Kitty and Azumanga Daioh. ADV Films' product line also includes live-action science fiction programs including The Jim Henson Company's Farscape. Parent company, A.D. Vision, Inc., publishes Newtype USA, the premier anime and manga monthly magazine, and operates Anime Network™, broadcasting anime and anime-related programming via digital cable, 24 hours a day. Headquartered in Houston and with additional offices in Europe and Japan, the company operates ADV Manga, dedicated to publishing graphic novels, and ADV Toys, a new division that creates exclusive toys and collectible merchandise based upon the company's extensive original content holdings. For more information, visit www.advfilms.com.