R.O.D The TV V3 Announcement

Volume 3 The Past

Introducing The Paper Sisters To Their Darkest Enemies

On DVD October 26, 2004

LONG BEACH, CA The harmless-looking Paper Sisters, confront their darkest fears and find strength in each other with this next installment of R.O.D -The TV- Volume 3: The Past on DVD from Geneon Entertainment arriving October 26. From bulletproof dragons to lock-picks, as paper masters they manipulate paper to their will to help them solve their most dangerous cases. This latest volume has Anita, Maggie and Michelle, using their formidable skills to protect a noted author and take on special missions from the mysterious publisher from Hong Kong, Dokusensha. Featuring the continuing collaboration of the fan-favored anime quartet, Hideyuki Kurate (R.O.D. manga/OVA, Battle Athletes/Victory, Excel Saga, Magical Project S) who wrote the original story and screenplay, director Koji Masunari (ROD OVA, Risky Safety, Magical Project S, Photon) original character designs by Uon Taraku (ROD OVA, Please Teacher!, Onegai Twins) and music by Taku Iwasaki (Witch Hunter Robin, Rurouni Kenshin), R.O.D -The TV- Volume 3: The Past is four episodes of stunning animation. Each of the volumes feature three audio streams (5.1 Surround English and Japanese, 2.0 Japanese), two subtitle streams (English signs and Japanese dialog and signs), double-sided DVD wrap and limited edition pencil boards. The R.O.D -The TV- Volume 3: The Past DVD is priced for retail at $29.98. Prebook is September 21, 2004.

R.O.D - THE TV - Volume 3: The Past Synopsis Working for Dokusensha always led to interesting missions, in fact, it was through Dokusensha that the Paper Sisters met. However, Dokusensha also introduced the sisters to their darkest enemies and in the heart of Dokusensha itself the sisters will reveal what it means to be a familyŠ GENEON ENTERTAINMENT (USA) INC. (www.Geneon -Ent.com) is a full-service producer and distributor of entertainment content including film, music, animation and television shows on VHS, DVD and CD. Headquartered in Long Beach, California, Geneon Entertainment¹s parent company is Tokyo-based advertising giant Dentsu Inc. Dentsu Inc., founded in 1901, is the largest advertising agency brand and the fifth largest marketing and communications organization in the world. Based in Tokyo, Dentsu offers national, multinational and global clients the most comprehensive range of advertising and marketing services through its unique "Total Communications Services" approach. Dentsu has pioneered and set global standards for integrated communications, which in latter years have been adopted by a number of major international networks. The group has more than 6,000 clients and 14,447 full-time employees in both Japan and in its offices overseas. Consolidated billings (net sales) for fiscal term 02/03 were recorded at ¥1,692.9 billion. Dentsu is publicly quoted on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.