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Central Park's Sept & Oct DVDs

NEW YORK, NY (June 3, 2003) - Central Park Media announced the upcoming DVD releases in September that include Animation Runner Kuromi, Revolutionary Girl Utena: Unveiling, and Scorpion's Revenge. All new releases will be available on September 9, 2003.

Animation Runner Kuromi
From Akitaroh Daichi, director of Fruits Basket, Now and Then, Here and There and Jubei-Chan the Ninja Girl. Music by Toshio Masuda (Excel Saga). Winner of the "Best OVA" award at the Tokyo International Anime Fair.

The Ultimate Behind-the-Scenes! Ever wonder what it would be like to work for an animation studio? Kuromi just landed her dream job at the famous Studio Petit, and boy is she in for a rude awakening! The boss is hospitalized moments after she arrives (he gave his life to anime), and suddenly Kuromi is the new head of the ultimate team of slackers! It's up to her to finish "Time Journeys Episode 2," or fans everywhere will be let down. But Kuromi loves cartoons, and with good friends, high spirits and a little bit of luck, she'll deliver the best episode of "Time Journeys" ever.

The Animation Runner Kuromi DVD offers the following features:

  • Animation Runner Kuromi commentary by Director Akitaroh
    Daichi
  • The Animation Process Featurette
  • Lisa Ortiz interview
  • Art Gallery
  • Sketch Gallery
  • Animation Runner Kuromi trailers
  • Previews
  • English & Japanese with English Subtitles
  • DVD-ROM Features: Art Gallery, Script, Cast & Production Credits... and more!

TITLE: Animation Runner Kuromi
RUNNING TIME: 40 minutes (DVD) and 40 minutes (Director's commentary)
RATING: 16 & UP
SRP PRICE: $29.99
GENRE: Action/Adventure
CATALOG #: USMD-2334
STREET DATE: September 9, 2003
PRE-ORDER DATE: August 11, 2003

Revolutionary Girl Utena: Unveiling
From Kunihiko Ikuhara (Director of Sailor Moon), Shinya Hasegawa (Key Animation Supervisor of Neon Genesis Evangelion), and based on the original manga by Chiho Saito.

Nanami discovers a terrible secret about her brother and runs away from home. Separated from the one person she loves the most, she begins to discover the true nature of her friends. Confronted with the cold indifference of the outside world and the cruelty of her peers, Nanami must decide whether to return home and live a lie, or to strike out on her own and build a new life. Contains episodes 31-33.

"I can't recommend Revolutionary Girl Utena enough." - Animenewsnetwork.com

The Revolutionary Girl Utena: Unveiling DVD offers the following features:

  • Tomoko Taniguchi trailer
  • Storyline
  • Art Gallery
  • Revolutionary Girl Utena: Unveiling trailer
  • Previews
  • English & Japanese with English Subtitles

TITLE: Revolutionary Girl Utena: Unveiling
RUNNING TIME: 75 minutes
RATING: 13 & UP
SRP PRICE: $29.99
GENRE: Action/Adventure
CATALOG #: SSDVD-6211
STREET DATE: September 9, 2003
PRE-ORDER DATE: August 11, 2003

Scorpion's Revenge
From the producers of Zero Woman. The ultimate women in prison movie! Unjustly accused of murder, Nami is sentenced to lifetime imprisonment in a Los Angeles women's prison. Caged with a sadistic warden and salacious inmates, she vows to escape and get her revenge. Meanwhile, confinement does nothing to tame Nami and the other prisoners. Passion runs rampant behind locked doors, giving way to lust and torture!

"Good action and an interesting storyline." - Ybfree.com

The Scorpion's Revenge DVD offers the following features:

  • Dubbing Outtakes
  • Photo Gallery
  • Scorpion's Revenge Trailer
  • Previews
  • English & Japanese with English Subtitles

TITLE: Scorpion's Revenge
RUNNING TIME: 86 minutes
RATING: Not rated
SRP PRICE: $29.99
GENRE: Action/Adventure
CATALOG #: APCD-2320
STREET DATE: September 9, 2003
PRE-ORDER DATE: August 11, 2003

Central Park Media has been a leading supplier of anime in the United States since 1990. The company currently manufactures and distributes three home entertainment lines, each offering anime product for a distinct and discriminating audience: U. S. Manga Corps, Central Park Media and Software Sculptors. In addition, Central Park Media also distributes a broad array of live action Japanese feature films under its Asia Pulp Cinema label.


NEW YORK, NY (June 3, 2003) - Central Park Media announced the upcoming DVD releases in October that include Patlabor The Mobile Police: The Original Series DVD Collection, DNA2 DVD Collection, DNA2: Epiphany, Time Stranger, Legend of the Dragon Kings: Red Dragon, and Revolutionary Girl Utena: Revelation. All new releases will be available on October 14, 2003.

Patlabor The Mobile Police: The Original Series DVD Collection
From the Director of Ghost in the Shell. Commentary Track by Director Mamoru Oshii. Written and directed by Mamoru Oshii, creator of Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade. From the character designer of Record of Lodoss War.

A timeless story of girl meets robot. Meet Noa Izumi. Cute and spunky, she could be the girl next door... except that she loves giant robots with a passion that's a little scary. Today's her big day, her chance to pilot a giant robot of her very own! Meet Alphonse. He's a giant robot. Meet the Patlabor police squad, Special Vehicles Section 2, a pack of lovable loose cannons with short fuses and really big guns. They fight crime. Watch as they come together for the very first time in the groundbreaking series by Mamoru Oshii that introduced the beloved Patlabor universe and made animation history! Complete series: Episodes 1-7.

"I loved it!" - YBFREE.com

"Start here, and keep going." - Animerica

The Patlabor The Mobile Police: The Original Series DVD Collection offers
the following features:

  • Director's Commentary with Mamoru Oshii (Episodes 1-3)
  • Bonus Episode of the Patlabor TV Series
  • Art Gallery
  • Patlabor Trailer
  • Previews
  • English & Japanese with English Subtitles

TITLE: Patlabor The Mobile Police: The Original Series DVD Collection
RUNNING TIME: 210 minutes
RATING: 13 & UP
SRP PRICE: $49.99
GENRE: Action/Adventure
CATALOG #: USMD-2344
STREET DATE: October 14, 2003
PRE-ORDER DATE: September 8, 2003

DNA2 DVD Collection
A charming sci-fi comedy romance from Masakazu Katsura (creator of Video Girl Ai, art director of Iria - Zeiram the Animation) and Kumiko Takahashi (character designer of Card Captor Sakura, Tokyo Babylon, and Birdy the Mighty). Junta has a problem: he's a girl-allergic loser! All this changes with the arrival of Karin, a gorgeous time-traveler who transforms him into the Mega-Playboy, the suavest girl-magnet around. Suddenly, Junta's wildest dreams have come true, and all the prettiest girls in school have fallen in love with him. With so many adoring fans, mayhem is sure to follow, and Junta finds himself in the center of one hilarious romantic mishap after another. But the transformation is dangerously unstable, and if Junta can't unravel the time traveler's mystery, his life (and the fate of the world) will never be the same! Contains episodes 1-15.

The DNA2 DVD Collection offers the following features:

  • Art & Sketch Gallery
  • Mega-Playboy Quiz
  • What is DNA?
  • Character Profiles
  • Previews
  • Languages: English & Japanese with English Subtitles
  • DVD-ROM

TITLE: DNA2 DVD Collection
RUNNING TIME: 375 minutes
RATING: 13 & UP
SRP PRICE: $119.99
GENRE: Science Fiction/Comedy
CATALOG #: USMD-2319
STREET DATE: October 14, 2003
PRE-ORDER DATE: September 8, 2003

DNA2: Epiphany
From the creator of Video Girl Ai and the main staff of Geobreeders, comes a romantic sci-fi comedy for all times! Is this the end of the mega-playboy? Junta's teenage great-granddaughter Lulara appears from the future, but not for a joyful family reunion. To save her own life and the future of all her kin, she's determined to transform Junta into the Mega-Playboy for good. His one chance for survival may be to destroy his flirtatious alter ego... but if he succeeds, his great-granddaughter might disappear forever! Contains episodes 13-15.

"Always entertaining." - Newtype USA Magazine

"One of the BEST anime series I have ever seen!" - Animetric.com

The DNA2: Epiphany offers the following features:

  • Art & Sketch Gallery
  • Karaoke Songs
  • DNA2 Trailers
  • Previews
  • English & Japanese with English Subtitles

TITLE: DNA2: Epiphany
RUNNING TIME: 75 minutes
RATING: 13 & UP
SRP PRICE: $29.99
GENRE: Science Fiction/Comedy
CATALOG #: USMD-2248
STREET DATE: October 14, 2003
PRE-ORDER DATE: September 8, 2003

Time Stranger
From the director of the Pokemon movies and the character designer of Inuyasha: The Movie. Forty years ago, Remi Shimada piloted a giant battle robot and saved the world. Now the former heroine lies helplessly on the brink of death, battling an evil that is driving her mind into oblivion. Her fight to survive rages across her psyche, stirring up the past she has fought to bury forever. Buried alive at age ten, caught in a nightmare at age twenty, Remy is no stranger despair and death. But she has never given up, and she is about to face the greatest challenge of all.

"Delightfully spunky attitude." - AnimeonDVD.com

The Time Stranger DVD offers the following features:

  • Back Story
  • Time Stranger Trailer
  • Previews
  • English & Japanese with English Subtitles

TITLE: Time Stranger
RUNNING TIME: 90 minutes
RATING: 13 & UP
SRP PRICE: $19.99
GENRE: Action/Adventure
CATALOG #: USMD-2315
STREET DATE: October 14, 2003
PRE-ORDER DATE: September 8, 2003

Legend of the Dragon Kings: Red Dragon
From the Director of BlackJack, Golgo 13: Queen Bee & Hamtaro: The Movie. Hajime and his brothers aren't human. As each comes of age, he gains the ability to transform into a fire-breathing dragon. Wonders of magic or science, they are stalked by a mad scientist bent on dissecting them and stealing their secrets. When an innocent friend is kidnapped by the enemy, the brothers fall into a deadly trap! Will the dragons survive? Contains episodes 5 & 6.

The Legend of the Dragon Kings: Red Dragon DVD offers the following
features:

  • Art Gallery
  • Legend of the Dragon Kings Trailers
  • Previews
  • English & Japanese with English Subtitles

TITLE: Legend of the Dragon Kings: Red Dragon
RUNNING TIME: 92 minutes
RATING: 13 & UP
SRP PRICE: $19.99
GENRE: Action/Adventure
CATALOG #: USMD-2325
STREET DATE: October 14, 2003
PRE-ORDER DATE: September 8, 2003

Revolutionary Girl Utena: Revelation
From Kunihiko Ikuhara (Director of Sailor Moon), Shinya Hasegawa (Key Animation Supervisor of Neon Genesis Evangelion), and based on the original manga by Chiho Saito. The unthinkable has happened: Utena has fallen in love with her best friend's older brother. Although he is engaged to another woman, he seems to return her affections. But to be his princess, Utena must give up her goal of becoming a prince. Will her budding romance destroy her lifelong dream... and her precious friendship with Anthy? Contains episodes 34-36.

The Revolutionary Girl Utena: Revelation DVD offers the following features:

  • Voice Actor Josh Mosby interview
  • Art Gallery
  • Storyline
  • Revolutionary Girl Utena Trailers
  • Previews
  • English & Japanese with English Subtitles

TITLE: Revolutionary Girl Utena: Revelation
RUNNING TIME: 75 minutes
RATING: 13 & UP
SRP PRICE: $29.99
GENRE: Action/Adventure
CATALOG #: SSDVD-6212
STREET DATE: October 14, 2003
PRE-ORDER DATE: September 8, 2003

Central Park Media has been a leading supplier of anime in the United States since 1990. The company currently manufactures and distributes three home entertainment lines, each offering anime product for a distinct and discriminating audience: U. S. Manga Corps, Central Park Media and Software Sculptors. In addition, Central Park Media also distributes a broad array of live action Japanese feature films under its Asia Pulp Cinema label.

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