FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ADV FILMS SETS RELEASE DATE FOR NOIR: THE FIRING CHAMBER

THIRD VOLUME OF SMASH-HIT ANIME SERIES TO BE AVAILABLE MAY 13, 2003

HOUSTON, February 14, 2003—ADV Films today announced a release date of May 13, 2003 for NOIR: The Firing Chamber, the third DVD volume of the widely acclaimed anime thriller.

The series, which premiered in Japan in 2001, was directed by Koichi Mashimo (Dirty Pair, Dominion). Viewers praise NOIR’s spectacular animation, the use of music, its exotic settings (largely in western Europe) and an enduringly complex storyline, based on a relationship between a duo of female assassins who cannot trust one another, but who need each other to survive. Critics have favorably compared NOIR to such genre-defining live-action suspense films as The Professional and La Femme Nikita.

The story: The word is out on the street: Noir is back in business, and any life can be bought for a price. But Mireille and Kirika’s latest case takes on an unexpected wrinkle when someone else beats them to their first target. Who is this unexpected competition, and what links does she have to the mysterious Soldats? If you thought our first two femmes fatales were deadly, just wait ‘til you meet Noir’s third lethal lady of the night. Her name is Chloe, and her calling card is murder.

NOIR: The Firing Chamber (SRP $29.98) is a DVD-only release including four complete episodes. DVD offers both English- and Japanese-language versions, with English subtitles. Extras include production sketches, clean opening and closing animation, original Japanese promo spots and ADV previews.

About ADV Films:
In 1992, ADV Films (ADV) began to forge the international market for Japanese animation (“anime”) by combining unique titles, outstanding production values and efficient large-scale distribution. Today, ADV is the #1 producer-distributor of Japanese animation to the North American market, with the firm’s holdings including such premier titles as Spriggan, Sailor Moon, Samurai X, Medabots, Robotech, Gasaraki and Neon Genesis Evangelion. ADV has also expanded into other forms of genre programming, including live-action science fiction programs Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda and Farscape, and classic science fiction such as Gamera: Guardian of the Universe. ADV’s corporate parent, A.D. Vision, Inc., publishes Newtype USA, the premiere anime and manga monthly in the English-speaking world, and operates The Anime Network, broadcasting anime and anime-related programming via digital cable, 24 hours a day. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, USA, with additional offices in the EU and Japan, and distribution on four continents, ADV is fast becoming an international entertainment powerhouse. For more information, visit ADV on the web at http://www.advfilms.com.