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ADV was at one point one of the biggest anime companies in North America, with a variety of divisions, including the Anime Network (airing anime on TV and online), Soft Cel Pictures (releasing hentai), ADV Manga (publishing manga, often-- but not always --titles attached to their anime series), ADV Music (releasing soundtracks for the series), ADV Pro (the production studio where they released several animated films, including Lady Death), and ADV Toys (merchandising and character licensing). ADV also established a magazine called Newtype USA that contained images and articles from the original Japanese Newtype publication as well as original English articles. In 2007 Newtype USA was cancelled and replaced with a magazine named PiQ, which lasted only four issues.
The Newtype USA/PiQ ordeal is only one part of ADV's recent woes. ADV also closed down the traditional 24/7 cable channel of the Anime Network (though it continues to offer video on demand), shut down their anime club outreach program (Anime ADVocates), and in 2008 they lost their deal with the Japanese company Sojitz, and thirty of the titles they had acquired went to FUNimation (and one, the extremely popular Gurren Lagann, went to Bandai Entertainment Inc.). On top of all that, the company's Houston-based office closed for some time during the late summer of 2008 due to Hurricane Ike.
In spite of these difficulties, ADV continued to announce new licenses-- primarily live-action titles --and said that they were working on a deal to replace Sojitz and acquire more titles. The company is frequently questioned on the status of ADV Manga in general and in specific, the popular title Yotsuba&!, and while they state that they still have the license no release date for the sixth volume of the series has been announced. Following the bankruptcy and liquidation of Central Park Media, ADV acquired the distribution rights to several titles from CPM's library which included the Isao Takahata war drama classic movie, Grave of the Fireflies.
On September 1, 2009, ADV announced that they were selling off all their assets to five different companies including its licensed properties, the Anime Network and distribution rights. The five companies acquiring ADV's assets are Sentai Filmworks, Seraphim Studios, AEsir Holdings, LLC, Valkyrie Media Partners, LLC and Section 23 Films.
ADV (A.D. Vision) is a Houston-based anime production house.
ADV, officially A.D. Vision, was a media production and distribution company based in Houston, Texas that was primarily known for its licensed anime (although they have distributed DVDs for American TV series in the past).ADV was at one point one of the biggest anime companies in North America, with a variety of divisions, including the Anime Network (airing anime on TV and online), Soft Cel Pictures (releasing hentai), ADV Manga (publishing manga, often-- but not always --titles attached to their anime series), ADV Music (releasing soundtracks for the series), ADV Pro (the production studio where they released several animated films, including Lady Death), and ADV Toys (merchandising and character licensing). ADV also established a magazine called Newtype USA that contained images and articles from the original Japanese Newtype publication as well as original English articles. In 2007 Newtype USA was cancelled and replaced with a magazine named PiQ, which lasted only four issues.
The Newtype USA/PiQ ordeal is only one part of ADV's recent woes. ADV also closed down the traditional 24/7 cable channel of the Anime Network (though it continues to offer video on demand), shut down their anime club outreach program (Anime ADVocates), and in 2008 they lost their deal with the Japanese company Sojitz, and thirty of the titles they had acquired went to FUNimation (and one, the extremely popular Gurren Lagann, went to Bandai Entertainment Inc.). On top of all that, the company's Houston-based office closed for some time during the late summer of 2008 due to Hurricane Ike.
In spite of these difficulties, ADV continued to announce new licenses-- primarily live-action titles --and said that they were working on a deal to replace Sojitz and acquire more titles. The company is frequently questioned on the status of ADV Manga in general and in specific, the popular title Yotsuba&!, and while they state that they still have the license no release date for the sixth volume of the series has been announced. Following the bankruptcy and liquidation of Central Park Media, ADV acquired the distribution rights to several titles from CPM's library which included the Isao Takahata war drama classic movie, Grave of the Fireflies.
On September 1, 2009, ADV announced that they were selling off all their assets to five different companies including its licensed properties, the Anime Network and distribution rights. The five companies acquiring ADV's assets are Sentai Filmworks, Seraphim Studios, AEsir Holdings, LLC, Valkyrie Media Partners, LLC and Section 23 Films.
| Company Name | ADV |
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| Street Address | 5750 Bintliff Dr. Suite 210 |
| City | Houston |
| State | Texas |
| Country | United States |
| Website | http://www.advfilms.com |
| Contact Email | |
| Phone Number | 1-713-341-7100 |
| Date Founded | 1992-08-01 00:00:00 |
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