{"id":7139,"date":"2004-03-31T10:52:00","date_gmt":"2004-03-31T14:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/2004\/03\/31\/ad-vision-announces-37-new-acquisitions\/"},"modified":"2004-03-31T10:52:00","modified_gmt":"2004-03-31T14:52:00","slug":"ad-vision-announces-37-new-acquisitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.animenation.net\/blog\/ad-vision-announces-37-new-acquisitions\/","title":{"rendered":"AD Vision Announces 37 New Acquisitions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AD Vision has issued a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.advfilms.com\/news\/index.asp?id=1311\" target=\"_blank\">formal press release<\/a> officially announcing its acquisition of translation rights to 37 manga and &#8220;manwha&#8221; (Korean comics) titles. Several of the titles revealed have been known acquisitions only now formally announced while other titles in the list are new announcements.<\/p>\n<p>The manga titles are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Blue Inferior<\/strong> by Kyoko Shitou. An ecological science fiction adventure and story of budding young romance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Daemon Hunters<\/strong> by Seiuchiroh Todono. A story of a world of humans, elves and demons.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Demon Prince Yoshida-kun<\/strong> by Natsuki Yoshimura. A light-hearted modern-day teen comedy that follows the hilarious exploits of demons searching for &#8220;Yoshida-kun.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Desert Coral<\/strong> by Wataru Murayama. A fantasy epic of a boy sucked into a dangerous land of his dreams.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dream Gold<\/strong> by Tatsuro Nakanishi. A fast paced mystery with a kind of lighthearted sci-fi feel.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Enmusu<\/strong> by Takahiro Seguchi. A boy (with the help of his attractive maid) attempts to take over a massive corporation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>FirstKing Adventures<\/strong> by Moyamu Fujino. This heartwarming fantasy was a huge hit in Japan. <\/li>\n<li><strong>Gadget<\/strong> by Hiroyuki Etou, super-popular creator of Japanese hit manga Mahoujin Guruguru. A comedy about UFO hunters.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gamerz Heaven<\/strong> by Maki Murakami, author of the hit manga Gravitation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gate<\/strong> by Hirotaka Kisaragi. Four teenage boys become gatekeepers between our world and a magical world beyond.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gunparade March<\/strong> by Hiroyuki Sanadura. Basis for the popular anime of the same name about teenage robot pilots fighting the alien invaders, the Phantom Beasts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jinki: Extend<\/strong> by Sirou Tunasima. Jinkis\u2014giant human-piloted robots\u2014battle for good and evil.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kids Joker<\/strong> by Maki Fujita. A hard-boiled thriller with a romantic triangle thrown in.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mythical Detective Loki RAGNAROK<\/strong> by Sakura Kinoshita. A popular series in Japan (with considerable fan buzz in the U.S.); the Norse god Loki is a boy detective in this manga.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Peacemaker Kurogane<\/strong> by Nanae Chrono. At the violent last gasp of Japan&#8217;s shogunate, a group of swordsmen called Shinsengumi protect the city of Kyoto. Their newest member is a boy named Tetsunosuke Ichimura, who is about to be drawn into a dangerous web of violence and intrigue.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Princess Tutu<\/strong> by Mizuo Shinonome. A magical girl story in the classic mold.<\/li>\n<li><strong>R2<\/strong> by Maki Hakoda. A pizza delivery boy must save the world.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ray<\/strong> by Akihito Yoshitomi. An underground group runs a &#8220;farm&#8221; to raise children as human commodities for selling organs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tactics<\/strong> by Sakura Kinoshita. By the same author as Mythical Detective Loki RAGNAROK, this is a humorous fantasy set in medieval Japan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Taimashin MASHIN Taidou-hen<\/strong> by Hideyuki Kikuchi and Misaki Saitoh. The story of a suave demon-fighting acupuncturist and his beautiful assistant.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tengai Retrogical<\/strong> by Rin Asano. Set in a bygone Japan, a comedy with fantasy elements.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vaizard<\/strong> by Norihiro Yoshida. A boy &#8220;vaizard&#8221; (tomb protector) teams up with a female archaeologist to fight evil.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Yo-u<\/strong> by Sanami Matoh. A title from the best-selling creator of Fake. A fantasy adventure set in a medieval Japan full of supernatural creatures. The heroine is a witch searching for her father, whose spirit has been trapped inside a sword for decades.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Your &amp; My Secret<\/strong> by Ai Morinaga. A teenage boy and the girl he&#8217;s in love with switch bodies, with hilarious (and excruciatingly embarrassing) results.<\/li>\n<p>The Korean titles are:<\/p>\n<li><strong>Fantasy Land<\/strong> by Lee Shi Young. A teenage girl trades her unhappy life for a thrilling and dangerous fantasy adventure.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gadirok<\/strong> by Jung Ho Hwang. A young prince and his faithful comrade-in-arms fight to regain the throne.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lineage<\/strong> by Shin Il Sook. Based on one of the most popular MMPOGs (online computer games) called Lineage (available in the US from NCsoft). A magical medieval fantasy that pits young Prince Deporojue against his wicked step-father.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Love Blossoms<\/strong> by Lee Jong Eun. A romantic comedy starring teenage triplets.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pastel Green Spell<\/strong> by Lee Young Yuu, author of the very popular series Kill Me, Kiss Me.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pretty<\/strong> by Shi Hyun Ha. Pretty is the story of a middle school girl who is interested in stars and astronomy, who meets and becomes infatuated with a biy sharing her interests. But there are complications&#8230;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quantum Mistake<\/strong> by Sohn Eun-Ho and Choi Myung-Soo. The story of what happens when a tough high school punk switches bodies with a 90-pound weakling nerd.<\/li>\n<li><strong>SIU Special Investigation Unit: NY Police Story<\/strong> by Kye Seung Hee. A New York City police mystery and thriller.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saint Marie<\/strong> by Yang Ygo-Jin. Good and evil fight it out on the grounds of an exclusive private school.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sky Blade, Sword of the Heavens<\/strong> by Hyun Kang Suk and Ah Shin. Two warriors, each sharing the same destiny for greatness, meet for adventure.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sweet &amp; Sensitive<\/strong> by Park Eun Ah. One girl and two boys in a high school love triangle gone wrong.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Boss<\/strong> by Im Jae Won. Fists fly in this tale of high school gang war.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/pressrelease.php?id=303\" target=\"_blank\">Anime News Network<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AD Vision has issued a formal press release officially announcing its acquisition of translation rights to 37 manga and &#8220;manwha&#8221; (Korean comics) titles. Several of the titles revealed have been known acquisitions only now formally announced while other titles in the list are new announcements. The manga titles are: Blue Inferior by Kyoko Shitou. 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