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ADV has the "Right Stuf" to bring fans the classic TV series Kimba, The White Lion.

ADV Adds Right Stuf To Its Library. Animation film company ADV Films has inked a distribution deal for the entire catalog of films from The Right Stuf International, Inc. ADV's library includes BKN cartoon Monster Ranchers. "Because we have anime standards such as Neon Genesis Evangelion and new classics like Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040, forming an alliance with The Right Stuf is a dream come true for us," states ADV Films President John Ledford. "The Right Stuf has two of the true milestones of anime in their enormous catalog; Kimba, The White Lion and Astro Boy. This means a lot to us, and to me, personally, both as a fan of the genre and as a filmmaker. To have the privilege of distributing the most famous black-and-white anime title [Astro Boy] of all time in our repertoire is a tremendous coup for us," Ledford explains. "The Right Stuf tracked down the original film elements from collectors all over the world, then meticulously cleaned and restored each episode. You ask connoisseurs of the genre, and the first black-and-white cartoon they come up with is Astro Boy." The Right Stuf re-released Kimba, the first color Japanese series, at the end of March 2000.


Sakura Diaries Chapter 1.	Master of Mosquiton The Vampire: Volume III.

Main Street Dates: ADV Films brought more anime to VCRs and DVD players with the adult drama Sakura Diaries Volume 1 on March 15, 2000. The story follows the hero Touma's mishaps in trying to court Meiko, who only dates college boys. The flick is from famed manga creator Ujin. The suggested retail price for the DVD is US$24.98 and for the VHS $19.98. The DVD features English, Japanese, and Japanese with English subtitled versions. . . .The final adventure of Master Of Mosquiton, The Vampire has come to video. Volume 3 flew into stores March 28, 2000. The teenaged tomb raider Inaho and her undead partner Mosquiton face off against the sinister Rasputin and Mosquiton's ex-wife, the dreaded Carmilla! The adventure hit stores at the price of US$19.98. . . .Fans of the Bubblegum Crisis series caught the new misadventures in mid-March. Volume 4 -- Rampage popped into stores on March 14, 2000. A new terror clouds over Tokyo. An evil entity runs amok, pulling its victims into the sewers and devouring their flesh. The Knight Sabers, Genom and the AD Police all join in a desperate search to find and destroy the monster. The English dubbed version is priced at US$24.95 and the Japanese with English subtitles version is priced at $29.95. . . .Those Who Hunt Elves Chapter 6: Final Trials invaded homes across the U.S. With new cameras, designer furniture and gourmet coffee, the elven world is slowly looking more like planet Earth. Unfortunately, other earthly standards have invaded the peaceful world like shady political takeovers, diabolical plots against the elf hunters and a crooked court out to convict our heroes. Will Celcia betray them on the witness stand? Will Ritsuko ever get a chance to graduate? Will Airi get home to claim her Oscar? Will Junpei ever just, well, mature? The hilarity hit stores in an English dubbed version for US$24.95 and a Japanese with English subtitles version for US$29.95. . . .

The Flintstones on DVD. Courtesy of Cartoon Network. © Hanna-Barbera.

BBC video brought to homes 13 tales from the TV series William’s Wish Wellingtons. The 5 minute stories feature a small boy and his pair of magic boots. The show airs weekly on Cartoon Network and TVO. The tape is distributed in the U.S. and Canada by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. Volume 1 hit stores on March 7, 2000 and is priced at US$14.95. . . .The newest Scooby-Doo adventure, Scooby-Doo Meets The Boo Brothers, and classic episodes on DVD floated into stores across the U.S. Debuting on March 14, 2000, Scooby-Doo Meets The Boo Brothers has the heroes Scooby, Shaggy and Scrappy-Doo inheriting a haunted house from Shaggy's uncle. The terrified trio calls for help from the Boo Brothers, a family of ghost hunters. But wait, the Boo Brothers are ghouls themselves! Check out the new adventure to find out if Scooby really hired ghost hunters or just more ghost haunters. The suggested retail price is US$14.95. In addition, for the first time the first five episodes of the Scooby-Doo series are featured on a compilation DVD. The Scooby-Doo's Original Mysteries DVD will also feature preview songs from Kid Rhino's "Snack Tracks" album, Scooby-Doo recipes and The Scooby-Doo And The Witch's Ghost music video. The 2 1/2 hour adventure is priced at US$24.98. . . .Warner Bros. proudly presents a new adventure from Bedrock entitled The Flintstones Stone-Age Adventures. Rolled into stores March 14, 2000, the new escapade features 6 episodes from the classic Flintstones TV series. The promotion coincides with the theatrical release of the new live-action Flintstones movie Viva Rock Vegas! The pre-historic price for the tape is US$14.95. . . .Tom & Jerry's Greatest Chases ran into stores on DVD and VHS at the end of March. The new compilation features 14 classic Tom & Jerry cartoons. The DVD features the classic dance sequence with Jerry and Gene Kelly from the film Anchors Aweigh! The new Tom & Jerry adventures raced into on stores March 14, 2000. The DVD is priced at US$24.98 and the VHS at $14.95.