BEET THE VANDEL BUSTER: THE SACRIFICE, the premiere anime release under the new partnership between Illumitoon Ent. Ltd. and Westlake Ent., arrives on DVD Jan. 30, 2007. Featuring four 30-minute episodes, the disc will be available for $24.98.
Based on the manga serialized in the popular SHONEN JUMP, BEET THE VANDEL BUSTER: THE SACRIFICE includes the episodes "The Dream Catcher," "The Sacrifice," "Bog of the Dead" and "The Burning Lance." Westlake Ent. will eventually distribute all 78 episodes of the 2004/2005 television series in subsequent volumes. BEET THE VANDEL BUSTER Volume II will be released in March 2007.
Darkness and despair have overtaken the Earth as a demon race known as Vandels roam freely and terrorize mankind. The Zenon Warriors, Earth's greatest Vandel Busters, struggle against the tyranny of the Vandels, along with Zenon's determined younger brother, Beet. In a dramatic showdown, the Dark Overlord of the Vandels, Beltorze faces off against the Zenon Warriors in an epic battle to save Beet's home village. But when Beet's actions compromise the team, Zenon is forced to make a decision that will affect Beet and the Zenon Warriors forever. Meanwhile, Beet's childhood friend Poala braves the Bog of the Dead and gets the attention of a new Vandel, Mugine, who initiates a vile plot to destroy her.
Illumitoon Ent. Ltd. is a newly formed collaboration of business and creative professionals focused on delivering customized entertainment to the North American markets. The company's principals have more than 20 years combined experience in acquiring, producing and distributing anime, as well as creating original productions for the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand. For more information, visit www.illumitoon.com.
Westlake Ent. is a fully integrated, independent entertainment distribution company. Primarily engaged in licensing and distributing feature films and television programs, Westlake specializes in bringing new release content to retail. For more information, visit www.westlakeent.com.
Rick DeMott
Animation World Network
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