RELEASE SET FOR NEON GENESIS EVANGELION: GENESIS REBORN

SECOND VOLUME OF DIRECTORS’ CUT OF ACCLAIMED TELEVISION SERIES’ LAST SIX EPISODES IN STORES MARCH 9, 2004; INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE

HOUSTON, Feb­ru­ary 24, 2004—ADV Films today announced a March 9, 2004 release date for Gen­e­sis Reborn, the sec­ond of two Direc­tors’ Cut vol­umes of the enor­mously influ­en­tial animé series Neon Gen­e­sis Evan­ge­lion. The Direc­tors’ Cut is not just a remas­ter, but a revised and re-edited spe­cial edi­tion pro­duced under the care­ful super­vi­sion of cre­ators Hideaki Anno and Gainax to include amaz­ing new footage never before avail­able out­side of Japan. The sec­ond vol­ume con­tains Evan­ge­lion episodes 24–26 in both the extended Direc­tors’ Cut ver­sions and the orig­i­nal broad­cast ver­sions, allow­ing fans to see the cre­ative pro­gres­sion of this sem­i­nal title’s final moments.

Neon Gen­e­sis Evan­ge­lion is the story of a reluc­tant young hero, called upon to pilot an immense robotic weapon in bat­tle against alien invaders in the year 2015. As the rem­nants of the human race cower in sub­ter­ranean cities, a deadly war is being waged on what is left of the planet. On one side are the mys­te­ri­ous beings known as Angels; on the other, the spe­cial agency NERV and mankind’s last hope, the awe-inspiring Evan­ge­lions. Piloted by a spe­cial team of teenage war­riors, these giant bio-mechanical humanoids are the only thing that can with­stand the force of the Angels’ defense fields long enough for the pilots to tackle the invaders them­selves in hand to hand com­bat! With the lives of every soul on the planet at stake, these few young­sters must reach down deep inside them­selves to find the strength and courage nec­es­sary to meet the Angels head on in a des­per­ate attempt to save mankind.

Neon Gen­e­sis Evan­ge­lion: Direc­tors’ Cut—Genesis Reborn ($29.98 SRP) includes episodes 24–26 in both director’s cut and orig­i­nal broad­cast ver­sions. In both Eng­lish 2.0-language and Japan­ese 2.0-language ver­sions, with Eng­lish sub­ti­tles. Includes ADV pre­views, clean open­ing ani­ma­tion; clean clos­ing ani­ma­tion; and sneak pre­view of the live-action movie.