U.S. anime producer and distributor ADV Films has acquired MADLAX, the new anime series from animation studio Bee Train (Noir, .hack//sign). The property will be released on home video by ADV Films and will air on the Anime Network.
From director Koichi Mashimo (Noir, Sorcerer Hunters, Irresponsible Captain Tylor), MADLAX is described as an action packed, gun-toting series full of intrigue and lots of music by Yuki Kajiura (Noir). When female gun-for-hire Madlax and student Margaret are thrown together, they discover that their seemingly different lives share a deadly connection, a mystery they must solve before dark forces end their lives.
"We’ve been waiting for this show ever since Noir ended," ADV Films co-founder Matt Greenfield told attendees at last weekend’s Anime Weekend Atlanta convention in Atlanta, Georgia. In addition to his role as a VP of ADV Films, Greenfield was the writer, producer and director of the English-language version of Noir. "Many of the key players for Noir were reunited for this project, which features similar themes, equally gorgeous character designs and even bigger and more elaborate action sequences," he said.
ADV Films’ best-selling titles include Neon Genesis Evangelion, RahXephon, Robotech, Full Metal Panic, Hello Kitty and Azumanga Daioh. The company’s extensive library also includes popular live-action science fiction programs such as The Jim Henson Company’s Farscape, the nationally syndicated Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda and the Saturn Award-nominated Mutant X.
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