Guardians Of Order, Inc.: ADV Films
Dated: March 17th, 2004
Guardians Of Order, Inc., in association with ADV Films, announced today that it will publish role-playing game fan guides based on the outstandingly popular Japanese anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. The two-volume set of books, covering both the original television series as well as the re-released directors' cuts, will debut back-to-back in autumn 2004.
"Neon Genesis Evangelion is truly a prestigious addition to our strong line of licensed anime guides for our Big Eyes, Small Mouth RPG," said Guardians Of Order President, Mark C. MacKinnon, "and we are excited to work with the talented and dedicated team at ADV Films. Based on one of the most influential anime series of all time, the Evangelion set will be our pinnacle anime resource books in 2004. Our guides will explore the Evangelion series in vivid detail, featuring episode summaries, character profiles, setting and theme analysis, role-playing character sheets and rule mechanics, and hundreds of full-colour images. These two volumes will be must-have companions to the anime series for both BESM role-players and Neon Genesis Evangelion fans, and we look forward to their release later this year." Neon Genesis Evangelion
In the year 2015, the Angels — huge, tremendously powerful, alien war machines — appear in Tokyo for the second time. The only hope for Mankind's survival lies in the Evangelion units, humanoid fighting machines developed by NERV, a special United Nations agency. Capable of withstanding anything the Angels can dish out, the Evangelion's one drawback lies in the limited number of people able to pilot them. Only a handful of teenagers, all born fourteen years ago (nine months after the Angels first appeared), are able to interface with the Evangelion. One such teenager is Shinji Ikari, whose father heads the NERV team that developed and maintains the Evangelion. Thrust into a maelstrom of battle and events that he does not understand, Shinji is forced to plumb the depths of his own inner resources for the courage and strength to not only fight, but to survive... or risk losing everything. Guardians Of Order
Founded in 1997, Guardians Of Order, Inc. is a Canadian publishing company specialising in Japanese anime and superheroic role-playing games, as well as licensed resource and reference books. In addition to their Origins Award-nominated Big Eyes, Small Mouth anime RPG and Silver Age Sentinels superhero RPG, they publish licensed fan guides and RPGs based on: popular anime series (Neon Genesis Evangelion, Trigun, Hellsing, Fushigi Yugi, The Slayers, and others); George R. R. Martin's epic fantasy novel series, A Song of Ice and Fire (summer 2004); and DC Comics'/WildStorm's acclaimed superhero series, The Authority and StormWatch (spring 2004). Guardians Of Order is headquartered in Guelph, Ontario. For more information, contact Guardians Of Order at info@guardiansorder.com, or visit the company's website at http://www.guardiansorder.com.
ADV FilmsIn 1992, ADV Films began to forge the international market for Japanese animation ("anime") by combining unique titles, outstanding production values and efficient large-scale distribution. Today, ADV Films is the #1 producer-distributor of Japanese animation to the North American market, with the firm's holdings including such premier titles as NOIR, Sailor Moon, Samurai X, Hello Kitty's Paradise, RahXephon, Spriggan, Robotech, Full Metal Panic! and Neon Genesis Evangelion. In addition, ADV Films' product line has expanded to include other forms of genre programming, including live-action science fiction programs Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda, Mutant X and The Jim Henson Company's Farscape, and classic science fiction such as the updated Gamera trilogy. ADV Films' parent company, A.D. Vision, Inc. also publishes Newtype USA, the premier anime and manga monthly in the English-speaking world, and operates The Anime Network™, broadcasting anime and anime-related programming via digital cable, 24 hours a day. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, USA, with additional offices in the EU and Japan, and distribution on four continents, ADV Films is fast becoming an international entertainment powerhouse. For more information, visit ADV Films on the web at http://www.advfilms.com.