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MVM Entertainment Releases for May
26th Apr 06
More crazy Manga serials from our friends over at MVM Entertainment. Whether you're in to anime or not, you've got to love serials with names like Gunslinger Girl and Burst Angel. Bring it on.
 Title: Burst Angel - Volume 3
Label: MVM
Release date: 8th May 2006
Certificate: TBC
Price: £19.99
The sexy series is back for its third volume! Described by DVD Review as "a futuristic serving of angel delight", BURST ANGEL - VOLUME 3 will be released courtesy of MVM on 8th May 2006. Following the announcement of Sei's arranged marriage to a member of a rival faction, the veil drops on years of old rivalries. If you think an arranged marriage won't sit well with Sei, well, you can only imagine what Amy feels like when a hacker gets his fingers into Amy's computer...
Meanwhile, terrorists hijack a train and a giant bug is unleashed upon the city. All in a day's work for Jo. But has even Joe met her match in Ms. Takane Katsu, an elite law dog from Osaka? These two have more in common than they realize... RAPT. As RAPT sinks its teeth deeper into Tokyo, it begins to cast its eye towards Osaka. Will the city of Osaka crumble under the iron fist of RAPT?
 Title: Gungrave - Volume 5
Label: MVM
Release date: 8th May 2006
Certificate: 12
Price: £19.99
Load up and prepare to be blown away! GUNGRAVE - VOLUME 5 is released on DVD courtesy of MVM on 8th May 2006. Harry grows Millennion into a powerful government-dominating organization that rules a world of violence through its demonic soldiers, the orgmen, who lurk within every shadow. Mika, the daughter of Maria and Big Daddy, escapes from the organization's henchmen, to find "Brandon Heat," the man her mother told her about. Brandon, revived as "Beyond the Grave," defeats the orgmen to protect Mika. However, when Harry discovers that the mysterious warrior who defeated his orgmen was Brandon, Harry sends out the Superiors to destroy him - Grave now begins the fight against his old comrades to get to Harry.
 Title: Texhnolyze - Volume 4
Label: MVM
Release date: 8th May 2006
Certificate: TBC
Price: £19.99
The darkly seductive Texhnolyze returns for its fourth volume. The Organo, rulers of Lukuss, start collapsing from within. The seeds of treachery implanted by the mysterious visitor blossom as suspicions disintegrate the sworn brotherhood and men, who once fought together to realize the same ambitions, pull their triggers on each other as if they were manipulated by the invisible puppet master! Then, mysterious cybernetic warriors in white march the streets of Lukuss, killing everybody and everything in their way. Who is behind this massacre? Is this the end of Lukuss?
 Title: Gantz - Volume 4
Label: MVM
Release date: 22nd May 2006
Certificate: TBC
Price: £19.99
The series that shocked Japan continues in the fourth electrifying volume of Gantz in May!
As Kato struggles to maintain control, Kishimoto realizes that with her new body comes a new hope. Unfortunately, before she can act on those options, the second game begins! As a new group of players is initiated into the world of the sphere, the survivors of the first game are confronted with an entirely different breed of opponent... one that's smarter, more aggressive and more organized... and that's before the real game even starts!
 Title: Gunslinger Girl - Volume 2
Label: MVM
Release date: 22nd May 2006
Certificate: TBC
Price: £19.99
The fantastic "girls-with-guns" series with shades of Luc Besson returns for its second volume. Henrietta is quickly becoming regarded as one of the most efficient assassins at the Social Welfare Agency. However, life for the other girls at the Agency is not so sunny. Enter the prototype and the problem...
The prototype: Angelina was a young girl out on an errand one day when a car mysteriously ran her down and left her for dead. Reborn as Angelica, her training proves to be a much needed distraction for all of the Agency employees. As the assassin develops, so do the problems inherent in the conditioning process. Can Angelica and her handler overcome these setbacks in order to continue with their work at the Agency?
The problem: Elsa, the Agency's newest recruit, is as cold as they come. When Henrietta reaches out to her, a cold shoulder is all she gets in return. Elsa's handler brings Henrietta and Jose in on a hit and strained tensions place the mission in jeopardy. Can Jose hold things together and make it through one more day?
Every weapon has its flaws...
 Title: Paranoia Agent - Volume 4
Label: MVM
Release date: 22nd May 2006
Certificate: TBC
Price: £19.99
From the genius mind of Satoshi Kon, the visionary and award-winning director responsible for the anime features Perfect Blue, Tokyo Godfathers and Millennium Actress, comes PARANOIA AGENT, a 13-episode series which reaches its final volume in May courtesy of MVM. Awarded 5 stars by Total Film Magazine and described by Empire as "it sucks you in and messes with your mind." In PARANOIA AGENT Kon has brilliantly translated the stunning cinematic style and quality of his earlier features to this truly innovative anime series. The show's intricately plotted storyline and strong characterisations bear more relation to the works of David Lynch than to the usual anime fare.
Posted by
Jim
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