A.D. Vision
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A.D. Vision (commonly referred to as ADV) is a Houston, Texas based international multimedia entertainment company, active in home video production and distribution, broadcast television, theatrical film distribution, merchandising, original productions, magazine and comic book publishing and is the largest anime company in North America.
It was founded in 1992 by anime fans John Ledford and Matt Greenfield. Since then, the company has grown immensely in size and diversified with several subsidiary companies, handling an array of properties and original content. Perhaps their most popular property is the Gainax anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion, originally released by ADV in the U.S. in 1997 and rereleased several times since. The company maintains offices in North America, Europe and Asia.
By their own admission, what the initials "A.D." stand for are a closely-guarded company secret.
A.D. Vision subsidiaries
- ADV Films, the original core of the company, which distributes anime, tokusatsu and live-action material
- Newtype USA, the US edition of Japan's Newtype magazine
- The Anime Network, which is the United States' first all-anime cable TV network
- ADV Manga, which publishes Japanese manga
- ADV Music, which publishes soundtracks from anime and other Japanese films
- ADV Pro, which is the company's anime production studio
- ADV Toys, the merchandizing and character licensing division
External link
- ADV Films Website (http://www.advfilms.com)