Multimedia 2000 Thrilled with Fans' Response to Bubblegum Crisis DVD; The Ultimate Japanese Anime DVD Compilation Suite amazes fans at Anime Weekend Atlanta.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 1998--Multimedia 2000 Inc. today announced that the Bubblegum bub·ble·gum n. also bubble gum 1. Chewing gum that can be blown into bubbles. 2. Slang A style of popular music designed to appeal to adolescents, characterized by bouncy rhythms and a generally cheerful tone. Crisis DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. Suite, a 3-DVD set of eight Japanese Anime videos licensed from AnimEigo Inc, met with an enthusiastic response from fans at the Anime Weekend Atlanta  This article lacks historical information.Please [ add it] if you can. For more information, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Historical information. . From October 9-11 hundreds of fans previewed Bubblegum Crisis. The results were outstanding. "The fans got a real kick out of the selectable subtitles," said Robert Woodhead, president of AnimEigo. "In particular, they liked watching the videos in English with English subtitles, comparing the dubbed English version with the English translation of the original Japanese video. Only DVD lets you do weird stuff like that!" "Anime" (pronounced "Annie-May") is the Japanese word for Animation. Unlike the United States, where animation is mainly produced for and watched by children, in Japan, Anime is created for audiences of all ages, and in just about every genre imaginable. The defining characteristics of Anime are brilliant, innovative direction; stylish character design colors; wonderful voice acting; and tremendous sound effects and music. In Bubblegum Crisis, it is the year 2032 A.D. Like a Phoenix, the city of MegaTokyo is rising from the ashes of a devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. earthquake. In the twisted canyons of the megalopolis megalopolis (mĕgəlŏp`lĭs) [Gr.,=great city], a group of densely populated metropolitan areas that combine to form an urban complex. , the Knight Sabers, a small band of high tech mercenaries, fight a lonely battle against the evil GENOM Corporation and its sinister androids, the Boomers. Bubblegum Crisis presents an all too probable future, where technology has run amok Amok (ā`mŏk), in the Bible, post-Exilic Jewish family. , and emotion is all that separates man from machine. "We at M-2K are very excited about launching Bubblegum Crisis on DVD," said Paul Badar, president of Multimedia 2000. "We believe that the market for this exactly matches the demographics of our core constituency, the computer software channel." The three-disc Bubblegum Crisis DVD Suite will be available in Fall 98 from consumer electronics and software retailers with a suggested retail price of $59.95, or by ordering directly from Multimedia 2000 at 206/622-5530 or www.m-2k.com. About Multimedia 2000: Multimedia 2000 Inc. is a newly formed private company that creates and distributes high-quality, award-winning multimedia DVD-ROM DVD-ROM: see digital versatile disc. A read-only DVD disc used to permanently store data files. DVD-ROM discs are widely used to distribute large software applications that exceed the capacity of a CD-ROM disc. and CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). titles developed with respected consumer brands such as Better Homes and Gardens, American Express Publishing, Webster's Publishing and The Home Depot. Multimedia 2000 Inc. can be found at http://www.m-2k.com. About AnimEigo: Founded in 1989, AnimEigo is a leading releaser of Japanese animation in the United States with well over 100 titles in distribution. AnimEigo Inc., PO Box 989, Wilmington, NC 28402-0989. 910/251-1850. www.AnimEigo.com. |
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