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ADV Films is the Home Video publication arm of A.D. Vision based in Houston, Texas . It is a publisher of Anime and Tokusatsu videos, and other Live-action material. ADV Films is the largest producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan . ADV Films distributes Anime in both North America and Europe . In Australia , their products are released via Madman Entertainment . Founded in 1992 by film fans John Ledford and Matt Greenfield , they started out by licensing and releasing the '' Devil Hunter Yohko '' series on video, were the first North American anime licensor to use all-digital video mastering and transfer (specifically D2 digital video tape), and soon began acquiring an extensive library, culminating in the licensing of the influential and controversial television series '' Neon Genesis Evangelion ''. In 1996, ADV Films had opened its U.K. division, and diversified into the realm of live-action with series such as '' Andromeda '' and Japanese films in the Gamera series. No one knows for sure what the ''A.D.'' in ADV stands for, but it is suspected to mean "ADvanced", mainly because of the title A.D. Police . It has been stated that employees are told what ADV means after working at ADV for a set period of time and signing an NDA . DUBBING When ADV first started back in '' and, most notably, '' Neon Genesis Evangelion '', although some of these roles were taken on by Greenfield because it wasn't worth getting someone else to do a bit part or he wanted to play the role. All roles played by Greenfield were credited with the alias Brian Granveldt . After a few years, ADV was able to open up their own production and recording facility in Houston, and also opened a second studio in Austin, Texas . The studios were named Industrial Smoke & Mirrors (IS&M) and Monster Island , respectively. Over the years, ADV amassed a huge backlog of titles they didn't deem important enough to dub right away. With Monster Island, any shows not being dubbed by IS&M could be done by them. With the completion of backlog dubbing, Monster Island closed down permanently in early 2005 and IS&M became known simply as ADV Studios . ADV is still going strong and to this day, and despite layoffs and cutbacks in early 2005, they are considered the largest distributor of Japanese animation in the US and UK. In keeping touch with their Houston roots, ADV Films is planning a joint project with in Houston and San Antonio , TX. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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