Anime News

Advent Children Anime Breaks 700,000 In Sales
Date: 10/12/2005
Square-Enix Japan has announced it's CG anime Final Fantasy VII has broken 700,000 units in sales on DVD. The initial release of both a regular (3,840 Yen) and special edition version was made on September 14th. The special edition pack included a special figure and limited edition DVD-BOX has now fully sold out as well as the first print version, which sold out on the first day, Sales of the UMD version are also said to be good. Producer producer Shinji Hashimoto said: "We believe that this result is due to the movie getting attention not just from game fans but from many people in general. We have extremely high expectations for the upcoming releases in America and Europe. We're aiming for a stronger result with continued sales in Japan." The work is currently scheduled to screen at film festivals around the world including the Catalana Film Festival (Spain) and the Montreal Film Festival (Canada) this month.
Source: Anime News Service