NEW YORK, NY (April 4, 2006)  Central Park Media announced that the next installment of the gritty war epic Armored Trooper VOTOMS is slated for release on June 13, 2006.  In this 12-episode two-disc set entitled Deadworld Sunsa,  Armored Trooper Chirico Cuvie now finds himself pitted against a genetically engineered super soldier in what appears to be a hopeless battle.  Priced at only $34.95 SRP, these discs will contain only Japanese language tracks and English subtitles. 

A special promotion has been created specifically for this series for all those VOTOMS’ fans who purchase all four story arcs individually.  Each VOTOMS story arc will include a unique proof of purchase card.  Upon collecting and mailing in all four cards along with a $15.00 shipping and handling fee, fans will receive the limited edition VOTOMS ammo can and bonus materials which include a VOTOMS guide book by noted VOTOMS expert Tim Eldred, which explores the many worlds, characters, and robots of the Armored Trooper VOTOMS series as well as a special bonus DVD documenting the VOTOMS universe.

The order date for this release will be May 16, 2006 and the street date will be June 13, 2006.Armored Trooper Votoms – Stage 3: Deadworld Sunsa
From Ryosuke Takahashi (Creator of Gasaraki and Blue Gender, Director of Silent Service), Norio Shioyama (Character Designer of Ronin Warriors), and Kunio Okawara (Mecha Designer, Mobile Suit Gundam)”Great military action” – AnimeOnDVD.com
“Anime pick of the month” – Wizard Magazine
“A major event for American fandom” – Animerica
“A vastly sprawling space opera” – SciFi.com
“Should not be missed” – Excelsis.com

After their escape from the Kummen Jungle Wars, Chirico and Fyana find themselves trapped on board a space battleship bound for the war-ravaged planet Sunsa with Ypsilon and the Secret Society hot on their heels. Unable to alter their course, they fight a desperate running battle…but soon discover that Sunsa’s burning, airless deserts are no safe haven. As Chirico hurtles toward his showdown with Ypsilon, none are aware of the devastating revelation that awaits him! Contains Episodes 28-39 on 2 DVDs.

DVD Features: Trivia contest, Previews, Japanese with English Subtitles

 

 

About Central Park Media
Central Park Media is a 16-year-old Manhattan-based independent video and book publisher focused on Japanese and Korean animation and graphic novels.  Central Park Media has been a leading supplier of anime in the United States since 1990, and a major publisher of manga since 1994.  The company currently manufactures and distributes animated video programming under several label names, including U.S. Manga Corps, Be Beautiful, Software Sculptors and Central Park Media, as well as live-action Asian feature films under its Asia Pulp Cinema label.

With exclusive rights to hundreds of graphic novels, the company has become a leading North American publisher of Japanese manga and Korean manhwa.  Among CPM’s fan-favorite graphic novel titles are Lee Hyun Se’s Nambul (the best-selling manhwa in Korean publishing history), and Kia Asamiya’s Dark Angel.  Under its Be Beautiful imprint, the company also publishes popular yaoi manga such as the best-selling Kizuna: Bonds of Love (the best-selling yaoi title in Japanese publishing history).  Visit www.centralparkmedia.com, www.cpmpress.com and www.bebeautifulmanga.com for more information.

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