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[[File:ADV logo.png|thumb|Logo of ADV Films.]]
'''ADV Films''' was an American international multimedia entertainment company headquartered in Houston, Texas, prior to its collapse and distress sale to four other Houston-based companies in 2009. The company was active in home video production and distribution, broadcast television, theatrical film distribution, merchandising, original productions, magazine and comic book publishing. It was the largest anime distributor in North America and the United Kingdom before its demise.
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'''A.D. Vision, Inc.''' was an American international multimedia entertainment company headquartered in Houston, Texas, prior to its collapse and distress sale to four other Houston-based companies in 2009. The company was active in home video production and distribution, broadcast television, theatrical film distribution, merchandising, original productions, magazine and comic book publishing. It was the largest anime distributor in North America and the United Kingdom before its demise.
   
ADV re-dubbed, edited and aired ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie]]'' in North America.
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ADV dubbed, edited and distributed ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie]]'' in North America.
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
It was founded in 1992 by John Ledford and Matt Greenfield. Since then, the company had grown immensely in size and diversified with several subsidiary companies, handling an array of properties and original content. Perhaps their most popular property was Gainax's post-apocalyptic anime series ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'', originally released by ADV in the U.S. in 1996 and re-released several times since. The company maintained offices in North America, Europe and Asia. It served the United States, Japan, Canada, United Kingdom, Italy and Germany. On September 1, 2009, ADV announced it was selling off its assets, including intellectual properties, to several companies.
 
It was founded in 1992 by John Ledford and Matt Greenfield. Since then, the company had grown immensely in size and diversified with several subsidiary companies, handling an array of properties and original content. Perhaps their most popular property was Gainax's post-apocalyptic anime series ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'', originally released by ADV in the U.S. in 1996 and re-released several times since. The company maintained offices in North America, Europe and Asia. It served the United States, Japan, Canada, United Kingdom, Italy and Germany. On September 1, 2009, ADV announced it was selling off its assets, including intellectual properties, to several companies.
   
==External links ==
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==External links==
*{{WP link|A.D. Vision|ADV}}
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*{{WP link|A.D. Vision}}
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*{{Plain link|https://web.archive.org/web/20050301084843/http://www.advfilms.com/|Official website (archived)}}
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==See also==
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*[[Buena Vista Home Video]]
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*[[4Kids Entertainment]]
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*[[Discotek Media]]
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[[Category:Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie staff]]
 
[[Category:Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie staff]]

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ADV logo

Logo of ADV Films.

A.D. Vision, Inc. was an American international multimedia entertainment company headquartered in Houston, Texas, prior to its collapse and distress sale to four other Houston-based companies in 2009. The company was active in home video production and distribution, broadcast television, theatrical film distribution, merchandising, original productions, magazine and comic book publishing. It was the largest anime distributor in North America and the United Kingdom before its demise.

ADV dubbed, edited and distributed Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie in North America.

History

It was founded in 1992 by John Ledford and Matt Greenfield. Since then, the company had grown immensely in size and diversified with several subsidiary companies, handling an array of properties and original content. Perhaps their most popular property was Gainax's post-apocalyptic anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion, originally released by ADV in the U.S. in 1996 and re-released several times since. The company maintained offices in North America, Europe and Asia. It served the United States, Japan, Canada, United Kingdom, Italy and Germany. On September 1, 2009, ADV announced it was selling off its assets, including intellectual properties, to several companies.

External links

See also