THE FATE OF HUMANITY RESTS IN THE HANDS OF THREE CHILDREN... MADMAN RELEASES THE NEON GENESIS EVANGELION PLATINUM COLLECTION ON DVD.

MELBOURNE, Thursday, 23 February, 2006 - At the turn of the century the Angels came to Earth seeking to wipe out humanity in an apocalyptic fury. Devastated, mankind's last remnants moved underground to wait for the day when the Angels would come back to finish the job.

Fifteen years later, that day has come... but this time, humanity is ready to fight back with terrifying bio-mechanical weapons known as the Evangelions. Now it's up to Shinji, Rei, Asuka and the rest of the mysterious shadow agency NERV to save Earth from total annihilation!

From Gainax (FLCL, HIS AND HER CIRCUMSTANCES) and Production IG (KILL BILL, BLOOD THE LAST VAMPIRE), EVANGELION is Australia's favourite anime series. The PLATINUM COLLECTION is the definitive release of EVANGELION, including all 26 episodes featuring remastered video and jaw-dropping digitally re-mastered 5.1 surround sound, plus all new DVD extras, 4 Directors' Cut episodes and seven individual "Guide to Evangelion" booklets, making this an essential part of every anime fan's collection!

For downloads and more information about NEON GENESIS EVANGELION PLATINUM check out the minisite at http://www.madman.com.au/nge/ !

RELEASE INFORMATION
Release Date: Wednesday 15 March 2006
Website: http://www.madman.com.au/nge/
NEON GENESIS EVANGELION PLATINUM COLLECTION Catalogue URL: http://www.madman.com.au/actions/catalogue.do?releaseId=6318&method=view

DVD EXTRAS
* Clean opening and closing animation
* Multiple commentaries
* Character profiles
* Full length animatics for eight episodes
* The English Remix Process featurette
* "That Little Red-Haired Girl" Asuka featurette
* The Mythology of Evangelion featurette
* And seven 12-page booklets!

WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY
"EVA is definitely a thinking fans anime that takes the big robots with guns to a new level... an essential part of modern anime history... highly recommended." - ANINEONDVD.COM

"Since its debut nearly a decade ago ... EVANGELION has remained one of the most influential and controversial series in the history of Japanese animation." - ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, NPR

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Neon Genesis Evangelion Movie Collection
Akira
Ghost in the Shell: Special Edition
Ninja Scroll 10th Anniversary Edition
Anime Classics Collection