Possible New AD Vision Licenses

The September 23, 2002 issue of Video Business Magazine spotlights AD Vision’s 10th Anniversary. The magazine includes 20 “birthday card” ads acknowledging AD Vision’s anniversary from American and Japanese companies including TBS, Kodansha, Toho, Sunrise, Comix Wave, Media Factory, and many others. Images used in the ads include AD Vision licensed titles such as Sailormoon, Powerstone, You’re Under Arrest, Sakura Tsushin, Mamono Hunter Yohko, and Rahxephon. The Gonzo Studios ad congratulating AD Vision includes images from Kaleido Star (an acknowledged AD Vision license) and Chojushin Gravion. The KSS ad uses images from Happy Lesson. This has led to speculation among AnimeNation employees that AD Vision may be the American licensor of one or both of these two anime series.