CPM 4th Quarter Promotion

CENTRAL PARK MEDIA'S THREE TIERED FOURTH QUARTER PROMOTION DELIVERS GREAT DEALS ON SINGLE ANIME DVDS AND BOXSETS

New York, NY (August 5, 2004) – Central Park Media announced its best deal ever! This tremendous three-tiered program for the fourth quarter combines three powerful elements – cool anime titles, great value, and super savings, which are sure to drive consumers to their favorite retailers.

The first tier of this program centers on DVD box sets. Consumers who purchase specially marked DVD box sets of Black Jack and Shootfighter Tekken at $49.99 SRP each, Now and Then, Here and There at $69.99 SRP and the Creator Spotlight: Yoshiaki Kawajiri DVD brick pack, which includes: Demon City Shinjuku, A Wind Named Amnesia, Birdy the Mighty: Double Trouble, and Birdy the Mighty: Final Force at $39.99 SRP will be able to choose a free DVD from a pre-determined list of 12 titles. This list of free DVDs includes some of the best and most memorable anime series produced by Central Park Media to date and has a suggested retail value ranging from $9.99 to $29.99 SRP each.

The second tier centers on the incredibly popular anime and manga series The World of Narue. Consumers who purchase The World of Narue DVD Collection/Book 1 Brick Pack for $79.99 SRP will receive the first graphic novel for this series packaged with the box set, as well as a coupon redeemable for a free copy of The World of Narue Book 2, increasing the value of this DVD box/book set to $99.99 without increasing the SRP!

The final tier of this program gives consumers the opportunity to own some of Central Park Media's best-selling and most popular anime titles at a great low price. The supernatural action/adventure Nightwalker and the fantasy/action adventure The Heroic Legend of Arslan will each be available as special double disc releases with English audio tracks. These value-versions priced at $19.99 SRP each will give consumers many hours of programming at an unbelievable price. Collector's versions for Nightwalker and The Heroic Legend of Arslan are still available for consumers wanting English and Japanese audio tracks, English subtitles, and DVD bonus features.

Complementing and completing the third tier are 5 single disc DVDs from some of the best-known creators of Japanese animation priced at $9.99 SRP each. The action/adventure Mask of Zeguy and the erotic Tales of Seduction by U-Jin are just a couple of great titles that will be reduced to this extremely attractive price point.


Free DVD with the purchase of a DVD box set


Shootfighter Tekken: The Tough DVD Collection
3-DVD Set (Complete Series)
Catalog #: USMD 2441
Running time: 135 minutes
Genre: Martial Arts/Action
Rating: 16UP
Pre-order date: 11/8/04
Street date: 12/7/04
SRP: $49.99

Black Jack DVD Collection 1
3-DVD Set (Eps. 1-6)
Catalog #: USMD 2418
Running time: 300 minutes
Genre: Action/Adventure
Rating: 13UP
Pre-order date: 9/20/04
Street date: 10/26/04
SRP: $49.99

Now and Then, Here and There DVD Collection
4-DVD Set (Complete Series)
Catalog #: USMD 2169
Running time: 325 minutes
Genre: Science Fiction
Rating: 16UP
Pre-order date: 9/20/04
Street date: 10/26/04
SRP: $69.99

Creator Spotlight: Kawajiri Brick Pack
4-DVD Brick, which includes: Demon City Shinjuku, A Wind Named Amnesia, Birdy the Mighty: Double Trouble and Birdy the Mighty: Final Force
Catalog#: USMD 2465
Running time: Approx. 292 minutes
Genre: Action/Science Fiction
Rating: 13UP
Pre-order date: 9/20/04
Street date: 10/26/04
SPR: $39.99


Free Graphic Novel with the purchase of a DVD box set

The World of Narue DVD/Book 1 Brick Pack
4-DVD Set (Complete Series)
192 pages, b&w (book 1)
Catalog #: USMD 2466
Running time: 300 minutes
Genre: Romantic Comedy/Sci-Fi
Rating: 13UP
Pre-order date: 9/20/04
Street date: 10/26/04
SRP: $79.99


Value-Versions

Nightwalker
Dubbed only 2-Disc Release (Complete Series)
Catalog #: USMD 2467
Running time: 360 minutes
Genre: Supernatural Action/Adventure
Rating: 13UP
Pre-order date: 9/13/04
Street date: 10/19/04
SRP: $19.99

The Heroic Legend of Arslan
Dubbed only 2-Disc Release (Complete Series)
Catalog #: USMD 2468
Running time: 240 minutes
Genre: Fantasy/Action Adventure
Rating: 13UP
Pre-order date: 9/13/04
Street date: 10/19/04
SRP: $19.99

Grappler Baki
Catalog #: 1733
Running time: 45 minutes
Genre: Martial Arts/Action
Rating: 16UP
Pre-order date: 9/27/04
Street date: 11/2/04
SRP: $9.99

Judge
Catalog #: USMD 1773
Running time: 50 minutes
Genre: Supernatural
Rating: 16UP
Pre-order date: 9/27/04
Street date: 11/2/04
SRP: $9.99

Mask of Zeguy
Catalog #: USMD 2410
Running time: 79 minutes
Genre: Action/Adventure
Rating: 13UP
Pre-order date: 9/27/04
Street date: 11/2/04
SRP: $9.99

RG Veda
Catalog#: USMD 2065
Running time: 90 minutes
Genre: Fantasy Action/Adventure
Rating: 13UP
Pre-order date: 9/27/04
Street date: 11/2/04
SRP: $9.99

Tales of Seduction by U-Jin
Catalog #: USMD 2358
Running time: 45 minutes
Genre: Erotica
Rating: 16UP
Pre-order date: 9/27/04
Street date: 11/2/04
SRP: $9.99


Central Park Media has been a leading supplier of anime in the United States since 1990. The company currently manufactures and distributes three home entertainment lines, each offering anime product for a distinct and discriminating audience: U.S. Manga Corps, Central Park Media and Software Sculptors. With exclusive rights to hundreds of book, video and music products, the company has become a leader in integrated media, as well as a leading publisher of graphic novels under its CPM Press label. Central Park Media also carries a broad array of documentaries released under its CPM label, as well as live-action Japanese feature films under its Asia Pulp Cinema label.


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