[anime] CRUNCHYROLL ADDS 12 ADV FILMS PROPERTIES

Online Media Distribution Leader Expands Its Anime Offerings

San Francisco, CA (August 9, 2008) ­ Online media distribution leader
Crunchyroll today announced an agreement with ADV Films, one of the top
producer-distributors of anime in North America, to provide streaming,
subscription, and download-to-own viewing for twelve animated series and
feature film properties.  These new offerings will begin appearing online
later this month at www.crunchyroll.com <http://www.crunchyroll.com> .

ADV maintains one of the largest anime catalogs outside of Japan and has
played a key role in building anime¹s worldwide popularity over the past 16
years.  Crunchyroll is the largest online community focused on Asian
entertainment, serving over four million fans worldwide.  Today¹s
announcement substantially expands Crunchyroll¹s anime content and extends
ADV¹s online reach dramatically.

Vu Nguyen, co-founder of Crunchyroll, said ³Crunchyroll is delighted to
partner with a pioneering US anime distributor to bring these great titles
to our passionate online community of anime fans.²

³Consumers ­ particularly the 18-34 year old demo ­ are hungry for what we
have to offer, whether it¹s at the video store, on cable, and increasingly
over the Internet,² said ADV Films co-founder and president John Ledford.
³As the largest community of its kind, Crunchyroll is the perfect platform
to reach new, tech-savvy anime fans.²

Over the next twelve months, Crunchyroll will host nearly 72 hours of ADV
Films content, including TV series, animated features, and live-action
films.  A full list is provided below.

Angelic Layer                                      26 episode animated
series

BASToF Syndrome                              26 episode animated series

Best Student Council                           26 episode animated series

Chance Pop Session                            13 episode animated series

Lady Death                                         animated feature

Magical Play                                       22 episode animated
series

Martian Successor Nadesico:
Prince of Darkness                             animated feature

Nurse Witch Komugi                           6 episode animated series

Parasite Dolls                                     animated feature

Saiyuki                                                 50 episode animated
series

Sin                                                       animated feature

Yesterday                                            live-action film

About ADV
ADV Films is the #1 producer-distributor of Japanese animation (³anime²) in
North America and has the largest English-language anime library in the
world. With best-selling titles such as Neon Genesis Evangelion, Elfen Lied,
Gantz, Robotech, Azumanga Daioh, and Hello Kitty, ADV Films¹ extensive
catalog is fueling the popularity of anime around the globe. Parent company
A. D. Vision, Inc. encompasses a variety of complementary media divisions
including television, licensing and merchandising and continues to expand
into new areas. Founded in 1992, the company is headquartered in Houston.
For more information, visit http://www.advfilms.com.

About Crunchyroll
Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Crunchyroll is hailed as a
leading online entertainment brand with the largest international online
community and destination focused on Asian entertainment including anime,
drama and music in addition to electronic entertainment and auto content.
Crunchyroll¹s distribution channel and partnership program delivers content
to over four million passionate fans worldwide. Crunchyroll is funded by the
premier group Venrock.  For more information check out
http://www.crunchyroll.com.