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BEET THE VANDEL BUSTER: THE SACRIFICE on DVD on January 30
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Wednesday, 10 January 2007
The First Anime DVD Release from Illumitoon Entertainment and Westlake Entertainment debuts with hugely popular new anime series BEET THE VANDEL BUSTER: THE SACRIFICE Woodland Hills, CA ­ On January 30, 2007, BEET THE VANDEL BUSTER: THESACRIFICE, the premiere Anime release under the new partnership betweenIllumitoon Entertainment Ltd. and Westlake Entertainment, will arrive on DVD. Featuring four 30-minute episodes, the disc will be available for $24.98 SRP.

Based on the comic serialized in the popular Shonen Jump manga, BEET THEVANDEL BUSTER: THE SACRIFICE debuts on DVD for the first time in NorthAmerica and includes the episodes The Dream Catcher, The Sacrifice, Bog ofthe Dead and The Burning Lance. Originally airing in Japan against "Yu-Gi-Oh" with comparable ratings, Westlake Entertainment will eventually distribute all 78 episodes of the 2004/2005 television series in subsequent volumes.

BEET THE VANDEL BUSTER: THE SACRIFICE was created by the animators of "DBZ," DBGT," "One Piece" and "Zatch Bell" and was produced in the United Statesby the same US Producer of "DBZ," "DBGT" and "Full Metal Alchemist." The DVD also features the design staff best known for monster design on thepopular "Digimon" series. BEET THE VANDEL BUSTER Volume II will be releasedin March 2007.

Darkness and despair have overtaken the Earth as a demon race known asVandels roam freely and terrorize mankind. The Zenon Warriors, Earth's greatest Vandel Busters, struggle against the tyranny of the Vandels, alongwith Zenon¹s determined younger brother, Beet. In a dramatic showdown, theDark Overlord of the Vandels, Beltorze faces off against the Zenon Warriorsin an epic battle to save Beet's home village. But when Beet¹s actionscompromise the team, Zenon is forced to make a decision that will affectBeet and the Zenon Warriors forever! Meanwhile, Beet¹s childhood friendPoala braves the Bog of the Dead and gets the attention of a new Vandel,Mugine, who initiates a vile plot to destroy her.

About Illumitoon Entertainment, Ltd.
Illumitoon Entertainment, Ltd. is a newly formed collaboration of businessand creative professionals focused on delivering customized, quality entertainment to the North American markets. The company¹s principals have more than 20 years combined experience in acquiring, producing, anddistributing anime, as well as creating original productions for the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand. For more information, visit the company online at http://www.illumitoon.com/.

About Westlake Entertainment
Westlake Entertainment is a fully integrated, independent entertainment distribution company. Primarily engaged in licensing and distributing feature films and television programs, Westlake specializes in bringing newrelease content to retail. Westlake serves as a distributor for thefollowing labels: Rigel Entertainment (theatrical features), Illumitoon Entertainment (Anime), Phoenix Entertainment Group (Urban and Latino), Red Bull USA (Extreme Sports) and Cineville Films (theatrical features). For more information regarding Westlake Entertainment's product, visit www.westlakeent.com .


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