{"id":738,"date":"2025-04-15T00:27:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T00:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/v-i.dev\/blog\/?p=738"},"modified":"2025-04-15T03:15:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T03:15:24","slug":"anime-skus-ep-2-adv-friends-abandon-all-hope-ye-who-enter-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/v-i.dev\/blog\/?p=738","title":{"rendered":"Anime SKUs Ep. #2: ADV &amp; Friends &#8211; Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter Here"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"top\"><em>The <\/em>Anime SKUs<em> series takes a look at anime publishers and the formats of their stock-keeping unit numbers, or SKUs. Join us as we applaud consistency and complain about things nobody ever cared about.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today on Anime SKUs we&#8217;re looking at the anime publisher A.D. Vision (later ADV Films), and the SKU system used by them and some of their descendants. The ADV system stands out for it&#8217;s visual uniqueness, with a large slash in the center of all codes, and for its freeform numbering that makes it nearly impossible to define hard rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In order to even attempt to bring order to the madness, I cataloged every single known (US market) title to use the ADV SKU format into a spreadsheet, by hand, which can be found <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/v-i.dev\/adv-skus.html\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>, if you want to play along at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As always, please point out any mistakes or omissions in the comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#main-sku\">SKU Format<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#format-code\">Format Code<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#series-code\">Series Code<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#volume-code\">Volume Code<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#volume-code-laserdisc\">LaserDisc<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#volume-code-vhs\">VHS<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#volume-code-vhs-yohko\">Devil Hunter Yohko<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#volume-code-vhs-guy\">Guy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#volume-code-dvd\">DVD\/Blu-ray<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#volume-code-dvd-standalone\">Standalone System<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#volume-code-dvd-series\">Series System<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#volume-code-dvd-volume\">Indivudal Volumes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#volume-code-dvd-box\">Box Sets and Thinpaks<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#volume-code-dvd-complete\">Complete Series and Many-Volume Sets<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#volume-code-dvd-rerelease\">Individual Volume Re-Releases<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#volume-code-dvd-smaller\">Many-to-Few Volume Re-Releases<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#volume-code-dvd-tin\">Metal Tins<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#volume-code-dvd-bbx\">Best Buy Exclusive<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#volume-code-dvd-other\">Other Special Cases of Note<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#volume-code-mini\">Mini DVD<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#content-indicator\">Content Indicator<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#combo-releases\">Combo Releases<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#combo-releases-related\">Single-Franchise Combos<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#combo-releases-cross\">Cross-Franchise Combos<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In order to prevent this article from ballooning in size any further than already has, this page only concerns US market anime releases from the following labels:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A.D. Vision<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ADV Films<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ADV Kids<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AEsir Holdings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SoftCel Pictures (1st incarnation, 1995-1999)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SoftCel Pictures (2nd incarnation, 2002-2005)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It does <em>not<\/em> include any titles from the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Any international division of ADV<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sentai Filmworks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sentai Kids<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maiden Japan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kraken Releasing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Switchblade Pictures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Happy Carrot<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SoftCel Pictures (3rd incarnation, 2017)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ADV Manga<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ADV Music<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AnimeTrax<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"main-sku\">And without further ado, the general format used by almost all releases:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>\u03b1[\u03b1\u03b1]\u03b2[\u03b2\u03b2]\/\u03b3\u03b3\u03b3[\u03b4]<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>[ ]<\/strong> implies optional. This code can be broken down into four main sections: the format code, series code, volume code, and content indicator. Codes are almost never reused once solicited, even if the release is cancelled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"format-code\"><strong>\u03b1[\u03b1\u03b1] : Format Code<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The format code indicates the home video format of a release. Originally three letters, it was later shortened to just one for new releases in November 2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>VHS<\/strong> <em>(VHS, before November 2000)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>V<\/strong> <em>(VHS, November 2000 onward)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>CAV<\/strong> <em>(LaserDisc, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LaserDisc#Design\">CAV-mode<\/a>)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>CLV<\/strong> <em>(LaserDisc, CLV-mode)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>DVD<\/strong> <em>(DVD, before November 2000)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>D<\/strong> <em>(DVD, November 2000 onward)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Q<\/strong> <em>(Mini DVD, a.k.a. &#8220;AniMini&#8221;)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>B<\/strong> <em>(Blu-ray, see note)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While all new titles made the switch from <strong>VHS<\/strong> to <strong>V<\/strong> and <strong>DVD<\/strong> to <strong>D<\/strong> in November 2000, most (but not all) in-progress series would continue to use the old system until their final volume. Later re-releases and collections would use the new format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To date, only four titles have made the jump to Blu-ray (not counting those transferred to Sentai Filmworks). Of those four titles, <em>Lady Death<\/em> (<code>BLD\/001<\/code>, <code>BLD\/002<\/code>) is the only one to properly use the <strong>B<\/strong> format code. <em>Kino&#8217;s Journey<\/em> (<code>DKJ\/400<\/code>) and <em>Elfen Lied<\/em> (<code>DELF\/120<\/code>, <code>DELF\/130<\/code>, <code>DELF\/140<\/code>) just classified their Blu-ray releases as DVDs. <em>Saiyuki<\/em> (<code>DSY\/100B<\/code>) would also classify it as a DVD, but with a <strong>B<\/strong> in the VHS content indicator field (which is nonstandard).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ADV announced, and then cancelled, two titles for the HD-WMA format in 2005: <em>Noir<\/em> (<code>DNO\/001HD<\/code>) and <em>Full Metal Panic!<\/em> (<code>DFM\/001HD<\/code>). These would have been combo packs with a standard DVD alongside a 720p DVD-ROM playable in Windows Media Center. Similar to the <em>Saiyuki<\/em> Blu-ray, these would instead indicate their format at the end of the code with the indicator <strong>HD<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"series-code\"><strong>\u03b2[\u03b2\u03b2]<\/strong> <strong>: Series Code<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An alphabetic code that uniquely identifies a single series. Originally one letter, then two letters, then 3, as they ran out of codes. usually, the code is simply a few letters of the official English title (<strong>Y<\/strong> for <em>Devil Hunter <strong>Y<\/strong>ohko<\/em>, <strong>MN<\/strong> for <em>Sailor <strong>M<\/strong>oo<strong>n<\/strong><\/em>, <strong>ARM<\/strong> for <em><strong>A<\/strong>i<strong>r<\/strong>: The <strong>M<\/strong>otion Picture<\/em>), but it could also be from the Japanese title (<strong>CV<\/strong> for <em>Sorcerer on the Rocks<\/em>, original title <em><strong>C<\/strong>hi<strong>v<\/strong>as 1-2-3<\/em>, or <strong>MI<\/strong> for <em>Grrl Power!<\/em>, original title <em><strong>M<\/strong>akasete <strong>I<\/strong>ruka<\/em>), or even a translation of the Japanese title (<strong>GWW<\/strong> for <em>Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick<\/em>, original title <em>Hakugei Densetsu<\/em>, translates to <em>Legend of the <strong>G<\/strong>reat <strong>W<\/strong>hite <strong>W<\/strong>hale<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are two series codes which do not line up this way: <strong>MF<\/strong> is used for <em>Mezzo DSA<\/em> (I assume it stands for <strong>M<\/strong>ezzo <strong>F<\/strong>orte, the prequel film which ADV did not have), and <strong>CYB<\/strong> is used for <em>009-1<\/em> (I assume ADV incorrectly assumed it was related to <em><strong>Cyb<\/strong>org 009<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are also two series codes which contain a number: <strong>BS2<\/strong> was used for <em><strong>B<\/strong>lue <strong>S<\/strong>eed Beyond<\/em>, but only on the standalone DVD release (all others used <strong>BS<\/strong> like the TV series). and <strong>CH1<\/strong>, which was used for <em><strong>C<\/strong>ity <strong>H<\/strong>unter TV Season <strong>1<\/strong><\/em>, but only on VHS (DVD releases used <strong>CH<\/strong> like the rest of the franchise). It&#8217;s unclear if the cancelled VHS tapes for season 2 were ever solicited, but if they were, they likely used <strong>CH2<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In general, a series code is used for an entire series and associated OVAs and movies, (<strong>SL<\/strong> being used for five <em><strong>Sl<\/strong>ayers<\/em> movies and 2 OVA series), but occasionally there will be strange splits, such as <strong>BK<\/strong> being used for <em><strong>J<\/strong>ing: <strong>K<\/strong>ing of <strong>B<\/strong>andits TV,<\/em> and <strong>BKJ<\/strong> being used for the OVA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, a series code is supposed to remain constant for its associated series, but there are a few exceptions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For a single series that has multiple series codes for different seasons\/entries, a &#8220;complete series&#8221; box set may result in a code change. As an example, <em>Divergence Eve<\/em> was assigned code <strong>DVE<\/strong>, and its sequel series <em>Misaki Chronicles<\/em> was assigned <strong>MSC<\/strong>. Hoever, the 2008 (<code>DDVE\/BX2<\/code>) and 2009 (<code>DDVE\/100<\/code>) complete series sets with both seasons use the <strong>DVE<\/strong> series code of season 1. For more information, see the &#8220;Combos&#8221; section below.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The DiC <em>Knights of the Zodiac<\/em> dub (<strong>KZ<\/strong>) and the uncut ADV dub of <em>Saint Seiya<\/em> (<strong>SE<\/strong>) use different series codes, presumably as ADV viewed them as different series with different titles. <em>Robotech<\/em> (<strong>RT<\/strong>) is separated from the uncut <em>Super Dimension Fortress Macross<\/em> (<strong>MCR<\/strong>), <em>Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross<\/em> (<strong>CR<\/strong>), and <em>Genesis Climber Mospeada<\/em> (<strong>MO<\/strong>) series codes for a similar reason. This practice was not universal, as <strong>MN<\/strong> was used for both edited <em>Sailor Moon<\/em> and uncut <em>Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon<\/em> releases.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Sol Bianca<\/em> used the series code <strong>SL<\/strong> on VHS, but <strong>S<\/strong> for its lone LaserDisc release, and it is unclear why. <em>Neon Genesis Evangelion<\/em> originally used the series code <strong>EV<\/strong> from August 1996 to March 2004, but would switch to <strong>NGE<\/strong> for all remaining releases, again for unclear reasons.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Hello Kitty&#8217;s Paradise<\/em> was split into separate English-dubbed (<strong>HK<\/strong>) and Spanish-dubbed (<strong>HKS<\/strong>) codes. While some other ADV series had included Spanish dubbing on DVD (<em>Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040<\/em> as an example), they were never in separate sets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"volume-code\"><strong>\u03b3\u03b3\u03b3<\/strong> : <strong>Volume Code<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The volume code uniquely identifies a specific release against all other for the same title, and is the most complex and exception-filled part. There are very few hard rules, and this is more of a general overview, broken up by platform. Unless otherwise stated, any exceptions or rules presented are assumed to be non-exhaustive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"volume-code-laserdisc\"><strong>LaserDisc<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With just 20 solicited titles for the platform, there&#8217;s not much variation, and only three volume codes were used:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><code><strong>001<\/strong><\/code> <em>(Standalone title, volume 1, or complete series)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code><strong>002<\/strong><\/code> <em>(Volume 2)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code><strong>003<\/strong><\/code> <em>(Volume 3)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"volume-code-vhs\"><strong>VHS<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All but two series (<em>Devil Hunter Yohko<\/em> and <em>Guy<\/em>) follow a simple pattern. The volume code is always only numeric, and the first digit is always <code>0<\/code>. All releases contain exactly one VHS tape. Volume codes take the form of <code>001<\/code>, <code>002<\/code>, <code>003<\/code>, &#8230; where each new release gets the next number. Changes in content indicators do not normally result in a new number. As an example, the dubbed release of the second volume of <em>MAPS<\/em> is <code>VHSMA\/002D<\/code>, even though it was the fourth release for the series. This numbering extends to re-releases with multiple volumes on one tape, and the next <em>MAPS<\/em> release, the complete series on one tape, is <code>VHSMA\/003D<\/code>. There are a few slight exceptions, and this list is not exhaustive:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie<\/em>&#8216;s first release was <code>VHSHH\/001D<\/code>, but the second was <code>VHH\/010<\/code>, when it should have been <code>VHH\/002<\/code>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The subtitled release of <em>Galaxy Fraulein Yuna<\/em> was split over two volumes (<code>VHSGY\/001<\/code> and <code>VHSGY\/002<\/code>), and the dubbed release is a single volume (<code>VHSGY\/001D<\/code>). As the contents of <code>VHSGY\/001<\/code> and <code>VHSGY\/001D<\/code> do not directly line up, it should have been given a new number of <code>VHSGY\/003D<\/code>. (<code>003S<\/code> and <code>003D<\/code> would later be used for the sequel OVA series <em>Galaxy Fraulein Yuna Returns<\/em>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The English-dubbed &#8220;Essential Collection&#8221; VHS tapes for <em>Hello Kitty&#8217;s Paradise<\/em> use the DVD format of <code>#00<\/code> (<code>VHK\/100<\/code>, <code>VHL\/200<\/code>) instead of the VHS format, and should have been <code>VHK\/006<\/code> and <code>VHK\/007<\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"volume-code-vhs-yohko\"><em>Devil Hunter Yohko<\/em> was ADV&#8217;s first title, and it uses a different numbering scheme based on the included episodes for each volume instead of a sequential release number. Episode 4 is actually a music video compilation, which contributes to the odd numbering. For the subtitled release, this is relatively straightforward, but things take a turn for the non-standard with the dubbed releases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><code>VHSY\/001<\/code><\/strong> <em>(Episode 1, subbed)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>VHSY\/023<\/code><\/strong> <em>(Episodes 2-3, subbed)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>VHSY\/004<\/code><\/strong> <em>(Episode 4, subbed)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>VHSY\/005<\/code><\/strong> <em>(Episode 5, subbed)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>VHSY\/045<\/code><\/strong> <em>(Episodes 4-5, subbed)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>VHSY\/006<\/code><\/strong> <em>(Episode 6, subbed)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>AVD\/001<\/code><\/strong> <em>(Episode 1 &#8220;Special Edition&#8221;, dubbed)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>VHSY\/023D<\/code><\/strong> <em>(Episodes 2-4, dubbed [2-3], subbed [4])<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>VHSY\/005D<\/code><\/strong> <em>(Episode 5, dubbed)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>VHSY\/006D<\/code><\/strong> <em>(Episode 6, dubbed)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><code>AVD\/001<\/code> is completely nonstandard, and I do not know where it came from or how it was derived. Additionally, <code>VHSY\/023D<\/code> should be <code>VHSY\/234D<\/code> to include all the episodes on the tape (and that&#8217;s even ignoring the only \u2154 correct dub indicator). Thankfully, episodes 5 and 6 are back to normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"volume-code-vhs-guy\">The other special case is <em>Guy<\/em>, a two episode adult anime that ADV managed to pump out eight releases of, all on VHS. As mentioned in the content indicator section below, the SKU system used for VHS has no way of indicating both the language and the edits of a release at the same time, so they really didn&#8217;t even try with<em> Guy<\/em>. <em>Guy<\/em> also featured ADV&#8217;s one and only multi-tape VHS box set, adding another special case to a title already full of them (it does not use the same numbering for boxes DVD sets would later use):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><code>VHSG\/001U<\/code><\/strong> <em>(Episode 1, uncut, subtitled)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>VHSG\/001G<\/code><\/strong> <em>(Episode 1, edited, subtitled)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>VHSG\/002<\/code><\/strong> <em>(Episode 2, uncut, subtitled)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>VHSG\/003<\/code><\/strong> <em>(Complete, single tape, uncut, subtitled)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>VHSG\/004<\/code><\/strong> <em>(Complete, single tape, edited, subtitled)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>VHSG\/BOXU<\/code><\/strong> <em>(Complete, box set, uncut, subtitled)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>VHSG\/DUBU<\/code><\/strong> <em>(Complete, single tape, uncut, dubbed)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>VHSG\/DUBG<\/code><\/strong> <em>(Complete, single tape, edited, dubbed)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"volume-code-dvd\"><strong>DVD\/Blu-ray<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Likely in response to the issues with the content indicator system used for VHS, the volume code system was completely redesigned for DVD, and with it came more complexity, more edge cases, and more exceptions. More so than any other section, the rules (if they can be called that) are more of suggestions, and titles frequently do not follow them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"volume-code-dvd-standalone\">The DVD volume code system can even further be broken down into two subsystems. The first, which will be referred to as the &#8220;standalone&#8221; system, works very similarly to the older VHS system, with sequential numbers indicating successive releases. It&#8217;s unclear exactly what qualified a title to use the standalone system, but in general, it appears it needed to meet the following requirements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The initial DVD release of the title is complete. Either it&#8217;s a standalone film or OVA, or the entire series is included.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The initial DVD release was in a single DVD case (of any thickness), and was not a box set or thinkpak<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The title is less than 13 episodes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All films and single-episode OVAs use the &#8220;standalone&#8221; system, but multi-episode titles that still meet the criteria only appear to use it about 50% of the time, otherwise using the more common &#8220;series&#8221; system described below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the titles that do use the standalone system, the numbering is very simple. The first release is <code>001<\/code>, the next release is <code>002<\/code>, and so in. If the title is then broken up into smaller volumes, they will be numbered <code>101<\/code>, <code>102<\/code>, etc. As an example, the initial DVD release of <em>801 T.T.S. Airbats<\/em> (<code>DAB\/001<\/code>) contained the entire series on 2 discs. Later, separate volumes for each disc were announced. While they were cancelled before release, volume 1 was listed with the SKU of <code>DAB\/101<\/code>, and volume 2 would have likely been <code>DAB\/102<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"volume-code-dvd-series\">For the &#8220;series&#8221; numbering system, the releases are again broken down into categories, one final time. Each of these categories has its own numbering rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"volume-code-dvd-volume\"><strong><code>0##<\/code><\/strong> is used for most standalone volumes, with <code>##<\/code> representing the volume number. In the case of a series that includes multiple seasons or OVAs, this can result in <code>##<\/code> not lining up with the volume number on the spine. As an example, the series code for<em> Sakura Wars<\/em>, SW, covers two different OVA series, along with the TV series, all in the same numbering sequence. As such, <code>DSW\/004<\/code> is labeled TV volume 1, but is still the fourth volume for the series code as a whole, as it was preceded by both OVA series in <code>DVDSW\/001<\/code>, <code>DSW\/002<\/code>, and <code>DSW\/003<\/code>. While it is possible for this number to get as large as <code>020<\/code>, it is usually a single digit (<code>001<\/code> &#8211; <code>009<\/code>) as to not lead to confusion with other categories. <em>The Fuccons<\/em> is a special case, as ADV numbered the volumes 0 to 3 instead of 1 to 4, and the codes followed suit (<code>DFCC\/000<\/code> to <code>DFCC\/003<\/code>).<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"volume-code-dvd-box\"><strong><code>BX#<\/code><\/strong> is used for boxes and thinpaks. The number is sequential for each successive box for a series. If a single volume comes with a mostly empty box, it is given a <code>BX#<\/code> code instead of a <code>0##<\/code> one. As an example, for the series <em>Gilgamesh<\/em>, <code>DGLM\/001<\/code> is the standalone release of volume 1, <code>DGLM\/BX1<\/code> is volume 1 bundled with a box, and <code>DGLM\/BX2<\/code> is the thinpak complete series released a few years later. DVD &#8220;fatcases&#8221; which contain multiple discs, but are not actually a cardboard box, are supposed to use the <code>#00 <\/code>format instead, but a few use <code>BX#<\/code> instead. Additionally, metal tins should use <code>TN1<\/code>. This format only supports a maximum of nine box sets per series. While normally more than enough, this led to issues with <em>Robotech<\/em>, made even worse by counting the DVD fatcase releases as boxes. The 2003 <em>New Generation<\/em> fatcase has the SKU <code>DRT\/BX10<\/code>, which at four characters for the volume code, is completely non standard. Instead of continuing on with that, the &#8220;Remastered&#8221; box sets use a completely different format of <code><strong>1D#<\/strong><\/code>, starting back at 1. But for the final box set, collecting all of the &#8220;Remastered&#8221; discs, instead of <code>1D8<\/code>, they went with <code>DRT\/BX100<\/code>, which is even more non-standard (and has a five letter volume code!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"volume-code-dvd-complete\"><strong><code>#00<\/code><\/strong> is used for complete series and many-volume sets that come in single DVD cases of varying thickness, instead of a box of discrete cases like <code>BX#<\/code>. This number is sequential for each set or re-release. As an example, for <em>Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water<\/em>, <code>DNS\/100<\/code> is the 2004 release of Collection 1 (Volumes 1-5), <code>DNS\/200<\/code> is 2004 Collection 2 (Volumes 6-10+Movie), <code>DNS\/300<\/code> is the 2008 release of Collection 1, and <code>DNS\/400<\/code> is 2008 Collection 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"volume-code-dvd-rerelease\"><strong><code>10#<\/code><\/strong> is used for re-releases of a sequence of single-disc volumes. As an example, <em>Burn Up Excess<\/em> was originally released over four volumes in 2002 (<code>DBX\/001<\/code> to <code>DBX\/004<\/code>). In 2005, ADV started to re-release each individual volume, leading to <code>DBX\/101<\/code> for volume 1, and <code>DBX\/102<\/code> for volume 2 (they cancelled the line before volumes 3 or 4 could be re-released).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"volume-code-dvd-smaller\"><strong><code>0#0<\/code><\/strong> is used when a sequence of single-disc volumes is re-released as a smaller number of multi-disc volumes, and there at least three of them. If there are only two, they are treated as many-volume sets and use <code>#00<\/code> instead. As an example, <em>Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040<\/em> was first released over six 1-disc volumes (<code>DVDBG\/001<\/code> to <code>DVDBG\/002<\/code>), later they were re-released under the Essentials banner as three 2-disc volumes (<code>DBG\/010<\/code>, <code>DBG\/020<\/code>, and <code>DBG\/030<\/code>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"volume-code-dvd-tin\"><strong><code>TN1<\/code><\/strong> is used for metal tins with lids. No title received more than one. This does not apply to \u201cPaul Champagne\u201d boxes (which resemble normal cardboard boxes with an open side and no lid) made for <em>Neon Genesis Evangelion<\/em> or <em>Gasaraki<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"volume-code-dvd-bbx\"><strong><code>BBX<\/code><\/strong> is used for the Best Buy exclusive sets put out between 2007 and 2009. Every one of these is either a previous complete series set or two half-series sets shrink wrapped together. The only uniquely identifying mark is a new barcode\/SKU sticker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"volume-code-dvd-other\"><strong>OTHER SPECIAL CASES OF NOTE:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Despite having a distinct series code (BS2 vs BS for the TV series), <em>Blue Seed Beyond<\/em>\u2019s standalone DVD release has a volume number of 5 (<code>DBS2\/005<\/code>). Presumably this was due to the TV series volumes being <code>DBS\/001<\/code> to <code>DBS\/004<\/code>, but this is not in line with any other franchise split over multiple series codes, and it should have been <code>DBS2\/001<\/code>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Neon Genesis Evangelion<\/em> used <code>DEV\/DC1<\/code> and <code>DEV\/DC2<\/code> for the standalone \u201cDirector\u2019s Cut\u201d releases of episodes 21-24.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>New Fist of the North Star<\/em> had a \u201cBlockbuster Exclusive\u201d set (<code>DFNS\/BLK<\/code>) that contained the entire series in a single DVD case.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"volume-code-mini\"><strong>Mini DVD<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All standalone Mini DVD releases use the format <strong><code>00#<\/code><\/strong>, with a sequential volume number. The singular exception is <em>Kino\u2019s Journey<\/em>. Only the 3rd episode was released on Mini DVD, and as such, it uses the code <code>QKJ\/003<\/code>. The Mini DVD\/Manga bundle for <em>Cromartie High School<\/em> is actually coded as a manga release (<code>MCM\/001<\/code>) to prevent overlap with the standalone release of the same episode (<code>QCHS\/001<\/code>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"content-indicator\"><strong>[\u03b4] : Content Indicator <em>(optional, VHS only)<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Optional, and exclusively used for VHS releases, this either indicates the language of the release or the level of censorship, but not both at the same time:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>D<\/strong> <em>(Dubbed in English)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>S<\/strong> <em>(Subtitled in English)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>G<\/strong> <em>(General release, edited)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>U<\/strong> <em>(Uncut)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>E<\/strong> <em>(Special case, see below)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most releases either carry a <strong>D<\/strong> or an <strong>S<\/strong> to indicate the language., but this is not universal. If the format code is <strong>VHS<\/strong>, a release is assumed to be subtitled if no indicator is present. This is due to ADV&#8217;s practice at the time of releasing a subtitled set fest, and not planning for a dubbed release (thus no S on the subbed release). Normally, if a title was also being released dubbed at the same time, or there were plans for it, an S would be added, even if said dubbed release never actually materialized. <em>Panzer Dragoon<\/em> (<code>VHPZ\/001<\/code>) and <em>Samurai Shodown<\/em> (<code>VHSSS\/001<\/code>) are exceptions, and are dubbed despite the lack of an indicator. If the format code is instead <strong>V<\/strong>, this inverts, with no indicator implying a dubbed release instead of a subtitled one. These practices may even change volume to volume. As an example, <em>801 T.T.S. Airbats<\/em>&#8216; 3 subtitled VHS releases use the codes (<code>VHSAB\/001<\/code>, <code>VHSAB\/002S<\/code>, <code>VHSAB\/003S<\/code>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead of a language indicator, a set may instead carry <strong>G<\/strong> or <strong>U<\/strong> to indicate a &#8220;general release&#8221; (edited) or uncut release. There are used almost exclusively on adult titles. Similar to the  assumed language indicators, if a set does not carry either <strong>G<\/strong> or <strong>U<\/strong>, it is assumed to be uncut, as not titles was released on VHS edited before a later uncut VHS release. With no way to specify both the language and the censorship in a single letter, so series had to get creative like <em>Guy<\/em>, which used the completely nonstandard <code>VHSG\/003<\/code> for subtitled\/uncut, <code>VHSG\/004<\/code> for subtitled\/edited, <code>VHSG\/DUBU<\/code> for dubbed\/uncut, and <code>VHSG\/DUBG<\/code> for dubbed\/edited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The subtitled &#8220;Special Edition&#8221; release of <em>Gunsmith Cats<\/em> episode 1 used the content indicator <strong>E<\/strong> (<code>VHSGS\/001E<\/code>), presumably for <strong>e<\/strong>dition. However, this is the only time an <strong>E<\/strong> content indicator is ever used, even for other VHS &#8220;Special Edition&#8221; sets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"combo-releases\"><strong>Combo Releases<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Occasionally, multiple titles with different series codes would be bundled together into a single set. All were on DVD, all contained the complete series or film inside, and all but one special case (<em>Go Nagai\u2019s Collector\u2019s Set<\/em>, see below) contained titles from exactly two series codes. The format the SKU would take for these releases depended on the relationship between the included titles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"combo-releases-related\">If the titles were related, such as different seasons for the same show, the combo set would simply be classified as a \u201cnormal\u201d set under the series code associated with the oldest title. As an example, the 2009 complete series set of <em>Divergence Eve<\/em> (<strong>DVE<\/strong>) and its sequel <em>Misaki Chronicles<\/em> (<strong>MSC<\/strong>) used code <code>DDVE\/100,<\/code> as <strong>DVE<\/strong> predates <strong>MSC<\/strong>, and it was the first single-case complete series set for the <strong>DVE<\/strong> code. All of these \u201csingle-franchise\u201d combo sets appear as normal releases, either in a thinpak or single DVD case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"combo-releases-cross\">For &#8220;cross-franchise&#8221; combo releases, where the titles span two series codes, things work differently, and use a completely different SKU format:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>D\u03c6[\u03c6\u03c6]\/\u03c9[\u03c9\u03c9]<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where <strong>\u03c6[\u03c6\u03c6]<\/strong> is the series code of the first title, and <strong>\u03c9[\u03c9\u03c9]<\/strong> is the series code of the second. The order of the two is somewhat arbitrary, and there even exists the same two titles, N<em>ew Fist of the North Star<\/em> and <em>Neo-Tokyo<\/em>, being put into nearly-identical combo sets a year apart with codes that just swap the series (<code>DFNS\/NT<\/code> in 2008, and <code>DNT\/FNS<\/code> in 2009). This swap trick was only used once, and the other time a duplicate combo was re-solicited, a <code>2<\/code> was added to the end instead (<em>MazinKaizer<\/em> and <em>Shuten Doji<\/em>, <code>DMK\/SD<\/code> and <code>DMK\/SD2<\/code>). Additionally, all of the \u201ccross-franchise\u201d combo sets consist of 2 DVD cases shrink wrapped together, with the barcode\/SKU only on a sticker. The one exception is the <em>Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross<\/em>\/<em>Genesis Climber Mospeada<\/em> combo set, which consisted of 2 DVD fatcases in a chipboard box. There also exist two more combo sets which do not fit cleanly into either the single-franchise or cross-series categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first speacial case is the <em>Shinkai Collection<\/em> box (<code>DTPP\/002<\/code>). Containing <em>The Place Promised in Our Early Days<\/em> (<strong>TPP<\/strong>) and <em>Voices of a Distant Star<\/em> (<strong>VD<\/strong>) in a slipbox with a soundtrack CD. The set is coded like it\u2019s a single-franchise set, except that the titles aren\u2019t actually related, barring the same director. And even if they were, it should have been <code>DVD\/002<\/code>, as <em>Voices<\/em> is the older title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second special case is a set that was never actually released, but was solicited. The <em>Go Nagai\u2019s Collector\u2019s Set<\/em> (<code>DSD\/100<\/code>) would have contained <em>Delinquent in Drag<\/em> (<strong>DE<\/strong>), <em>Kekko Kamen<\/em> (<strong>KK<\/strong>), and <em>Shuten Doji<\/em> (<strong>SD<\/strong>) all complete in one set. At the time, all had only seen VHS releases, and a combo set serving as the jump to another format is unique. Similar to the <em>Shinkai Collection<\/em> Box, these series have been joined based on their creator, and are not part of the same series. This is also the only combo set to contain three series codes instead of the standard two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Cool ADV logos in header image courtesy of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avid.wiki\/ADV_Films\">Audiovisual Identity Database<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#top\">[Top]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we look at the ADV SKU system, the chaos that makes it up, who used it, and the many, many, many exceptions. Plus a big list! 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