ADV Films will release Le Chevalier D'Eon, one of the most highly anticipated anime series of 2007, on February 20th. The 24-episode anime is a fictionalization of the real life Charles d'Eon de Beaumont, a diplomat, writer, spy, and Freemason known as one of the best swordsman in France, whose true gender was a source of speculation well into the late 18th century.

Directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi (Rurouni Kenshin) and produced by Production I.G., Le ChevalierD'Eon is both a great historical drama and a mystery -- Charles de Beaumont must find the murderer of his sister, who is found floating in the Seine in a coffin with the word 'psalm' written in blood on the lid of the coffin.

ADV's first release in the series, Chevalier D'Eon: Psalm of Vengeance (SRP $29.98 DVD), is an anamorphic DVD that includes the first four episodes, presented in both English 5.1 and Japanese 5.1 with English subtitles.  Extras include historical notes, multiple commentaries by the English cast and staff, the original Japanese TV spots, plus clean opening animation, clean closing animation and previews of upcoming ADV releases.