Navarre Corporation's BCI to Release All 39 Original Episodes of the Classic, Japanese Live-Action TV Series 'Ultraman'

Navarre Corporation's BCI to Release All 39 Original Episodes of the Classic, Japanese Live-Action TV Series 'Ultraman'

'Season One, Volume One' Available July 2006

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BCI, a wholly owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation (NASDAQ:NAVR), and publisher of DVDs and CDs, today announced that it will begin releasing, this July, all 39 original episodes of the classic, Japanese live-action television series "Ultraman."

Greg Glass, Senior Vice President, BCI, commented, "Ultraman represents one of the most popular 'tokusatsu' -- special effects -- superhero genre productions ever to come out of Japan. This series pre-dated the popular Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and we expect it to garner a tremendous fan base here in the United States."

Ultraman was originally produced by Tsuburaya Productions, and the 39 original episodes were broadcast on Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) from July 1966 to April 1967. An additional 11 Ultraman TV series were produced from 1967 to 1998. Ultraman was syndicated on television in the United States by United Artists in the 1970s.

Ultraman is the story of a series of "Ultra-heroes" that arrive on Earth to fight giant, evil monsters set on destroying the world. Each Ultraman can grow to over 200 feet tall, and uses a variety of energy emission powers, as well as expert, hand-to-hand martial arts fighting styles.

The series was created by Elji Tsuburaya, a special effects pioneer responsible for bringing the classic Godzilla character to life in 1954. Tsuburaya was the director of special effects on over 100 films throughout his career, including every major monster film produced in Japan.

About BCI

BCI is an independent entertainment video and audio supplier. BCI has continually redefined the standards and concepts of this industry, often introducing national success categories through its intuitive mass marketing skills. Its vast collection of titles represents both exclusively licensed titles from around the world, as well as in-house produced CDs and DVDs.

About Navarre Corporation

Navarre Corporation (NASDAQ:NAVR) is a publisher and distributor of a broad range of home entertainment and multimedia products, including PC software, CD audio, DVD and VHS video, video games and accessories. Since its founding in 1983, the company has established distribution relationships with customers across a wide spectrum of retail channels which includes mass merchants, discount, wholesale club, office and music superstores, military and e-tailers nationwide. The company currently provides its products to over 18,000 retail and distribution center locations throughout the United States and Canada. Navarre has recently expanded its business to include the licensing and publishing of home entertainment and multimedia content, primarily through the acquisitions of Encore Software, Inc., BCI Eclipse Company, LLC, FUNimation Productions, Ltd. and The FUNimation Store, Ltd. For more information, please visit the company's web site at http://www.navarre.com/ .

Source: Navarre Corporation

CONTACT: Haug Scharnowski, VP Corporate Relations of Navarre
Corporation, +1-763-535-8333, or hscharnowski@navarre.com

Web site: http://www.navarre.com/

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