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Central Park Aquires Yami no Matsuei

posted on 2001-12-02 14:16 EST by Christopher Macdonald

Central Park has aquired the rights to TV series "Yami no Matsuei" (Descendants of Darkness), and is looking at releasing the 13 part series on 3 DVDs.

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