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FORT WORTH, TX (March 5, 2007) &mdash FUNimation Entertainment, a wholly owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation and the market share leader for home video sales of Japanese animation in the United States, and Square Enix Co., Ltd., developer, publisher and distributor of entertainment with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, announced today that their FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST® series took home five awards from the inaugural American Anime Awards at the New York Comic Con. The FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST series won Best Long Series, Best Cast, Best DVD Package Design, Best Actor (Vic Mignogna) and Best Anime Theme Song ("Rewrite," by Asian Kung-Fu Generation).

"These awards are a great testament to the popularity of FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST in the United States," says Gen Fukunaga, president and CEO of FUNimation Entertainment. "FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST had a great year in the United States, and we would like to thank our U.S. fans and our Japanese business partners for making this series such a great success."

FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST is a series that was created in Japan by Square Enix, Bones and Aniplex. FUNimation Entertainment is the master licensor for the series in the United States.

"FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST is one of our most popular franchises in Japan," says Koji Taguchi, Corporate Executive of Square Enix Co., Ltd. and FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST Executive Producer for Square Enix Co., Ltd. "We're so happy the series has become such a hit with the anime audience in America, and wish for its continued success."

FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST takes place in a world where alchemy is an accepted part of life with one simple rule of "equivalent exchange" - to gain something, something of equal value must be lost. The series follows 15-year-old Edward Elric, a prodigy known as the "FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST." Due to an experiment gone wrong when they were younger, Edward and his brother Alphonse paid a heavy price for disobeying the natural laws of science. Now the brothers are on a quest of the utmost importance: to find the fabled Philosopher's Stone.

The FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST series is one of the top-rated anime series on television, and the sales of its DVDs have led the U.S. anime industry. Fukunaga explains that according to an analysis of Nielsen Video Scan data, all 13 volumes of the FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST series and the FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST movie were ranked in the Top 50 of the bestselling anime DVDs in the United States for 2006. "Basically, the FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST DVDs accounted for 28% of the Top 50 bestselling anime DVDs in the United States," continued Fukunaga.

This year was the inaugural year for the American Anime Awards. The awards are designed to honor the best in anime as voted on by anime fans nationwide. This year's event was held at the New York Comic Con on February 24, 2007.

About FUNimation Entertainment
FUNimation® Entertainment, a wholly owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation, is the market share leader for the home video sales of Japanese animation in the United States. The company's most recent initiative is the FUNimation ChannelSM, a new, 24-hour digital network featuring programming from the top anime brands in the United States. FUNimation has a proven formula for launching and advancing brands, and manages a full spectrum of rights for most of its brands including broadcasting, licensing, production, internet, and home video sales and distribution.

About Square Enix Co., Ltd. and Square Enix, Inc.
Square Enix Co., Ltd. (Square Enix), with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, develops, publishes and distributes entertainment content including interactive entertainment software and publications in Asia, North America and Europe. Square Enix brings two of Japan's best-selling franchises &mdash FINAL FANTASY®, which has sold over 75 million units worldwide, and DRAGON QUEST®, which has sold over 41 million units worldwide &mdash under one roof. Square Enix is one of the most influential providers of digital entertainment content in the world and continues to push the boundaries of creativity and innovation. More information on Square Enix can be found on the Internet at http://www.square-enix.com.

DRAGON QUEST, FINAL FANTASY, FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST, SQUARE ENIX and the Square Enix logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Square Enix Co, Ltd. in Japan and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

LOS ANGELES (March 26, 2007) &mdash Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square Enix™ interactive entertainment products in North America, announced today that DAWN of MANA™, the next installment in the esteemed WORLD of MANA™ series, will ship to retail outlets across North America on May 22, 2007. This exciting PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system exclusive is the highly anticipated follow-up to SECRET of MANA™, the timeless classic that originally mesmerized North American audiences in 1993. For a limited time, Breath of MANA™, a sampler disc that contains selections from the soundtrack originally released in Japan, will be available at Amazon.com, Game Crazy, GameStop and EB Games as a gift with the purchase of DAWN of MANA. Also scheduled to arrive in late summer 2007 is HEROES of MANA™, an exciting real-time strategy game developed exclusively for the Nintendo DS™. Both entries in the WORLD of MANA series continue the legacy of the Mana name, as they provide fresh and unique takes on the familiar universe that has captured the hearts of fans around the world.

"The two latest entries in the WORLD of MANA series push the boundaries established in past titles to provide players with a new gaming experience inside a familiar setting," said Koichi Ishii, creator of the WORLD of MANA series. "DAWN of MANA sets itself apart from action-RPGs of the past as an action-adventure game with an emphasis on action while HEROES of MANA, a strategy RPG, introduces entirely new real-time strategy elements to the series."

Steeped in the rich tradition of the beloved Mana franchise, DAWN of MANA fuses innovative physics-based combat, lovable characters, and a compelling narrative that reveals the stunning genesis of the Mana universe. Freed from the limitations of two-dimensional graphics, DAWN of MANA brings the world of Mana into 3D for the first time while preserving the atmosphere that fans have come to know and love. New characters and environments join familiar monsters and elemental spirits from previous Mana titles, and are fleshed out through the wonders of cutting-edge rendering techniques that encapsulate the signature beauty and subtlety of the acclaimed series. Accompanying the visuals is a soul-stirring title track from acclaimed composer and Grammy and Academy Award winner Ryuichi Sakamoto, who has composed music for many notable Hollywood productions.

Breathing new life into the vaunted Mana franchise, HEROES of MANA takes the beloved series into an entirely new dimension. Generals will plan, plot and strategize their way to victory on the battlefield. Command an army of heroes, creatures and beloved rabites with the use of the Nintendo DS Touch Screen, and experience an all-new perspective on the ever-evolving battle for the Mana Tree. Skilled players can see how they rank among other players around the world through the Nintendo Wi-Fi ranking system. HEROES of MANA is being developed by BROWNIE BROWN Inc. and is currently slated for a late summer release.

DAWN of MANA has been rated T (Teen) by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). For more information on DAWN of MANA please visit http://na.square-enix.com/dawnofmana/. HEROES of MANA has not yet been rated by the ESRB. For more information about the ESRB please visit www.esrb.org.

About Square Enix Co., Ltd. and Square Enix, Inc.
Square Enix Co., Ltd. (Square Enix), with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, develops, publishes and distributes entertainment content including interactive entertainment software and publications in Asia, North America and Europe. Square Enix brings two of Japan's best-selling franchises — FINAL FANTASY®, which has sold over 75 million units worldwide, and DRAGON QUEST®, which has sold over 41 million units worldwide — under one roof. Square Enix is one of the most influential providers of digital entertainment content in the world and continues to push the boundaries of creativity and innovation.

Square Enix, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Square Enix Co., Ltd. with offices in Los Angeles, California and Seattle, Washington. It handles operations in North America, including development, localization, marketing, and publishing of Square Enix titles. More information on Square Enix can be found on the Internet at http://www.square-enix.com.

BREATH OF MANA, DAWN of MANA, DRAGON QUEST, FINAL FANTASY, HEROES of MANA, SECRET of MANA, WORLD of MANA, SQUARE ENIX and the Square Enix logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Square Enix Co., Ltd. in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners

LOS ANGELES (March 27, 2007) &mdash Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square Enix™ interactive entertainment products in North America, announced the return of SQUARE ENIX PARTY. SQUARE ENIX PARTY 2007 is a two-day event held on May 12-13, 2007 at the Makuhari Messe Convention Center in Chiba prefecture, Japan. Attendance to the event, which is open to the public, will be free for all attendees. The event held July 2005 drew a crowd of nearly 47,000 visitors.

At SQUARE ENIX PARTY 2007, attendees will be among the first to experience the newest games from Square Enix and discover exciting announcements from the company. They will also have the chance to experience other Square Enix products including mobile content, manga, merchandise, music and more.

About Square Enix Co., Ltd. and Square Enix, Inc.
Square Enix Co., Ltd. (Square Enix), with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, develops, publishes and distributes entertainment content including interactive entertainment software and publications in Asia, North America and Europe. Square Enix brings two of Japan's best-selling franchises — FINAL FANTASY®, which has sold over 75 million units worldwide, and DRAGON QUEST®, which has sold over 41 million units worldwide — under one roof. Square Enix is one of the most influential providers of digital entertainment content in the world and continues to push the boundaries of creativity and innovation.

Square Enix, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Square Enix Co., Ltd. with offices in Los Angeles, California and Seattle, Washington. It handles operations in North America, including development, localization, marketing, and publishing of Square Enix titles. More information on Square Enix can be found on the Internet at http://www.square-enix.com.

DRAGON QUEST, FINAL FANTASY, SQUARE ENIX and the Square Enix logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Square Enix Co., Ltd. in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.