David L. Williams, sometimes referred to by his initials, DLW, is an American producer and ADR director (and, occasionally, a voice actor) that has been with

ADV Films A.D. Vision Holdings, Inc. (known simply as ADV and also referred to as ADV Films) was an American multimedia entertainment distributor headquartered in Houston, Texas, and founded in 1992 by video game fan John Ledford and anime fans Matt Gre ...

from the beginning when his living room was used as a production facility for their first show, ''

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''. He left ADV in March 2008 and has since worked at

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and

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. David regularly makes appearances at

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s as a representative of ADV. When asked questions about future productions, he often replies with his trademark phrase, "I can neither confirm nor deny."

Production Credits

ADR Director

* '' All Purpose Cultural Catgirl Nuku Nuku'' (co-directed with Janice Williams) * ''

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'' * '' Aquarian Age: Sign for Evolution'' * ''

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'' (co-directed with Janice Williams) * '' Clannad After Story'' (co-directed with Janice Williams) * '' D.N.Angel'' * ''

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'' (OVAs only) * '' Dirty Pair: Project Eden'' * ''

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'' * '' Pretear'' * ''

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'' (co-directed with Matt Greenfield and Jin Ho Chung) * '' Ushio & Tora'' (OVA)

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