2004-05-11, 10:34 | Link #1 |
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DVD's - Editing?
Sorry if this sounds a like a silly question, but i was wondering as i have not watched a fansubbed series on a dvd or vice versa as it is already licensed, but do they present the anime form (With jap voices and subtitles of course!) totally unedited, or do they edit parts out if they find it too violent? and if they do do they release 2 copies, one unedited and one edited?
Edit: If it has been edited, will the consumer be informed of this on the dvd? Last edited by Mcdonalds; 2004-05-11 at 11:14. Reason: Another query |
2004-05-11, 10:56 | Link #3 |
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If you want to keep a good unedited uncut copy get the fansub
USA release studios tend to cut some parts on the movie or episodes to delay or destroy the japanese market in America, and to make more sales of their own animation for instance cardcaptors they destroyed and raped the plot of the original series subbed by us in the 1990's tokyo mew mew etc ..another series .. they even changed the name of the series ^_^ |
2004-05-11, 11:03 | Link #4 |
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4kids, DiC, and Nelvana are all abberations.
At least DiC and Nelvana have permitted unedited subbed (even dubbed) releases of their titles (Saint Seiya, Cardcaptor Sakura.) 4kids is the odd one out since they don't do anything of the sort. The majority of US licensors do not alter their DVD releases in any way, shape, or form. ADV, Bandai, Funimation, Geneon, none of them release edited dvds, with the extreme majority including Japanese audio and English subtitles (the cases against this are few and far between and have noted causes.) A fair number of people on this forum will exaggerate the prevalence of editing and censorship to make themselves look better, so be warned. |
2004-05-11, 12:23 | Link #8 | |
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But again, dub quality will vary company by company and many many times within a company as most of them outsource to different dubbing houses for different shows, or in the case of ADV, where they have 12+ dubbing studios now, each has its own set of standards and practices. |
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2004-05-11, 13:12 | Link #9 |
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sorry to the people who have already posted and answered my question, i should have been more specific. When i mean by editing, to they edit the actual phrases in japanese so that they are less violent etc, and also do they edit the scenes. I'm only interested in the subbing side as i prefer subbing over dubbing
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2004-05-11, 13:19 | Link #10 |
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another thing about turning up the content: Steel Angel Kurumi, when Karinka is pissed off and pacing and cursing, in the japanese version her language is semi light...
in the dub...well i call her "Sailor Karinka" (NOT like "Sailor Moon"...but like REAL sailors) oh yes, and DVD releases are NEVER edited (only exception are edited audio tracks...but all dubs can be considered edited -_-) the actual edits that everyone pisses and moans about are the ones on TV TV has a TON more rules for broadcast than DVDs do BTW, stuff on the animenetwork or International Channel are NOT edited |
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2004-05-11, 23:24 | Link #12 |
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Erm... two exceptions (that I've heard of):
ADV's release of Sailor Moon (Sailor Moon and Sailor Moon R) TokyoPop's Initial D I've heard that both of those have toned-down subtitles in some areas, lightening dialogue that should be... um... heavier... But, I don't understand enough Japanese yet to verify this in Sailor Moon (which I do own) and I don't own nor have I seen Initial D - so this may be a fanboyish exaggeration. Either way, when your choice is the subtitled Japanese version, 99% of the time you're going to get the real deal, so I wouldn't worry about it. |
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2004-05-12, 10:01 | Link #15 | |
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