I’ve made it no secret that Funimation’s desicion to edit their streaming release of Dance in the Vampire Bund doesn’t bother me in the slightest. However, since I wrote a rather lengthy editorial on the issue, it’s only right to follow-up on the feature. I also noticed that I’ve been getting a lot of hits for Dance int he Vampire Bund, so I thought I would milk this cow a little longer.
In reaction to the Internets backlash, Funimation has made another statement regarding the edits, saying that they’re, “committed to bringing the best anime content to the United States in its unedited form on home video.” Since the show is still relatively new, they want an opportunity to examine the series as a whole once it’s finished airing in Japan. It’s at that point that they’ll decide whether or not they can release an unedited home release.
I have not confirmed this, but I read somewhere that SHAFT is known for reanimating scenes for the DVD releases. With this in mind, one can speculate that Funimation might ask them to reanimate some of the more racy scenes for the American release. I know this has been done before with manga where the creator would redraw panels that would have otherwise been cut over here. Although, I’ve never heard of it being done with anime. Remember: This is speculation. A crackpot theory. I have no reason to believe that it will actually happen, but it’s worth considering.
[SOURCE: Funimation.com]
While I personally could not give 2 shits about Bund, you are
spot on with your comment about SHAFT reanimating sections. I
like hidamari sketch (yes, wife chan desu desu), and the DVD version is utterly different from the original tv fansub version. Touching up of scenes, reanimating of entire scenes, redone OP and Ed, everything.
What this means for Bund remains to be seen.
Yeah, the manga redrawing thing was done with Fullmetal Alchemist. It’s in the Wikipedia Article. Show a panel of when Greed gets caught. In Japan, they had him stuck to a concrete cross (They love that Christian Imagery). The American release of the manga had the panel redrawn to have him strapped to a large chunk of concrete. I’ve heard of this practice for anime where they didn’t feel they had enough time to finish scenes as well as they wanted, or in some instances, to add pornage/more gratifying fanservice, but I guess they could go the other way.
Funimation staff are the pussies. Nudity is not porn. Screw the F.B.I.
Funimation staff are the pussies. Nudity is not porn. Screw the F.B.I. Screw Craig Peyton Gaumer. Screw all the busybodies. Live and let live.