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NEWS: Funimation Confirms Strike Witches DVDs to Be Unedited


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Mario1234567



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 3:14 pm Reply with quote
At least some people are doing there job right.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 3:23 pm Reply with quote
Alright! Me and the other poster are fired up by this news! Whooo! Fanservice!
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 3:25 pm Reply with quote
sweetness! I deff can't wait for the uncut dvds!
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 3:57 pm Reply with quote
personally i'm waiting for blu-ray version myself...
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Nebs



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 4:17 pm Reply with quote
It's worth mentioning though that the version Funimation is currently streaming is still less edited than the one shown on Crunchyroll & YouTube from last year.

Personally I'm surprised that Funi had access to the TV version at all. Usually they only get the DVD masters of a series when licensing a title, & the TV version wouldn't be a part of that. (Ecchi stuff on Naruto has been edited in both the Japanese & American broadcast versions, but the American edits differed since Viz self-edited the DVD version of the eps themselves because they didn't have access to the Japanese edited TV version.)
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Splitter



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 5:54 pm Reply with quote
It kind of irks me that this is even an issue. It's not like nudity is anything new to anime, and chances are the people watching it already have a good idea what kind of show they are watching. I went to FUNi's site and I can't find anything that suggests there were complaints. Most people were actually cheering them for going unedited.

I think what's really funny is this is a problem, but Spice and Wolf is getting TV-PG even though Holo's in the buff most of Ep. 1.


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PostPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 5:55 pm Reply with quote
I'm glad that they made this decision for this particular series, but I hope that Funimation doesn't make a habit out of streaming censored videos in order to sell uncut DVDs. By now they should realize that they can stream material that hasn't been censored and not hurt profits.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 5:59 pm Reply with quote
Nebs wrote:
It's worth mentioning though that the version Funimation is currently streaming is still less edited than the one shown on Crunchyroll & YouTube from last year.


Incorrect. I ran them side-by-side yesterday and they are identical.

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Space Butler XIII



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Splitter wrote:
It kind of irks me that this is even an issue. It's not like nudity is anything new to anime, and chances are the people watching it already have a good idea what kind of show they are watching.


You're right that nudity is nothing new to anime, but that's not the issue here. If the characters weren't under the age of 18, then their nudity wouldn't be a problem.

I'm not a fan of censorship, but child pornography is where I draw the line. I can't even believe this got licensed in the first place.
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Splitter



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 6:01 pm Reply with quote
Pepperidge wrote:
I'm glad that they made this decision for this particular series, but I hope that Funimation doesn't make a habit out of streaming censored videos in order to sell uncut DVDs. By now they should realize that they can stream material that hasn't been censored and not hurt profits.


Why do you feel the need to differentiate? Most nudity in anime is of teenagers, and Strike Witches is no exception. It seems to me more people have a problem with nudity in the "moe" style than nudity in general, which just reeks of hypocrisy. It's okay to exploit women in one style by not another? Give me a break.
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Apterous



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 6:12 pm Reply with quote
OMG they took my boobies away! Where do I gets B00BIEZ on teh INTERNETS?

...because really, was that supposed to be the selling point of the DVDs? Underage boobies? Rolling Eyes
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Splitter



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 6:19 pm Reply with quote
Apterous wrote:
OMG they took my boobies away! Where do I gets B00BIEZ on teh INTERNETS?

...because really, was that supposed to be the selling point of the DVDs? Underage boobies? Rolling Eyes


That was the selling point for Shuffle!... that and chatchki panties.
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zanarkand princess



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 6:35 pm Reply with quote
Apterous wrote:
OMG they took my boobies away! Where do I gets B00BIEZ on teh INTERNETS?

...because really, was that supposed to be the selling point of the DVDs? Underage boobies? Rolling Eyes

No. Underage panties (and lack of them) are the selling point of this show.
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Splitter



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 6:37 pm Reply with quote
zanarkand princess wrote:
Apterous wrote:
OMG they took my boobies away! Where do I gets B00BIEZ on teh INTERNETS?

...because really, was that supposed to be the selling point of the DVDs? Underage boobies? Rolling Eyes

No. Underage panties (and lack of them) are the selling point of this show.


Oh come on, Musical Panties was hilarious Wink
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DPX



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 8:03 pm Reply with quote
Space Butler XIII wrote:
Splitter wrote:
It kind of irks me that this is even an issue. It's not like nudity is anything new to anime, and chances are the people watching it already have a good idea what kind of show they are watching.


You're right that nudity is nothing new to anime, but that's not the issue here. If the characters weren't under the age of 18, then their nudity wouldn't be a problem.

I'm not a fan of censorship, but child pornography is where I draw the line. I can't even believe this got licensed in the first place.


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