chochajin: (Naruto Shippuden)
chochajin ([personal profile] chochajin) wrote2006-09-26 12:16 pm

Cuts, cuts², cuts³ in the German Naruto version

Well, as I´ve already told you in this post Naruto is now on German tv.
A lot of people have been complaining about the German version.
The voices are not fitting, they pronounce some of the names wrong.
And the German opening which isn´t even in German is horrible, too !!

You can have a look at the German opening here:

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But the most annoying thing are the cuts. We have the US version of Naruto - and as you might know there are already a lot of cuts - but the German version has even MORE cuts !
I want to give you some examples here - you will soon know what I´m talking about:

The Japanese original version:


The US version:


The German version:


See any difference ? (-__-;) ...

So as you can see the Americans cut out the weapon and a BIT of the blood. The Germans cut out the WHOLE thing !!! So as you can imagine the story changes a lot with stuff like that !!!
Everyone looks shocked and we Germans only think "Huh ? Why ? He has only a SMALL wound that isn´t even bleeding !!!" ... OMG ! *shakes head*


More examples ?

The Japanese original version:

Sasuke is wounded seriously.

The US version:

They edited this scene a little bit. See ? Less blood !

The German version:

Ahr ... un ... Sasuke is totally fine !?! Then why is Sakura fainting in the German version ????!!!!!! WERFASDHRTASD !!! (x_x;) ...



The original + US version:


The German version:

Hah!!~ Where did that weapon go ??? (x_x;)



The original and US version:


The German version:

They painted over the shurikens (O___O;) .....



The Japanese original version:


The German version:

Ok, now where did the blood go ??? You know nosebleeding is only a metapher for another thing .. yes we ALL know ! Would it be better if they show THAT directly ? XDDDDD ... Oh man .. it´s just NOSEbleeding !!! WTF!? Why cut that out ? (x___x;) ....



The Japanese original version:


The German version:

WTF!? It was only a REALLY small amount of blood around his mouth and even THAT is cut out ? o___o .....



The Japanese original version:


The German version:

I have no words .... why even paint over that kanji on the bottle ??!!!????!!! ... *sigh*



The Japanese origina + USl version:


The German version:

Yes, they actually DID it. ... They DID it. ..... I´m curious how he will fight with not really having a weapon. How can they DO that ?
Why are they broadcasting a series that they obviously consider to be too violent ???!!!! THEN broadcast sport series or e.g. Yakitate Japan! .. oh no wait, they´re throwing bread at horses, that´s NOT good ! The little kids might do that, too, and that´s just too cruel and violent, isn´t it ? XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
If they want that series to be for LITTLE children then why did they make an ENGLISH opening ???!!! Little children in Germany CAN´T understand English you know ?!? XDDDDDD .... oh well.



Finally some scenes that were totally left out !:


I don´t know why this had to be cut out. I don´t get it o__O; ....


Yes one of the BEST scenes !!! ARGH why did they cut that out ? (;_____;) ....



Well there is a lot more, but I just wanted to give you a short overview.
If you want to see more about each episode go to Animedigital (although it´s in German, but the screencaps say it all, so you will understand even without knowing German !)



Credits for the screencaps and the comparison:
Animedigital
RTL2

[identity profile] anime-junkie18.livejournal.com 2006-09-30 07:45 pm (UTC)(link)
I really think they should keep the original openings. -__- Wow, the German version was cut that much? O_O And I thought the U.S. version was majoryly cut. If you cut some of the scenes like the U.S. and Germany did, it doesn't make sense. Like the illusion of Sasuke fainting or dieing better yet, and Sasuke throwing the shurikens. The kanji on the bottle. And Zabuza's weapon, those really didn't need to be cut. XD

If I'm remembering correctly, I think that when Naruto first aired here in the U.S. that the "accidental" kiss between Naruto and Sasuke wasn't edited. Because I'm sure I remember watching it. But recently when I saw a rerun of that episode, I noticed it was cut. It doesn't mean anything, its just incredibly funny! You know, I think if there going to cut the episodes all to crap then they should air it on Adult Swim or something. Air the series at a later hour, or specific TV station. :P

I guess thats why I love the Japanese version of Naruto the best. *sigh*

[identity profile] anime-junkie18.livejournal.com 2006-09-30 07:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, and watching the German opening reminds me. Did they keep the "Believe it!" U.S. phrase for Naruto? Its so lame. XD

[identity profile] chochajin.livejournal.com 2006-09-30 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes !!! I´ve now heard/seen the Japanese original opening and it´s just GREAT !!!
You´re sooo right ! I don´t get it - why did they cut that all out in the first place ? Why do they broadcast Naruto at such a time / tv station if they think it doesn´t fit ?! It must be pretty expensive to cut that much, too. ?! o_o; ....

Yes it is ! I´ve started to watch the first few episodes to compare them to the German version .... it´s 2 different series ! BELIEVE IT! *coughs* -__- XDDDDD

[identity profile] anime-junkie18.livejournal.com 2006-10-07 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
^__^ I knew you would like the original! And yes, you're so right. I don't see why they cut so much, if they know that its not suitable for certain audiences. And they know that it needs to be on a certain station and time. XD Yeah, I'm sure the expense is a lot to cut so much in an series. xD

I know, they are like two different series. The "Believe it!" phrase is so annoying, though. -_- xD

[identity profile] chochajin.livejournal.com 2006-10-07 10:43 am (UTC)(link)
*nods* and the funny thing is they rated the UNCUT version in Germany now for 6 year-old kids !!!!! the UNCUT version !!! then what´s with the cut version ? minus 10 years or what ? XDDD oh man ....

*nods nods* *sigh*

[identity profile] anime-junkie18.livejournal.com 2006-10-07 05:56 pm (UTC)(link)
OMG. Really? That is crazy!! XD Yeah, definately minus 10 years. The UNCUT version to be rated for 6 year-old kids. Oh.. wow that is horrible. XD

*sigh*