"Naruto's infamous German dub removed all blood, dead bodies and bladed weapons, something that's more than slightly intrusive on a ninja themed show."
(Again, TV Tropes entry on "Bowdlerise")
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Still reading the Tv Tropes Wiki between bouts of translation and wailing about the WiR... (Warning: the stuff is addictive.)
[1] In fact, I haven't had a TV for 20 years (and very rarely watched it elsewhere for the same period). I'm wondering if I'm so fascinated by this site despite, or because of this :-)
"While Sailor Moon's rather infamous Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune were changed from being Schoolgirl Lesbians to being "cousins," the edits didn't extend to any of the original visual innuendo -- making them incestuous lesbians, which is hardly new to anime but probably wasn't their intention."
(From the entry "Bowdlerise")
[1] In fact, I haven't had a TV for 20 years (and very rarely watched it elsewhere for the same period). I'm wondering if I'm so fascinated by this site despite, or because of this :-)
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amused