wombat_socho

I prefer to buy DVDs. But I get pretty upset when I learn that content has been cut from the American commercial release. I'm not talking about minor changes in dialogue; I'm talking about cut footage. I've been told, by people who have watched both the fansubs and the commercial releases, that footage was cut from both Gundam Wing and Fullmetal Alchemist. (If someone knows this to be incorrect, I would welcome that information.)

Whenever I hear about this going on, it feels like a betrayal of trust. When I purchase a DVD, I want to know that it contains all the anime goodness (or badness) of the original. I would think the American anime industry could've learned its lesson back during Sailor Moon. One of the arguments I often hear in favor of watching fansubs is that it's the only way to see the show in its true entirety. Then, perhaps our anime industry could help themselves by promising to keep shows in their original form.