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Improbably good looking samurai anime Sengoku Basara earlier attracted attention for the inexplicable differences in the broadcast versions currently airing, but these now pale in comparison to the latest comparison showing off the various versions of the anime to have come to pass…

Never has a single title known so much variety in such similar scenes?

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    Comment by Anonymous
    13:06 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    roku henge!

    Comment by sanimej2
    13:08 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    WAT

    Comment by adada
    16:53 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    lol DVD fail

    Comment by Anonymous
    17:28 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    FUCK THE DVD AND ALL OTHER SHITS I LOVE THE CBC

    Comment by Anonymous
    06:54 09/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Have to agree with that sentiment.... the Blu-Ray thing has that NOSE.... UGH! Talk about square-nose!

    Comment by Anonymous
    14:36 09/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    CBC's got that piggy dot nose. the others make him look too messy or generic. I think the BD one makes him look the most mature and cleanly drawn...

    it's just perspective, whatever you focus on. I didn't even think about the noses til I read your comment and looked back... but I stuck with my decision on BD.

    Comment by Namaiki
    13:07 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    DVD version looks like shit, VHS ..looks like 90s anime.

    Comment by Mike
    13:15 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Ya the DvD looks horrible and the VHS... AKIRA!!!!

    Comment by XIII
    14:15 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    agreed!! XD

    Comment by Anonymous
    17:31 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    FUCK U FUCK U

    Comment by Anonymous
    08:22 09/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    agreed...I think the VHS is actually the best of these...

    Comment by Kamurotetsu
    08:43 09/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Damn you're right! That's TETSUO!!

    Comment by Xumasso
    11:56 10/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    He is 100% Tetsuo ..

    I got the same impression as you did when I first checked this comparison!

    funny!

    Comment by Cheoro
    02:03 09/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    the DVD's face looks strangely constipated and ugly

    Comment by iapfah
    13:07 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I believe I saw the non-shaded version, and I was thinking, "Good job guys, I like how you 'stylized' it to make people think you're artsy." Little did I know they weren't being lazy, they secretly putting in six times the effort. I'm impressed, though I'm not sure why.

    Comment by iapfah
    13:15 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Oh wait, yeah, it's shopped. I guess I'm thinking of a different scene.

    Comment by Evi1d33d
    13:08 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    lol the DVD version is retarded and the VHS version looks like Akira.

    Comment by Anonymous
    13:09 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Exactly what I thought for the VHS

    Comment by Anonymous
    13:09 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Hahahaha. As if they'd make a VHS or LD version in 2009.

    Comment by Anonymous
    13:09 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    What in god's name?

    I like the TBS version though

    Comment by Anonymous
    13:10 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    is this shoop?
    LD and DVD is abyssamal and for VHS i darn swore it use akira face!
    Wait... VHS still exist?? 0_0

    Comment by Anonymous
    13:12 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Quite obviously shopped.

    Comment by Kip
    23:10 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Does LD still exist!?

    Comment by Kip
    23:14 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I see. Arty made a funny.
    I've been troll'd!

    Comment by Diverse
    13:11 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    What? They still use Laserdisc in Japan?

    Comment by gil
    16:31 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    sonna koto wa arienai...

    shopped, but i think it's still MANLY

    Comment by naib
    13:14 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    shopped , actually only the cbc and tbs are real

    Comment by Mike
    13:19 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Heh I get the joke for the most part, except the DvD.

    Comment by Anonymous
    13:15 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Wow, the DVD looks horrible in that comparison.

    They still making VHS in Japan? Interesting.

    These differences are ridiculous. Are they hopping people will buy multiple versions to see all the differences (well, I guess someone had to to do the comparison)?

    I have to wonder if they are trying to confuse file sharers/fansubbers.

    Fortunately, this isn't a title I'm interested in. I'd probably pass on it anyway with all this version stupidity going on.

    Comment by Anonymous
    13:53 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    They still do in Aussie but~

    Comment by Anonymous
    16:48 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    ...they're all shops, genius.

    Comment by Hangmen
    23:43 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    They still do in Africa.

    Comment by Anonymous
    13:19 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    The answer is always Laserdisc. I love that ancient shitty technology.

    Comment by anon
    21:10 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Agreed. Optical discs the size of records = AWESOME.

    Comment by KiNA
    13:21 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Inb4 -

    OYAKATASAMA!!

    Comment by black87
    13:33 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    HIJIKATASAMA!!

    13:37 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I almost read that as hijack-sama...

    Comment by Orochium
    13:34 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    It's like the creators decided to pit animation studio against animation studio, to figure out who the best was.

    So six different studios made scene variations, knowing people would vote and digest and compare them.

    CBC - looks like Eden of the East style, almost Ghibliesque

    VHS totally made me think Akira lol.

    KANEEEEEEEEEDAA

    TETSUOOOOOYAKATASAMA!

    Comment by HechEff
    17:42 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    @ VHS

    FUCK CANNOT UNSEE

    Comment by anon
    06:26 09/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    And LD look like Escaflowne.

    Comment by Anonymous
    13:35 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    gotta go with TBS on this one.

    Comment by Kevin
    13:36 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Are these really real?

    13:36 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    BD looks like Ghost in the Shell movie with Ninja Scroll shadow style

    LD looks like G Gundam

    VHS looks definitely like Akira

    I vote for BD and VHS for the late 80 or early 90-ish look...

    Comment by KajunBowser
    17:31 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Second.

    Comment by imadori
    13:40 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    DVD, VHS and LD can go to hell.

    Comment by Icy-nee-san
    14:01 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    TBS

    02:09 09/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    TBS
    The Best Shiznit!

    *refer to little nicky

    Comment by Anonymous
    14:02 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    This has got to be a troll of some sort...

    Comment by vin-nii
    14:15 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    LD version feels like something off Clamp (namely X and Tokyo babylon)

    Comment by Anonymous
    14:16 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    AS long as GG subs doesnt touch it i'm good , who needs a bunch of worthless trolls that drop series in the middle of a season.

    Comment by none
    14:20 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    LD, DVD, VHS > WTH! my eye~~~!!!

    Comment by Storm Wing
    14:47 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Now which one again is photoshopped? :P

    Comment by Carrie
    14:51 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I just checked the calendar to make sure I hadn't travelled back in time to April 1st.

    No. I hadn't.

    I lol'd, all the same. Quite the amusing shoop; it definitely tricked me for a moment. I wonder why they made the DVD version look like that, though..?

    Comment by ShibariComplex
    14:55 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    why?!!

    Comment by ninjanyt
    15:11 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    why~? do they have to change their look anyway-??
    i like teh blu-ray or tbs ..

    err.. laser disc?? we still have that??

    Comment by Buga
    15:13 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    CBS and Blue Ray are both good

    Blue Ray is much more realistic.

    Comment by Sorrior
    15:24 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Gotta say like the. Personally oldschool vibe. Personallly though i really like the vhs and LD versions along with TBS. I think going back to animes oldschool styles might actually be a way to help deal with th boom so it may be interesting to see wich one sells more. Of course provided this isn't one giant troll

    Comment by Anonymous
    15:43 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    The LD and VHS should have given this one away...do they still distribute anime in those media?

    Btw this is clearly shopped.

    Comment by Anonymous
    15:50 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    TBS > Blu Ray > Everything else.....

    Those are the only two that matter.

    But seriously... WTF is going on? Too many versions....

    Comment by Anonymous
    16:18 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    You do realise this is a piss take right, simply because certain scenes seem to vary between the TBS and CBC airing.
    There is no Blu-ray, LD (lol) or VHS (lol) release of this series. Just DVD.

    Comment by kenjiharima
    16:26 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Fuck the faces...

    Comment by Anonymous
    16:38 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    VHS hair-lo ftw

    Comment by Human Shuriken
    16:39 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    This made me LOL

    Comment by Anonymous
    16:42 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Mmmm, TBS version.

    I'd hit that so hard.

    Comment by To Artefact
    17:24 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    How do you think about?
    http://www.equalitynow.org/english/actions/action_3301_en.html

    Comment by Artefact
    22:59 08/05/2009 # ! Unseen

    I saw it elsewhere. You should email me such things as I can no longer read all the comments - thanks all the same.

    Comment by Void
    17:37 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I didn't think anyone did releases on VHS no more.

    Comment by GFC
    17:48 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    The problem is.. every1 single one look hideous ;d

    Comment by Hikikomori-Kun
    18:34 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    lol.TheDvd.

    Comment by metatron
    19:23 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Oh U Artefact~ you made me LOL XDD

    Comment by Anonymous
    19:47 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Why did they spend the time making different animations?

    Comment by Anonymous
    21:28 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Only certain scenes look slightly different between the TBS and CBC version. It's not like the whole thing is different.
    As to why they did that, probably because they were undecided as to which frames to go with for certain climatic scenes, so chose to send different versions to both stations.
    This in turn would lead fans to watch the show on both channels, making the show more successful.
    Looking at the description for the DVD release at CD Japan, it doesn't list anything about multiple versions, so we could either end up with something new and different of Production IG deciding on the 'proper' version to be used, which ever they class that as...

    As for some of the people not realizing the artcile image is fake; lol!
    VHS and LD haven't be used for donkeys years and this show isn't getting a Blu-ray release.

    Comment by E.J.
    21:52 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    This can't be for real.... incredible.

    Comment by Esuher
    21:53 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Are you idiots?

    That's a TOTAL FAKE, bad photoshop work!!

    Vhs is Akira...

    Comment by Anonymous
    21:56 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Headdesk for everyone who doesn't understand the pic/joke.

    .... my head hurts.

    Comment by antimateria
    22:03 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Blu-ray looks too... Code Geassy. Going with the CBC version.

    And what the hell, VHS release? DVD releases are already dying and someone is still releasing in VHS.

    Comment by Anonymous
    22:18 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Wtf, how could people vote for BD when it looks so horrible =/

    Comment by Dee
    22:59 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    human psychology states that 1st is always best!

    Comment by Dee
    22:58 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    haha now i have trouble telling the fakes apart

    Comment by Anonymous
    22:59 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Hmm CBC or TBS, there isn't too much difference, at least not so much I would give a fuck.

    I'm going with CBC

    Comment by Anonymous
    23:22 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    the BD version looks as if he was a sand nigger
    the TBS version looks as if he was a gay male vocalist
    the CBC version looks as if he uses make-up
    the DVD version looks as if he is a badly-drawn Chinese
    the VHS version looks as if he is a 12-years-old kid.

    i'll choose LD.

    Comment by MechaTama31
    23:26 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I'm disappointed in how few of us chose DVD out of general contrariness. :/

    It always works for that girl in the background of the Kannagi pics.

    Comment by 1082
    02:08 09/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    there is no blueray, vhs or laserdisc release.

    Comment by dude
    02:47 09/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    What's with people liking the CBC? It looks absolutely terrible. VHS had the best face.

    Comment by g0rth0r
    03:38 09/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    lol DVD

    Comment by xzeldax3
    03:42 09/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    looks like im gonna have to go and search for all the different versions to be a true fan

    Comment by Mikiway
    06:08 09/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Forget about the graphic effect enhancements and look for the graphic itself, as the nose for example. Which one is better drawn?

    Like Mike said, VHS looks like an Akira character design.
    I'd add, LD looks like Clamp's work.
    DVD... failed. Looks like a chinese copy.
    BD looks good, but what's with the long nose?
    TBS seems to be the original Charadesign.

    M.

    Comment by i386
    10:36 09/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    TBS, but they all look hideous ^^;

    Comment by N3k0
    11:18 09/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    wat? is this real D: dvd wtf!!!!

    Comment by Chris
    12:20 09/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Blu-ray Disk

    It's a Sony!

    Comment by kinarnedan
    18:26 09/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    DVD super fail VHS looks better.. but CBC and BD are the best looking

    Comment by menosketiago
    22:06 09/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    VHS looks like something Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira) would create LOL

    Comment by Anonymous
    08:16 10/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    TBS looks the Best
    I give 2nd place to BD

    Comment by iPood
    04:50 11/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I am quite impressed how they used actually different styles of highlighting, shading, etc. extremely befitting the medium formats of the animation eras: VHS 80's, laser disc 90's, BD 2k's. Only DVD looks like utter shit, more like low budget late 80's.
    In my opinion the TBS version still looks best but I'm also pretty interested in watching the laser disc version.

    Comment by e4r
    07:08 12/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    nice fakes

    Comment by Anonymous
    22:50 05/09/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    watched the cbc one

    Comment by OTIKA
    16:54 08/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    At VHS: KANEDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

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