@NebsTV on Twitter posted on today being the one year anniversary of when FUNImation made its announcement that they would release Dance In The Vampire Bund censored because of concerns about violating US child porn laws, and the outcry from anime fans about the decision. This forced FUNImation to make another announcement that they would take the episodes on a "case by case" basis before making a final decision.
So now, it's a year later. The show was simulcast on FUNImation's website, and is scheduled for its DVD release this summer.
Is it going to be censored or not? Don't know yet. FUNImation hasn't said either way. I posted on their forum earlier tonight to see if I get an answer. If I do, I'll post it here.
But when they made the announcement, I didn't fault them for the decision. It's still their company, and if they have to censor in order to make sure they comply with US laws, then they have to do it. The sensibilities in Japan are different than they are here in the United States, so I don't think what FUNImation was planning was a bad decision.
Think about when Seven Seas Entertainment acquired the rights for Kodomo no Jikan, a manga that was controversial because of its subject matter involving a nine year old who was infatuated with her teacher and did some rather adult things to get his attention. After going with the title "Nymphet" (because it turned out, "Kodomo no Jikan" was also the title of a hentai anime), Seven Seas made the decision not to publish the title after looking at further chapters in the series and deciding it was getting rather close to lolicon.
So was Dance in the Vampire Bund close enough to lolicon for FUNImation to consider censoring the show? I'll give you an answer as soon as I find out what it is.
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