Censored - CMX: Tenjho Tenge - Fight 10

[Kiril]

This thread is a continuation of a long running discussion about the CMX release of Tenjho Tenge, which has been edited for content, mostly by the addition of bras and panties over the actual nudity.

This is the tenth thread on this subject. Note that some of the earlier forum threads on this topic have auto-expired.

I'd like to ask that people keep this thread focused on important updates and less on general chatter. After nine previous threads on this topic, I think it is fair to say that everyone has had a chance to express their general outrage or lack thereof on what CMX has done. However, no one wants people to simply forget what has happened to this book. Therefore, we will still have a thread on this topic, but I'm asking that people try to limit their postings to important updates and things that have not already been said in the previous nine threads.

We encourage everyone who is concerned about this to visit FIGHT: DC CMX - The Campaign for Uncensored Tenjho Tenge.

FIGHT: DC CMX is hosting all the information that has been unearthed in a clean and easy format and is acting as a central place for updates and information on the attempts to get the series released unedited. Conversation from the previous threads continues here. Please remember to keep civil in discussions here, thanks.

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[hobie]

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Kiril said:
This thread is a continuation of a long running discussion about the CMX release of Tenjho Tenge, which has been edited for content, mostly by the addition of bras and panties over the actual nudity.

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The theme for the edits in the first book was mostly added bras to cover up nudity. The theme for the second is steam clouds and rearranged skirts, as will become apparent once things are sent up.

[Inkthinker]

The listed release date for vol. 3 is August 17 of this year. While they don't have a complete mockup on the CMX site yet, the image in place now is a zoomed in version of the original tank cover.

Since I haven't actually seen a copy of vol. 2, but I read the edit list, I surmise that they left in the attempted seduction of Aya by Chiaki?

At some point someone might consider keeping track of the story elements that are left in which bely the content's suitability for the young teen maket. You know, for irony's sake.

[hobie]

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Inkthinker said:
Since I haven't actually seen a copy of vol. 2, but I read the edit list, I surmise that they left in the attempted seduction of Aya by Chiaki?

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Yes. <span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>There are steam clouds everywhere, and any place where 'touching' is occurring, all you see is the mouth or hand, but not the thing being touched.</span>

[Akasan]

Say, I just got my order last week of vol. 2 and I wanted to check something.

Is everybody seen or getting copies of vol. 2 with a giant sticker slapped on the cover promoting the DVD by Geneon.

I'm just wondering if I was shipped promo copies or something.

If it's intentional then... wow.

[Noodle]

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Aka-san said:
Say, I just got my order last week of vol. 2 and I wanted to check something.

Is everybody seen or getting copies of vol. 2 with a giant sticker slapped on the cover promoting the DVD by Geneon.

I'm just wondering if I was shipped promo copies or something.

If it's intentional then... wow.

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The sticker is on all of the copies of the books I've seen at retail stores, so I'm guessing CMX slapped 'em on there in some sort of desperate marketing push.

[MrDisco]

hey akadot

copies shipped here in canada also had that obnoxious sticker :| just another way for cmx to walk all over this title.

[Rhodes]

Well the edited censored manga goes well with the anime version of the show. In fact if your only experience is with the anime then CMX's TenTen is perfect for ya.

[Skywise]

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Noodle said:
The sticker is on all of the copies of the books I've seen at retail stores, so I'm guessing CMX slapped 'em on there in some sort of desperate marketing push.

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I doubt they just "slapped" it on there, as that would be free advertising to Geneon. Usually money trades hands, or at least a mutual advertising deal to promote a property. CMX on its own would gain very little from promoting the anime.

[Noodle]

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Skywise said:
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Noodle said:
The sticker is on all of the copies of the books I've seen at retail stores, so I'm guessing CMX slapped 'em on there in some sort of desperate marketing push.

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I doubt they just "slapped" it on there, as that would be free advertising to Geneon. Usually money trades hands, or at least a mutual advertising deal to promote a property. CMX on its own would gain very little from promoting the anime.

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Er...yes, I know that. And likely everyone else does too. I was being aloof for the fact that the advertising bucks for the anime-tie in sticker were probably CMX's next-best source of income on this title, given the (purported) number of lost sales of the books. Hence, "desperate marketing push."