![]() Manga has been very cheeky in the past when advertising one of the biggest titles in their catalogue. ![]() edit, while disc 2 is home to the original Japanese version. Manga Entertainment releases both cuts of Street Fighter II on individual discs: Disc 1 contains the U.S.A. The very same complaints that I’ve dished out in the past come back to haunt me once again as I take a look at this so-called “Special Edition”. And it continues to baffle me why the problem has yet to be rectified. Even the Japanese release is plagued with artefacts and the same non-anamorphic troubles. ![]() Since its initial release in the west we’ve had to put up with poorly compressed non-anamorphic transfers which frankly look terrible. Those of us who were still young at the time had no choice and for many this was the first time that we’d ever experienced the film.Īnd now the legendary Japanese cut is available for the first time in the United Kingdom. With the new release came new changes in the form of a rock soundtrack, which included songs from Alice in Chains, Silverchair and more memorably KMFDM. This only went on to anger smaller circles in the anime community, largely because they understandably wanted the original Japanese language track. However both the USA and UK release were put out in their dubbed form only complete with a new soundtrack. The shower scene for example was now extended, though still missing a couple of shots from the Japanese cut. When Manga released the film on VHS, sales rocketed and to much surprise the very scenes missing from the USA release had been reinstated almost intact. Meanwhile the UK saw a slightly more forgiving version. When released overseas the film was trimmed, which caused controversy amongst fans, not least of which were complaints about Chun-Li’s famous shower scene being practically removed. Street Fighter II has been subject to several cuts over the years. The following is taken from my 2005 piece: Twelve years on since its UK debut and with Manga Entertainment still hanging on so dearly to the UK distribution rights, it sees a new release that by rights should be every bit as good as the film itself. Released in 1994 the movie has been the best adaptation of one of the most successful arcade franchises of all time. The purpose of this review is to simply talk about the A/V quality and inform the reader of what they can expect in terms of comparison between the original Japanese and subsequent U.S. If you’d like to know my thoughts on the film then feel free to browse the article. In 2005 I put together a retrospective feature on Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie for DVD Times. Available to own from Feb 19th, care of Manga Entertainment. Kev finds out if the wait has been worth it. The long awaited release of the original uncut Japanese version of Streetfighter II is finally upon us.
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