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==Controversy and censorship== | ==Controversy and censorship== | ||
[[File:EToP Japanese volume edits.png|thumb|right|Comparison of several scenes between the original magazine version and the Japanese volume version]] | |||
This manga is perhaps the most controversial Pokémon manga ever published, due almost entirely to the fact that the original Japanese version of the manga series had a lot of sexual content, including women such as {{an|Misty}}, [[Jessie]] and [[the Sensational Sisters]] given oversized busts, often accompanied by skimpy clothing or swimwear. In order to make the series marketable to younger English-speaking readers, much of this was censored during [[VIZ Media]]'s translations and all of the sexual content was taken out, leading to a "cleaner" version of the manga for international readers. The Japanese volumes of the manga were also slightly censored from the original versions published in CoroCoro. According to Toshihiro Ono, these edits were done by himself. | This manga is perhaps the most controversial Pokémon manga ever published, due almost entirely to the fact that the original Japanese version of the manga series had a lot of sexual content, including women such as {{an|Misty}}, [[Jessie]] and [[the Sensational Sisters]] given oversized busts, often accompanied by skimpy clothing or swimwear. In order to make the series marketable to younger English-speaking readers, much of this was censored during [[VIZ Media]]'s translations and all of the sexual content was taken out, leading to a "cleaner" version of the manga for international readers. The Japanese volumes of the manga were also slightly censored from the original versions published in CoroCoro. According to Toshihiro Ono, these edits were done by himself. | ||
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There was one scene that was removed altogether from the English version. It is the original ending of ''[[ET06|To Evolve or Not to Evolve, That Is the Question!]]''. This scene was set in a hot spring, and it pictured a naked {{an|Misty}} (with {{AP|Pikachu}}) relaxing and washing herself, making a comment about how her chest should evolve, too. All of a sudden, {{OBP|Ash Ketchum|EToP|Ash}}, [[Mikey]] and {{an|Brock}} are seen sitting in another hot spring, and they see Misty washing herself. Misty, noticing their presence, is extremely embarrassed and feels very violated; and she runs away in anger. This scene was likely deleted due to excessive nudity and the adult nature of the scene. This scene, however, is not removed from Chuang Yi's version. | There was one scene that was removed altogether from the English version. It is the original ending of ''[[ET06|To Evolve or Not to Evolve, That Is the Question!]]''. This scene was set in a hot spring, and it pictured a naked {{an|Misty}} (with {{AP|Pikachu}}) relaxing and washing herself, making a comment about how her chest should evolve, too. All of a sudden, {{OBP|Ash Ketchum|EToP|Ash}}, [[Mikey]] and {{an|Brock}} are seen sitting in another hot spring, and they see Misty washing herself. Misty, noticing their presence, is extremely embarrassed and feels very violated; and she runs away in anger. This scene was likely deleted due to excessive nudity and the adult nature of the scene. This scene, however, is not removed from Chuang Yi's version. | ||
===Scene removed from the North American adaptation=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:pikachu2 082.jpg|Page 1 of the scene that was removed by American censors. | |||
File:pikachu2 083.jpg|Page 2 of the scene that was removed by American censors. | |||
File:EToP hot spring scene CY.png|English translation by Chuang Yi. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||