Late Night Anime - Differences Between TV and DVD Versions

Differences Between TV and DVD Versions

When a late night anime is released on video or DVD, it tends to have the contents altered or expanded, such as:

  • Improved animation quality
  • Scenes uncensored
  • Completely new videos added, such as side stories or epilogues

Extras, like commentaries by the cast or production staff may also be added.

Such alteration often happens for television series, but this tendency is especially prominent for late night anime, because:

  • Production companies may not have enough time, or a large enough budget, to make a higher quality series in time for television transmission,
  • They often may want to include sexual or violent content that are restricted for broadcast on television.
  • They have to add value for the DVD release, since they mainly rely on DVD sales.

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