Funimation to Edit Dance in the Vampire Bund Streaming and Home Video Release

Funimation has confirmed that it will edit the recently debuted Dance in the Vampire Bund anime for content on both the streaming version currently available online and in the future home video release.

The content in question relates to scenes of overt sexuality that were expanded from the original manga, in which the main protagonist Mina Tepes is being fondled in a sexual manner on a consistent basis in several different scenes throughout the series along with overt nudity and other implied and overt sexual situations.

As the protagonist takes the form of a young girl, the above situations taken out of context may cause concern for many unfamiliar with the series, with Funimation deciding that the content in question is inappropriate for the US release.

Funimation has released the following statement:

FUNimation Entertainment is known for releasing the titles we license in their original, uncut form, as their creators intended. However, after viewing the unedited as well as the Japanese broadcast edit of the series Dance in the Vampire Bund, we have determined the series contains controversial elements which, when taken out of context, could be objectionable to some audiences.

With this in mind and with approval of the licensor, we will edit select scenes from the series in streaming and home entertainment release. These are scenes which are inappropriate for U.S. viewing and are not essential to the storyline.

Dance in the Vampire Bund is a complex and dark drama cited by press and fans as one of the best anime series out of Japan this season. Its strong story is what brought the series to our attention and why we are bringing it to the U.S.

With the above decision taken by the licensor in the wake of the Handley case, those that were hoping for an uncut release will have to resort to importing the Japanese home video release.