I've always wondered how I came by a shot of them kissing.

I kinda think it's better without the kiss, I dunno. I do really think that Utena and Anthy are supposed to be about friendship, not sex. But maybe I'm idealistic?

I didn't know there were two versions of it. But I actually like the censored version more, it looks more artistic and SKU-like. It's still pretty obvious they are kissing but it is portrayed more subtly, like everything else in SKU. I think that's one of the things that makes SKU more fascinating.

I'm more in tune with Giovanna and Maarika on this. The censors concealed nothing that wasn't obvious anyway and slightly improved the artistic merit of the scene. This is part of what makes me nervous about the re-mastering project.

atolm wrote:

I just thought I'd pop in and assuage any fears about this version being used/being part of the remastering project; the "uncensored" version is fan-made. The author himself just replaced the off-centered image with another version that includes Utena and Anthy's faces. Personally, I don't think it works very well -- it undoes the dramatic tension and deflates the impact of the wide shot of the two embracing. In that final shot, their faces are again off-screen, so having them kiss close up, and then pull out for a dramatic long shot, only to again conceal the kiss itself, is counter-productive for the sort of mood being established.  (And I apologize for neglecting the other thread -- I've been a busy boy)

Aah. The picture did seem a little off.

Ayarou from the author comments of the video wrote:

I used a kiss scene that was not used at the time of TV broadcast.
It was published to a Japanese magazine in the past as the one scene of Virtual Star Embryology.

I totally read that wrong. Sorry everyone. Got a little too excited when I saw it.

Last edited by Rae (04-05-2008 08:54:11 AM)