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* The far-out extreme would be the cover of ''Warriors of the Wind'', the original dub of the classic [[Anime]] film ''[[Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind]]'' done in the mid-'80s. The artist just [[wikipedia:Image:Wotwuscover.jpg|made things up and added characters and elements]] that weren't in the movie at all.<ref>There were no flying horses, guns, robots, swords made of light, or shadow-men, the monsters in the movie the one on the cover vaguely resembled were not ever ridden, and of those five characters only the one on the right looks anything like a character in the actual movie (Nausicaa, who even then wasn't blonde).</ref> The dub itself [[Cut and Paste Translation|wasn't an accurate representation]] of [[Hayao Miyazaki]]'s work either, but it wasn't ''that'' different. |
* The far-out extreme would be the cover of ''Warriors of the Wind'', the original dub of the classic [[Anime]] film ''[[Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind]]'' done in the mid-'80s. The artist just [[wikipedia:Image:Wotwuscover.jpg|made things up and added characters and elements]] that weren't in the movie at all.<ref>There were no flying horses, guns, robots, swords made of light, or shadow-men, the monsters in the movie the one on the cover vaguely resembled were not ever ridden, and of those five characters only the one on the right looks anything like a character in the actual movie (Nausicaa, who even then wasn't blonde).</ref> The dub itself [[Cut and Paste Translation|wasn't an accurate representation]] of [[Hayao Miyazaki]]'s work either, but it wasn't ''that'' different. |
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* On the very last English dub DVD of ''[[Sailor Moon]] R'', "Love Conquers All", Sailor Chibi Moon is pictured alongside Neo-Queen Serenity. However, Chibiusa doesn't actually show up as a Sailor Senshi until halfway through the next season. Apart from being spoilerific, entirely different companies did those seasons. DiC did Classic and R, while S and SuperS were done by Cloverway (Sailor Stars wasn't dubbed at all at the time). |
* On the very last English dub DVD of ''[[Sailor Moon]] R'', "Love Conquers All", Sailor Chibi Moon is pictured alongside Neo-Queen Serenity. However, Chibiusa doesn't actually show up as a Sailor Senshi until halfway through the next season. Apart from being spoilerific, entirely different companies did those seasons. DiC did Classic and R, while S and SuperS were done by Cloverway (Sailor Stars wasn't dubbed at all at the time). |
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* ''[[Delinquent in Drag]]'' |
* ''[[Delinquent in Drag]]''. The ADV Films release's VHS cover made [[Go Nagai]]'s high school comedy look like an action film. |
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* The cover of one of the ''[[Black Lagoon]]'' DVDs depicts [[Creepy Twins|Hansel and Gretel]] as a pair of cheerful smiling gothic lolis. Anyone who's actually ''seen'' the episodes concerning them will know they are probably the most horrific examples of fearsomeness that exist in any anime that doesn't involve the supernatural. And probably some that ''do''. |
* The cover of one of the ''[[Black Lagoon]]'' DVDs depicts [[Creepy Twins|Hansel and Gretel]] as a pair of cheerful smiling gothic lolis. Anyone who's actually ''seen'' the episodes concerning them will know they are probably the most horrific examples of fearsomeness that exist in any anime that doesn't involve the supernatural. And probably some that ''do''. |
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* Possibly the example with the biggest chance of emotional scarring: ''[[Narutaru]]''. The back cover of the first English volume describes it as "A rare mix of breathtaking fantasy and gripping action/adventure, filled with imagination, excitement, and delight." Paired with the way everything on the cover depicts the main character happily flying around against a pink background, and you've got a good cover to [[What Do You Mean It's Not for Kids?|attract little girls looking for a magical girl series]]. Except for the fact that ''Narutaru'' is actually [[Seinen]], and ''extremely disturbing'' [[Seinen]] at that. Whoops. (That aforementioned blurb also proves that Dark Horse ''really'' hadn't done their research when they first got hold of the manga...) The opening of the anime [[Bait and Switch Credits|is even worse]]; not only does it have a super-cute art style and [[Soundtrack Dissonance|a very upbeat theme song]], but it references some shocking events from later in the series and treats them like a ''joke''. Also, one of the DVD covers features one of the side characters, [[Lonely Rich Kid|Hiroko]], smiling like a typical [[Cheerful Child]]. Let's just say she's not quite like that in canon. |
* Possibly the example with the biggest chance of emotional scarring: ''[[Narutaru]]''. The back cover of the first English volume describes it as "A rare mix of breathtaking fantasy and gripping action/adventure, filled with imagination, excitement, and delight." Paired with the way everything on the cover depicts the main character happily flying around against a pink background, and you've got a good cover to [[What Do You Mean It's Not for Kids?|attract little girls looking for a magical girl series]]. Except for the fact that ''Narutaru'' is actually [[Seinen]], and ''extremely disturbing'' [[Seinen]] at that. Whoops. (That aforementioned blurb also proves that Dark Horse ''really'' hadn't done their research when they first got hold of the manga...) The opening of the anime [[Bait and Switch Credits|is even worse]]; not only does it have a super-cute art style and [[Soundtrack Dissonance|a very upbeat theme song]], but it references some shocking events from later in the series and treats them like a ''joke''. Also, one of the DVD covers features one of the side characters, [[Lonely Rich Kid|Hiroko]], smiling like a typical [[Cheerful Child]]. Let's just say she's not quite like that in canon. |
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