Week Four

Assassination Group of Five II: A Promise From The Heart: Aired: Toonami, April 7, 2003

  • Toma at the River: Scene Edit: They removed him cutting the bats wings off.

    Edit Count:
    Number we predicted: 26
    Real Number: 1

    NOTE: ::blink, blink:: Heh...only one edit. Yay! ^_^

    -Rurouni Soujirou

    NOTE: Very strange. Usually there are more of them then that. *shakes head and shrugs* Oh, well.

    -Hitokiri Gentatsu

    Fly to Your Dreams: Aired: Toonami, April 8, 2003

  • At the Circus: Line Edit: Sumidia: '...that damn cannon girl.' to '...that dumb cannon girl.'
  • At the Ibisu Tent: Airbursh Edit: The removed the smoke from the pipe.
  • At the Sumidia Tent: Blood Edit: The reduced the blood on the knife woman's finger.
  • The Kenshin-gumi Circus: Scene Edit: They took out the knife flying towards Sano and impacting next to his head, taking the blood with it. The scene comes back with Kenshin's Line: 'Sano, I think you're bleeding.'

    Edit Count:
    Number we predicted: 15
    Real Number: 4

    NOTE: Strange scene edit with Kaoru throwing knives at Sano...but oh well. I love this episode and always have. ^_^

    -Rurouni Soujirou

    NOTE: I think it's strange that they left in when Marimo kicks the guy in the balls when they took out a similiar scene in the 'Kid Samurai' episode. They are so inconsistant with their edits. I really think that more than one person edits.

    -Hitokiri Gentatsu

    Get back the Reverse-Blade Sword: Aired: Toonami, April 9, 2003

  • Opening at the Akabeko: Line Edit: Yahiko: '...beat the crap out of him,' to '...beat the snot out of him.'
  • Gohei at the Shrine: Scene Edit: They removed the face shot of the guy that was getting choked with Gohei.
  • Gohei's Meeting: Line Edit: 'That damn Battousai.' to 'That darn Battousai.'
  • Yahiko Captured: Scene Edit: They cut Yahiko thinking about Kenshin getting killed in a very bloody way.
  • Yahiko Captured: Blood Edit: The blood on Yahiko's wrists
  • Yahiko Captured: Scene Edit: They cut Yahiko seeing Kenshin killed again, it's an image of Kenshin limp and bloody hand.
  • Yahiko Captured: Blood Edit: They removed the blood from Yahiko's wrists again and the spurt when he frees himself.
  • Kenshin vs. the Kisaki Brothers: Blood Edit: They removed the blood when he punches Gengo.
  • Kenshin vs. the Kisaki Brothers: Blood Edit: They removed the blood trickle from Gengo's mouth.
  • Yahiko vs. Gohei: Airbrush Edit: They took out the nut reflection in Gohei's eyes.
  • Kenshin vs. the Kisaki Brothers: Scene Edit: They cut the up close shot of Gengo getting hit in the head with the sakabatou.

    Edit Count:
    Number we predicted: 22
    Real Number: 11

    NOTE: Hmmmmm, they left the groin kick in as well as all the imagery that went with it with one exception as well as Yahiko's line about it...strange when they edited it out in the first Yahiko episode. Oh well...nothing terrible nor anything that ruins the storyline. All's clear with me so far.

    -Rurouni Soujirou

    NOTE: Nothing too surprising here, except for them leaving in the groin kick.

    -Hitokiri Gentatsu

    Raijuta's Ambition: Aired: Toonami, April 10, 2003

  • Yutaro Captured: Line Edit: Bully: 'Don't kill the kid just yet...' to 'Don't finish him yet.'
  • Raijuta Saves Yutaro: 'Blood' Edit: They reduced the red imagery when Raijuta attacks the kidnappers.
  • At the Hot Springs: Line Removal: Kaoru: 'Too easy. You idiots, with all you guys nearby did you think we'd bath nude.' to 'Too easy. You idiots.'
  • At the Hot Springs: Scene Edit: Cut after Kenshin's line: 'If you'll allow it, I'd like to keep him at your place, Miss Hana...' and it comes back at Sano's Line: 'Hiten Mitsurugi style, huh?' taking with it Kenshin looking down at himself and blushing and comments by Megumi and Kaoru.

    Edit Count:
    Number we predicted: 19
    Real Number: 4

    NOTE: ::snickers:: They kept the hot springs stuff in for the most part. Surprise, surprise. ^_^

    -Rurouni Soujirou

    NOTE: This is not my favorite arc of the ones that are actually a part of the manga. Nice smooth edits though I was surprised they left the hot springs parts in. *shrugs*

    -Hitokiri Gentatsu

    Revival of the Shinko Style: Aired: Toonami, April 11, 2003

  • Kenshin vs. Shinko Style Fighters: Blood Edit: Spurt from Shinko style fighter's nose.
  • Yahiko Bathes: Scene Cut: They only cut the pan to Yahiko with the bucket covering his ahem, but they kept the rest of the scene intacted.
  • At the Mansion: Line Edit: Shinko Style Guy: 'Damn.' to 'Darn.'

    Edit Count:
    Number we predicted: 15
    Real Number: 3

    NOTE: They left most of the bathing scene with Yahiko in...only editing the beginning...but leaving his butt there and his line about Yutaro seeing him naked. Heh...very strange and rather bold on Toonami, but I love it.

    -Rurouni Soujirou

    NOTE: Strange the things that they have chosen of late to leave in. So far this arc has the least edits in it that I've seen. Great job thus far.

    -Hitokiri Gentatsu