The Birth of Mewtwo - The Kanzenban

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The following is an image gallery that documents all of the edits made from the original version of The Birth of Mewtwo to the Kanzenban version. Screenshots from the original theatrical version, taken from the American Mewtwo Returns DVD release, are on the left while ones from the Kanzenban version, taken from the Japanese DVD release of Mewtwo Strikes Back!, are on the right. Click on each image to view a larger version.


Extra trees / background elements were added to the opening shot.


The added trees help block out some of the bright light.

The leaves in the foreground are darkened for the Japanese release.

This zoom-in shot was pretty much completely redone.


The shadows are closer. Notice the stark color differences as well.

Some lighting effects are actually taken away for the Japanese release.

More light has been taken away. The shadows made by the table have been erased as well.

We don't see as much of Mew's head in the Japanese Kanzenban release. The colors are all different too.

We can see more of the tent here.

Mewtwo's pod is more translucent.

In contrast to the above edit, the professors aren't as well defined in the Japanese release. The speed of this pan shot has been altered as well.

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