Pioneer Entertainment/Geneon Entertainment (Warning Screens)

Note: From 1993-1997, LIVE Entertainment distributed Pioneer Entertainment material, so the Live warning screen was attached to Pioneer Entertainment's product for some time. Starting in 1997, Pioneer distributed their films independently of LIVE.

1st Warning (1997-1999)

Pioneer FBI Warning (1995)

Warning: A red bar with "FBI WARNING" is at the top, with generic warning text below.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: It's on just about every Pioneer Entertainment release on VHS and DVD at the time, however Viz releases on VHS from Pioneer (i.e. Pokémon) use Viz's warning.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Warning (1999-2001/2002-2007)

The original versionThe later version

Warning: The FBI logo is at the left of the screen, and to the right is a white box with generic warning text inside.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: On every VHS and DVD from Pioneer Entertainment and Geneon Entertainment at the time. Note that from 2001-2002, Pioneer releases such as Akira: The Special Edition were released through DreamWorks Home Entertainment.

Editor's Note: None.