Manga Entertainment (Warning Screens)

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum


1st Warning (1994-1997)

Visuals: Unknown.

Technique: None. [possible misuse]

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on Manga Entertainment videotapes from this period.



2nd Warning (1990s)

Visuals: Unknown.

Technique: None. [possible misuse]

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on the original VHS release of Ghost In The Shell from around 1996. It may appear on other releases from this period.



3rd Warning (1996-1999)

Visuals: This takes place on a gray marble background. There is the following words:

WARNING
Federal Law provides severe civil
and criminal penalties for the unauthorized
reproduction exhibition or duplication
of copyrighted works.

Technique: None. [possible misuse]

Audio: None.

Availability: A bit more common than the other two. First appeared on the 1996 VHS of Armageddon (not the Michael Bay movie)

4th Warning (1997-2000s)

Visuals: Unknown.

Technique: None. [possible misuse]

Audio: None.

Availability: Can be seen on the VHS release of Ninja Scroll and probably some other Manga releases. Was also used on some Palm Pictures (who owned Manga from 1998-2005) DVDs, such as Director's Series: The Work of Director Michel Gondry.



5th Warning (2003-2012)

Visuals: Only a upgraded version of the prevous warning with the red bar being bigger and longer. The warning text seems to be more descriptive as well.

Technique: None. [possible misuse]

Audio: None.

Availability: Unknown



6th Warning (2013)

Visuals: On a blue background, there are the words "WARNING" with the warning text below.

Technique: None. [possible misuse]

Audio: None.

Availability: Unknown. It may have been exclusive to the 2013 Blu-Ray re-release of Ghost In The Shell.



7th Warning (2013-2016?)

Visuals: Unknown.

Technique: None. [possible misuse]

Audio: None.

Availability: Unknown


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