History Main / DigitalBikini

* Odd example: the pre-release box art for the Western release of ''{{Disgaea}} 3'' depicts one of the game's ''kunoichi'' in her usual cleavage-baring top about to operate on a Prinny. In the final release, the middle of her top is filled in with black.

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* In ''[[MetalGear Metal Gear Solid]]'', Johnny Sasaki is seen bent over with his butt in the air in his underwear in the Japanese version. In the US version, on the other hand, the underwear is removed and replaced with a pixelized censoring. The pixelized version did NOT make it into the US release of ''[[MetalGear MGS4]]'', and you can see what they were trying to cover up in the original PS1 version anyway by [[{{Squick}} crawling right next to his ass and using your binoculars to zoom through the pixellization.]]

Not to be confused with bikinis made of electronic components (if there is any such thing).

* In ''[[MetalGear Metal Gear Solid]]'', Johnny Sasaki is seen bent over with his butt in the air in his underwear in the Japanese version. In the US version, on the other hand, the underwear is removed and replaced with a pixelized censoring. The pixelized version did NOT make it into the US release of ''[[MetalGear MGS4]]''.

* Underwear is given to Goku in various scenes DragonBall. It's usually pretty noticeable, too. Later dubs get more creative with covering things up.

* Numerous humanoid monsters in {{Yu-Gi-Oh}} were originally depicted as being naked (though with AnimeAnatomy), but in the 4Kids dub, clothes were digitally painted onto them. Likewise, monsters (and even certain human characters) who were depicted with either very few or very risqué clothes had their clothing modified digitally to be less revealing.

* In the Japanese version of ''RivieraThePromisedLand'' the girls wear bikinis during the bath scene, but in the US version they do not (certain parts are hidden by GodivaHair).

** Even human characters become this example. Some shots of Mai gave her a tank top when she's always wears a low top and Noah has some shirtless scenes which the dub digitally add a shirt (which easily looks fake).

* In ''InuYasha'', in the very first chapter, the monster who drags Kagome to the past via the well was supposed to be bare-chested (but with AnimeAnatomy). In the dub, the monster has a digitally superimposed (and badly drawn) blue brassiere, who not even was left consistently in all scenes.

** The entirety of the "Giant Robot Week" left one to wonder which big executive at Cartoon Network was holding the IdiotBall when they planned that.

* A scene in an early episode of YuGiOhGX has Asuka and her friends in a hot spring like area of the Obelisk Blue dorms. In the dub, swimsuits are digitally painted onto their bodies. A much later episode features Misawa taking off all his clothing and running across part of the island naked. The dub gives him a pair of underpants, and the ones he originally threw aside are painted away.
* Numerous humanoid monsters in YuGiOh were originally depicted as being naked (though with AnimeAnatomy), but in the 4Kids dub, clothes were digitally painted onto them. Likewise, monsters (and even certain human characters) who were depicted with either very few or very risqué clothes had their clothing modified digitally to be less revealing.

* The poster and print ad for the 1981 JamesBond movie ''ForYourEyesOnly'' showed a leggy woman in a rear shot, from the waist down, wearing briefs that revealed a substantial portion of her gluteal region. (The model for the photograph is rumored to have used a conventional pair of women's underwear ... worn backward.) The newspapers in some communities, such as this troper's own Arizona ''Republic'', carefully drew in a pair of more modest shorts.

* ''TenchiMuyo'' became the TropeNamer when it was aired on CartoonNetwork's ''{{Toonami}}'', pioneering the technique to avoid cutting the many plot-critical scenes set in hot springs or baths.
** For this troper the best part was seeing the bathing suits painted on characters wearing tightly wrapped towels around them.

When a naked character is given a computer-created bikini or underwear to preserve their modesty. Found largely in {{Bowdlerise}}d anime, especially [[HotSpringsEpisode onsen episodes]].

A close relative of CensorSteam. Compare with FamilyFriendlyFirearms, when guns are altered into more censor-friendly fictional weapons.

* In the PC game ''{{Princess Maker}} 2'', you can take your daughter on a vacation as a way to build your relationship and decrease stress. How old she is and what season it is - as well as where you're vacationing - determines which of the photos you'll be shown. Most of said photos are innocent by the game's standards, but the translators decided to slap MS Paint clothes on Olive [[http://www.kkpmc.net/pm2/12s-sum.gif sunbathing]] and [[http://www.kkpmc.net/pm2/16s-sum.gif swimming]] naked. To be fair, she's supposed to be [[{{Lolicon}} 12 or 13]] in the sunbathing photo.

* The European cover art of Queen's Fat Bottomed Girls/Bicycle Race had a picture of a nude girl on a bicycle. (interestingly enough, the picture was taken at a nude bicycle race held to promote said album...) However, when the LP came to America, the record company painted a bikini on the girl.

* In the Australian film release of QuantumOfSolace, a woman is sexually assaulted by the evil General in the ready-to-blow-up hotel. She is thrown on to a bed, showing her pubic hair in an upskirt shot. However, in the Region 4 DVD, the upskirt shot shows underwear, presumably added by the magic of CGI.

When a naked character is given a computer-created bikini or underwear to preserve their modesty. Found largely in {{Bowdlerise}}d or {{Macekre}}d anime, especially [[HotSpringsEpisode onsen episodes]].

* The English dub of ''ZatchBell'' apparently put underpants on the title character (in the original Japanese he walked around with nothing under his dress -- yes, he wears a dress) because in Japan nudity on young boys isn't frowned up (this also happened with young Gohan in ''DragonBall'', though in the dub they just cut the scene). This led to a few confusing scenes where he's doing stuff like holding his boxers while wearing boxers and swimming with them while his clothes -- ''including the boxers'' -- can be seen on the bank.

Not to be confused with ones with electronic components (if there is any such thing).

Not to be confused with electronic ones like [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fairymon.jpg this]].

Not to be confused with anything like [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fairymon.jpg this]].

* Anck Su Namun in ''TheMummy'' had this for the airline versions and the trailers. Other wise it was hot, sexy BodyPaint.

** Also happens in the "uncover Kakashi's face" episode with the Haze ninjas in the onsen, who are suddenly wearing heart-patterned boxers. In the original version, conveniently placed leaves are covering their buttcracks, but not their buttocks.