History Trivia / MrArashisAmazingFreakShow

* PopCultureUrbanLegends: For a long time, it was rumored that six minutes of footage were removed from the film and destroyed by the Japanese government due to the illegal imagery present in them. However, in a 2020 interview with a Lost Media Wiki user, the production company explained that [[https://lostmediawiki.com/Chika_Gentou_Gekiga:_Shoujo_Tsubaki_(found_%E2%80%9CEro_Guro%E2%80%9D_anime_film;_1992) the only things removed was a narration at the beginning and a brief scene where the screen went black as the sound of an earthquake played]], both of which were intended solely for the theatrical viewing. Additionally, they stated that, while the film was initially censored via blurring violent scenes and muting discriminatory lines, the DVD version (AKA the one most people have seen) is the uncensored version, debunking the claims that the film was still in its censored form.

* BannedInChina: The manga and its animated film adaptation, ''Midori'', are banned ''in their native Japan'' for depicting graphic violence on animals, which was illegal there. It's a miracle it was even made, as no one wanted to sponsor it, and it took the author five years and his entire life's savings to finish it. It did see a limited print run in Japan after the law was overturned.
In fact, the master reels were confiscated and wouldn't be recovered until 2013.

* BannedInChina: The animated film adaptation, ''Midori'', is banned ''in its native Japan''. In fact, the master reels were confiscated and wouldn't be recovered until 2013.

* PopCultureUrbanLegends: For a long time, it was rumored that six minutes of footage were removed from the film and destroyed by the Japanese government due to the illegal imagery present in them. However, in a 2020 interview with a Wiki/LostMediaWiki user, the production company explained that [[https://lostmediawiki.com/Chika_Gentou_Gekiga:_Shoujo_Tsubaki_(found_%E2%80%9CEro_Guro%E2%80%9D_anime_film;_1992) the only things removed was a narration at the beginning and a brief scene where the screen went black as the sound of an earthquake played]], both of which were intended solely for the theatrical viewing. Additionally, they stated that, while the film was initially censored via blurring violent scenes and muting discriminatory lines, the DVD version (AKA the one most people have seen) is the uncensored version, debunking the claims that the film was still in its censored form.

* BannedInChina: The animated film adaptation, ''Midori'', is banned ''[[UpToEleven in its native Japan]]''. In fact, the master reels were confiscated and wouldn't be recovered until 2013.

* BannedInChina: The animated film adaptation, ''Midori'', is banned in its native Japan. In fact, the master reels were confiscated and wouldn't be recovered until 2013.

* BannedInChina: The animated film adaptation, ''Midori'', is banned in its native Japan, and the master reels were confiscated. They wouldn't be recovered until 2013, and even then 6 minutes of particularly objectionable footage was destroyed by the Japanese government in 1999, leaving those portions of the film permanently lost.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: It's not hard to find online and a quick Google search will take you to the film, but it's impossible to find the 6 minutes of footage that was destroyed by the Japanese government in 1999 due to the film having imagery illegal at the time.
** The first (and only) print of the English translation manga is a collectors item, selling between $50-$200. It's easy to read it online, however.

* CompletelyDifferentTitle: In Japan, the manga is known as ''Shojo Tsubaki'', roughly translated as "The Camellia Girl". When the manga was translated for US markets, it was changed to ''Mr Arashi's Amazing Freak Show''.

* BannedInChina: The animated film adaptation, ''Midori'', is banned in its native Japan, and the master reels were confiscated.

** The first (and only) print of the English translation manga is a collectors item, selling between $50-$200. It's easy to read it online, however.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: It's not hard to find online and a quick Google search will take you to the film, but it's impossible to find the 6 minutes of footage that was destroyed by the Japanese government in 1999 due to the film having imagery illegal at the time
** The first (and only) print of the English translation manga is a collectors item, selling between $50-$200. It's easy to read it online, however

* BannedInChina -- the animated film adaptation, ''Midori'', is banned in Japan, and the master reels were confiscated.

* CastingGag: Model Risa Nakamura had previously modeled for an event featuring Creator/SuehiroMaruo's artwork in early 2015, and one promotional image shows her dressed in Midori's outfit. In 2016, she is cast in the live-action film as Midori.

* CastingGag: Model Risa Nakamura had previously modeled for an event featuring Creator/SuehiroMaruo's artwork in early 2015, and one promotional image shows her dressed as Midori. In 2016, she is cast in the live-action film as Midori.

** The first (and only) print of the English translation manga is a collectors item, selling between $50-$200.

* CastingGag: Model Risa Nakamura had previously modeled for an event featuring Creator/SuehiroMaruo's artwork in early 2015, and one promotional image shows her dressed as Midori. Later that year, she is cast in the live-action film as Midori.

* CastingGag: Model Risa Nakamura had previously modeled for an event featuring Creator/SuehiroMaruo's artwork, and one promotional image shows her dressed as Midori. She is later cast in the live-action film as Midori.

* CastingGag: Model Risa Nakamura had previously modeled for an event featuring Creator/SuehiroMaruo's artwork, dressed as Midori. She is later cast in the live-action film as Midori

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: It's not hard to find on line, but it's impossible to find the 6 minutes of footage that was destroyed by the Japanese government in 1999
** The first (and only) print of the English manga is a collectors item, selling between $50-$200.

* HeyItsThatVoice: In the 2016 film, Masamitsu, the midget man, is played by the original Japanese voice of [[Anime/YuGiOh Yuugi Mouto]].

* HeyItsThatVoice: Masamitsu, the midget man, is played by the original Japanese voice of [[Anime/YuGiOh Yuugi Mouto]].