OVERALL: Blu-ray A

The American Discotek Media release for the most extras and selective versions of the OVA.

Note that both releases have footage that was missing and a standard definition source was utilized to solve this problem. However, the Media Blasters' release had a few minor editorial errors. Discotek Media has fixed these and improved the coloring for a better flow between the two sources.

Notes about the versions:

"2-Episode OVA" - Originally, "Kite" was a 2-episode original video animation running approximately 53 minutes including credits for each episode.

"International Version - Director's Cut" - The 2000 Japanese reissue combined the episodes into one with edits removing some sexually explicit content but retaining the violence. This is known as the International Version - Director's Cut, running 47 minutes.

US General Release Version - The original US version with the sexually explicit content removed with alternate shots but retaining the violence, running 47 minutes.

Uncut Single Episode Version - This release includes the single combined episode OVA version with the previous edits restored with no visual censorship, with a runtime of 51 minutes.

A comparison between the Director's Cut and the uncut version is available on Movie Censorship.

CUTS:

• Blu-ray A Integral Version America- Discotek Media - No cuts - includes US General Release Version (47:10), International Version (47:00), and Original Uncut Version in two parts (53:15) (54:54 with English credits)
• Blu-ray ALL Uncut America- Media Blasters - No cuts - Uncut single episode OVA version (51:25)

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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 07/07/18
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 12/06/25

UPDATE LOG:

07/07/18: Initial entry.
25/05/25: Added America-Discotek Media and Movie Censorship.
12/06/25: Updated winner notes.