Viz Media Home Entertainment Warning Screens

## 1993-Early 2000s

Opening To Pokémon- Poké Friends 1999 VHSOpening To Hamtaro-Ham Hams Head Seaward 2002 VHS**Warning**: On a navy blue background, at the top of the screen is the red-orange text "FBI WARNING", sandwiched between two lines. Below it is the standard “Title 17” warning text.

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Seen on most Viz Video VHS and DVD releases from the era. It also appeared on Viz Video/Pioneer Entertainment VHS tapes of the *Indigo League* and early *Johto Journeys* episodes of *Pokémon*, in place of the next warning, which their DVD counterparts and later VHS tapes contain. This also makes a surprise appearance on the 1997 VHS release of *Tamagotchi: Video Adventures*, which was distributed by Bandai.

**Editor’s Note**: Much like Media Home Entertainment/Heron/Hi-Tops’ 1986-92 warning screen, even though this appeared on DVDs as well, the first sentence simply states “...video tapes.”

## 1998-Early 2010s

Opening to Zoids- The High Speed Battle 2002 VHSOpening to Pokemon Water Blast 2000 DVD**Warning**: It's almost the same as the 1981-2004 Warner Home Video warning screen, except the text in the white square is more modern-looking, "FBI" and the FBI seal are out of place near the square, "FBI" isn't in bold, and the FBI seal is colored.

**Early Variant**: On numerous late 1990’s-early 2000‘s, 2004-05 DVDs from Pioneer and Bandai, such as the DVD releases of *Akira: The Special Edition* and *Pokémon: I Choose You! Pikachu!*, “**FBI**” is slightly bolder, the rectangle is more narrow, and the warning text is rearranged.

**FX/SFX**: Same as above.

**Music/Sounds**: Same as above.

**Availability**: Seen on most Viz Media VHS and DVD releases from the era, especially subsequent VHS tapes and DVDs of *Pokémon* and the infamous 4Kids dub of *One Piece*. Don't expect to find this on all *Hamtaro* and *Pokémon* DVDs from the era, as a few of them used the next warning. This also appeared at the beginning of DVDs released by Pioneer Entertainment and Bandai Entertainment.

**Editor’s Note**: This is considered to be a very cheap warning screen, a common complaint being that it looks like it was completed on MS Paint.

## 1999-2011, September 10, 2013

Opening to VeggieTales- The Ultimate Silly Song Countdown 2001 VHS**Warning**: Same as the 1996-2004 Lyrick Studios/HiT Entertainment FBI and Interpol warning screens, There exists a variant with an entirely blue background and white Arial text.

**Variants**:

* In 1999-2002 some releases, "FBI WARNING" and "INTERPOL WARNING" are in Eurostile font.
	+ In rare cases, especially on 2003-04 Viz Video DVDs and 2003-07 Avalanche IBM Video DVDs, "FBI WARNING" and "INTERPOL WARNING" is in a western font that looks similar to Times New Roman.
* On DVDs such as all volumes of *The Big O, La Quinta, Mean Hunt, Pokemon Indigo League Vol 2* and *Blue Submarine No. 6,* the HiT Entertainment 2003-06 FBI/Interpol Warning is used.
* On Sony Music Entertainment/Sony Days Entertainment/Sony Wonder DVDs, the INTERPOL Warning screen appeared and the background change is the same as the Canadian Live/Artisan Warning scroll background.
* On the 2005 Trimark DVD of *Hercules in New York* and 2013 DVD of *Pokemon Black & White Rival Destinies Set 1,* a original purple stone background and the warning text is in yellow as the original 1996-2004 FBI/Interpol warning is used.
* On DVD releases of *Kids (1995), Amores Perros, & Godzilla vs. Biollante*, the Columbia TriStar Home Video VHS warning is used.
* On the 2004 DVD of *Pokemon - Jigglypuff Pop*, the Veemon Vision warning is used.
* On the 2004 to 2011 DVDs such as *STOMP Out Loud, Short Circuit 2 (1988), Hamtaro "Ham-Ham Times" - The First Issue!, The Skulls, Robbie the Reindeer, Pokemon DP Battle Dimensions volumes & few Galactic Battles volume*s and others, the Walt Disney Home Entertainment warning is used instead but no Interpol Warning is used.
	+ On *Stone Cold*, the text is in Matrix II Captions much like on the 1989 Paramount Home Entertainment warning.

**FX/SFX**: None usually.

**Music/Sounds**: None usually.

**Availability**:

* Seen on some Viz Video/Media DVDs, such as *The Muppet Show* compilations*, Pokémon Our Hero Meowth, Ranma 1/2, InuYasha - Vol. 3: Fathers and Sons, Pokemon Picture Perfect, DK Eyewitness 8 episodes by Martin Sheen (Arctic & Antarctic, Dinosaur, Jungle, Human Machines, Monster, Natural Disasters, Planets, and Prehistoric Life), Pokemon Psychic Surprise, Amy (anime) (2000), One Week and Rain, And Now for Something Completely Different by Monty Python, Hannibal (2001), Dragon Ball The Saga Of Goku, The Mikado (TV Movie 1973), Sesame Street Follow that Bird, Ancient Alien (1999), Pokemon Adventures on Orange Islands volumes,* and *The Speed (1994)*.
* It was also seen on Big Idea/Word Entertainment VHS tapes and DVD such as *Veggietales The Ultimate Silly Song Countdown,* the DVDs of the first two *Heroes of the Bible!* videos, *Madame Blueberry*, *King George and the Ducky*, *Esther: The Girl Who Became Queen*, *Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie*, *The Wonderful World of Auto-Tainment!*, *LarryBoy* *The Good, the Bad and the Eggly*, *3-2-1 Penguins Moon Menace on Planet Tell-a-Lie!* and *The Ballad of Little Joe*.
* the Interpol Warning screen appeared on 1999-2012 Sony Music Entertainment/Sony Days Entertainment/Columbia Music Video/Sony Wonder/Wire Entertainment DVDs and the 2012 Laura Music Studios Home Entertainment DVDs.

## 1999-2005

**Warning**: Same as the 1997-2005 Columbia TriStar Home Video/Entertainment warnings.

**FX/SFX**: Same as the respective warnings.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Seen on the Viz Video DVDs of *Pokémon: I Choose You! Pikachu!,* *Phantom Planet*, *Death Wish (1974)*, *Nature Of The Beast (1995), Pokemon Totally Togepi, Hamtaro Ham Ham Valentines, The Story of Jesus,* and *Arabian Nights*. It appeared on later Hamtaro VHS tapes of *Hamtaro and the Ham Hams and Ham-Hams Head Seaward*. It also appears on Columbia TriStar Home Video/Entertainment releases of Viz Video content from 1999 until 2005.

## 2002-2007

**Warning**: Same as the DVD version of the 1980-2005 Universal Studios Home Video warning screen.

**Variants**:

* On *Hamtaro* DVDs such as Hamtaro and the Ham Hams and Hamtaro Ham Hams Head Seaward, the first sentence mentions “videodisc”.
* On *Pokémon* DVDs, the first sentence mentions “DVD”. It’s also slightly brighter and compressed.
* On *Pokemon Johto League Champions volumes*, and 2004-05 reprints of *Pokemon* DVDs such as *The Sisters of Cerulean City*, *Poke Friends*, *Fashion Victims, The Great Race, Wake up Snorlax* and *Water Blast*, Trimark and Lionsgate Warning was used instead.

**FX/SFX**: Same as above.

**Music/Sounds**: Same as above.

**Availability**: Seen on most *Pokémon, Ranma 1/2 Ranma Forever,* and *Hamtaro* DVDs from the era. On *Pokémon*, this only appears on the 2006-07 DVD releases of *The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon*, *Lucario and the Mystery of Mew*, and *Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea*.

## 2003-18

**Warning**: Same as the 1991 Sony Music Entertainment/Sony Wonder warning.

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Seen on the Viz Video VHS tapes of *Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Times, The First Issue*, *Hamtaro: A Ham Ham Valentine* (Note: This release is distributed by Sony Wonder, Classic Media, and Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment.), and *MegaMan NT Warrior: Jack In!*. It also appeared on later Hamtaro VHS tapes of *Hamtaro: A Surprise Party* and *Hamtaro: A Ham-Ham Christmas*. Also appeared on several *Zatch Bell!* DVDs, alongside the Seen on the 2011 DVD 5 disc box set of The Classic Pokemon DVD Collection the 2017 DVD of *Pokémon The Movie 19: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel* and the 2018 DVD release of *Pokémon The Movie 20: I Choose You* (instead of Viz's current warning screen). It also appears on several VHSes/DVDs of Viz Media dubs of anime that Sony Music/Sony Wonder distributed (such as *Full Moon wo Sagashite*, *Zatch Bell!*, *Hamtaro*, among others). It even appeared on 2007 DVD releases of Viz Media dubs of anime that Genius Entertainment/Classic Media distributed for a few months.

## Post-2004

**Warning**: Same as the MGM Home Entertainment warning screen, but the word "**WARNING**" has no drop shadow, and the warning text is different.

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Seen on post-2004 Viz Media DVD or VHS releases.

## 2005 (DVD versions)

**Warning**: Same as the 2002 DK Publishing warning screen.

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Seen only on *DK Eyewitness 4 episodes by Martin Sheen (Jungle, Horse, Natural Disasters, and Prehistoric Life)* as Distributed by Viz Media and appeared on *Pokémon Advanced Challenge volumes*.

## 2006-10

**Warning**: On a black background, at the top of the screen is “FBI WARNING” in red, and below it is the “Title 17” warning text in white. Everything is displayed in Helvetica Neue.

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Seen on many Viz Media DVDs of the era, such as the season box sets of *Pokémon* and *Naruto*.

**Editor’s Note**: Unlike other warning screens, “Sections 501 and 506” are mentioned twice. Also, much like Image Entertainment/RLJE Films' warning screens, it states "...optical video discs".

## September 19, 2006

**Warning**: Same as the original DVD version of the post-1989 Paramount Home Video warning screen.

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Seen only on the first two volumes of *Pokémon Advanced Battle* (*Gaining Groundon* and *The Scuffle of Legends*), preceding the 2nd warning screen.

**Editor’s Note**: The Paramountain wallpaper looks very out of place for a non-Paramount company.

## May 27, 2008-11

**Warning**: Same as the 4Kids Entertainment warning screen.

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Seen only on the 2008 DVD release of *Pokémon The Movie 10: The Rise of Darkrai,* among with thee other titles.

## April 3, 2012-17

**Warning**: Same as the 2005 Discotek Media or New Line Fbi anti piracy warning.

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Seen only on the 2012 DVD release of *Pokémon The Movie 14: Black & White - Victini*. Also seen on a 2016 Virgil Films/Viva Pictures DVD of *Shooting the Prodigal*., it doesn't appear on *Pokémon The Movie 19: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel* which instead contains the screen below*.*

## 2010-present

**Warning**: On a black background, we see "**FBI WARNING**" above in red and the FBI Anti-Piracy warning text below in white.

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Seen on current Viz Media DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K UHD Blu-ray releases. Strangely, it doesn't appear on the DVD release of *Pokémon The Movie 20: I Choose You*, which instead contains the below screen.

**Editor’s Note**: What’s the point of adding “**Warning:**” below “**FBI WARNING**”?