<p>The English version does things chronologically, blending and splicing a lot of events together that were left as flash backs in the Japanese version into the beginning of the English version. So the Japanese one does kinda start at "episode 2", throwing you directly into the action and getting to the boring bits later, at least to my knowledge.</p>

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2015-02-17T04:00:21.133Z
2015-02-17T04:00:21.133Z
raikool
<p>There was actually a different episode 1 dub when it aired on Fox Kids in Australia, which was the first episode in the Japanese one. For some reason, one of the companies may have lost the first real episode 1 english dub and created that patched together Jetix episode to replace it.</p>

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2020-05-14T01:29:12.347Z
2020-05-14T01:29:12.347Z
PhoenixRising
<p>I am currently watching Mushrambo/Shinzo (the Japanese version), and the series starts at episode 2. </p>

<p>The English version of the anime has a different beginning. Why is that? </p>

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2013-12-23T17:06:41.693Z
This seems like it might be an issue with whatever VHS/DVD/etc you're watching this on. Nothing I can find suggests that the Japanese version skips episode 1.
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Why does the Japanese version of Mushrambo/Shinzo start at episode 2?
# Why does the Japanese version of Mushrambo/Shinzo start at episode 2?
Posted by: username_0 on 2013-04-08
I am currently watching Mushrambo/Shinzo (the Japanese version), and the series starts at episode 2.

The English version of the anime has a different beginning. Why is that?
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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: This seems like it might be an issue with whatever VHS/DVD/etc you're watching this on. Nothing I can find suggests that the Japanese version skips episode 1.  
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## 2 answers
### Answer by username_2 on 2015-02-17. Score: 1 | Accepted answer
The English version does things chronologically, blending and splicing a lot of events together that were left as flash backs in the Japanese version into the beginning of the English version. So the Japanese one does kinda start at "episode 2", throwing you directly into the action and getting to the boring bits later, at least to my knowledge.
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### Answer by username_3 on 2020-05-14. Score: 1
There was actually a different episode 1 dub when it aired on Fox Kids in Australia, which was the first episode in the Japanese one. For some reason, one of the companies may have lost the first real episode 1 english dub and created that patched together Jetix episode to replace it.
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