Editing RTL Zwei (section)

=== Anime and children's programming ===
RTL II has offered the largest [[anime]] content of all free-to-air German-language TV channels.{{Citation needed|date=March 2013}} It aired about over 80 Anime series and also broadcast cartoons. On weekdays, RTL II also aired an anime afternoon in their children/youth "Pokito" slot. Following tensions with media authorities, RTL II's [[standards and practices]] department was believed{{by whom|date=May 2010}} to be especially sensitive about children's programming. As a consequence, the channel has cut scenes from anime series like [[Detective Conan]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animedigital.de/conan-cuts.html |title=Animedigital-Conan Cuts |publisher=Animedigital.de |access-date=15 March 2013}}</ref> [[InuYasha]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animedigital.de/Projekte/Inuyasha/ |title=Animedigital-Inuyasha Cuts |publisher=Animedigital.de |access-date=15 March 2013}}</ref> [[One Piece]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://op-cuts.animedigital.de |title=Animedigital-One Piece Cuts |publisher=Op-cuts.animedigital.de |access-date=15 March 2013}}</ref> and [[Naruto]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animedigital.de/naruto-cuts.html |title=Animedigital-Naruto Cuts |publisher=Animedigital.de |access-date=15 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.today/20131205152550/http://web.archive.org/web/20071212041145/www.schnittberichte.com/search.php?String=Naruto&Kat=Serie|title=Schnittberichte.com - Mehr als 3600 detaillierte Zensurberichte zu Fi…|date=12 December 2007|website=archive.ph}}</ref> for which it has received criticism from anime fans. Even some episodes where the original version had previously been given a [[Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft|FSK]] 6 rating, meaning that it was suitable for children ages 6 up and may legally be aired at all hours of the day, have been edited down.{{Citation needed|date=April 2012}} In February 2013, RTL II announced that its Sunday morning children's programme would be discontinued as of 21 April 2013. A separate and short-lived online channel for anime was launched in April.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dwdl.de/nachrichten/39772/rtl_ii_verlagert_seine_animes_komplett_ins_internet/ |title=RTL II verlagert seine Animes komplett ins Internet |publisher=DWDL.de |date=26 February 2013 |access-date=15 March 2013}}</ref>