E. Honda’s Street Fighter II bathhouse scene is iconic. On the back wall is a mural with Mount Fuji, a kabuki actor, and the Rising Sun design. The mountain and the thespian stay in Capcom Arcade Stadiumis released again, but the beam design does not.
Here’s how the stage appeared in the original Street Fighter II:
But as a Twitter user Pomegd (via Hachima) points to the Rising Sun design has been deleted in Capcom Arcade Stadium.
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This should not be too much of a surprise. While the Rising Sun outside the center may still be the official banner of the Japanese navy, the design is controversial, especially in Asia, as it was flown by Imperial Japan. It seems that Capcom has decided that it would be best not to offend those in the international gambling community.
In recent years, when the design appeared in popular media, controversy arose. For example, when a character wore a Rising Sun shirt Bohemian Rhapsody, the shouting led to its digital removal, while PUBGtheir creators had to apologize after the release of a package that apparently uses the same images.
Previously, the jet design was removed in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, but the sun remained. It turns out to be a fair, tastefully done compromise, while the latest version of it looks rather skewed.
This is not the only change in Capcom Arcade Stadium. As Pomegd also notes, Hong Kong fighter Fei Long’s flag is is now the People’s Republic of China instead of the regional area of the city as in 2018’s Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection or, as in previous versions of the game, the British Hong Kong banner. Pomegd notices that Zangief still it the USSR hammer and sickle.