Some characters will be omitted, or briefly introduced for the sake of brevity.

These two characters from the original Famicom version had been omitted due to licensing issues.

Some plot points and characters were omitted from the film version, while others were added.

Minor characters making a brief appearance are omitted.

Several minor characters are omitted, and the roles of others are expanded.

Racial stereotypes and all minor characters are omitted; the caretaker is now elderly.

Several minor characters have been omitted or combined for the television episodes.

His character, however, was omitted when the movie was shown in mainland China.

If this character, however, is omitted, then the words run together and it takes much longer for the recipient to read the message.

As in the classic 1934 film version and the 2002 remake, however, important characters are omitted.