Call of the Night

violence
Production year2022
Release date01/01/2025
Genre(s)Romance, Anime, Comedies, Fantasy
Approx. running minutes23m
CastGen Sato, Naomi Ohzora, Kensho Ono, Yumiri Hanamori, Haruka Tomatsu, Shizuka Ito, Azumi Waki, Sora Amamiya, Yoko Hikasa, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Eri Kitamura

Call of the Night

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sexual abuse references
Classified Date:
23/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

CALL OF THE NIGHT is a Japanese fantasy anime series; in this episode, an insomniac teenager on a secret nighttime walk encounters a mysterious stranger.

sexual violence and sexual threat
Song lyrics contain references to sexually abusive behaviour. A teenager is anxious and embarrassed when a female character invites him into her bed because he thinks she wants to do ‘dirty stuff’, but it transpires that this is not the case.
additional issues
There are comic verbal references to ‘hooking up’ and ‘intense copulation’, as well as sexualised visual focus on a female character’s body. Mild comic threat and violence includes a scene in which a vampire bites a person’s neck, resulting in minor bloody detail. There is also mild bad language (‘ass’, ‘crap’).
violence
Classified Date:
31/12/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
23/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

CALL OF THE NIGHT is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Ko gives Nazuna a transceiver wrist-watch.

language
Moderate bad language ('slutty') occurs, as well as milder terms ('crap', 'God', 'hell').
sex
There is a sexualised emphasis on female bodies, as well as moderate sex references, including to 'copulation'. There is also a rude sexual gesture.
additional issues
There are scenes of implied vampiric bloodsucking; however, there is limited detail.
violence
Classified Date:
31/12/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
sexually abusive behaviour
Classified Date:
23/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

CALL OF THE NIGHT is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Ko meets an old friend.

sexual violence and sexual threat
There are references to sexually abusive behaviour.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There is sexualisation of female bodies, as well as references to physical relationships. A vampire bites a teenage victim on the neck, followed by brief sight of small puncture wounds. Bad language includes 'piss', 'God', 'damn' and 'hell'.
violence
Classified Date:
31/12/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong sex references, sexual threat
Classified Date:
23/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

CALL OF THE NIGHT is a Japanese anime series; in this episode Akira joins Kou to find out what he gets up to on his nocturnal adventures.

sex
There are verbal references to arousal and sex acts, including threesomes. People make sexualised comments about female video game characters. In some scenes there is a focus on women's physical attributes.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There is a scene in which a sexualised act is performed in front of a non-consenting character.
additional issues
There are impressionistic scenes in which a vampire drinks a boy's blood. Bad language includes 'tits', 'screw', 'crap', 'fricking', 'hell', 'damn' and 'moron'.
violence
Classified Date:
31/12/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong sex references, sexual abuse references
Classified Date:
23/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

CALL OF THE NIGHT is a Japanese fantasy anime series; in this episode, Ko confronts his changing feelings for Nazuna after a trip to a bathhouse.

sex
Frequent sex references include ones to sex work, arousal, ‘naughty videos’, ‘dirty thoughts’ and ‘copulation’. One person gives another a sensual massage while dressed in a nurse costume. A character moans in an exaggerated sexual manner while being bitten by a vampire. Other scenes feature sexualised visual focus on a female character’s body, including brief partial breast and buttock nudity.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Song lyrics feature references to sexually abusive behaviour.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
Bad language includes ‘crap’, ‘damn’, ‘hell’ and ‘God’.
violence
Classified Date:
31/12/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
moderate sex references, language, sexual harassment references
Classified Date:
23/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

CALL OF THE NIGHT is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Yamori and Nazuna help someone to get a different perspective on her life.

language
Moderate bad language (‘slutty’) features, as well as milder terms such as ‘damn’, ‘hell’ and ‘God’.
sex
There is focus on the bodies of female characters in revealing outfits and swimwear.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A young woman makes undetailed references to feeling sexually harassed by the behaviour of her male work colleagues.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There is mild fantastical threat as a vampire gives humans thrills by dropping them from heights, and then swooping in to catch them before they hit the ground. The vampire bites a man’s neck in undetailed fashion, leaving him with two small, stylised puncture wounds.
violence
Classified Date:
31/12/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
sexually abusive behaviour, strong violence
Classified Date:
23/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

CALL OF THE NIGHT is a Japanese anime series; in this episode Kou is kidnapped by a coven of vampires who threaten him to fall in love with one of them or be killed.

violence
There is a scene of strong violence in which a woman's arm is severed, causing blood to spurt.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman vampire character propositions a teenage boy and partially exposes her cleavage to him. There are also verbal references to sexually abusive behaviour in song lyrics.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
Sex references include those relating to sex work and virginity. Bad language includes 'bitch', 'piss', 'ass', 'hell', 'damn', 'God' and 'jerk'.
violence
Classified Date:
31/12/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong injury detail
Classified Date:
23/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

CALL OF THE NIGHT is a Japanese anime series; in this episode Kou finds out there's a life-threatening consequence to his blossoming relationship with Nazuna.

injury detail
There is a brief flashback which includes sight of a woman's severed arm.
additional issues
There are moderate sex references. People are shown drinking alcohol and behaving drunkenly. Bad language includes 'crap', 'piss', 'hell' and 'screw'.
violence
Classified Date:
31/12/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
sexual abuse references
Classified Date:
23/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

CALL OF THE NIGHT is an anime fantasy series; in this episode Kou spends time with feisty vampire Seri.

sexual violence and sexual threat
There are references to sexually abusive behaviour in song lyrics.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
Fight scenes include impactful beatings; a young woman is stalked by an ex-partner. There are mild sexualised images and passing references to drug misuse. Bad language includes 'ass', 'hell', 'damn' and 'God'.
violence
Classified Date:
31/12/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
references to sexually abusive behaviour
Classified Date:
23/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

CALL OF THE NIGHT is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Midori persuades Nazuna to take a job in a maid cafe.

sexual violence and sexual threat
There are images of ‘Peeping Tom’ photos taken of a young woman, including ‘upskirt’ shots.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There is occasional sexualised focus on the bodies of female characters. There is mild fantastical threat as a vampire gives humans thrills by dropping them from heights, and then swooping in to catch them before they hit the ground. Bad language includes uses of ‘crap’, ‘ass’, ‘frigging’, ‘freaking’, ‘damn’, ‘hell’ and ‘God’.
violence
Classified Date:
31/12/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong sex references, sexual abuse references
Classified Date:
23/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

CALL OF THE NIGHT is an anime fantasy series; in this episode, Nazuna needs clients for her cuddle-buddy business, and Ko meets vampire hunter Anko.

sex
References are made to a business where people pay to be cuddled and massaged by others.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are references to sexually abusive behaviour in song lyrics.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
Vampires attack people and drink their blood before mysteriously dying. There are also moments where people are struck across the head with blunt objects.
violence
Classified Date:
31/12/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
23/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

CALL OF THE NIGHT is an anime fantasy series; in this episode Kou considers transforming into a vampire and looks to Anko for advice.

sex
There are moderate sexualised images, as well as references to breast sizes and pornography. In another scene a vampire licks a person's neck wound in a suggestive manner.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
Vampires bite people to drink their blood. There are also references to people killing vampires, and a young man worries a vampire may kill him.
violence
Classified Date:
31/12/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
sexual abuse references
Classified Date:
23/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

CALL OF THE NIGHT is a Japanese animated fantasy series; in this episode, Ko and Nazuno acknowledge their feelings towards each other.

sexual violence and sexual threat
There are references to sexually abusive behaviour.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There is a focus on bodies in varying states of nudity. Bad language includes 'piss', 'damn', 'hell' and 'moron'. In one scene, a vampire's body dissolves into ash. There are also references to violence and murder.
violence
Classified Date:
31/12/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
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Classified date31/12/2024
Languageja
sexual abuse references
Classified Date:
23/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sexual violence and sexual threat
Song lyrics contain references to sexually abusive behaviour. A teenager is anxious and embarrassed when a female character invites him into her bed because he thinks she wants to do ‘dirty stuff’, but it transpires that this is not the case.
additional issues
There are comic verbal references to ‘hooking up’ and ‘intense copulation’, as well as sexualised visual focus on a female character’s body. Mild comic threat and violence includes a scene in which a vampire bites a person’s neck, resulting in minor bloody detail. There is also mild bad language (‘ass’, ‘crap’).
sexually abusive behaviour
Classified Date:
23/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are references to sexually abusive behaviour.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There is sexualisation of female bodies, as well as references to physical relationships. A vampire bites a teenage victim on the neck, followed by brief sight of small puncture wounds. Bad language includes 'piss', 'God', 'damn' and 'hell'.
strong sex references, sexual threat
Classified Date:
23/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There are verbal references to arousal and sex acts, including threesomes. People make sexualised comments about female video game characters. In some scenes there is a focus on women's physical attributes.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There is a scene in which a sexualised act is performed in front of a non-consenting character.
additional issues
There are impressionistic scenes in which a vampire drinks a boy's blood. Bad language includes 'tits', 'screw', 'crap', 'fricking', 'hell', 'damn' and 'moron'.
strong sex references, sexual abuse references
Classified Date:
23/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
Frequent sex references include ones to sex work, arousal, ‘naughty videos’, ‘dirty thoughts’ and ‘copulation’. One person gives another a sensual massage while dressed in a nurse costume. A character moans in an exaggerated sexual manner while being bitten by a vampire. Other scenes feature sexualised visual focus on a female character’s body, including brief partial breast and buttock nudity.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Song lyrics feature references to sexually abusive behaviour.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
Bad language includes ‘crap’, ‘damn’, ‘hell’ and ‘God’.
moderate sex references, language, sexual harassment references
Classified Date:
23/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
Moderate bad language (‘slutty’) features, as well as milder terms such as ‘damn’, ‘hell’ and ‘God’.
sex
There is focus on the bodies of female characters in revealing outfits and swimwear.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A young woman makes undetailed references to feeling sexually harassed by the behaviour of her male work colleagues.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There is mild fantastical threat as a vampire gives humans thrills by dropping them from heights, and then swooping in to catch them before they hit the ground. The vampire bites a man’s neck in undetailed fashion, leaving him with two small, stylised puncture wounds.
sexually abusive behaviour, strong violence
Classified Date:
23/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There is a scene of strong violence in which a woman's arm is severed, causing blood to spurt.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman vampire character propositions a teenage boy and partially exposes her cleavage to him. There are also verbal references to sexually abusive behaviour in song lyrics.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
Sex references include those relating to sex work and virginity. Bad language includes 'bitch', 'piss', 'ass', 'hell', 'damn', 'God' and 'jerk'.
strong injury detail
Classified Date:
23/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
There is a brief flashback which includes sight of a woman's severed arm.
additional issues
There are moderate sex references. People are shown drinking alcohol and behaving drunkenly. Bad language includes 'crap', 'piss', 'hell' and 'screw'.
sexual abuse references
Classified Date:
23/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are references to sexually abusive behaviour in song lyrics.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
Fight scenes include impactful beatings; a young woman is stalked by an ex-partner. There are mild sexualised images and passing references to drug misuse. Bad language includes 'ass', 'hell', 'damn' and 'God'.
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
23/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
Moderate bad language ('slutty') occurs, as well as milder terms ('crap', 'God', 'hell').
sex
There is a sexualised emphasis on female bodies, as well as moderate sex references, including to 'copulation'. There is also a rude sexual gesture.
additional issues
There are scenes of implied vampiric bloodsucking; however, there is limited detail.
references to sexually abusive behaviour
Classified Date:
23/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are images of ‘Peeping Tom’ photos taken of a young woman, including ‘upskirt’ shots.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There is occasional sexualised focus on the bodies of female characters. There is mild fantastical threat as a vampire gives humans thrills by dropping them from heights, and then swooping in to catch them before they hit the ground. Bad language includes uses of ‘crap’, ‘ass’, ‘frigging’, ‘freaking’, ‘damn’, ‘hell’ and ‘God’.
strong sex references, sexual abuse references
Classified Date:
23/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
References are made to a business where people pay to be cuddled and massaged by others.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are references to sexually abusive behaviour in song lyrics.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
Vampires attack people and drink their blood before mysteriously dying. There are also moments where people are struck across the head with blunt objects.
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
23/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There are moderate sexualised images, as well as references to breast sizes and pornography. In another scene a vampire licks a person's neck wound in a suggestive manner.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
Vampires bite people to drink their blood. There are also references to people killing vampires, and a young man worries a vampire may kill him.
sexual abuse references
Classified Date:
23/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are references to sexually abusive behaviour.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There is a focus on bodies in varying states of nudity. Bad language includes 'piss', 'damn', 'hell' and 'moron'. In one scene, a vampire's body dissolves into ash. There are also references to violence and murder.
violence
Classified Date:
31/12/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Classified Date:
31/12/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Classified Date:
31/12/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Classified Date:
31/12/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Classified Date:
31/12/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Classified Date:
31/12/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Classified Date:
31/12/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Classified Date:
31/12/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Classified Date:
31/12/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Classified Date:
31/12/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Classified Date:
31/12/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Classified Date:
31/12/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Classified Date:
31/12/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Production year2022
Release date01/01/2025
Genre(s)Romance, Anime, Comedies, Fantasy
Approx. running minutes23m
CastGen Sato, Naomi Ohzora, Kensho Ono, Yumiri Hanamori, Haruka Tomatsu, Shizuka Ito, Azumi Waki, Sora Amamiya, Yoko Hikasa, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Eri Kitamura
Classified date31/12/2024
Languageja