Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

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Director(s)

Production year2023

Genre(s)Animation

Approx. running minutes26m

CastYoji Ueda, Manaka Iwami, Koki Osuzu, Atsuko Tanaka, Yuichi Nakamura, Kana Ichinose, Junichi Suwabe, Atsumi Tanezaki, Chiaki Kobayashi, Hiroki Tochi, Ayana Taketatsu, Hiroki Yasumoto, Nobuhiko Okamoto

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

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FRIEREN: BEYOND JOURNEY'S END is a Japanese fantasy animation; in this episode, Frieren and friends reflect on their adv ...

FRIEREN: BEYOND JOURNEY'S END is a Japanese fantasy animation; in this episode, Frieren and friends reflect on their adventures.

These ratings reflect the overall classification of the season, and not classifications for individual episodes.

violence

Classified Date:

28/02/2025

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very mild violence, threat

Classified Date:

27/09/2024

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violence

A woman uses fantastical light energy to defeat a giant dog in a brief moment of violence

threat and horror

There is comic threat when a woman is trapped inside a trunk which has gnashing teeth.

additional issues

A man is briefly shown smoking.

violence

Classified Date:

28/02/2025

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VOD/Streaming

moderate threat

Classified Date:

27/09/2024

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threat and horror

Scenes include a dragon setting a village alite, and sight of unconscious bodies nearby.

additional issues

There are mild upsetting scenes, and themes of bereavement.

violence

Classified Date:

28/02/2025

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VOD/Streaming

moderate sex references

Classified Date:

01/10/2024

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sex

After a young boy looks up a woman's skirt, an older boy becomes angry and says he has spent 'ages' wanting to do the same; the moment has a comic context.

additional issues

There are fantastical battles between characters using magical energy and a murderous demonic creature. Brief scenes of threat show a monster dramatically emerging from flames. An evil creature is disintegrated into black mist-like wisps.

violence

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28/02/2025

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references to bereavement, very mild threat

Classified Date:

27/09/2024

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threat and horror

Infrequent very mild threat includes brief images of a monster and a pirate skeleton. The tone of the episode is not scary, however.

theme

A very brief flashback shows a person crying over the death of a friend. In other scenes, an immortal elf reflects wistfully on the fact that she will outlive her mortal companions.

violence

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28/02/2025

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mild threat, violence

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27/09/2024

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violence

Explosive blasts from magical staffs destroy phantoms in undetailed fashion.

threat and horror

Mild fantastical threat includes a fierce dragon chasing people, and the brief appearance of zombie-like monsters.

violence

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28/02/2025

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moderate injury detail, innuendo

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27/09/2024

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sex

It is implied that a man has a small penis; this man angrily shouts that 'nothing on him is small'.

injury detail

After being killed in a battle, a dead and bloodied dragon is seen slumped on the ground. A boy explains how he got a scar on his head and there is a flashback to his master hitting him, resulting in bloody detail dripping down his face.

additional issues

There are moments of mild violence and fantastical threat. Language is very mild ('damn').

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28/02/2025

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moderate violence, injury detail

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27/09/2024

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violence

A character is decapitated, and another person's arm is sliced off. However, there is limited detail.

injury detail

There is a brief scene featuring a corpse with slash marks to the back and blood on and beneath its body.

additional issues

There is also a brief scene of sword threat, and in another scene a fantastical creature briefly threatens humans.

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28/02/2025

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strong violence, bloody images

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01/10/2024

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A woman uses magic to cut off a man’s limbs and kill him, causing multiple spurts of blood.

injury detail

A man bites into his hand, causing blood to spill to the floor, which he then manipulates into a solid object using magic.

additional issues

Moderate bad language ('bitch') is used. People are threatened with swords.

violence

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28/02/2025

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strong bloody violence

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01/10/2024

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violence

People fight with bladed weapons including axes, slashing at each other and causing large spurts of blood.

additional issues

There is use of mild bad language ('shit') and milder terms such as 'damn'.

violence

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28/02/2025

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moderate injury detail, suicide

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01/10/2024

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injury detail

Blood is seen in the aftermath of violence, including spreading on the ground around an injured man’s body.

suicide and self-harm

A person takes their own life, but detail is limited.

additional issues

A woman threatens another with a sword. Fantastical violence occurs.

violence

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28/02/2025

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moderate sex references

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27/09/2024

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sex

Two female warriors infer that a man is engaged in sexual activity, and he is described as a 'pervert' by a female warrior.

additional issues

There are scenes featuring dead warriors, though detail is limited to speckles of blood on their armour. A warrior leaps out of bed after he discovers a man beside him. However, the man is merely attempting to warm the frozen warrior.

violence

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28/02/2025

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moderate sex references

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27/09/2024

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A warrior's comments are condemned and he is called a 'pervert' after comparing a cloud formation to a pair of female breasts.

additional issues

Characters are attacked by and defeat snarling fantastical creatures. Mild bad language ('piss') occurs, as well as milder terms ('hell', 'damn'). Brief upsetting scenes occur after demons burn down a village.

violence

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28/02/2025

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moderate sex references

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27/09/2024

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sex

In one scene, a character refers to a priest as 'depraved'. In another scene, the priest remarks that 'grown-ups are dirty by nature'.

additional issues

A couple are robbed of their possessions and clothing, but there is no nudity detail. In one scene, a character is bitten by a snake and blood briefly runs from his nostril before hs is cured. There are occasional scenes of smoking.

violence

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28/02/2025

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moderate sex references

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27/09/2024

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sex

There is a verbal reference to a character's 'depravity'; however, there is no visual evidence of this claimed characteristic.

additional issues

Fantastical creatures and animals are slain. Characters are scared during turbulent carriage rides. There are brief references to death, and occasional scenes of smoking.

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28/02/2025

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mild threat, sex references

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27/09/2024

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threat and horror

A man dodges fearsome attacks from a monstrous plant-like creature. Characters fall asleep without warning due to mysterious magic. A man becomes alarmed by the thought of curses.

sex

A young man complains that his group of adventurers does not include an attractive older woman.

additional issues

Characters use magical powers to battle a plant creature which attacks them with flailing, tentacle-like branches. A man cradles his son, who has died in an unseen battle; characters grieve for lost loved ones. There is also very mild bad language ('damn').

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28/02/2025

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mild sex references

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27/09/2024

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A man says it is his male companion's lifelong dream to travel with a 'sexy older woman'.

additional issues

There are scenes of very mild fantastical threat, including sight of a giant flaming monster and characters comically fleeing from a giant chicken. A man talks about his sadness around the death of his wife years earlier. There is brief slapstick violence.

very mild upsetting scenes, brief comic violence

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15/04/2025

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violence

A woman slaps a man in comical fashion.

theme

A young woman falls ill, but finds her companions showing understanding and compassion as they nurse her back to health.

additional issues

An adult character smokes and drinks alcohol.

violence

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28/02/2025

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moderate violence, bloody images

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15/04/2025

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violence

A large bird slashes a person's shoulder, and pins them to the ground. In other scenes punches and kicks are exchanged between a man and a group of bandits, and a person is pushed off a cliff but survives.

injury detail

There are occasional bloody images.

additional issues

Mild bad language includes use of 'bastard.'

violence

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28/02/2025

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moderate violence

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15/04/2025

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A group armed with bladed weapons attack people in the woods. Flying spikes slash a man's face, resulting in bloody detail. There is also use of energy blasts and fireballs.

additional issues

Mild bad language includes use of 'ass.'

violence

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28/02/2025

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strong violence

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15/04/2025

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violence

Magic powers are used to slash people's faces and bodies, resulting in bloody detail.

additional issues

Moderate bad language ('bitch') is accompanied by milder terms ('ass', 'damn', 'hell'). People who enjoy killing are referred to as 'perverts.'

violence

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28/02/2025

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mild violence, threat, injury detail, sex references

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15/04/2025

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violence

A person is struck, causing them to fall to the ground, though the impact is hidden. Fantastical scenes feature opponents blasting each other with energy beams.

threat and horror

A man is threatened with violence in order to get his companion to give herself up.

sex

A woman says she knows a spell which can make a person see through clothes, but that she is not going to use it.

injury detail

People are seen with cuts on their faces.

additional issues

There is also use of very mild bad language ('damn').

violence

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28/02/2025

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mild injury detail, language

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15/04/2025

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language

Bad language includes 'crap' and 'butt'.

injury detail

There are bloody cuts across a man's face.

additional issues

A person is placed in a magical bind. A character pulls a girl's hair in a comical fashion.

violence

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28/02/2025

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mild violence, injury detail, threat

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15/04/2025

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violence

There are fight sequences with energy blasts, hand-to-hand combat and explosions. In another scene a woman is knocked backwards by a villain.

threat and horror

Gargoyles come to life and attack a group. In another scene a person is trapped in a shrinking room with spiked walls, before being rescued.

injury detail

Clay replicas and gargoyles lose limbs during battle.

violence

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28/02/2025

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strong violence

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15/04/2025

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violence

Slashings and impalings during fight sequences are accompanied by bloody detail.

violence

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moderate bloody images, violence

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15/04/2025

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violence

A person is stabbed with a spear, resulting in brief bloody detail.

injury detail

There are bloody images in the aftermath of violence.

additional issues

There are also scenes of mild fantasy threat.

violence

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28/02/2025

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strong bloody violence

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15/04/2025

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violence

Scenes of bloody violence include stabbings, knife slashings and limb severings.

additional issues

Sequences of fantasy threat also feature.

violence

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28/02/2025

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mild bad language

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15/04/2025

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language

Mild bad language (‘pissed’) is accompanied by very mild terms (‘damn’).

violence

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28/02/2025

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moderate fantasy violence

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15/04/2025

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violence

A man magically attacks an enemy, firing blasts of energy, one of which causes a visible injury, and blood to hang in the air.

additional issues

People are seen with cuts to their faces. A man discusses the death of his wife.

violence

Classified Date:

28/02/2025

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VOD/Streaming

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Classified Date:

19/11/2024

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Crunchyroll Limited

Classified date27/09/2024

Languageja

violence

A woman uses fantastical light energy to defeat a giant dog in a brief moment of violence

threat and horror

There is comic threat when a woman is trapped inside a trunk which has gnashing teeth.

additional issues

A man is briefly shown smoking.

moderate fantasy violence

Classified Date:

15/04/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

A man magically attacks an enemy, firing blasts of energy, one of which causes a visible injury, and blood to hang in the air.

additional issues

People are seen with cuts to their faces. A man discusses the death of his wife.

mild bad language

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15/04/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

language

Mild bad language (‘pissed’) is accompanied by very mild terms (‘damn’).

strong bloody violence

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15/04/2025

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Scenes of bloody violence include stabbings, knife slashings and limb severings.

additional issues

Sequences of fantasy threat also feature.

moderate bloody images, violence

Classified Date:

15/04/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

A person is stabbed with a spear, resulting in brief bloody detail.

injury detail

There are bloody images in the aftermath of violence.

additional issues

There are also scenes of mild fantasy threat.

mild violence, injury detail, threat

Classified Date:

15/04/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

There are fight sequences with energy blasts, hand-to-hand combat and explosions. In another scene a woman is knocked backwards by a villain.

threat and horror

Gargoyles come to life and attack a group. In another scene a person is trapped in a shrinking room with spiked walls, before being rescued.

injury detail

Clay replicas and gargoyles lose limbs during battle.

mild injury detail, language

Classified Date:

15/04/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

language

Bad language includes 'crap' and 'butt'.

injury detail

There are bloody cuts across a man's face.

additional issues

A person is placed in a magical bind. A character pulls a girl's hair in a comical fashion.

mild violence, threat, injury detail, sex references

Classified Date:

15/04/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

A person is struck, causing them to fall to the ground, though the impact is hidden. Fantastical scenes feature opponents blasting each other with energy beams.

threat and horror

A man is threatened with violence in order to get his companion to give herself up.

sex

A woman says she knows a spell which can make a person see through clothes, but that she is not going to use it.

injury detail

People are seen with cuts on their faces.

additional issues

There is also use of very mild bad language ('damn').

moderate violence

Classified Date:

15/04/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

A group armed with bladed weapons attack people in the woods. Flying spikes slash a man's face, resulting in bloody detail. There is also use of energy blasts and fireballs.

additional issues

Mild bad language includes use of 'ass.'

moderate violence, bloody images

Classified Date:

15/04/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

injury detail

There are occasional bloody images.

additional issues

Mild bad language includes use of 'bastard.'

very mild upsetting scenes, brief comic violence

Classified Date:

15/04/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

A woman slaps a man in comical fashion.

theme

A young woman falls ill, but finds her companions showing understanding and compassion as they nurse her back to health.

additional issues

An adult character smokes and drinks alcohol.

strong violence

Classified Date:

15/04/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Slashings and impalings during fight sequences are accompanied by bloody detail.

strong violence

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15/04/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Magic powers are used to slash people's faces and bodies, resulting in bloody detail.

additional issues

Moderate bad language ('bitch') is accompanied by milder terms ('ass', 'damn', 'hell'). People who enjoy killing are referred to as 'perverts.'

violence

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28/02/2025

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VOD/Streaming

violence

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28/02/2025

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violence

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28/02/2025

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28/02/2025

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violence

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28/02/2025

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moderate injury detail, suicide

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01/10/2024

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injury detail

Blood is seen in the aftermath of violence, including spreading on the ground around an injured man’s body.

suicide and self-harm

A person takes their own life, but detail is limited.

additional issues

A woman threatens another with a sword. Fantastical violence occurs.

strong bloody violence

Classified Date:

01/10/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

People fight with bladed weapons including axes, slashing at each other and causing large spurts of blood.

additional issues

There is use of mild bad language ('shit') and milder terms such as 'damn'.

strong violence, bloody images

Classified Date:

01/10/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

A woman uses magic to cut off a man’s limbs and kill him, causing multiple spurts of blood.

injury detail

A man bites into his hand, causing blood to spill to the floor, which he then manipulates into a solid object using magic.

additional issues

Moderate bad language ('bitch') is used. People are threatened with swords.

moderate sex references

Classified Date:

01/10/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

sex

After a young boy looks up a woman's skirt, an older boy becomes angry and says he has spent 'ages' wanting to do the same; the moment has a comic context.

additional issues

mild sex references

Classified Date:

27/09/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

sex

A man says it is his male companion's lifelong dream to travel with a 'sexy older woman'.

additional issues

mild threat, sex references

Classified Date:

27/09/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

A man dodges fearsome attacks from a monstrous plant-like creature. Characters fall asleep without warning due to mysterious magic. A man becomes alarmed by the thought of curses.

sex

A young man complains that his group of adventurers does not include an attractive older woman.

additional issues

moderate sex references

Classified Date:

27/09/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

sex

There is a verbal reference to a character's 'depravity'; however, there is no visual evidence of this claimed characteristic.

additional issues

Fantastical creatures and animals are slain. Characters are scared during turbulent carriage rides. There are brief references to death, and occasional scenes of smoking.

moderate sex references

Classified Date:

27/09/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

sex

In one scene, a character refers to a priest as 'depraved'. In another scene, the priest remarks that 'grown-ups are dirty by nature'.

additional issues

moderate sex references

Classified Date:

27/09/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

sex

A warrior's comments are condemned and he is called a 'pervert' after comparing a cloud formation to a pair of female breasts.

additional issues

moderate sex references

Classified Date:

27/09/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

sex

Two female warriors infer that a man is engaged in sexual activity, and he is described as a 'pervert' by a female warrior.

additional issues

moderate violence, injury detail

Classified Date:

27/09/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

A character is decapitated, and another person's arm is sliced off. However, there is limited detail.

injury detail

There is a brief scene featuring a corpse with slash marks to the back and blood on and beneath its body.

additional issues

There is also a brief scene of sword threat, and in another scene a fantastical creature briefly threatens humans.

moderate injury detail, innuendo

Classified Date:

27/09/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

sex

It is implied that a man has a small penis; this man angrily shouts that 'nothing on him is small'.

injury detail

additional issues

There are moments of mild violence and fantastical threat. Language is very mild ('damn').

mild threat, violence

Classified Date:

27/09/2024

Use:

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violence

Explosive blasts from magical staffs destroy phantoms in undetailed fashion.

threat and horror

Mild fantastical threat includes a fierce dragon chasing people, and the brief appearance of zombie-like monsters.

references to bereavement, very mild threat

Classified Date:

27/09/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

Infrequent very mild threat includes brief images of a monster and a pirate skeleton. The tone of the episode is not scary, however.

theme

A very brief flashback shows a person crying over the death of a friend. In other scenes, an immortal elf reflects wistfully on the fact that she will outlive her mortal companions.

moderate threat

Classified Date:

27/09/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

Scenes include a dragon setting a village alite, and sight of unconscious bodies nearby.

additional issues

There are mild upsetting scenes, and themes of bereavement.

very mild violence, threat

Classified Date:

27/09/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

A woman uses fantastical light energy to defeat a giant dog in a brief moment of violence

threat and horror

There is comic threat when a woman is trapped inside a trunk which has gnashing teeth.

additional issues

A man is briefly shown smoking.

Director(s)

Production year2023

Genre(s)Animation

Approx. running minutes26m

Classified Date:

19/11/2024

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Crunchyroll Limited

Classified date27/09/2024

Languageja