In/Spectre
Director(s)Keiji Gotoh
Production year2020
Genre(s)Animation, Fantasy, Action
Approx. running minutes24m
CastLizzie Freeman, Akari Kitô, Brandon Winckler
In/Spectre
strong bloody fantasy violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
18/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
IN/SPECTRE is a Japanese fantasy anime series; in this episode, a 17-year-old Goddess of Wisdom reunites with the person she fell in love with two years ago.
violence
A monster bites off a man’s arm, causing blood to gush from the stump, but the arm grows back almost immediately. A demon creature explodes in bloody fashion.
injury detail
There is a brief close up image of the stump of a severed leg when a little girl is treated in hospital following a supernatural event; the girl is not in pain or distress, however. A friendly ghost has a moderately gory head wound and streaks of blood on his face.
additional issues
There are occasional scenes of mild fantasy threat, and infrequent mild sex references.
strong bloody images, suicide references
Classified Date:
18/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
IN/SPECTRE is a Japanese fantasy anime series; in this episode, a serpent spirit asks Kotoko to solve the mystery of a corpse left in his swamp.
suicide and self-harm
There are non-graphic references to a double murder staged to look like a suicide.
injury detail
There are strong bloody images in the aftermath of a stabbing.
additional issues
A person is stabbed during a brief scene of moderate violence.
strong bloody images, disturbing images, suicide references
Classified Date:
18/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
IN/SPECTRE is a Japanese fantasy anime series; in this episode, Kotoko reveals the tragic secret behind the mystery of the corpse in the swamp, and Kuro’s ex-fiancée Saki investigates reports of violent ghost encounters.
suicide and self-harm
A flashback sequence shows a killer positioning two bodies in order to stage a double suicide.
injury detail
There are strong bloody images in a flashback sequence depicting the aftermath of a miscarriage, including a glimpse of a dark shape identified as the miscarried foetus. Other scenes show bloody wounds on a man’s hand spontaneously healing themselves.
additional issues
There are crude references to the size of women’s breasts, a moderate reference to a teenager’s ‘deflowerment’, and brief close-up images of a female character’s cleavage. There are moderate scenes of threat and violence, including a battle with a sinister faceless ghost and brief car crash sequence. There are also brief scenes of bereavement and emotional upset.
strong bloody images
Classified Date:
18/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
IN/SPECTRE is a Japanese fantasy anime series; in this episode, Saki investigates further into the case of Steel Lady Nanase.
injury detail
There are images of dead bodies lying in pools of blood. In another scene we see a friendly child spirit whose face is covered in blood.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
Occasional moderate sex references include close-up images of a female character’s cleavage. A male passer-by makes a crude comment about a teenager’s breasts, prompting an angry response from the teenager. In another scene one woman sets up a prank on another by falsely informing a boy that the victim won’t mind if he “touches her butt or squishes a boob or two”. There is a brief scene of moderate violence and threat involving a battle with a sinister faceless ghost. Other issues include infrequent mild bad language (e.g. ‘ass’), and a passing reference to suicide.
strong violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
18/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
IN/SPECTRE is a Japanese anime series; in this episode, Kuro and Nanase engage in combat.
violence
There are scenes of strong violence, in which characters clash, resulting in off-screen beheadings and other bloody injuries.
injury detail
There is an emphasis on blood during, and in the aftermath, of violence. There are also sequences in which characters cough up blood.
additional issues
There are some moderate sex references. There is also very mild bad language ('jerk', 'hell' and 'damn').
strong bloody images
Classified Date:
18/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
IN/SPECTRE is a Japanese fantasy anime series; in this episode, Kotoko reveals the true origins of Steel Lady Nanase and develops a plan to defeat her.
injury detail
Occasional strong bloody detail includes images of dead bodies lying in pools of blood.
additional issues
There are moderate references to suicide and suicidal ideation. There are brief scenes of moderate violence, such as a flashback sequence in which a man breaks a spirit’s neck during battle. Other issues include infrequent mild sex references.
moderate bloody images, sex references, suicide references
Classified Date:
18/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
IN/SPECTRE is a Japanese fantasy anime series; in this episode, the internet reacts to the news of the death of Saki’s partner at the hands of Steel Lady Nanase.
sex
Moderate sex references include comic verbal references to the size of a woman’s breasts, accompanied by close-up images of her cleavage.
injury detail
There is moderate bloody detail in the aftermath of off-screen violence, including images of a patch of blood on the ground at a crime scene, and of a dead body surrounded by dimly lit smudges of blood.
suicide and self-harm
A fleeting sequence during the preview for the next episode appears to show a woman raising a knife towards her own neck.
additional issues
Other issues include passing verbal references to drug misuse.
strong bloody images, suicide
Classified Date:
18/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
IN/SPECTRE is a Japanese anime series; in this episode, Saki deduces that Rikka somehow created Nanase.
suicide and self-harm
A woman takes her own life in the hope of taking on another identity, resulting in strong bloody detail. Other bloody images include the body of a woman buried under debris.
additional issues
There is very mild bad language ('screw' and 'hell'), as well as mild sex references. There is also brief breast and buttock nudity.
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
18/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
IN/SPECTRE is a Japanese fantasy anime series; in this episode, Kotoko attempts to weaken Steel Lady Nanase’s power by inventing an earthly explanation for Detective Terada’s murder.
violence
A ghost repeatedly strikes an immortal man with a steel beam during battle, resulting in sprays of blood and strong bloody aftermath detail. During a stylised imaginary sequence we repeatedly see a rigged breezeblock swinging towards a man’s head; the impact occurs off screen but there is bloody detail in the aftermath.
additional issues
Other issues include infrequent mild sex references.
strong bloody violence, suicide references
Classified Date:
18/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
IN/SPECTRE is a Japanese anime series; in this episode, Kotoko proposes that Nanase is a ghost, driven to suicide by her father.
violence
There are scenes of strong bloody violence, including slow-motion emphasis on bone breaks and impacts from weaponry. There are also sequences focusing on blood in the aftermath of violence.
suicide and self-harm
There are verbal references to suicide, as well as scenes showing the aftermath of a suspected suicide. In one sequence, a flashback implies a suspected suicide attempt with some bloody detail.
additional issues
There is very mild bad language ('damn'), as well as some mild sex references.
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
18/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
IN/SPECTRE is a Japanese anime series; in this episode, Kotoko continues to deliberate over the origins of Nanase.
violence
There are scenes of strong violence, such as stabbings and beatings, with an emphasis on bloody detail.
additional issues
There is brief partial breast and buttock nudity. There is also emphasis on the physical attributes of female characters, such as close-ups on cleavage. There is very mild bad language ('God' and 'hell').
mild fantasy violence
Classified Date:
18/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
IN/SPECTRE is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Kuro takes Saki to dinner and they discuss Rikka's desire to be human.
violence
There's a brief intense scene of mild fantasy violence in which a woman is struck with a large purple laser which goes through her body.
Classified date18/04/2022
LanguageEnglish
violence
A monster bites off a man’s arm, causing blood to gush from the stump, but the arm grows back almost immediately. A demon creature explodes in bloody fashion.
injury detail
There is a brief close up image of the stump of a severed leg when a little girl is treated in hospital following a supernatural event; the girl is not in pain or distress, however. A friendly ghost has a moderately gory head wound and streaks of blood on his face.
additional issues
There are occasional scenes of mild fantasy threat, and infrequent mild sex references.
strong bloody fantasy violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
18/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A monster bites off a man’s arm, causing blood to gush from the stump, but the arm grows back almost immediately. A demon creature explodes in bloody fashion.
injury detail
There is a brief close up image of the stump of a severed leg when a little girl is treated in hospital following a supernatural event; the girl is not in pain or distress, however. A friendly ghost has a moderately gory head wound and streaks of blood on his face.
additional issues
There are occasional scenes of mild fantasy threat, and infrequent mild sex references.
strong bloody images, suicide references
Classified Date:
18/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
suicide and self-harm
There are non-graphic references to a double murder staged to look like a suicide.
injury detail
There are strong bloody images in the aftermath of a stabbing.
additional issues
A person is stabbed during a brief scene of moderate violence.
strong violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
18/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are scenes of strong violence, in which characters clash, resulting in off-screen beheadings and other bloody injuries.
injury detail
There is an emphasis on blood during, and in the aftermath, of violence. There are also sequences in which characters cough up blood.
additional issues
There are some moderate sex references. There is also very mild bad language ('jerk', 'hell' and 'damn').
strong bloody images, disturbing images, suicide references
Classified Date:
18/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
suicide and self-harm
A flashback sequence shows a killer positioning two bodies in order to stage a double suicide.
injury detail
There are strong bloody images in a flashback sequence depicting the aftermath of a miscarriage, including a glimpse of a dark shape identified as the miscarried foetus. Other scenes show bloody wounds on a man’s hand spontaneously healing themselves.
additional issues
There are crude references to the size of women’s breasts, a moderate reference to a teenager’s ‘deflowerment’, and brief close-up images of a female character’s cleavage. There are moderate scenes of threat and violence, including a battle with a sinister faceless ghost and brief car crash sequence. There are also brief scenes of bereavement and emotional upset.
moderate bloody images, sex references, suicide references
Classified Date:
18/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
Moderate sex references include comic verbal references to the size of a woman’s breasts, accompanied by close-up images of her cleavage.
injury detail
There is moderate bloody detail in the aftermath of off-screen violence, including images of a patch of blood on the ground at a crime scene, and of a dead body surrounded by dimly lit smudges of blood.
suicide and self-harm
A fleeting sequence during the preview for the next episode appears to show a woman raising a knife towards her own neck.
additional issues
Other issues include passing verbal references to drug misuse.
strong bloody images
Classified Date:
18/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
Occasional strong bloody detail includes images of dead bodies lying in pools of blood.
additional issues
There are moderate references to suicide and suicidal ideation. There are brief scenes of moderate violence, such as a flashback sequence in which a man breaks a spirit’s neck during battle. Other issues include infrequent mild sex references.
strong bloody violence, suicide references
Classified Date:
18/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are scenes of strong bloody violence, including slow-motion emphasis on bone breaks and impacts from weaponry. There are also sequences focusing on blood in the aftermath of violence.
suicide and self-harm
There are verbal references to suicide, as well as scenes showing the aftermath of a suspected suicide. In one sequence, a flashback implies a suspected suicide attempt with some bloody detail.
additional issues
There is very mild bad language ('damn'), as well as some mild sex references.
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
18/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A ghost repeatedly strikes an immortal man with a steel beam during battle, resulting in sprays of blood and strong bloody aftermath detail. During a stylised imaginary sequence we repeatedly see a rigged breezeblock swinging towards a man’s head; the impact occurs off screen but there is bloody detail in the aftermath.
additional issues
Other issues include infrequent mild sex references.
strong bloody images
Classified Date:
18/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
There are images of dead bodies lying in pools of blood. In another scene we see a friendly child spirit whose face is covered in blood.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
Occasional moderate sex references include close-up images of a female character’s cleavage. A male passer-by makes a crude comment about a teenager’s breasts, prompting an angry response from the teenager. In another scene one woman sets up a prank on another by falsely informing a boy that the victim won’t mind if he “touches her butt or squishes a boob or two”. There is a brief scene of moderate violence and threat involving a battle with a sinister faceless ghost. Other issues include infrequent mild bad language (e.g. ‘ass’), and a passing reference to suicide.
strong bloody images, suicide
Classified Date:
18/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
suicide and self-harm
A woman takes her own life in the hope of taking on another identity, resulting in strong bloody detail. Other bloody images include the body of a woman buried under debris.
additional issues
There is very mild bad language ('screw' and 'hell'), as well as mild sex references. There is also brief breast and buttock nudity.
mild fantasy violence
Classified Date:
18/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There's a brief intense scene of mild fantasy violence in which a woman is struck with a large purple laser which goes through her body.
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
18/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are scenes of strong violence, such as stabbings and beatings, with an emphasis on bloody detail.
additional issues
There is brief partial breast and buttock nudity. There is also emphasis on the physical attributes of female characters, such as close-ups on cleavage. There is very mild bad language ('God' and 'hell').
Director(s)Keiji Gotoh
Production year2020
Genre(s)Animation, Fantasy, Action
Approx. running minutes24m
CastLizzie Freeman, Akari Kitô, Brandon Winckler
Classified date18/04/2022
LanguageEnglish
