Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut

Director(s)Akitoshi Yokoyama
Production year2021
Genre(s)Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Approx. running minutes24m
CastStephen Fu, Tia Ballard, Bill Jenkins

Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut

moderate fantasy violence
Classified Date:
18/05/2023
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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

IRINA: THE VAMPIRE COSMONAUT is a Japanese fantasy drama anime series; in this episode, an astronaut candidate is assigned a new role as handler to an undead test subject.

violence
A stylised imaginary sequence shows a vampire biting a victim’s neck, with moderate bloody detail.
additional issues
There are mildly scary images of a Nosferatu-like vampire rising from a coffin and biting a sleeping woman, without visible blood. In other scenes, a young vampire woman is kept in a cell and referred to as ‘it’ by her captors, who intend to force her to undergo dangerous scientific experiments. There are also mild upsetting references to a dog test subject having died in space. Other issues include very mild bad language (e.g. ‘damn’).
moderate injury detail
Classified Date:
18/05/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

IRINA: THE VAMPIRE COSMONAUT is a Japanese fantasy drama anime series; in this episode, Irina begins a rigorous training regime.

injury detail
There is a patch of blood on a vampire's clothing during a training exercise.
additional issues
A flashback sequence shows a child vampire biting into a goat during a ritual, however, this lacks bloody detail. A female vampire's eyes glow red and she bares her fangs during a stylised, mildly scary scene. Other moments of threat include a nightmarish vision in which a vampire becomes detached from her parachute. There is mild sexualised focus on the physical attributes of female characters. Very mild bad language occurs ('butt').
mild threat, nudity
Classified Date:
18/05/2023
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IRINA: THE VAMPIRE COSMONAUT is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Lev helps Irina to conquer her fear of heights.

threat and horror
A female teacher is escorted from her classroom at gunpoint by soldiers. A man declares that a character must be killed after she ceases to be useful to a scientific programme.
nudity
There is sight of partial breast nudity in a non-sexualised context.
additional issues
A character demonstrates anxiety and upset as her fear of heights is tested during an astronaut training programme. There are undetailed references to people dying in an industrial accident. There is infrequent very mild bad language (‘damn’).
mild sex references, threat
Classified Date:
18/05/2023
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IRINA: THE VAMPIRE COSMONAUT is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, as the launch date nears, Lev helps Irina prepare for her solitude test.

threat and horror
There are references to plans to eliminate a young woman after she ceases to be useful to a scientific programme. There are brief, stylised and undetailed images of guns being fired and two people perishing in a fire.
sex
There is brief focus on a young woman’s cleavage, and her underwear when her skirt billows up as she skates on a frozen lake.
moderate injury detail, threat, violence
Classified Date:
18/05/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

IRINA: THE VAMPIRE COSMONAUT is a Japanese animated fantasy series; in this episode, Irina continues her parachute training with Lev, who feels increasingly uncomfortable with how she is being treated.

violence
Soldiers attack characters with machine guns and flamethrowers; we see bodies burning in impressionistic scenes.
threat and horror
A female vampire character is tied by the wrists and muzzled; we later see her chained to a table for scientific tests, wearing only panties and with electrodes and her hair covering any nudity. A young girl hides beneath a bed as her parents are threatened at gunpoint.
injury detail
A number of dead bodies are left strewn over the floor with blood over their clothing after being shot.
additional issues
There is brief sight of a naked woman crouching in a shower, but we do not see any nudity. We briefly see a dead dog beneath rubble, but do not see any injury. A woman asks a man if he intends to keep a 'cute' female vampire as his 'pet'. There is very mild bad language ('damn').
moderate violence, threat
Classified Date:
18/05/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

IRINA: THE VAMPIRE COSMONAUT is a Japanese animated fantasy series; in this episode, Irina's training leaves her drained and ill.

violence
A man kicks a woman to the floor and swipes at her with a rope of garlic bulbs; he then presses his foot down on her head, clamping it to the ground. We also see her bite the side of an animal, but we do not see any detail of this.
threat and horror
A woman has visions of her body blackening and crumbling in a dream sequence. A character becomes trapped in a malfunctioning centrifuge training machine, threatening her life. A woman panics and seems to experience pain when she is skydiving.
additional issues
There is brief sight of a naked woman crouching in a shower, but we do not see any nudity. We see a bottle containing blood and also a trickle of blood from the corner of a woman's mouth. We see a vampire character bite a man's arm with his permission, but we do not see injury detail. A woman feels nauseous and is put on a drip in hospital to be treated fro anaemia. A man behaves in a bullying way towards a younger woman. There is infrequent mild bad language ('shit').
mild injury detail, threat
Classified Date:
18/05/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

IRINA: THE VAMPIRE COSMONAUT is a Japanese animated fantasy series; in this episode, tensions run high as Irina's mission date arrives and she is launched into space.

threat and horror
There are several tense scenes as mission control staff fear that a space flight has gone wrong, which could cost the life of their cosmonaut. A man spins out of control on a motorcycle and crashes.
injury detail
There is brief sight a man's mildly bloody knee injury, with some blood also on his clothing.
additional issues
There are undetailed comic references to a character being a 'drunkard'. A man attempts to grab an item from a woman and lightly shoves her.
mild injury detail
Classified Date:
18/05/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

IRINA: THE VAMPIRE COSMONAUT is an anime series; in this episode Irina stands up to her classmates and Lev continues his training.

injury detail
There are scars from a bite on a man's arm.
additional issues
There is use of very mild bad language ('moron') and a character is called 'an annoying little lab rat' by a classmate. This behaviour is challenged by others.
brief moderate threat
Classified Date:
18/05/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

IRINA: THE VAMPIRE COSMONAUT is a Japanese anime series; in this episode, an incident during training sheds some light on Roza's attitude.

threat and horror
A man pleads his innocence while being interrogated before being executed, but the man's death is not depicted on-screen. Milder scenes of threat include a sequence in which space cadets encounter brief danger during a training exercise.
additional issues
There is also very mild bad language ('screw') and sex references.
mild violence, threat, sex references
Classified Date:
18/05/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

IRINA: THE VAMPIRE COSMONAUT is a Japanese fantasy animation; in this episode Lev and Irina go on a date to the cinema.

violence
A man knocks a woman's ice-cream out of her hand and shoves her friend.
threat and horror
Characters discuss killing someone but decide against it. During a film a spaceship crash lands on a planet but no-one is hurt.
sex
There is a mildly sexulaised moment in which a man leans in to let his female vampire friend bite his neck.
mild bad language, threat, sex references
Classified Date:
18/05/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

IRINA: THE VAMPIRE COSMONAUT is a Japanese animated fantasy series; in this episode, Lev launches into space as Irina's contribution threatens to be wiped from history.

threat and horror
There are tense moments as mission control staff fear that a manned space flight is experiencing problems. A man clutches his chest, seemingly experiencing heart concerns, but seems to recover. A female vampire character walks through bright sunlight, shielding her eyes in impressionistic scenes.
language
There is occasional mild bad language ('piss').
sex
A character suggests a man is secretly attracted to a woman she describes as 'cute'; it is implied this relationship may be an inappropriate one as the woman is a vampire and considered 'lesser' than humans.
additional issues
There are scenes of very mild emotional upset as characters cry when discussing personal relationships. There is very mild rude humour as an astronaut finds himself needing to urinate.
mild bad language, threat, drug references
Classified Date:
18/05/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

IRINA: THE VAMPIRE COSMONAUT is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Lev makes a triumphant return, while Anya helps Irina escape the lab.

threat and horror
Soldiers chase a vampire and point guns at her; however, other characters reassuringly intervene.
language
Mild bad language occurs ('dick').
drugs
A character holds up an empty vial and it is implied that she has heavily sedated a villainous character.
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Classified date18/05/2023
LanguageJapanese
violence
A stylised imaginary sequence shows a vampire biting a victim’s neck, with moderate bloody detail.
additional issues
There are mildly scary images of a Nosferatu-like vampire rising from a coffin and biting a sleeping woman, without visible blood. In other scenes, a young vampire woman is kept in a cell and referred to as ‘it’ by her captors, who intend to force her to undergo dangerous scientific experiments. There are also mild upsetting references to a dog test subject having died in space. Other issues include very mild bad language (e.g. ‘damn’).
mild bad language, threat, drug references
Classified Date:
18/05/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
Soldiers chase a vampire and point guns at her; however, other characters reassuringly intervene.
language
Mild bad language occurs ('dick').
drugs
A character holds up an empty vial and it is implied that she has heavily sedated a villainous character.
mild bad language, threat, sex references
Classified Date:
18/05/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
There are tense moments as mission control staff fear that a manned space flight is experiencing problems. A man clutches his chest, seemingly experiencing heart concerns, but seems to recover. A female vampire character walks through bright sunlight, shielding her eyes in impressionistic scenes.
language
There is occasional mild bad language ('piss').
sex
A character suggests a man is secretly attracted to a woman she describes as 'cute'; it is implied this relationship may be an inappropriate one as the woman is a vampire and considered 'lesser' than humans.
additional issues
There are scenes of very mild emotional upset as characters cry when discussing personal relationships. There is very mild rude humour as an astronaut finds himself needing to urinate.
mild violence, threat, sex references
Classified Date:
18/05/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man knocks a woman's ice-cream out of her hand and shoves her friend.
threat and horror
Characters discuss killing someone but decide against it. During a film a spaceship crash lands on a planet but no-one is hurt.
sex
There is a mildly sexulaised moment in which a man leans in to let his female vampire friend bite his neck.
brief moderate threat
Classified Date:
18/05/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
A man pleads his innocence while being interrogated before being executed, but the man's death is not depicted on-screen. Milder scenes of threat include a sequence in which space cadets encounter brief danger during a training exercise.
additional issues
There is also very mild bad language ('screw') and sex references.
mild injury detail
Classified Date:
18/05/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
There are scars from a bite on a man's arm.
additional issues
There is use of very mild bad language ('moron') and a character is called 'an annoying little lab rat' by a classmate. This behaviour is challenged by others.
mild injury detail, threat
Classified Date:
18/05/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
There are several tense scenes as mission control staff fear that a space flight has gone wrong, which could cost the life of their cosmonaut. A man spins out of control on a motorcycle and crashes.
injury detail
There is brief sight a man's mildly bloody knee injury, with some blood also on his clothing.
additional issues
There are undetailed comic references to a character being a 'drunkard'. A man attempts to grab an item from a woman and lightly shoves her.
moderate violence, threat
Classified Date:
18/05/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man kicks a woman to the floor and swipes at her with a rope of garlic bulbs; he then presses his foot down on her head, clamping it to the ground. We also see her bite the side of an animal, but we do not see any detail of this.
threat and horror
A woman has visions of her body blackening and crumbling in a dream sequence. A character becomes trapped in a malfunctioning centrifuge training machine, threatening her life. A woman panics and seems to experience pain when she is skydiving.
additional issues
There is brief sight of a naked woman crouching in a shower, but we do not see any nudity. We see a bottle containing blood and also a trickle of blood from the corner of a woman's mouth. We see a vampire character bite a man's arm with his permission, but we do not see injury detail. A woman feels nauseous and is put on a drip in hospital to be treated fro anaemia. A man behaves in a bullying way towards a younger woman. There is infrequent mild bad language ('shit').
moderate injury detail, threat, violence
Classified Date:
18/05/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Soldiers attack characters with machine guns and flamethrowers; we see bodies burning in impressionistic scenes.
threat and horror
A female vampire character is tied by the wrists and muzzled; we later see her chained to a table for scientific tests, wearing only panties and with electrodes and her hair covering any nudity. A young girl hides beneath a bed as her parents are threatened at gunpoint.
injury detail
A number of dead bodies are left strewn over the floor with blood over their clothing after being shot.
additional issues
There is brief sight of a naked woman crouching in a shower, but we do not see any nudity. We briefly see a dead dog beneath rubble, but do not see any injury. A woman asks a man if he intends to keep a 'cute' female vampire as his 'pet'. There is very mild bad language ('damn').
mild sex references, threat
Classified Date:
18/05/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
There are references to plans to eliminate a young woman after she ceases to be useful to a scientific programme. There are brief, stylised and undetailed images of guns being fired and two people perishing in a fire.
sex
There is brief focus on a young woman’s cleavage, and her underwear when her skirt billows up as she skates on a frozen lake.
mild threat, nudity
Classified Date:
18/05/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
A female teacher is escorted from her classroom at gunpoint by soldiers. A man declares that a character must be killed after she ceases to be useful to a scientific programme.
nudity
There is sight of partial breast nudity in a non-sexualised context.
additional issues
A character demonstrates anxiety and upset as her fear of heights is tested during an astronaut training programme. There are undetailed references to people dying in an industrial accident. There is infrequent very mild bad language (‘damn’).
moderate injury detail
Classified Date:
18/05/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
There is a patch of blood on a vampire's clothing during a training exercise.
additional issues
A flashback sequence shows a child vampire biting into a goat during a ritual, however, this lacks bloody detail. A female vampire's eyes glow red and she bares her fangs during a stylised, mildly scary scene. Other moments of threat include a nightmarish vision in which a vampire becomes detached from her parachute. There is mild sexualised focus on the physical attributes of female characters. Very mild bad language occurs ('butt').
moderate fantasy violence
Classified Date:
18/05/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A stylised imaginary sequence shows a vampire biting a victim’s neck, with moderate bloody detail.
additional issues
There are mildly scary images of a Nosferatu-like vampire rising from a coffin and biting a sleeping woman, without visible blood. In other scenes, a young vampire woman is kept in a cell and referred to as ‘it’ by her captors, who intend to force her to undergo dangerous scientific experiments. There are also mild upsetting references to a dog test subject having died in space. Other issues include very mild bad language (e.g. ‘damn’).
Director(s)Akitoshi Yokoyama
Production year2021
Genre(s)Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Approx. running minutes24m
CastStephen Fu, Tia Ballard, Bill Jenkins
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18/05/2023
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Classified date18/05/2023
LanguageJapanese