Kanon

Director(s)Tatsuya Ishihara

Production year2006

Genre(s)Animation

Approx. running minutes24m

CastChris Patton, Tomokazu Sugita, Mariko Kouda, Jessica Boone

Kanon

very mild violence

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

KANON is an Japanese anime series; in this episode, Yuichi reconnects with his cousin Nayuki who gives him a tour of his new home.

violence

There is a scene of very mild violence.

additional issues

There is a reference in which a child warns her friend that the consequences of breaking a pinky swear are to swallow a large number of needles. It is not implied either of the children believe this to be true nor is the behaviour condoned by the piece as a whole.

infrequent mild bad language, nudity

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

KANON is a Japanese anime series; in this episode, Yuichi meets Ayu again on his first day at his new school.

language

There is infrequent use of mild bad language (‘fricking’). Very mild terms include ‘God’ and ‘darn’.

nudity

There is brief male rear nudity when a student accidentally walks in on a school life-drawing class.

additional issues

There is a comic slap; in another scene a girl tries to kick and punch a boy, but her blows are too light to hurt him.

mild bad language

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

KANON is a Japanese animated comedy series in which a young man returns to a city he visited often in his youth; in this episode, he starts believing that the town can alter people's memories.

language

There is mild bad language ('crap'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'butt', 'moron', 'jerk').

additional issues

There is also a brief very mild comic slap delivered by a young girl to a teenage boy.

mild sex references

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

KANON is an Japanese anime series; in this episode, Nayuki makes Yuichi retrieve something for her from the school after hours where he runs into a mysterious woman.

sex

Mild sex references include a male teasing a woman about wanting to come and give him a massage after she knocks on his door late at night.

additional issues

There is a very mild scene of emotional upset in which a character finds his friend crying and comforts her.

moderate sex references

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

KANON is an animated comedy series in which a young man returns to a city he visited often in his youth; in this episode, the boy meets a girl who says it's her mission to hunt and destroy demons.

sex

There are some moderate sex references and suggestive scenes.

additional issues

There is also mild bad language ('crap', 'freaking'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'God', 'jerk').

discriminatory language

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

KANON is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Makoto has an appointment to interview for a job at a café.

discrimination

The episode features discriminatory language when a young man calls a young woman a 'retard'.

additional issues

There is mild bad language ('crap') and a use of 'jerk'. In a scene of mild violence, a young man comically hits the top of a young woman's head.

mild bad language, threat

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

KANON is an Japanese anime series; in this episode, Makoto's carelessness with a cat causes Yuichi to lash out at her.

threat and horror

There is a scene of mild threat in which a girl drops a cat off a bridge onto a moving truck in a careless manner. The cat is unharmed and the girl's behaviour is strongly disapproved of by other characters. This includes a character raising their fist as though they are going to hit her.

language

There is use of mild bad language (‘crap’, 'frickin').

moderate sex references

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

KANON is an animated comedy series; in this episode, a teenage boy buys a girl a cat.

sex

There are moderately suggestive verbal sex references.

additional issues

There is also mild bad language ('freakin'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'jerk', 'God').

mild threat

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

KANON is an Japanese anime series; in this episode Yuichi and Makoto remember their past connection and that Makoto's condition is reliant on how Yuichi treats her.

threat and horror

There are scenes of mild threat in which a characters worry for the safety of their missing friend who collapses from a fever once found.

upsetting scenes

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

KANON is a Japanese animated drama series; in this episode, Makoto tries to regain her speech.

theme

There are scenes in which a character struggles to come to terms with her impaired speech.

infrequent mild bad language

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

KANON is an animation series; in this episode, Yuichi invited Mai to the school dance.

language

There is infrequent mild bad language ('crap'), as well as very mild bad language ('God').

brief moderate threat

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

KANON is a Japanese fantasy anime series; in this episode, Yuichi and the other students prepare for the school ball.

threat and horror

An invisible demonic entity attacks a school event, smashing windows and tables and hurling students across the room.

additional issues

A girl uses a sword to fight an invisible creature, without sight of injuries. Bad language includes ‘piss’, ‘crap’, ‘jerk’ and ‘God’. Other issues include infrequent very mild references to bereavement.

moderate fantasy violence

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

KANON is a Japanese animated drama series; in this episode, Yuri comes to the rescue in an unlikely turn of events to help prevent Yuichi's friend from being expelled from school.

violence

There are scenes in which characters with swords battle a supernatural entity.

additional issues

There is very mild bad language ('hell').

moderate bloody images

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

KANON is a Japanese animated fantasy series; in this episode, Yuichi learns about Sayuri's tragic past.

injury detail

A character is left lying in a pool of blood after being attacked by an evil force.

additional issues

Other issues include mild violence, threat and scenes of emotional upset, including references to bereavement. Bad language includes uses of 'bastard' and 'God'.

moderate fantasy threat, bloody images, attempted suicide

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

KANON is a Japanese fantasy drama anime series; in this episode, Yuichi experiences a series of visions from Mai's childhood while assisting her in the fight against the demons.

threat and horror

Teenagers defend themselves with swords during a series of attacks by invisible snarling demons.

injury detail

There is a fleeting flashback image of a person sprawled in a dark puddle of blood. Other sequences show fantastical bruises spreading over a girl’s skin.

suicide and self-harm

A teenager attempts suicide using a sword; however, there is no bloody detail, and the teen is immediately healed by a fantastical entity.

additional issues

Bad language includes ‘bastard’, ‘God’ and ‘hell’. Other issues include mild upsetting flashback scenes, including ones in which a young girl visits her mother in hospital.

mild upsetting scenes

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

KANON is a Japanese fantasy drama anime series; in this episode, Ayu is concerned about Akiko’s health, and Yuichi spends time with Shiori.

theme

There are mild upsetting scenes, including one in which a weeping girl reveals that her sister is terminally ill. In another scene a teenager becomes very anxious when an adult falls sick, but it is quickly revealed that the illness is mild.

additional issues

There is infrequent use of very mild bad language (e.g. 'God').

upsetting scenes

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

KANON is a Japanese animated drama series; in this episode, Yuichi must figure out what to do for a girl who doesn't have much time left to live.

theme

There are mildly upsetting discussions about living with terminal illnesses.

scene of attempted suicide

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

KANON is a Japanese fantasy drama anime series; in this episode, Yuichi plans a birthday party for Shiori.

suicide and self-harm

A flashback scene shows a teenager preparing to take her own life before changing her mind; in the present, the girl explains that she no longer wishes to harm herself.

infrequent moderate sex references

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

KANON is an animated drama series; in this episode, winter break draws to a close as Makoto makes her three winter wishes.

sex

A character is accused of being attracted to younger girls.

additional issues

There are mild upsetting references to terminal illnesses. There is very mild bad language ('God').

discriminatory language, moderate sex references

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

KANON is a Japanese romantic drama anime series; in this episode, Yuichi accompanies Ayu to the shopping district and agrees to visit her school after the two confess their feelings for each other.

sex

There is a brief close up image of a teenager’s cleavage as she takes a bath.

discrimination

There is casual use of the discriminatory term ‘spazzy’.

additional issues

Other issues include very mild scenes of emotional upset, and very mild bad language (e.g. ‘God’, ‘hell’).

upsetting scenes

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

KANON is a Japanese animated drama series; in this episode, Yuuichi remembers a past cruelty.

theme

A young character's mother is involved in a traffic accident while crossing the road. She is struck by a speeding car, but without blood or injury detail. The news that she has been hospitalised is broken to her distressed daughter.

mild threat, scenes of emotional upset

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

KANON is a Japanese animated drama series; in this episode, Nayuki worries that her hospitalised friend's condition will not improve.

threat and horror

There is mild threat in which a child falls off a tree. She is unable to move and falls unconscious, as her friend cries by her side.

scenes of emotional upset

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

KANON is a Japanese animated drama series; in this episode, Nayuki locks herself in her room, as she struggles to deal with guilty feelings.

theme

Characters discuss coming to terms with bereavement and suffering.

scenes of emotional upset

Classified Date:

10/01/2022

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

KANON is an animated comedy series; in this episode, a teenage boy has to face the truth about a girl's declining health.

theme

There are scenes of emotional upset concerning a girl who is ill in hospital.

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Classified date21/12/2021

LanguageEnglish

violence

There is a scene of very mild violence.

additional issues

scenes of emotional upset

Classified Date:

10/01/2022

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

theme

There are scenes of emotional upset concerning a girl who is ill in hospital.

scenes of emotional upset

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

theme

Characters discuss coming to terms with bereavement and suffering.

mild threat, scenes of emotional upset

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

There is mild threat in which a child falls off a tree. She is unable to move and falls unconscious, as her friend cries by her side.

upsetting scenes

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

theme

discriminatory language, moderate sex references

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

sex

There is a brief close up image of a teenager’s cleavage as she takes a bath.

discrimination

There is casual use of the discriminatory term ‘spazzy’.

additional issues

Other issues include very mild scenes of emotional upset, and very mild bad language (e.g. ‘God’, ‘hell’).

infrequent moderate sex references

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

sex

A character is accused of being attracted to younger girls.

additional issues

There are mild upsetting references to terminal illnesses. There is very mild bad language ('God').

scene of attempted suicide

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

suicide and self-harm

A flashback scene shows a teenager preparing to take her own life before changing her mind; in the present, the girl explains that she no longer wishes to harm herself.

upsetting scenes

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

theme

There are mildly upsetting discussions about living with terminal illnesses.

mild upsetting scenes

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

theme

additional issues

There is infrequent use of very mild bad language (e.g. 'God').

moderate fantasy threat, bloody images, attempted suicide

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

Teenagers defend themselves with swords during a series of attacks by invisible snarling demons.

injury detail

There is a fleeting flashback image of a person sprawled in a dark puddle of blood. Other sequences show fantastical bruises spreading over a girl’s skin.

suicide and self-harm

A teenager attempts suicide using a sword; however, there is no bloody detail, and the teen is immediately healed by a fantastical entity.

additional issues

Bad language includes ‘bastard’, ‘God’ and ‘hell’. Other issues include mild upsetting flashback scenes, including ones in which a young girl visits her mother in hospital.

moderate bloody images

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

injury detail

A character is left lying in a pool of blood after being attacked by an evil force.

additional issues

Other issues include mild violence, threat and scenes of emotional upset, including references to bereavement. Bad language includes uses of 'bastard' and 'God'.

moderate fantasy violence

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

There are scenes in which characters with swords battle a supernatural entity.

additional issues

There is very mild bad language ('hell').

brief moderate threat

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

An invisible demonic entity attacks a school event, smashing windows and tables and hurling students across the room.

additional issues

infrequent mild bad language

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

language

There is infrequent mild bad language ('crap'), as well as very mild bad language ('God').

upsetting scenes

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

theme

There are scenes in which a character struggles to come to terms with her impaired speech.

mild threat

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

There are scenes of mild threat in which a characters worry for the safety of their missing friend who collapses from a fever once found.

moderate sex references

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

sex

There are moderately suggestive verbal sex references.

additional issues

There is also mild bad language ('freakin'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'jerk', 'God').

mild bad language, threat

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

language

There is use of mild bad language (‘crap’, 'frickin').

discriminatory language

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

discrimination

The episode features discriminatory language when a young man calls a young woman a 'retard'.

additional issues

There is mild bad language ('crap') and a use of 'jerk'. In a scene of mild violence, a young man comically hits the top of a young woman's head.

moderate sex references

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

sex

There are some moderate sex references and suggestive scenes.

additional issues

There is also mild bad language ('crap', 'freaking'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'God', 'jerk').

mild sex references

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

sex

Mild sex references include a male teasing a woman about wanting to come and give him a massage after she knocks on his door late at night.

additional issues

There is a very mild scene of emotional upset in which a character finds his friend crying and comforts her.

mild bad language

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

language

There is mild bad language ('crap'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'butt', 'moron', 'jerk').

additional issues

There is also a brief very mild comic slap delivered by a young girl to a teenage boy.

infrequent mild bad language, nudity

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

language

There is infrequent use of mild bad language (‘fricking’). Very mild terms include ‘God’ and ‘darn’.

nudity

There is brief male rear nudity when a student accidentally walks in on a school life-drawing class.

additional issues

There is a comic slap; in another scene a girl tries to kick and punch a boy, but her blows are too light to hurt him.

very mild violence

Classified Date:

21/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

There is a scene of very mild violence.

additional issues

Director(s)Tatsuya Ishihara

Production year2006

Genre(s)Animation

Approx. running minutes24m

CastChris Patton, Tomokazu Sugita, Mariko Kouda, Jessica Boone

Classified date21/12/2021

LanguageEnglish