Kemono Jihen
Director(s)Masaya Fujimori
Production year2021
Genre(s)Animation, Fantasy, Drama
Approx. running minutes24m
CastNatsuki Hanae, Jun'ichi Suwabe, Ayumu Murase
Kemono Jihen
strong horror, violence
Classified Date:
20/06/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
KEMONO JIHEN is a Japanese fantasy drama anime series; in this episode, a Tokyo detective who specialises in the occult arrives in a remote village to investigate the mysterious appearance of livestock corpses.
violence
During a fight sequence we see monsters being shot, having their necks broken, or having their heads chopped or torn off, but there is very little blood. A young boy is shot, without strong detail, but later comes back to life.
threat and horror
People are attacked by monstrous animals with patches of raw flesh and visible bone. The head of a partially decapitated monster is shown hanging from a flap of skin as the creature starts to heal itself. A boy undergoes a demonic transformation, turning his eyes red and making one side of his body appear mottled and decomposed. In another scene we see a dead chicken with a dark hole in its body from the off-screen removal of its internal organs.
additional issues
There is brief sight of mild bloody detail after a boar is killed with a machete off screen. There are mild scenes of bullying, which is not condoned. Other issues include infrequent mild rude humour, and very mild bad language (e.g. ‘butt’, ‘damn’).
moderate horror
Classified Date:
20/06/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
KEMONO JIHEN is a Japanese animated fantasy series; in this episode, the team investigate an infestation.
threat and horror
A family have been overwhelmed by mites, which cover their bodies and those of anyone who attempts a rescue. There are close-up images of insects crawling on eyeballs.
additional issues
Bad language is mild ('crap', 'damn'). There is mild fantastical injury detail. Violence is also mild. Adult characters smoke cigarettes.
infrequent strong fantasy violence
Classified Date:
20/06/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
KEMONO JIHEN is a Japanese fantasy drama anime series; in this episode, Kabane’s new friends escort him to a meeting with a mysterious police superintendent.
violence
There is a close-up image of spraying blood when one person bites another’s shoulder during battle. An immortal demon boy’s head is cut off with a sword, but there is no blood or injury detail, and he later recovers. A girl with supernatural abilities hurls explosive blasts of energy at other children during a fantastical fight scene.
additional issues
There are scenes of mild fantasy threat. Very mild bad language includes ‘hell’ and ‘freaking’.
moderate threat, violence, sex references
Classified Date:
20/06/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
KEMONO JIHEN is a Japanese fantasy drama anime series; in this episode, the team investigates a case involving a lovelorn client whose romantic feelings may be supernatural in origin.
violence
A boy fights off frog demons with his fists and reaches into another frog’s mouth to pull out some dark stringy internal organs.
threat and horror
There are scenes of moderate threat, when teenagers with supernatural abilities are attacked by man-eating demonic frogs.
sex
We see a sign featuring a pair of women in Playboy Bunny outfits to advertise a show ‘for mature audiences’. There are also mild references to a female demon who ‘seduces’ her male victims.
additional issues
Other issues include infrequent mild rude humour and very mild bad language (e.g. ‘damn’).
moderate horror, violence
Classified Date:
20/06/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
KEMONO JIHEN is a Japanese fantasy drama anime series; in this episode, the teens discover a reclusive vampire living in the basement.
violence
A brief comic fist fight results in a small blood spurt and aftermath sight of a bloodied nose.
threat and horror
In a scene of moderate horror a man is attacked by a giant bug demon that sticks its proboscis into his ear to drink his brains; however, there is no blood or gore. A brief and mildly scary flashback shows one of the heroes with mottled skin and demonic red eyes.
additional issues
There are brief and undetailed verbal references to suicide. Bad language includes ‘frigging’, ‘crap’, ‘son of a bitch’, ‘screw’, ‘hell’ and ‘damn’.
strong fantasy violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
20/06/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
KEMONO JIHEN is a Japanese fantasy drama anime series; in this episode, Shiki and Kabane must both begin a journey of self-acceptance in order to fight the mosquito demons.
violence
A person tears off a monster’s arms, causing a fountain of blood. A mosquito-headed demon jabs her proboscis into other villains’ heads and drinks their insides - without visible gore - leaving them as desiccated corpses. In another scene we hear a demon screaming as she is engulfed by flames.
injury detail
A demon struggles so strongly against a villain’s grasp that his arm breaks in several places and goes floppy, but as a supernatural being he heals instantly and without pain.
additional issues
There are scenes of moderate fantasy horror involving demonic creatures. Bad language includes ‘son of a bitch’, ‘piss’ and ‘crap’.
sexual violence
Classified Date:
20/06/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
KEMONO JIHEN is a Japanese fantasy drama anime series; in this episode, the team goes on a trip to Shiki’s hometown so that he can learn the truth about his parents.
sexual violence and sexual threat
It is implied that a man conducted experiments on a humanlike demon woman which involved forcing her to mate with a series of non-anthropomorphic demons. The man claims that her participation was voluntary, but flashbacks to the events feature still images of her lying chained to an examination table, in addition to a visually discreet image of a many-armed monster lying on top of her.
additional issues
A young boy is knocked out by a blow to his head with a rock. In flashbacks to a makeshift medical laboratory we see moderately bloody gauze and smears of blood on the floor. There are occasional scenes of moderate fantasy horror and threat. Other issues include mild references to bereavement, infrequent mild rude humour, and fleeting male rear nudity in a non-sexual context.
strong fantasy violence
Classified Date:
20/06/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
KEMONO JIHEN is a Japanese fantasy drama anime series; in this episode, Shiki seeks vengeance against his uncle.
violence
A boy crushes attacking demons’ heads with his fists and punches through a giant demon’s eye, creating large spurts of blood. A man’s arm is bitten by a demon, resulting in a blood spurt and aftermath sight of dark veins spreading around a wound on his arm.
additional issues
There are scenes of moderate horror, including one in which an army of malevolent demons speak to a boy in the voice of his missing mother, parroting words of love and comfort. Bad language includes ‘bastard’, ‘crap’ and ‘damn’.
strong horror, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
20/06/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
KEMONO JIHEN is a Japanese fantasy drama anime series; in this episode, Shiki and Aya’s mother finally awakens, and Aya accompanies Kabane and Kon on a mission.
violence
A half-demon child explains that she was raised by a scientist who used to hit her when she disobeyed; meanwhile, a brief and visually discreet flashback shows the man pulling her hair and throwing her to the floor. A brief flashback to the aftermath of battle shows a boy covered in streaks of blood, and in another scene one demon bites another’s arm, leaving a bloodless wound.
threat and horror
There are infrequent scenes of strong horror when the team take on a case involving a demon which tears off women’s faces. A brief flashback shows a woman’s lip being tugged by an invisible force, followed by sounds of her screaming and a black-and-white image of a spurt of blood. In another scene the demon appears as a cloud of smoke upon which the victims’ torn-off facial features are arranged into a haphazard ‘face’, but there is no blood or wound detail.
additional issues
There are mild upsetting scenes. A little girl develops a crush on a teenage boy and claims him as her ‘boyfriend’, but he does not reciprocate.
mild bad language
Classified Date:
20/06/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
KEMONO JIHEN is a Japanese fantasy anime series; in this episode, Akira and Yuis' past is revealed.
language
There is mild bad language ('pissed', 'frigging' and 'crap') and very mild terms ('damn' and 'hell').
additional issues
A man is shown holding a gun, but no violence or threat takes place.
moderate threat, suicide references
Classified Date:
20/06/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
KEMONO JIHEN is a Japanese fantasy anime series; in this episode, Akira finds Kabane, Shiki and Kodachi magically frozen.
threat and horror
In one scene, a man is captured and rope is tied across his mouth. There is also a scene of fantastical threat when a young woman is shown upset and scared after finding her friends frozen solid.
suicide and self-harm
A man threatens to kill himself in front of a crowd, but the reference to suicide is not detailed.
moderate bloody images
Classified Date:
20/06/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
KEMONO JIHEN is a Japanese fantasy animation; in this episode, Akira wants to investigate her brother's strange behaviour.
injury detail
There are moderate bloody images when a man cries tears of blood.
additional issues
The episode features mild bad language ('crap') and very mild terms ('damn'). There are scenes of mild fantasy violence when characters exchange fireballs and energy blasts.
Classified date20/06/2022
LanguageEnglish
violence
During a fight sequence we see monsters being shot, having their necks broken, or having their heads chopped or torn off, but there is very little blood. A young boy is shot, without strong detail, but later comes back to life.
threat and horror
People are attacked by monstrous animals with patches of raw flesh and visible bone. The head of a partially decapitated monster is shown hanging from a flap of skin as the creature starts to heal itself. A boy undergoes a demonic transformation, turning his eyes red and making one side of his body appear mottled and decomposed. In another scene we see a dead chicken with a dark hole in its body from the off-screen removal of its internal organs.
additional issues
There is brief sight of mild bloody detail after a boar is killed with a machete off screen. There are mild scenes of bullying, which is not condoned. Other issues include infrequent mild rude humour, and very mild bad language (e.g. ‘butt’, ‘damn’).
strong horror, violence
Classified Date:
20/06/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
During a fight sequence we see monsters being shot, having their necks broken, or having their heads chopped or torn off, but there is very little blood. A young boy is shot, without strong detail, but later comes back to life.
threat and horror
People are attacked by monstrous animals with patches of raw flesh and visible bone. The head of a partially decapitated monster is shown hanging from a flap of skin as the creature starts to heal itself. A boy undergoes a demonic transformation, turning his eyes red and making one side of his body appear mottled and decomposed. In another scene we see a dead chicken with a dark hole in its body from the off-screen removal of its internal organs.
additional issues
There is brief sight of mild bloody detail after a boar is killed with a machete off screen. There are mild scenes of bullying, which is not condoned. Other issues include infrequent mild rude humour, and very mild bad language (e.g. ‘butt’, ‘damn’).
moderate horror
Classified Date:
20/06/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
A family have been overwhelmed by mites, which cover their bodies and those of anyone who attempts a rescue. There are close-up images of insects crawling on eyeballs.
additional issues
Bad language is mild ('crap', 'damn'). There is mild fantastical injury detail. Violence is also mild. Adult characters smoke cigarettes.
moderate threat, violence, sex references
Classified Date:
20/06/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A boy fights off frog demons with his fists and reaches into another frog’s mouth to pull out some dark stringy internal organs.
threat and horror
There are scenes of moderate threat, when teenagers with supernatural abilities are attacked by man-eating demonic frogs.
sex
We see a sign featuring a pair of women in Playboy Bunny outfits to advertise a show ‘for mature audiences’. There are also mild references to a female demon who ‘seduces’ her male victims.
additional issues
Other issues include infrequent mild rude humour and very mild bad language (e.g. ‘damn’).
sexual violence
Classified Date:
20/06/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sexual violence and sexual threat
It is implied that a man conducted experiments on a humanlike demon woman which involved forcing her to mate with a series of non-anthropomorphic demons. The man claims that her participation was voluntary, but flashbacks to the events feature still images of her lying chained to an examination table, in addition to a visually discreet image of a many-armed monster lying on top of her.
additional issues
A young boy is knocked out by a blow to his head with a rock. In flashbacks to a makeshift medical laboratory we see moderately bloody gauze and smears of blood on the floor. There are occasional scenes of moderate fantasy horror and threat. Other issues include mild references to bereavement, infrequent mild rude humour, and fleeting male rear nudity in a non-sexual context.
moderate horror, violence
Classified Date:
20/06/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A brief comic fist fight results in a small blood spurt and aftermath sight of a bloodied nose.
threat and horror
In a scene of moderate horror a man is attacked by a giant bug demon that sticks its proboscis into his ear to drink his brains; however, there is no blood or gore. A brief and mildly scary flashback shows one of the heroes with mottled skin and demonic red eyes.
additional issues
There are brief and undetailed verbal references to suicide. Bad language includes ‘frigging’, ‘crap’, ‘son of a bitch’, ‘screw’, ‘hell’ and ‘damn’.
moderate bloody images
Classified Date:
20/06/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
There are moderate bloody images when a man cries tears of blood.
additional issues
The episode features mild bad language ('crap') and very mild terms ('damn'). There are scenes of mild fantasy violence when characters exchange fireballs and energy blasts.
strong horror, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
20/06/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A half-demon child explains that she was raised by a scientist who used to hit her when she disobeyed; meanwhile, a brief and visually discreet flashback shows the man pulling her hair and throwing her to the floor. A brief flashback to the aftermath of battle shows a boy covered in streaks of blood, and in another scene one demon bites another’s arm, leaving a bloodless wound.
threat and horror
There are infrequent scenes of strong horror when the team take on a case involving a demon which tears off women’s faces. A brief flashback shows a woman’s lip being tugged by an invisible force, followed by sounds of her screaming and a black-and-white image of a spurt of blood. In another scene the demon appears as a cloud of smoke upon which the victims’ torn-off facial features are arranged into a haphazard ‘face’, but there is no blood or wound detail.
additional issues
There are mild upsetting scenes. A little girl develops a crush on a teenage boy and claims him as her ‘boyfriend’, but he does not reciprocate.
strong fantasy violence
Classified Date:
20/06/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A boy crushes attacking demons’ heads with his fists and punches through a giant demon’s eye, creating large spurts of blood. A man’s arm is bitten by a demon, resulting in a blood spurt and aftermath sight of dark veins spreading around a wound on his arm.
additional issues
There are scenes of moderate horror, including one in which an army of malevolent demons speak to a boy in the voice of his missing mother, parroting words of love and comfort. Bad language includes ‘bastard’, ‘crap’ and ‘damn’.
infrequent strong fantasy violence
Classified Date:
20/06/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There is a close-up image of spraying blood when one person bites another’s shoulder during battle. An immortal demon boy’s head is cut off with a sword, but there is no blood or injury detail, and he later recovers. A girl with supernatural abilities hurls explosive blasts of energy at other children during a fantastical fight scene.
additional issues
There are scenes of mild fantasy threat. Very mild bad language includes ‘hell’ and ‘freaking’.
strong fantasy violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
20/06/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A person tears off a monster’s arms, causing a fountain of blood. A mosquito-headed demon jabs her proboscis into other villains’ heads and drinks their insides - without visible gore - leaving them as desiccated corpses. In another scene we hear a demon screaming as she is engulfed by flames.
injury detail
A demon struggles so strongly against a villain’s grasp that his arm breaks in several places and goes floppy, but as a supernatural being he heals instantly and without pain.
additional issues
There are scenes of moderate fantasy horror involving demonic creatures. Bad language includes ‘son of a bitch’, ‘piss’ and ‘crap’.
mild bad language
Classified Date:
20/06/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is mild bad language ('pissed', 'frigging' and 'crap') and very mild terms ('damn' and 'hell').
additional issues
A man is shown holding a gun, but no violence or threat takes place.
moderate threat, suicide references
Classified Date:
20/06/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
In one scene, a man is captured and rope is tied across his mouth. There is also a scene of fantastical threat when a young woman is shown upset and scared after finding her friends frozen solid.
suicide and self-harm
A man threatens to kill himself in front of a crowd, but the reference to suicide is not detailed.
Director(s)Masaya Fujimori
Production year2021
Genre(s)Animation, Fantasy, Drama
Approx. running minutes24m
CastNatsuki Hanae, Jun'ichi Suwabe, Ayumu Murase
Classified date20/06/2022
LanguageEnglish
