Shirobako

Director(s)Tsutomu Mizushima

Production year2014

Genre(s)Animation

Approx. running minutes26m

CastJuri Kimura, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Nobuyuki Hiyama

Shirobako

mild sex references, threat

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

SHIROBAKO is a Japanese anime series; in this episode the lives of a group of people, who once vowed to make an animated special together, are explored.

threat and horror

A woman is found unconscious in her home and a person almost loses control of their car during a street race.

sex

There are close up images of a woman's chest, and references to her breast size.

additional issues

There are scenes of smoking, very mild comic violence and use of very mild bad language ('damn').

mild threat, sex references

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

SHIROBAKO is a Japanese anime series; in this episode Aoi faces pressure when an animator falls ill during a deadline, and the director's decision to redo a scene adds to the challenges.

threat and horror

A woman is found unconscious in her home, before being cared for by a friend.

sex

There are references to a man liking older women.

additional issues

There are scenes of smoking, and use of very mild bad language ('God', 'hell').

very mild bad language, sex references, violence, rude humour

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

SHIROBAKO is a Japanese anime series; in this episode, Aoi and the team scramble to meet their deadline after many delays.

violence

A woman slaps a man around the face after he shouts at her colleague.

language

Use of very mild bad language occurs ('hell', freaking', 'damn' and 'God').

sex

A man has a figurine of a woman posing in a bikini on his desk.

rude humour

A joke is made about a person not being able to 'hold their pee in'.

mild sex references, discrimination

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

SHIROBAKO is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Shizuka becomes nervous as she goes for her first audition.

sex

A young woman auditioning for a role reads for her part in a mildly suggestive way.

discrimination

A man tells another he is too hot because he is 'fat'.

additional issues

A man is comically struck on the head with a magazine. We see scenes of very mild fantasy violence in a TV show. People drink alcohol and one becomes slightly drunk.

moderate sex references

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

SHIROBAKO is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, the coworkers clash over whether a scene should be hand-drawn or created with 3D animation.

sex

There is brief focus on the large breasts of multiple female characters in a TV show, which is described by viewers as 'erotic'.

additional issues

There is use of mild bad language ('ass', 'piss') as well as milder terms ('hell'). In a light hearted scene, a man is locked inside a cell in an effort to persuade him to work. When the man claims to need to use the toilet, to his dismay he is told to go in the cell.

infrequent mild bad language

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

SHIROBAKO is a Japanese anime series; in this episode, Endo’s animosity towards the use of 3D animation in the production leads to him refusing to return to work.

language

There is infrequent mild bad language (‘crap’), as well as very mild terms (‘damn’).

moderate sex references

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

SHIROBAKO is a Japanese animated fantasy series; in this episode, Tatsuya announces that he plans to leave the studio, leaving Aoi and Tarou shocked.

sex

There are comic moderate sex references in which a TV show clip shows a running woman in a bikini, with focus on her bouncing breasts.

additional issues

A man groundlessly suggests he may become a victim of sexual harassment in his workplace in a comic scene. There is very mild bad language ('hell').

very mild threat, language

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

SHIROBAKO is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Kaori visits Midori for a tour of the city.

threat and horror

In a comic scene, a man loses control of his vehicle whilst trying to participate in a street race, and crashes off-screen into a barrier.

language

Very mild bad language ('damn') is used.

mild violence, innuendo

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

SHIROBAKO is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Misa is frustrated that she is still drawing cars.

violence

There is brief mild violence when an animator imagines a scene in which police fire machine guns at girls, which is briefly shown in still images.

sex

There is an undetailed passing reference to an anime series called 'jiggly heaven'.

additional issues

A person smokes.

mild sex references, comic violence

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

SHIROBAKO is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Aoi learns about sound effects.

violence

Two men hit and slap each other within a comic scene.

sex

There is a mild sex reference when a young woman who is recording voice sound effects is asked to roar like a monster, but 'in a sexy way'.

mild bad language

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

SHIROBAKO is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Aoi searches for a new animator.

language

The episode features mild bad language ('crap') and very mild bad language ('God').

additional issues

There is brief emotional upset when a woman is found on the floor of a kitchen after discovering that her father is in hospital.

no material likely to offend or harm

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

SHIROBAKO is a Japanese anime series; in this episode, a veteran animator comes to the aid of the team in the race against time to complete the final episode.

general

There is no material likely to offend or harm

brief suicide reference

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

SHIROBAKO is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Iguchi is offered a new position.

suicide and self-harm

There is a brief undetailed reference to 'joint suicide' when a man jokes about two colleagues acting like a married couple who will become suicidal after getting in to debt.

additional issues

The episode features very mild bad language ('screw'). A man is challenged on his sexist behaviour after he expresses surprise that military research was done by a girl.

moderate sex references

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

SHIROBAKO is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, a new anime series is announced and the studio musts scramble to produce a promotional video as casting decisions become heated.

sex

A man talks to colleagues about the body of an actress, how 'hot' she is and her willingness to wear revealing outfits. He also notes repeatedly that she has 'big boobs', citing this as important; this character is portrayed in an unsympathetic light. There is mild innuendo.

additional issues

A man displays sexist attitudes toward female actors. There is mild bad language ('crap', 'ass') as well as milder terms like 'jerk', 'butt' and 'hell'.

mild rude humour

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

SHIROBAKO is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, two new production assistants join the team.

rude humour

A topless man is embarrassed to find people he wasn't expecting when he opens his front door, and makes an offhand comic suggestion that he is being harassed.

additional issues

Very mild bad language (‘butt’, 'hell') is used. A man enquires about a woman's experience at an all girls' school, but she responds that the reality would be disappointing.

mild sex references

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

SHIROBAKO is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, the production team struggle to get their character designs for the new show approved.

sex

There is mild sexual innuendo and fleeting verbal reference to TV programme suggestively titled 'Jiggly Heaven'. A man says he has never 'two-timed' anyone.

additional issues

There is very mild bad language ('hell', 'damn'). A fantastical scene of very mild violence and threat shows a plane being hit by a rocket and those inside parachuting to safety.

very mild threat, sex references

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

SHIROBAKO is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Chazawa pushes for the staff to deliver.

threat and horror

A woman is upset and panicked when she calls her colleagues from a phone booth to tell them that she is lost.

sex

There is a very mild reference to a man 'taking notice' of people.

mild sex references

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

SHIROBAKO is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, the team try to recruit a curmudgeonly designer to join the crew, and concerns arise over scenes from the new series.

sex

A man says an actress has a 'flirty voice'.

additional issues

There is very mild bad language ('screw', 'damn'). A man drinks alcohol and experiences a hangover and memory loss.

very mild bad language, threat

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

SHIROBAKO is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Aoi learns more about the production of her favourite anime, Andes Chucky.

threat and horror

A man is briefly caught in a blizzard, though he recalls the period later having survived unharmed.

language

Very mild bad language (‘damn’) is used.

mild threat, discrimination

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

SHIROBAKO is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, the team discusses why they got into the anime industry.

threat and horror

Two coworkers shout at each other during an argument, striking nearby furniture and throwing supplies. A sharp office tool thrown across the room threatens to hit an onlooker, but he is pushed out of the way to safety and the argument is stopped. Explosions threaten pilots of planes during a battle sequence.

discrimination

There is sexist behaviour when a man tells a woman that work is easier for her because she can flirt with male colleagues to get her way. This attitude is clearly criticised and called out, and discrimination is condemned by the episode as a whole.

additional issues

There is the use of very mild bad language (‘hell’, ‘damn’).

very mild bad language, threat, violence

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

SHIROBAKO is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, the first instalment of The Third Aerial Girls Squad is broadcast.

violence

In a comic scene, a doll pretends to whip a talking teddy bear in order to get him to work harder.

threat and horror

Clips from an animated television show see people chased on horseback by enemies, and driving a motorcycle through explosions.

language

There is the use of very mild bad language (‘butt’).

mild bad language

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

SHIROBAKO is a Japanese anime series; in this episode Ema's confidence holds her back when she is nominated to be assistant supervisor with Rinko.

language

There is use of mild bad language ('shit').

additional issues

There is very mild rude humour. There are scenes of smoking.

brief moderate bloody images

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

SHIROBAKO is a Japanese anime series; in this episode a director is forced by his team to make a tough decision, and the team grapple with how to make an episode shorter.

injury detail

A dead and bloodied pilot is found in a cockpit.

additional issues

In a comic scene, a character is hit with a golf ball and collapses. There is innuendo about playing blindfolded games with geishas.

very mild bad language, brief bloody images

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

SHIROBAKO is a Japanese anime series; in this episode, the final part of the show is readied for delivery.

language

There is very mild bad language (‘God’, hell’).

injury detail

A man’s exertions cause him to have a slight, comic nosebleed.

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Classified date15/01/2024

LanguageEnglish

threat and horror

A woman is found unconscious in her home and a person almost loses control of their car during a street race.

sex

There are close up images of a woman's chest, and references to her breast size.

additional issues

There are scenes of smoking, very mild comic violence and use of very mild bad language ('damn').

very mild bad language, brief bloody images

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

language

There is very mild bad language (‘God’, hell’).

injury detail

A man’s exertions cause him to have a slight, comic nosebleed.

brief moderate bloody images

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

injury detail

A dead and bloodied pilot is found in a cockpit.

additional issues

In a comic scene, a character is hit with a golf ball and collapses. There is innuendo about playing blindfolded games with geishas.

mild bad language

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

language

There is use of mild bad language ('shit').

additional issues

There is very mild rude humour. There are scenes of smoking.

very mild bad language, threat, violence

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

In a comic scene, a doll pretends to whip a talking teddy bear in order to get him to work harder.

threat and horror

Clips from an animated television show see people chased on horseback by enemies, and driving a motorcycle through explosions.

language

There is the use of very mild bad language (‘butt’).

mild threat, discrimination

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

discrimination

additional issues

There is the use of very mild bad language (‘hell’, ‘damn’).

very mild bad language, threat

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

A man is briefly caught in a blizzard, though he recalls the period later having survived unharmed.

language

Very mild bad language (‘damn’) is used.

mild sex references

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

sex

A man says an actress has a 'flirty voice'.

additional issues

There is very mild bad language ('screw', 'damn'). A man drinks alcohol and experiences a hangover and memory loss.

very mild threat, sex references

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

A woman is upset and panicked when she calls her colleagues from a phone booth to tell them that she is lost.

sex

There is a very mild reference to a man 'taking notice' of people.

mild sex references

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

sex

There is mild sexual innuendo and fleeting verbal reference to TV programme suggestively titled 'Jiggly Heaven'. A man says he has never 'two-timed' anyone.

additional issues

There is very mild bad language ('hell', 'damn'). A fantastical scene of very mild violence and threat shows a plane being hit by a rocket and those inside parachuting to safety.

mild rude humour

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

rude humour

A topless man is embarrassed to find people he wasn't expecting when he opens his front door, and makes an offhand comic suggestion that he is being harassed.

additional issues

Very mild bad language (‘butt’, 'hell') is used. A man enquires about a woman's experience at an all girls' school, but she responds that the reality would be disappointing.

moderate sex references

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

sex

additional issues

A man displays sexist attitudes toward female actors. There is mild bad language ('crap', 'ass') as well as milder terms like 'jerk', 'butt' and 'hell'.

brief suicide reference

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

suicide and self-harm

There is a brief undetailed reference to 'joint suicide' when a man jokes about two colleagues acting like a married couple who will become suicidal after getting in to debt.

additional issues

The episode features very mild bad language ('screw'). A man is challenged on his sexist behaviour after he expresses surprise that military research was done by a girl.

no material likely to offend or harm

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

general

There is no material likely to offend or harm

mild bad language

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

language

The episode features mild bad language ('crap') and very mild bad language ('God').

additional issues

There is brief emotional upset when a woman is found on the floor of a kitchen after discovering that her father is in hospital.

mild sex references, comic violence

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

Two men hit and slap each other within a comic scene.

sex

There is a mild sex reference when a young woman who is recording voice sound effects is asked to roar like a monster, but 'in a sexy way'.

mild violence, innuendo

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

There is brief mild violence when an animator imagines a scene in which police fire machine guns at girls, which is briefly shown in still images.

sex

There is an undetailed passing reference to an anime series called 'jiggly heaven'.

additional issues

A person smokes.

very mild threat, language

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

In a comic scene, a man loses control of his vehicle whilst trying to participate in a street race, and crashes off-screen into a barrier.

language

Very mild bad language ('damn') is used.

moderate sex references

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

sex

There are comic moderate sex references in which a TV show clip shows a running woman in a bikini, with focus on her bouncing breasts.

additional issues

A man groundlessly suggests he may become a victim of sexual harassment in his workplace in a comic scene. There is very mild bad language ('hell').

infrequent mild bad language

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

language

There is infrequent mild bad language (‘crap’), as well as very mild terms (‘damn’).

moderate sex references

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

sex

There is brief focus on the large breasts of multiple female characters in a TV show, which is described by viewers as 'erotic'.

additional issues

mild sex references, discrimination

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

sex

A young woman auditioning for a role reads for her part in a mildly suggestive way.

discrimination

A man tells another he is too hot because he is 'fat'.

additional issues

A man is comically struck on the head with a magazine. We see scenes of very mild fantasy violence in a TV show. People drink alcohol and one becomes slightly drunk.

very mild bad language, sex references, violence, rude humour

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

violence

A woman slaps a man around the face after he shouts at her colleague.

language

Use of very mild bad language occurs ('hell', freaking', 'damn' and 'God').

sex

A man has a figurine of a woman posing in a bikini on his desk.

rude humour

A joke is made about a person not being able to 'hold their pee in'.

mild threat, sex references

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

A woman is found unconscious in her home, before being cared for by a friend.

sex

There are references to a man liking older women.

additional issues

There are scenes of smoking, and use of very mild bad language ('God', 'hell').

mild sex references, threat

Classified Date:

15/01/2024

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

threat and horror

A woman is found unconscious in her home and a person almost loses control of their car during a street race.

sex

There are close up images of a woman's chest, and references to her breast size.

additional issues

There are scenes of smoking, very mild comic violence and use of very mild bad language ('damn').

Director(s)Tsutomu Mizushima

Production year2014

Genre(s)Animation

Approx. running minutes26m

CastJuri Kimura, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Nobuyuki Hiyama

Classified date15/01/2024

LanguageEnglish