The World is Still Beautiful

Director(s)Hajime Kamegaki
Production year2014
Genre(s)Animation
Approx. running minutes23m
CastRena Maeda, Tomokazu Sugita, Nobunaga Shimazaki

The World is Still Beautiful

sexual threat, moderate sex references, nudity
Classified Date:
24/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

THE WORLD IS STILL BEAUTIFUL is an animated fantasy series; in this episode, Princess Nike arrives in the Sun Kingdom to meet her future husband.

sex
There is a sequence featuring female characters dressed in revealing swimwear and sitting in seductive poses. There are occasional verbal sex references; male characters make remarks over a woman's breast size.
nudity
Brief partial female nudity is shown during a fantastical sequence. There is natural male buttock nudity.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Two men make undetailed sexually threatening comments towards a kidnapped woman shortly before she is rescued. A character is briefly described as being lecherous.
additional issues
Mild bad language ('tits', 'piss') is used as well as 'damn'. Characters are threatened with robbery and kidnapping. There are brief references to death and bereavement.
sexual threat
Classified Date:
24/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

THE WORLD IS STILL BEAUTIFUL is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, a young king orders Princess Nike to make it rain in his parched kingdom.

sexual violence and sexual threat
Sexual threat is brief and either challenged or negatively presented.
additional issues
A character is shot in the arm by an arrow; however, there is no injury detail. There is brief non-sexual natural nudity. Upsetting scenes include a brief reference to the death of a parent. Scenes of threat include a building on fire, and a verbal threat to kill and fillet a rival.
moderate sex references, brief sexual threat
Classified Date:
24/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

THE WORLD IS STILL BEAUTIFUL is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Livius prepares to present Princess Nike to his court.

sex
Moderate sex references include those relating to breast size. Milder terms relate to seduction.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Brief sexual threat is both negatively presented and challenged.
additional issues
There is also brief mild threat and injury detail, as well as brief non-sexual natural nudity.
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
24/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

THE WORLD IS STILL BEAUTIFUL is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Nike takes on the dangerous Rite of Illumination to prove to the Ministry of Priesthood she is worthy of marrying Livius.

sex
There is occasional focus on the physical attributes of a female character who is described as having an ‘hourglass’ figure.
additional issues
A woman’s marriage into royalty is disapproved of because she is a foreigner, and a comment is made about a woman’s weight, but discrimination is challenged by the work as a whole. There are scenes of mild threat. Bad language includes uses of ‘ass’ and ‘damn’.
moderate violence, sex references
Classified Date:
24/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

THE WORLD IS STILL BEAUTIFUL is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Livius and Nike work together to foil Aristes’ scheme to stop their marriage from going ahead.

violence
In a hectic sword fight, a sword is brought down at the side of a man’s head causing a small cut to his cheek, but an intervention prevents him from coming to further harm.
sex
Three elderly men have a comically bawdy discussion about the size of women’s breasts. A man is called a ‘pervert’.
additional issues
There is mild threat with bladed weapons, infrequent mild bad language (‘tits’) and brief natural buttock nudity.
moderate sex references, language, brief sexual threat
Classified Date:
24/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

THE WORLD IS STILL BEAUTIFUL is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Nike finds she has a rival when someone from Livius’s past makes an unexpected visit to the palace.

language
There is infrequent moderate bad language (‘slut’).
sex
Moderate sex references and innuendo include comments about seduction, a man being allowed to have a concubine and a wife roughing-up the sheets in a marital bed. A man starts undressing and tells his wife that it is ‘time for a little service’.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman looks scared as a man looms over her on a bed after making an unbidden suggestive remark.
additional issues
There is fantastical mild threat with a reassuring outcome. A highly stylised splash of blood symbolises a person’s death in the past. There is brief natural buttock nudity.
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
24/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

THE WORLD IS STILL BEAUTIFUL is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Nike is introduced to Livi's uncle.

sex
Moderate sex references include a reference to virginity, and a scene in which two people on a bed consider having sex.
additional issues
There is fleeting knife threat. Bad language includes 'piss', 'bastard' and 'damn'. There is brief male buttock nudity, as well as sight of blood. Violence includes a scene in which a kick is comically delivered.
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
24/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

THE WORLD IS STILL BEAUTIFUL is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Nike feels caught between Livi and Bard.

sex
There are references to adultery when a person questions the extent of his wife's relationship with another man. Brief post-coital scenes feature, in which adults lie in bed together after sex.
additional issues
Terms such as 'sissy' are directed at a character as an insult. Brief buttock nudity is shown. Scenes include mild comic violence, with a character being kicked. There is use of very mild bad language ('damn', 'hell').
moderate bad language
Classified Date:
24/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

THE WORLD IS STILL BEAUTIFUL is a Japanese anime series; in this episode, Nike finds out her grandmother may be unwell.

language
There is moderate bad language ('bitch') as well as milder terms which include 'crap' and 'damn'.
additional issues
There is sexualised focus on the bodies of female characters as well as brief natural buttock nudity. Characters drink alcohol.
moderate injury detail, violence, sex references
Classified Date:
24/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

THE WORLD IS STILL BEAUTIFUL is a Japanese anime series; in this episode, Nike finds herself in an unexpected predicament.

violence
A young woman repeatedly hits her head against a wall in frustration, then later attempts to escape a cell by slamming her body against a door over and over again, injuring herself as she does so. There is brief hand to hand fighting.
sex
There is occasional sexualised focus on the bodies of female characters as well as verbal references to sex, relationships and arranged marriage.
injury detail
Blood is seen over characters' faces and pooling on the ground.
additional issues
A young woman is rendered unconscious with poisoned incense and then held prisoner. There are scenes of blade threat and people are exposed to a violent storm. Undetailed references are made to women being forced into marriage. There is very mild bad language ('damn') and brief natural buttock nudity.
moderate injury detail
Classified Date:
24/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

THE WORLD IS STILL BEAUTIFUL is a Japanese anime series; in this episode, Nike and Livi face certain truths about their relationship.

injury detail
Characters faces are left bloodied, resulting in pools of blood on the ground.
additional issues
Characters flirt with one another, discussing sexual attraction in undetailed terms; couples kiss and there is mention of adultery. A man flings fruit at a boy, who later kicks him. A character dangles precariously from a cliff ledge. There is very mild bad language ('damn', 'jerk') as well as brief natural buttock nudity.
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
24/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

THE WORLD IS STILL BEAUTIFUL is a Japanese anime series; in this episode, Nike returns to the Rain Dukedom for an emotional reunion.

sex
There is occasional sexualised focus on the bodies of female characters, including as one gets dressed. Characters make mild verbal references to sex and sexual attraction. Couples kiss.
additional issues
Blood is briefly seen over a young woman's face. Comic sequences involve moments of slapstick violence. There is mild bad language ('bastard').
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Classified date24/07/2025
LanguageJapanese
sex
There is a sequence featuring female characters dressed in revealing swimwear and sitting in seductive poses. There are occasional verbal sex references; male characters make remarks over a woman's breast size.
nudity
Brief partial female nudity is shown during a fantastical sequence. There is natural male buttock nudity.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Two men make undetailed sexually threatening comments towards a kidnapped woman shortly before she is rescued. A character is briefly described as being lecherous.
additional issues
Mild bad language ('tits', 'piss') is used as well as 'damn'. Characters are threatened with robbery and kidnapping. There are brief references to death and bereavement.
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
24/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There is occasional sexualised focus on the bodies of female characters, including as one gets dressed. Characters make mild verbal references to sex and sexual attraction. Couples kiss.
additional issues
Blood is briefly seen over a young woman's face. Comic sequences involve moments of slapstick violence. There is mild bad language ('bastard').
moderate injury detail
Classified Date:
24/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
Characters faces are left bloodied, resulting in pools of blood on the ground.
additional issues
Characters flirt with one another, discussing sexual attraction in undetailed terms; couples kiss and there is mention of adultery. A man flings fruit at a boy, who later kicks him. A character dangles precariously from a cliff ledge. There is very mild bad language ('damn', 'jerk') as well as brief natural buttock nudity.
moderate injury detail, violence, sex references
Classified Date:
24/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A young woman repeatedly hits her head against a wall in frustration, then later attempts to escape a cell by slamming her body against a door over and over again, injuring herself as she does so. There is brief hand to hand fighting.
sex
There is occasional sexualised focus on the bodies of female characters as well as verbal references to sex, relationships and arranged marriage.
injury detail
Blood is seen over characters' faces and pooling on the ground.
additional issues
A young woman is rendered unconscious with poisoned incense and then held prisoner. There are scenes of blade threat and people are exposed to a violent storm. Undetailed references are made to women being forced into marriage. There is very mild bad language ('damn') and brief natural buttock nudity.
moderate bad language
Classified Date:
24/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is moderate bad language ('bitch') as well as milder terms which include 'crap' and 'damn'.
additional issues
There is sexualised focus on the bodies of female characters as well as brief natural buttock nudity. Characters drink alcohol.
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
24/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There are references to adultery when a person questions the extent of his wife's relationship with another man. Brief post-coital scenes feature, in which adults lie in bed together after sex.
additional issues
Terms such as 'sissy' are directed at a character as an insult. Brief buttock nudity is shown. Scenes include mild comic violence, with a character being kicked. There is use of very mild bad language ('damn', 'hell').
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
24/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
Moderate sex references include a reference to virginity, and a scene in which two people on a bed consider having sex.
additional issues
There is fleeting knife threat. Bad language includes 'piss', 'bastard' and 'damn'. There is brief male buttock nudity, as well as sight of blood. Violence includes a scene in which a kick is comically delivered.
moderate sex references, language, brief sexual threat
Classified Date:
24/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is infrequent moderate bad language (‘slut’).
sex
Moderate sex references and innuendo include comments about seduction, a man being allowed to have a concubine and a wife roughing-up the sheets in a marital bed. A man starts undressing and tells his wife that it is ‘time for a little service’.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman looks scared as a man looms over her on a bed after making an unbidden suggestive remark.
additional issues
There is fantastical mild threat with a reassuring outcome. A highly stylised splash of blood symbolises a person’s death in the past. There is brief natural buttock nudity.
moderate violence, sex references
Classified Date:
24/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
In a hectic sword fight, a sword is brought down at the side of a man’s head causing a small cut to his cheek, but an intervention prevents him from coming to further harm.
sex
Three elderly men have a comically bawdy discussion about the size of women’s breasts. A man is called a ‘pervert’.
additional issues
There is mild threat with bladed weapons, infrequent mild bad language (‘tits’) and brief natural buttock nudity.
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
24/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There is occasional focus on the physical attributes of a female character who is described as having an ‘hourglass’ figure.
additional issues
A woman’s marriage into royalty is disapproved of because she is a foreigner, and a comment is made about a woman’s weight, but discrimination is challenged by the work as a whole. There are scenes of mild threat. Bad language includes uses of ‘ass’ and ‘damn’.
moderate sex references, brief sexual threat
Classified Date:
24/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
Moderate sex references include those relating to breast size. Milder terms relate to seduction.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Brief sexual threat is both negatively presented and challenged.
additional issues
There is also brief mild threat and injury detail, as well as brief non-sexual natural nudity.
sexual threat
Classified Date:
24/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sexual violence and sexual threat
Sexual threat is brief and either challenged or negatively presented.
additional issues
A character is shot in the arm by an arrow; however, there is no injury detail. There is brief non-sexual natural nudity. Upsetting scenes include a brief reference to the death of a parent. Scenes of threat include a building on fire, and a verbal threat to kill and fillet a rival.
sexual threat, moderate sex references, nudity
Classified Date:
24/07/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There is a sequence featuring female characters dressed in revealing swimwear and sitting in seductive poses. There are occasional verbal sex references; male characters make remarks over a woman's breast size.
nudity
Brief partial female nudity is shown during a fantastical sequence. There is natural male buttock nudity.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Two men make undetailed sexually threatening comments towards a kidnapped woman shortly before she is rescued. A character is briefly described as being lecherous.
additional issues
Mild bad language ('tits', 'piss') is used as well as 'damn'. Characters are threatened with robbery and kidnapping. There are brief references to death and bereavement.
Director(s)Hajime Kamegaki
Production year2014
Genre(s)Animation
Approx. running minutes23m
CastRena Maeda, Tomokazu Sugita, Nobunaga Shimazaki
Classified date24/07/2025
LanguageJapanese