Tsurune

Director(s)Takuya Yamamura
Production year2018
Genre(s)Animation
Approx. running minutes24m
CastYûto Uemura, Aoi Ichikawa, Ryôta Suzuki

Tsurune

very mild threat, references to bereavement
Classified Date:
13/06/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

TSURUNE is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, MInato is welcomed to a new high school. 

threat and horror
A young man is frightened and falls over as an owl swoops past him, but he comes to no harm. 
theme
A school boy makes an undetailed reference to bereavement, when he says that his mother died while he was in 6th grade. 
mild bad language
Classified Date:
13/06/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

TSURUNE is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, MInato befriends Masaki.

language
The episode features mild bad language ('crap') and very mild bad language ('hell').
additional issues
There is a very mild sex reference when a man tells a teenage boy that he has a sexy bikini in his drawer, but he is joking.
mild bad language, violence
Classified Date:
13/06/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

TSURUNE is a Japanese anime series; in this episode, Minato finally joins the Kazemai Kyudo Club, but Kaito seems to hold a grudge

violence
A teenage boy strikes another in the side.
language
There is mild bad language ('crap').
mild bad language
Classified Date:
13/06/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

TSURUNE is a Japanese anime series; in this episode, Masa-san decides to hold a training camp to help the kyudo club pass the tournament preliminaries.

language
Use of mild bad language occurs ('crappy').
additional issues
A man has two grazes on his arm from using his bow and arrow. Characters jump to conclusions when they see two men hugging and it is implied they think they are romantically involved with each other. Characters briefly shout, grab and push each other in a moment of very mild violence.
mild bad language, brief sexual harassment
Classified Date:
13/06/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

TSURUNE is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, the students go on a shopping trip to the supermarket.

language
There is use of mild bad language (‘frickin’).
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman calls out a man’s comments on her appearance as inappropriate, leading the man to quickly apologise.
mild bad language
Classified Date:
13/06/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

TSURUNE is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, a student seeks the coach’s advice on how to turn his bow.

language
There is use of mild bad language (‘crap’).
additional issues
A male teenager is pursued by a group of girls attracted to him. There is brief very mild rude humour.
mild bad language
Classified Date:
13/06/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

TSURUNE is a Japanese animated series set in an archery school; in this episode, the tournament preliminaries begin.

language
There is mild and very mild bad language ('screw', 'balls', 'freaking', 'hell', 'jerk').
additional issues
There are also infrequent very mild verbal sex references, and a scene in which a boy brief mocks a girl for crying after she falls ill, and in which his behaviour is immediately challenged and disapproved of by a male fellow team member.
very mild emotional upset
Classified Date:
13/06/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

TSURUNE is a Japanese sports anime series; in this episode, the boys prepare to face Kirisaki during the second day of the tournament.

theme
A teenage boy gets frustrated and upset after missing an archery target. However, his friend reassures him in a lighthearted manner.
mild violence
Classified Date:
20/06/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

TSURUNE is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, the male students invite the female students out for a meal at a restaurant.

violence
In a scene of mild violence, a boy hits another in order to reprimand him.
additional issues
There is use of very mild bad language ('God'). A boy makes a comment about his friend intending to 'chat up' female characters. There is very mild emotional upset in a scene in which a boy recalls a tragic accident.
brief sexism
Classified Date:
20/06/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

TSURUNE is a Japanese drama anime series; in this episode, conflict arises within the team when Seiya takes a sick day.

discrimination
In a short comic scene, a group of boys make mild sexist comments about girls, describing them as attention-seeking and ‘annoying’.
additional issues
There is a very mild scene of emotional upset. Very mild bad language includes ‘dang’ and ‘heck’.
infrequent mild sex references, threat
Classified Date:
20/06/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

TSURUNE is a Japanese drama anime series; in this episode, Minato overhears an illuminating conversation about Masaki’s motives.

threat and horror
In a cliffhanger ending, a group of people are told that another person has been involved in a serious traffic accident off screen. There is no further detail.
sex
A boy grins in a mildly suggestive manner at the thought of the supervising girls on his sports team putting the boys through ‘intense practice’.
additional issues
A person briefly recalls his grandfather scoffing at his sporting difficulties and calling him ‘weak’. There are very mild references to bereavement, but the overall tone of the episode is not upsetting. Very mild bad language includes ‘dang it’, ‘jeez’ and ‘heck’.
mild bad language, violence
Classified Date:
20/06/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

TSURUNE is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, the team are knocked as they receive news that one of them won't be competing alongside them.

violence
There is a brief scuffle between two characters during an argument, but the situation is reassuringly resolved.
language
There is mild bad language ('pissed', 'screw'), accompanied by other milder terms ('Jesus' and 'damn').
additional issues
Characters are upset and worried when they receive news of a friend in hospital, but there is ultimately a reassuring outcome.
very mild bad language, emotional upset
Classified Date:
20/06/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

TSURUNE is a Japanese anime series; in this episode, the boys bond as they prepare for their final match of the tournament.

language
There is infrequent use of very mild bad language ('screw' and 'heck').
theme
A character is emotional following a loss during an archery tournament, but is comforted by his teammates. In a scene bookending the episode, a boy remarks on hearing a crack as an archer releases an arrow, while another looks to be in tears.
additional issues
A young man grabs two of his teammates by the collar after they get into a brief heated exchange.
mild innuendo, violence
Classified Date:
20/06/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

TSURUNE is a Japanese anime series; in this episode, Masa-san needs help from the students in the aftermath of the tournament.

violence
A student shoves his teacher angrily when he tries to correct his archery stance.
sex
In a moment of brief, undetailed innuendo an archery instructor tells his students to spread their legs when they stand; one of them notes this could be taken in a 'vulgar' way.
additional issues
Characters argue and one behaves in a slightly threatening way by banging a table.
Please note: each rating can only be used for the distribution method listed in the Use column. For more information on each Use click here.
mild bad language
Classified Date:
24/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

TSURUNE is a Japanese animated drama series; in this episode, students prepare to participate in the school's annual sports tournament.

language
There is infrequent mild bad language ('crap').
very mild bad language
Classified Date:
24/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

TSURUNE is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Manji withdraws from the team on the eve of an important competition.

language
There is infrequent very mild bad language ('screwed').
very mild bad language
Classified Date:
24/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

TSURUNE is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Kazemai make an impressive start to the competition, but a familiar opponent blocks their path to progression.

language
There is infrequent very mild bad language ('jerk').
very mild bad language
Classified Date:
24/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

TSURUNE is a Japanese-language animated series; in this episode, the Kazemai team members reflect on their disappointing performance at the competition, and try to understand how they can improve.

language
There is infrequent very mild bad language ('freaking').
mild bad language, violence
Classified Date:
24/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

TSURUNE is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, an old feud surfaces between Nanao and Kaito.

violence
There is mild violence during flashback scenes which include punches and bullying behaviour amongst children.
language
There is infrequent mild bad language ('ass'), and very mild terms including 'damn' and 'God'.
very mild bad language
Classified Date:
24/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

TSURUNE is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, the Kazemai boys assume the role of spectators as Hanazawa, Seo and Shiragiku compete in a local competition.

language
There is very mild bad language ('jerk').
references to sexual harassment
Classified Date:
24/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

TSURUNE is a Japanese-language animated series; in this episode, the Kazemai team continue to lick their wounds after their recent defeat, and examine whether moving in unison or aligning their breathing might improve their performance.

sexual violence and sexual threat
There is a comic scene in which a kyudo instructor asks to see the stomachs of his adolescent students, then invites them to feel his abdomen as he demonstrates a breathing technique. This is initially mistaken for 'sexual harassment' and he is branded a 'creep', before he explains his entirely innocent motives.
additional issues
There is mild bad language ('ass', 'screw').
mild bad language
Classified Date:
24/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

TSURUNE is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, the Kazemai team begin to bond with their Tsujimine counterparts, and to implement their new 'ikiai' approach.

language
There is infrequent mild bad language ('crap').
very mild bad language
Classified Date:
24/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

TSURUNE is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, the Kazemai and Tsujimine teams find themselves sharing a training camp, following a double-booking.

language
There is very mild bad language ('freaking').
additional issues
A male student is told to stop 'ogling' after he makes remarks about enjoying seeing his female counterparts in their uniforms.
infrequent mild bad language
Classified Date:
24/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

TSURUNE is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Minato wants to know the secret of team Tsujimine's harmony and Fuwa is willing to explain if only Minato will reveal why Nikaido is so keen to beat him.

language
There is mild bad language ('piss') and milder terms ('damn', 'hell').
additional issues
There is also a scene of very mild emotional upset when a youth sobs by his unwell uncle's bedside.
mild bad language, injury detail
Classified Date:
24/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

TSURUNE is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, a national archery tournament means something different to each of three key teams involved.

language
There is mild bad language ('crap', 'shit',) and use of the term 'damn'.
injury detail
Mild injury detail includes blood dripping from a person's thumb after they crack a nail.
references to sexual harassment
Classified Date:
24/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

TSURUNE is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Minato faces Shu at a national competition.

sexual violence and sexual threat
A person touches a student's stomach in reference to core strength, and another pupil jokes that it is sexual harassment.
additional issues
There is mild bad language ('piss').
mild bad language
Classified Date:
24/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

TSURUNE is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Minato and friends help Masaki prepare for a festival at an important shrine.

language
There is mild bad language ('crap').
Please note: each rating can only be used for the distribution method listed in the Use column. For more information on each Use click here.
Classified date13/06/2023
LanguageEnglish
threat and horror
A young man is frightened and falls over as an owl swoops past him, but he comes to no harm. 
theme
A school boy makes an undetailed reference to bereavement, when he says that his mother died while he was in 6th grade. 
mild innuendo, violence
Classified Date:
20/06/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A student shoves his teacher angrily when he tries to correct his archery stance.
sex
In a moment of brief, undetailed innuendo an archery instructor tells his students to spread their legs when they stand; one of them notes this could be taken in a 'vulgar' way.
additional issues
Characters argue and one behaves in a slightly threatening way by banging a table.
very mild bad language, emotional upset
Classified Date:
20/06/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is infrequent use of very mild bad language ('screw' and 'heck').
theme
A character is emotional following a loss during an archery tournament, but is comforted by his teammates. In a scene bookending the episode, a boy remarks on hearing a crack as an archer releases an arrow, while another looks to be in tears.
additional issues
A young man grabs two of his teammates by the collar after they get into a brief heated exchange.
mild bad language, violence
Classified Date:
20/06/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There is a brief scuffle between two characters during an argument, but the situation is reassuringly resolved.
language
There is mild bad language ('pissed', 'screw'), accompanied by other milder terms ('Jesus' and 'damn').
additional issues
Characters are upset and worried when they receive news of a friend in hospital, but there is ultimately a reassuring outcome.
infrequent mild sex references, threat
Classified Date:
20/06/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
In a cliffhanger ending, a group of people are told that another person has been involved in a serious traffic accident off screen. There is no further detail.
sex
A boy grins in a mildly suggestive manner at the thought of the supervising girls on his sports team putting the boys through ‘intense practice’.
additional issues
A person briefly recalls his grandfather scoffing at his sporting difficulties and calling him ‘weak’. There are very mild references to bereavement, but the overall tone of the episode is not upsetting. Very mild bad language includes ‘dang it’, ‘jeez’ and ‘heck’.
brief sexism
Classified Date:
20/06/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
discrimination
In a short comic scene, a group of boys make mild sexist comments about girls, describing them as attention-seeking and ‘annoying’.
additional issues
There is a very mild scene of emotional upset. Very mild bad language includes ‘dang’ and ‘heck’.
mild violence
Classified Date:
20/06/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
In a scene of mild violence, a boy hits another in order to reprimand him.
additional issues
There is use of very mild bad language ('God'). A boy makes a comment about his friend intending to 'chat up' female characters. There is very mild emotional upset in a scene in which a boy recalls a tragic accident.
very mild emotional upset
Classified Date:
13/06/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
theme
A teenage boy gets frustrated and upset after missing an archery target. However, his friend reassures him in a lighthearted manner.
mild bad language
Classified Date:
13/06/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is mild and very mild bad language ('screw', 'balls', 'freaking', 'hell', 'jerk').
additional issues
There are also infrequent very mild verbal sex references, and a scene in which a boy brief mocks a girl for crying after she falls ill, and in which his behaviour is immediately challenged and disapproved of by a male fellow team member.
mild bad language
Classified Date:
13/06/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of mild bad language (‘crap’).
additional issues
A male teenager is pursued by a group of girls attracted to him. There is brief very mild rude humour.
mild bad language, brief sexual harassment
Classified Date:
13/06/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of mild bad language (‘frickin’).
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman calls out a man’s comments on her appearance as inappropriate, leading the man to quickly apologise.
mild bad language
Classified Date:
13/06/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
Use of mild bad language occurs ('crappy').
additional issues
A man has two grazes on his arm from using his bow and arrow. Characters jump to conclusions when they see two men hugging and it is implied they think they are romantically involved with each other. Characters briefly shout, grab and push each other in a moment of very mild violence.
mild bad language, violence
Classified Date:
13/06/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A teenage boy strikes another in the side.
language
There is mild bad language ('crap').
mild bad language
Classified Date:
13/06/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
The episode features mild bad language ('crap') and very mild bad language ('hell').
additional issues
There is a very mild sex reference when a man tells a teenage boy that he has a sexy bikini in his drawer, but he is joking.
very mild threat, references to bereavement
Classified Date:
13/06/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
A young man is frightened and falls over as an owl swoops past him, but he comes to no harm. 
theme
A school boy makes an undetailed reference to bereavement, when he says that his mother died while he was in 6th grade. 
mild bad language
Classified Date:
24/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is mild bad language ('crap').
references to sexual harassment
Classified Date:
24/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sexual violence and sexual threat
A person touches a student's stomach in reference to core strength, and another pupil jokes that it is sexual harassment.
additional issues
There is mild bad language ('piss').
mild bad language, injury detail
Classified Date:
24/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is mild bad language ('crap', 'shit',) and use of the term 'damn'.
injury detail
Mild injury detail includes blood dripping from a person's thumb after they crack a nail.
infrequent mild bad language
Classified Date:
24/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is mild bad language ('piss') and milder terms ('damn', 'hell').
additional issues
There is also a scene of very mild emotional upset when a youth sobs by his unwell uncle's bedside.
very mild bad language
Classified Date:
24/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is very mild bad language ('freaking').
additional issues
A male student is told to stop 'ogling' after he makes remarks about enjoying seeing his female counterparts in their uniforms.
mild bad language
Classified Date:
24/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is infrequent mild bad language ('crap').
references to sexual harassment
Classified Date:
24/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sexual violence and sexual threat
There is a comic scene in which a kyudo instructor asks to see the stomachs of his adolescent students, then invites them to feel his abdomen as he demonstrates a breathing technique. This is initially mistaken for 'sexual harassment' and he is branded a 'creep', before he explains his entirely innocent motives.
additional issues
There is mild bad language ('ass', 'screw').
very mild bad language
Classified Date:
24/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is very mild bad language ('jerk').
mild bad language, violence
Classified Date:
24/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There is mild violence during flashback scenes which include punches and bullying behaviour amongst children.
language
There is infrequent mild bad language ('ass'), and very mild terms including 'damn' and 'God'.
very mild bad language
Classified Date:
24/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is infrequent very mild bad language ('freaking').
very mild bad language
Classified Date:
24/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is infrequent very mild bad language ('jerk').
very mild bad language
Classified Date:
24/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is infrequent very mild bad language ('screwed').
mild bad language
Classified Date:
24/10/2023
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is infrequent mild bad language ('crap').
Director(s)Takuya Yamamura
Production year2018
Genre(s)Animation
Approx. running minutes24m
CastYûto Uemura, Aoi Ichikawa, Ryôta Suzuki
Classified date13/06/2023
LanguageEnglish