• Production Year

    2017

  • Genre(s)

    Animation, Fantasy

  • Cast

    Mamoru Miyano, Sumire Morohoshi

TV Show

Bungo Stray Dogs

strong sex references, suicide references

  • Production Year

    2017

  • Genre(s)

    Animation, Fantasy

  • Cast

    Mamoru Miyano, Sumire Morohoshi

strong sex references, suicide references
Classified Date:
17/08/2020
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 1 Episodes 1-12
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strong bloody violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
17/08/2020
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 2 Episodes 13-24
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strong violence, suicide scene, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
30/06/2020
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Paperwork Remarks:
Season 3 Episodes 26-37
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moderate bloody images
Classified Date:
21/05/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
There is the sight of pools of blood, blood splattered objects and dead bodies as a result of violence.
additional issues
During a stylised fight scene, a man swipes at another, who evades and blocks his blows skillfully. Infrequent sex references, including remarks about people sleeping with each other, occur. People briefly wonder whether a person's death was the result of suicide, however they quickly learn the victim was murdered. There is use of very mild bad language (‘damn’, ‘hell’, 'God').
strong bloody images
Classified Date:
21/05/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
Blood suddenly spurts from a man’s chest, the cause of which is not known, and his body is seen surrounded by splatter on the floor. Pools of blood and blood covered weapons are seen following implied off-screen violence.
additional issues
There is use of very mild bad language (‘butt’).
strong bloody images
Classified Date:
21/05/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
Strong bloody detail is evident in the aftermath of a stabbing, including sight of the dead body impaled with a weapon that is dripping with blood and pools of blood on the floor.
additional issues
There are scenes of moderate violence such as fist fights, slaps and shootings. Frequent references are made to murder and a man is referenced to have been drugged with a solvent and abducted. Mild bad language ('screw you') is accompanied by very mild terms.
strong violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
21/05/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There is a flashback to a character being violently choked until his neck breaks.
injury detail
Scenes include strong bloody injury detail in the aftermath of violence. A man falls from a building and lies dead in a pool of blood.
additional issues
References are made to a possible suicide. There are moments of moderate threat from a serial killer. Language is mild ('piss').
strong violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
21/05/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are scenes of strong violence, such as a shooting with a blood spurt and a repeated scene of a man being strangled.
injury detail
A woman is presented with two bloody, dismembered ears. In the aftermath of a shooting, large blood splatters are evident.
additional issues
References are made to suicide. Sequences include moderate threat and there is a reference to cancer.
strong violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
21/05/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are shootings and stabbings with bloody detail. In another scene, character's torso's are severed with chainsaws.
injury detail
There are crime scene images of murdered dead bodies accompanied by strong bloody images. A man with a bloodied sword stands over a number of dead bodies.
additional issues
There are moments of gun threat and scenes where people are held hostage.
strong violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
21/05/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are shootings and stabbings with bloody detail and images of characters being cut with chainsaws.
injury detail
There are strong bloody images and sight of dead bodies.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('shit', 'ass', 'screw', 'butt', 'damn').
strong violence, bloody images, references to sexually abusive behaviour
Classified Date:
21/05/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A villainous character supernaturally extends his sword and uses it to impale his enemy, with accompanying bloody detail. Other moments include a man firing bullets towards foes using magic.
sexual violence and sexual threat
An unsympathetic character makes a sexually abusive remark while giving advice to another prisoner.
injury detail
There is close-up sight of blood across surfaces, clothing and bodies.
additional issues
Infrequent strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'ass', 'shit', 'bastard', 'bullshit' and 'damn'.
strong bloody images
Classified Date:
21/05/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
Blood spurts out of a character’s mouth and pools beneath his body in the aftermath of an off-screen shooting. A nurse uses magical powers to heal blood-stained wounded soldiers.
additional issues
Moderate bad language ('bitch') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'bullshit', 'piss', 'shit', 'crap' and 'hell'. Blades clash during a fantastical fight scene and there is sight of explosions on a battlefield. A soldier briefly threatens a character with knife violence. It is implied that a character takes their own life off-screen. A person discovers a dead body in the aftermath of suicide.
strong violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
21/05/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Strong violence includes scenes of bloody stabbings and shootings. A man impaled by a sword is lifted into the air supernaturally, leaving him writhing in agony.
injury detail
There is sight of bloody injuries, clothing and pools of blood in the aftermath of violence. Characters cough up blood after sustaining wounds.
additional issues
There are scenes of moderate gun and blade threat. There is mild bad language ('shit', 'ass') along with milder terms which include 'freaking' and 'damn'.
strong injury detail
Classified Date:
21/05/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
Several men tied to chairs are supernaturally executed by being cleaved in two at the waist; we do not see the wounds being inflicted, but their upper bodies fall to the floor, blood pooling from their wounds.
additional issues
Characters are pursued through tunnels by armed guards. A man drops people down a manhole shaft. People have what appear to be visions of menacing, featureless entities. Characters are shot in the neck with tranquiliser darts. There is mild bad language ('shit', 'bastard').
strong injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
21/05/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are bloody stabbings and bludgeonings. A bomb explodes in front of a man's head, implying it has killed him.
injury detail
Characters are left with bloody injuries in the aftermath of violence and a woman coughs up blood.
additional issues
There are scenes of gun and knife threat and a group of armed attackers approach a lone, injured man with the intention of killing him. A man falls from an aircraft into an explosion, and an unmanned plane crashes into a hovering 'sky casino'. There is mild bad language ('shit', 'bastard') along with milder terms which include 'damn'. A nervous man fights back an urge to vomit. There are undetailed verbal references to suicide.
strong bloody images
Classified Date:
21/05/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
Blood streams out of a character’s ear during a battle. This is accompanied by a flashback depicting close-up focus of a self-inflicted bloody injury.
additional issues
A pair of characters flee from a mob of hotel guests brandishing weapons. There are scenes of moderate fantasy violence, including a stylised blade slashing and undetailed shootings using a rapid-fire machine gun. Mild bad language includes terms such as 'ass', 'bastard' and 'freaking'.
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Classified Date:
05/06/2024
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Crunchyroll Limited

  • Classified date

    17/08/2020

  • BBFC reference

    AVV386378

  • Distributor

    Manga Entertainment Ltd

  • Language

    English