• Director(s)

    Satoshi Nishimura

  • Production Year

    2018

  • Genre(s)

    Animation

  • Cast

    Aoi Yûki Megumi, Hayashibara, Rikiya Koyama

TV Show

Karakuri Circus

KARAKURI CIRCUS is an animated Japanese sci-fi fantasy series; in this episode, Masaru searches for his protector, Shirogane.…

KARAKURI CIRCUS is an animated Japanese sci-fi fantasy series; in this episode, Masaru searches for his protector, Shirogane.

  • Director(s)

    Satoshi Nishimura

  • Production Year

    2018

  • Genre(s)

    Animation

  • Cast

    Aoi Yûki Megumi, Hayashibara, Rikiya Koyama

moderate horror, violence, sex references, infrequent strong language
Classified Date:
28/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
An impressionistic sequence features fantastical blood spurts. Scenes of fantasy violence feature martial arts fighting with punches, kicks, and holds. There are vehicle crashes, fantastical weapons, and scenes in which robots are torn limb from limb. There is sight of a burning vehicle with a hand and a foot sticking out of the wreckage but no further detail.
threat and horror
Sustained unsettling scenes feature horror imagery such as blood and gore, fantastical robots, and monsters.
language
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'); other milder terms include 'asshole', 'bastard', 'piss', 'screw', 'shit', 'God', 'damn', and 'hell'.
sex
Camera movements, angles, and close-up shots emphasize the physical attributes of female characters. There is verbal discussion of the sexual chemistry between two people but this is without detail and played for comedy.
additional issues
In the aftermath of a vehicle crash people wear bandages but there is no visual detail. A person smokes.
moderate nudity, horror, violence, infrequent strong language
Classified Date:
28/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Scenes of fantasy violence feature martial arts fighting with punches, kicks, and holds. There are vehicle crashes, fantastical weapons, and scenes in which robots are ripped apart.
threat and horror
Sustained unsettling scenes feature horror iconography such as blood and gore, dead creatures, fantastical robots, and monsters.
language
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'); other milder terms include 'God', 'damn', and 'hell'.
sex
Camera movements, angles, and close-up shots emphasize the physical attributes of female characters. There is verbal reverence to a 'mistress' and a person is described as 'perverse' however there is no accompanying visual.
nudity
Limited buttock and breast nudity in a shower scene is played for comedy.
additional issues
A person smokes.
violence, infrequent strong language, domestic abuse, suicide references
Classified Date:
28/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
In one scene there is a head butt with blood spurts as well as a leg break, but this is brief. Scenes of fantasy violence feature martial arts fighting with punches, kicks, and holds. There are explosions, fantastical weapons, and scenes in which robots are ripped apart. A building burns to the ground. There is also sight of a severed arm, but this is not gory.
language
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'); other milder terms include 'ass', 'bastard', 'shit', 'screw' and 'hell'.
suicide and self-harm
A person attempts to take his own life.
additional issues
Camera movements and angles emphasize the physical attributes of female characters. Horror imagery includes blood and fantastical robots.
moderate horror, sex references
Classified Date:
28/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
Unsettling moments feature fantastical robots, a severed limb, and a person with fantastical injuries but there is no gore. There is blood on a person's face and clothes presented in flashbacks. In one scene a person shows bodily scars but this is not overly upsetting.
sex
Camera movements, angles, and close up shots emphasize the physical attributes of female characters.
additional issues
Brief moments of fantasy violence feature punches, kicks, and holds; there are scenes of school bullying. There is also mild bad language ('ass', 'shit'); other milder terms include 'damn'. A person smokes.
strong drug misuse
Classified Date:
28/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
drugs
In one sequence, a person in a state of emotional distress ingests pills. There are also close-up shots of syringes and of people injecting drugs.
additional issues
Scenes of fantasy violence feature martial arts fighting with punches, kicks, and holds. There are guns, fantastical weapons and scenes in which robots are ripped apart. Unsettling moments feature horror imagery such as dead bodies and fantastical robots; in one scene, there is sight of dead children in a hospital setting, but this is not bloody. There is also mild bad language ('shit', 'crap'); other milder terms include 'hell' and 'damn'.
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
28/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
An extended scene of knife violence features multiple blades, sight of impact, large blood spurts, and close-up shots on bloody wounds; however, this is presented within the fantasy context of the story. Scenes of fantasy violence feature martial arts fighting with punches, kicks, and holds. There are explosions, fantastical weapons, and scenes in which robots are ripped apart.
additional issues
Camera movements, angles, and close-up shots emphasize the physical attributes of female characters. Unsettling moments feature horror imagery such as blood and gore, and fantastical robots. There is sight of many dead children in a hospital setting; however, this is presented within an impressionistic flashback. There is also infrequent strong language ('f**k'); other milder terms include 'shit' and 'damn'.
moderate violence, horror, bloody images, sex references
Classified Date:
28/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Moments of violence include a stabbing with the sight of impact, blood spurts, and broken bones; scenes of fantasy violence feature martial arts fighting with punches, kicks, and holds. There are vehicle crashes, fantastical creatures and weapons, and scenes in which robots are ripped apart.
threat and horror
Unsettling moments feature horror imagery such as blood and gore, vomiting, fantastical robots, and monsters.
sex
Camera movements, angles, and close-up shots emphasize the physical attributes of female characters.
additional issues
There is also mild bad language ('bastard', 'shit', 'bullshit'); other milder terms include 'hell'.
moderate violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
28/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A girl's shoulder is branded with a hot iron as a punishment for theft.
injury detail
Occasional bloody images include a dream sequence in which a severed arm is seen.
additional issues
There is brief buttock nudity, and use of tobacco.
moderate violence
Classified Date:
28/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Violence includes use of bladed weapons and choking. Violent scenes are accompanied by occasional moderately bloody images.
additional issues
There are references to suicide, and mild sex references. Very mild bad language includes 'damn' and 'hell', and there is brief use of tobacco.
strong violence, brief sexualised violence
Classified Date:
28/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Violence includes slashing and stabbing with bladed weapons, as well as exchanges of punches, and use of guns. Violent scenes are accompanied by bloody images.
sexual violence and sexual threat
During a combat scene, the clothing of two female characters is slashed, partially exposing their breasts, as their male rivals seek to humiliate them.
additional issues
A sex worker accepts payment from a client who, it is implied, she has had sex with. There is mild bad language ('shit') and very mild terms such as 'damn' and 'hell'. There is also brief use of tobacco.
moderate violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
28/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Violence includes use of bladed weapons, and exchanges of punches and kicks. Violent scenes are accompanied by occasional bloody images.
additional issues
There is mild bad language ('shit'), and very mild terms such as 'hell' and 'damn'.
strong violence
Classified Date:
28/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Violence includes stabbing and slashing with bladed weapons, as well as exchanges of punches and gunfire. Violent scenes are accompanied by bloody images.
additional issues
There is mild bad language ('shit').
moderate violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
28/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Violence includes stabbing and slashing with bladed weapons, as well as exchanges of punches and kicks. Violent scenes are accompanied by occasional bloody images.
additional issues
There is very mild bad language ('damn', 'hell'), and brief use of tobacco.
moderate violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
28/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Violence includes stabbing and slashing with bladed weapons, as well as exchanges of punches. Violent scenes are accompanied by occasional bloody images.
additional issues
There is mild bad language ('shit'), and very mild terms such as 'God'.
moderate violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
28/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Violence includes use of bladed weapons, as well as exchanges of punches. Violent scenes are accompanied by occasional bloody images.
additional issues
There is brief buttock and partial breast nudity, but this occurs outside of any sexual context. There is also very mild bad language ('hell', 'God').
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
28/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
People are impaled with sharp objects during fight sequences, resulting in bloody detail. There is also occasional sight of dead bodies.
additional issues
Moderate horror occurs throughout, and includes threats from fantastical creatures and villains.
moderate violence, injury detail, horror
Classified Date:
28/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Moderate violence includes sword fights, shootouts, fist-fights and explosions.
threat and horror
People are subject to threats of violence from fantastical creatures and villains.
injury detail
There is sight of a bloodied marionette impaled with knives, fantastical severed limbs, and dead bodies.
additional issues
Mild bad language includes use of 'screw' and milder terms such as 'damn' and 'hell'. In other scenes people convulse after contracting a illness, a child experiences nightmares and there are mild sex references.
moderate violence, injury detail, horror
Classified Date:
28/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Moderate violence includes sword fights, impalings, fantastical limb severings, shootouts and explosions accompanied by occasional bloody detail.
threat and horror
Moderate horror occurs throughout. There are also abductions and threats of violence from fantastical creatures and villains.
injury detail
There is sight of a marionette impaled with sharp objects, a bloodied and bruised woman, and dead bodies.
moderate violence, injury detail, horror
Classified Date:
28/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A creature is impaled through the chest by a man's fist, and a puppet is decapitated.
threat and horror
Moderate horror occurs throughout, and includes threats from fantastical creatures and villains.
injury detail
There is sight of puppets impaled with sharp objects, and other dead bodies.
additional issues
References to death and use of mild bad language ('bastard', 'shit') also occur.
moderate violence, bloody images, sexual threat, horror
Classified Date:
28/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Moderate violence includes shootouts, sword fights, and beatings with occasional bloody detail.
threat and horror
Moderate horror occurs throughout, and includes threats of violence from fantastical creatures and villains.
injury detail
There are bloody images in the aftermath of violence, and sight of dead bodies.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A villain suggests he will sexually assault a woman if she loses a bet.
additional issues
There are mild sexualised images of a woman changing, and scenes in which people convulse after contracting a illness.
strong bloody images
Classified Date:
28/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
There are strong bloody images in the aftermath of violence. There is also occasional sight of dead bodies.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
Moderate violence includes sword fights, shootouts, impalings, energy blasts and explosions.
moderate violence, horror, sex references
Classified Date:
28/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Scenes of fantasy violence feature fantastical firearms and bladed weapons; martial arts fighting includes punches and kicks.
threat and horror
Sustained unsettling scenes feature horror imagery such as blood, fantastical robots and monsters.
sex
Camera movements, angles, and close-up shots emphasize the physical attributes of female characters.
additional issues
There is also mild bad language ('bastard', 'piss'); other milder terms include 'freaking' and 'damn'.
strong violence
Classified Date:
28/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A woman is slapped whilst restrained, however this is brief and presented within the fantasy context of the story. One sequence features a bloody neck break as well as stabbing and slashing. Scenes of fantasy violence feature fantastical firearms and bladed weapons; martial arts fighting includes punches and kicks.
additional issues
Sustained unsettling scenes feature horror imagery such as blood and gore, dead creatures, fantastical robots, and monsters. Camera movements, angles, and closeup shots emphasize the physical attributes of female characters. There is also mild bad language ('ass', 'shit'); other milder terms include 'hell' and 'damn'.
moderate violence
Classified Date:
28/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Characters are beaten, electrocuted, bitten and stamped on during intense fight scenes. However, there is limited detail.
additional issues
Scenes of threat include sight of a retrained kidnapped captive. There is mild bad language ('shit', 'bastard'), as well as milder terms ('damn'). There are also brief verbal death references.
moderate violence, threat, bloody images
Classified Date:
28/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A woman decapitates a humanoid robot; however, the severed head continues to speak and interact with others.
threat and horror
There are sequences of moderate and often fantastical threat, such as a women being threatened with a metal spike by a villain.
injury detail
In a flashback, a person is seen with small bloody injuries on their body.
additional issues
Mild bad language ('bastard') is accompanied by very mild terms such as 'damn'.
strong injury detail
Classified Date:
28/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
A character whose blood has supernatural properties causes herself to bleed profusely, resulting in large fantastical spurts.
additional issues
There is also infrequent strong language ('f**k'); other milder terms include 'damn', and 'bullshit'. Camera movements, angles, and close-up shots emphasize the physical attributes of female characters. Unsettling moments feature horror imagery such as fantastical robots and creatures. There are brief outbursts of violence including a woman thrown to the ground. In one scene people smoke.
strong injury detail
Classified Date:
28/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
suicide and self-harm
A character whose blood has supernatural properties is shown bleed profusely in an impressionistic sequence, resulting in large fantastical spurts.
additional issues
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'); other milder terms include 'balls' and 'hell'. Scenes of fantasy violence feature martial arts fighting with punches, kicks, and holds. There are severed limbs, fantastical weapons, and scenes in which robots are ripped apart. Some shots feature the sight of blood. Unsettling moments feature horror imagery such as blood and gore, dead bodies, severed limbs, fantastical robots, and creatures. People discuss past relationships and use the term 'lover'. Tobacco is given as a gift.
moderate violence, bloody images, horror, bad language
Classified Date:
28/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A bloody scene of knife violence features sight of impact and bloody wounds; however, the presentation is fantastical. Scenes of fantasy violence feature martial arts fighting with punches, kicks, and holds. There are explosions, fantastical weapons, and scenes in which robots are ripped apart.
threat and horror
Unsettling moments feature horror imagery such as blood and gore, creatures, fantastical robots, and monsters.
language
There is moderate bad language ('bitch'); other milder terms include 'screw', 'bastard', 'moron' and 'hell'.
sex
Camera movements, angles, and close-up shots emphasize the physical attributes of female characters.
additional issues
There are also close-up shots of a person smoking.
moderate violence, bloody images, horror
Classified Date:
28/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Scenes of fantasy violence feature martial arts fighting with punches, kicks, and holds. There are vehicle crashes, fantastical weapons, and scenes in which robots are ripped apart. There are also impressionistic bloody images in the aftermath of violence, including sight of a person covered in wounds.
threat and horror
Unsettling moments feature horror imagery such as blood and gore, fantastical robots, and monsters.
additional issues
In one shot during a flashback there is brief natural nudity. There is also mild bad language ('bastard', 'ass', 'bastard'); other milder terms include 'hell' and 'screw'.
moderate violence, bad language, horror
Classified Date:
28/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Extended sequences of fantasy violence feature martial arts fighting with punches, kicks, and holds. There are vehicle crashes, explosions, guns, knives and fantastical weapons; scenes in which robots are ripped apart feature severed heads and limbs.
threat and horror
Unsettling moments feature horror imagery such as blood, fantastical robots, and monsters.
language
There is moderate bad language ('bitch'); other milder terms include 'shit', 'bastard', 'moron', 'hell', 'butt' and 'damn'.
additional issues
There is also a shot of a statue with a bare breast, but this is brief.
moderate violence, horror
Classified Date:
28/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Extended sequences of fantasy violence feature martial arts fighting with punches, kicks, and holds. There are energy blasts, explosions, guns, knives, fantastical weapons, bloody wounds, and blood spurts; scenes in which robots are ripped apart feature severed heads and limbs.
threat and horror
Unsettling moments feature horror iconography such as blood and gore, fantastical robots, and monsters.
additional issues
Some brief shots emphasize the physical attributes of the characters. There is also mild bad language ('bullshit', 'crap'); other milder terms include 'hell', 'jerk' and 'damn'.
moderate violence, bloody images, sex references
Classified Date:
28/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Extended sequences of fantasy violence feature martial arts fighting with punches, kicks, and holds. There are energy blasts, explosions, guns, knives, fantastical weapons, bloody wounds, and some blood spurts; scenes in which robots are ripped apart feature severed heads and limbs.
threat and horror
Unsettling moments feature horror imagery such as blood, fantastical robots, and monsters.
sex
Camera movements, angles, and close-up shots emphasize the physical attributes of female characters. In one scene two people kiss.
additional issues
There is also mild bad language ('bastard', 'shit', 'crap', 'ass'); other milder terms include 'hell', 'God' and 'damn'. A person smokes.
moderate violence, bloody images, bad language, horror
Classified Date:
28/03/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Extended sequences of fantasy violence feature martial arts fighting with punches, kicks, and holds. There are energy blasts, explosions, guns, knives, fantastical weapons, bloody wounds, and blood spurts; scenes in which robots are ripped apart feature severed heads and limbs.
threat and horror
Unsettling moments feature horror imagery such as blood and gore, fantastical robots, and monsters.
language
There is moderate bad language ('son of a bitch'); other milder terms include 'balls', 'butt' and 'damn'.
sex
Camera movements, angles, and close-up shots emphasize the physical attributes of female characters.
additional issues
A flashback scene contains visual references to bullying however the depiction is impressionistic.
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  • Classified date

    28/03/2025

  • Distributor

    Anime Ltd

  • Language

    Japanese