BBFC Passed Anime Updates

I believe their stance has probably been tweaked in recent years. For instance, sexual violence content that would have gotten a 12 or 15 have been upgraded to 15 or 18 depending on the tone or context. For DxD, I did find it interesting that it got away with a 15 but given the age of the characters maybe they decided it would be best to slot it as an 18.

But again, it probably depends on who is rating it. Maybe the person who gave it a 15 felt it wasn't that big of a deal, while the person who gave it an 18 felt it would be a bit much for the 17 year old's mindset (they probably couldn't decide between Rias and Akeno so they used an 18 rating as an excuse to avoid making their decision on who is best girl).
I think, even back when Season 1 was released, we were pretty surprised that it got a 15.

Imagine if they re-released Strike Witches! Season 1 was originally rated a 12, so that'd shoot up.
 
I think, even back when Season 1 was released, we were pretty surprised that it got a 15.

Imagine if they re-released Strike Witches! Season 1 was originally rated a 12, so that'd shoot up.
Oh yeah definitely. I reckon Azur Lane may potentially hit an 18 for the hot spring episode.
 
I'm also curious why did Manga have to get it re-evaluated at all? I was under the impressions releases in the same format could just use the old ratings and that was why MVM are trying to get Paranoia Agent a new uncut rating.
 
I'm also curious why did Manga have to get it re-evaluated at all? I was under the impressions releases in the same format could just use the old ratings and that was why MVM are trying to get Paranoia Agent a new uncut rating.
I guess sometimes they like to do it so that it's under their name or something, or perhaps for some reason they thought AL used different discs or something.
 
I believe their stance has probably been tweaked in recent years. For instance, sexual violence content that would have gotten a 12 or 15 have been upgraded to 15 or 18 depending on the tone or context. For DxD, I did find it interesting that it got away with a 15 but given the age of the characters maybe they decided it would be best to slot it as an 18.

But again, it probably depends on who is rating it. Maybe the person who gave it a 15 felt it wasn't that big of a deal, while the person who gave it an 18 felt it would be a bit much for the 17 year old's mindset (they probably couldn't decide between Rias and Akeno so they used an 18 rating as an excuse to avoid making their decision on who is best girl

One does not simply choose between Akeno and Rias.
 
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Fairy Tail: Final Season Part 4 aka Fairy Tail Part 26 [Episodes 317-328]
rating mentioned but detailed explanation N/A

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Konosuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Season 2
rating mentioned but detailed explanation N/A

My Hero Academia Season 4 Part 2 [Episodes 77-88]
for strong bloody violence, domestic abuse, suicide references, threat

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High-Rise Invasion (for Netflix streaming)
for sexual violence, suicide
 
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Bofuri: I Don't Want To Get Hurt, So I'll Max Out My Defence Season 1
for mid bad language, fantasy threat, violence, moderate bloody images

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Chidori RSC
for rude humour, moderate sex references, sexualised images, references to sexually abusive behaviour

Fairy Tail: Final Season Part 4 aka Fairy Tail Part 26 [Episodes 317-328]
for strong violence, sexualised images

Fruits Basket 2nd Season Part 2 [Episodes 38-50]
for mild bad language, moderate sex references, strong violence, domestic abuse

Persona 5: The Animation Part 1 [Episodes 1-15]
for implied strong language, moderate violence, injury detail, bloody images, strong sex references, sexual threat, sexual abuse references

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Azur Lane
for strong sex references, sexualised images, nudity
 
Turns out Netflix rated every anime that hasn't been rated in the UK for their service, so enjoy the backlog:

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Bakugan: Armored Alliance (for Netflix streaming)
for threat, violence

Bakugan: Battle Planet (for Netflix streaming)
for threat, violence

Beyblade Burst Rise (for Netflix streaming)
for violence

Pokemon The Series: Sun & Moon Season 2 (for Netflix streaming)
for injury detail, rude humour, threat, violence

Pokemon The Series: Sun & Moon Season 3 (for Netflix streaming)
for rude humour, threat, violence


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Beyblade Burst (for Netflix streaming)
for language, violence

Beyblade Burst Turbo (for Netflix streaming)
for threat, violence

The Disastrous Life Of Saiki K. Season 2 (for Netflix streaming)
for rude humour, language, sexual images, violence

The Disastrous Life Of Saiki K. Season 3 (for Netflix streaming)
for references to violence, language

Violet Evergarden: Eternity And The Auto Memory Doll (for Netflix streaming)
for threat

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Case Closed (Detective Conan) Episodes 748-799 (for Netflix streaming)
for references to crime, self-harm references

The Disastrous Life Of Saiki K. Season 1 (for Netflix streaming)
for language, sexual threat

Kuroko's Basketball Season 2 (for Netflix streaming)
for language

Lupin III: The First (for Theatrical as 12A)
for brief moderate violence, sex references

Lupin the Third: The Castle Of Cagliostro: Special Edition (for Netflix streaming)
for smoking, violence

Pop Team Epic (for Netflix streaming)
for language, violence

Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas (for Netflix streaming)
for language, threat, emotionally intense scenes, violence

Violet Evergarden: The Movie (for Theatrical as 12A)
for infrequent moderate violence, bloody images, upsetting scenes

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Cyborg 009 Vs Devilman (for Netflix streaming)
for injury detail, violence

Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train (for Theatrical)
for strong violence, bloody images

The Irregular At Magic High School Season 1 (for Netflix streaming)
for violence

Yasuke (for Netflix streaming)
for injury detail, suicide, violence

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GANTZ: O (for Netflix streaming)
for injury detail, violence

Paranoia Agent (listed as Bonus Material but is likely referring to the uncut version of Episode 8)
for N/A
 
Strange: Gantz:O was rated '15' when it was first released. I wonder why it was seen as necessary to upgrade... I think the detail of violence is fairly graphic but still an odd decision.
 
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Turns out Netflix rated every anime that hasn't been rated in the UK for their service, so enjoy the backlog:

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Love Live! The School Idol Movie
for very mild bad language

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Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie (for Netflix streaming)
for nudity, language, threat

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Godzilla Singular Point (for Netflix streaming)
for threat, violence

The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon's Judgment Episodes 1-12 (for Netflix streaming)
for injury detail, sex references, violence

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Record Of Ragnarok (for Netflix streaming)
for injury detail, language, sexual threat, violence
Lol I can't see the bbfc being to happy about since they rate streamed content as well home and cinema.
 
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I wondered how we'd be getting the new Rurouni Kenshin movies outside Japan and given how many have been going to Netflix this is not surprising
 
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