Possible BBFC ratings thread

M

manga_addicted95

Kiznaiver
I thought i'd create a thread where people discuss and speculate possible bbfc age ratings for upcoming anime releases as well as anime so far unlicensed in england.
i'll start, i believe that k-on season 2 part 1 will get a PG, nothing strikes me as vastly different from the first season and the material is pretty harmless, deadman wonderland when it's released i believe will only get a 15, sure it's quite violent and twisted, but i don't think to the extent that warrants the higher rating, bbfc ask mostly fro more explicit scenes to ask for that rating. although if it were ever released i assume the garden of sinners series as a whole would get an 18 certificate, i'm unsure on this but certain scenes and the general atmosphere of the series seems to be made and indeed intended to be viewed by a more mature audience, and some are just disturbing as all hell, but then again elfen lied got a 15 so who knows.
so if anyone else would like to argue my points or bring up their own then feel free.
 
I imagine that K-ON! Season 2 Part 2 will probably pick up a 12, due to sex references that kind of go beyond what would be acceptable in PG. Iirc, there was also one or two uses of language that is acceptable in the US but not the UK.
Lupin III: The Woman Named Fujiko Mine will definitely get a 15 because of the nudity.
If Mirai Nikki ever gets released here, I can see it receiving an 18 certificate.
I can see Steins;Gate being a 12, although some scenes might edge it slightly over the 15 barrier.
Sword Art Online, if split up into 2 volumes here, will probably see volume 1 being a 12 and volume 2 being a 15 (mainly because of the penultimate episode).
Kokoro Connect would probably pick up a 12 due to sex references.
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions could probably get away with being a PG.
At the moment, I'd say Tamako Market will be a PG (maybe even a U).
To Love Ru would easily grab a 15 and To Love Ru Darkness could possibly be refused classification (Momo is 14). I haven't seen Motto, so can't really comment on it (I read the manga).

In regards to BBFC ratings...I can't remember any gore in the last 4 Madoka Magica eps, can you?
 
From some of the shows I've watched, I also have suggested some possible ratings:

Azumanga Daioh - BBFC 12 - Moderate Sex References
Berserk: Golden Age Arc III Descent [Uncut Edition] - BBFC 18 - Strong Bloody Violence, Strong Language, Nudity, Scenes of Sexual Nature and Sexual Violence
BTOOOM! - BBFC 15 - Moderate Violence, Moderate Scenes of Sexual Violence and Nudity
Evangelion 3.33 You Can (Not) Redo - BBFC 15 - Strong Gore and Moderate Violence
High School DxD - BBFC 18 - Strong Sexualised Nudity, References to Pornography (most notably in the English Dub), Strong Language and Moderate Gore
Lupin the Third: Green vs Red - BBFC 12 - Moderate Violence and Moderate Nudity
Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus - BBFC 15 - Moderate Violence and Sexualised Nudity
Lupin the Third Versus Detective Conan - BBFC 12 - Moderate Violence
My Ordinary Life (Nichijou) - BBFC 12 - Moderate Language, Moderate Sex References and Moderate Comical Violence
Oreimo (Ore no Imouto...) - BBFC 15 - Moderate Language and References to Pornography
The Future Diary (Mirai Nikki) - BBFC 18 - Strong Bloody Violence, Nudity and Strong Language
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 - BBFC 12 - Moderate Realistic Violence and Threat
Work Using Voice! (Koe de Oshigoto!) - BBFC 18 - Strong References to Pornography and Nudity
 
Azumanga daioh has already been given a rating in the UK, most of the volumes were PG but a couple were given a 12.
i've recently finished mirai nikki, so i agree that could very likely obtain the 18 rating, if only kaze would hurray and release the god-damn set (that's my only main gripe with kaze, unike other people i don't have much of a problem, but it is becoming really tempting to import the funimation sets, with how long it's taking them to release it).
It seems i was a little off with deadman wonderland, but my prediction was bound to be a preliminary estimation on recent trends.
K-on season 2 i was also a little off, the first part being a 12, but it's interesting that out of the whole 4 discs that encompass the second series, only one was a 12, with one even being given a U rating.
High school DXD i believe if given a release here, would possibly only make it to a 15, nothing in the series seems all that different to similarly genre shows that have been released here with that same certification, like sekirei, freezing or rosario vampire.
I do hope that if to love ru ever gets licensed here, that it gets licensed uncut and all the ova's are included.
Roberta's blood trail i believe will pull an 18 rating, but i have been proven wrong before on classification counts, i thought nisemonogatari would be given a 15, but i was incorrect with that.
sword art online i can also see being given a 12/borderline 15, the violence, whether fantasy or not is a too moderate to be allowed a PG, and then it's all up to how the censors decide on the content classification.
I think i'll change my tune on garden of sinners, i think it's quite a vague argument on whether it would be 15 or 18.
I know i established this thread, but other than a simple analysis of show content against BBFC guidelines, it seems that it is still quite difficult to place any said age rating on a show, it seems the true meaning of the guidelines fluctuates given any vapid reason.
ahh, well, age classifications don't really apply to me anymore, it's just somewhat amusing to ponder the ratings they may recieve.
 
Green Green - 15 for Strong sexualised nudity, moderate sex references and violence
Girls Bravo - 15 (first season) for Sexualised nudity, moderate sex references and comic violence / 15-18 (second season) for frequent sexualised nudity.
Magical Witch Punie-Chan - 15 for strong violence.
 
Joshawott said:
.

In regards to BBFC ratings...I can't remember any gore in the last 4 Madoka Magica eps, can you?
Click to expand...

Yeah I have watched PMMM about 30 times and the only gore I can think of is in episode 3 and episode 7, with the self harm stuff pushing that disc up to a 15 unlike the others being 12's. I wish the BBFC would supply more info on what exactly garnered a particular rating.
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Mr Vile said:
Joshawott said:
.

In regards to BBFC ratings...I can't remember any gore in the last 4 Madoka Magica eps, can you?
Click to expand...

Yeah I have watched PMMM about 30 times and the only gore I can think of is in episode 3 and episode 7, with the self harm stuff pushing that disc up to a 15 unlike the others being 12's. I wish the BBFC would supply more info on what exactly garnered a particular rating.
Click to expand...

The 15 might refer to the episode regarding Homura's past where at one point all the characters were killing themselves in a stand off from what I remember, it was a train station scene I think.
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Joshawott said:
In regards to BBFC ratings...I can't remember any gore in the last 4 Madoka Magica eps, can you?
Click to expand...

Hmm, I'd reckon that would be When Kyuubey gets shot and then eats his own corpse
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Rosencrantz said:
Joshawott said:
In regards to BBFC ratings...I can't remember any gore in the last 4 Madoka Magica eps, can you?
Click to expand...

Hmm, I'd reckon that would be When Kyuubey gets shot and then eats his own corpse
Click to expand...
That's in episode 8.

Episode 9 is most likely where the 'gore' is.
 
Last edited by a moderator:
I just checked the ratings for Madoka Magica if it helps:
Episodes 01-04 ~ Contains moderate nudity and fantasy threat
Episodes 05-08 ~ Contains brief strong language and nudity
Episodes 09-12 ~ Contains moderate gore and nudity
 
NormanicGrav said:
I just checked the ratings for Madoka Magica if it helps:
Episodes 01-04 ~ Contains moderate nudity and fantasy threat
Episodes 05-08 ~ Contains brief strong language and nudity
Episodes 09-12 ~ Contains moderate gore and nudity
Click to expand...

So Kyoko's potty mouth got disc 2 bumped up to a 15? Bad girl. Must be why I like her. I'm writing a fanfic with her and Sayaka in it in which Sayaka does all the swearing. Very bottled up that girl.

The gore thing is very odd because the end of episode 7 (disc 2) is the only time real prolonged bloody damage occurs (and very powerful it is as well). The last disc is bloodless.
 
Mr Vile said:
NormanicGrav said:
I just checked the ratings for Madoka Magica if it helps:
Episodes 01-04 ~ Contains moderate nudity and fantasy threat
Episodes 05-08 ~ Contains brief strong language and nudity
Episodes 09-12 ~ Contains moderate gore and nudity
Click to expand...

So Kyoko's potty mouth got disc 2 bumped up to a 15? Bad girl. Must be why I like her. I'm writing a fanfic with her and Sayaka in it in which Sayaka does all the swearing. Very bottled up that girl.
Click to expand...

I've been watching the dub for Volume 2, it looks like Kyoko's potty mouth isn't the reason for the 15. It's the two blokes on the train in Episode 8.
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Mr Vile said:
The gore thing is very odd because the end of episode 7 (disc 2) is the only time real prolonged bloody damage occurs (and very powerful it is as well). The last disc is bloodless.
Click to expand...

Episode 11 when Homura has her leg trapped, definitely blood on her face at that point.

But it's pretty damn hard to think why they chose a gore warning, over something else about fantasy violence/threat
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Rosencrantz said:
Mr Vile said:
The gore thing is very odd because the end of episode 7 (disc 2) is the only time real prolonged bloody damage occurs (and very powerful it is as well). The last disc is bloodless.
Click to expand...

Episode 11 when Homura has her leg trapped, definitely blood on her face at that point.

But it's pretty damn hard to think why they chose a gore warning, over something else about fantasy violence/threat
Click to expand...

D'oh and I call myself a PMMM fan. Probably because I've watched episodes 5-9 more obssessively than the others. :D
 
Last edited by a moderator:
High School DxD - 15 - Contains Strong Sexualised Nudity and strong sex references
Bible Black - R18 with cuts/Rejected - Sexualisation of rape
The Future Diary - 18 for strong bloody violence, gore, and nudity
Miss Monochrome: The Animation - U
School Days - 15 for strong sex and bloody violence
Yosuga no Sora - 18 - Contains strong sex and incest themes
 
Rosencrantz said:
Mr Vile said:
The gore thing is very odd because the end of episode 7 (disc 2) is the only time real prolonged bloody damage occurs (and very powerful it is as well). The last disc is bloodless.
Click to expand...

Episode 11 when Homura has her leg trapped, definitely blood on her face at that point.

But it's pretty damn hard to think why they chose a gore warning, over something else about fantasy violence/threat
Click to expand...
Naruto gets a twelve for a lot more.
 
Last edited by a moderator:
In regards to HighSchool DxD, I can see it either being an 18 uncut or refused a certification altogether due to Asia and Koneko. Of course, I hope for the former.
 
Back
Top