<p>Those marks are from Eirin, or the Film Classification and Rating Organization; they only rate movies (and OVAs that have screenings). So naturally, only anime movies will have ratings. Unfortunately there is no <em>complete</em> database, but you can look up titles individually through <a href="https://www.eirin.jp/list/" rel="noreferrer">Eirin's database</a>, which has all ratings from August 2009 and onward. Of course, you will need to be able to enter the title's name, so Japanese will be needed for many titles.</p>

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2023-10-15T12:18:49.007Z
Do TV anime just not get rated by anyone in Japan?
Ocean
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Jimmy
<p><strong><a href="https://neoapo.com/animes/tag/R-15/1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">NeoApo</a>  (Japanese) has an &quot;R-15&quot; tag for their anime database</strong>. However, it's not that straightforward for anime in general.</p>
<hr />
<p>At the very least, anime shows can be categorized into:</p>
<ul>
<li>TV broadcast</li>
<li>Premium channel</li>
<li>BD/DVD</li>
<li>Movie</li>
<li>OVA</li>
</ul>
<p>For works that are screened in the cinema, Eirin is the one that is responsible for the rating, and it has its own database (as already explained in <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/68371/2516">Jimmy's answer</a>).</p>
<p>For the other, Japanese Wikipedia has <a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%88%B6%E9%99%90%E6%8C%87%E5%AE%9A%E3%81%AE%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1%E4%B8%80%E8%A6%A7" rel="nofollow noreferrer">a non-exhaustive list of age-restricted anime</a>. It is stated that only R15+ and R18+ is given in most case, while G and PG12+ is given only for anime movies. It is also mentioned that TV broadcasts and OVA are generally unrated. Also, since mostly only adult anime (i.e. pornography/hentai) is rated R18+, violence, and graphics anime are not rated as R18+.</p>
<p>Some notable examples:</p>
<ul>
<li><em>Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma</em> (G-rated)</li>
<li><em>Angel Beats!</em> (G-rated for TV broadcasts, PG12 for Special non-broadcast episodes)</li>
<li><em>Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade</em> (First movie to be rated PG12)</li>
<li><em>Detroit Metal City</em> (First OVA to be rated PG12)</li>
<li><em>Senran Kagura</em> (PG12)</li>
<li><em>Mardock Scramble The First Compression</em> (PG12 for original movie, R18+ for the full version)</li>
<li><em>Mardock Scramble The Second Combustion</em> (G-rated for original movie, R15+ for BD)</li>
<li><em>Seitokai Yakuindomo</em> (PG12 for movie, R15+ on AT-X)</li>
<li><em>The Island of Giant Insects</em> (PG12 for movie, R15+ for OVA, R15+ on AT-X)</li>
<li><em>Strike Witches</em> series (R15+ for BD)</li>
<li><em>Interspecies Reviewers</em> (unrated but censored for TV broadcast, R15+ on AT-X)</li>
<li><em>VALKYRIE DRIVE -MERMAID-</em> (unrated for TV broadcast, R15+ on AT-X)</li>
<li><em>Tsugumomo</em> (unrated for TV broadcast, R15+ for BD)</li>
<li><em>Higurashi When They Cry</em> (unrated for TV broadcast, R15+ on AT-X)</li>
<li>AnimeFesta series (unrated/censored for TV broadcast, R18+ for premium version)</li>
</ul>
<hr />
<p>As can be observed, sometimes AT-X rerates some series as R15+ while broadcasting the uncensored version. Their official website also posts <a href="https://www.at-x.com/whats_new" rel="nofollow noreferrer">news</a> (rarely) and <a href="https://www.at-x.com/news/viewer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">broadcast information</a> (mainly) about age-restricted works on AT-X:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.at-x.com/whats_new/detail/7246?category=anonymous" rel="nofollow noreferrer">【今秋放送】視聴年齢制限付きアニメ作品ラインナップ！</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.at-x.com/news/detail/3057?category=viewer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">視聴年齢制限(ペアレンタルロック)番組【11月放送分】</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.at-x.com/news/detail/3050?category=viewer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">視聴年齢制限(ペアレンタルロック)番組【10月放送分】</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.at-x.com/news/detail/3020?category=viewer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">視聴年齢制限(ペアレンタルロック)番組【9月放送分】</a></li>
</ul>

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Aki Tanaka
<p>I'm interested to look up the Japanese age ratings for various anime, but couldn't find a source, other than general information about their system.</p>
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<p>Is this information not freely available for anyone to look at?<br />
If it is freely available, where can I check the rating of each anime in existence?</p>

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FYI I think airing on TV usually means it is not rated. There was a list https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%88%B6%E9%99%90%E6%8C%87%E5%AE%9A%E3%81%AE%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1%E4%B8%80%E8%A6%A7
sundowner
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Is the Japanese age rating of anime public information?
# Is the Japanese age rating of anime public information?
Posted by: username_0 on 2023-10-10
I'm interested to look up the Japanese age ratings for various anime, but couldn't find a source, other than general information about their system.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/ROevYm.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/ROevYm.png)

Is this information not freely available for anyone to look at?  
If it is freely available, where can I check the rating of each anime in existence?
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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: FYI I think airing on TV usually means it is not rated. There was a list https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%88%B6%E9%99%90%E6%8C%87%E5%AE%9A%E3%81%AE%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1%E4%B8%80%E8%A6%A7  
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## 2 answers
### Answer by username_2 on 2023-10-10. Score: 6
Those marks are from Eirin, or the Film Classification and Rating Organization; they only rate movies (and OVAs that have screenings). So naturally, only anime movies will have ratings. Unfortunately there is no *complete* database, but you can look up titles individually through [Eirin's database](https://www.eirin.jp/list/), which has all ratings from August 2009 and onward. Of course, you will need to be able to enter the title's name, so Japanese will be needed for many titles.
> **Comments:**
> **username_0** (2023-10-15): Do TV anime just not get rated by anyone in Japan?  
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### Answer by username_3 on 2023-10-11. Score: 2
**[NeoApo](https://neoapo.com/animes/tag/R-15/1) (Japanese) has an "R-15" tag for their anime database**. However, it's not that straightforward for anime in general.

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At the very least, anime shows can be categorized into:

* TV broadcast
* Premium channel
* BD/DVD
* Movie
* OVA

For works that are screened in the cinema, Eirin is the one that is responsible for the rating, and it has its own database (as already explained in [Jimmy's answer](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/68371/2516)).

For the other, Japanese Wikipedia has [a non-exhaustive list of age-restricted anime](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%88%B6%E9%99%90%E6%8C%87%E5%AE%9A%E3%81%AE%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1%E4%B8%80%E8%A6%A7). It is stated that only R15+ and R18+ is given in most case, while G and PG12+ is given only for anime movies. It is also mentioned that TV broadcasts and OVA are generally unrated. Also, since mostly only adult anime (i.e. pornography/hentai) is rated R18+, violence, and graphics anime are not rated as R18+.

Some notable examples:

* *Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma* (G-rated)
* *Angel Beats!* (G-rated for TV broadcasts, PG12 for Special non-broadcast episodes)
* *Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade* (First movie to be rated PG12)
* *Detroit Metal City* (First OVA to be rated PG12)
* *Senran Kagura* (PG12)
* *Mardock Scramble The First Compression* (PG12 for original movie, R18+ for the full version)
* *Mardock Scramble The Second Combustion* (G-rated for original movie, R15+ for BD)
* *Seitokai Yakuindomo* (PG12 for movie, R15+ on AT-X)
* *The Island of Giant Insects* (PG12 for movie, R15+ for OVA, R15+ on AT-X)
* *Strike Witches* series (R15+ for BD)
* *Interspecies Reviewers* (unrated but censored for TV broadcast, R15+ on AT-X)
* *VALKYRIE DRIVE -MERMAID-* (unrated for TV broadcast, R15+ on AT-X)
* *Tsugumomo* (unrated for TV broadcast, R15+ for BD)
* *Higurashi When They Cry* (unrated for TV broadcast, R15+ on AT-X)
* AnimeFesta series (unrated/censored for TV broadcast, R18+ for premium version)

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As can be observed, sometimes AT-X rerates some series as R15+ while broadcasting the uncensored version. Their official website also posts [news](https://www.at-x.com/whats_new) (rarely) and [broadcast information](https://www.at-x.com/news/viewer) (mainly) about age-restricted works on AT-X:

* [【今秋放送】視聴年齢制限付きアニメ作品ラインナップ！](https://www.at-x.com/whats_new/detail/7246?category=anonymous)
* [視聴年齢制限(ペアレンタルロック)番組【11月放送分】](https://www.at-x.com/news/detail/3057?category=viewer)
* [視聴年齢制限(ペアレンタルロック)番組【10月放送分】](https://www.at-x.com/news/detail/3050?category=viewer)
* [視聴年齢制限(ペアレンタルロック)番組【9月放送分】](https://www.at-x.com/news/detail/3020?category=viewer)
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