

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.stack.imgur.com/ROevYm.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/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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Is the Japanese age rating of anime public information?


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.


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**[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.

* * *

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)

* * *

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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