Rating on anime?

[SniperPatrol]

Does anyone think that they should put ratings on every anime that is released in the U.S. Someone at my school got one from Best Buy and when she put it in, with her parents watching, it started off with complete nudity. Most animes don't have any ratings on them, like Samurai X, filled with blood, although it is very good. I believe that animes should have ratings on them so you don't buy a really bad one on accident.

 

[Dawn Marie]

I think they should have ratings... yes.

 

[SniperPatrol]

Of course, I was also wondering if there was a website that would tell me which ones would be appropriate for me, I'm 14, and which ones I should avoid. My unfortunate friend isn't allowed to watch anime any more and I don't want that to happen to me.

 

[Ajnin]

I personally don't think animes should have ratings on them because anime's with more adult ratings would probably not be carried by many chain stores. And that would leave out several of my favorite animes.

But then again, you should at least know about what you are buying when you buy, so I try to look up any anime before I watch it. Here's a few of the websites I go to for anime reviews...

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php

Has every anime ever made. Unfortunately it also misses on a lot of the obscure anime, as far as details go.

http://www.point-blank.cc/

Has reviews of a lot of the newer animes that are being released.

http://www.anipike.com/

Last resort because the websites listed on this one are usually geocities, or the like, and are of course down.

http://www.google.com/

Type the name of the anime you want to buy in, and read from a few of the websites that pop up. Simple enough, no?

 

[ashibaka]

I don't know about you, but when I buy anime, there is a label on the back with "14+" or "17+" or however old they think is minimum.

 

[armed2010]

Theres a lesson to be learned from this..Dont watch anime with your parents

 

[Brian]

Does anyone think that they should put ratings on every anime that is released in the U.S. Someone at my school got one from Best Buy and when she put it in, with her parents watching, it started off with complete nudity. Most animes don't have any ratings on them, like Samurai X, filled with blood, although it is very good. I believe that animes should have ratings on them so you don't buy a really bad one on accident.

Most anime do have ratings on it, though not the MPAA ratings. Look at the back or front and you will see ratings like 13 up, 17+, etc. The rating for Samurai X (aka Rurouni Kenshin) Trust & Betrayal and Reflections OVA series is 17+, which is a good rating IMO.

 

[Samueel]

I think anime should be rated

 

[Mylinkay Asdara]

I think the Japanese rating system is different from ours and if they modified the ratings you can bet that the cost would be passed down to us the consumers... I really thing anime is expensive enough as it is thanks

 

[Lyle]

me thinks they already do, or at least what I have seen of them

 

[okatu_forever]

yes THEY SHOULD! i had a bad experience with a show...

 

[SqueakyGerbil]

I never find ratings a good rule to go after anime for. Some series that I have encountered over the years had a lower age recomendation on them but got into things that I just didn't want to see. I find it's better for us, the viewers, to do a bit of research about the series that we are about to watch and decide on that.
That being said, I think that the current ratings need to jump out at your better. I used to work in a video store that had a small selection of anime but they kept it in the kid sections (and it was anime that had a 17+ rating). There are still too many parents in North America who think "oh its just a cartoon, lets get it for the kids". On one occasion I had a huge fight with a parent because they refused to believe me when I told them that what they were wanting to rent was not for children (it wasn't till I went and grabbed Heavy Metal and asked if she wanted to add that one for the "kiddies" that she realized that just because it's drawn does not mean its for kids).

 

[Kelly]

I really like it when anime (or any video/dvd) indicates the reasons for the rating somewhere in the small print on the back. Stuff like "Violence, adult language, sexual situations".

 

[Kelly]

yes THEY SHOULD! i had a bad experience with a show...

What happened?

 

[okatu_forever]

ughhhh it was filled with blood (X_X) it was like head-taking off wasnt enough they had to eat there victoms...AND IT WAS IN THE KID SECTION! *shudders*

 

[PuppyforChrist]

ughhhh it was filled with blood (X_X) it was like head-taking off wasnt enough they had to eat there victoms...AND IT WAS IN THE KID SECTION! *shudders*

Do you remember the name of the anime?

I agree with everyone who said their should be ratings. Only because you don't want to end up with something completly nasty or obsene.

 

[Lyle]

ughhhh it was filled with blood (X_X) it was like head-taking off wasnt enough they had to eat there victoms...AND IT WAS IN THE KID SECTION! *shudders*

Hmmmm, anime blood, now there's a weird concept *blank stare.* I figured as much though, though there are alot of them that go farther then that though....

 

[okatu_forever]

Im not sure...i know i got it at Bestbuy i threw the tape away Vowing never to watch anime again (yeah i guess i lied)

but that was so far back i cant remeber it i think it was called "Extacy"

and the bad thing was i wasted $59 on the dumb thing

 

[AcousticHxC]

well, i know that initial d was editted when they released it in america, so the Japanese system is probably more lenient, which would change the ratings.

 

[SqueakyGerbil]

Most animes are edited when they are brought to North Amercia (my gosh even Sailor Moon was edited).
It isn't as much as more lenient there but that a lot of animes that are viewed as "for kids" here aren't aimed at that age group over there. Or at least the animes that I have any interest in watching.