Attack on Titan
NZ release: 30 September 2014
Violence & content that may disturb Rated on: 13 September 2016
Shingeki no Kyojin: Attack on Titan
What’s it about?
After the giant humanoid Titans destroy his hometown, young Eren Jaeger vows to rid the earth of them and save humanity from the brink of extinction.
The facts
- Directed by Tetsurô Araki, Masashi Koizuka, Yûichirô Hayashi, Jun Shishido, and many others
- Japanese and English languages
- Runtime: 24-minute episodes on average
- 4 seasons spanning from 2013 to 2023, 94 episodes total (including specials)
- Anime series
Why did it get this rating?
This film was classified by Te Mana Whakaatu, Classification Office. You can find out more about classification process and ratings here.
Violence
Many people are killed, mostly off screen, but some die helplessly in horrific ways. There are many brutal sci-fi battles with swords and guns, and characters are killed by people they thought were their friends. These battles are long, drawn out, and start with minimal warning.
Gruesome scenes of death and dismemberment are shown, including brutal beatings, limbs and heads removed, and flying teeth, with a significant shock value.
Giant characters cause havoc and destruction, with many men, women, and children killed by falling debris, however these scenes are more to display the mass casualties of war than the deaths themselves.
Giants eat and swallow people whole. In one scene, a mother is bitten in two pieces by one.
Content that may disturb
Some characters in the series are quite scary or creepy due to their large eyes, protruding jaws and sharp teeth, especially when they eat people.
Some characters are seen without their skin, showing bones and muscle.
Young teenagers are seen going to war, some of which go slightly crazy knowing they will die in battle.
Many sympathetic characters die at some point in the show, which can be quite emotionally intense for some viewers.
Offensive language
Words like “wh*re,” “b*tch,” and “sh*t” are used. The F-word appears in the subtitles.
When content stays with you:
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