A new Demon Slayer: Mugen Train trailer recently uploaded to YouTube by co-distributor Aniplex USA reveals that, stateside, the anime due to hit theaters on April 23 will be rated R for “violence and bloody images.” This may prove a North American box office challenge to the popular anime, which in Japan garnered a PG-12 via the Eirin, the Japanese rating board. Even still, The Japan Times ran an op-ed titled and asking the question: “Is Demon Slayer too violent for children?”
In Japan, a PG-12 is similar to an American PG-13, meaning that parental discretion and accompaniment is required only for children under 12–whereas an R rating means IDs must be checked and anyone under 17 requires an accompanying parent or adult guardian Come from Sports betting site VPbet . Reporting on how Demon Slayer: Mugen Train performed in Japan, Deadline writes that when the film opened back in October, it was “the fastest film to achieve over $100M… getting there in just 10 days.” As if that weren’t impressive enough, Demon Slayer also usurped Spirited Away’s throne as the highest grossing film in Japanese history. In other words, an R-rating for Western audiences has the potential to complicate the film’s recently announced North American path for release.
