History WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids / AnimeAndManga

* Website/{{Crunchyroll}}'s previews for the anime adaptation of ''Literature/GoblinSlayer'' mistakenly marketed it as TV-PG or the equivalent under the apparent assumption it was another run-of-the-mill fantasy adventure series. The first episode is a now-infamous RRatedOpening that features a novice adventuring party walking into a goblin nest and getting slaughtered, with one of the female adventurers getting [[FaceFullOfAlienWingWong gang-raped by the goblins]]. Following viewer outcry, it was quickly upgraded to TV-MA.

** Creator/TheABC (in Australia, not the USA) has aired it multiple times, on a children's channel (but relatively late at night, on an anime block aimed towards young teenagers) with minimal censorship (only profanity censored). Either someone didn't do their research, or this [[AwesomeAussie says something about the resilience of Australian kids]]. There were no complaints from parents. Also, they got away with airing ''Manga/VampireKnight'' and ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' on that same channel without any problems.

* ''Manga/TheLaughingSalesman'' and ''Nosutaru Grandfather'' are created by Creator/FujikoFujio, the team that has written many manga series and anime shows for children, their most popular work being ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}''. Yeah, except for ' The'Laughing Salesman'' and ''Nosutaru Grandfather''--both are horror manga that contain nudity, blood, and gore along with problems little kids shouldn't know about and were the only two manga explicitly written for an adult audience. They are labeled {{seinen}} manga for a reason.

* The original North American VHS release of ''Anime/{{Genocyber}}'' carried no warnings or age ratings, except for a small notice on the back cover: ''"Unrated. Suitable for most audiences."'' One must question whether anyone actually watched the [=OVAs=] before letting that go to print. The second episode begins with children being slowly and graphically ''gunned down'' - not to mention the occasional nudity and the [[ClusterFBomb frequent strong language]] present in the dub.

* ''Manga/LaughingSalesman'' and ''Nosutaru Grandfather'' are created by Creator/FujikoFujio, the team that has written many manga and anime shows for children, their most popular work being ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}''. Yeah, except for ''Laughing Salesman'' and ''Nosutaru Grandfather''--both are horror manga that contain nudity, blood, and gore along with problems little kids shouldn't know about, and were the only two manga explicitly written for an adult audience. They are labelled {{seinen}} manga for a reason.

* It would be fairly easy for a parent to mistake the Netflix series ''Anime/{{Aggretsuko}}'' as something kid-friendly, considering the [[ArtStyleDissonance adorable character designs]] and being from the [[Creator/{{Sanrio}} same company]] who created Franchise/HelloKitty. However, unlike most Sanrio properties, the series is primarily aimed at adults and it carries a TV-14 rating with good reason--it deals with subjects such as workplace abuse and work taking over your life, and in the third season [[spoiler:Retsuko is almost stabbed by a stalker in public]]. Retsuko in death metal mode refers to her boss as a "shitty boss" and a "dick" in the very first episode. In the UK, the series only carries a PG rating (which lots of kid-friendly cartoons carry), further confusing parents.

* ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt''. "Wow! Two girls in pretty dresses fighting ghosts and other nasty bad things? Why haven't I shown this to my children yet?!" Yes, the show does carry an art style reminiscent of shows like ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998''. Still, the title alone should clue you into the [[CrossesTheLineTwice kind of]] [[ClusterFBomb subject matter]] the show possesses. Funimation's complete set release even has a TV-MA rating on its cover, not unlike the box art of ''VideoGame/ConkersBadFurDay'', in case you still somehow think the show could somehow still be kid-friendly.

* ''Manga/AreYouLost'' has the trappings of a typical {{shonen}} series: a high school-aged main cast, a ''lot'' of focus on [[ThePowerOfFriendship friendship and teamwork]], a very lighthearted and idealistic mood (though the series, as an EdutainmentShow, does portray the realistic dangers of survival on a deserted islands, the girls are not remotely traumatized or shaken by their castaway troubles -- they actually end up ''grateful'' to the island for bringing them together), and fanservice that is generally no more explicit than in your average shōnen manga (for example, nipples are censored in the relatively few naked scenes)... but it ''is'' a {{seinen}}. And there are indeed a couple of survival-related scenes that are raunchy to a degree that they wouldn't fly in a shōnen, especially the infamous scene in which Homare and Shion have to help each other drink water through their anuses.

* ''Manga/AreYouLost'' has the trappings of a typical {{shonen}} series: a high school-aged main cast, a ''lot'' of focus on [[ThePowerOfFriendship friendship and teamwork]], a very lighthearted and idealistic mood (though the series, as an EdutainmentShow, does portray the realistic dangers of survival on a deserted islands, the girls are not remotely traumatized or shaken by their castaway troubles -- they actually end up ''thankful'' to the island for bringing them together), and fanservice that is generally no more explicit than in your average shōnen manga (for example, nipples are censored in the relatively few naked scenes)... but it ''is'' a {{seinen}}. And there are indeed a couple of survival-related scenes that are raunchy to a degree that they wouldn't fly in a shōnen, especially the infamous scene in which Homare and Shion have to help each other drink water through their anuses.

* [=EzyDvd=] Australia lists everything animated as a children's series, which makes the "new children's [=DVDs=]" category as of January 2, 2014 full of [=MA15+=] and sometimes even R18+ anime like ''VisualNovel/WeWithoutWings'', ''Anime/QueensBlade'', ''Manga/{{Monster}}'', ''Anime/FateZero'', ''Literature/IsThisAZombie'', ''Literature/BludgeoningAngelDokuroChan'', and ''Anime/ErgoProxy''.

* [=EzyDvd=] Australia lists everything animated as a children's series, which makes the "new children's [=DVDs=]" category as of January 2, 2014 full of [=MA15+=] and sometimes even R18+ anime like ''VisualNovel/WeWithoutWings'', ''Anime/QueensBlade'', ''Manga/{{Monster}}'', ''Anime/FateZero'', ''LightNovel/IsThisAZombie'', ''Literature/BludgeoningAngelDokuroChan'', and ''Anime/ErgoProxy''.

* ''LightNovel/KinosJourney'': Oh look, a teenager traveling around with a talking motorcycle with cute character designs! Too bad it's full of some fairly unsettling material, to said nothing about the [[TearJerker sometimes depressing]] ending of some of the episodes. [[spoiler: [[CruelTwistEnding Particularly the final episode]] of the anime]].

* ''Manga/{{Chobits}}'' is by [[Creator/{{CLAMP}} the creators]] of ''Manga/CardCaptorSakura'' (which ''is'' aimed at young girls) and has a similarly pretty art style, but it's actually a {{Seinen}} series with a fair amount of {{Fanservice}} and mature themes. Barnes and Noble even put a "Not appropriate for children" label right above the Buy button on [[http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/chobits-omnibus-book-1-clamp/1028422723?ean=9781595824516 the listings for both the omnibus collections on their website.]]

* One German distributor includes advertisements/booklets inside sets of kid-friendly cartoons like ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' for their anime titles, some of which are definitely ''not'' for kids, such as the ecchi titles ''LightNovel/ChivalryOfAFailedKnight'' and ''Anime/ValkyrieDriveMermaid''.

* [=EzyDvd=] Australia lists everything animated as a children's series, which makes the "new children's [=DVDs=]" category as of January 2, 2014 full of [=MA15+=] and sometimes even R18+ anime like ''VisualNovel/WeWithoutWings'', ''Anime/QueensBlade'', ''Manga/{{Monster}}'', ''Anime/FateZero'', ''LightNovel/IsThisAZombie'', ''LightNovel/BludgeoningAngelDokuroChan'', and ''Anime/ErgoProxy''.

* ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya's'' original novel is on the Accelerated Reading list for '''fifth graders''', with one of the questions was about how Haruhi got possession of one of the computer club's computers (that is, Haruhi blackmailed the president by taking compromising photos of him and Mikuru). The series itself is definitely aimed at a young adult audience, particularly with how often Mikuru is [[ReluctantFanserviceGirl forced into cosplay outfits for the sake of fanservice]].

* ''Anime/FullMetalPanicFumoffu'' is a light-hearted comedy with a TV-PG rating on both the ADV Films and Creator/{{FUNimation}} [=DVDs=], featuring the adorable mascot character Bonta-kun... completely kid-friendly, right? Except it's a spinoff of ''Full Metal Panic!'', a much more serious mecha anime, and most of the comedy revolves around the main character's difficulty integrating into a modern Japanese high school due to being a ChildSoldier. As a result, there's no shortage of violence and crude language, as well as some sexual situations and a whole lot of nudity just ''barely'' contained by SceneryCensor in the HotSpringsEpisode.

** Creator/TheABC ([[NamesTheSame in Australia, not the USA]]) has aired it multiple times, on a children's channel (but relatively late at night, on an anime block aimed towards young teenagers) with minimal censorship (only profanity censored). Either someone didn't do their research, or this [[AwesomeAussie says something about the resilience of Australian kids]]. There were no complaints from parents. Also, they got away with airing ''Manga/VampireKnight'' and ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' on that same channel without any problems.

* ''Anime/KeyTheMetalIdol'''s premise is about an android girl who wants to become human by making 30,000 friends. That sounds like something the kids can watch, right? WRONG. The series gets off to a family friendly start, then rapidly shifts into dark territory. Try not to not to get attached to any of the characters, since AnyoneCanDie. In fact, it borders on KillEmAll. And you don't even want to know about [[NightmareFuelStationAttendant Ajo]].

* ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt''. "Wow! Two girls in pretty dresses fighting ghosts and other nasty bad things? Why haven't I shown this to my children yet?!" Yes, the show does carry an art style reminiscent of shows like ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls''. Still, the title alone should clue you into the [[CrossesTheLineTwice kind of]] [[ClusterFBomb subject matter]] the show possesses. Funimation's complete set release even has a TV-MA rating on its cover, not unlike the box art of ''VideoGame/ConkersBadFurDay'', in case you still somehow think the show could somehow still be kid-friendly.

* ''Anime/SuperMilkChan'' has an adorable cartoony art style and is about a five year old superhero. It's perfect for kids, it must be just like WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls, right? Well, as long as you don't show your kids the GagDub...

And manga? Hoo boy, there is ''literally'' no taboo about manga being "just for kids". Manga is a completely valid, expressive art form... which means content runs the entire gamut from sweet pre-K fluff that young ''toddlers'' will think TastesLikeDiabetes to things mentally unprepared ''adults'' will struggle with.

* ''Manga/WitchHatAtelier'' follows a young girl entering a fanciful world of magic along with some of her similarly aged peers, bringing a lot of inevitable comparisons to similarly-themed child-friendly series like ''Anime/LittleWitchAcademia''-- but ''Witch Hat Atelier'' actually runs in a ''{{Seinen}}'' magazine, meaning the intended audience would be men above the age of 18. ''Witch Hat Atelier'' contains very little to no instances of some of the more stereotypical markers of a ''seinen'' manga, such as graphic violence or nudity, so it is in theory perfectly acceptable for younger readers. On the other hand, it does contain more mature themes that might be confusing or distressing to a younger audience, such as disability discrimination, forced body modification, and, as of Volume 9, [[spoiler: the sexual abuse of children.]]

* ''Manga/LifeLessonsWithUramichiOniisan'': The show's main focus is an actor who works on a copy of ''Series/OkaasanToIssho''. But unlike the show in question, it's not for children, as it focuses on the dark and troubled life of the actor in question.