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Erased
Boku take ga Inai Machi
Average Rating: 7 / 10

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Content Overview
Violence: 3 / 10
Nudity: 2 / 10
Theo Theme: 2 / 10
Neg Theme: 2 / 10

Brief Description:
Satoru Fujinuma can travel back in time to save others' lives. When he wakes up 18 years in the past, he has a chance to save his murdered classmates. (Source: Netflix)

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=17217

US Release Date: 2017
US Distributor: Aniplex of America
Suitable for ages 13+
Erased is complete at 12 episodes
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08/11/2021: Rose Faerie [ Already Rated ]

Violence: Satoru's mother is murdered, and there is blood. There are depictions of child abuse.

Sex and Nudity: People suggest the killer/kidnapper could be a pedophile, due to the fact that he targets children.

Theological Themes: Satoru has his time travel ability, which only sets into affect when an accident is about to happen. It plays a role in the series, but it definitely doesn't take over.

Problematic Themes: There is some swearing. A sleazy male character is shown smoking.

Overall: I thought it was a pretty good mystery show. It really is difficult to try to save lives when you can't report things that haven't happened yet. I'm proud of myself for figuring out the killer beforehand. I liked it until the last couple episodes, which basically turned into some type of showdown-amnesia type thing. Overall, it was pretty solid. I think they handled the child abuse plot-line very well, too.

I did like the characters, too. I can't think of any that got on my nerves. Satoru was a good protagonist for this type of story and Kayo is literally my child. Sachiko, Satoru's mother was actually the best character in the series, as she embodies kindness and strength.

I also loved the opening and ending. I'm obsessed with the opening in particular, though the color pallet for the ending theme was really cool. The art style was cute, but different from what I normally like. It was a nice change.

I recommend this one to teenagers and up, mostly due to the darkness of the plot.

Added: August, 2021