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Your Triggers
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Abandonment
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
36 supporters
Yes
18
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faearey
child neglect is a large part of a couple character’s backstories
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Is an animal abandoned?
113 supporters
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doeinspace
Hiyori and Jun’s dog Bloody Mary was abandoned by her previous owners, but she is now happy and safe :)
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
61 supporters
Yes
16
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Frostedonut2007
Eichi, Hokuto, Kanata, Hiiro & Rinne, Nagisa, Hinata & Yuta, Rei & Ritsu, Kaoru, Izumi, Arashi, Tsumugi, and Madara all have explicitly bad parents. Some others are murky, but can certainly still be considered for this category (Tori, Souma, etc). Ibara and Kaname are heavily implied to have been abused at their orphanages.
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
48 supporters
Yes
9
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sneeb
Kind of?? Shu was previously abusive towards Nazuna and Mika, but they have since collectively moved past and resolved this. Nagisa is implied to be a human trafficking victim, and he frequently talks highly of his late "adoptive father" who isolated him for a majority of his childhood, among other vague and dubious things.
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Is someone stalked?
22 supporters
Yes
53
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probablyrrrrr
Izumi stalks Makoto + Arashi supposedly stalked a teacher her first year
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Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
88 supporters
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Yes
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Yes
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Frostedonut2007
Due to the nature of Enstars having most of its characters abused in some way, this happens frequently whenever a character acts in an antagonistic role. It's not meant to specifically single out the abused as abusers, however, there is social commentary at play.
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Is someone gaslighted?
34 supporters
Yes
44
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natsoome
shu gaslit mika a lot
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natsoome
It's talked about how the Aoi twins' father is very abusive towards them. Arashi's family was trash, so is Eichi's, Mikejima got disowned and Kanata's parents convinced him he was a god therefore he wasn't treated like a person. There's much more than just those six characters though.
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Addiction
Yes
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faearey
Not really “drug use” but as the other comment here says, Mayoi almost tried to drug the rest of Alkaloid once.
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Is there addiction?
25 supporters
Yes
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faearey
Rinne’s gambling addiction is a big part of his character.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
21 supporters
Yes
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probablyrrrrr
Jin has alcohol dependency
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Animal
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Yes
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Are animals abused?
234 supporters
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19
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21
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tsumoogi
In Checkmate, we are told about a cat who was used as archery target practice and burned with lighters. This is not shown on screen though.
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Yes
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Are rabbits harmed?
86 supporters
Yes
3
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doeinspace
No actual rabbits are harmed, but Eichi talks about cooking and eating rabbits in a relatively graphic way to intimidate the unit named Ra*bits.
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Are there snakes?
1 supporters
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faearey
Actual snakes yeah. And then there’s Ibara
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Yes
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
24 supporters
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Yes
6
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Is there pedophilia?
138 supporters
Yes
1
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ARandomFink
No. There is a few allegations about a character (Mayoi Ayase) being pedophilic, but if you dig deeper into his character it's shown that he has intrusive thoughts about more cutesy things, like his unit mate Aira and his friend Shinobu. In reality he wants to take care of them in a motherly way. But due to some things, those thoughts will turn twisted and he'll blurt them out. He's said it himself that he hates those thoughts too.
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
23 supporters
Yes
10
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sketcheroreo
in obbligato, near the end, a fight breaks out between the students and tatsumi and kaname are assaulted, with both being hospitalized later and kaname still curently being in a coma
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Yes
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BooBee
Ritsu started feeling up Hajimes body, Jin seemed to either want or actually did slap Kaoru’s butt en volgens mij had Rinne ook wat dingen gedaan
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Are there jokes about sexual assault on men?
59 supporters
Yes
11
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Frostedonut2007
Far less "men can't be raped" and far more "[Name] can't do that, that's sexual harassment!"
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
38 supporters
Yes
24
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na stos na stos
izumi sena shaved his eyebrows as a kid because he thought that they looked ugly
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Are any hands damaged?
21 supporters
Yes
7
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5AMtwo12
technically yes it is said in the story "Checkmate" (epilogue 1) that Leo Tsukinaga had bit his hands till they bled because he was struggling to even compose anything ( i don't believe it was shown on screen though)
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
30 supporters
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32
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ARandomFink
Nazuna strangled Kaoru once in a ! era story.
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Is there cannibalism?
42 supporters
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fiore
While more explicit references are limited to the Meteor Impact event story, Kanata Shinkai was raised in a cult which would follow cannibalistic traditions in times of disaster. These traditions are explicitly described within the event story, and directly affect Kanata's life at that point of the story, as well as his morals and self-perception during the whole series.
There are also light-hearted gags about cannibalism including Niki Shiina when he is particularly hungry.
One particular scene that references Niki Shiina's father's past during the !! Main Story may be seen as having cannibalistic implications, but it's currently just fan speculation.
There are also light-hearted gags about cannibalism including Niki Shiina when he is particularly hungry.
One particular scene that references Niki Shiina's father's past during the !! Main Story may be seen as having cannibalistic implications, but it's currently just fan speculation.
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Is someone crushed to death?
36 supporters
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Frostedonut2007
Not crushed to death, but Kaname is currently in a coma due to a mob attacking him at Reimei. This event also broke Tatsumi's leg.
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Is someone buried alive?
37 supporters
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4
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ivagore
not really *burried*, but mika once noticed that ritsu didn't move, so he carried him to the es garden and started digging the ground to bury, but the ritsu woke up and said it was some kind of a joke
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Is there body horror?
69 supporters
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BooBee
It isn’t shown but one of the characters Mika does draw eroguro aka body mutilation porn
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Is there a hanging?
35 supporters
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tsumoogi
There are discussions of hypothetical suicide by hanging
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Does someone asphyxiate?
27 supporters
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2
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Frostedonut2007
Nazuna attempts to strangle Kaoru once in ! era, but it never progresses to asphyxiation.
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Does someone become unconscious?
6 supporters
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14
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Frostedonut2007
Eichi passes out on stage, Kaname becomes comatose (though this is off screen), and several other characters are found passed out throughout the games from exhaustion.
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Does someone break a bone?
25 supporters
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42
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bonbonbon
In "Checkmate", a character breaks their arm. Another character gives a pretty graphic description of the event in the chapter titled "A Solitary Throne - 7". There's also a more minor example with Tatsumi having broken his leg in the past.
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Is someone tortured?
100 supporters
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drcmatica
There are many mentions for comedic effect, but the only "real" instances are in Nightclub when Rinne ties Yuuta up and douses him in cold water, and in Wonder Game when Tsumugi is tied up and roasted over a fictional magic fire
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Does someone fall down stairs?
11 supporters
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11
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ihatemozart007
In "Checkmate" is implied that Leo fell down the stairs while running, trying to protect a cat from delinquents.
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Does someone fall to their death?
13 supporters
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cupofcoffee222
it is mentioned that during the war, students used to commit suicide by throwing themselves from the school roof
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Is someone stabbed?
17 supporters
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kirameki
Technically Tsukasa did almost get stabbed in the Knights Climax story but I don't think that counts
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Children
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Does a kid die?
72 supporters
Yes
45
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0
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drcmatica
Multiple students are driven to suicide during the hypothetical "War," this is referenced several times in !
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Is a minor sexualized?
118 supporters
Yes
13
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wataeis
There are some… ‘odd’ cards, where the minors are showing their feet straight to the camera which is probably a feet fetish in some way
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
13 supporters
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17
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0
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sneeb
There's a whole cult with cannibalistic sacrifice, Hinata tried to kill himself as a sacrifice for his brother's wellbeing, Rinne and Hiiro have a non-death sacrifice thing
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Does someone die?
15 supporters
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9
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0
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Frostedonut2007
Mentioned deaths, nothing on screen and none of the main characters.
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
Does a family member die?
22 supporters
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10
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doeinspace
Multiple characters have deceased parents and grandparents, there is a whole story that revolves around Shu’s beloved grandfather dying (he’s not actually dead)
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Does a parent die?
26 supporters
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faearey
There’s a lot of deceased parents
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
34 supporters
Yes
28
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doeinspace
As a child, Shu has his dolls stolen and broken by bullies
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Is someone kidnapped?
10 supporters
Yes
52
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0
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mitsouke
One character is constantly kidnapped by another earlier in the story for comedic effect
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
8 supporters
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31
No
7
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bonbonbon
Characters speaking of ghosts is not uncommon, however there are no actual ghosts.
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Yes
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Are there natural bodies of water?
3 supporters
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11
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faearey
Just the ocean.
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Are there clowns?
19 supporters
Yes
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sneeb
If you count Wataru, I guess
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Is someone possessed?
16 supporters
Yes
12
No
25
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Nulloid
Mika gets possessed by a doll in Sprout Waning Hermitage.
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Yes
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
120 supporters
Yes
30
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1
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ArcticFox
Leo vomits in a flashback in next door.
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Yes
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Yes
1
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Does someone spit?
11 supporters
Yes
24
No
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tsumoogi
Natsume spits on Tsumugi (in Wonder Game i think?)
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No
25
Large-scale Violence
Yes
0
No
11
Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
36 supporters
Yes
0
No
17
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Frostedonut2007
Madara's father is a cop, but he is depicted as corrupt. Mentions of cops sometimes, but not often.
1 comment | Add comment
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LGBTQ+
Are there transphobic slurs?
53 supporters
Yes
17
No
1
5
rnbwdan
koga used to call arashi "okama bastard" but then he change it to "ari" bc he doesnt like arashi's expression everytime he calls her that and subaru calls arashi "okama". okama means a gay man, in the context of japanese culture, especially to a person who is effeminate and cross dressing
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Yes
0
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6
Yes
1
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Loss
Yes
1
No
2
Medical
Yes
0
No
24
Yes
30
No
0
Yes
0
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Is there a hospital scene?
13 supporters
Yes
47
No
0
4
bridalflower
Eichi Tenshouin is often hospitalized due to terminal illness. There are many instances of hospitals being brought up, or characters visiting hospitals for one reason or another. Instances include the beginning of Checkmate, and Tatsumi Kazehaya's mentions of being hospitalized in the past.
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Is there menstruation?
4 supporters
Yes
0
No
4
0
RowanOakley
No, partly because the vast majority of the cast is male.
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Does someone have cancer?
23 supporters
Yes
22
No
18
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PaladinTeatime
No. Eichi is never said to have cancer and assuming he dose just because he’s terminally ill is extremely abelist
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Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
9 supporters
Yes
15
No
0
5
loopygoopy
A few characters (Shu for example) are explicitly shown to have some sort of mental illness
4 comments | Add comment
Yes
33
No
6
1
tsumoogi
Leo has been mentioned to struggle with self harm, specifically biting himself.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
2
No
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
35 supporters
Yes
18
No
0
0
sneeb
Shu Itsuki as a main example
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
6
No
0
2
Craftyfrog
Shu itsuki has DID or OSDD I can't remember his alter is his doll mademoiselle and it's mentioned frequently
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
24 supporters
Yes
12
No
3
1
pyroselkie
In one story in ! (Victoria), one character claims that Shu has "Dissassociative Identity Disorder", but considering Shu's behaviour throughout the series, this is incorrect, as he does not meet the criteria for diagnosis. This seems to be a misinterpretation of the condition on the writer's behalf.
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Is there autism specific abuse?
58 supporters
Yes
22
No
8
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tsumoogi
There are quite a few Autistic-coded characters (Nagisa, Sora, Kanata etc). Some of these characters are insulted or bullied for showing autistic traits (strange speech, unusual interests etc)
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Yes
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0
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faearey
There's a couple cases of characters not actually attempting, but it's heavily implied they were about to (Hinata Aoi in Setsubun Festival and Hiiro Amagi in the !! Era main story). One case of a character actually attempting is Kanata Shinkai in Meteor Impact.
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Yes
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Does someone have a meltdown?
10 supporters
Yes
6
No
0
0
junfart
nagisa post exfine disbandment
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0
No
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Are there anxiety attacks?
23 supporters
Yes
40
No
0
2
Nulloid
Shu is depicted to have an anxiety attack after Valkyrie’s live with fine (Meteor Impact).
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
32 supporters
Yes
29
No
0
2
tsumoogi
There are many mentions and threats of suicide. There are two onscreen suicide attempts.
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Is there body dysphoria?
14 supporters
Yes
12
No
0
2
Frostedonut2007
Arashi explicitly has it in relation to gender, especially in "Beasts".
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Is there body dysmorphia?
30 supporters
Yes
39
No
1
3
kagehiramika
Mika Kagehira is shown to have explicit body dysmorphia and talks about it often.
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Yes
23
No
0
Does someone have an eating disorder?
45 supporters
Yes
44
No
1
4
faearey
Tsumugi once asked Mika if he was anorexic due to Mika’s poor eating habits. Tsukasa has an issue with over eating that he’s often ridiculed for. In the !! Era, part of HiMERU’s idol story involved Adonis and Souma concerned about HiMERU's weight and eating habits. Though less relevant to his character than the rest, Aira Shiratori is shown to constantly obsess over how much he's eating and how much he weighs.
5 comments | Add comment
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0
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tsumoogi
Hinata attempts suicide in Setsubun Festival. Kanata is implied to have attempted suicide by drowning in Meteor Impact. Tsumugi and Shu are shown to have problems with suicide ideation. In the War era, many unnamed students commit suicide, but nothing is shown onscreen
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
33 supporters
Yes
18
No
0
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faearey
A large majority of the ! Era third years/!! Era graduates are shown to suffer from some form of PTSD from the war era.
3 comments | Add comment
Noxious
Yes
4
No
1
Yes
1
No
5
Yes
0
No
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Does a baby cry?
22 supporters
Yes
1
No
15
0
junfart
ugly baby ibara we see her once and shes like waaah waaah
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
4
No
1
Is there obscene language/gestures?
8 supporters
Yes
13
No
0
1
sneeb
Rinne Amagi is incredibly crass/obscene and one of the main characters in the main story
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
28
No
0
Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
15 supporters
Yes
7
No
0
1
ARandomFink
In the main story in the second chapter I believe, Mayoi watches Aira from the side of his bed. Mayoi has also spied on characters from the ceilings too as a Yumenosaki Mystery and also in the beginning of the main story. Where he was hidden in the vents due to his anxiety to show up in person. Also a few other times with Madara and the rest of ALKALOID.
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Is the fourth wall broken?
10 supporters
Yes
2
No
10
1
maytriggercrew
Once in an April Fools (Ensembukubu Stars) story by the Aoi twins, but otherwise no fourth wall breaks
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Pregnancy
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0
No
11
Yes
0
No
30
Are there babies or unborn children?
17 supporters
Yes
1
No
11
0
BooBee
Pretty sure there is a quick scene of Baby ibara in the anime
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
1
No
28
Yes
1
No
28
Yes
1
No
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
53 supporters
Yes
34
No
1
3
reiritsu
In the older stories, Subaru and Koga referred to Arashi as “Okama”. Okama can either be a term to describe an effeminate man or be the equivalent of the derogatory term used to call homosexuals.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
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No
0
Yes
1
No
28
Yes
0
No
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
44 supporters
Yes
28
No
0
2
Frostedonut2007
Early stories, with Wataru, Arashi, Tomoya, and Hajime being the main targets. Wataru's view since ! era of crossdressing seems to directly challenge the narrative in aspects, Arashi is written with far more respect past ! era, and Hajime willingly wears a skirt for his Feature Scout 1. Tomoya also seems to have far less problems with it past "Spectacular Cinderella".
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
56
No
2
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artemismn
One of the characters is a trans girl and she is often misgendered by other characters
4 comments | Add comment
Yes
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No
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Are there fat jokes?
56 supporters
Yes
34
No
0
3
tsumoogi
There are a few instances of fatshaming, such as a character being gifted diet pills by a unitmate
3 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
6
Is a minority is misrepresented?
30 supporters
Yes
16
No
0
3
sneeb
Other characters often act questionably towards Adonis because of his race
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
2
No
33
Is there hate speech?
36 supporters
Yes
41
No
0
2
Frostedonut2007
! era, nearly non-existent in !! era.
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Race
Yes
0
No
9
Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
39 supporters
Yes
0
No
14
1
doeinspace
Wataru is NOT in love with hokuto’s mom he was obviously joking
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
14 supporters
Yes
10
No
0
2
junfart
keito is buddhist and buddhist references are frequent.
eden takes biblical themes, the unit revolves around christian imagery.
ibara challenges the idea of god a lot in response to nagisa's own thoughts.
eden takes biblical themes, the unit revolves around christian imagery.
ibara challenges the idea of god a lot in response to nagisa's own thoughts.
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No
2
Sex
Are there nude scenes?
54 supporters
Yes
0
No
12
3
wataeis
Not nude, but there are some cards where characters are shown shirtless.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
10
Yes
0
No
9
Is someone sexually objectified?
48 supporters
Yes
7
No
9
0
junfart
literally almost half the cast. eden also debuted with the juniors being around 16-17 (mind the fact the unit half revolves around sexually driven fanservice)
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
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4
hibiki
There’s a brief hypothetical discussion of incest in Yuta Aoi’s idol story, but no actual incestuous relationships.
4 comments | Add comment
Yes
34
No
0
Is there BDSM?
30 supporters
Yes
4
No
6
0
HinodeSatou
mentioned, when Natsume tied Tsumugi up and "burned" him, and mentioned bondage is a staple in BDSM, to which Tsumugi responded very enthusiastically
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
24 supporters
Yes
18
No
1
3
faearey
In one story Adonis says to Kaoru “Don’t cry, Hakaze. You are a man.”
2 comments | Add comment
Sickness
Is someone terminally ill?
21 supporters
Yes
13
No
0
1
sneeb
Eichi Tenshouin
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
9
Does someone have a chronic illness?
11 supporters
Yes
17
No
1
3
sneeb
Eichi (terminal rather than chronic), the Sakuma brothers, and Mayoi to name a few
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
11
Social
Yes
0
No
9
Is someone homeless?
6 supporters
Yes
22
No
1
1
toenail
mayoi is shown to be homeless (lived in basement of an abandoned building) but the building was transformed into a venue for shows
4 comments | Add comment
Yes
3
No
1
Yes
0
No
9
Spoiler
Yes
4
No
18
Yes
0
No
5
Does it have a sad ending?
71 supporters
Yes
5
No
27
0
Craftyfrog
Some of the stories do for example crossroads
1 comment | Add comment
Vehicular
Yes
0
No
9
Does a car crash?
20 supporters
Yes
1
No
21
2
Frostedonut2007
Referring to previous comment: as of Obbligato, it is clarified he was attacked by a mob, not in a car accident.
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Does a plane crash?
19 supporters
Yes
2
No
23
1
doeinspace
Esu was injured in a plane crash and his father died in it
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Is someone hit by a car?
21 supporters
Yes
0
No
27
0
junfart
ibara almost runs jun over in obbligato
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Violence
Does someone drown?
28 supporters
Yes
8
No
22
2
drcmatica
Kanata tries to drown himself in Meteor Impact
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Is there blood/gore?
60 supporters
Yes
2
No
23
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ibalove
no actual explicit gore is shown, though it is mentioned that mika makes eroguro art (not shown)
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Yes
1
No
25
Is there gun violence?
34 supporters
Yes
34
No
1
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Nulloid
Ritsu shoots Rei with a gun during the Setsubun Festival. However the bullets are beans and Rei was not actually harmed.
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