The Future Diary
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The Future Diary
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The parents' guide to what's in this TV show.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that The Future Diary is a supernatural horror themed anime series based on the manga series The Future Diary created by Sakae Esuno. The series is centered around Yukiteru Amano a young teenage boy who discovers his phone can predict the future. However, he soon discovers that 11 others have the same ability, and only one of them can survive. Violence and gore are prevalent throughout the series. Characters hunt down and kill each other and innocent bystanders to survive the death game. Multiple murders are depicted with a variety of weapons (knives, axes, guns, bombs). Lots of sex and nudity throughout. Many scenes of nude women with their breasts and backsides exposed. Underage teen characters are shown having sex. One disturbing scene depicts a girl getting raped. Language includes "stupid," "idiot," "damn" "bastard," "bitch," "ass." The negative effects of severe trauma is a major theme of the mature series, which overall isn't suitable for young audiences.
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Disturbing and wrong things happening between 14 year olds!
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What's the Story?
THE FUTURE DIARY is a supernatural horror anime series about Yukiteru Amano (voiced by in the English dubbed version by Josh Grelle), a teen boy who discovers his cell phone can predict the future. However, 11 others also have the same ability and are forced to fight against each other by a deity named Deus. The winner will take Deus's place as the god of time, while the losers will be killed.
Is It Any Good?
This violent anime series has a confusing plot and ridiculously insane characters, but its supernatural elements can be morbidly interesting. The Future Diary is a dark series that has some intriguing elements but is ultimately dragged down by a convoluted narrative and unbelievable characters. The story follows a standard battle royale structure with characters pitted against each other fighting to be the last person standing. The twist is that each character is privy to future knowledge thanks to their phones known as "future diaries." This is the most interesting element of the show and could have been used to create a more clever story; unfortunately, these future diaries often just feel like plot devices used simply to get characters from point A to point B. Characters seem to be able to find each other or know important information about the other diary holders without any logical reason for how or why they have said info. Characters are also unpredictable and contradictory at times, committing actions that seem to inexplicably fly in the face of their previous beliefs. Overall, The Future Diary is still somewhat interesting to watch thanks to its supernatural elements, but viewers will have to turn a blind eye to the messy plot and contradictory characters.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the graphic violence in this anime. How intense is it? How do depictions of animated violence compare to depictions of live action violence?
Families can also talk about sex and how it's portrayed in this series. Parents can talk to their teens about their values and how to guide their teens to learning about healthy relationships and boundaries.
TV Details
- Premiere date: May 11, 2017
- Cast: Josh Grelle, Brina Palencia, Emily Neves
- Network: Hulu
- Genre: Drama
- Topics: Magic and Fantasy
- TV rating: TV-MA
- Last updated: December 13, 2022
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