Most anime is unrated in its US release. However, most companies put age suggestions on the packaging. For instance, .hack//Legend of the Twilight has a suggested 13 up logo. Crying Freemen says suggested 17+, Legend of the Dog warriors says 14 in a circle, etc. Different distributors use different logos, but they all are the same basic idea. Is it appropriate to put this info in rating details?

Ideally, we would have a custom rating system for this sort of thing, but this seems the next best option.

Although I see the logic, I've got to agree with Addicted.

I know what the rules say, but I don't think your inference is that clear. "Suggested 13 up" does seem to be the rating detail that in shown in the case of .hack. It is clearly rating information.

Quoting Ace_of_Sevens:

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I know what the rules say, but I don't think your inference is that clear. "Suggested 13 up" does seem to be the rating detail that in shown in the case of .hack. It is clearly rating information.

Actually you bring up a good point. I don't see in the rules where it says it has to be an MPAA rating.

I'm probably missing it though, so could someone point out where it says it has to be an MPAA rating?

Quoting Danae Cassandra:

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Or are we just using NR and then placing the distributor applied rating in the details field?  But if there are details, then why is it rated NR?

Because they didn't supply a rating under a system we track, but did give us rating information of a sort. This is what I'm proposing.

I can see the point Ace is trying to make since there are some who need these details in order to block certain DVDs. Does the rating details affect this ability or only the rating classification?

I re-read the rules and do not see anything related to MPAA ratings. One final question - are only US films rated by the MPAA?

Quoting Kathy:

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I can see the point Ace is trying to make since there are some who need these details in order to block certain DVDs. Does the rating details affect this ability or only the rating classification?

I re-read the rules and do not see anything related to MPAA ratings. One final question - are only US films rated by the MPAA?

Yes, not only US Films, any film in the US has to be rated by MPAA, even foreign films, just like US Films overseas have to go through the appropriate rating process.

If you read the entire Rule on ratings it is very clear that we are not looking for Distributor Ratings, this as I explained could become a nightmare. I suggest that IF Ace wants to do this he do it locally. I for one have ZERO interest in Distributor Rating, because whatever standard is applied is applied by THEM and is NOT Universal. MPAA relative to the US is Universal, to go after Distributor ratings would then make the system completely unworkable. Then we would have users, probably Ace, start talking about this new rating by this other distributor which we haven't added, kind of like the problem we have have with Languages. We have hypothetically one, for example, Greek user, but he doesn't want to check OTHER. If Ken wants to accomodate this, that his call but it will not be pretty and it will make the database worse because of complexity and sudden inability to craft a simple Rule. But Ace would suddenly be able to get his name up in lights on lots of Profiles because HE wants it. And, Ace, I really DO think this less about data and more about you getting your name attached to a Profile, that is the only conclusion I can come to based on some of the data that you do Contribute, you want your name there and you want the Online to meet YOUR personal preferences, and to that I alwas will say keep it local