Implied in No. 6 (Big Sister Observation Diary) in a rather disturbing manner and confirmed in No. 8 (Mentor’s Prescence) of Gayle’s hidden stories. These can be skipped if necessary by unlocking them and not reading them. The player is also forced to fight creatures resembling dogs fairly often.
Implied in chapter 2 of The Sun and the Moon through a brief comment and more or less confirmed in chapter 4 of Priyet’s hidden stories. While it is not explicitly sexual, the incident can come across as sexual assault.
In chapter 2 of Dimos’ hidden stories, a group of rabbits and monkeys are tortured and killed as part of an experiment. In Sun and Moon II, a character is forced to slay a bird, though the scene isn’t visually graphic.
The character Papa makes a few weird comments about Hina, and there’s a Saryu costume that is revealing from the front. There’s nothing fanservicey, however.
In the fourth chapter of Sun/Moon, a character’s eye is forcefully ripped from its socket. However, it is worth noting that the character is an AI rather than biologically human.
In F66x’s hidden stories, there is a complicated situation involving clones where a woman raises a clone of her husband as her son, and he ends up having a child with a clone of herself. A character named Papa also makes a few vague innuendos to Hina, which can come off as creepy and unfortunately can’t be avoided easily. It is recommended to start Sun/Moon with Yuzuki instead of Hina, since Papa will not have as much screentime this way.
For the most part, the only gore other than blood in this game is described through words instead of shown. Nothing too extreme, but still worth keeping in mind, especially for unlocking EX character stories. 063y, F66x, Griff, and Sarafa’s EX character stories in particular are pretty brutal at times, so I’d recommend avoiding them if you’re sensitive to descriptions of gore.
[Sun and Moon chapter II spoilers] A werebeast (formerly human) is still in love with her classmate she knew when she was human, but nothing or sexual happens between the two.
Many times throughout the game, both in the main story and in other side stories. I don’t recommend playing this game if you are sensitive to suicide, attempted or otherwise.
In Chapter 1 of Rion’s Recollection of Dusk story, a character self-harms via cutting. In Griff’s Frozen Heart story, a character self-harms to distract from unwanted thoughts. Several characters abuse alcohol as well or partake in other self-harming actions.
In Sun and Moon chapters I and II as well as Priyet’s hidden stories, a chapter is trapped in a non-consentual relationship. The way this character feels about it heavily resembles the aftermath of sexual assault, even if not explicitly confirmed. Canonically, it never goes beyond kissing. Also worth noting that in No. 10 of Priyet’s hidden stories, implied rape via drugging is mentioned.
Some of the outfits in the game are rather revealing (sometimes in a suggestive way), but the stories in the game itself are safe. Chapter 4 of Priyet’s hidden story is worth mentioning, however, which isn’t technically sexual but the language used reflects descriptions of sexual assault.
Yes, but nothing overly intense, and all of it is either cartoony or only written about. A few of the EX stories describe blood and gore in more graphic detail, however.
[SPOILER!!!!!] A character’s concerns are frequently dismissed by another character, and later ends in betrayal. Also, in Chapter 9 and Lars’ EX story, a character finds out they were abducted as an infant and is denied information about their biological birth parents, if that counts. In Sun and Moon IV, important facts are kept from a character, leading to their own mental demise.
SPOILERS for the ending of Hina's EX story.
Hina suffers from an unnamed "stress induced psychiatric disorder" that comes from the caretaking of her brother in a stressful scenario. The disorder makes her enjoy doing dangerous things, and has her purposefully seek them out. The implication in this reveal is that her actions throughout the story aren't actually selfless or helpful, but brought about by her seeking pleasure. The story also refers to the illness as a "broken secret in a broken world".
Despite the story's implication by making it a twist ending, her actions can still be viewed as helpful because despite it being fueled by her illness, she still helped her squadmates and possibly saved their lives.
Yes, at the end of chapter 1, the end of chapter 2, and at the beginning of chapter 7. Also in Griff’s event story, in the Persona collab event story, and in chapter 4 of Rion’s EX story.
Gayle’s father suffers from PTSD in her EX character story, and Gayle herself is implied to suffer from it as well. There are a few other characters in the game that clearly suffer from trauma. I strongly recommend avoiding Griff’s EX story if you are sensitive to this subject, as Griff’s PTSD is vividly described towards the second half of the story, unlike the main story which doesn’t go too much into detail. Chapters 1-4 of Griff’s hidden stories also go into detail on this. Hina canonically suffers from a stress-related disorder but the exact condition is unnamed.
There is a “burn” effect that can be inflicted on both the player’s characters and the enemies the player fights, and although there is a visual effect that goes along with it, this only drains HP and appears to mildly inconvenience the characters at worst. The actual effect itself will never kill a character, though it can limit HP to 1, making them instantly die from the next attack unless their HP is recovered before then.
No, although in Griff’s EX story, a character becomes emaciated from lack of self care. In chapter 6 of Sun/Moon, a character’s eating habits are decided for them due to their status.
Not necessarily but I voted yes for the reason below. Papa sometimes makes vague comments to Hina that come across as innuendos, which can be very uncomfortable to watch. One of these includes Papa jokingly assuming Hina wants to be his wife in the future (chapter 3 of Sun specifically). This is unavoidable in its entirety, but I recommend starting Sun/Moon with the male student (Yuzuki) to avoid the worst of this.
SPOILERS!!!! The canonically lesbian character lives, although her (unreciprocated) crush dies. However, all of the straight couples in the game face similar tragedy, so this isn’t exclusive to her because of her sexuality.
SPOILERS: In chapter 3, a tyrant king disowns his son and orders for him to be executed. The main character in chapter 5 has left his daughter and pregnant wife behind to climb a mountain in fatal conditions. In chapter 12, a child character’s mother abandons her, leaving her to nearly die. The entire plot of The Sun and the Moon centers around a divorce, where the parents didn’t have any contact over the child they don’t have custody over, which may not technically be considered abandonment but still worth mentioning.
A character turned into a beast is extremely insecure about their appearance in Sun and Moon II, clothing themself in a sheet to hide their true appearance. They frequently stare in the mirror throughout the chapter, and their reflection turns into a shadow.
A dragon-like being is killed in Chapter 11 and becomes a recurring boss in events from that point forward, meaning the player has to kill said boss in order to win the battle. A dragon in a video game is also killed in Levania’s EX character story.
A hallucination of bugs is mentioned in Gayle’s EX Character story. Bugs are often enemies the player has to kill, though they have a shadowy appearance.
(Spoilers for Priyet's hidden story 10)
Only lesbian character becomes obsessed with the object of her affection to the point where she overhears two people talking about making magical version of a drug that incapacitates its victim, and it is heavily implied through censors that the other party is meant to commit non-consensual acts on the unconscious victim. Her response to this is that she could use "magical pharmacology" to make the person she likes fall in love with her and ONLY her.
It is very possible, however, that the character misinterprets what these people are saying because she is overhearing them coming from a pub. One of the people is meant to be a "love coach" (referenced from the title of the story) so she may have snuck there to hear the advice. She specifically says the words are inarticulate and that it's difficult to listen to, which could mean she either doesn't like it, or that she has trouble hearing all of it. She is also very young, so it's possible she only understands the idea of a love potion than the more sinister intentions. The censors in the Japanese version are represented by nonsense/keysmash syllables, but this can also serve either purpose.
Regardless, she seems to have a heavy and unhealthy obsession with her crush, which has been previously implied, just not to this extent.
In 063y's main story, his son's toy is broken. It is referred to/shown in F66x's hidden story, as well.
During the Summer '22 event, a stuffed bear is shown to be scuffed, but this could also be part of the pirate design.
While the army Griff and Lars are in isn't named, nor a specific ideology they represent given, the uniforms they wear could be interpreted to be fascist-coded.
[SPOILERS] In Sun and Moon Chapter II, a character confesses her feelings towards her friend under pressure, but she is not forcibly outed. The other girl does not take this well, however, but for reasons other than sexuality.
A lot of the characters featured have lost one or both of their parents or have died while being parents themselves, namely in chapter 1 (hidden story), chapter 2, chapter 5, chapter 8 (both main story and hidden ones), chapter 9, chapter 12, and The Sun/Moon. Also in 063y’s event story and one of Lars’ hidden stories.
The entire plot of The People and the World revolves around this. Also a plot point in The Sun and the Moon. Record: Cage of Rebirth may also be upsetting for this reason.
Rion, Yuzuki’s mother, and a character in Saryu’s EX story are terminally ill. Rion’s illness in particular is referenced very frequently in every story he’s featured in. There are other minor references to terminal illness throughout the side stories.
In Priyet’s hidden stories, a character is kissed for the very first time without their consent. While not the same as losing virginity, the way the situation is described can remind viewers of that, and it’s a possible interpretation.
A major character suffers from an alcohol addiction in one of Gayle’s hidden stories and in Griff’s EX story, and alcohol is referenced a few times in Lars and Griff’s stories as well as Levania’s EX story. Argo is also heavily implied to be an alcoholic.
Sort of? One of the main characters in the overall story resembles one by design (and the design is rather cute), though it is unclear as to whether or not she’s a ghost or some other being.
Yuzuki breaks the fourth wall in The Sun and the Moon in a brief comment, though the intention is humorous. There are also a few brief moments in the main story where the player is directly addressed.
Both Marie and Yurie are worshipped at some point by the general public. A higher being is also discussed in Chapter 12. The subjugation gods are also described as being god-like figures worthy of worship by some people.
A character sacrifices themself in the second to last chapter in the game, and the game itself ends with a character sacrificing themselves. It’s not quite a bad sacrifice, however, as in the traditional sense.
Yes, the character of focus in the first chapter suffers from one and later dies from it. This character reappears in chapter 3 and in many of the hidden stories, which goes into detail about how his illness has affected his life and the ableism he faces from family. Another recurring character who is chronically ill is featured in The Sun/Moon.
In The Sun/Moon, a character sells drugs as a means of survival. Two characters are also almost drugged without their knowledge in Record: City of Discontent. In both of these instances, there are characters who are either implied or confirmed to be under the influence of some type of drug.
In chapter 2, Gayle and her sister are kidnapped by an enemy kingdom and experimented on. A series of infant abductions are also discussed in chapter 9.
The featured characters in chapters 1, 3, and 12 all become homeless at some point in their stories. The story character in Sun and Moon V is also homeless.
[SPOILERS] In chapter 2, a woman is kidnapped, imprisoned, and experimented on. The story characters in chapters 7 and 8 are held captive as prisoners and forced to fight a dangerous enemy, which is prevalent in all of their in-game stories. In Sun and Moon II, a prison environment is featured briefly, and your party comments about it. Aside from this, there are references to incarceration in many stories throughout the game, both in the main story and in side stories.
Yes, in the fifth and sixth chapters of Sun/Moon as well as Hina’s EX story. Dimos in his Summer character story accidentally walks along the ocean floor and is unharmed, but this is more of a comedic thing.
Yes, in chapter 7 as well as the Persona 5 collab crossover quest. A character dies after a fall in chapter 5 but it’s likely this was due to hypothermia instead of the fall itself. [SPOILER] In chapter 1 of The People and the World, a character falls and it is currently unclear whether or not he survives.
This game heavily features small side stories, *many* of which have sad or outright depressing endings. Despite this, the ending to the overall game is not sad, having at most a couple of bittersweet notes.