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VIVANT Season 2 draws concern over violent scenes
VIVANT’s second season has drawn concern over its violent scenes in Japan.
The show is a TBS Sunday-night drama, and the broadcasting ethics body’s youth committee discussed feedback about the season.
Viewers said the violence could affect children, since the show airs at 9 p.m.
Committee members pointed to gunfire, blood and exaggerated injury makeup, with some saying the new season seemed more extreme than the first.
The debate reflects a clash between broadcast and streaming expectations: Sunday-night television is often made with children in mind, while the commentary argues that shows seeking global streaming success may be expected to depict violence more forcefully.
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A Japanese television industry commentator says viewers and members of Japan’s broadcasting ethics body raised concerns about violent scenes in the second season of TBS drama VIVANT.
The concerns were reported in a summary of a September meeting of the youth committee of the Broadcasting Ethics and Program Improvement Organization (BPO).
The program was not named in the summary, but the article says its content points to VIVANT’s second season.
Viewers reportedly objected to the scenes being shown from 9 p.m., citing possible effects on children.
The commentator says the scenes may be too intense for family-oriented terrestrial television but not forceful enough for global streaming audiences.
- Who
- Viewers and members of the BPO youth committee raised concerns about the drama’s violence.
- What
- Violent scenes in VIVANT’s second season drew criticism, including depictions of gunfire, blood and injuries.
- When
- The concerns appeared in a summary of the BPO youth committee’s September meeting, published in an article on October 19, 2026.
- Where
- The drama is broadcast on TBS in Japan.
- Why
- Viewers cited possible harm to children, while the commentator discussed the tension between terrestrial television standards and global streaming ambitions.
Television viewers and BPO committee members
The television industry commentator
Aspect
Television viewers and BPO committee members
The scenes may be inappropriate for a 9 p.m. broadcast because children could be watching.
The television industry commentator
The scenes may not be violent or realistic enough to appeal to global streaming audiences.
Aspect
Television viewers and BPO committee members
Gunfire, blood and exaggerated injury makeup were said to make the violence look cruel.
The television industry commentator
The commentator says the production faces a dilemma in trying to succeed both on terrestrial television and streaming services.
The BPO youth committee discussed viewer concerns about violence in a second-season drama.
Yahoo!ニュース reported the concerns and said the unnamed drama appeared to be VIVANT’s second season.
- Drama
- VIVANT, second season
- Broadcaster
- TBS
- Broadcast time cited
- 9 p.m.
- BPO meeting summary
- September youth committee meeting
- Reported publication date
- October 19, 2026
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What people are saying
銃撃されて血が飛び散ったり、暴力を受けた側の顔面の特殊メークが誇張されたりしていて、より残酷に見えたと思う
午後9時からの放送であり、社会的な影響を考えてほしい。子どもの成育に悪影響があるだろう
地上波では「過激すぎる」、配信では「物足りない」。