Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
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What this film brings
Content barometer
Violence
2/5
Moderate
Fear
2/5
A few scenes
Sexuality
0/5
None
Language
1/5
Mild
Narrative complexity
1/5
Accessible
Adult themes
0/5
None
Expert review
This animated series follows a thirteen year old heroine through a bright and imaginative post-apocalyptic world, with an adventurous and funny tone even though the story is built around danger and survival. Sensitive material mainly includes giant creature attacks, chase scenes, stylized combat, family separation, mind control, and several plot revelations involving abandonment, scientific experimentation, and body transformation. The visual intensity is moderate, with no gore and no sexual content, but the tension is fairly frequent and some scenes may unsettle younger children because of threatening villains, massive animal mutations, and a few emotionally heavier ideas. Overall, the show stays warm and hopeful, with strong themes of friendship, empathy, and peaceful coexistence. For a child as young as 4, the world and plot are likely too complex and occasionally scary, while children around 7 or 8 who already enjoy action cartoons will usually do better with an adult nearby to help process the frightening moments and family themes.
Synopsis
A sheltered girl gets a crash course in survival when a mutant attack sends her to the surface, far from the safety of her underground home.
Difficult scenes
Very early on, Kipo's burrow is attacked by a giant mutant monkey, leading to a chaotic escape and a sudden separation from her father. The scene is not graphic, but it can worry young children because it combines loud danger, destruction, urgency, and the fear of losing a parent. Wolf's backstory involves an adoptive wolf family that first took her in and then turned against her. These moments give the character a harder emotional edge and may affect children who are especially sensitive to stories about abandonment, betrayal, or mistreatment. Scarlemagne is a genuinely threatening villain because he uses pheromones to control human minds and force obedience. Even in a cartoon style, the idea of losing free will and being manipulated can feel unsettling for younger viewers, especially when several characters are put at risk. The story also includes revelations about experiments performed before Kipo's birth and about her physical transformations into a giant creature. There are no graphic medical details, but themes of mutation, identity, and losing control may be unsettling for children who do best with simple and reassuring stories.
Where to watch
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About this title
- Format
- TV series
- Year
- 2020
- Runtime
- 24m
- Countries
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
- Directed by
- Bill Wolkoff, Radford Sechrist
- Main cast
- Karen Fukuhara, Sydney Mikayla, Coy Stewart, Deon Cole, Dee Bradley Baker, Grey DeLisle, Amy Landecker, Dan Stevens, Sterling K. Brown, Jake Green
- Studios
- DreamWorks Animation Television
Content barometer
Violence
2/5
Moderate
Fear
2/5
A few scenes
Sexuality
0/5
None
Language
1/5
Mild
Narrative complexity
1/5
Accessible
Adult themes
0/5
None
Expert review
This animated series follows a thirteen year old heroine through a bright and imaginative post-apocalyptic world, with an adventurous and funny tone even though the story is built around danger and survival. Sensitive material mainly includes giant creature attacks, chase scenes, stylized combat, family separation, mind control, and several plot revelations involving abandonment, scientific experimentation, and body transformation. The visual intensity is moderate, with no gore and no sexual content, but the tension is fairly frequent and some scenes may unsettle younger children because of threatening villains, massive animal mutations, and a few emotionally heavier ideas. Overall, the show stays warm and hopeful, with strong themes of friendship, empathy, and peaceful coexistence. For a child as young as 4, the world and plot are likely too complex and occasionally scary, while children around 7 or 8 who already enjoy action cartoons will usually do better with an adult nearby to help process the frightening moments and family themes.
Synopsis
A sheltered girl gets a crash course in survival when a mutant attack sends her to the surface, far from the safety of her underground home.
Difficult scenes
Very early on, Kipo's burrow is attacked by a giant mutant monkey, leading to a chaotic escape and a sudden separation from her father. The scene is not graphic, but it can worry young children because it combines loud danger, destruction, urgency, and the fear of losing a parent. Wolf's backstory involves an adoptive wolf family that first took her in and then turned against her. These moments give the character a harder emotional edge and may affect children who are especially sensitive to stories about abandonment, betrayal, or mistreatment. Scarlemagne is a genuinely threatening villain because he uses pheromones to control human minds and force obedience. Even in a cartoon style, the idea of losing free will and being manipulated can feel unsettling for younger viewers, especially when several characters are put at risk. The story also includes revelations about experiments performed before Kipo's birth and about her physical transformations into a giant creature. There are no graphic medical details, but themes of mutation, identity, and losing control may be unsettling for children who do best with simple and reassuring stories.