What age is Shimajiro for?

In WayTube's assessment, Shimajiro's highest average Age Fit Score is for ages 2–4, at 86.9 out of 100, across 627 videos from its 3 channels on YouTube in English and Japanese, each evaluated individually for topic fit, language and learning value. At age 4, 604 of 627 videos evaluated score 80 or more (96%). Last scored 2 November 2026.

This is WayTube's independent guidance, not an official age rating or a safety guarantee. WayTube is not affiliated with Shimajiro, its rights holders or YouTube.

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Age Fit Score by age, across every channel

Every video is evaluated against each age separately. These are Shimajiro's averages across all 3 of its channels below, weighted by how many videos each one contributed, with how many of those videos reach 80 at each exact age.

Age band	Average score	Videos evaluated	Scoring 80+
Ages 2–4	86.9 Excellent fit	627	68–96% by exact age
Ages 5–7	78.5 Good fit	627	11–89% by exact age
Ages 8–10	50.4 Moderate fit	627	0–2% by exact age
Ages 11–13	32.3 Low fit	627	0% by exact age

Videos scoring 80 or more, by exact age

Age	Videos evaluated	Scoring 80+	Share
2	627	429	68%
3	627	575	92%
4	627	604	96%
5	627	555	89%
6	627	360	57%
7	627	70	11%
8	627	12	2%
9	627	4	1%
10	627	0	0%
11	627	0	0%
12 and older	627	0	0%

An average describes how well these videos fit an age group overall; it does not decide whether any one video can play. In WayTube that is decided video by video, at your child's exact age. Reaching 80 is a score fact, not a promise a video will be available: language, blocked channels and other profile settings also apply. 80 is WayTube's default threshold, and paid plans can set a different one for each child. WayTube scores ages 2 to 12, and ages 11–13 uses the scores for ages 11 and 12. For children aged 13 or older, the app uses the scores calculated for age 12; there is no separate assessment for teenagers.

Shimajiro's averages run from 86.9 for ages 2–4 down to 32.3 for ages 11–13. From age 2 to 6, at least half of the evaluated videos score 80 or more, peaking at 96% at age 4. At age 12 and older, none do. Its scored videos are mostly educational, music and entertainment.

Let WayTube check each video for your child

In the WayTube app you set your child's age, and each Shimajiro video's own score at that age is checked against your threshold before it can play, together with your language and channel settings. So the show is available video by video, not all or nothing.

Every Shimajiro channel we have scored

For a 4 year old, Shimajiro Channel (97%) has the largest share of videos scoring 80 or more, followed by Shimajiro - Songs for Toddlers (95%) and Shimajiro - Topic (91%). Percentages are each channel's evaluated videos scoring 80 or more at that age.

Each linked channel has its own page, with its evaluated sample and its highest-scoring videos.

Channel	Language	2–4	5–7	8–10	11–13	Videos
Shimajiro Channel	English, Japanese	86.6	79.2	51.1	32.8	534
Shimajiro - Songs for Toddlers	English	88.7	74.6	46.5	29.5	82
Shimajiro - Topic	English, Japanese	87.3	72.7	45.9	28.6	11

Channel figures are averages for each age group.

How individual videos vary

Within ages 2–4 alone, the share of videos scoring 80 or more runs from 96% at age 4 to 68% at age 2. Even at age 4, where the share is highest, 23 of 627 videos evaluated score below 80. So an average says how well these videos fit an age group overall, not whether a particular video can play: that is decided video by video, at your child's exact age.

Highest-scoring Shimajiro videos for ages 2–4

Scored individually, for this age band, from every channel above. Open any of them to see the full breakdown.

What this assessment can and cannot tell you

These figures come from 627 videos across 3 channels that WayTube has evaluated — not necessarily everything they have published. Shorts, videos not marked as made for kids, and videos withheld after a thumbnail check are left out. Each video is evaluated with AI assistance from its title, description, tags and thumbnail; WayTube does not watch the video or listen to its audio. The scores can show how well a video's subject and level fit an age. They cannot confirm what happens in every scene, and they are not an official age classification.

How to use this as a parent

Start with your child's age in the exact-age table, then compare the channels: the same show can fit an age differently on different channels. Open a few of the videos listed above to see why each one scored as it did, and watch some yourself. In WayTube the decision is made video by video, so you do not have to allow or rule out the whole show — though you can block a channel or a character, or allow a single video, from parental controls.

Questions parents ask

Is Shimajiro safe for a 4 year old?

No score can establish that a show or channel is safe. What WayTube's scores measure is age fit, from each video's title, description, tags and thumbnail — not a review of every scene. For a 4 year old, 604 of the 627 videos from Shimajiro that WayTube evaluated score 80 or more (96%); the rest score lower. Watching a few videos yourself, or with your child, is the best check.

What age is Shimajiro for?

Which Shimajiro channel scores highest for a 4 year old?

Can my child pick Shimajiro in WayTube?

WayTube has a character row where a child can pick a show and see videos from its channels. Whether Shimajiro appears there depends on your child's language and age and on how many of its videos qualify, and the videos shown still have to meet the settings on your child's profile. Parents can favourite a character or block it from parental controls.

See which Shimajiro videos fit your child

WayTube is free to start. Set your child's age once, and each video is checked against it before it can play.

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