Parents' Guide to

Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir

Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir Poster Image

Common Sense Media Review

Emily Ashby By Emily Ashby , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 7+

Pleasant Paris-set superhero story sweet fun for tweens.

Parents Need to Know

Why Age 7+?

Any Positive Content?

Parent and Kid Reviews

age 9+

Based on 129 parent reviews

age 10+

Watching miraculous with my daughter made me realize a few things I missed when it first came out. For a kids show, it pushes someone's personal boundaries and in some cases normalizes assault. Not only that, but the main character is seen as a stalker who made a shrine for a boy she likes. That's not the representation we want children to see and idolize. Along with that, the logistics of the show don't make sense from a logical point of view.
age 15+

Hmm.

I think it's not that bad, but it has a bit too much romance and implied sexual innuendos to ever be considered a kids show, especially in the movie, which was a total abomination by the way. Also,,, love squares?? How would that ever be in a kids show??

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (129 ):
Kids say (347 ):

Ladybug and Cat Noir make a charming crime-fighting duo, but their relationship easily eclipses the show's action in entertainment value. As with most alterego setups, you have to forgive the characters' naivety about each other's true identities, accepting that merely an eye mask and some cat ears really can render Marinette and Adrien unrecognizable to each other. Once you get past that, it's fun to watch their relationship develop, and it's interesting to note the differences in how it does when they're incognito versus when they're not.

But that's just half of the story. When they're not fighting bad guys in Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, Marinette and Adrien are typical tweens facing typical tween troubles -- keeping up with school, making friends, and dealing with difficult peers such as pretentious, spoiled Chloe (Selah Victor), whose devious actions usually wind up elevating patient, kind Marinette's standing in her classmates' eyes. Overall, the message to kids is that being a bully doesn't pay off, and if you want people to like you, it's best to just be yourself (except when you have to be an anonymous superhero, of course). Not a bad takeaway from an entertaining hero tale.

TV Details

Did we miss something on diversity?

Research shows a connection between kids' healthy self-esteem and positive portrayals in media. That's why we've added a new "Diverse Representations" section to our reviews that will be rolling out on an ongoing basis. You can help us help kids by suggesting a diversity update.

Common Sense Media's unbiased ratings are created by expert reviewers and aren't influenced by the product's creators or by any of our funders, affiliates, or partners.

See how we rate