Content Advisory
Welcome! Whether you’ve stumbled onto this show on accident, you're a returning fan, or you’re an appreciator of top-notch audio erotica, we hope you give this advisory a thorough going-over so you know whether or not Yuki: Space Assassin is going to be up your alley or not.
As is probably obvious by now, Yuki: Space Assassin contains scenes and themes that are not suitable for all audiences. It is unabashedly 18+, and does contain some material that will disturb certain listeners.
For example:
Strong Language
Pervasive. Some of the s-word, one or two uses of the c-word, lots of the f-word, all the greatest hits.
Violence
The action scenes in Yuki range from Star Wars type action (laser guns, dogfights in space, *pew pew*), to the more over the top and bloody (think grindhouse film). Normally committed against nameless alien criminals and guards who pretty much have it coming. But this includes the sounds of them getting shot, stabbed, blown up, or electrocuted, followed by pained noises which range from groans to full-on warbling screams.
For the most part, no innocent people are harmed. However, Episode 4 features a shooting in a restaurant with loud operatic music behind it, mob movie style, and some human screams are mixed into the ambience.
In Episode 2, an Alien Pirate gets his balls whacked with a weightlifting rod. The sound is gnarly. That was less a warning and more a plea for you to appreciate the sound design.
Sexual Content
Characters will just have sex every now and then, most averaging thirty seconds to three minutes. That’s less than you would think I know. Structure-wise it’s a little less like Porn, and more like a Musical, except instead of singing, they bone. And just like in a good musical, there is a logical, character or plot-driven lead-in to it.
Sexual Assault
The elephant in the room.
Yes, there are many scenes in Yuki: Space Assassin that blur the lines of consent, and at least two episodes with outright non-consent. Though it is nowhere near the cognitive dissonance you will get with hentai or fantasy porn, which are either poorly acted or so over the top you’re not meant to take it seriously. The performances in Yuki are tempered with some realism, which listeners may find distressing.
Episode 1 features a rape scene half-way through, though it never reaches that level of intensity and distress ever again.
Episode 2 features the sci-fi equivalent of a home invasion. Though unlike Episode 1, the assault is treated as more of a degrading inconvenience to the protagonist.
Dubious consent is more frequently featured. For instance, slave girls are common in this universe, and while they show enthusiasm and arousal, they are, by definition, unwilling.
That said, in the fictional universe of Yuki: Space Assassin, many characters who are assaulted find it arousing, moaning while protesting and mentioning conflicted arousal in voiceover. This is not to excuse ourselves diegetically, or imply that all victims secretly enjoy rape. Our characters, for the sake of fantasy, follow a similar mentality as our listeners who enjoy these kinks and fantasize about these situations, imposed onto a character who they can relate to.