The Rising of the Shield Hero

injury detail, suicide
Director(s)
Production year2019
Release date30/06/2024
Genre(s)Adventure, Action, Anime, Fantasy
Approx. running minutes24m
CastKaito Ishikawa, Asami Seto, Rina Hidaka, Maaya Uchida, Makoto Takahashi, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Yoshitaka Yamaya, Sarah Emi Bridcutt, Yutaka Nakano, Kikuko Inoue, Takao Abo, Kouji Furukuwa, Shinpei Wada, Aneko Yusagi, Kevin Penkin, Yukiyo Kajiwara, Hitomi Sudô

The Rising of the Shield Hero

injury detail, suicide
A gamer is magically summoned into a parallel universe, where he is chosen as one of four heroes destined to save the wo ...
A gamer is magically summoned into a parallel universe, where he is chosen as one of four heroes destined to save the world from its prophesied doom.
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Some shots emphasize the characters' physical traits. Scenes feature mild fantasy violence including punches, kicks, sword fights, and energy blasts but there is no sight of blood. The story features an underground slave market however the depiction is unrealistic and framed within the fantastical world of the story.
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Enemies fight in battles, using medieval weaponry and casting magic spells which generate electricity and blasts of energy.
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There is use of mild bad language ('bastard', 'bullshit', 'ass') as well as milder terms such as 'hell' and 'damn'.
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There is sight of female characters dressed in revealing outfits.
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A man is fleetingly seen with blood on his clothes.
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This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
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People are briefly surrounded by attackers wielding swords. Alcohol is depicted.
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Some camera angles emphasize the characters' physical traits.
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In some shots there is brief sight of blood.
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Scenes feature mild fantasy violence including punches, kicks, sword fights and energy blasts but the fighting is not bloody. Slavery is commonplace in the fantasy world of the story. There is also very mild bad language ('damn', 'hell').
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There is frequent use of the terms 'bitch' and 'whore'. Other language is milder and includes uses of 'bastard', 'shit', 'screw', 'damn' and 'hell'.
sex
A woman unzips her top in order to 'show off' her breasts to a male companion; her cleavage is shown in close-up, before she places a man's hand on her chest.
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There are stylised images of people lying in pools of blood or of blood spurting from characters, including fantastical creatures.
sexual violence and sexual threat
In an attempt to get a male enemy in trouble a female villain says "It's proof that he forced himself on me...he told me he'll kill my father if I resisted"
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There are brief scenes of mild fantasy violence and threat in which men fight with magic wielding swords.
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In the opening credits, a man vomits blood and a person is seen lying on the floor clutching their injured stomach.
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There are prolonged scenes of mild fantasy violence. A brief sex reference occurs when a man says that a group of people "...really do love their harems". Mild bad language includes a use of 'asshole'.
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There are bloody stabbings throughout. In one sequence, a man is beheaded with sight of blood spray. Injured characters are shown lying in pools of blood.
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There are scenes of moderate threat when characters threaten to kill each other and engage in violence. There is a brief close-up shot of a woman's cleavage. Mild bad language includes uses of the terms 'shit', 'damn' and 'hell'.
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The opening credit sequence includes sight of a character clutching their injured stomach and another vomiting copious amounts of blood.
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Characters punch one another during combat training.
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There are intense scenes of fantastical violence in which characters fight a dragon using their magical powers.
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A character is attacked by a dragon and their human form is shown entangled inside its stomach.
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The opening credit sequence includes sight of a character clutching their injured stomach and another vomiting copious amounts of blood.
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There is infrequent use of very mild bad language ('hell').
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Scenes feature moderate fantasy violence including punches, kicks, sword fights, energy blasts, explosions. In some shots there is brief sight of blood.
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Some camera angles emphasize the characters' physical traits. In one comic scene a person talks about feeling drunk. There is also very mild bad language ('damn').
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Scenes feature moderate fantasy violence including punches, kicks, sword fights, archery, and energy blasts; in one battle scene a person is injured and there is a blood spurt, however this moment is not gory.
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Some camera angles emphasize the characters' physical traits. Slavery is commonplace in the fantasy world of the story. There is also very mild bad language ('hell').
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There are moderate bloody images.
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Mild bad language includes use of 'shit', 'screw' and milder terms such as 'damn', 'hell', and 'butt'. There are also mild sexualised images of scantily clad women, fantastical fight sequences with use of swords, bows and arrows and energy blasts, as well as references to child slavery.
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Armed villains attack villages and kidnap children. There are also swords fights, explosions, use of energy blasts and mild sexualised images of scantily clad women.
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Classified date29/06/2024
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There are moderate bloody images.
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Armed villains attack villages and kidnap children. There are also swords fights, explosions, use of energy blasts and mild sexualised images of scantily clad women.
moderate bloody images
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06/01/2025
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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
There are moderate bloody images.
additional issues
Mild bad language includes use of 'shit', 'screw' and milder terms such as 'damn', 'hell', and 'butt'. There are also mild sexualised images of scantily clad women, fantastical fight sequences with use of swords, bows and arrows and energy blasts, as well as references to child slavery.
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06/01/2025
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Scenes feature moderate fantasy violence including punches, kicks, sword fights, archery, and energy blasts; in one battle scene a person is injured and there is a blood spurt, however this moment is not gory.
additional issues
Some camera angles emphasize the characters' physical traits. Slavery is commonplace in the fantasy world of the story. There is also very mild bad language ('hell').
moderate violence
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06/01/2025
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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Scenes feature moderate fantasy violence including punches, kicks, sword fights, energy blasts, explosions. In some shots there is brief sight of blood.
additional issues
Some camera angles emphasize the characters' physical traits. In one comic scene a person talks about feeling drunk. There is also very mild bad language ('damn').
moderate injury detail
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06/01/2025
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injury detail
The opening credit sequence includes sight of a character clutching their injured stomach and another vomiting copious amounts of blood.
additional issues
Characters punch one another during combat training.
moderate injury detail
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06/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
In the opening credits, a man vomits blood and a person is seen lying on the floor clutching their injured stomach.
additional issues
There are prolonged scenes of mild fantasy violence. A brief sex reference occurs when a man says that a group of people "...really do love their harems". Mild bad language includes a use of 'asshole'.
moderate bad language, bloody images, sex references, brief rape references
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06/01/2025
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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is frequent use of the terms 'bitch' and 'whore'. Other language is milder and includes uses of 'bastard', 'shit', 'screw', 'damn' and 'hell'.
sex
A woman unzips her top in order to 'show off' her breasts to a male companion; her cleavage is shown in close-up, before she places a man's hand on her chest.
injury detail
There are stylised images of people lying in pools of blood or of blood spurting from characters, including fantastical creatures.
sexual violence and sexual threat
In an attempt to get a male enemy in trouble a female villain says "It's proof that he forced himself on me...he told me he'll kill my father if I resisted"
additional issues
There are brief scenes of mild fantasy violence and threat in which men fight with magic wielding swords.
moderate sex references, bloody images
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06/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
Some camera angles emphasize the characters' physical traits.
injury detail
In some shots there is brief sight of blood.
additional issues
Scenes feature mild fantasy violence including punches, kicks, sword fights and energy blasts but the fighting is not bloody. Slavery is commonplace in the fantasy world of the story. There is also very mild bad language ('damn', 'hell').
mild fantasy violence, language, sex references, injury detail
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06/01/2025
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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Enemies fight in battles, using medieval weaponry and casting magic spells which generate electricity and blasts of energy.
language
There is use of mild bad language ('bastard', 'bullshit', 'ass') as well as milder terms such as 'hell' and 'damn'.
sex
There is sight of female characters dressed in revealing outfits.
injury detail
A man is fleetingly seen with blood on his clothes.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
People are briefly surrounded by attackers wielding swords. Alcohol is depicted.
moderate bad language
Classified Date:
06/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is moderate bad language ('bitch') as well as milder terms such as 'shit', 'damn', and 'hell'.
additional issues
Some shots emphasize the characters' physical traits. Scenes feature mild fantasy violence including punches, kicks, sword fights, and energy blasts but there is no sight of blood. The story features an underground slave market however the depiction is unrealistic and framed within the fantastical world of the story.
moderate violence, bloody images, threat
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06/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are intense scenes of fantastical violence in which characters fight a dragon using their magical powers.
threat and horror
A character is attacked by a dragon and their human form is shown entangled inside its stomach.
injury detail
The opening credit sequence includes sight of a character clutching their injured stomach and another vomiting copious amounts of blood.
additional issues
There is infrequent use of very mild bad language ('hell').
strong violence
Classified Date:
06/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are bloody stabbings throughout. In one sequence, a man is beheaded with sight of blood spray. Injured characters are shown lying in pools of blood.
additional issues
There are scenes of moderate threat when characters threaten to kill each other and engage in violence. There is a brief close-up shot of a woman's cleavage. Mild bad language includes uses of the terms 'shit', 'damn' and 'hell'.
Director(s)
Production year2019
Release date30/06/2024
Genre(s)Adventure, Action, Anime, Fantasy
Approx. running minutes24m
CastKaito Ishikawa, Asami Seto, Rina Hidaka, Maaya Uchida, Makoto Takahashi, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Yoshitaka Yamaya, Sarah Emi Bridcutt, Yutaka Nakano, Kikuko Inoue, Takao Abo, Kouji Furukuwa, Shinpei Wada, Aneko Yusagi, Kevin Penkin, Yukiyo Kajiwara, Hitomi Sudô
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06/01/2025
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Distributor:
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Classified date29/06/2024
Languageja