The Rising of the Shield Hero

injury detail, suicide

Production year2018

Genre(s)Fantasy, Action, Animation

Approx. running minutes333m

CastKaito Ishikawa (voice), Asami Seto (voice), Billy Kametz (voice), Erica Mendez (voice), Robbie Friedman (voice)

The Rising of the Shield Hero

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sex references, language, threat, violence

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29/06/2024

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27/05/2020

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Manga Entertainment Ltd

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Season 1 Episodes 1-13

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29/06/2024

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29/06/2024

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29/06/2024

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moderate bloody violence, threat, language

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11/07/2023

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THE RISING OF THE SHIELD HERO is a Japanese anime series; in this episode monsters interrupt Naofumi's preparations for the next Wave, and the Queen summons four Cardinal Heroes.

violence

There are fight scenes with occasional bloody aftermath which include use of swords and energy blasts.

threat and horror

Characters are chased by giant monsters and flying bats.

language

There is use of moderate language ('bitch') and milder terms ('crap', 'jerk').

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There are infrequent mild sex references.

moderate violence

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11/07/2023

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THE RISING OF THE SHIELD HERO is a Japanese anime series; in this episode Military leaders hold a meeting, however, a mysterious woman interrupts their planning.

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There are moments of sword violence with occasional bloody aftermath.

additional issues

Mild threat includes characters discussing threats approaching their cities, and a large foot crushing houses in a town. A woman encourages a female character to pursue her crush and make a move romantically. There is use of mild bad language ('crap') and milder terms ('hell').

strong bloody violence

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11/07/2023

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THE RISING OF THE SHIELD HERO is a Japanese anime series; in this episode, the leaders of all nations' militaries unite to combat the giant tortoise threatening their lands.

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There are moments of sword and spear violence with occasional bloody aftermath, and a scene in which the head of a giant tortoise is severed with energy blasts, resulting in blood raining down on those below.

mild fantasy violence, threat

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11/07/2023

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THE RISING OF THE SHADOW HERO is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Naofumi and his group search for the Spirit Tortoise's weak spot.

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There are brief fantastical battle scenes with spears, axes and mild sight of blood. A man and woman are shoved to the ground in their own home.

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A young girl is snatched from her family home by three men. Characters must escape a crumbling temple.

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There is very mild rude humour around the Spirt Tortoise's excrement.

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11/07/2023

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THE RISING OF THE SHIELD HERO is a Japanese anime series; in this episode characters journey into the body of a giant tortoise to destroy it’s heart.

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There are strong bloody images as the heart of a giant tortoise is severed. There are fight scenes with occasional bloody aftermath which include use of swords and energy blasts.

moderate bloody images

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11/07/2023

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THE RISING OF THE SHIELD HERO is a Japanese anime series; in this episode a mastermind emerges, leaving Naofumi with a difficult choice.

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A man's head is stepped on by a villain, resulting in bloody aftermath.

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There are scenes of mild fantasy violence which include use of swords and energy blasts, confrontations with villains, and use of mild bad language ('bastard', 'crap') and milder terms ('jerk', 'damn', 'hell').

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11/07/2023

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THE RISING OF THE SHIELD HERO is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Naofumi wakes up with his companions in an unfamiliar prison and finds their levels waning.

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A monstrous creature is ripped to shreds by razored wire, resulting in large splashes of blood falling to the ground and covering characters. A clawed monster slashes at a man's shoulders, drawing blood. A small fluffy creature is chopped bloodlessly in half by a sword. There are brief scenes of sword and spear battles.

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A young woman talks about a time when she considered taking her own life. There is very mild bad language ('screw').

moderate violence, language

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11/07/2023

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THE RISING OF THE SHIELD HERO is a Japanese anime series; in this episode a moment of rest for Naofumi and his friends is interrupted by a new threat.

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There are fight scenes, with occasional bloody aftermath, which include use of swords and energy blasts.

language

There is use of moderate language ('prick') and milder terms ('shit', 'pissed', 'ass', 'bastard', 'jerk', ‘hell’, 'damn').

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A villain threatens to kill people, and characters are chased by armed soldiers.

moderate violence

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11/07/2023

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THE RISING OF THE SHIELD HERO is a Japanese anime series; in this episode Naofumi searches for his missing friends, and Filo is held captive by villains.

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There are fight scenes, with occasional bloody aftermath, which include use of swords and energy blasts. A young woman in chains is whipped in front of an audience for being disobedient.

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Characters are restrained and locked in cells, a man screams as a number of ghosts make loud noises behind him, and there is use of mild bad language ('shit', 'hell', 'God', 'damn').

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11/07/2023

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THE RISING OF THE SHIELD HERO is a Japanese anime series; in this episode, characters hatch a plan to break out of prison and reunite with their friends.

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There are fight scenes with bloody aftermath which include use of swords and energy blasts.

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11/07/2023

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THE RISING OF THE SHIELD HERO is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Kyo proceeds with his sinister plot while Naofumi and his group reunite with Raphtalia.

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A character is bloodily dismembered by a magic spell. There are fantastical sword fights involving magic and brief spear and axe fighting.

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There is mild bad language ('shit', 'ass', 'bastard') and milder terms which include 'screw', 'butt', 'hell' and 'damn'. A character is briefly restrained by tentacles but is quickly freed. There is sword threat.

moderate bad language, bullying

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11/07/2023

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THE RISING OF THE SHIELD HERO is a Japanese anime series; in this episode, Naofumi must stop Kyo's nefarious plans.

language

There is use of moderate language ('bitch', 'slut', 'whore') and milder terms ('crap', 'ass', 'shit', 'crap', 'bastard 'moron', 'hell', 'screw').

theme

A man receives death threats and is bullied online.

additional issues

There are scenes of mild fantasy violence in which characters battle one another using swords and energy blasts, and villain threatens to destroy people.

moderate sex references, suicide references

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11/07/2023

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THE RISING OF THE SHIELD HERO is a Japanese anime series; in this episode Filo loses her ability to fly, the girls go shopping, and there are flashbacks to Kizuna's island ordeal.

sex

There are sexualised close ups of cleavage and women in bikinis. Characters discuss sex in an undetailed manner.

suicide and self-harm

A woman on a desert island contemplates suicide, but ultimately decides against it.

strong bloody images, sexualised violence, sexual violence references

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30/06/2020

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Season 2 Episodes 14-25

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moderate bad language

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06/01/2025

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THE RISING OF THE SHIELD HERO is an animated Japanese fantasy series; in this episode, Naofumi and his friends enter a realm ruled by money.

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.

mild fantasy violence, language, sex references, injury detail

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06/01/2025

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THE RISING OF THE SHIELD HERO is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, the team faces Nadia in the ring.

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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.

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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 sex references, bloody images

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06/01/2025

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THE RISING OF THE SHIELD HERO is an animated Japanese fantasy series; in this episode, Naofumi meets two young siblings.

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').

moderate bad language, bloody images, sex references, brief rape references

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06/01/2025

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Crunchyroll Limited

THE RISING OF THE SHIELD HERO is a Japanese anime series; in this episode, Noafumi is asked by the Queen to seek out Motoyasu despite the appearance of the 'The Mysterious Girl'.

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 injury detail

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06/01/2025

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Crunchyroll Limited

THE RISING OF THE SHIELD HERO is a Japanese anime series; in this episode, S'yne saves Naofumi and his party from being attacked by a pair or mysterious travellers.

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'.

strong violence

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06/01/2025

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Crunchyroll Limited

THE RISING OF THE SHIELD HERO is a Japanese anime series; in this episode, Ren struggles to cope in the aftermath of a failed attack on the Spirit Tortoise.

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'.

moderate injury detail

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06/01/2025

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Crunchyroll Limited

THE RISING OF A SHIELD HERO is Japanese anime series; in this episode, Keel and the other demi-human children learn to harness their powers whilst looking after a baby dragon called Gaelion.

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 violence, bloody images, threat

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06/01/2025

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Crunchyroll Limited

THE RISING OF A SHIELD HERO is Japanese anime series; in this episode, Naofumi and his party of demi-children attempt to rescue Gaelion, who has turned evil following his accidental consumption of the Emperor Dragon's Core.

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').

moderate violence

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06/01/2025

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Crunchyroll Limited

THE RISING OF THE SHIELD HERO is an animated Japanese fantasy series; in this episode, Naofumi and his friends battle a dragon.

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 violence, bloody images

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06/01/2025

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Crunchyroll Limited

THE RISING OF THE SHIELD HERO is an animated Japanese fantasy series; in this episode, Naofumi and his friends encounter the Bow Hero.

violence

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 bloody images

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06/01/2025

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

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Crunchyroll Limited

THE RISING OF THE SHIELD HERO is an anime fantasy series; in this episode Rishia and Itsuki go head-to-head in the arena and Naofumi gets a group of children to safety.

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.

moderate bloody images

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06/01/2025

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

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Crunchyroll Limited

THE RISING OF THE SHIELD HERO is an anime fantasy series; in this episode Raphtalia is targeted by villains trying to prevent her from taking the throne.

injury detail

There are moderate bloody images.

additional issues

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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06/01/2025

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11/07/2023

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29/06/2024

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29/06/2024

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29/06/2024

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29/06/2024

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29/06/2024

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29/06/2024

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29/06/2024

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29/06/2024

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29/06/2024

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29/06/2024

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29/06/2024

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29/06/2024

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29/06/2024

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29/06/2024

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strong bloody violence, sexual violence

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27/05/2020

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Manga Entertainment Ltd

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Season 1 Episodes 1-13

moderate sex references, suicide references

Classified Date:

11/07/2023

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Crunchyroll Limited

sex

There are sexualised close ups of cleavage and women in bikinis. Characters discuss sex in an undetailed manner.

suicide and self-harm

A woman on a desert island contemplates suicide, but ultimately decides against it.

moderate bad language, bullying

Classified Date:

11/07/2023

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Crunchyroll Limited

language

There is use of moderate language ('bitch', 'slut', 'whore') and milder terms ('crap', 'ass', 'shit', 'crap', 'bastard 'moron', 'hell', 'screw').

theme

A man receives death threats and is bullied online.

additional issues

There are scenes of mild fantasy violence in which characters battle one another using swords and energy blasts, and villain threatens to destroy people.

strong bloody violence

Classified Date:

11/07/2023

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Crunchyroll Limited

violence

A character is bloodily dismembered by a magic spell. There are fantastical sword fights involving magic and brief spear and axe fighting.

additional issues

strong bloody violence

Classified Date:

11/07/2023

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Crunchyroll Limited

violence

There are fight scenes with bloody aftermath which include use of swords and energy blasts.

moderate violence

Classified Date:

11/07/2023

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

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Crunchyroll Limited

violence

There are fight scenes, with occasional bloody aftermath, which include use of swords and energy blasts. A young woman in chains is whipped in front of an audience for being disobedient.

additional issues

Characters are restrained and locked in cells, a man screams as a number of ghosts make loud noises behind him, and there is use of mild bad language ('shit', 'hell', 'God', 'damn').

moderate violence, language

Classified Date:

11/07/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Crunchyroll Limited

violence

There are fight scenes, with occasional bloody aftermath, which include use of swords and energy blasts.

language

There is use of moderate language ('prick') and milder terms ('shit', 'pissed', 'ass', 'bastard', 'jerk', ‘hell’, 'damn').

additional issues

A villain threatens to kill people, and characters are chased by armed soldiers.

strong bloody violence

Classified Date:

11/07/2023

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Crunchyroll Limited

violence

additional issues

A young woman talks about a time when she considered taking her own life. There is very mild bad language ('screw').

moderate bloody images

Classified Date:

11/07/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Crunchyroll Limited

injury detail

A man's head is stepped on by a villain, resulting in bloody aftermath.

additional issues

strong bloody images

Classified Date:

11/07/2023

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Crunchyroll Limited

violence

There are strong bloody images as the heart of a giant tortoise is severed. There are fight scenes with occasional bloody aftermath which include use of swords and energy blasts.

mild fantasy violence, threat

Classified Date:

11/07/2023

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Crunchyroll Limited

violence

There are brief fantastical battle scenes with spears, axes and mild sight of blood. A man and woman are shoved to the ground in their own home.

threat and horror

A young girl is snatched from her family home by three men. Characters must escape a crumbling temple.

additional issues

There is very mild rude humour around the Spirt Tortoise's excrement.

strong bloody violence

Classified Date:

11/07/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Crunchyroll Limited

violence

moderate violence

Classified Date:

11/07/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Crunchyroll Limited

violence

There are moments of sword violence with occasional bloody aftermath.

additional issues

moderate bloody violence, threat, language

Classified Date:

11/07/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Crunchyroll Limited

violence

There are fight scenes with occasional bloody aftermath which include use of swords and energy blasts.

threat and horror

Characters are chased by giant monsters and flying bats.

language

There is use of moderate language ('bitch') and milder terms ('crap', 'jerk').

additional issues

There are infrequent mild sex references.

strong bloody images, sexualised violence, sexual violence references

Classified Date:

30/06/2020

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Manga Entertainment Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

Season 2 Episodes 14-25

moderate bloody images

Classified Date:

06/01/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Crunchyroll Limited

injury detail

There are moderate bloody images.

additional issues

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

Classified Date:

06/01/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Crunchyroll Limited

injury detail

There are moderate bloody images.

additional issues

moderate violence, bloody images

Classified Date:

06/01/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Crunchyroll Limited

violence

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

Classified Date:

06/01/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Crunchyroll Limited

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

Classified Date:

06/01/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Crunchyroll Limited

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

Classified Date:

06/01/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Crunchyroll Limited

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

moderate bad language, bloody images, sex references, brief rape references

Classified Date:

06/01/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Crunchyroll Limited

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

Classified Date:

06/01/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Crunchyroll Limited

sex

Some camera angles emphasize the characters' physical traits.

injury detail

In some shots there is brief sight of blood.

additional issues

mild fantasy violence, language, sex references, injury detail

Classified Date:

06/01/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Crunchyroll Limited

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

Distributor:

Crunchyroll Limited

language

There is moderate bad language ('bitch') as well as milder terms such as 'shit', 'damn', and 'hell'.

additional issues

moderate violence, bloody images, threat

Classified Date:

06/01/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Crunchyroll Limited

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

Distributor:

Crunchyroll Limited

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

Production year2018

Genre(s)Fantasy, Action, Animation

Approx. running minutes333m

CastKaito Ishikawa (voice), Asami Seto (voice), Billy Kametz (voice), Erica Mendez (voice), Robbie Friedman (voice)

Classified Date:

06/01/2025

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Crunchyroll Limited

Classified Date:

11/07/2023

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Crunchyroll Limited

Classified date27/05/2020

Languageja