Vinland Saga

injury detail, violence
Production year2019
Release date06/07/2022
Genre(s)Adventure, Action, Anime
Approx. running minutes25m
CastKensho Ono, Kenichiro Matsuda, Naoya Uchida, Akio Otsuka, Hiroki Yasumoto, Yuto Uemura, Shizuka Ishigami

Vinland Saga

These ratings reflect the overall classification of the season, and not classifications for individual episodes.
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese anime series; in this episode, Thorfinn dreams of the land beyond his Icelandic home.

violence
There are scenes of strong bloodshed during sword battles. In one sequence, a man is attacked with a chain resulting in blood and other matter flying into the air.
additional issues
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('bastard').
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong bloody violence, brief sexual threat
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese historical action drama anime series; in this episode, a band of Jomsvikings arrive at the village to recruit Thors in the war against the English.

violence
People are stabbed with spears and blades, resulting in spurts of blood and strong bloody aftermath detail.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There is a brief sequence of sexual threat in which raiding soldiers break into a hut containing a group of frightened naked women; however, there is no on-screen sexual violence, nor any strong nudity.
additional issues
There are scenes of moderate threat. Other issues include mild bad language (e.g. ‘son of a bitch’) and brief, non-sexualised rear nudity.
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese anime action drama series; in this episode, Thors and his men embark on a sea journey to England.

violence
Strong battlefield violence features sword slashes and stabbings, with sight of splashy blood spurts. A spear thrown into a curtained wall is revealed to have impaled a man, leaving a large bloodstain on his clothing. Moderate violence includes heavy punches to faces.
additional issues
There is moderate threat. There is mild bad language ('balls', 'ass', 'bastard'), as well as very mild terms such as 'damn' and 'hell'.
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese anime action drama series; in this episode, surrounded by Askeladd's pirates, Thors makes a daring decision to protect the crew and his son.

violence
Sustained fighting scenes feature sword slashes, heavy blows to faces and a crunchy arm break. The violence is accompanied by bloodshed, and there is also bloody aftermath detail.
additional issues
There is moderate threat. There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms such as 'shit', 'bastard', 'damn', 'hell' and 'God'.
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong bloody violence, brief sexual threat
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese historical action drama anime series; in this episode, Thorfinn follows Askeladd and his men in the hope of avenging his father’s death.

violence
People are slashed or stabbed with blades, resulting in spurts of blood and strong bloody aftermath detail. A man repeatedly kicks a young boy. There is brief sight of bodies hanging from nooses, as well as a bloody sequence in which a boy stabs an attacking wolf to death.
sexual violence and sexual threat
During a Viking raid, we see a woman being dragged along the ground by her hair while a child clings to her. We subsequently see a Viking sleeping next to the bare legs of a woman, suggesting that she and other women were raped off screen.
additional issues
There are scenes of moderate threat and mild emotional upset. Bad language includes ‘balls’, ‘shit’, ‘hell’ and ‘damn’.
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese anime series; in this episode, Thorfinn develops his skills and kills more men until a battle where he is shot with an arrow and an English woman and her daughter help him recover.

violence
There are scenes of strong bloody violence in which Viking characters battle enemy groups with arrows and bladed weapons. This includes detailed slashings, stabbings and sight of dead bodies.
additional issues
Bad language is mild ('ass').
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese anime series; in this episode, Askeladd hatches a plot to steal the Frank's treasure so he sends Thorfinn to do his dirty work.

violence
There are scenes of strong bloody violence in which Viking characters battle enemy groups with arrows and bladed weapons. This includes detailed decapitations, slashings, stabbings and sight of dead bodies.
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese anime series; in this episode, Askeladd's men return to the village of Gorm, and Thorfinn challenges Askeladd to a duel.

violence
There are scenes of strong bloody violence in which Viking characters battle enemy groups with arrows and bladed weapons. This includes detailed slashings, stabbings, decaptations and sight of dead bodies.
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is an anime series; in this episode Askeladd's army attempts to take London Bridge, however the bridge's protector, Thorkell the Tall, prevents this. Askeladd tells Thorfinn he'll reward him with a duel if he's able to kill Thorkell.

violence
There are scenes of strong bloody violence in which viking characters battle enemy groups with arrows and bladed weapons. This includes detailed slashings, stabbings, the severing of a man's fingers and sight of dead bodies.
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese anime series; in this episode, Askeladd's army attacks a village, Thorfinn pledges revenge for his father, and Askeladd tells Thorfinn tales of "Britannia", Ragnarok and the final battle.

violence
There are scenes of strong bloody violence in which Viking characters battle enemy groups with arrows and bladed weapons. This includes detailed slashings, stabbings, decaptations, sight of dead bodies and a scene in which a young boy watches his father get pelted with arrows.
additional issues
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’).
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is an anime series; in this episode, Thorkell takes Canute hostage, Ragnar objects to Thorkell's plan to take on the entire army of Denmark, and Thorkell then tells Ragnar the story of Valhalla.

violence
There are scenes of strong bloody violence in which viking characters battle enemy groups with arrows and bladed weapons. This includes detailed slashings, stabbings, decaptations and sight of dead bodies.
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese anime series; in this episode, Askeladd and his men continue marching to escape from Thorkell.

violence
There are scenes of bloodshed during sword fights in the opening credit sequence, emphasised by slow-motion effects. Other violence includes use of bows and arrows, some of which strike a horse in the face.
additional issues
There are moderate sex references pertaining to a visual of a king's harem, with brief partial breast nudity. Mild bad language includes 'bastard' and 'shit', accompanied by other milder terms ('damn' and 'hell').
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong bloody images
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese animated series; Askeladd crosses the river and escapes from Thorkell into Wales with Canute.

injury detail
There are blood spurts during scenes of battle violence, after which dead soldiers and horses are shown covered in blood.
additional issues
The episode also features mild bad language ('son of a bitch', 'bastard', 'shit', 'bugger', 'piss' and 'balls').
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese historical action drama anime series; in this episode, Askeladd and his men raid a Christian village on their way through Mercia.

violence
People are struck with blades and arrows, resulting in spurts of blood and strong bloody aftermath detail. Villagers, including children, are massacred by axe-wielding Viking raiders, but the actual killings are concealed below frame or otherwise blocked from view.
additional issues
There are scenes of moderate threat. There is also infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’), in addition to milder terms (e.g. ‘pissed’, ‘shit’).
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Thorkell hears that the end of the war between Denmark and England is near.

violence
A man is stabbed with a spear, and there is focus on the resulting bloody injury detail. There is also knife threat.
additional issues
The episode also features mild bad language ('bastard', 'crap', 'piss', 'screw', 'damn' and 'hell').
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong bloody violence, gory images
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Askeladd captures an English captain and interrogates him.

violence
During a scene of strong violence a man who is interrogating another man threatens to cut his nose off with shears, causing his nose to bleed as he holds the blades against his flesh. Later a man severs the heads of his opponents, causing a focus on excessive blood; however the scene is brief. In another scene one man kicks another, causing blood spurts.
injury detail
A bird pulls the ear off a dead man, holding it in its beak. There is also focus on bloody dead bodies after battle scenes.
additional issues
The episode also features mild bad language ('bastard', 'shit', 'asshole' and 'damn').
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong bloody violence, language
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Torgrim finally launches his rebellion and corners Askeladd.

violence
A man severs the heads and limbs of his opponents, causing blood spurts. There is also a brief eye gouging and a scene in which a soldier is chopped in half. Men are also struck with axes in a bloody battle.
language
The episode features strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('son of a bitch', 'bastard', 'shit', 'ass' and 'damn'.
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese historical action drama anime series; in this episode, Thorfinn duels Thorkell over Askeladd’s fate, and Prince Canute receives a lesson about the true meaning of love.

violence
A fighter pummels his opponents with heavy blows and breaks another’s neck, creating spurts of blood. Further blood spurts occur as people are stabbed or slashed with blades.
injury detail
We see dead bodies lying on blood-soaked snow, and a brief sequence shows soldiers shooting arrows into the bloodied corpse of a child, which has been strung from a tree. Blood spurts from a wound as a man pulls an arrow out of his own leg. There is also brief moderate sight of a wolf feeding on a decomposing corpse.
additional issues
There are scenes of moderate threat. Mild bad language includes ‘bastard’, ‘balls’ and ‘shit’.
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong violence, bloody images, language
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese historical action drama anime series; in this episode, Askeladd offers to help Thorfinn defeat Thorkell in their duel.

violence
People are slashed or stabbed with blades, creating spurts of blood. One person gouges another’s eye in battle, resulting in further bloody detail.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘shit’, ‘bullshit’, ‘asshole’ and ‘piss’.
injury detail
We see dead bodies lying in pools of blood. Another person’s arm is shown hanging at an unnatural angle after being broken off screen.
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese historical action drama anime series; in this episode, Thorfinn and Askeladd accompany Canute to Gainsborough as he plots to seize the Danish throne.

violence
The closing credits show people fighting with bladed weapons, resulting in stylised slow motion blood spurts and sight of bloodied corpses on the ground.
additional issues
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’). Scenes of threat include a short sequence in which a young woman is shown being sold at a slave auction. There is a brief non-graphic reference to sexual violence. Other issues include infrequent mild sex references.
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese historical action drama anime series; in this episode, Canute is targeted by an assassin, leading to an unexpected reunion between Thorfinn and Leif.

violence
People are struck with blades and arrows, resulting in spurts of blood and strong bloody aftermath detail.
additional issues
Mild bad language includes ‘ass’, ‘asshole’, ‘bastard’ and ‘shit’.
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong bloody violence, brief sexual violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese historical action drama anime series; in this episode, Askeladd tells Thorfinn the story of his childhood.

violence
People are slashed or stabbed with blades, or repeatedly punched, resulting in spurts of blood and strong bloody aftermath detail. A naked couple are attacked and murdered while asleep in bed. We also see a man carrying a severed head, as well as the silhouette of a hanging body after an off-screen execution.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There is a brief image of a naked woman being carried over the shoulder of a raiding Viking, with visible rear nudity. There are also infrequent undetailed references to enslaved women being forced to bear children.
additional issues
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’); milder terms include ‘shit’, ‘goddamn’ and ‘hell’. Other issues include infrequent moderate sex references and mild upsetting scenes.
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
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VOD/Streaming
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese historical action drama anime series; in this episode, rumours spread about King Sweyn's part in the assassination attempt as Canute, Askeladd and Thorkell attend a meeting of the council of the elders.

violence
The closing credits feature stylised images of people fighting with bladed weapons, creating slow motion spurts of blood. Other scenes depict moderate fight scenes and bloody aftermath detail.
additional issues
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘shit’, ‘crap’, ‘damn’ and ‘hell’.
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese historical action drama anime series; in this episode, Askeladd publicly challenges King Sweyn’s plan to subjugate Wales.

violence
People are slashed, stabbed or beheaded with blades, resulting in large spurts and sprays of blood and strong bloody aftermath detail.
additional issues
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’); milder terms include ‘bastard’, ‘ass’, ‘bullshit’ and ‘shit’. There are scenes of moderate threat.
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
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These ratings reflect the overall classification of the season, and not classifications for individual episodes.
strong violence, brief sexual threat
Classified Date:
01/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese historical anime series; in this episode, Einar and his family's peaceful existence is interrupted by the arrival of Vikings.

violence
There are beheadings, stabbings and slashings using bladed weapons, with accompanying large blood spurts. A woman is struck with an arrow, resulting in bloody aftermath detail. A captor whips an enslaved person following a failed escape attempt, however, this lacks visual detail.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A raiding Viking carries a woman over his shoulder and subsequently kills her when she attempts to defend herself.
additional issues
Scared characters attempt to flee their village during a raid. An unwell enslaved woman is thrown overboard during a sea voyage. There is infrequent mild innuendo.
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
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VOD/Streaming
strong violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
01/04/2024
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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese historical anime series; in this episode, Einar and Thorfinn get to work on clearing the forest by Ketil's farm.

violence
Flashback sequences depict beheadings and slashings, with accompanying large blood spurts.
injury detail
The opening credits sequence features stylised bloody images, including blood copiously dripping from a man's robe.
additional issues
There is sexualised focus on a woman's body during an implied post-coital scene. A group of farm workers exploit a pair of characters by denying them lunch. However, this bullying behaviour is met with criticism. There is use of very mild bad language ('jerk', 'damn').
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong bloody violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
01/04/2024
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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese historical anime series; in this episode, Fox and Badger attempt to persuade Olnar to kill the enslaved farm hands as a rite of passage.

violence
An antagonist uses a sword to inflict multiple slash wounds across a man’s body and cleanly slices the tip of his ear off. Characters exchange crunchy punches during a bare-knuckle fight, with accompanying focus on large blood spurts.
injury detail
The opening credits sequence features stylised bloody images, including blood copiously dripping from a man's robe.
additional issues
There is use of very mild bad language ('damn', 'hell').
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong bloody violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
01/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese historical anime series; in this episode, Einar learns of Thorfinn's murky past.

violence
There are slashings, accompanied by large blood spurts. An antagonist cleanly slices a man's ear off. A man delivers a heavy punch to his subordinate's face as punishment for his behaviour, resulting in blood splatter and broken teeth.
injury detail
Blood drips from a slash wound. Dead bodies are strewn across a battlefield. The opening credits sequence features stylised bloody images, including blood copiously dripping off a man's robe.
additional issues
A person experiences a nightmare in which he is confronted by ghoulish warriors on a battlefield. Mild bad language ('asshole') occurs.
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong bloody violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
01/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese historical anime series; in this episode, Canute travels through the battle ravaged kingdom, as he plans to claim the throne.

violence
There are stabbings, slashings and beheadings which often result in large spurts of blood. People kick, shove and restrain others.
injury detail
There is sight of bloody severed heads. Dead bodies are strewn over battlefields, some with arrows protruding from them. Blood is visible in the aftermath of violence. A dog twitches and drools as it dies from an accidental poisoning. There are impressionistic images of blood dripping and splashing in the opening credits sequence.
additional issues
There is mild bad language ('crap', 'bastard'), as well as milder terms such as 'damn'. Soldiers drag women from settlements with the intention of selling them on to others. People are threatened with blades, execution and other forms of violence.
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
moderate bloody images
Classified Date:
01/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese anime action drama series; in this episode, Thorfinn and Einar attempt to borrow a horse to continue the preparation of their farmland.

injury detail
There are brief, stylised bloody images.
additional issues
There is mild bad language (‘bastard’, ‘asshole’, ‘piss’), as well as very mild terms (‘damn’). There is very mild threat as a snake lunges at a bird, but it gets away.
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong violence, injury detail, brief sexual threat
Classified Date:
01/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese historical anime series; in this episode, Ketil's eldest son returns to the farm, while Ketil is faced with a difficult decision.

violence
A character strikes a child across his torso using a large wooden stick. Flashback scenes feature bloody slashings using bladed weapons.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There is a brief flashback sequence in which plundering soldiers carry women over their shoulders, and a bruised naked woman watches on in fear as a fight ensues in front of her. This sequence is accompanied by brief verbal references to selling the women.
injury detail
The opening credits sequence features stylised bloody images, including blood copiously dripping from a man's robe. A person picks up a necklace of severed ears which have been collected from slain soldiers. A character tends to a boy's facial bruises.
additional issues
A pair of children tied up and threatened with physical violence as punishment for stealing.
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
01/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese historical anime series; in this episode, Thorfinn and Einar's progress on the farm is met with jealousy and Sverkel teaches the pair how to fish.

violence
During a fight scene, a man delivers a heavy punch to an antagonist’s face, resulting in blood spurting detail and a broken jaw.
injury detail
Brief flashback scenes depict a heavily bloodstained man in the implied aftermath of violence. The opening credits sequence features stylised bloody images, including blood copiously dripping off a man's robe.
additional issues
A man experiences an ominous nightmare in which he is dragged down a steep cliff face by spectres. Mild bad language ('bastard') occurs, as well as even milder terms such as 'damn'. A character becomes upset upon discovering that his crops have been destroyed.
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong bloody violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
01/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese historical anime series; in this episode, Thorfinn encounters an old acquaintance in another realm.

violence
Ghoulish warriors stab and slash one another in a supernatural underworld using swords, with large blood spurts. A dagger is shown lodged in a boy's neck during a dream. Weary and tired characters punch each other in the face as their fight comes to an end.
injury detail
There is sight of skewered severed heads, however, this occurs within a fantastical context. A man is shown with a swollen, bloodied eyelid in the aftermath of violence. The opening credits sequence features stylised bloody images, including blood copiously dripping off a man's robe.
additional issues
An unconscious man falls into a deep dream-like state and encounters ghoulish spectres.
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong bloody images
Classified Date:
01/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese historical anime series; in this episode, Einar and Thorfinn discuss their plans for the future, while Canute visits his ailing brother.

injury detail
The opening credits sequence features stylised bloody images, including blood copiously dripping off a man's robe.
additional issues
An apparition of a severed head calmly converses with a character during a scene of moderate horror.
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong bloody images
Classified Date:
01/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese historical anime series; in this episode, Canute devises a plan to fund his military forces, while Ketil and his sons arrive in Jelling.

injury detail
The opening credits sequence features stylised bloody images, including blood copiously dripping off a man's robe. A person holds the bloodstained tip of a sword to a man's neck during the brief episode preview.
additional issues
Mild bad language ('bastard', 'asshole', 'crap') occurs. A man is punched in the face during a comic exchange. There is also a scene of mild comic knife threat.
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
01/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese historical anime series; in this episode, Olmar is publicly humiliated following his rejection from the King's Guard.

violence
Characters are slashed, stabbed and beheaded with bladed weapons, resulting in large blood spurts and bloody aftermath detail. A character cleanly slices off the fingers and hands of his opponents. Blood-stained dead bodies are strewn across the ground in the aftermath of violence.
additional issues
Mild bad language occurs ('balls'), as well as even milder terms such as 'damn'. An apparition of a severed head converses with a character.
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese anime action drama series; in this episode, Snake hears news of a slave who killed his owners, and is now on the run.

violence
A character is decapitated, resulting in a spurt of blood.
injury detail
There is strong injury detail in the aftermath of violence, such as sight of a severed head and bloody injuries to characters.
additional issues
Moments of moderate threat occur. Mild bad language ('piss') is accompanied by even milder terms such as 'hell' and 'damn'.
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese historical anime series; in this episode, a runaway slave appears on Ketil's farm, claiming to be Arnheid's husband.

violence
There are beheadings, stabbings and slashings using bladed weapons, with accompanying blood spurts. An animated horse is bloodily slashed at the neck with a sword.
additional issues
Scenes include moderate threat, such as a baby being taken away from its mother by a villainous army. Mild bad language occurs ('ass', 'bastard').
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
15/08/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese historical anime series; in this episode, Arnheid tries to visit Gardar in order to treat his wounds, as he sees a chance to escape.

violence
There are bloody slashings and stabbings. A man bites the throat of another, resulting in large spurts of blood.
injury detail
There is bloody injury detail as well as bloody spurts and splashes in the aftermath of violence. Severed heads are displayed on pikes and there is sight of a man's severed hand and numerous bloody corpses.
additional issues
There is moderate bad language ('cock') along with milder terms such as 'shit', 'crap', 'bastard', 'jerk' and 'damn'. Guards make lewd comments to a woman as she tends to an injured prisoner, suggesting in undetailed fashion that she should perform sex acts on him as they watch. A man and woman are threatened by soldiers wielding blades.
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, the search for Gardar continues.

violence
People are seen using bladed weapons to stab and slash at others, causing large spurts of blood.
additional issues
A man threatens another with a sword. A man is wrapped in bloody bandages. There is use of mild bad language (‘bastard’, ‘crap’) as well as milder terms such as ‘damn’.
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Gardar recalls what led him to this moment.

violence
Scenes of violence feature use of blades, resulting in large spurts of blood, and occasional sight of severed heads.
additional issues
Blood is seen on people's clothes and weapons as a result of violence. Very mild bad language ('damn') is used. Very mild rude humour includes a baby urinating when its nappy is being changed.
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong bloody violence, sexual threat
Classified Date:
15/08/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese historical action adventure anime series; in this episode, Ketil returns home and learns about Arnheid’s escape attempt.

violence
In a distressing scene of violence, a Viking uses a wooden stick to savagely beat a slave who is pregnant with his child, creating brief blood spurts. The opening credits sequence shows warriors being slashed and stabbed with bladed weapons, resulting in sprays of blood and aftermath sight of bloodied bodies and severed heads.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There is a scene of sexual threat in which a man strokes a frightened female slave’s leg while verbally threatening her with rape. Other scenes feature brief, undetailed verbal references to sexual violence.
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese historical action adventure anime series; in this episode, Thorfinn attempts to escape with Arnheid while Ketil and his men are defending the farm against King Canute’s army.

violence
Warriors are shot with arrows, struck with axes, or slashed and stabbed with bladed weapons, resulting in large sprays of blood and sight of severed heads and limbs.
additional issues
Bad language includes ‘son of a bitch’, ‘shit’, ‘screwed up’ and ‘damn’.
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong violence, injury detail, language
Classified Date:
15/08/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese historical anime series; in this episode, Ketil's forces clash with Canute's Jomsvikings, with devastating results.

violence
There are frequent beheadings, throat cuts, limb severings and slashings using bladed weapons, with accompanying blood spurts. A man bloodily gouges another's eye.
language
Use of strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'bastard' and 'damn'.
injury detail
Scenes include sight of severed heads and limbs as well as strong bloody detail in the aftermath of violence.
additional issues
Characters become distressed after the death of loved ones.
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese historical anime series; in this episode, Thorfinn goes to speak with Canute before he leaves the farm.

violence
There are beheadings, stabbings and slashings using bladed weapons, with accompanying blood spurts. Fist fights also occur.
injury detail
Scenes include strong injury detail, such as sight of headless corpses, severed heads, men bleeding with severed arms and legs and bloodied bodies strewn across a battlefield. A man has a bloody eye in the aftermath of an implied gouging.
additional issues
Moments of mild threat include a large gang of men taunting and heckling a lone soldier. Use of mild bad language ('bastard', 'shit') is accompanied by very mild terms such as 'damn'. Upsetting moments take place due to grief.
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
15/08/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese historical anime series; in this episode, Thorfinn tries to prove that he is worthy of speaking with Canute.

violence
There are beheadings, stabbings and slashings using bladed weapons, with accompanying blood spurts. A man is repeatedly punched until his face is bloody and swollen.
injury detail
Blood spurts and bloody injury detail are evident in the aftermath of violence. A man spits out two bloody teeth after being punched.
additional issues
There are moments of moderate threat as two armies confront each other. Use of mild bad language ('ass', 'crap', 'bastard') is accompanied by very mild terms such as 'damn'.
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong bloody violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
15/08/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese animated drama series; in this episode, Thorfinn and Caunte try to initiate peace negotiations.

violence
People are stabbed, slashed and decapitated in scenes which include emphasised blood spurts and blood in the aftermath.
injury detail
Strong injury detail includes a scene showing severed heads mounted on spikes, and another featuring bloodstained corpses.
additional issues
There is also mild and very mild bad language ('ass', 'damn').
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

VINLAND SAGA is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Thorfinn returns to his family.

violence
During the opening title sequence, characters are slashed with blades and beheaded, with resulting bloody detail.
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Please note: each rating can only be used for the distribution method listed in the Use column. For more information on each Use click here.
Classified Date:
15/08/2024
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Crunchyroll Limited
Classified Date:
02/04/2024
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Crunchyroll Limited
Classified date05/07/2022
Languageja
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are scenes of strong bloodshed during sword battles. In one sequence, a man is attacked with a chain resulting in blood and other matter flying into the air.
additional issues
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('bastard').
strong bloody violence, brief sexual threat
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
People are stabbed with spears and blades, resulting in spurts of blood and strong bloody aftermath detail.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There is a brief sequence of sexual threat in which raiding soldiers break into a hut containing a group of frightened naked women; however, there is no on-screen sexual violence, nor any strong nudity.
additional issues
There are scenes of moderate threat. Other issues include mild bad language (e.g. ‘son of a bitch’) and brief, non-sexualised rear nudity.
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Strong battlefield violence features sword slashes and stabbings, with sight of splashy blood spurts. A spear thrown into a curtained wall is revealed to have impaled a man, leaving a large bloodstain on his clothing. Moderate violence includes heavy punches to faces.
additional issues
There is moderate threat. There is mild bad language ('balls', 'ass', 'bastard'), as well as very mild terms such as 'damn' and 'hell'.
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Sustained fighting scenes feature sword slashes, heavy blows to faces and a crunchy arm break. The violence is accompanied by bloodshed, and there is also bloody aftermath detail.
additional issues
There is moderate threat. There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms such as 'shit', 'bastard', 'damn', 'hell' and 'God'.
strong bloody violence, brief sexual threat
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
People are slashed or stabbed with blades, resulting in spurts of blood and strong bloody aftermath detail. A man repeatedly kicks a young boy. There is brief sight of bodies hanging from nooses, as well as a bloody sequence in which a boy stabs an attacking wolf to death.
sexual violence and sexual threat
During a Viking raid, we see a woman being dragged along the ground by her hair while a child clings to her. We subsequently see a Viking sleeping next to the bare legs of a woman, suggesting that she and other women were raped off screen.
additional issues
There are scenes of moderate threat and mild emotional upset. Bad language includes ‘balls’, ‘shit’, ‘hell’ and ‘damn’.
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are scenes of strong bloody violence in which Viking characters battle enemy groups with arrows and bladed weapons. This includes detailed slashings, stabbings and sight of dead bodies.
additional issues
Bad language is mild ('ass').
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are scenes of strong bloody violence in which Viking characters battle enemy groups with arrows and bladed weapons. This includes detailed decapitations, slashings, stabbings and sight of dead bodies.
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are scenes of strong bloody violence in which Viking characters battle enemy groups with arrows and bladed weapons. This includes detailed slashings, stabbings, decaptations and sight of dead bodies.
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are scenes of strong bloody violence in which viking characters battle enemy groups with arrows and bladed weapons. This includes detailed slashings, stabbings, the severing of a man's fingers and sight of dead bodies.
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are scenes of strong bloody violence in which Viking characters battle enemy groups with arrows and bladed weapons. This includes detailed slashings, stabbings, decaptations, sight of dead bodies and a scene in which a young boy watches his father get pelted with arrows.
additional issues
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’).
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are scenes of strong bloody violence in which viking characters battle enemy groups with arrows and bladed weapons. This includes detailed slashings, stabbings, decaptations and sight of dead bodies.
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are scenes of bloodshed during sword fights in the opening credit sequence, emphasised by slow-motion effects. Other violence includes use of bows and arrows, some of which strike a horse in the face.
additional issues
There are moderate sex references pertaining to a visual of a king's harem, with brief partial breast nudity. Mild bad language includes 'bastard' and 'shit', accompanied by other milder terms ('damn' and 'hell').
strong bloody images
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
There are blood spurts during scenes of battle violence, after which dead soldiers and horses are shown covered in blood.
additional issues
The episode also features mild bad language ('son of a bitch', 'bastard', 'shit', 'bugger', 'piss' and 'balls').
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
People are struck with blades and arrows, resulting in spurts of blood and strong bloody aftermath detail. Villagers, including children, are massacred by axe-wielding Viking raiders, but the actual killings are concealed below frame or otherwise blocked from view.
additional issues
There are scenes of moderate threat. There is also infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’), in addition to milder terms (e.g. ‘pissed’, ‘shit’).
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is stabbed with a spear, and there is focus on the resulting bloody injury detail. There is also knife threat.
additional issues
The episode also features mild bad language ('bastard', 'crap', 'piss', 'screw', 'damn' and 'hell').
strong bloody violence, gory images
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
During a scene of strong violence a man who is interrogating another man threatens to cut his nose off with shears, causing his nose to bleed as he holds the blades against his flesh. Later a man severs the heads of his opponents, causing a focus on excessive blood; however the scene is brief. In another scene one man kicks another, causing blood spurts.
injury detail
A bird pulls the ear off a dead man, holding it in its beak. There is also focus on bloody dead bodies after battle scenes.
additional issues
The episode also features mild bad language ('bastard', 'shit', 'asshole' and 'damn').
strong bloody violence, language
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man severs the heads and limbs of his opponents, causing blood spurts. There is also a brief eye gouging and a scene in which a soldier is chopped in half. Men are also struck with axes in a bloody battle.
language
The episode features strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('son of a bitch', 'bastard', 'shit', 'ass' and 'damn'.
strong violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A fighter pummels his opponents with heavy blows and breaks another’s neck, creating spurts of blood. Further blood spurts occur as people are stabbed or slashed with blades.
injury detail
We see dead bodies lying on blood-soaked snow, and a brief sequence shows soldiers shooting arrows into the bloodied corpse of a child, which has been strung from a tree. Blood spurts from a wound as a man pulls an arrow out of his own leg. There is also brief moderate sight of a wolf feeding on a decomposing corpse.
additional issues
There are scenes of moderate threat. Mild bad language includes ‘bastard’, ‘balls’ and ‘shit’.
strong violence, bloody images, language
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
People are slashed or stabbed with blades, creating spurts of blood. One person gouges another’s eye in battle, resulting in further bloody detail.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘shit’, ‘bullshit’, ‘asshole’ and ‘piss’.
injury detail
We see dead bodies lying in pools of blood. Another person’s arm is shown hanging at an unnatural angle after being broken off screen.
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
The closing credits show people fighting with bladed weapons, resulting in stylised slow motion blood spurts and sight of bloodied corpses on the ground.
additional issues
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’). Scenes of threat include a short sequence in which a young woman is shown being sold at a slave auction. There is a brief non-graphic reference to sexual violence. Other issues include infrequent mild sex references.
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
People are struck with blades and arrows, resulting in spurts of blood and strong bloody aftermath detail.
additional issues
Mild bad language includes ‘ass’, ‘asshole’, ‘bastard’ and ‘shit’.
strong bloody violence, brief sexual violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
People are slashed or stabbed with blades, or repeatedly punched, resulting in spurts of blood and strong bloody aftermath detail. A naked couple are attacked and murdered while asleep in bed. We also see a man carrying a severed head, as well as the silhouette of a hanging body after an off-screen execution.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There is a brief image of a naked woman being carried over the shoulder of a raiding Viking, with visible rear nudity. There are also infrequent undetailed references to enslaved women being forced to bear children.
additional issues
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’); milder terms include ‘shit’, ‘goddamn’ and ‘hell’. Other issues include infrequent moderate sex references and mild upsetting scenes.
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
The closing credits feature stylised images of people fighting with bladed weapons, creating slow motion spurts of blood. Other scenes depict moderate fight scenes and bloody aftermath detail.
additional issues
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘shit’, ‘crap’, ‘damn’ and ‘hell’.
strong violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
15/08/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
People are slashed, stabbed or beheaded with blades, resulting in large spurts and sprays of blood and strong bloody aftermath detail.
additional issues
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’); milder terms include ‘bastard’, ‘ass’, ‘bullshit’ and ‘shit’. There are scenes of moderate threat.
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
During the opening title sequence, characters are slashed with blades and beheaded, with resulting bloody detail.
strong bloody violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
15/08/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
People are stabbed, slashed and decapitated in scenes which include emphasised blood spurts and blood in the aftermath.
injury detail
Strong injury detail includes a scene showing severed heads mounted on spikes, and another featuring bloodstained corpses.
additional issues
There is also mild and very mild bad language ('ass', 'damn').
strong violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
15/08/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are beheadings, stabbings and slashings using bladed weapons, with accompanying blood spurts. A man is repeatedly punched until his face is bloody and swollen.
injury detail
Blood spurts and bloody injury detail are evident in the aftermath of violence. A man spits out two bloody teeth after being punched.
additional issues
There are moments of moderate threat as two armies confront each other. Use of mild bad language ('ass', 'crap', 'bastard') is accompanied by very mild terms such as 'damn'.
strong injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are beheadings, stabbings and slashings using bladed weapons, with accompanying blood spurts. Fist fights also occur.
injury detail
Scenes include strong injury detail, such as sight of headless corpses, severed heads, men bleeding with severed arms and legs and bloodied bodies strewn across a battlefield. A man has a bloody eye in the aftermath of an implied gouging.
additional issues
Moments of mild threat include a large gang of men taunting and heckling a lone soldier. Use of mild bad language ('bastard', 'shit') is accompanied by very mild terms such as 'damn'. Upsetting moments take place due to grief.
strong violence, injury detail, language
Classified Date:
15/08/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are frequent beheadings, throat cuts, limb severings and slashings using bladed weapons, with accompanying blood spurts. A man bloodily gouges another's eye.
language
Use of strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'bastard' and 'damn'.
injury detail
Scenes include sight of severed heads and limbs as well as strong bloody detail in the aftermath of violence.
additional issues
Characters become distressed after the death of loved ones.
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Warriors are shot with arrows, struck with axes, or slashed and stabbed with bladed weapons, resulting in large sprays of blood and sight of severed heads and limbs.
additional issues
Bad language includes ‘son of a bitch’, ‘shit’, ‘screwed up’ and ‘damn’.
strong bloody violence, sexual threat
Classified Date:
15/08/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
In a distressing scene of violence, a Viking uses a wooden stick to savagely beat a slave who is pregnant with his child, creating brief blood spurts. The opening credits sequence shows warriors being slashed and stabbed with bladed weapons, resulting in sprays of blood and aftermath sight of bloodied bodies and severed heads.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There is a scene of sexual threat in which a man strokes a frightened female slave’s leg while verbally threatening her with rape. Other scenes feature brief, undetailed verbal references to sexual violence.
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Scenes of violence feature use of blades, resulting in large spurts of blood, and occasional sight of severed heads.
additional issues
Blood is seen on people's clothes and weapons as a result of violence. Very mild bad language ('damn') is used. Very mild rude humour includes a baby urinating when its nappy is being changed.
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
People are seen using bladed weapons to stab and slash at others, causing large spurts of blood.
additional issues
A man threatens another with a sword. A man is wrapped in bloody bandages. There is use of mild bad language (‘bastard’, ‘crap’) as well as milder terms such as ‘damn’.
strong violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
15/08/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are bloody slashings and stabbings. A man bites the throat of another, resulting in large spurts of blood.
injury detail
There is bloody injury detail as well as bloody spurts and splashes in the aftermath of violence. Severed heads are displayed on pikes and there is sight of a man's severed hand and numerous bloody corpses.
additional issues
There is moderate bad language ('cock') along with milder terms such as 'shit', 'crap', 'bastard', 'jerk' and 'damn'. Guards make lewd comments to a woman as she tends to an injured prisoner, suggesting in undetailed fashion that she should perform sex acts on him as they watch. A man and woman are threatened by soldiers wielding blades.
strong violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are beheadings, stabbings and slashings using bladed weapons, with accompanying blood spurts. An animated horse is bloodily slashed at the neck with a sword.
additional issues
Scenes include moderate threat, such as a baby being taken away from its mother by a villainous army. Mild bad language occurs ('ass', 'bastard').
strong injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
15/08/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A character is decapitated, resulting in a spurt of blood.
injury detail
There is strong injury detail in the aftermath of violence, such as sight of a severed head and bloody injuries to characters.
additional issues
Moments of moderate threat occur. Mild bad language ('piss') is accompanied by even milder terms such as 'hell' and 'damn'.
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
01/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Characters are slashed, stabbed and beheaded with bladed weapons, resulting in large blood spurts and bloody aftermath detail. A character cleanly slices off the fingers and hands of his opponents. Blood-stained dead bodies are strewn across the ground in the aftermath of violence.
additional issues
Mild bad language occurs ('balls'), as well as even milder terms such as 'damn'. An apparition of a severed head converses with a character.
strong bloody images
Classified Date:
01/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
The opening credits sequence features stylised bloody images, including blood copiously dripping off a man's robe. A person holds the bloodstained tip of a sword to a man's neck during the brief episode preview.
additional issues
Mild bad language ('bastard', 'asshole', 'crap') occurs. A man is punched in the face during a comic exchange. There is also a scene of mild comic knife threat.
strong bloody images
Classified Date:
01/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
The opening credits sequence features stylised bloody images, including blood copiously dripping off a man's robe.
additional issues
An apparition of a severed head calmly converses with a character during a scene of moderate horror.
strong bloody violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
01/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Ghoulish warriors stab and slash one another in a supernatural underworld using swords, with large blood spurts. A dagger is shown lodged in a boy's neck during a dream. Weary and tired characters punch each other in the face as their fight comes to an end.
injury detail
There is sight of skewered severed heads, however, this occurs within a fantastical context. A man is shown with a swollen, bloodied eyelid in the aftermath of violence. The opening credits sequence features stylised bloody images, including blood copiously dripping off a man's robe.
additional issues
An unconscious man falls into a deep dream-like state and encounters ghoulish spectres.
strong violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
01/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
During a fight scene, a man delivers a heavy punch to an antagonist’s face, resulting in blood spurting detail and a broken jaw.
injury detail
Brief flashback scenes depict a heavily bloodstained man in the implied aftermath of violence. The opening credits sequence features stylised bloody images, including blood copiously dripping off a man's robe.
additional issues
A man experiences an ominous nightmare in which he is dragged down a steep cliff face by spectres. Mild bad language ('bastard') occurs, as well as even milder terms such as 'damn'. A character becomes upset upon discovering that his crops have been destroyed.
strong violence, injury detail, brief sexual threat
Classified Date:
01/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A character strikes a child across his torso using a large wooden stick. Flashback scenes feature bloody slashings using bladed weapons.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There is a brief flashback sequence in which plundering soldiers carry women over their shoulders, and a bruised naked woman watches on in fear as a fight ensues in front of her. This sequence is accompanied by brief verbal references to selling the women.
injury detail
The opening credits sequence features stylised bloody images, including blood copiously dripping from a man's robe. A person picks up a necklace of severed ears which have been collected from slain soldiers. A character tends to a boy's facial bruises.
additional issues
A pair of children tied up and threatened with physical violence as punishment for stealing.
moderate bloody images
Classified Date:
01/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
There are brief, stylised bloody images.
additional issues
There is mild bad language (‘bastard’, ‘asshole’, ‘piss’), as well as very mild terms (‘damn’). There is very mild threat as a snake lunges at a bird, but it gets away.
strong bloody violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
01/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are stabbings, slashings and beheadings which often result in large spurts of blood. People kick, shove and restrain others.
injury detail
There is sight of bloody severed heads. Dead bodies are strewn over battlefields, some with arrows protruding from them. Blood is visible in the aftermath of violence. A dog twitches and drools as it dies from an accidental poisoning. There are impressionistic images of blood dripping and splashing in the opening credits sequence.
additional issues
There is mild bad language ('crap', 'bastard'), as well as milder terms such as 'damn'. Soldiers drag women from settlements with the intention of selling them on to others. People are threatened with blades, execution and other forms of violence.
strong bloody violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
01/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are slashings, accompanied by large blood spurts. An antagonist cleanly slices a man's ear off. A man delivers a heavy punch to his subordinate's face as punishment for his behaviour, resulting in blood splatter and broken teeth.
injury detail
Blood drips from a slash wound. Dead bodies are strewn across a battlefield. The opening credits sequence features stylised bloody images, including blood copiously dripping off a man's robe.
additional issues
A person experiences a nightmare in which he is confronted by ghoulish warriors on a battlefield. Mild bad language ('asshole') occurs.
strong bloody violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
01/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
An antagonist uses a sword to inflict multiple slash wounds across a man’s body and cleanly slices the tip of his ear off. Characters exchange crunchy punches during a bare-knuckle fight, with accompanying focus on large blood spurts.
injury detail
The opening credits sequence features stylised bloody images, including blood copiously dripping from a man's robe.
additional issues
There is use of very mild bad language ('damn', 'hell').
strong violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
01/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Flashback sequences depict beheadings and slashings, with accompanying large blood spurts.
injury detail
The opening credits sequence features stylised bloody images, including blood copiously dripping from a man's robe.
additional issues
There is sexualised focus on a woman's body during an implied post-coital scene. A group of farm workers exploit a pair of characters by denying them lunch. However, this bullying behaviour is met with criticism. There is use of very mild bad language ('jerk', 'damn').
strong violence, brief sexual threat
Classified Date:
01/04/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are beheadings, stabbings and slashings using bladed weapons, with accompanying large blood spurts. A woman is struck with an arrow, resulting in bloody aftermath detail. A captor whips an enslaved person following a failed escape attempt, however, this lacks visual detail.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A raiding Viking carries a woman over his shoulder and subsequently kills her when she attempts to defend herself.
additional issues
Scared characters attempt to flee their village during a raid. An unwell enslaved woman is thrown overboard during a sea voyage. There is infrequent mild innuendo.
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
injury detail, violence
Classified Date:
08/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Production year2019
Release date06/07/2022
Genre(s)Adventure, Action, Anime
Approx. running minutes25m
CastKensho Ono, Kenichiro Matsuda, Naoya Uchida, Akio Otsuka, Hiroki Yasumoto, Yuto Uemura, Shizuka Ishigami
Classified Date:
15/08/2024
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Crunchyroll Limited
Classified Date:
02/04/2024
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Crunchyroll Limited
Classified date05/07/2022
Languageja