Content & Trigger Warnings for Claymore (2007)
15 content warnings identified across 1 season for this show.
Quick Summary
Yes, Claymore (2007) contains 15 content warnings : Death of a child, Death of a parent, Grief / bereavement (major focus), Genocide / ethnic cleansing, Kidnapping / abduction, Blood / medical gore, Body horror, Needles / medical procedures, Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations, Child abuse / harm to children, Gore / graphic violence, Self-harm / suicide (depicted), Sexual assault / rape, Slavery / forced labor, Torture.
The most severe warnings are for Grief / bereavement (major focus) (severity 4/5), Blood / medical gore (severity 5/5), Body horror (severity 5/5), Child abuse / harm to children (severity 4/5), Gore / graphic violence (severity 5/5), Sexual assault / rape (severity 4/5), Torture (severity 4/5).
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Does It Get Worse?
14 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.
| Warning | Season | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Health & Emotional | ||||
| Death of a child | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Children are killed by Yoma in several scenes, and young Claymore trainees die during the brutal creation process. |
| Death of a parent | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Several warriors witnessed their parents being killed during their childhood |
| Death of a parent | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Multiple characters' backstories involve witnessing parents being killed by Yoma, often as the inciting trauma. |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Warriors cope with the loss of comrades who fell in battle or succumbed to transformation |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Pervasive themes of loss as Claymores watch comrades die and struggle with their own impending loss of humanity. |
| Other | ||||
| Genocide / ethnic cleansing | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Entire towns are massacred by monsters, with few or no survivors |
| Kidnapping / abduction | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Young girls are abducted and taken to a secretive organization against their will |
| Kidnapping / abduction | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters are captured and held by enemy forces, particularly during confrontations with Awakened Beings. |
| Phobias & Sensory | ||||
| Blood / medical gore | All | 5/5 | Depicted | Excessive blood is present in virtually every combat scene; both human and Yoma blood flows freely throughout the series. |
| Body horror | S1 | 5/5 | Depicted | Humans transform into grotesque monsters with disturbing bodily mutations |
| Body horror | All | 5/5 | Depicted | Claymores undergo grotesque bodily transformations when they exceed their power limits, and Yoma/Awakened Beings have deeply disturbing monster forms. |
| Needles / medical procedures | All | 2/5 | Depicted | The Claymore creation process involves invasive surgical procedures depicted with disturbing medical imagery. |
| Sexual Content | ||||
| Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Power dynamics are exploited in threatening sexual situations |
| Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Awakened Beings and Yoma sometimes take on seductive forms and use sexual manipulation as part of their predatory behavior. |
| Violence & Physical Harm | ||||
| Child abuse / harm to children | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Children are subjected to horrific experimentation and forced into deadly combat training |
| Child abuse / harm to children | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Young girls are subjected to a traumatic surgical process to become Claymores; several backstories involve abuse and exploitation of children. |
| Gore / graphic violence | S1 | 5/5 | Depicted | Frequent graphic dismemberment and viscera as warriors battle monstrous creatures |
| Gore / graphic violence | All | 5/5 | Depicted | Extremely graphic violence throughout with dismemberment, decapitation, disembowelment, and copious blood in nearly every episode. |
| Self-harm / suicide (depicted) | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Warriors push their bodies past safe limits, knowingly risking permanent transformation |
| Self-harm / suicide (depicted) | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Claymores who are about to lose their humanity request to be killed by their comrades; some actively seek death rather than become monsters. |
| Sexual assault / rape | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Multiple characters have backstories involving sexual violence and exploitation |
| Sexual assault / rape | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Implied and referenced sexual assault of female characters, particularly in backstories of how Claymores were created or recruited. |
| Slavery / forced labor | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Claymores are essentially enslaved by the Organization, with no freedom to refuse missions or leave, and are killed if they disobey. |
| Torture | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Characters are subjected to prolonged physical torment as part of their transformation process |
| Torture | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Characters are subjected to prolonged physical torment, and the Claymore creation process itself is depicted as tortuous. |
Mental Health & Emotional
Children are killed by Yoma in several scenes, and young Claymore trainees die during the brutal creation process.
Several warriors witnessed their parents being killed during their childhood
Multiple characters' backstories involve witnessing parents being killed by Yoma, often as the inciting trauma.
Warriors cope with the loss of comrades who fell in battle or succumbed to transformation
Pervasive themes of loss as Claymores watch comrades die and struggle with their own impending loss of humanity.
Other
Entire towns are massacred by monsters, with few or no survivors
Young girls are abducted and taken to a secretive organization against their will
Characters are captured and held by enemy forces, particularly during confrontations with Awakened Beings.
Phobias & Sensory
Excessive blood is present in virtually every combat scene; both human and Yoma blood flows freely throughout the series.
Humans transform into grotesque monsters with disturbing bodily mutations
Claymores undergo grotesque bodily transformations when they exceed their power limits, and Yoma/Awakened Beings have deeply disturbing monster forms.
The Claymore creation process involves invasive surgical procedures depicted with disturbing medical imagery.
Sexual Content
Power dynamics are exploited in threatening sexual situations
Awakened Beings and Yoma sometimes take on seductive forms and use sexual manipulation as part of their predatory behavior.
Violence & Physical Harm
Children are subjected to horrific experimentation and forced into deadly combat training
Young girls are subjected to a traumatic surgical process to become Claymores; several backstories involve abuse and exploitation of children.
Frequent graphic dismemberment and viscera as warriors battle monstrous creatures
Extremely graphic violence throughout with dismemberment, decapitation, disembowelment, and copious blood in nearly every episode.
Warriors push their bodies past safe limits, knowingly risking permanent transformation
Claymores who are about to lose their humanity request to be killed by their comrades; some actively seek death rather than become monsters.
Multiple characters have backstories involving sexual violence and exploitation
Implied and referenced sexual assault of female characters, particularly in backstories of how Claymores were created or recruited.
Claymores are essentially enslaved by the Organization, with no freedom to refuse missions or leave, and are killed if they disobey.
Characters are subjected to prolonged physical torment as part of their transformation process
Characters are subjected to prolonged physical torment, and the Claymore creation process itself is depicted as tortuous.
