Content & Trigger Warnings for Dorohedoro (2020)
17 content warnings identified across 1 season for this show.
Quick Summary
Yes, Dorohedoro (2020) contains 17 content warnings : Death of a child, Grief / bereavement (major focus), Kidnapping / abduction, Blood / medical gore, Body horror, Jump scares, Needles / medical procedures, Snakes, Spiders / insects, Vomit / emesis (emetophobia), Explicit sexual content / nudity, Drug use (depicted), Animal cruelty / animal death, Child abuse / harm to children, Gore / graphic violence, Gun violence, Torture.
The most severe warnings are for Blood / medical gore (severity 5/5), Body horror (severity 5/5), Spiders / insects (severity 4/5), Gore / graphic violence (severity 5/5), Torture (severity 4/5).
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Does It Get Worse?
6 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.
| Warning | Season | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Health & Emotional | ||||
| Death of a child | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Young characters die in the violent world where life is treated as disposable |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters mourn fallen friends and allies in a world where death is commonplace |
| Other | ||||
| Kidnapping / abduction | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Sorcerers regularly abduct humans from the Hole to use as magical practice subjects |
| Phobias & Sensory | ||||
| Blood / medical gore | All | 5/5 | Depicted | Copious amounts of blood in virtually every episode during frequent combat scenes |
| Body horror | S1 | 5/5 | Depicted | Characters have heads replaced with reptile and insect forms, bodies are gruesomely transformed by magic |
| Body horror | All | 5/5 | Depicted | The protagonist has a reptile head, and characters undergo disturbing physical transformations throughout |
| Jump scares | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Sudden violent attacks and grotesque reveals occur without warning in the chaotic world |
| Needles / medical procedures | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Surgical and medical procedures performed in crude conditions including organ harvesting |
| Snakes | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Reptilian-headed characters and snake-like creatures appear throughout the sorcerer world |
| Spiders / insects | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Insect-headed characters and cockroach-like creatures are prominent and shown in detail |
| Vomit / emesis (emetophobia) | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Comedic and grotesque vomiting scenes occur during the dark comedy sequences |
| Sexual Content | ||||
| Explicit sexual content / nudity | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Brief nudity and some sexual content in a few scenes |
| Substance Use | ||||
| Drug use (depicted) | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | A magical smoke substance is used as a power source and depicted like drug production and dealing |
| Violence & Physical Harm | ||||
| Animal cruelty / animal death | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Creatures and animals are harmed during magical conflicts and experimentation |
| Child abuse / harm to children | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Young sorcerers are subjected to violent training and exploitation |
| Gore / graphic violence | S1 | 5/5 | Depicted | Extremely graphic violence with dismemberment, decapitation, and viscera shown constantly throughout |
| Gun violence | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Some characters use firearms in combat alongside magical attacks |
| Gun violence | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Firearms are used frequently by characters including the protagonist's partner Nikaido |
| Torture | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Characters are captured and subjected to painful magical experimentation and physical torment |
Mental Health & Emotional
Young characters die in the violent world where life is treated as disposable
Characters mourn fallen friends and allies in a world where death is commonplace
Other
Sorcerers regularly abduct humans from the Hole to use as magical practice subjects
Phobias & Sensory
Copious amounts of blood in virtually every episode during frequent combat scenes
Characters have heads replaced with reptile and insect forms, bodies are gruesomely transformed by magic
The protagonist has a reptile head, and characters undergo disturbing physical transformations throughout
Sudden violent attacks and grotesque reveals occur without warning in the chaotic world
Surgical and medical procedures performed in crude conditions including organ harvesting
Reptilian-headed characters and snake-like creatures appear throughout the sorcerer world
Insect-headed characters and cockroach-like creatures are prominent and shown in detail
Comedic and grotesque vomiting scenes occur during the dark comedy sequences
Sexual Content
Brief nudity and some sexual content in a few scenes
Substance Use
A magical smoke substance is used as a power source and depicted like drug production and dealing
Violence & Physical Harm
Creatures and animals are harmed during magical conflicts and experimentation
Young sorcerers are subjected to violent training and exploitation
Extremely graphic violence with dismemberment, decapitation, and viscera shown constantly throughout
Firearms are used frequently by characters including the protagonist's partner Nikaido
Characters are captured and subjected to painful magical experimentation and physical torment
