Content & Trigger Warnings for Dororo (2019)
17 content warnings identified across 1 season for this show.
Quick Summary
Yes, Dororo (2019) contains 17 content warnings : Death of a child, Death of a parent, Grief / bereavement (major focus), Genocide / ethnic cleansing, Kidnapping / abduction, War / combat, Blood / medical gore, Body horror, Drowning / underwater scenes, Needles / medical procedures, Animal cruelty / animal death, 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 Death of a child (severity 4/5), Death of a parent (severity 4/5), Grief / bereavement (major focus) (severity 4/5), War / combat (severity 4/5), Blood / medical gore (severity 5/5), Body horror (severity 5/5), Child abuse / harm to children (severity 5/5), Gore / graphic violence (severity 5/5), Torture (severity 4/5).
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Does It Get Worse?
9 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.
| Warning | Season | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Health & Emotional | ||||
| Death of a child | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Children die from war, famine, and demon attacks; child orphans struggle to survive |
| Death of a child | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Children die in multiple episodes, including infants and young orphans caught in violent circumstances. |
| Death of a parent | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Parental figures die protecting children; Hyakkimaru's surrogate father figure killed |
| Death of a parent | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Parental death and parental betrayal are central themes, with a father sacrificing his own child. |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Dororo's grief over lost parents and Hyakkimaru's emotional numbness from lifelong suffering are central themes |
| Other | ||||
| Genocide / ethnic cleansing | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Entire villages and populations are wiped out by demons and warring factions. |
| Kidnapping / abduction | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Children and civilians captured by bandits and demons throughout the journey |
| War / combat | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Feudal Japanese warfare depicted with soldiers dying in battle; war's devastation on civilians shown |
| Phobias & Sensory | ||||
| Blood / medical gore | S1 | 5/5 | Depicted | Pervasive heavy blood in nearly every combat scene; blood-soaked environments and characters |
| Blood / medical gore | All | 5/5 | Depicted | Copious amounts of blood in virtually every battle sequence, often stylized but extremely heavy. |
| Body horror | S1 | 5/5 | Depicted | Protagonist Hyakkimaru was born missing 48 body parts taken by demons; prosthetic replacements and body reclamation shown graphically |
| Drowning / underwater scenes | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Water-based demon encounters include drowning danger and underwater peril |
| Drowning / underwater scenes | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Water-based demon encounters involve drowning and near-drowning sequences. |
| Needles / medical procedures | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Prosthetic limb attachment and crude medical procedures depicted in historical setting |
| Violence & Physical Harm | ||||
| Animal cruelty / animal death | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Animals are killed and harmed during demon attacks and in the context of feudal-era survival. |
| Child abuse / harm to children | S1 | 5/5 | Depicted | Hyakkimaru's father deliberately sacrificed his newborn's body to demons for political power |
| Child abuse / harm to children | All | 5/5 | Depicted | The protagonist is sacrificed as a newborn by his own father to demons, losing his body parts and being left to die. |
| Gore / graphic violence | S1 | 5/5 | Depicted | Extremely graphic demon slaying with dismemberment, decapitation, and visceral spraying blood |
| Gore / graphic violence | All | 5/5 | Depicted | Extreme graphic violence with dismemberment, decapitation, and visceral combat throughout every episode. |
| Self-harm / suicide (depicted) | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters choose self-sacrifice; a mother takes her own life in despair over her circumstances |
| Sexual assault / rape | All | 3/5 | Referenced | Sexual violence is implied in the context of wartime atrocities and demon encounters. |
| Slavery / forced labor | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Feudal servitude and human trafficking depicted; peasants treated as expendable property by lords |
| Torture | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Characters subjected to cruel punishment and prolonged suffering at the hands of demons and warlords |
Mental Health & Emotional
Children die from war, famine, and demon attacks; child orphans struggle to survive
Children die in multiple episodes, including infants and young orphans caught in violent circumstances.
Parental figures die protecting children; Hyakkimaru's surrogate father figure killed
Parental death and parental betrayal are central themes, with a father sacrificing his own child.
Dororo's grief over lost parents and Hyakkimaru's emotional numbness from lifelong suffering are central themes
Other
Entire villages and populations are wiped out by demons and warring factions.
Children and civilians captured by bandits and demons throughout the journey
Feudal Japanese warfare depicted with soldiers dying in battle; war's devastation on civilians shown
Phobias & Sensory
Pervasive heavy blood in nearly every combat scene; blood-soaked environments and characters
Copious amounts of blood in virtually every battle sequence, often stylized but extremely heavy.
Protagonist Hyakkimaru was born missing 48 body parts taken by demons; prosthetic replacements and body reclamation shown graphically
Water-based demon encounters include drowning danger and underwater peril
Water-based demon encounters involve drowning and near-drowning sequences.
Prosthetic limb attachment and crude medical procedures depicted in historical setting
Violence & Physical Harm
Animals are killed and harmed during demon attacks and in the context of feudal-era survival.
Hyakkimaru's father deliberately sacrificed his newborn's body to demons for political power
The protagonist is sacrificed as a newborn by his own father to demons, losing his body parts and being left to die.
Extremely graphic demon slaying with dismemberment, decapitation, and visceral spraying blood
Extreme graphic violence with dismemberment, decapitation, and visceral combat throughout every episode.
Characters choose self-sacrifice; a mother takes her own life in despair over her circumstances
Sexual violence is implied in the context of wartime atrocities and demon encounters.
Feudal servitude and human trafficking depicted; peasants treated as expendable property by lords
Characters subjected to cruel punishment and prolonged suffering at the hands of demons and warlords
