Content & Trigger Warnings for Goblin Slayer (2018)

The protagonist's backstory includes witnessing the death of family members during a goblin raid

Protagonist driven by deep trauma and grief from childhood loss

Ongoing exploration of protagonist's traumatic past and emotional wounds

The protagonist is driven by traumatic grief after his village was destroyed and family killed by goblins

Systematic extermination of goblin nests portrayed, villages razed

Multiple characters are abducted and held captive in goblin lairs

Abduction of characters remains a recurring plot element

Excessive blood shown throughout combat scenes and aftermath of goblin attacks

Disturbing physical transformations and mutilations are depicted

Grotesque creature designs and mutilation depicted in combat

Disturbing imagery of mutilated bodies and monstrous creatures throughout the series

Extended sequences in narrow underground tunnels and caves

Underground cave and dungeon exploration in tight spaces

Much of the action takes place in cramped underground goblin caves and tunnels

Sudden attacks and ambushes in dark dungeon environments

Ambush sequences and sudden monster appearances

Sudden goblin attacks and dark cave environments create jump scare moments

Some non-assault nudity and suggestive scenes with female characters

Goblins capture women specifically for reproductive purposes, functioning as a form of trafficking

Non-consensual situations depicted involving captured adventurers

Non-consensual threatening situations involving captured individuals

Goblins kidnap and sexually abuse captives as a core element of the show's dark tone

Animals used as bait or killed during goblin encounters

Flashback scenes show violence against a young child during a village raid

Flashbacks continue to reference childhood trauma and violence

Young adventurers including teenagers are brutally killed and assaulted by goblins

Extreme graphic violence with dismemberment, blood, and brutal kills throughout

Continued extreme violence with graphic battle sequences and dismemberment

Extremely graphic violence including dismemberment, decapitation, and brutal combat throughout

Graphic depiction and aftermath of sexual violence against multiple characters, central to the show's premise

Sexual violence referenced and implied, though somewhat less graphic than season one

Captured humans are enslaved by goblins and forced into servitude

Characters are captured and subjected to prolonged physical torment by goblins

Characters subjected to physical torment during captivity