Content & Trigger Warnings for How Not to Summon a Demon Lord (2018)
11 content warnings identified across 2 seasons for this show.
Quick Summary
Yes, How Not to Summon a Demon Lord (2018) contains 11 content warnings : Kidnapping / abduction, Body horror, Age-gap relationships (predatory), Explicit sexual content / nudity, Sex trafficking, Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations, Gore / graphic violence, Gun violence, Sexual assault / rape, Slavery / forced labor, Torture.
The most severe warnings are for Explicit sexual content / nudity (severity 5/5), Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations (severity 4/5), Sexual assault / rape (severity 4/5).
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Does It Get Worse?
2 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.
| Warning | Season | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | ||||
| Kidnapping / abduction | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters are abducted and held captive by antagonists seeking to exploit them |
| Kidnapping / abduction | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Abduction and captivity of main characters drives major plot arcs |
| Phobias & Sensory | ||||
| Body horror | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Demonic transformations and monstrous physical alterations shown during combat |
| Body horror | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Grotesque demon transformations and corruption of physical forms depicted in detail |
| Sexual Content | ||||
| Age-gap relationships (predatory) | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Ambiguous ages of characters in sexualized situations with apparent age differences |
| Age-gap relationships (predatory) | S2 | 2/5 | Depicted | Continued sexualized situations involving characters with unclear or disparate apparent ages |
| Age-gap relationships (predatory) | All | 2/5 | Depicted | The protagonist is an adult man isekai'd into a fantasy world where he forms romantic and suggestive relationships with younger-appearing characters. |
| Explicit sexual content / nudity | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Frequent fan-service with near-nudity, breast exposure, and sexually suggestive scenarios |
| Explicit sexual content / nudity | S2 | 5/5 | Depicted | Escalated sexual content with more explicit fan-service, nudity, and provocative scenarios |
| Sex trafficking | S1 | 2/5 | Referenced | Slave trade and auction of enslaved individuals referenced in the fantasy setting |
| Sex trafficking | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Slave markets and trafficking of people depicted more directly in the fantasy world |
| Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Master-slave dynamic with characters magically bound to obey, creating coercive undertones |
| Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations | S2 | 4/5 | Depicted | Power imbalances and magical compulsion create intensified coercive sexual dynamics |
| Violence & Physical Harm | ||||
| Gore / graphic violence | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Fantasy combat sequences with blood splatter and graphic magical attacks |
| Gore / graphic violence | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Bloodier combat sequences with dismemberment and graphic magical violence |
| Gun violence | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Ranged magical attacks function as weapon violence in battle scenarios |
| Gun violence | S2 | 2/5 | Depicted | Ranged attacks and magical projectile violence in escalating battle sequences |
| Sexual assault / rape | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Female characters are groped and placed in sexually compromising positions during combat |
| Sexual assault / rape | S2 | 4/5 | Depicted | Characters are subjected to unwanted sexual contact and assault during capture sequences |
| Slavery / forced labor | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters are enslaved through magical collars and forced servitude is a recurring plot element |
| Slavery / forced labor | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Enslavement dynamics deepen with more emphasis on ownership and control |
| Slavery / forced labor | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Central plot mechanic involves characters being enslaved with magical collars, and slave markets are shown in the fantasy world. |
| Torture | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Captured characters subjected to painful magical restraints and punishment |
| Torture | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Extended torture sequences with characters restrained and subjected to pain |
Other
Characters are abducted and held captive by antagonists seeking to exploit them
Abduction and captivity of main characters drives major plot arcs
Phobias & Sensory
Demonic transformations and monstrous physical alterations shown during combat
Grotesque demon transformations and corruption of physical forms depicted in detail
Sexual Content
Ambiguous ages of characters in sexualized situations with apparent age differences
Continued sexualized situations involving characters with unclear or disparate apparent ages
The protagonist is an adult man isekai'd into a fantasy world where he forms romantic and suggestive relationships with younger-appearing characters.
Frequent fan-service with near-nudity, breast exposure, and sexually suggestive scenarios
Escalated sexual content with more explicit fan-service, nudity, and provocative scenarios
Slave trade and auction of enslaved individuals referenced in the fantasy setting
Slave markets and trafficking of people depicted more directly in the fantasy world
Master-slave dynamic with characters magically bound to obey, creating coercive undertones
Power imbalances and magical compulsion create intensified coercive sexual dynamics
Violence & Physical Harm
Fantasy combat sequences with blood splatter and graphic magical attacks
Bloodier combat sequences with dismemberment and graphic magical violence
Ranged magical attacks function as weapon violence in battle scenarios
Ranged attacks and magical projectile violence in escalating battle sequences
Female characters are groped and placed in sexually compromising positions during combat
Characters are subjected to unwanted sexual contact and assault during capture sequences
Characters are enslaved through magical collars and forced servitude is a recurring plot element
Enslavement dynamics deepen with more emphasis on ownership and control
Central plot mechanic involves characters being enslaved with magical collars, and slave markets are shown in the fantasy world.
Captured characters subjected to painful magical restraints and punishment
Extended torture sequences with characters restrained and subjected to pain
