Content & Trigger Warnings for Tale of the Nine Tailed (2020)
17 content warnings identified across 2 seasons for this show.
Quick Summary
Yes, Tale of the Nine Tailed (2020) contains 17 content warnings : Stalking / harassment, Death of a child, Death of a parent, Grief / bereavement (major focus), Suicide (discussed or ideation), Gaslighting / emotional manipulation, Kidnapping / abduction, War / combat, Blood / medical gore, Body horror, Confined spaces (claustrophobia), Jump scares, Snakes, Gore / graphic violence, Gun violence, Self-harm / suicide (depicted), Torture.
The most severe warnings are for Death of a parent (severity 4/5), Grief / bereavement (major focus) (severity 4/5), Body horror (severity 4/5), Gore / graphic violence (severity 4/5).
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Does It Get Worse?
8 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.
| Warning | Season | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identity & Discrimination | ||||
| Stalking / harassment | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Supernatural beings observe and follow human characters |
| Mental Health & Emotional | ||||
| Death of a child | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Child characters face mortal peril, and some deaths occur in the supernatural storyline. |
| Death of a parent | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Parental loss features prominently in character backstories and motivations |
| Death of a parent | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Parental sacrifice and death continue as major emotional themes |
| Death of a parent | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Parental death is a significant emotional theme affecting multiple characters' arcs. |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | The nine-tailed fox carries centuries of grief from losing someone he loved |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S2 | 4/5 | Depicted | Characters confront centuries of accumulated loss and sacrifice |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Profound grief over lost loved ones is a central emotional theme driving character motivations. |
| Suicide (discussed or ideation) | S1 | 2/5 | Referenced | A character's willingness to sacrifice their life carries suicidal undertones |
| Suicide (discussed or ideation) | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Self-sacrifice themes become more prominent with characters risking death willingly |
| Other | ||||
| Gaslighting / emotional manipulation | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | A villainous fox spirit manipulates and deceives multiple characters |
| Gaslighting / emotional manipulation | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Antagonists use deception and manipulation as primary weapons |
| Kidnapping / abduction | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters are captured by supernatural entities throughout the season |
| Kidnapping / abduction | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters imprisoned in supernatural realms and held against their will |
| Kidnapping / abduction | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters are captured and held by supernatural forces against their will. |
| War / combat | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Large-scale supernatural battles with warlike intensity |
| Phobias & Sensory | ||||
| Blood / medical gore | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Blood is shown during battle scenes and supernatural rituals throughout the series. |
| Body horror | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Supernatural creatures undergo disturbing transformations and possess human bodies |
| Body horror | S2 | 4/5 | Depicted | More extreme supernatural transformations and possession effects |
| Confined spaces (claustrophobia) | S2 | 2/5 | Depicted | Characters trapped in enclosed supernatural spaces and underworld chambers |
| Jump scares | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Sudden appearances of supernatural beings and spirits create frequent scares |
| Jump scares | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Supernatural horror elements with sudden startling appearances |
| Jump scares | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Sudden appearances of supernatural entities and demons create frequent jump scare moments. |
| Snakes | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Serpentine supernatural creatures appear in several episodes |
| Violence & Physical Harm | ||||
| Gore / graphic violence | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Supernatural combat with bloody fight sequences between foxes and other beings |
| Gore / graphic violence | S2 | 4/5 | Depicted | More intense supernatural violence with graphic battle sequences |
| Gun violence | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Some confrontations involve modern weapons alongside supernatural powers |
| Gun violence | S2 | 2/5 | Depicted | Firearms used alongside supernatural combat abilities |
| Gun violence | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Some modern-day scenes involve firearms in confrontations with supernatural threats. |
| Self-harm / suicide (depicted) | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters contemplate self-sacrifice, and suicidal actions occur as part of the supernatural narrative. |
| Torture | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters are tormented by supernatural forces as punishment or to extract information |
| Torture | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters suffer prolonged supernatural torment in the underworld |
Identity & Discrimination
Mental Health & Emotional
Child characters face mortal peril, and some deaths occur in the supernatural storyline.
Parental loss features prominently in character backstories and motivations
Parental sacrifice and death continue as major emotional themes
Parental death is a significant emotional theme affecting multiple characters' arcs.
The nine-tailed fox carries centuries of grief from losing someone he loved
Characters confront centuries of accumulated loss and sacrifice
Profound grief over lost loved ones is a central emotional theme driving character motivations.
A character's willingness to sacrifice their life carries suicidal undertones
Self-sacrifice themes become more prominent with characters risking death willingly
Other
A villainous fox spirit manipulates and deceives multiple characters
Antagonists use deception and manipulation as primary weapons
Characters are captured by supernatural entities throughout the season
Characters imprisoned in supernatural realms and held against their will
Characters are captured and held by supernatural forces against their will.
Phobias & Sensory
Blood is shown during battle scenes and supernatural rituals throughout the series.
Supernatural creatures undergo disturbing transformations and possess human bodies
Characters trapped in enclosed supernatural spaces and underworld chambers
Sudden appearances of supernatural beings and spirits create frequent scares
Sudden appearances of supernatural entities and demons create frequent jump scare moments.
Violence & Physical Harm
Supernatural combat with bloody fight sequences between foxes and other beings
More intense supernatural violence with graphic battle sequences
Some confrontations involve modern weapons alongside supernatural powers
Some modern-day scenes involve firearms in confrontations with supernatural threats.
Characters contemplate self-sacrifice, and suicidal actions occur as part of the supernatural narrative.
Characters are tormented by supernatural forces as punishment or to extract information
