This show is about a duke and his maid (hence the "very" original title). The story is that this duke was cursed as a child, now anything he touches will die. The whole anime is about the effort to lift this curse from him.
Highly Explicit
Most of the time, the maid, Alice, is dressed immodestly. Her breasts are not covered properly and she lifts her skirt a lot, revealing her thighs. This is not how women ought to dress or act. The Crunchyroll page lists it as 14+ and among the reasons, "Sexualized Imagery" and "Suggestive Dialogue" are listed.¹
"In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;" (1 Timothy 2:9)
We read a lot about the woman who chases a man with flattery in Proverbs 5-7, so there's much that could be said about this. Several women are seen in bikinis throughout the show. I don't think I can stress enough just how much immodesty is in this show.
Witches
The show contains a "race" called witches. These people have magical abilities. There are gatherings of these witches called "witches' sabbaths." The place in which these "sabbaths" take place is a demonic realm.
"Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live." (Exodus 22:18)
Ironically, there is mention of "witch hunts" that orphaned two of the characters in the story. They portray this verse as negative even if that's not explicitly stated.
Profanity
Additionally, there is some profanity found in the anime.¹ We are told that "evil communications corrupt good manners" (1 Corinthians 15:33). While this verse speaks of all areas of our life, it surely does also apply to the things we listen to and hear. The Proverbs say:
"¶ Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life." (Proverbs 4:23)
We need to keep our hearts! We need to watch and be careful about what we let in. It says that we need to because from our heart is the issues (or "goings out") of life. As Jesus said, "those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart" (Matthew 15:18). We need to keep our ears clean from this sort of speech.
Conclusion
This anime is not one that pleases God. There is nothing that it contains that would be of any benefit for you or your spiritual life. In fact, quite the opposite. We should avoid it like the plague.
Sources:
1. The Duke of Death and His Maid. Crunchyroll, crunchyroll.com/series/G79H23V0G/the-duke-of-death-and-his-maid. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.