Larva

TV show · 2011

Larva is a South Korean dialogue-free animated short series following two sewer-dwelling larvae, Red and Yellow, through slapstick adventures across multiple seasons (2011–2022). This report covers the full series run; the comedy leans heavily on gross-out humor and cartoon roughhousing with no educational content to balance it out.

Best suited for kids around 7 and up who already enjoy slapstick and have a solid tolerance for potty humor; the grosser and more intense moments make it a tougher call for sensitive younger viewers.

Scary imageryPeril & tensionViolenceBig emotionsBehavior modeledLoud or startling sounds

Episodes to know about

Violencerecurring across the seriesModerate

Cartoon-on-cartoon violence between Red and Yellow is a constant baseline: characters hit, throw, and physically harm each other every episode, and are sometimes knocked unconscious.

Behavior modeledrecurring across the seriesModerate

Pervasive gross-out humor including farting, burping, visible snot, urine, and bird droppings is played for laughs with no pushback or lesson attached.

Scary imageryrecurring across the seriesMild

Spiders, a carnivorous plant, and an owl recur as threatening antagonists that bare teeth or growl; sensitive younger kids may find these moments unsettling.

3 more moments are in the full report. See all of them, checked against your own family’s settings, in Little Longer.