Note: This is a review of the Funimation English dub.
Violence / Gore:
Save Me! Lollipop has a lot of comedic violence. Seeing actual blood is rare but some people are smacked around pretty hard. Magic fights take place where people and buildings, etc. are often smashed.
Nudity / Sexual Content:
Surprisingly, Save Me! Lollipop has quite a bit of sexual content. It should be noted that the characters almost look chibi-like most of the time, so it's possible to not take the content as seriously as a more artistically refined show. Lollipop is drawn in a simplistic fashion.
One character (male) cross-dresses quite a few times in the show. He doesn't like it, and it is usually by accident. Some girls wear very high slits in their skirts. One girl wears lingerie (in public) in order to get a guy's attention.
There are girls wearing bikinis/towels in one episode. One girl's towel falls off as she's being rescued from harm. Her breasts are visible, but are partially covered by the guy holding her. Same episode, another girl runs around topless. She is mostly covered by a guy shielding her from everyone's view with his hands.
The main character is constantly mocked because she has small breasts.
One character is in love with his sister (though they are not blood related).
The main character is asked a few times if she and her two male friends are all dating each other.
A boy and girl are sitting together on a sick-room bed. The girl mentions that they are technically "in bed together." Same episode, the guy straddles the girl while they are still in the bed so that she is out of sight of someone entering the room. A similar (but less awkward situation) happens in the first episode.
Potentially problematic theological themes:
The premise of Save Me! Lollipop is that the main character has swallowed a magical object. Magical students come after her to retrieve the object. Every episode has some sort of magic (summoning magic, destruction magic, defense magic, etc.) Imagine Sailor Moon but less serious.
Other potentially problematic themes:
A guy calls a girl a "wench." No other noteworthy language issues.
*Save Me! Lollipop appears childish on the surface but has some emotional depth to it. I would not recommend it for really young audiences due to the random sexual content. The characters are entertaining and fun to get to know, but the show as a whole is more of a joke than a serious anime.
Spoiler: Note: the series ends without a complete resolution.
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