BEASTARS (2019) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictNot Woke

15%

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What We Think

BEASTARS is refreshingly non-woke by modern standards. It emphasizes compelling character drama and social allegory without succumbing to forced representation or ideological messaging. It’s an animal drama more interested in the human condition than in lecturing viewers.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Not Woke

What is this?

BEASTARS mostly focuses on character, society, and complex conflicts without shoehorning in modern identity politics. While it features allegories of prejudice and social struggle, these primarily serve narrative and worldbuilding rather than preaching ideology. Representation feels organic, not forced.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Mildly Woke

What is this?

Traditional masculinity and femininity are explored quite directly, with male vulnerability and female agency depicted in believable, often messy ways. There’s nuance instead of outright subversion or mocking of traditional roles. Religion and family play a minimal part, but are not actively undermined.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Not Woke

What is this?

There’s a diversity of worldviews among characters, who argue, disagree, and pursue conflicting values. Alternatives aren’t merely villainized or caricatured, everyone has flaws. The show doesn’t browbeat viewers with a singular modern moral viewpoint.

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