Blood+ (2005) | How Woke Is It?

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Blood+2005

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What We Think

Blood+ is about as non-woke as you’re going to get for mid-2000s anime. The show puts the story and characters first, without getting tangled in modern ideological debates or heavy-handed identity politics. Refreshing, really.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

Blood+ focuses on character development, plot, and action, with little sign of forced representation or identity-driven casting. Characters are fleshed out based on their personalities and story roles. The narrative largely avoids overt ideological messaging, maintaining traditional anime storytelling.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The show explores themes like family, sacrifice, and duty. Masculinity, femininity, and family values are treated with nuance rather than scorn. There is no obvious subversion of gender roles or rewriting of cultural tradition for modern ideological points.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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While Blood+ maintains a fairly neutral worldview, it doesn't villainize dissenting views or promote a strict ideological narrative. There is room for pluralism, and characters approach conflict from different philosophical angles.

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