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Wokeometer Rating
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TL;DR Verdict
Bastard!! Season 1 revives classic 80s dark fantasy with arrogant antiheroes, elemental battles, and harem dynamics that serve pure story and fanservice. Its 1/10 woke score confirms safe, neutral entertainment untouched by modern politics.
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Detailed Analysis
Bastard!! Season 1 (the 2022 Netflix adaptation of the 1988 manga) is a direct throwback to 1980s-1990s dark fantasy anime, centered on the resurrection of the arrogant, womanizing sorcerer Dark Schneider to battle the Four Lords of Havoc.
Plot points from the episode synopses—reviving the warlock to fight elemental beings like Efreet, dueling Ninja Master Gara over Yoko, confronting ex-lover Thunder Empress Arshes Nei (a half-elf raised by Schneider), and facing vampire King Di-Amon—follow classic sword-and-sorcery tropes of powerful antiheroes, harem dynamics, and over-the-top battles without any modern activist framing. Female characters such as Yoko, Princess Sheila, and the Holy Swords paladins exist within the story's established lore and serve narrative or fanservice roles typical of the era's ecchi fantasy, not as vehicles for identity politics or critiques of traditional norms.
Key Factors
- Traditional 80s/90s dark fantasy premise and characters unchanged from source material (arrogant male antihero, harem elements, half-elf ex-lover Arshes Nei)
- No race/gender swaps of established characters, no LGBTQ+ focus, no systemic oppression narratives or DEI-driven casting
- Reception highlights its unapologetic horniness, violence, and dated macho attitudes rather than any progressive messaging; English dub made minor sanitizing changes but core content remains non-woke
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Is Bastard!! - Season 1 Woke?
We've run a full content analysis on Bastard!! - Season 1 and scored it 1/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.
Frequently Asked Questions
What kind of woke content is in Bastard!! - Season 1?
Our analysis checks for themes like identity politics, race-swapping, gender ideology, environmental activism, anti-religious messaging, and other progressive agenda elements. The score breakdown above shows which specific categories were flagged and how heavily they factor into Bastard!! - Season 1's overall score.
Is Bastard!! - Season 1 family-friendly?
Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). Bastard!! - Season 1 is rated NR. For a full picture, combine our woke analysis with the age rating to decide if it's right for your family.
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We evaluate media across multiple ideological categories on a 0–10 scale. Scores of 0–3 mean story-first, 4–6 have moderate elements, and 7–10 flag heavily agenda-driven content. Learn more about our methodology →
