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Ensemble Stars!! Reminiscence Selection: Element - Season 1

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Season 1
April 6, 2023
Wokeometer Rating
2Based
Audience Woke Score
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Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke

TL;DR Verdict

Ensemble Stars!! keeps its all-male idol academy cast and rivalry plot fully organic with zero gender swaps or activist messaging, delivering safe neutral entertainment at a low 2/10.

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Detailed Analysis

Ensemble Stars!! Reminiscence Selection: Element - Season 1 adapts a 2016 game event story set in a boys' idol academy during the 'War' arc.

The all-male cast and premise remain fully organic to the Japanese boys' idol school genre, with no gender or race swaps of established characters. Voice actors such as Hikaru Midorikawa as Eichi Tenshouin and Takuya Eguchi as Wataru Hibiki deliver performances consistent with the franchise's bishonen idol tradition, and the attached key art depicts only male-presenting figures in military-style uniforms.

This setup avoids any forced diversity elements that would elevate the score. The plot centers on traditional rivalry and schemes as Eichi Tenshouin leads the unit fine against the Five Eccentrics—Rei Sakuma, Wataru Hibiki, Kanata Shinkai, Shu Itsuki, and Natsume Sakasaki—through school contracts, performance competitions, and flashbacks in the 'Element' reminiscence story. No creator statements, dialogue, or subplots address systemic issues, DEI initiatives, or contemporary activism. Any incidental historical gender tropes, such as ancient magic references tied to Natsume, function as standard genre conventions rather than activist messaging, keeping thematic centrality low and preserving straightforward entertainment value.

Key Factors

  • All-male cast and premise organic to Japanese boys' idol school genre with no gender or race swaps of established characters
  • Plot driven by traditional rivalry, schemes, and performance competition in the 'Element' reminiscence story
  • No creator statements, dialogue, or subplots addressing systemic issues, DEI, or contemporary activism; any historical gender tropes (e.g., ancient magic references for Natsume) are incidental genre conventions, not activist messaging

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Is Ensemble Stars!! Reminiscence Selection: Element - Season 1 Woke?

We've run a full content analysis on Ensemble Stars!! Reminiscence Selection: Element - Season 1 and scored it 2/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.

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What kind of woke content is in Ensemble Stars!! Reminiscence Selection: Element - 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 Ensemble Stars!! Reminiscence Selection: Element - Season 1's overall score.

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Top Cast

Hikaru Midorikawa
2.3Based

Hikaru Midorikawa

Eichi Tenshouin (voice)

Takuya Eguchi
2.3Based

Takuya Eguchi

Wataru Hibiki (voice)

Natsuki Hanae
1.6Based

Natsuki Hanae

Hiyori Tomoe (voice)

Koutaro Nishiyama
1.6Based

Koutaro Nishiyama

Kanata Shinkai (voice)

Hiroki Takahashi
1.5Based

Hiroki Takahashi

Shu Itsuki (voice)

Kenji Nojima
1.6Based

Kenji Nojima

Natsume Sakasak (voice)

Kaito Ishikawa
1.9Based

Kaito Ishikawa

Tsumugi Aoba (voice)

J
2Based

Junichi Suwabe

Nagisa Ran (voice)

Toshiki Masuda
1.5Based

Toshiki Masuda

Rei Sakuma (voice)

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