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Fabulous Beasts
tv·Apr 14, 2023·
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Fabulous Beasts
tv
April 14, 2023
Wokeometer Rating
1Based
Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke
TL;DR Verdict
Fabulous Beasts sticks to wholesome slice-of-life comedy and Chinese mythological lore with its beast characters, delivering pure entertainment free of politics or messaging for a safe 1/10 woke score.
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Detailed Analysis
Fabulous Beasts is a Chinese donghua series adapting the webcomic You Shou Yan, featuring anthropomorphic mythical beasts from traditional Chinese lore such as Pixiu/Tianlu and Sibuxiang living in a modern mountain shop setting.
The show emphasizes light-hearted slice-of-life comedy, healing vibes, episodic antics, and occasional mythological flashbacks drawn directly from sources like the Classic of Mountains and Seas. Across its seasons, the narrative prioritizes friendship, family bonds, and cultural entertainment without any identity politics, social justice themes, or alterations to characters for diversity purposes.
The all-Chinese voice cast and production by Bilibili maintain the original cultural context, resulting in straightforward comedic storytelling. This approach leads to the show's official overall woke score of 1/10, reflecting its complete avoidance of progressive ideological content.
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We've run a full content analysis on Fabulous Beasts and scored it 1/10 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 Fabulous Beasts?
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 Fabulous Beasts's overall score.
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