Tsurumi. The story emphasizes survival, revenge, historical military conflicts, and code-cracking without any framing around systemic oppression, identity politics, or critiques of traditional norms.

Creator Noda Satoru has repeatedly stressed accurate Ainu cultural research for entertainment value and sparking interest, with explicit statements like 'Life is survival of the fittest. The weak ones get eaten,' rejecting any activist messaging.

Asirpa's Ainu heritage and the series' indigenous elements are fully organic to the source material's historical setting and plot, not added or foregrounded as statements. No established characters were race- or gender-swapped, no LGBTQ+ focal points appear in episode synopses, and searches reveal zero DEI mandates, lecture scenes, or creator intent tied to contemporary social justice activism.