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Kamen Rider Build
tv·12·Sep 3, 2017·
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Kamen Rider Build
tv
12
September 3, 2017
Wokeometer Rating
2Based
Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke
TL;DR Verdict
Kamen Rider Build earns its low 2/10 woke score by focusing on classic tokusatsu themes of redemption, friendship, and heroic sacrifice against villains, with no activist messaging or forced diversity. It stays neutral entertainment centered on story and action.
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Detailed Analysis
Kamen Rider Build centers on amnesiac genius Sento Kiryu transforming into the titular Rider to battle Faust-created Smash monsters, recover his memories, and navigate alliances amid the Pandora Box's division of Japan into warring regions and the threat of alien Evolto.
Its core themes emphasize personal redemption, friendship, proxy wars, and the fight for a "world of love and peace" against war-profiteering villains and cosmic nihilism, all rooted in longstanding tokusatsu traditions of heroic sacrifice and good-versus-evil conflicts. Casting follows franchise norms with Japanese actors in plot-justified roles and avoids any race or gender swaps or forced diversity.
The series prioritizes straightforward sci-fi action and classic heroic ideals over activist critiques of patriarchy, capitalism, or social norms, with no systemic oppression narratives as central drivers. This results in the show's overall woke score of 2/10.
Methodology: Each score synthesizes audience discourse, critic and aggregator reception, and press coverage — weighed against the work itself, not any single source.
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Is Kamen Rider Build Woke?
We've run a full content analysis on Kamen Rider Build and scored it 2/10 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 Kamen Rider Build?
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 Kamen Rider Build's overall score.
Is Kamen Rider Build family-friendly?
Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). Kamen Rider Build is rated 12. For a full picture, combine our woke analysis with the age rating to decide if it's right for your family.
How does Wokeometer score tv shows?
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 →
