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NANA
tv·TV-MA·Apr 5, 2006·
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NANA
tv
TV-MA
April 5, 2006
Wokeometer Rating
1Based
Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke
TL;DR Verdict
NANA earns its 1/10 woke score by delivering pure, unfiltered entertainment focused on two women navigating friendship, romance, and music careers in Tokyo. No identity politics, activist messaging, or deviations from the original story.
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Detailed Analysis
NANA centers on two young Japanese women, both named Nana, who form a close friendship while navigating romantic relationships, personal ambitions, and music careers with the bands Black Stones and Trapnest in 2000s Tokyo.
The series draws from classic shoujo and josei tropes, including love triangles, band formation challenges, and apartment-sharing dynamics, all grounded in traditional heterosexual plots and character-driven emotional conflicts without deviations from the source manga. Its all-Japanese cast and setting maintain complete fidelity to Ai Yazawa's original work, avoiding any race or gender swaps, LGBTQ+ foregrounding, or activist messaging. This results in entertainment focused purely on personal relationships and career struggles, earning the official overall woke score of 1/10 for its total absence of progressive or identity politics elements.
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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We've run a full content analysis on NANA 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 NANA?
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 NANA's overall score.
Is NANA family-friendly?
Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). NANA is rated TV-MA. 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 →
