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NEW GAME! - Season 2

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TV-14
Season 2
July 11, 2017
Wokeometer Rating
0Based
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Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke

TL;DR Verdict

New Game! Season 2 stays laser-focused on traditional anime workplace comedy, hard work, and character growth with zero identity politics or activist messaging. A clean 0/10 woke score for pure, unfiltered entertainment.

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Detailed Analysis

New Game! Season 2 is a straightforward Japanese slice-of-life workplace comedy centered on an all-female team of young character designers and staff at a video game company.

The narrative follows traditional anime tropes of personal growth through hard work, team collaboration, professional challenges like deadlines and creative competition, and light interpersonal drama such as jealousy and mentorship. There are no elements of identity politics, DEI-driven casting changes, critiques of traditional norms, systemic oppression narratives, or activist messaging of any kind.

The premise, characters, and themes derive entirely from the manga's focus on moe aesthetics, game development processes, and everyday office life in a Japanese setting, with no alterations or additions for contemporary social justice framing. The production is Japanese with no evidence of Western progressive influence or creator statements pushing ideological agendas.

Audience reception highlights its entertainment value in character interactions and industry details without any notable backlash or praise tied to political themes. This results in zero progressive ideological embedding.

Key Factors

  • Organic all-female cast justified by the core premise of a game studio character design department
  • Themes limited to professionalism, dreams, competition, and workplace relationships without identity-based conflicts or lectures
  • Japanese production with no source material alterations, diversity mandates, or activist intent

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Is NEW GAME! - Season 2 Woke?

We've run a full content analysis on NEW GAME! - Season 2 and scored it 0/10 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 NEW GAME! - Season 2?

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 NEW GAME! - Season 2's overall score.

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