The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1980–1981)

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Viewer Rating

Rating: 7.6

Overview

Nils (Neels) Holgersson is a young lad, who likes to sleep, eat and cause mischief among the animals on his parents farm. He enjoys to cause the animals pain. He captures a tomte (which is a small mythological creature, ...

Starring Cast

Mami Koyama • Tadashi Yamazaki • Shigeru Chiba

Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Low

Overview

Starring Cast

Mami Koyama • Tadashi Yamazaki • Shigeru Chiba

Detailed Bias Analysis

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Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

The film's central narrative is a classic moral fable about a boy's personal transformation from cruelty to kindness and responsibility, emphasizing universal virtues like empathy and respect for nature rather than promoting specific political ideologies or critiquing societal structures.

Diversity: LowConfidence: High

Based on its origins as a classic Swedish children's story, the film is expected to feature traditional casting that reflects its European setting. The narrative focuses on a young boy's adventure and personal growth, without engaging in critical portrayals of traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils is a children's adventure story that does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a young boy's transformation and journey through nature, with no elements related to queer identity present in its plot or character arcs.

FemPower: NoConfidence: High

The show primarily features animal characters and a young boy. No female characters, human or animal, are depicted engaging in or winning close-quarters physical combat against male opponents.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

The 1980-1981 anime adaptation of "The Wonderful Adventures of Nils" faithfully retains the genders of all major characters as established in Selma Lagerlöf's original novel, with no instances of gender swapping.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

The 1980-1981 animated series adapts the Swedish novel, depicting its human characters, such as Nils Holgersson, as white, consistent with their original portrayal and setting. No characters established as one race in the source material are portrayed as a different race in the show.