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Sumikkogurashi debuted in 2012 as slightly negative characters who like to stay in the corner of a room. The characters include "Shirokuma", a polar bear who is sensitive to cold, "Penguin?" (with a question mark in its name), a penguin who is unsure if it is actually a penguin, "Tonkatsu", a piece of pork cutlet that was left uneaten, "Neko", a shy cat, and "Tokage", who hides his nature as one of the last dinosaurs. The franchise has inspired toys, books, stationery material, video games—and now a feature film.
Sumikkogurashi debuted in 2012 as slightly negative characters who like to stay in the corner of a room. The characters include "Shirokuma", a polar bear who is sensitive to cold, "Penguin?" (with a question mark in its name), a penguin who is unsure if it is actually a penguin, "Tonkatsu", a piece of pork cutlet that was left uneaten, "Neko", a shy cat, and "Tokage", who hides his nature as one of the last dinosaurs. The franchise has inspired toys, books, stationery material, video games—and now a feature film.
The film's central themes of friendship, belonging, and self-acceptance are presented in a universal and apolitical context, focusing on gentle emotional arcs rather than ideological positions.
The film features an ensemble of anthropomorphic, non-human characters, which means the evaluation criteria for human racial and gender diversity in casting and narrative framing are not directly applicable. The story focuses on themes of friendship and belonging among these characters, without engaging with or critiquing traditional human identities or explicit DEI themes.
The film 'Sumikko Gurashi: The Pop-up Book and the Secret Child' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the adventures of the Sumikko Gurashi characters within a magical pop-up book, without incorporating elements related to queer identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Sumikko Gurashi characters, including those featured in the film, are generally depicted as gender-neutral in their original franchise. As their gender was never explicitly specified or visually unambiguous in prior canon, there is no established baseline gender from which a swap could occur.
The film features anthropomorphic animal and object characters, which do not possess a human race in their original canon or on-screen portrayal. Therefore, the concept of a race swap, which applies to human characters, is not applicable.
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