Shinchan (1992–)

Bias Rating

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Viewer Rating

Rating: 8.1

Overview

Shinchan is the naughtiest 5 year old boy around. He is smitten with older women, an urge he never manages to saturate. This page covers the original Japanese version as aired in Japan. New Japanese episodes start 8 Janu...

Starring Cast

Yumiko Kobayashi • Akiko Yajima • Miki Narahashi

Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Moderate

LGBTQ: Negative

Overview

Starring Cast

Yumiko Kobayashi • Akiko Yajima • Miki Narahashi

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Leans Right

Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

Shinchan primarily focuses on apolitical themes of family life, childhood antics, and everyday humor, with any broader societal commentary being incidental or parodic rather than a consistent ideological stance. Its core subject matter and the nature of its problems and solutions are overwhelmingly neutral.

Diversity: ModerateConfidence: High

Shinchan, as a Japanese anime, features a cast that is diverse in its cultural context without engaging in explicit DEI-driven recasting of roles. The narrative subtly critiques traditional family dynamics through humor rather than making DEI themes central or explicitly portraying traditional identities negatively.

Secondary

LGBTQ: NegativeConfidence: High

Shinchan frequently incorporates gender non-conforming characters and themes, primarily for comedic effect. However, the humor often stems from mockery and reliance on harmful stereotypes of effeminate men and cross-dressing, rather than offering respectful or affirming portrayals, leading to a net negative impact.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

The animated series "Shinchan" consistently portrays its established characters with their original genders as depicted in the source manga and throughout its long run. There are no instances of characters canonically established as one gender being portrayed as a different gender.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

The animated series "Shinchan" originated from a Japanese manga and consistently portrays its established characters as Japanese. There are no instances where a canonically Japanese character has been depicted as a different race in the show.