HBO MaxBeware the Batman (2013)
Bias Rating
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Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 4.9
Overview
Set during Bruce Wayne's early years as the Batman, following his initial period of battling organized crime. He hones his skills with the assistance of his butler, Alfred Pennyworth. Bruce is introduced to Alfred's goddaughter, Tatsu Yamashiro. Tatsu is a martial arts swordsmaster hired to act as Bruce's bodyguard, but also recruited to act as a superhero partner to Batman.
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Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Overview
Set during Bruce Wayne's early years as the Batman, following his initial period of battling organized crime. He hones his skills with the assistance of his butler, Alfred Pennyworth. Bruce is introduced to Alfred's goddaughter, Tatsu Yamashiro. Tatsu is a martial arts swordsmaster hired to act as Bruce's bodyguard, but also recruited to act as a superhero partner to Batman.
Starring Cast
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Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The series primarily focuses on a classic superhero narrative of fighting crime and corruption through individual vigilantism. It does not explicitly promote specific progressive or conservative ideologies regarding the causes of or solutions to societal problems, maintaining a largely apolitical stance.
The series includes visible diversity through characters like Katana, an Asian female, but does not feature explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, without explicit critiques or central DEI themes.
Secondary
The show features multiple female characters, including Katana and Lady Shiva, who are highly skilled in martial arts and consistently engage in and win close-quarters physical fights against male opponents, often outmaneuvering or incapacitating them.
The animated series 'Beware the Batman' does not include any explicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on Batman's early crime-fighting career and his interactions with various villains and allies, without incorporating queer identities or storylines.
All major and recurring characters in "Beware the Batman" maintain their canonically established genders from the DC Comics source material. No instances of a character widely known as one gender being portrayed as another were identified.
The animated series "Beware the Batman" accurately portrays the established races of its main characters, including Batman, Alfred Pennyworth, and Katana, consistent with their canonical depictions in source material. No instances of race swapping were identified.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
4.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.3
7.3
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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