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Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 3

Its writer/showrunner stated on the record that "i have great actors, and I try hard to serve them well, And I have a great director and animation team" 1. Its director stated on the record that "we wanted to make sure that this wasn't just a story with just a lot of white people" 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 6 of 100 3. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and below it for Hispanic 4.

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    Creator statementwriter/showrunner: "I have great actors, and I try hard to serve them well. And I have a great director and animation team."Paste Magazine source ↗
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    Creator statementdirector: "We wanted to make sure that this wasn't just a story with just a lot of white people."FandomWire source ↗
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    Content balanceAdvocacy 6 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
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    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 82, Hispanic 28.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

A vampire hunter fights to save a besieged city from an army of otherworldly beasts controlled by Dracula himself.

Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceOlder Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
59
Young Women
17
Older Men
83
Older Women
41
Advocacy6
Entertainment

Audience Representation

White
82
Black
36
Hispanic
28
Asian
50
South Asian
46
Middle Eastern
54
Indigenous
48
Mixed
42
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

Where to Watch (US)

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Advocacy Over Time in Animation

The average advocacy score of Animation titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.

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Average advocacy score of Animation titles by release year
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199634
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200028
200129
200218
200318
2004212
200529
2006013
2007011
200828
200925
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201104
201213
2013311
201456
201544
201646
201726
201857
201969
202048
202169
20221011
2023228
2024710
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Cast & Crew