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Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 5

Its co-director stated on the record that "it's been an opportunity to share everything that I've learned while growing up with my parents and my grandparents, I actually was able to teach a bunch of an…" 1. Its producer stated on the record that "we certainly love our original cast members coming back, but we really wanted to make sure that with our expanding world, we were mindful and wanted to bring i…" 2. Its actor stated on the record that "it's an honor to join this franchise, It has always honored the culture and done so in a really cool way that definitely added to the Asian American landscape…" 3. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 4. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 13 of 100 5. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for Asian and below it for White and Hispanic 6.

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    Creator statementco-director: "It's been an opportunity to share everything that I've learned while growing up with my parents and my grandparents. I actually was able to teach a bunch of animators how to play Mahjong."POC Culture, March 2024 source ↗
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    Creator statementproducer: "We certainly love our original cast members coming back, but we really wanted to make sure that with our expanding world, we were mindful and wanted to bring in more representation into our cast."Nerds of Color, December 2023 source ↗
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    Creator statementactor: "It's an honor to join this franchise. It has always honored the culture and done so in a really cool way that definitely added to the Asian American landscape of film."POC Culture, March 2024 source ↗
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    Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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    Content balanceAdvocacy 13 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: Asian 100, White 1, Hispanic 28.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1

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Primary audienceYoung MenYoung Men82
Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
82
Young Women
71
Older Men
29
Older Women
18
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Audience Representation

White
1
Black
31
Hispanic
28
Asian
100
South Asian
46
Middle Eastern
48
Indigenous
48
Mixed
42
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

Faithfulness

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Advocacy

Advocacy13
Entertainment

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Synopsis

Po is gearing up to become the spiritual leader of his Valley of Peace, but also needs someone to take his place as Dragon Warrior. As such, he will train a new kung fu practitioner for the spot and will encounter a villain called the Chameleon who conjures villains from the past.

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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
YearAverage advocacyTitles
195102
195202
195732
196702
197042
197703
197823
197902
198102
198222
198314
198412
198532
1986012
198724
198837
198964
199013
199106
199233
199325
199453
199535
199634
199748
199813
1999413
200028
200149
200228
200328
2004412
200539
2006113
2007111
200838
200945
201036
201114
201223
2013511
201476
201564
201676
201746
2018117
201989
202068
2021119
20221411
2023258
20241211
2025414
202609
This title (2024)131

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Cast & Crew

Stephanie Ma Stine (director)