Audience evidenceThe verdict — who this is for, by the receipts

Made first for older women 1

【OSHI NO KO】's audience scores lean most toward older women at 65 of 100 1. Its overall reach is rated mainstream — mainstream, general-audience reach 2. As an adaptation it scores 94 of 100 for faithfulness, a closely faithful treatment of its source material 3. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for Asian 4. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 14 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 5.

The receipts — every claim above is sourced
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    Audience scoreolder women 65 of 100 is the top quadrant.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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    ReachAudience breadth rated mainstream.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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    FaithfulnessFaithfulness 94 of 100 — a closely faithful adaptation.WhatSphere faithfulness checklist, score_version 1
  4. 4
    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: Asian 77.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
  5. 5
    Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 14 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

A small-town doctor gets sucked into the ruthless world of show business when he crosses paths with a popular teen idol who holds a secret.

Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceOlder Women
Mainstream

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
35
Young Women
50
Older Men
50
Older Women
65
Faithfulness
94
Advocacy14
Entertainment

Audience Representation

White
40
Black
46
Hispanic
48
Asian
77
South Asian
48
Middle Eastern
48
Indigenous
50
Mixed
42
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

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Source Material

Source material for this title, with author, type, publication year, and purchase link
TitleAuthorTypeYearPurchase link
Oshi no KoAka Akasaka, Mengo Yokoyarimanga2020
Score version: v1Data confidence: 75%How are scores calculated?

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What Changed from the Source

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Source faithfulness: 94/100

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