The Verdict
Audience
Made primarily for young women (82), with strong secondary appeal to young men (71).
Reach
Has targeted appeal — designed for a specific demographic segment.
Advocacy
Entertainment (2/100) — content choices prioritize storytelling over messaging.
Representation
lower asian (2) representation.
Faithfulness
A highly faithful adaptation (91/100) of the source material.
Demographic Position
Gender: 56 — leans femaleAge: 24 — strongly youth-oriented
0 = Male / Youth100 = Female / Mature
Quadrant Scores
Young Men
71
How strongly this title appeals to males 18–34. Based on genre, cast, action/violence levels, pacing, and marketing signals. Higher = stronger appeal.
Young Women
82
How strongly this title appeals to females 18–34. Based on genre, romance centrality, cast composition, lead demographics, and tone. Higher = stronger appeal.
Older Men
18
How strongly this title appeals to males 35+. Based on theme maturity, pacing, complexity, genre, and production style. Higher = stronger appeal.
Older Women
29
How strongly this title appeals to females 35+. Based on drama elements, character complexity, genre, cast, and emotional themes. Higher = stronger appeal.
Faithfulness
91
How closely this adaptation matches its source material. Measures character accuracy, plot fidelity, tone preservation, and demographic consistency. 100 = perfectly faithful.
Advocacy2
Entertainment
Audience Representation
White
40
Measures deviation from the expected White representation based on this title's production origin. 50 = baseline for its country. Higher = more representation than typical.
Black
46
Measures deviation from the expected Black representation based on this title's production origin. 50 = baseline for its country. Higher = more representation than typical.
Hispanic
48
Measures deviation from the expected Hispanic representation based on this title's production origin. 50 = baseline for its country. Higher = more representation than typical.
Asian
2
Measures deviation from the expected Asian representation based on this title's production origin. 50 = baseline for its country. Higher = more representation than typical.
South Asian
48
Measures deviation from the expected South Asian representation based on this title's production origin. 50 = baseline for its country. Higher = more representation than typical.
Middle Eastern
48
Measures deviation from the expected Middle Eastern representation based on this title's production origin. 50 = baseline for its country. Higher = more representation than typical.
Indigenous
50
Measures deviation from the expected Indigenous representation based on this title's production origin. 50 = baseline for its country. Higher = more representation than typical.
Mixed
42
Measures deviation from the expected Mixed representation based on this title's production origin. 50 = baseline for its country. Higher = more representation than typical.
Other
48
Measures deviation from the expected Other representation based on this title's production origin. 50 = baseline for its country. Higher = more representation than typical.
LGBTQ+
0
LGBTQ+ representation score based on character centrality, cast percentage, lead representation, and source fidelity. 0 = no representation, 100 = central to the story.
Source Material
| Title | Author | Type | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slow Step (manga by Mitsuru Adachi) | Mitsuru Adachi | manga | 1986 |
