6.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Batman Ninja (2018)
Batman Ninja (2018)
Overview
Batman, along with many of his allies and adversaries, finds himself transported to feudal Japan by Gorilla Grodd's time displacement machine.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Viewer Rating
6.6
Overview
Batman, along with many of his allies and adversaries, finds himself transported to feudal Japan by Gorilla Grodd's time displacement machine.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central conflict is a fantastical superhero vs. supervillain battle in feudal Japan, focusing on universal themes of order versus chaos and good versus evil without explicitly promoting specific left or right-wing political ideologies.
The movie features a Japanese voice cast for its traditionally Western characters, which is a standard practice for its production origin. Its narrative focuses on an action-adventure plot involving time travel and feudal Japan, without engaging in critical portrayals of traditional identities or explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film features multiple female characters, including Catwoman and Harley Quinn, who engage in and win close-quarters physical fights against male opponents. Catwoman uses her whip and martial arts, while Harley Quinn employs her mallet and acrobatic fighting style to defeat various male ninjas and henchmen.
Batman Ninja does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on action and time-travel elements within a feudal Japan setting, without engaging with queer identity or experiences.
Batman Ninja does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on Batman and his adversaries in feudal Japan, with no elements related to transsexual identity or experiences present in the story. Therefore, there is no portrayal to evaluate.
All major characters from the Batman universe, such as Batman, Joker, Harley Quinn, and Robin, retain their canonically established genders in this animated film.
Batman Ninja features established DC Comics characters who are visually depicted in an anime style. There are no instances where a character canonically established as one race is portrayed as a different race in this adaptation.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.6
5.9
Critic Ratings
8.3
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