Jinsei is a Japanese animated drama following one man through a century of life, wearing a different name in each chapter as he moves from idol stardom to outcast to oracle. Director Ryuya Suzuki frames the story as a deeply personal identity odyssey rooted in Japanese cultural norms, with no notable progressive identity politics, LGBTQ content, or DEI framing pulling the needle left. Family life is portrayed through early fractures, parental loss, and disruption rather than stable multigenerational warmth, which adds a slight progressive tilt to the family dimension. The political framing stays neutral. The dominant weight, an unaltered Japanese setting and a story about individual perseverance across time, earns the Leans Traditional label.