Comedy, Romance  •  2016  •  93 min

The Black Devil and the White Prince (2016)

The Black Devil and the White Prince poster

The Black Devil and the White Prince (2016)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Mixed

Viewer Rating
6.8

Overview

This 2016 Japanese romantic comedy adapts a shojo manga about a shy high school girl caught between two popular boys with opposing reputations. The setup is a familiar genre staple: sweet girl, brooding love interest, emotional push-and-pull. Politically and culturally, there is very little to analyze. The story keeps its focus narrow, on personal feelings and romantic tension, without touching religion, politics, or social commentary. Family is mostly offscreen. The cast and characters match the Japanese source material without alteration. Nothing here pulls strongly left or right on any cultural axis, which puts the label squarely at Neutral. It is a genre piece doing exactly what shojo romance does.


Starring Cast

Kento Nakajima  •   Nana Komatsu  •   Yûdai Chiba

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film focuses on apolitical themes of high school romance and personal growth, with its central problem and solution revolving around individual emotional development and self-assertion rather than explicit political ideologies.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

The movie features a cast consistent with its Japanese origin, without engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of roles typically seen in Western media. Its narrative focuses on romantic drama and does not present a critical portrayal of traditional identities or incorporate explicit DEI themes as central to its story.

Secondary

Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: High

The film primarily focuses on high school romance and peer relationships, with family units and parental figures being largely absent or peripheral to the narrative. It does not meaningfully depict or comment on family structures, roles, or values.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The film, a romantic comedy based on a shojo manga, centers on a heterosexual love triangle involving a shy girl and two popular boys. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, relationships, or themes depicted within the narrative.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film, a high school romance, does not feature any identifiable transgender characters or themes within its narrative. Its plot focuses on a love triangle between a female protagonist and two male classmates, without exploring gender identity beyond cisgender perspectives.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film is an adaptation of a manga series. All primary and significant supporting characters maintain the same gender as established in the original source material.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film is a Japanese live-action adaptation of a Japanese manga. All primary characters, who are canonically Japanese in the source material, are portrayed by Japanese actors in the film. No characters established as one race were depicted as a different race.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High

Not depicted in the film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.8

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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6.0
The Movie Database logo
7.6

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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