7.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Revue Starlight (2018)
Revue Starlight (2018)
Overview
Starlight is a play loved throughout the world. Karen and Hikari make a promise with each other when they're young that one day they'll stand on that stage together. Time passes, and now the girls are 16 years old. Karen is very enthusiastic about the lessons she takes every day, holding her promise close to her heart. Hikari has transferred schools and is now away from Karen. But the cogs of fate turn, and the two are destined to meet again. The girls and other Stage Girls will compete in a mysterious audition process to gain acceptance into the revue.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.6
Overview
Starlight is a play loved throughout the world. Karen and Hikari make a promise with each other when they're young that one day they'll stand on that stage together. Time passes, and now the girls are 16 years old. Karen is very enthusiastic about the lessons she takes every day, holding her promise close to her heart. Hikari has transferred schools and is now away from Karen. But the cogs of fate turn, and the two are destined to meet again. The girls and other Stage Girls will compete in a mysterious audition process to gain acceptance into the revue.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film focuses on apolitical themes of personal growth, artistic ambition, and the complex dynamics of friendship and rivalry within a competitive theatrical setting, offering a balanced perspective on individual striving and collective support.
The movie, a Japanese anime, features a cast and characters consistent with its cultural origin, without engaging in explicit racial or gender recasting of roles typically associated with Western media. The narrative centers on its female characters' aspirations and relationships, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to its plot.
Secondary
Revue Starlight portrays deep, often romantic, relationships between its female characters with dignity and complexity. These bonds are central to the narrative, driving character development and plot, and are consistently affirmed as sources of strength and mutual growth, resulting in a positive and validating depiction of queer identity.
There is not enough information available to assess the film's portrayal of transsexual characters or themes. Without plot details or character descriptions, it is not possible to determine if such depictions exist or their nature, thus preventing an evaluation of their impact.
The series primarily depicts female characters engaging in theatrical sword fights and physical combat against other female characters. There are no scenes where female characters are shown defeating male opponents in direct physical combat.
The anime "Revue Starlight" features original characters who were established as female from the franchise's inception in its musical form. There is no evidence of any character being gender-swapped from a previously established male identity.
Revue Starlight is a Japanese multimedia franchise featuring Japanese characters. The 2018 anime adaptation maintains the characters' original race, with Japanese voice actors portraying them. There is no evidence of characters established as one race being portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.3
7.9
Critic Ratings
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