7.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Darwin Incident (2026)
The Darwin Incident (2026)
Overview
Sci-fi drama anime series adapted from Shun Umezawa's manga, centering on Charlie, a half-human, half-chimpanzee hybrid with exceptional intelligence and strength, as he attends high school amid threats from the Animal Liberation Alliance terrorist group. Atsumi Tanezaki voices Charlie, Mitsuho Kambe voices Lucy Eldred, and Toshiyuki Morikawa voices Gilbert Stein.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Prime VideoRating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
7.2
Overview
Sci-fi drama anime series adapted from Shun Umezawa's manga, centering on Charlie, a half-human, half-chimpanzee hybrid with exceptional intelligence and strength, as he attends high school amid threats from the Animal Liberation Alliance terrorist group. Atsumi Tanezaki voices Charlie, Mitsuho Kambe voices Lucy Eldred, and Toshiyuki Morikawa voices Gilbert Stein.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Prime VideoDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The anime's central conflict revolves around discrimination and ethical debates on animal rights, inherently aligned with progressive concerns over speciesism and marginalization. Its narrative champions peaceful personal choices and integration over radical violence, reinforcing a moderate left-leaning perspective.
The anime incorporates diverse character elements, such as a black leader in the antagonist group and a hybrid protagonist facing exclusion. It subtly addresses inclusion and human exceptionalism through social struggles, without centering explicit critiques of traditional identities.
Secondary
The series depicts supportive adoptive nuclear families raising a human-chimpanzee hybrid, emphasizing protection and belonging amid societal prejudice, while subtly subverting traditional gender roles through a professional mother figure. This framing questions conventional family norms by celebrating non-biological bonds and legal challenges to inclusion.
The series contains no LGBTQ+ characters or themes, focusing instead on bioethics, animal rights, and human-animal hybrids.
No transsexual characters or themes are present in the anime. The story centers on a human-chimpanzee hybrid navigating prejudice and activism, without addressing gender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The anime adaptation of The Darwin Incident maintains the original manga's gender assignments for all key characters, including protagonist Charlie as male and supporting roles like Lucy Eldred as female, with no reported changes.
The Darwin Incident is an anime adaptation of an original manga featuring newly created characters without prior canonical racial depictions. No alterations to character races or ethnicities are reported between the source material and the on-screen portrayal.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
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6.7
7.7
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