Dragon Ball Super

Characters are judged solely by their power level, skill, and moral intent, which exemplifies universal meritocracy. The protagonists' race (Saiyans) is a plot device for power-ups, not a basis for systemic oppression narratives. There is no forced diversity or vilification of any group (including 'whiteness').

The central motivation for the heroes is the defense of Earth and their friends and family, directly aligning with gratitude for their home. There is no hostility toward their culture, home, or ancestors. The cosmic antagonists (Beerus and Frieza) are external threats, not internal moral corruption.

Male characters remain the central, most powerful figures who constantly strive and achieve, directly contradicting the emasculation trope. Female characters like Bulma are highly intelligent and essential to the plot through their technical genius and emotional support, but the primary action is male-dominated. The dynamic is complementarian, with no anti-natalism messaging. This earns a very low score, a 2 instead of a 1 only because the active combat roles are overwhelmingly male, not for any anti-female messaging.

The narrative has no focus on sexual identity or gender theory. The core family units (Goku/Chi-Chi, Vegeta/Bulma) are traditional, male-female pairings. Sexuality is not a plot point, and there is no deconstruction of the nuclear family as an 'oppressive' structure.

The villains, like Frieza, are amoral tyrants whose conflict is about power, not an ideological attack on religion. Beerus is a 'God of Destruction' but is part of a cosmic bureaucracy, representing natural forces rather than a caricature of a Western deity. The show operates on an objective good-vs-evil moral law focused on saving life, which acknowledges a higher, transcendent order.