
Miraculous World: Shanghai - The Legend of Ladydragon
2021

Representation Score
Good
2024
TV-Y7Director
Thomas Astruc
Runtime
48 minutes
Average Rating
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The special succeeds in challenging traditional gender hierarchies by placing Ladybug in a position of strategic and moral leadership. The multiverse setting allows for a sophisticated exploration of moral relativism, showing how identity can shift based on circumstances. However, the film remains limited by its adherence to assumptions that everyone is straight or cisgender and a lack of disability representation. While the Parisian setting is multicultural, the narrative does not leverage race or multi-layered identities to deepen the character studies. Ultimately, the work is a study of identity and power dynamics rather than a broad exploration of social diversity.
Category Breakdown
The story follows a traditional structure that assumes everyone is straight or cisgender. It doesn't use the multiverse concept to introduce LGBTQ+ identities or romantic subplots.
Ladybug provides tactical and moral leadership, demonstrating strategic intellect that rivals or exceeds her male counterpart. The film explores gendered power through the 'evil' doubles of the protagonists.
A diverse group of Parisian teenagers is presented through a color-blind approach. However, the narrative does not actively center multi-layered identities or use race to deepen character development.
The film uses a multiverse concept to explore moral relativism and situational ethics. It avoids deep critiques of Western institutions, focusing instead on the fluidity of identity.
There is no significant focus on visible or invisible disabilities. Characters are defined by superhuman abilities rather than neurodivergence or physical impairments.
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Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
Ladybug and Cat Noir discover the existence of a parallel universe in which they're supervillains determined to seize the Butterfly Miraculous.

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