Mako Mori test

The Mako Mori test is a set of criteria pertaining to the representation of female characters within a film, television show or other work of fiction, inspired by the character Mako Mori from the 2013 film Pacific Rim and its 2018 sequel Pacific Rim Uprising.

[2] Gender portrayal in media and fiction, especially within the film industry, has been discussed and problematized since the early days of the feminist movement.

Her character is a part of the Pan Pacific Defense Corps' J-Tech division, a military organisation within the film.

Megan Fowler highlighted the subtleties of her character, and says she widens the spectrum for a greater and more realistic depiction of strong females in film.

[7] According to Cait Coker, in an essay called "The Mako Mori Fan Club", she is heralded as a successful female character who does not conform to the common genre traits of over-sexualisation, and the common fetishisation of Japanese characters in Western media.