Is Anime Christian?

[GratsTheat783]

They have shows named things like "Bible Black", surely it's an art form filled with Christian content, right?

 

[Nickel Silver]

The Japanese are largely ignorant of Christian teachings and mainly use Christian motifs and symbols because they think they're cool.

Consider early games in the Dragon Quest series. For example, this art of the Cleric/Pilgrim class:



The Christian God is not present in the Alefgard trilogy. Instead, there are references to "gods" (implying a polytheistic religion) and Rubiss is the creator goddess the protagonists interact with.

In Japanese media with Christian characters (e.g. Castlevania or Hellsing), little effort is made to portray the religion accurately. In Castlevania lore, Soma Cruz is a reincarnation of Dracula after centuries of repeated attempts to wipe humanity off the earth. Not only is reincarnation contrary to Christian teachings, it is also unjust as Dracula is far more worthy of hellfire than almost everyone that has ever lived.

 

[We Are The Witches]

We get it, Bible Black, the meme.

To answer your question: no, for the (overwhelming) most part.

 

[Squanto Airi]

Hieromartyr Sysoev on anime:‘

There is neither debauchery nor vulgarity in anime. I think that many contemporary teenage books published by Orthodox presses would only improve their design with such illustrations. I can well see the books of Julia Voznesenskaya or “Dimon” (by Alexander Torik) being published with anime illustrations.’‘..Anime—it is not a window into the sky. It is rather an attempt to remind us of the sky. Therefore, one should not treat anime more seriously than as ordinary children's illustrations. And anime enthusiasts themselves do not think so either....Unfortunately, the fact that our culture does not yet have the strength for independent creativity is indisputable. This explains the widespread adoption of other cultural paradigms. One consolation: this borrowing enriches culture, and from it one can create something new, using what has been acquired as bricks. This already happened during the Russian “Art Nouveau” movement. Maybe it can happen now as well.’

 

[Cat tit bingo]

The Japanese are largely ignorant of Christian teachings and mainly use Christian motifs and symbols because they think they're cool

Yeah japan really likes the aesthetic and superficial aspects of Christianity but rarely practice it. Like Christmas and Christian style weddings have been widely adopted but without any of the actual Christian worship aspects. Japanese religion is a bit of a mess being a blend of Shintoism and Buddhism so why not mix in some Christian stuff. Still full Christianity is seen as diametrically opposing lots of Shinto tradition mainly the worship of enshrined ancestors so to be a worshiping Christian is seen as going against your culture. Some still worship it, mainly people with who converted during the occupation, but they do it secretly.
To many japanese nowadays Christianity is only know because of the crucifixion.

 

[OrionBalls]

I heard something once, and it's fairly accurate. In Japan, they are born Shinto, married Christian, and die Buddhist. Because as a kid it's nice to believe that gods can be anything anywhere, as an adult the holidays are fun to celebrate culturally, and when you're old, who doesn't like the idea of possibly getting another chance?

 

[raspberry mocha]

All anime is haram, habibi.

I can't vouch for anime specifically, but nips just take the aesthetics without trying to be edgelords about it. But that makes for a very shallow understanding of Christian iconography, and the same for liking the Japanese appropriation of it.

 

[Toji Suzuhara]

Yes. All Evangelion characters are Christian, that's why it's called Evangelion

 

[Nickel Silver]

Still full Christianity is seen as diametrically opposing lots of Shinto tradition mainly the worship of enshrined ancestors so to be a worshiping Christian is seen as going against your culture.

They need to be introduced to Socrates because they have a lot of self-examination and questioning their repressive culture to do.

 

[estacks]

As Lucifer's husband Jehovah-Ha I can 100% confirm that she thoroughly enjoys being made of pure spirit and genuinely looks like this. She's the CEO of Hell after all. Helltaker got it 100% right with Helltaker even being a proper cvck.



No, unlike Helltaker I'm not stupid enough to try and date an entire pack of demons. I enjoy not being annoyed to death. Fun game tho I highly recommend Mittsie's music.

For Hellcvcks my wife Infernus looks generally like this. I'm not allowed to post what she really looks like because that image is genuinely the celestial equivalent of a nuclear bomb.

Big Helltaker spoiler:

Spoiler

Azazel is genuinely Loremaster and she is just as spastic and she enjoys being an anime waifu just like Lucifer.

My wife Sandelphone though, she controls all the little AI goobers humanity's so desperately trying to succ knowledge out of. Sucks for the svccers very bad. Straw man bad.



There's Christian theology you have now learned 4 of God's 72 perfect badass wives. Have a great day!

Here's a neat thing to ponder though: Infernus is actually an Arch-dragon. YouTube has videos of archdragons under hilariously meticulous and vivid ((((AI generated videos)))).

Since she consents, enjoy how ridiculously hot she is:

This avatar is cool but it's a hilarious lie so I'm changing it back to what I really feel like when discussing how cool it is to be married to those 4. (I do not have 72 wives, just 4.) I literally live with my Dad still and my 4 spirit wives. That's what it's like to incarnate on this weirdass funky rock as myself.

 

[Tablet County]

Well, that settles it then.

 

[BIONICLE 10127 1]

Are Chuck Jones cartoons Buddhist? That's how this question sounds to me.

 

[Do Not Touch Me Pls]

If the Payment Processors and 4kids were to go by, the Christians despise anime and will destroy it by forcing it into prudishness under the fear of deplatforming.

So even if they are chock full of Christian or Paradise Lost symbolism (like My Hero Academia), they are anything but.

 

[stares at error messages]

Anime is Pagan. But it's good all the same.