High School DxD (light novel)
| I've been watching the first two episodes of Highschool DxD, and is it just me, or do they show extreme anti-Christian feelings? Before you go off on me, yes, I'm a Catholic, but I don't really follow my faith that much. I understand that their Devils and that they have to stay away from anything related to the Church, but I can't help but feel there's some anti-religious feelings in the anime. |
| not really, all you've seen of the "christian" group is the bad apples that got away, and stirring up trouble with the devils. Theres every mythology in DxD, the only "extreme feelings" in the series is the vampire x vampire war, and every male being jealous of Isseis harem. |
| You obviously don't see the advertisement of boobie-ism >.> |
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| "Religion" in Japan would be Shinto and/or Buddhism. Christianity would fall more under "mythology". |
| Not really, I didn't see anything like that. |
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Hotdogmaniac said: Before you go off on me, yes, I'm a Catholic, but I don't really follow my faith that much. I don't think anyone really cares that you are religious. However your question does make me think you are a little slow. The story takes aspects or entities from many religions and mixes them around a bit. Stop reading too much into it. |
| Demonic themes =/= anti religion That's like saying Talking animals (Winnie the Pooh) = Anti religion oh wait |
   I envy your delusion; I wish I could live in it  |
| it mixes all kinds of religons/mythologies out there, especially later on in the novels you can already see Norse mythology in anime and more will come |
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| Ecchi and Hentai don't care about religion. |
#CHEXIT |
charbchillin said: I don't think so , I doubt people even take the religious overtones serious at all. We all are here for akeno and the oppai. |
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OtaXu1 said: Hotdogmaniac said: I've been watching the first two episodes of Highschool DxD, and is it just me, or do they show extreme anti-Christian feelings? Before you go off on me, yes, I'm a Catholic, but I don't really follow my faith that much. I understand that their Devils and that they have to stay away from anything related to the Church, but I can't help but feel there's some anti-religious feelings in the anime. Japan has a culture that accepts all faiths and in doing so rejects the notion of exclusive truth. Most organized religions believe that they are right and others are wrong, so you will find that most Japanese fiction will subtly or overtly look down on organized religion. That reminds me of the Game Theorists episode of the Final Fantasy Series being anti-organized religions. Hmm... interesting. |
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| Would the show Supernatural count as "anti-religious/anti-Christian" because all the angels in it are pretty much dicks lol |
LiquidacidMay 2, 2015 8:38 PM
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| Well almost everything in this show is anti-religion stuffs. From demons with wings, contract with the devil, I think a harem is also against Catholic values (I'm not sure sorry). The most important aspect on how this is anti-religion is: Other than that, excessive fanservice might be problems to some religious people... |
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| yes they are , I mean they killed off God LOL. |
| Yes... |
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| The moment you realize you already commented in a necro'ed thread. |
I envy your delusion; I wish I could live in it |
| No, if anything the anime is based on Theology and the way it has been portrayed throughout history in all parts of the world. This is not that bad of a necro compared to the ones resurrected after years. |
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| It depends on what you mean by "anti-religious". Aside from the numerous religions and mythologies incorporated into this story (Norse, Buddhist, Christian, everything as time goes on), many of these are bastardized to a certain degree. I don't think the author is harboring any ill-will towards Catholicism specifically (since that is what you referenced), rather he just wanted to use certain elements from it. |
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| No, it is not. The angels are pretty much always good. Angels who harbor impure thoughts are always turned into fallen angels, and not even all of those are evil. |
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| no its just anti-brain cells. |
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Linkmstr said: In short, just don't take anything seriously. The author has no intentions of making fun of any religion. Exactly, he is just using mithology plot to for the cast, which makes the setting quite interesting and enjoyable IMO. |
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| No please stahp |
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| I see it as a satirical tale. Not profane any religion or mythology. I'm christian. |
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| I would say that monotheists will find the worldview presented in this show to be pretty foreign to them--but that's the case with a lot of anime that touches on supernatural themes. Shinto and Buddhism are separate religions but they co-exist to a remarkable extent in Japan, with many Buddhist temples containing Shinto shrines to the local god, and some deities being important to both (Benten for example). If you find the idea that there are many gods and divine beings and that there is no one absolute good, with everything else being evil, then you'll be offended. As a pagan I find this a hoot, but then most pagans are pretty sex positive (imho). There are an awful lot of shows that feature demons and devils as the love interest or as major characters, not to mention the ones in which youkai play romantic roles so this isn't anything out of the ordinary. If you find it offensive, don't watch--if it strikes a chord with you, re-evaluate your belief system. |
Please don't feed the trolls! In my next life I want to collide at the corner with the cute transfer student carrying a piece of toast in her mouth...rodac |
| Honestly I don't see it as being religious or anti-religious. It's fiction. The same way magic in Harry Potter/Lord of the rings isn't meant to be evil. It's purely fiction and entertainment and doesn't try to be anything but that that. |
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| @Lloydmras bruh, the user has not connected since 2015 |
 a wise user of MAL said: Just to clarify, adaptations should absolutely stand on their own |
| I know OP's been inactive since all this time, but I'll still answer for anyone wondering. Religion is more used as a tool for world building and characters/groups, as the three main groups are mostly good, and the bad guys are usually the terrorist/extremist groups that the characters have to fight against/come up against in the future. If anything, the religious aspects of this series is what makes it so fascinating, that's why I love the LNs. |
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