| Speaks for itself, always an interesting subject to discuss or avoid. Some shows focus on shinto or another mythology for some easy monsters and characters (Noragami), sometimes use Christian themes to fill in blanks of a story (Haibane Renmei, Kamisama Inai), or make up a group or change names just to generalize faith based thinking (FMA, Arslan), or make something up just to add a God character to watch over everything/cause chaos (Haruhi, Mirai Nikki, Danmachi). Name a show with something interesting or what you would like to see more of, or don't want to see because you don't like thinking about uncertain ideas. |
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| I instantly liked FMA 2003 because Ed spends the first 3 episodes talking to believers like they're fucking retarded. |
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| I found Sasami-san@Ganbaranai pretty interesting. The show revolved around Gods and how they affected the world, especially when they place their power in others. Shaft made it loads better, naturally. |
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| *also wanted to add, Kamisama Dolls is an interesting case where humans are controlling things that could be seen as religious idols and stand ins for religion, using them to benefit their people |
| Hellsing did it right. |
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| Index/Railgun Universe I suppose... They try to show that BOTH Religion and Science can be used for evil and good... Which is 100% true. |
BaitOfJustice said: Hellsing did it right. |
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Snappynator said: BaitOfJustice said: Hellsing did it right. |
| Serial Experiments Lain and Angel's Egg are both extremely critical of Christianity, but I still really like how both shows handled Christian theology. Eva was slightly lazy and Monster wasn't even trying. |
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Caelidesu said: Lain is Jesus. Serial Experiments Lain and Angel's Egg are both extremely critical of Christianity, but I still really like how both shows handled Christian theology. Eva was slightly lazy and Monster wasn't even trying. |
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Randoll_ said: Ping Pong did it pretty welleven though it was just a medicore sports anime Its been a while but I don't think there was anything related to religion in Ping Pong |
Ptrico94 said: Speaks for itself, always an interesting subject to discuss or avoid. Some shows focus on shinto or another mythology for some easy monsters and characters (Noragami), sometimes use Christian themes to fill in blanks of a story (Haibane Renmei, Kamisama Inai), or make up a group or change names just to generalize faith based thinking (FMA, Arslan), or make something up just to add a God character to watch over everything/cause chaos (Haruhi, Mirai Nikki, Danmachi). Name a show with something interesting or what you would like to see more of, or don't want to see because you don't like thinking about uncertain ideas. Bro, don't forget Ao no exorcist. That is the biggest anime with religion thing i guess. they weren't showing the god but they showed the devil. |
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RemeM said: Some of these shows don't have religion. They have religious symbols which is not the same thing. True. Like NGE. Which tries SO HARD to be something it's not. Face it folks, it's an anime about fighting mechs....no different than the other 300 fighting mecha anime. The bight side is Asuka. |
| I liked the Shimabara arc in Rurouni Kenshin because it showed the plight of the Japanese christians and didn't just vilify Christianity or parody christians. People always want to focus on how Christianity was used to oppress but never talk about how christians were oppressed and even murdered in non Christian majority countries simply for practicing the faith. |
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JustALEX said: RemeM said: Some of these shows don't have religion. They have religious symbols which is not the same thing. True. Like NGE. Which tries SO HARD to be something it's not. Face it folks, it's an anime about fighting mechs....no different than the other 300 fighting mecha anime. The bight side is Asuka. Because everybody praises NGE for it's deep christian themes, right? You are so 1996. |
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Clebardman said: JustALEX said: True. Like NGE. Which tries SO HARD to be something it's not. Face it folks, it's an anime about fighting mechs....no different than the other 300 fighting mecha anime. The bight side is Asuka. Because everybody praises NGE for it's deep christian themes, right? You are so 1996. Isn't that what people praise it for? Da symbolism which the director apperantly said was non sense? |
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Snappynator said: Usually stuff like EVA01 is Shinjis mom and he's looking like a fetus in that brine stuffClebardman said: Because everybody praises NGE for it's deep christian themes, right? You are so 1996. Isn't that what people praise it for? Da symbolism which the director apperantly said was non sense? Not really the random crosses |
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Snappynator said: Isn't that what people praise it for? Da symbolism which the director apperantly said was non sense? Come back when you know what Sailor Moon is please... |
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Clebardman said: Snappynator said: Isn't that what people praise it for? Da symbolism which the director apperantly said was non sense? Come back when you know what Sailor Moon is please... Why? |
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| Religion was handled quite hit and miss in LOGH,its one of the series very few downsides ,since it boiled down to portraying the believers as fanatics and downright brainwashed by the highers ups in order to spread their pro Earth agenda (which made a lot of sense in the context of the series) Unfortunately it went in the direction of having actual villains in a series where it didn't need to have such a camp. |
| I sometimes watch chinese cartoons/stuff and share unsolicited opinions. |
| Religion Christianity in anime is almost always full of crazies. Other religions tend to be an explanation for supernatural stuff (like powers or monsters). |
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DrGeroCreation said: I liked the Shimabara arc in Rurouni Kenshin because it showed the plight of the Japanese christians and didn't just vilify Christianity or parody christians. People always want to focus on how Christianity was used to oppress but never talk about how christians were oppressed and even murdered in non Christian majority countries simply for practicing the faith. I liked that too. Interesting to see no one has mentioned LoGH yet. |
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Milk_is_Special said: No one cares about religion in anime. Muslims do , I guess u didn't saw Noragami Aragoto thread http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1457081 |
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RedRoseFring said: Interesting to see no one has mentioned LoGH yet. 4 posts above you. AllenVonStein said: Milk_is_Special said: No one cares about religion in anime. Muslims do , I guess u didn't saw Noragami Aragoto thread http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1457081 Damn that thread is full of salt and butthurt. I hope the 4th rebuild has crescent-shaped explosions. |
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Clebardman said: JustALEX said: True. Like NGE. Which tries SO HARD to be something it's not. Face it folks, it's an anime about fighting mechs....no different than the other 300 fighting mecha anime. The bight side is Asuka. Because everybody praises NGE for it's deep christian themes, right? You are so 1996. People are CONSTANTLY talking about all the symbolism and all the DEEP connotations associated with NGE. In reality, it's just another fighting mecha cartoon, with a hot red head German. |
JustALEX said: People are CONSTANTLY talking about all the symbolism and all the DEEP connotations associated with NGE. In reality, it's just another fighting mecha cartoon, with a hot red head German. I don't even think you're trolling, wich makes it worse. Sure, "another" fighting mecha cartoon left it's fingerprints all over the industry for more than 2 decades. let's see how Code Geass, another fighting mecha cartoon, fares in 20 years. |
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BeaverPilotLucas said: High school dxd, just saiyan Lol .Actually kind of true . |
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| Rusty Nail has Jesus come to life and fight aliens with his DBZ powers. It's pretty cool. |
| Samurai Champloo had quite a few nods and mentions towards Christianity. There are countless ones with mentions of Buddhism etc. I think most anime tend to avoid religion simply because it is a topic that always starts arguments. |
| Hm, fma, magi, shinsekai , junketsu no maria, 07ghost denyuuden? Zetsuen? gargantia? soredemo? ah needless lol, beat your eva. Find me a mc who believe in god or want to believe in something supernatural that give order in the world, i can only think of Ed. galimx said: JustALEX said: True. Like NGE. Which tries SO HARD to be something it's not. Face it folks, it's an anime about fighting mechs....no different than the other 300 fighting mecha anime. The bight side is Asuka. Anno Hideaki (the director of evangelion if somebody didnt know) stated that he put religious symbols in evangelion just for cool looks. But still, its fun to see a lot of symbolism and theories with different interpretations that hook you up and you can discuss them for eternity (evageeks forum for example). One of the charms of the series is that anyone can create their own opinion and interpretation. Or, a combination of tight production and luck has left a hole in the interpretation of the story in just the right places. And to add it, its one of the classics and the most impactful animes in the anime industry. Its not really just a mecha anime, its more of a psychoanalysis of characters. Hideaki Anno put his whole life into this work (literary), its a mirror of his growing up. Anno back there was taking drugsand was in clinical depression. Shinji is portraying him, his entire life and growing up. Some of the stuff Anno went through is like a mirror shown in the MC Ikari Shinji. Explain a lot~ but a story about a depressive kid in denial state mixed with gundams and angeru mess the whole point. Sicko are fun to watch though. let's see how Code Geass, another fighting mecha cartoon, fares in 20 years. Wanna bet? |
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Lap1 said: let's see how Code Geass, another fighting mecha cartoon, fares in 20 years. Wanna bet? Fuck yeah. Evangelion is still mentionned and debated here everyday (and highly controversial), while Death Note and CG are barely mentionned once or twice in the reccommendation subforum. |
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Bayaw said: How can that be? Isn't he everywhere?I am offended for the lack of Allah in anime |
AllenVonStein said: Milk_is_Special said: No one cares about religion in anime. Muslims do , I guess u didn't saw Noragami Aragoto thread http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1457081 I thought it was about that noratan ost, it would have sucked a bit. Push button wasn't that terrible but i prefer nora. Bayaw said: I am offended for the lack of Allah in anime ^See what happens. Clebardman said: Lap1 said: Wanna bet? Fuck yeah. Evangelion is still mentionned and debated here everyday (and highly controversial), while Death Note and CG are barely mentionned once or twice in the reccommendation subforum. CG/death note popularity have nothing to envy to eva galimx said: Maybe influence. But if we are referring to cultural impact and finical impact on the anime industry like NGE did then Code Geass didnt do anything and wont do anything. Yea at least eva passed down some shot. |
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TheGeniusBaka said: I am a firm believer of yatoism. The...delivery god? Never heard of him. |
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Lap1 said: Clebardman said: Fuck yeah. Evangelion is still mentionned and debated here everyday (and highly controversial), while Death Note and CG are barely mentionned once or twice in the reccommendation subforum. CG/death note popularity have nothing to envy to eva We're on a weeb site full of people who weren't even born when NGE came out. Popularity on this site means nothing in the grand scheme of things. Go out in the street, ask everybody about DBZ (popularity #51) and Steins;Gate(#11)/SAO(#2)/Code Geass(#5)/Mirai Nikki (#13). As much as I love Kill la Kill, it's impact on the industry will be literaly 0 compared to NGE, and the same could be said about Code Geass. |
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| ^ I measured popularity on the amount of meme, those popular anime won't ever be forgotten. Each studio continue to make its own shit. I'd not want anime to be influenced by eva, it forces way too much things even if it's for the sake of its plot, it isn't a good example for 'realistic story' unlike you want to keep doing experimental stuff. Like that dude said, author should go out in the street and even travel around the world, i believe some 'new' stuff will emerge in anime in the futur. |
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| Sakamichi no Apollon has two characters who are Catholic, an unlikely religious choice in Japan. Hyouge Mono is set during the Sengoku period and has some episodes that deal with the arrival of the Portuguese and their Catholic faith. The brother of the main character converts. |
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