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Something to keep in mind:

There are many young people on CF that read these forums. Please keep the level of maturity to a spot where people of all ages can read the posts made in this forum and enjoy them.

PLEASE NOTE:

If you have a feeling or know that your thread will contain some content that might bother younger members, please use spoilers!

Spoilers are things like "Mature content, not made for people under 17" or "Questionable content, not made for people under 14". PLEASE PUT THAT IN YOUR TITLE OF YOUR THREAD IF THE THINGS YOU PLAN TO PUT IN MAY BE QUESTIONABLE. By using spoilers, this will help moderators by keeping a sharp eye on your thread fo you to make sure it does not get out of hand or break the rules of the forum.

Spoilers are to be used for the following reasons:

To hide points of an anime's plot or storyline that people may wish to be surprised over

To conceal a point of discussion that may offend younger viewers of a thread


If you have any questions, please feel free to PM any MOD of this forum.

Thank you very much.

PuppyforChrist
CF Moderator

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Due to recent opposition to Christians viewing anime, we have decided to clear up some anime misconceptions here. If you still had questions and were genuine in seeking serious discussion and answers regarding this topic, you are very welcomed to start a discussion thread in the forum.

1. Anime Audience:
Audience target ranges from little kids to adults, which explains the following..

2. Violence:
In different genres and for different audience, the level of violence varies. It is similar to the series on TV and movies on screen. Some animes contain extreme violence in the likes of ‘Star Ship Troopers’, ‘Saving Private Ryan’, and ‘BraveHeart’ while some contain mild violence. Are Christians not supposed to watch the movies mentioned above? We leave that question for you to ponder.

3. Pornography (Hentai):
Same as the shows floating around in the media, there is also porno floating in the anime circle. One just has to choose other genres to watch. The base line is? that viewers are to choose the animes wisely.

4. Why do Christians watch anime?
Because of –
 Plot
 Character development
 Theme
 Animation
 Music
 Entertainment

Please check the following threads for more details:
Why Anime?

The most Christian(ish) anime you have seen

*note that the anime forum is opened to non-christians as well.

Basically, anime is sometimes like a substitute to the shows on TV. Due to the wide audience range, anime contains both good and bad concepts. For anyone who is an anime newbie and is curious about it, we suggest the following animes to begin with.

For more matured audience:
- Rurouni Kenshin (the atonement of a guilty Samurai)
- Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal, a R. Kenshin movie (watch out for the symbolism)
- Naruto

For less matured audience:
- RoboTech
- Hikaru No Go (ever heard of the chess board like game called “Go”?)

Audience of any age:
A Miyazaki film – “Castle in the sky” also entitled “Laputa”.

Touching animes:
Scrapped Princess
Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal
Naruto

Genres specific:
Comedy – “Slayers” – contains magic. Depends on how one views it – likens to reading fantasy fiction.
Political, emotional – “Gundam Seed” or any older gundam series – Future, mecha.
War – “Last Exile”, “Grave of the Fireflies”
Car racing – “Cyber Formula”, "Initial D"

Hope this clear things up a bit.

CF Moderator
Blessed-one

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- Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson

This forum was created for those members of CF that have a deep appreciation for Anime and Manga. HOWEVER, there are some strict rules that need to be followed in order for this forum to stay open and run smoothly.

Rules of the Anime and Manga forum consist of the following:

No Hentai!!
Seriously, none of that what so ever. Hentai is known as japanese porn and will not be tolerated here in CF.

Also, posts that are about or consist of any yaoi/yuri discussions CAN be talked about. HOWEVER, if the thread gets out of hand, goes too far, or is just plain wrong, it will be trashed.

For those members who do not know what yaoi/yuri, let me explain. Shounen ai is male-male attraction, maybe with content that would approach no more than a PG rating (i.e. hugging, verbal expressions, etc). Shoujo ai refers to such female-female attraction. Yaoi is sometimes used interchangably with shounen ai, but may also refer to a heavily implied or outright explicit male homosexual relationship. Yuri is sometimes used interchangably with shoujo ai, but may also refer to a a heavily implied or outright explicit lesbian relationship.

the general rules of CF also apply http://christianforums.com/faq.php?faq=rules#faq_rule_0

In addition, links on material with copyrights and pirated material are not allowed, such as links to bit torrent download of licensed anime.

If anything offensive is seen, it will be removed, no questions asked.
We want to make this forum clean and kind for everyone, so please be respectful of the rules of the forum.
Thank you for your cooperation. Happy posting!

CF Moderators
PuppyforChrist, Blessed-one

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