Anime is Wrong?

[JoyfulSongs]

^^^ Right

 

[Nightstrike]

There's really nothing wrong with Anime. Most of those references to demons are either mistranslated (as has been said earlier). Those that weren't, sometimes head towards the original meaning for demon. The Greek word daemon just means "spirit" and has been used (even in the writtings of Paul) to mean what we translate as angel. Angel means "messenger", so demon would actually be a better description of heavenly beings that we call angels who don't deliever (say, guardian angels). As for symbols, it's probably Shinto or Buddhist (neither of which is demonic, except Shinto if you go with the original sense of the word demon). Aside from that, I initially was worried about things like pentagrams, but then I made it a point to find out a symbol's meanings before I pass judgement on it. For example, the pentagram was used by medieval Christians to represent the five wounds of Christ. Wiccan's use it to represent the four elements and spirit (which would be applicable for any religion that believes in a Creator). The relation with the pentagram and Satanism was actually made up about one hundred years ago by some people that didn't know what they were talking about. Try finding out what symbols mean (don't go with just the anime, either).

Are you a kabalist/hermetacist/theosphist by chance?

 

[Graeystone]

It all comes down to discernment and some common sense. People and viewers also have to keep in mind that Japan's social standards are different than ours(USA). For example, there was an episode of Digimon second season that never aired here because the episode dealt with suicide. One of the characters almost committed suicide with a gun.The character didn't do the act though. What might be acceptable in Japan may not be acceptable in the US or other countries.

 

[missionette]

It all comes down to discernment and some common sense. People and viewers also have to keep in mind that Japan's social standards are different than ours(USA). For example, there was an episode of Digimon second season that never aired here because the episode dealt with suicide. One of the characters almost committed suicide with a gun.The character didn't do the act though. What might be acceptable in Japan may not be acceptable in the US or other countries.

I totally agree!!!! *reps to the newbie*!!!!

 

[FireRock]

Exactly, Graeystone...you are very much correct!

I had a friend who lived and worked in Japan for a year while she was in college. She said that so many things are so different in Japan than here in the US. One thing is that they love wearing rainbow-colored things (or at least that was the fad while she was there ), whereas here if you wear rainbow anything it is generally assumed to be a symbol of homosexuality (unfortunately...'cause I love rainbows!!). Also, it wasn't considered porn or even indecent if a child was shown nude in a manga or anime, as long as they were below the age of pubrity, and I saw some of the manga she had bought in Japan and it's totally true... whereas here in the US that is considered child pornography.

There were a lot of different social standards and stuff that I didn't even noticed until she told me about them and then pointed them out in different anime and manga.

Like Graeystone vbmenu_register("postmenu_16509380", true); said too, it really does come down to common sense and discercment. I always say, go with what God tells you, no matter how unpopular or dumb it sounds. He has a reason behind it, and He knows what He's doing a lot better than we do!


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