CHRSITIAN ANIME?

[Susan]

Trigun supports many Christian morals.. Even containing the plan of salvation within it

To even say this borders on blasphemy. I mean, I'm a fan and all, but this is beyond fandom and is something that is totally insulting to Christianity.

deep I'm not saying this to flame or anything, and it should be fairly obvious that I love this anime. I just do not believe that it is Christian. That doesn't mean some of the characters could not be interpreted to be Christian in some way (i.e. I've seen fans who have somewhat valid theories on Wolfwood being Anglican or Catholic), this doesn't devalue that it contains strongly Christianish themes. . .but as for your interpretation, no. just, NO.

 

[yusuke urameshi]

Trigun supports many Christian morals.. Even containing the plan of salvation within it

LOL!!!!!!!!!! wow thats a bold statement. ok then what morals are presented in the trigun manga that are christian?

 

[Susan]

I shouldn't have fed that, but that was some of the best bait I've had in a long while. From now on, I WILL follow the advice in my sig. *throws away food bag

 

[yusuke urameshi]

I shouldn't have fed that, but that was some of the best bait I've had in a long while. From now on, I WILL follow the advice in my sig. *throws away food bag

i have no clue what your post meens lol

 

[reggsc]

evangelion has some christian imagery worked into some scenes. but it's pretty weird. a lot of mecha.

 

[Qyöt27]

evangelion has some christian imagery worked into some scenes. but it's pretty weird. a lot of mecha.

This has been discussed in previous posts on this thread. Eva does have a lot of Judeo-Christian imagery in it, but that can be attributed to two reasons:
1) Because of the influence of Christian missionaries in Japan for more than a century and a half, the imagery is easily identifiable (even if there were very few converts to the faith), as well as the fact that the U.S., a very Christian-based country at the time (nowadays it's somewhat debateable, but the roots are there) occupied Japan for a great deal of time after WWII and the influence naturally spread.

2) The images that are used are very strong, and are used in a purely artistic sense. They mean nothing, really. You can probably draw something if you try, but it's not meant to be like that. And actually, save for the crucification imagery, the nuclear crosses, and the parallels to the events in Revelation in End of Eva, the imagery is largely taken from Jewish legend.

Eva isn't a Christian anime, not by a long shot, but it is thought provoking, if only because of the massive amount of psychology in the series.

 

[Jesusgeek87]

now what was the name of the anime with the angle brother in it was it christian?

 

[Susan]

now what was the name of the anime with the angle brother in it was it christian?

IMHO, no. If you're talking about what I think you're talking about (and that's the only anime with "angel brothers" that's widely available), Trigun isn't a Christian anime, as I've argued in my above posts. The writers (neither Nightow nor Nishimura) didn't intend for it to be interpreted in that way, the content that is *misinterpreted* as Christian allegory by some well-meaning fans can be taken in a variety of other ways, and there's plenty of things to argue that the characters are not Christian allegories. ><

I'm sorry if it seems like I'm exploding at you, but I am becoming more than annoyed with these postings on various boards. I seriously wonder why people "need" this anime to *be* an allegory anyway-isn't it good enough just being a well-written anime and manga with a good plot, good characters, and some thoughtprovoking themes and messages? Why not?

As both a Christian and a fan of this anime, I see the "Christian allegories" as totally ignorant of either the anime and/or manga, which is simply annoying to me as an elitist fangirl or much worse, ignorant of Christianity, which is something that makes me fear for the faith of persons who actually make these ridiculous claims.

Simply put, if you're a subscriber to the "the main character is a 'Christ figure'" allegory (one of the most common I've seen), then you are, in effect, denying the sinless nature of Jesus Christ and positing a fictional character who's a woman-chasing drunk *SPOILER:and who *eventually* intentionally kills another character * as a "Christ figure archetype." Has anyone who does that allegory really thought through the consequences?

 

[Qyöt27]

He might also have been referring to Angel Sanctuary, which is an even firmer NO! than Trigun. Aside from those two, the only other one that comes to mind *might* be Haibane Renmei, which isn't Christian but it absolutely harmless.

 

[Jesusgeek87]

i cant remember what it was called but is saw it on a post im not sure if it was even this web site sry man

 

[Telrunya]

My wife, Roz, and I are staring a Christian comic book. It may be a while before we can get it to mass press but everyone who has seen it here locally and in the contest we are in has really liked it. It's not your standard anime but it has that feel to it.

 

[AlmostBandwidth]

Superbook, that brings back memories... I had a bunch of episodes on VHS when I was little.

 

[pirategal]

i dont think it's possable to have a christian anime, and it there is, it wouldnt go exactly how the bible would make it right?

anime and manga is part of japenese culture, which origenaly is buddah so to have christianity in it wouldnt make it an origenal anime. it's no fun, i kno but yea.

all i gotta say

 

[Tessachiq]

How about Chrono Crusade?

 

[heathen chemistry]

Ghost in the Shell
Patlabor 1
Patlabor 2

mamoru oshii, while not a Christian does infuse many Christian themes into his works.

 

[Hitokiri Shadow]

Ghost in the Shell didn't seem Christian to me. Seemed more Buddhist or something.

 

[Skymon]

i dont think it's possable to have a christian anime, and it there is, it wouldnt go exactly how the bible would make it right?

anime and manga is part of japenese culture, which origenaly is buddah so to have christianity in it wouldnt make it an origenal anime. it's no fun, i kno but yea.

all i gotta say

Yeah, I agree...I think there's anime that's ok for Christians to watch, but as for based on Christianity...naw.

 

[emotion]

yea, i dont think there a re any anime with a Christian backround

 

[heathen chemistry]

yea, i dont think there a re any anime with a Christian backround

Ghost in the Shell
Patlabor 1
Patlabor 2

mamoru oshii, while not a Christian does infuse many Christian themes into his works.

you kids don't particularly read very well. i picked those three because the bible is very important in all three works and certain versues are the backbone of the movies. of course these movies might be a wee bit cerebral for people who grew up on pokemon, yu-gi-oh, gundamn wing, etc.

 

[LOL-Hospital]

I never saw a Christian Anime movie before. It is acually pretty rare.