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So yeah, I watch Anime and read Manga, but should a Christian like me really do that?
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<blockquote data-quote="Ignatius the Kiwi" data-source="post: 74400280" data-attributes="member: 326057"><p>Anime, like most other mediums of story telling can offer challenges to Christianity that we otherwise don't think about. You only mention you avoid the erotic stuff but the entire medium is saturated with fan service, like Naruto, even if it's only a minor joke element within the story. If you're a young, unmarried male Christian this could be a challenge because it's an obvious source of temptation. You need to take that into account.</p><p></p><p>I would say it's fine to watch anime, like it's fine to watch a lot of shows that depict immorality though your tolerance for how much of what's depicted may vary. I can't get into Game of Thrones because of the gratuitous use of sex myself. I can't get into that hyper violent anime that seems gleeful in it's unrestrained depiction of horrific violence. That's not to suggest there's no value in GOT though. I've listened to and can appreciate a lot of the lore and message of the series about power and corruption. </p><p></p><p>All I would recommend is that you don't limit yourself to stuff like Naruto but take on more challenging stories in not only anime but the classics of literature or cinema. You'll be surprised at what's there, your taste in art will develop as a result and you'll maybe think more about your own Christianity in response to what you see the artist commenting on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ignatius the Kiwi, post: 74400280, member: 326057"] Anime, like most other mediums of story telling can offer challenges to Christianity that we otherwise don't think about. You only mention you avoid the erotic stuff but the entire medium is saturated with fan service, like Naruto, even if it's only a minor joke element within the story. If you're a young, unmarried male Christian this could be a challenge because it's an obvious source of temptation. You need to take that into account. I would say it's fine to watch anime, like it's fine to watch a lot of shows that depict immorality though your tolerance for how much of what's depicted may vary. I can't get into Game of Thrones because of the gratuitous use of sex myself. I can't get into that hyper violent anime that seems gleeful in it's unrestrained depiction of horrific violence. That's not to suggest there's no value in GOT though. I've listened to and can appreciate a lot of the lore and message of the series about power and corruption. All I would recommend is that you don't limit yourself to stuff like Naruto but take on more challenging stories in not only anime but the classics of literature or cinema. You'll be surprised at what's there, your taste in art will develop as a result and you'll maybe think more about your own Christianity in response to what you see the artist commenting on. [/QUOTE]
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