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- 8 Dec 2006
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Lately I've looking for a new anime to follow and, even if I already had some clues from previous shows, I was amazed on how many christians references exist on animes. Those references do not focus on only one or two aspects of christianism. They range from the simple cross as a symbol to the apocalypse, passing thru other several popular legends (using this term loosely here) like the holly grail.
I usually am amused when I find these references on animes as most of them are completely out of context towards the real thing and I find myself laughing at it even on dramatic moments considering how ridiculous some of them get to be. Still, the references are abundant and they seem to be the popular choice when one wants to have a mysterious character or some grand supernatural events other than the traditional ghosts and hauntings.
I can only speculate that this is a result of much mysticism around something that japanese people (both as target audience and as a anime/manga producer) usually don't know much about but that tend to be somehow amazed about it. Although this kind of mysticism it's absolutely not a japanese-only phenomenon (just look at all the mysticism, some of us westerns, have about japanese culture for a quick example) all these christian references really intrigues me greatly.
What's your view on all this?
I usually am amused when I find these references on animes as most of them are completely out of context towards the real thing and I find myself laughing at it even on dramatic moments considering how ridiculous some of them get to be. Still, the references are abundant and they seem to be the popular choice when one wants to have a mysterious character or some grand supernatural events other than the traditional ghosts and hauntings.
I can only speculate that this is a result of much mysticism around something that japanese people (both as target audience and as a anime/manga producer) usually don't know much about but that tend to be somehow amazed about it. Although this kind of mysticism it's absolutely not a japanese-only phenomenon (just look at all the mysticism, some of us westerns, have about japanese culture for a quick example) all these christian references really intrigues me greatly.
What's your view on all this?