A few Youtube anime reviewers touched on the controversy surrounding the anime Goblin Slayer. It centers on the first episode’s depiction of rape and violence. Goblin Slayer‘s world models a traditional fantasy role-playing games. Characters have spell charges and recover from wounds by drinking healing potions. Unlike many recent anime that adopt similar, admittedly awkward,…
Category: Understanding Anime
Censorship of Anime Can Make Anime Pornographic
Censorship of anime nudity isn’t subtle (As you can guess, I’m going to discuss nudity and include images some may find troubling). Streaks of white light or darkness slash across character’s “naughty” bits. A lady’s long hair stick to her nipples as if they are made of glue while the rest of her hair flutters…
Anime Virtues: You Don’t Need a Reason to Help Someone
Stories shape how we view the world and how we treat other people. While I’ve gotten into anime too late in life for it to really shape my morality, it has changed how I think about some topics. In this article, I will pull from Zen and Christianity (and indirectly from Judaism) in addition to…
Christian Parental Concerns and Anime’s Fan-service
Anime’s fan-service makes many Christian parents hesitate for good reason. Many in the anime community share the reservation of parents I’ve spoke with. Fan-service is a blight on anime, and it’s a negative reflection on the anime community. It doesn’t help storytelling. Let’s look at how fan-service and Christian ideals clash and whether or not…
Why Does Anime Portray Men as Perverts?
Fans of anime often ask me why anime has so many perverted men. On the surface, we can say its because of the fans or because of Japan’s sexual culture, but as usual, the true answer involves more complexity. Perverted comedy is a niche despite its proliferation online. The Internet has a tendency to take…
Why Reading Manga is Good for Your Brain and for Autism
Manga is good for your brain. Yep. You’ve read that right. In fact, reading manga may give you an advantage over those, like me, who grew up reading only traditional books. Manga benefits those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) too. The medium requires a different set of skills than reading traditional books. Not to say…