Here is the Question.
1) How does your Personal Beliefs regard anime/manga. (heck if your here I think
i know the answer but its there for the sake of being systematic)
2) How does your families/parents religion/beliefs regard anime/manga.
3) How do you reconcile the differences between the two.
You could take this to a more generic "Art" but I decided to limit it
to anime/manga because those who enjoy these particular forms of art have a
tendancy to be a bit obsessive about it. And it also usually brings into play
some form of cultural clash due to differences in ethics and values - which must
be resolved within your world view.
As a side note my definition of religion/beliefs is WorldView - that is - your
religion/belief is what you use to define your values, ethics, and judge the
actions of those around you.
Since i just came up with this question I will post later with my own answer to
it. Eat it up.
Agnostics say ... what does it matter. So long as your happy.
My family says ... your a perv ... get a life
I am okay thanks to my religion but my family thinks I am still a kid. Either
way I have learned to ignore them and live how I like to live.
Heres another question what does your school think of Anime?
heh it is kind of a paradoxical situation for me... I am actually living in a
dorm which is run by catholic priests, and I'm sure they would define anime and
mangas a "waste of time" or even worse since I'm a fan of violent
animes like Devilman, Hokuto no ken or ecchi anime such as Ikkitousen (got an
action figure of Kanu in my room). Add the fact that anime and mangas are
inspired from a different culture and religions and you'll find they have really
few things in common. Hopefully I tend to separate my passion for anime from my
beliefs since I consider this passion a pure hobby that I like no matter what.
For example, if I'm watching Hellsing, am I supposed not to watch it because I'm
Catholic since Hellsing might be considered an immoral anime? Hell no, because
everytime I read a manga, everytime I watch an anime I never ever consider my
beliefs (or at last those beliefs who are strictly tied to religion). I'm just a
neutral (and curious) spectator.
Interesting question. My family don't have a particular religion so they don't
care anymore about my watching anime/reading manga. They do think it's childish
and a waste of money and that I'm a perv (can I help it that they draw the gals
so insanely cute?). They really hated it when I was in uni because they thought
it distracted me too much from my homework, but now that I'm all growed up I can
do what I please (within reason).
Quote by ShiNN84heh it is kind of a
paradoxical situation for me... I am actually living in a dorm which is run by
catholic priests, and I'm sure they would define anime and mangas a "waste
of time" or even worse since I'm a fan of violent animes like Devilman,
Hokuto no ken or ecchi anime such as Ikkitousen (got an action figure of Kanu in
my room). Add the fact that anime and mangas are inspired from a different
culture and religions and you'll find they have really few things in common.
Hopefully I tend to separate my passion for anime from my beliefs since I
consider this passion a pure hobby that I like no matter what. For example, if
I'm watching Hellsing, am I supposed not to watch it because I'm Catholic since
Hellsing might be considered an immoral anime? Hell no, because everytime I read
a manga, everytime I watch an anime I never ever consider my beliefs (or at last
those beliefs who are strictly tied to religion). I'm just a neutral (and
curious) spectator.
Same here. I'm a Baptist Christian, and some of the animes that I like to watch
tiptoe the ecchi/hentai line rather finely. Some of the material in the animes
would be quite contentious as well (Chrno Cross would be interesting to talk
about in Church). I just keep them separate since none of my Christian friends
are into this stuff.
To answer the addition of asking about school Mistere123 - Since your social
circle is generally determined by your worldview I felt it would be redundant.
As for me. My worldview is that of a Born again Christian (with a doctirne very
similar to the baptist). My worldview reflects my interpretation of the
scriptures to the best of my ability. I personally enjoy the art/drawing and
storytelling aspect of anime/manga. As such I can't find anything against it in
scripture. I do on occasion have issue with content - I have found that content
generally falls into three categories. Content that reflects cultural
differences, Content that attepts to explore an issue (or is there for plot
reasons), and content that serves no purpose at all.
I've generally found that I really don't enjoy anime/manga that has to much
purposeless content. I can handle a little bit of fanservice (not because I
enjoy it) but because it falls in the first category - it reflects a difference
in ethics/values between me and the director/artist (I am always facinated by
trying to figure out what someone's values are from what they put out creativly
- it permits you to communicate with them... but only within reason... there are
limits.) Generally I either ignore it or (since its usually fairly obvious)
jump over it (the wonders of the digital age). That is the greatest conflict i
run into with my personal beliefs and anime/manga.
To answer my second question - there is a constant conflict with my family and
me regarding this. Ethically they have no problem with me reading/watching,
however, intellectually they feel its a waste of time and obvoisly don't share
my interest. My family has slowly come to term with this - since this has been
a habit of mine since childhood. - I flip between the "Discovery"
cable channels (i.e. documentaries) and "Cartoons" anime/manga
whenever i watch TV. From the intelectual to the absolutly non-intelectual
(though that is definetly not the case for some anime/manga it is for a large
chunck of them).
questions? comments? inconsistencies?
To address the issue of more controversial anime.. (a la chrono cross and so on)
I actually enjoy them for 2 reasons... 1- its fun to see non christians
interpret christian beliefs (albiet with creative liscense) and insightful
sometimes. Many christians seem to think that non-christians can't have insight
into christianity... and they couldn't be more wrong - they may never know it or
understand it but they are God's creations as well... and if rocks are willing
to sing his praises even sinners can show his truths (distorted though they may
be - which is all any reflection of his truth other than christ can be in this
world) 2- I love using them to show this point to other christians. Its a
great debate starter.
Here is the Question.
1) How does your Personal Beliefs regard anime/manga. (heck if your here I think i know the answer but its there for the sake of being systematic)
2) How does your families/parents religion/beliefs regard anime/manga.
3) How do you reconcile the differences between the two.
You could take this to a more generic "Art" but I decided to limit it to anime/manga because those who enjoy these particular forms of art have a tendancy to be a bit obsessive about it. And it also usually brings into play some form of cultural clash due to differences in ethics and values - which must be resolved within your world view.
As a side note my definition of religion/beliefs is WorldView - that is - your religion/belief is what you use to define your values, ethics, and judge the actions of those around you.
Since i just came up with this question I will post later with my own answer to it. Eat it up.
Agnostics say ... what does it matter. So long as your happy.
My family says ... your a perv ... get a life
I am okay thanks to my religion but my family thinks I am still a kid. Either way I have learned to ignore them and live how I like to live.
Heres another question what does your school think of Anime?
heh it is kind of a paradoxical situation for me... I am actually living in a dorm which is run by catholic priests, and I'm sure they would define anime and mangas a "waste of time" or even worse since I'm a fan of violent animes like Devilman, Hokuto no ken or ecchi anime such as Ikkitousen (got an action figure of Kanu in my room). Add the fact that anime and mangas are inspired from a different culture and religions and you'll find they have really few things in common. Hopefully I tend to separate my passion for anime from my beliefs since I consider this passion a pure hobby that I like no matter what. For example, if I'm watching Hellsing, am I supposed not to watch it because I'm Catholic since Hellsing might be considered an immoral anime? Hell no, because everytime I read a manga, everytime I watch an anime I never ever consider my beliefs (or at last those beliefs who are strictly tied to religion). I'm just a neutral (and curious) spectator.
Interesting question. My family don't have a particular religion so they don't care anymore about my watching anime/reading manga. They do think it's childish and a waste of money and that I'm a perv (can I help it that they draw the gals so insanely cute?). They really hated it when I was in uni because they thought it distracted me too much from my homework, but now that I'm all growed up I can do what I please (within reason).
Same here. I'm a Baptist Christian, and some of the animes that I like to watch tiptoe the ecchi/hentai line rather finely. Some of the material in the animes would be quite contentious as well (Chrno Cross would be interesting to talk about in Church). I just keep them separate since none of my Christian friends are into this stuff.
To answer the addition of asking about school Mistere123 - Since your social circle is generally determined by your worldview I felt it would be redundant.
As for me. My worldview is that of a Born again Christian (with a doctirne very similar to the baptist). My worldview reflects my interpretation of the scriptures to the best of my ability. I personally enjoy the art/drawing and storytelling aspect of anime/manga. As such I can't find anything against it in scripture. I do on occasion have issue with content - I have found that content generally falls into three categories. Content that reflects cultural differences, Content that attepts to explore an issue (or is there for plot reasons), and content that serves no purpose at all.
I've generally found that I really don't enjoy anime/manga that has to much purposeless content. I can handle a little bit of fanservice (not because I enjoy it) but because it falls in the first category - it reflects a difference in ethics/values between me and the director/artist (I am always facinated by trying to figure out what someone's values are from what they put out creativly - it permits you to communicate with them... but only within reason... there are limits.) Generally I either ignore it or (since its usually fairly obvious) jump over it (the wonders of the digital age). That is the greatest conflict i run into with my personal beliefs and anime/manga.
To answer my second question - there is a constant conflict with my family and me regarding this. Ethically they have no problem with me reading/watching, however, intellectually they feel its a waste of time and obvoisly don't share my interest. My family has slowly come to term with this - since this has been a habit of mine since childhood. - I flip between the "Discovery" cable channels (i.e. documentaries) and "Cartoons" anime/manga whenever i watch TV. From the intelectual to the absolutly non-intelectual (though that is definetly not the case for some anime/manga it is for a large chunck of them).
questions? comments? inconsistencies?
To address the issue of more controversial anime.. (a la chrono cross and so on) I actually enjoy them for 2 reasons... 1- its fun to see non christians interpret christian beliefs (albiet with creative liscense) and insightful sometimes. Many christians seem to think that non-christians can't have insight into christianity... and they couldn't be more wrong - they may never know it or understand it but they are God's creations as well... and if rocks are willing to sing his praises even sinners can show his truths (distorted though they may be - which is all any reflection of his truth other than christ can be in this world) 2- I love using them to show this point to other christians. Its a great debate starter.