The Holy Anime Wars

Every thousand years, the gods convene to decide whether to destroy mankind. This time, the gods decide it is time to destroy all humans. However, one of the Valkyries of Valhalla, Brunhilde, proposes enacting Ragnarök. Ragnarök is a series of one-on-one battles in which thirteen humans and thirteen deities battle each other. Due to the gods' pride, they accept, and Brunhilde must gather humanity's strongest for Ragnarök.¹ False Deities The first thing you likely noticed is the so-called "gods" from other world religions. This anime presents these deities to us and conveniently ignores the God of the scriptures. This is blasphemy! Essentially, they say, "All these gods are real... but Jehovah God is not." They take several things from the Bible (which we will get into), but then they ignore the Lord altogether. This is not an atheistic show, but it is an anti-Jehovah one. As Christians, we know, however, that the Lord  He  is God! Listen to what t...

In the world, there is a force called Astral power that mages use. However, the Empire oppresses any of these astral mages due to the destructive power they wield. The mages created their own nation, the Nebulis Sovereignty. The two countries have been at war for more than a century.¹ Iska, a knight imprisoned for freeing a mage, is released on the condition that he will take down the "Ice Calamity Witch." Iska desires to see the war end peacefully. The aforementioned "Ice Calamity Witch" is Aliceliese Nebulis, who, coincidentally, also wants peace.¹ Sexual Content There are several scenes in this anime where a woman is seen naked.² Additionally, for this show, Crunchyroll lists suggestive dialogue.³ Is this really what a believer in the Lord Jesus is supposed to watch? The Bible tells us to think on pure things, not these sexual, perverted things. " Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are jus...

Satan begins to take over the land of Ente Isla using his armies of demons. His advances are stopped by a heroine named Emilia, and Satan flees through a portal, landing in the human world. He is determined to return and conquer Enta Isla, once he figures out how to get back. Trapped in modern Tokyo, he must disguise himself as a human. However, he becomes passionate about climbing the corporate ladder. Thus begins Satan's life as a working human.¹ Demons and Satan The first, and most glaring issue, is that this show portrays Satan, regardless of how inaccurate. The very fact that someone thought it was even a good idea to name a demonic character after Satan reveals the wickedness behind the anime. Why would a Christian involve themselves with such evil? The Bible is clear that Christ and Belial (Satan) have no agreement with each other. " And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? " (2 Corinthians 6:15) If w...

Keima Katsuragi, known as the "God of Conquest" due to being able to capture the heart of any fictional female, is a game-obsessed otaku. One day, Keima receives an invitation to prove his ability as the "God of Conquest." As arrogant as ever, he accepts. But this isn't what he thought it was. Instead, he has been tricked into helping a demon named Elsie retrieve runaway spirits by capturing their hearts.¹ Immodesty According to IMDb, this anime contains a "very detailed" glimpse at a woman's buttocks.² Even Crunchyroll states there is nudity in this anime.³ Skirts are short, and a woman's breasts are exaggerated.² As such, when the Bible tells us to think on pure things (Philippians 4:8), we shouldn't be watching media showing us immodest things to think on. " In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly a...

Talented with magic and learning about ancient civilizations as he grew up, Ike has been able to rise within the demon army's ranks. However, Ike is a human. If word got out that a human was part of the demon army, the consequences would be catastrophic. But Ike has a goal: to find a way for demons and humans to coexist in harmony, to put an end to the war between the two groups.¹ Witchcraft As is obvious from the short synopsis, this anime has witchcraft. The very title is  The Strongest  Magician —cough, cough— in the Demon Lord's Army  was a Human . Now, I have a very simple question. It's not hard; it's something I want you to think about. Where did God say we could consume magical, mystical media? Jah is clear in His word that witchcraft is evil. Under the law, a person was to be put to death for their magical workings (Exodus 22:18). Even in the New Testament, Paul says witchcraft is one of the works of the flesh (Galatians 5:19-20). With this in mind, there is no...