Am I Actually the Strongest?

This show begins with a man who is teleported away from his apartment. He meets a goddess who grants him a second life. Thought to be weak, he was abandoned by the king and queen—his parents in this new word. Left in the woods, he is found by a fenrir named Flay who devotes herself to him. He is adopted by Gold Zenfis who finds Haruto and Flay in the woods.¹

Immodesty

In this anime, women's cleavages can be seen. There is "Sexualized Imagery" as well.² One of the main female characters is seen naked after transforming into a humanoid form, as well as wearing a tight black suit.³ We are also told:

"A woman is forced to strip and dance for nobles. She is shown in just [undergarments], with her arm covering her breasts."³

Is this what God would have us watch? No, I don't believe so, and the Bible confirms such. Paul, under the inspiration of God, calls immodesty wrong.

"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 array;" (1 Timothy 2:9)

Because of this, why would we fill our minds with immodest pictures? Once one sees something, they cannot unsee it. Thus, we are not to watch this anime.

Pedophilia

When Haruto is a baby, he gets hungry. Fray offers to breastfeed him, but can't as she needs to "mate" first, and she asks him (remember, a newborn baby) to fulfill that duty.⁴ That's pedophilia! You can learn more about why pedophilia is wrong here: Anime's Unholy Fetish: No Innocence in Loli Culture.

Alcohol

Alcohol is used in this show.³ Due to this, we know it displeases the LORD. We are told to look "not thou upon the wine" (Proverbs 23:31). If we aren't even to look at alcohol, why would it be okay to watch an anime that contains it?

Magic

Additionally, magic plays a massive role in this show. However, from the Bible, we realize that magic (i.e., witchcraft) is unholy and sinful. Reincarnation is also not of God. In the Scriptures, we read:

"[19] Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, [20] Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies," (Galatians 5:19-20, emphasis and underline mine)

Witchcraft is a work of the flesh. It is a sin. Fictional media doesn't make sin okay; thus, magic is wrong inside and outside of an anime.

False Gods

Before Haruto is reincarnated, he "appear[s] in front of a goddess"¹. Additionally, it "is revealed the measuring crystal only measures two digits; his power level is actually 1002, on par with a God."⁵ Man becoming his own god? Does that ring a bell? The serpent said, "and ye shall be as gods" in Genesis 3:5. The LORD is clear that He alone is God. No goddess and no man will take that place.

"¶ I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:" (Isaiah 45:5)

To claim that there is some "goddess" or that a man can rival God is blasphemous! We should not participate in consuming this media.

Conclusion

We can conclude that this anime is not one that God would approve of. It contains false, so-called gods and its content is far from holy. Why would Christ want His bride—the church—to corrupt herself with all this filthy content?

Sources:

1. "Jitsu wa Ore, Saikyou deshita?." MyAnimeList, myanimelist.net/anime/52969/Jitsu_wa_Ore_Saikyou_deshita. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

2. Am I Actually the Strongest?. Crunchyroll, crunchyroll.com/series/G9VHN9QED/am-i-actually-the-strongest. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

3. "Am I Actually the Strongest?: Parents guide." IMDb, imdb.com/title/tt28254867/parentalguide. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

4. SubDL, subdl.org/srt-file-downloader.php?srt=3184405/01.srt&key=123x. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

5. "Am I Actually the Strongest?." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 25 Jan. 2025, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Am_I_Actually_the_Strongest%3F. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.