This anime is about a man named Masamune who was rejected by his childhood crush, Aki, for being overweight. He becomes bitter and swears to get revenge. He works to become the "best version" of himself in order to win Aki's heart before crushing it himself.¹
Immodesty
There is "Sexualized Imagery" and "Suggestive Dialogue" in this anime.² Women's thighs are seen. This is not okay. IMDb lists these things in it:
"The main [female character] is seen in her underwear briefly."
"There are some pool scenes where girls are shown in a bikini."
"A character's underwear is shown after she trips and falls."³
Do you think this is pleasing to the Lord? We know it isn't because the Bible tells that women are to dress modestly.
"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)
We should not watch this media because it is improper.
Language
According to Crunchyroll, this show also contains profanity.² The Lord tells us about Lot, Abraham's nephew, who was in the city of Sodom. The Bible says that he (Lot) vexed his righteous soul by hearing and seeing the wickedness of the city (2 Peter 2:8). What we listen to is important.
Effeminate
The character, Kojuro, is effeminate.⁴ Despite being a male, he is feminine. This clearly goes against the Bible in that men are supposed to be men. The Book of 1 Samuel says "Be strong, and quit yourselves like men" (1 Samuel 4:9). Men are supposed to act like men! Paul, in his Epistle to the Corinthian church, says the following:
"Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind," (1 Corinthians 6:9)
This verse explicitly forbids men from being effeminate, as it lists it in the midst of a vice list. This effeminate character is not in line with the God's moral standard.
Conclusion
As you can tell, this anime is not pleasing to the Lord Almighty. May His children realize this and avoid it like the plague! Jesus saved us, and it is the "grace of God" that teaches us that we should live "soberly, righteously, and godly" so Christ may "purify unto himself a peculiar people" (Titus 2:11-14).
Sources:
1. "Masamune-kun no Revenge." MyAnimeList, myanimelist.net/anime/33487/Masamune-kun_no_Revenge. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
2. Masamune-kun's Revenge. Crunchyroll, crunchyroll.com/series/GYX02P3MR/masamune-kuns-revenge. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
3. "Masamune-kun's Revenge: Parents guide." IMDb, imdb.com/title/tt6402190/parentalguide. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
4. "Kojuro Shuri." Masamune-kun no Revenge Wiki, masamunekuns-revenge.fandom.com/wiki/Kojuro_Shuri. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.