Umaru Doma lives a double life. On one hand, she acts like the perfect schoolgirl—refined and hardworking. However, on the other hand, she is a "lazy, junk food-eating otaku". Her older brother, Taihei is forced to do all the housework instead. Thus is the daily life of Umaru and Taihei.¹
Sexual Content
As with a majority of anime, there is "Sexualized Imagery" to be found.² Girls are sometimes in short skirts. IMDb tells us that there "are some brief sexual innuendos" along with nudity.³ Women are seen in swimsuits, and a young man "gets stuck" on a pornography website, where, as you can imagine, immodesty is present.³
Our world has normalized public nudity; they've modified the definition of "nudity." Instead of nakedness being the waist covering the thigh like the Bible teaches (Exodus 28:42, Isaiah 47:1-3), they've redefined "nakedness," and thus the anime characters aren't "actually naked."
"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)
Do you think God finds pleasure in His children consuming immodest content? Habakkuk 1:13 reveals that God is of "purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity"! If we are trying to conform to the image of Christ, we ought to likewise do the same.
Slothfulness
Umaru is very lazy and slothful. She lies around, plays video games (which are slightly violent³), and eats food. The Bible is crystal clear in its condemnation of slothfulness. The Proverbs contrast the slothful and sluggard with the wise one, the one who fears the LORD.
"[12] Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him. [13] The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. [14] As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed. [15] The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth. [16] The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason." (Proverbs 26:12-16)
The Scriptures portray the sluggard, the slothful, as wise in his own conceit, drawing back to verse 12, which says there is less hope for him than for the foolish man. The slothful is the lowest of the low. Yet this anime not only shows it to us, but plays it off as somewhat funny!
Conclusion
This anime fails the test of Scripture. With its improper content, it is a wicked thing in violation of Psalm 101:3, which we are not to set before our eyes. Let's abstain from this filth! We should separate ourselves from media, like this particular anime, that fills our minds with things that are evil and sinful.
Sources:
1. "Himouto! Umaru-chan." MyAnimeList, myanimelist.net/anime/28825/Himouto_Umaru-chan. Accessed 16 June 2025.
2. Himouto! Umaru-chan. Crunchyroll, crunchyroll.com/series/GRJQ1354Y/himouto-umaru-chan. Accessed 16 June 2025.
3. "Himouto! Umaru-chan: Parents guide." IMDb, imdb.com/title/tt5059866/parentalguide. Accessed 16 June 2025.