A small, pink character known as Kirby crashes onto Dream Land. Kirby decides to defend Cappy Town, the home of those he's become acquainted with. He is defending this town from the evil monsters that the self-proclaimed ruler, King Dedede, sends.¹
Magic & a Devil
IMDb tells us that in this anime, "Kirby has the ability [to] inhale his (non-human) opponents [and] to mimic their (magical) attacks."² Kirby has this ability-copying power, and it allows him to use magic! The Scriptures are clear that magic (i.e., witchcraft) is evil and demonic in nature.
"[9]
¶ When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee,
thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. [10]
There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or
an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, [11] Or a charmer,
or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
[12] For all that do these things are an abomination unto the
LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them
out from before thee." (Deuteronomy 18:9-12)
If witchcraft was enough to cause the LORD to rip the kingdom of Israel from Saul, then I suspect that God has not come to find it okay today (especially because God does not change). "It's just fantasy," I hear someone say. As one preacher once put it, why do you get to rename something God already labeled? Jehovah God calls this witchcraft not "fantasy."
Every "fantasy" or imagination must be thrown down, says Paul, and must submit to Christ. In 2 Corinthians 10, Scripture says:
"[3] For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: [4] (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) [5] Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;" (2 Corinthians 10:3-5)
Imaginations, so-called fantasies, that contradict the will and Word of the Lord are to be cast down, forced into submission to God. And Kirby: Right Back at Ya! is an anime that does not bring its imaginations captive.
Kirby is a magical creature. He has to be, since he has an inherent ability to copy others' powers. This random pink blob shows up one day, and protects you from what? They are fighting against an organization that creates monsters.³ In the Japanese version, this corporation is known as the "Holy Nightmare Co."³ Holy? What is holy about creating monsters?
Can't you see that Kirby is a devil whose enemy is that which is holy, which has been turned into something evil? That is exactly what Satan does. He tricked Eve into believing she'd been commanded to not eat from the tree because God didn't want her to become like Him. It is the very same trick today.
Immodesty
One character named Tiff was sexualized in an episode.² It was removed from the American release due to being inappropriate,² but it is the same show. This is not pleasing to God. First of all, we know that immodesty is 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)
And regardless of whether you want to argue whether this...thing...is a human or not, the fact is that they intentionally sexualized her, and at best it is immodesty, at worst, it is trying to push a form of bestiality, which is clearly forbidden in the Bible (Romans 1:28-31).
Conclusion
Even though the show is trying to push a "cute," pink ball character, it is full of evil and ungodly content. This anime is not pleasing to God, no matter how you try to twist it. Witchcraft and immodesty are clearly forbidden by the Lord, and should not be in our content.
Sources:
1. "Hoshi no Kirby." MyAnimeList, myanimelist.net/anime/2390/Hoshi_no_Kirby. Accessed 8/28/2025.
2. "Kirby: Right Back at Ya!: Parents guide." IMDb, imdb.com/title/tt0338621/parentalguide. Accessed 8/28/2025.
3. "Kirby: Right Back at Ya!" Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 8/24/2025, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirby:_Right_Back_at_Ya!. Accessed 8/23/2025.