In the anime Sunday Without God, God has forsaken the world. This results in life being uncreatable and inextinguishable—no life can be born, nor can one die. Those who "die" walk "restlessly among the living."¹ God decides to do one more miracle, to create gravekeepers, beings whose job it is to put the dead to sleep. After her mother's death, Ai takes her place as their village's gravekeeper.¹
Hampnie Hambart, a man who is supposedly Ai's father, destroys and kills all the people of Ai's village. With no other plans, Ai accompanies Hampnie. She travels, assisting the dead rest as well as helping the living. At the same time, she learns more about this world that God left behind.¹
Deism
The first glaring issue is that this show portrays God as having abandoned the world. The Japanese title for this show is「神様のいない日曜日」(kamisama no inai nichiyoubi, "God's not-there Sunday"). The term,「神様」(kamisama) is often associated with Christianity. This anime presents a monotheistic worldview, yet claims that the Kamisama has forsaken the world. Does this really reflect the God of Scripture?
The Bible, time and time again, portrays Jah as a personal God, One involved in the affairs of this world. The Lord hasn't forsaken, and He won't forsake, us.
"Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever." (Hebrews 13:8)
Scripture says God is the same forever; He does not change. He won't forsake us today or tomorrow because He never has in the past. It's a mockery of God to suggest that Kamisama might go back on His Word and forsake us.
Sunday Without God provides a wicked view of God that conflicts with Jehovah from the Bible.
Immodesty
Sunday Without God contains nudity.⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ A woman is seen in her undergarments.³ Women's buttocks and breasts are exposed.³ It makes sense that once God is removed, the world is full of wickedness—especially since in the real world, God isn't removed, and yet it is still so wicked.
Knowing this, we can conclude that no Christian should be looking at such things. If we are going to be against pornography due to its sinful nature, we need to be consistent. Immodesty and nakedness are not okay, and we are to be against them.
"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)
Thus, when an anime has nakedness in it, it would be contrary to God's Word to view it.
Violence
According to Crunchyroll, this anime is violent.² However, the Bible makes it clear that violence is not something we are to enjoy.
"The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth." (Psalm 11:5)
With this verse in mind, I cannot see why a Christian would watch this. John the Baptist plainly told the Roman soldiers, "Do violence to no man" (Luke 3:14). Violence is wicked, and a Christian ought not fill his mind with it, much less enjoy it!
Conclusion
There is not a single first day when God is not present—there is no "Sunday without God." When a show actively removes the LORD from its world and fills our minds with sinful content, there is no reason to consume such media. This anime is wicked and evil.
"I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me." (Psalm 101:3)
Sources:
1. "Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi." MyAnimeList, myanimelist.net/anime/16009/Kamisama_no_Inai_Nichiyoubi. Accessed 11/04/2025.
2. Sunday Without God. Crunchyroll, crunchyroll.com/series/GR0972VER/sunday-without-god. Accessed 11/04/2025.
3. "Sunday Without God Parents guide." IMDb, imdb.com/title/tt2904550/parentalguide. Accessed 11/04/2025.