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Mr. Oshawott
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If there's any solace to this, at least the Pope of the Vatican has embraced the franchise of Pokémon after acknowledging its purpose of strengthening friendship.
Poll: I voted for Love Live. Disney of Japan aired the show on their nighttime block, so why not the U.S. side?* Bakemonogatari is another show that I would love to see on TV. *Disclaimer: I know all too well that seeing anime shows such as Love Live on American TV is virtually impossible, for obvious reasons. |
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KENZICHI
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I still remember in middle school when I was reading one of the Cirque du Freak books and was explaining it to my dad. I let it slip out that in one instance the vampire compared themselves to God essentially and my dad was mad. I was not allowed to read those books again. Not sure if it compares exactly, but I think they may not have thought that children would actually pray to Ultraman, but just the idea of COMPARING him to a deity or god is something they just don't want. I already knew that nothing could compare to God, Jesus, or the like, but my dad just didn't accept the fact that they said those things in the book. I think that's what happened with the Ultraman story. Last edited by KENZICHI on Sat May 02, 2015 6:05 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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leafy sea dragon
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Don't forget the storm that followed when The Beatles compared themselves to Jesus.
Say, what is Sugar Pot about anyway? What is it that stirred such a controversy about it? I never heard of it until now. |
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PurpleWarrior13
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Oh I'm sure. I was looking through the first 3-in-1 at my local B&N. The back cover indeed said "Unedited and Uncensored," yet the scene with Bulma bathing naked had the added soap bubbles to cover her breasts and butt (an edit that has been around since the VizBigs). My 2004 copy of Vol. 1 has Bulma naked in all her glory. So... yeah it is indeed blatant lies and false advertising! Also, I know Bulma's technically underage at that point in the story (she's 16), but why is there now an issue with her being (partially) naked, yet 12-year-old Goku can run around completely naked, and they don't do a thing about it? It's weird and almost a little creepy to be honest. Last edited by PurpleWarrior13 on Sat May 02, 2015 6:29 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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vanfanel
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Speaking as a resident "religious crazy" here, I can say that that's pretty on the mark. The stakes in Christianity are nothing less than salvation of the soul from eternal damnation. Parents love their children more than anything; therefore, yes, seeing them drawn toward things that could -- in the parents' mind -- lead them away from their ticket to Heaven is pretty scary. I am not a parent myself, but if I was I hope I would make an effort to read whatever my kid was reading myself, and discuss its good and bad points with him. It's unrealistic to try to keep them sheltered forever, which is why it's so important to help them learn to navigate the waters themselves. In Christianity (and Judaism and Islam), God wants the follower to rely on Him and Him alone; not on idols, not on angels, and not on other spirits. The relationship between God and the believer is likened to a marriage, and messing around with other spirits is compared to adultery. For that reason, witchcraft -- invoking or summoning spirits/demons/etc -- is a big no-no in all of the Abrahamic faiths. That's what leads to handwringing over things like Dungeons and Dragons, Harry Potter, etc. For whatever reason, there's a small but noisy subset of people who just don't get fantasy, and can't seem to make a distinction between a harmless, imaginative adventure and a work that genuinely encourages dabbling in the occult. I think what happens in most of these cases is that they never look into the works themselves, and just believe whatever they hear about them from whatever sources they follow regularly. Some people who hate on Christianity are likely doing something similar. |
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Dop.L
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That's not really banned though. It didn't get as far as getting a publication in the west because the publisher went "F**k me, I just read volumes 2 and three. I can't publish that!, it's abhorrent!!!" and decided it wasn't worth the trouble so the release was cancelled. Not the same as being banned. |
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Somer-_-
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That's actually pretty interesting to hear seeing as how there were people on either side within the story itself. Hearing people think the same in real life makes it more convincing.
Well muslims do worship a god called Allah, and they worship him based on 98 other names which all have their own meanings in arabic. So it's not wrong. |
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Nyren
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My vote goes to Parasyte - The Maxim.
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Hameyadea
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TarsTarkas
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I only saw the early DragonBall episodes, but I always thought Goku was a lot younger. But it is only creepy now, in today's cultural climate. Thirty years ago we weren't so ultra conservative when it came to children. |
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MadHi
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No they don't.
After doing a simple google search I found this http://www.arabacademy.com/en/downloads/Learn-Arabic-English-translation-of-99-names-of-Allah and it clarifies your very vague statement. Given this information, I have to ask on thing: Why must you turn this forum into a house of lies? |
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vonPeterhof
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As for the survey, I voted for Madoka, although now that I think of it Psycho Pass would probably have much more mainstream appeal (and somewhat fewer chances of being mistaken for a kids' show). A couple of weeks ago I actually had a dream that a Russian dub of Shirobako was being aired at prime time on Channel One. Even within the dream I seemed to have mixed feelings about that. Sigh, maybe in a couple of centuries... |
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Gina Szanboti
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But they didn't. Lennon compared their popularity with that of Jesus. That's a different thing, not that it mattered to people looking to be outraged at the time. @ vanfanel: funny, you don't sound at all like one of the crazies, who don't seem to believe anything is harmless, and everything in the universe is bent on undermining what is, apparently, a very fragile faith. You sound pretty sane to me. |
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MangaNeko
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Not sure if others have the problem, but "other" is not available when I accessed the survey from "The List" page. I thought it very odd, since "other" has been listed on other ANN surveys. Another point at the time was that I was not logged in when I tapped the survey. Anyone else see this glitch, when accessing survey that way? |
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the-antihero
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Wow, there have been 3 or 4 posts correcting the 'Muslim God' error and mine was going to be another one.
And yet, ANN has not fixed the article. Seriously, WTF?! |
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