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Title: Pokemon
Post by: Änσnymσus on June 10, 2015, 04:29:56 PM
Are Pokemon cards evil? Should Catholics keep them and play with them?
Title: Pokemon
Post by: Änσnymσus on June 10, 2015, 05:56:59 PM
Evil?  I don't think so.  It's a card game based on a cartoon--or the cartoon is based on the card game, not sure which, out of Japan.  

It's silly, but it is a game with rules and people who can figure out the strategy peculiar to the game can be pretty good players.

But it is costly and, to keep the money flowing, there are always new sets, new characters, etc., so that people will continue to buy them.

Yu-Gi-Oh, on the other hand, with it's spells and other mysticism, I think, might be more appropriately characterized as evil than Pokemon.
Title: Pokemon
Post by: Änσnymσus on June 10, 2015, 06:19:43 PM
I don't think they are evil or necessarily sinful, but there are much better activities for catholic children to do...traditional card games and board games are much better of an activity than Pokemon.  

I think Pokemon and others like yugioh can be bad because it has an undercurrent of consumerism and materialism.
Title: Pokemon
Post by: Änσnymσus on June 10, 2015, 06:40:12 PM
If you consider that they're characters whose lives do not exist outside the card/book and nothing more, it's fine.
Title: Pokemon
Post by: Änσnymσus on June 10, 2015, 08:04:56 PM
Blue Eyes White Dragon, attack the Dark Magician. Yu Gi OH!
Title: Pokemon
Post by: Änσnymσus on June 10, 2015, 08:07:54 PM
When deciding whether or not something is good or not for children (and for yourself for that matter), it is always good to weigh the good and the bad to see which one overrides the other, so to speak. Let's start with the good.

i) It's entertainment. The Pokemon games were pure entertainment, and the storyline is half-decent. Battling with make-believe animals is pretty cool, and at least they don't kill each other.

ii) Numbers involved. There are constant simple math equations involved in playing Pokemon (especially the cards). So, it could potentially help with math.

iii) (sort of similar to point i) It creates a bond between the players.

Now, the bad...

i) The characters "evolve" into different "lifeforms" based upon a set structure. That is, by definition, evolution, and it promotes this lie.

ii) There is a certain "type" of Pokemon called the "Psychic" type. This in and of itself is enough evidence to prove that there are New Age influences in the Pokemon games. Just look at this Pokemon's head: (search Abracadabra on google)

It is clearly a pentagram.

The Psychic type can also manipulate other Pokemon and transport themselves using their powers. It is unhealthy to expose children to this kind of stuff.

iii) It creates a sort of desensitization to violence between animals. Not saying I am a "tree hugger" but God did not create the animals for mankind to utilize them in such a manner, and although they are fake, some children cannot distinguish between fiction and reality.

Point iii is not necessarily enough for one to avoid the Pokemon games altogether, but points i and ii definitely are.

Now, if there were to be a game similar to Pokemon that came out and had the same concept yet subtracted the magical element along with the evolution aspect, I would not necessarily see too much of an issue with it (if made out to be that there is a clear good and evil and that the opposing creatures were predatory and your creatures were there in defense of yourself; not to pit them to the death for money), other than the violence between animals. Alas, in the present state of the world, this sort of thing is nearly impossible.

Do the cons outweigh the pros? Certainly.

Can the cons be avoided? The first con is unavoidable (unless you forcibly stop your Pokemon from evolving, yet this is a core concept in the series). The second con is to an extent, but the fact that there is any New Age content in a game that is not changeable by you (as opposed to putting different lyrics over a song structure) is a troubling aspect.

What does this mean?

Avoid Pokemon and seek healthier alternatives.

Title: Pokemon
Post by: Catholic Samurai on June 10, 2015, 10:33:29 PM
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Blue Eyes White Dragon, attack the Dark Magician. Yu Gi OH!


My favorite monster. Nevertheless...  Activate Trap Card!


(https://fr.yugiohcardmarket.eu/Products/Singles/Starter+Deck%3A+Yugi+Reloaded/img/3aa315361f50c6e9a4fd1707be2ce2c0/items/5/YSYR/mirror_force.jpg)
Title: Pokemon
Post by: Matthew on June 10, 2015, 11:34:44 PM
Except that Pokemon wasn't developed in America. It is a Japanese game/cartoon, which was brought over to America.

The original is Japanese. The term used for pokemon "progressing" into the next form is:

進化 which is read shinka.

The Japanese word shinka meaning "Evolution; Progress" is composed of the kanji (shin) meaning "advance; progress; proceed" and the kanji (ka) meaning "change; influence; take the form of".

The Japanese language is much like German; you have root words with general meanings and then string-em-together! Of course there are some set "combinations", but it's very easy to make up new words, which you can basically guess if you can read the Kanji. Martial arts makes use of this: Hidden-hand-surprise-punch and so forth.

Anyhow, shinka only means "evolution" in a very broad sense. It isn't Darwin's godless Evolution with a capital E, with any connotation of "natural selection".

It is used exactly like a child becomes a teenager, then he becomes an adult. Every Pokemon also has 3 forms or stages. But they're always the same stages. They never develop into a new, never-before-seen species due to the needs of their environment.

A Caterpie always becomes a Metapod, which then becomes a Butterfree. (Yes, I had to look it up! Those are the English names. Seriously, I might remember a few of the Japanese names, but I studiously avoided the English version of Pokemon anything)

In other words, they're more like the stages of pupa/larva/adult, only expanded to the entire animal kingdom (mammals, reptiles, etc.)
Title: Pokemon
Post by: BTNYC on June 11, 2015, 12:25:00 AM
I don't know enough about it to speak on whether or not it's evil, but I can certainly say, from the points of view of a father and a former kid who loved his toys, that it's as lame as all get out.

When I was a boy, the Japs gave us highly innovative, brilliantly engineered toy robots that combined and/or changed into other things. They were fun, challenging, imaginative, and satisfyingly militaristic - a perfect fit for any red-blooded lad born in the 70's (though they've sadly been turned into utter trash Hollywood movies in recent years).

Now the Japanese are flooding our shores with these cheap, cutesy, unisex card games (and have been for almost 20 years, as I remember my nephew collecting these things). Needless to say, I keep them away from my sons (and daughter) and have passed down to the boys as many of my childhood playthings as have survived (as my wife has for our daughter). There are also some good toys out there even today, and we snap those up when we find them, for they're few and far between.
Title: Pokemon
Post by: Änσnymσus on June 11, 2015, 04:02:00 AM
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i) The characters "evolve" into different "lifeforms" based upon a set structure. That is, by definition, evolution, and it promotes this lie.

I used to watch the cartoon, and I always thought its use of the term "evolve" was mistaken. It's metamorphosis, not evolution. Caterpie does not evolve into Butterfree. It metamorphoses, like caterpillars into butterflies. So it's only the use of the word "evolve" that is wrong.
Title: Pokemon
Post by: poche on June 11, 2015, 04:39:53 AM
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i) The characters "evolve" into different "lifeforms" based upon a set structure. That is, by definition, evolution, and it promotes this lie.

I used to watch the cartoon, and I always thought its use of the term "evolve" was mistaken. It's metamorphosis, not evolution. Caterpie does not evolve into Butterfree. It metamorphoses, like caterpillars into butterflies. So it's only the use of the word "evolve" that is wrong.

you mean it is a lie that caterpillars (they look like worms) develop into butterflies and tadpoles (they look like fish) develop into frogs?
Title: Pokemon
Post by: Änσnymσus on June 11, 2015, 10:42:51 AM
It's harmless fun as far as I can tell.  It may not be the most intellectually stimulating exercise, but that doesn't make it evil.

Also, it is laughable that anyone would claim pokemon's use of the word "evolution" makes it border of evil.  The "evolution" undergone by these fictional characters is more far akin to the metamorphosis insect undergo (think larva, pupa, and imago) than to evolution in the Darwinian sense.

There may be reasons parent's don't want their kids to get into pokemon, but legitimate concerns about the morality of it is not one of them.
Title: Pokemon
Post by: Änσnymσus on June 11, 2015, 01:02:30 PM
As a parent, my main concern with Pokemon is that it would probably lead to other forms of japanese anime and manga, which may promote anti -Catholic agendas.
Title: Pokemon
Post by: Änσnymσus on June 11, 2015, 03:09:16 PM
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As a parent, my main concern with Pokemon is that it would probably lead to other forms of japanese anime and manga, which may promote anti -Catholic agendas.


You're being a little ridiculous here.  First, you're making an unwarranted assumption that engaging in a morally-neutral activity will lead to others simply because of its nation of origin.  Secondly, you are assuming other activities from that nation are automatically anti-Catholic.  Taken to its logical conclusion, you would have to forbid you're children from engaging in any morally-neutral activity.

Ought we prevent children from reading Tolkien, as it may lead them to other English literature that is Protestant and anti-Catholic?  Do we prevent children from eating Chinese food as it may lead them into Maoism?  Do we prevent children form playing golf as it may lead them to Scottish Fɾҽҽmαsσɳɾყ?
Title: Pokemon
Post by: Änσnymσus on June 11, 2015, 03:17:59 PM
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As a parent, my main concern with Pokemon is that it would probably lead to other forms of japanese anime and manga, which may promote anti -Catholic agendas.


You're being a little ridiculous here.  First, you're making an unwarranted assumption that engaging in a morally-neutral activity will lead to others simply because of its nation of origin.  Secondly, you are assuming other activities from that nation are automatically anti-Catholic.  Taken to its logical conclusion, you would have to forbid you're children from engaging in any morally-neutral activity.

Ought we prevent children from reading Tolkien, as it may lead them to other English literature that is Protestant and anti-Catholic?  Do we prevent children from eating Chinese food as it may lead them into Maoism?  Do we prevent children form playing golf as it may lead them to Scottish Fɾҽҽmαsσɳɾყ?


The comment was not at all about the nation of origin, though. It is just that I have my doubts that Anime and Manga as a whole are something I would like my children to get into.
Title: Pokemon
Post by: BTNYC on June 11, 2015, 03:45:49 PM
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As a parent, my main concern with Pokemon is that it would probably lead to other forms of japanese anime and manga, which may promote anti -Catholic agendas.


You're being a little ridiculous here.  First, you're making an unwarranted assumption that engaging in a morally-neutral activity will lead to others simply because of its nation of origin.  Secondly, you are assuming other activities from that nation are automatically anti-Catholic.  Taken to its logical conclusion, you would have to forbid you're children from engaging in any morally-neutral activity.

Ought we prevent children from reading Tolkien, as it may lead them to other English literature that is Protestant and anti-Catholic?  Do we prevent children from eating Chinese food as it may lead them into Maoism?  Do we prevent children form playing golf as it may lead them to Scottish Fɾҽҽmαsσɳɾყ?


Tolkien was Catholic, so C.S. Lewis probably would have worked better for your example. And the golf thing is just silly. However, your point was still clearly made and not without merit, but is, perhaps, a bit too cavalierly dismissive of some facets of Japanese culture that ought to be of real concern to Catholic parents.

I've had no small exposure to anime and manga from my youth. Some of it is perfectly harmless. I don't think Astro Boy, Speed Racer or Gigantor pose any kind of immanent spiritual or moral threat to anyone. However, Japan, despite its ancient and comparatively noble culture, is still a pagan nation with certain moral pathologies that Catholic parents should be aware of. sɛҳuąƖ perversity and pornography, for instance, are rampant in Japan (though I would blame this more on postwar American influence than anything else) and that occasionally trickles down into otherwise innocuous cartoons and comics.

As to anti-Catholicism - I remember seeing more than a few sacreligious and blasphemous things in anime and manga, though it usually seemed to be borne of ignorance than the kind of willful, intentional maliciousness we see in the Jєω-controlled media of the West. The Japanese have a fascination with Catholic imagery that is rooted in shallow exoticism, and is therefore pretty woefully ignorant (much like the average westerner interested in Buddhism, Yoga, etc.) That said, blasphemy is still blasphemy, regardless of intent.

In short, Catholic parents shouldn't let their children view anything that they (the parents) have not screened first. And, for the reasons given above, they should be particularly wary of anime and manga.
Title: Pokemon
Post by: BTNYC on June 11, 2015, 03:48:06 PM
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As a parent, my main concern with Pokemon is that it would probably lead to other forms of japanese anime and manga, which may promote anti -Catholic agendas.


You're being a little ridiculous here.  First, you're making an unwarranted assumption that engaging in a morally-neutral activity will lead to others simply because of its nation of origin.  Secondly, you are assuming other activities from that nation are automatically anti-Catholic.  Taken to its logical conclusion, you would have to forbid you're children from engaging in any morally-neutral activity.

Ought we prevent children from reading Tolkien, as it may lead them to other English literature that is Protestant and anti-Catholic?  Do we prevent children from eating Chinese food as it may lead them into Maoism?  Do we prevent children form playing golf as it may lead them to Scottish Fɾҽҽmαsσɳɾყ?


The comment was not at all about the nation of origin, though. It is just that I have my doubts that Anime and Manga as a whole are something I would like my children to get into.


I think that's fair enough. They certainly aren't in any spiritual danger by not being exposed to anime and manga.
Title: Pokemon
Post by: Änσnymσus on June 11, 2015, 04:03:25 PM
Even if one disregards the evolution aspect of the game for argument's sake, there still lies the obvious and unavoidable magical aspect of the game. And, all JRR Tolkien references aside, this is a magic that you CAN manipulate and CAN control at will and is a magic that you CAN summon and it is NOT delegated to outside characters who play minor roles.

Care to answer that, Cathinfo?

BTNYC, for being so scrupulous against acupuncture...

http://www.cathinfo.com/catholic.php/Acupuncture-is-Demonic

You would think that you would be opposed to any form of sorcery, would you not?
Title: Pokemon
Post by: BTNYC on June 11, 2015, 04:43:32 PM
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Even if one disregards the evolution aspect of the game for argument's sake, there still lies the obvious and unavoidable magical aspect of the game. And, all JRR Tolkien references aside, this is a magic that you CAN manipulate and CAN control at will and is a magic that you CAN summon and it is NOT delegated to outside characters who play minor roles.

Care to answer that, Cathinfo?

BTNYC, for being so scrupulous against acupuncture...

http://www.cathinfo.com/catholic.php/Acupuncture-is-Demonic

You would think that you would be opposed to any form of sorcery, would you not?


It's nice to know I have such an avid follower. If only you weren't afraid to check off the "do not post anonymously" box, I'd have someone to keep in mind should I need to hire an official biographer at some future date.

If you follow my (much more recent) contributions in this very thread, you'll see that I not only said:

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I don't know enough about it to speak on whether or not it's evil...


I also said:

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Japan... is still a pagan nation with certain moral pathologies that Catholic parents should be aware of.

Catholic parents shouldn't let their children view anything that they (the parents) have not screened first. And, for the reasons given above, they should be particularly wary of anime and manga.


I would not advise anyone to play magic-themed role playing games (i.e. Dungeons and Dragons) nor would I allow my children to play it. If these card games are similarly magic-themed, then I would similarly advise against it.

Have I sufficently clarified my stance for you, my anonymous friend?

And was my opposition to acupuncture really so "scrupulous" (i.e. excessive and unwarranted)? If role-playing games wherein one plays at delving in sorcery is deserving of censure (and I believe it is), how much more so should an actual organized, ancient sorcerous art like acupuncture - which claims to manipulate physical matter by occult means - be excoriated?
Title: Pokemon
Post by: Änσnymσus on June 11, 2015, 07:36:50 PM
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It's nice to know I have such an avid follower. If only you weren't afraid to check off the "do not post anonymously" box, I'd have someone to keep in mind should I need to hire an official biographer at some future date.


 :laugh1:

That is hardly the case, however I do find your wit refreshing.

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And was my opposition to acupuncture really so "scrupulous" (i.e. excessive and unwarranted)?


No, it was not. Rather, it was what could be called a "positive scruple", because not all scruples are bad.

The point I was making was that if you (and anybody else for that matter) were only half as vigilant on this matter as you were against acupuncture then I probably would not have said anything.

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Have I sufficently clarified my stance for you, my anonymous friend?


Your stance was clarified before clarification.

Anyway:

Does anyone care to explain how they can justify the manipulation of the elements and of creatures using what could be considered unlawful means (i.e. the use of magic) by the individual?
Title: Pokemon
Post by: Änσnymσus on June 13, 2015, 02:35:57 AM
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i) The characters "evolve" into different "lifeforms" based upon a set structure. That is, by definition, evolution, and it promotes this lie.

I used to watch the cartoon, and I always thought its use of the term "evolve" was mistaken. It's metamorphosis, not evolution. Caterpie does not evolve into Butterfree. It metamorphoses, like caterpillars into butterflies. So it's only the use of the word "evolve" that is wrong.

you mean it is a lie that caterpillars (they look like worms) develop into butterflies and tadpoles (they look like fish) develop into frogs?

Not at all. I just think evolution is the wrong word, and metamorphosis is more appropriate.

Evolution is about new, more advanced species, being born of old less developed species. A caterpillar does not give birth to a butterfly; it metamorphoses into one (with a chrysalis stage in between).
Title: Pokemon
Post by: Änσnymσus on June 13, 2015, 02:37:29 AM
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Also, it is laughable that anyone would claim pokemon's use of the word "evolution" makes it border of evil.  The "evolution" undergone by these fictional characters is more far akin to the metamorphosis insect undergo (think larva, pupa, and imago) than to evolution in the Darwinian sense.

Exactly what I meant.
Title: Pokemon
Post by: Änσnymσus on June 13, 2015, 12:15:22 PM
I would never let my children anywhere near pokemon. The danger is much worse than just ignorant pagan fascination.
Has anyone seen the show? Good luck trying to tell your daughters to dress modestly when the girls on the show are allowed to wear shorts that look like underwear (immodesty is very typical of anime).
Also, they don't even try to hide the occult in their cards. Take a look at the pokemon Sigilyph. Clearly the name comes from 'sigil'......
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigil_(magic)
I think that allowing pokemon into your homes is a very bad idea.
Title: Pokemon
Post by: BTNYC on June 14, 2015, 01:43:42 PM
To the advice-givers posting anonymously on this thread-

Why are you giving counsel anonymously? Why would anyone ever give counsel anonymously? Why should the person being advised be inclined to take any advice at all from someone not willing to put his name on it?
Title: Pokemon
Post by: BTNYC on June 15, 2015, 07:11:40 AM
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To the advice-givers posting anonymously on this thread-

Why are you giving counsel anonymously? Why would anyone ever give counsel anonymously? Why should the person being advised be inclined to take any advice at all from someone not willing to put his name on it?


Two lily-livered anonymous milquetoasts, at least, have opted to forgo answering a few common sense questions in favor of simply registering their rankled, stupid, inarticulate dislike for those questions.

Congratulations, cowards. You've achieved the debating skills of a three-year-old.

Now, by all means, bring on the hit and run downthumbs and prove me right.
Title: Pokemon
Post by: Änσnymσus on June 15, 2015, 07:25:12 AM
If I had children , I would never let them get near Pokemon.
Title: Pokemon
Post by: Änσnymσus on June 15, 2015, 07:43:46 AM
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To the advice-givers posting anonymously on this thread-

Why are you giving counsel anonymously? Why would anyone ever give counsel anonymously? Why should the person being advised be inclined to take any advice at all from someone not willing to put his name on it?


Two lily-livered anonymous milquetoasts, at least, have opted to forgo answering a few common sense questions in favor of simply registering their rankled, stupid, inarticulate dislike for those questions.

Congratulations, cowards. You've achieved the debating skills of a three-year-old.

Now, by all means, bring on the hit and run downthumbs and prove me right.


And there goes the pot calling the kettle black.  The worst part is that BTNYC actually think he has accomplished something with a post that is nothing more than ad hominem attacks.  In case he isn't aware, those types of statements are logical fallacies, that do not actually support one's argument.
Title: Pokemon
Post by: BTNYC on June 15, 2015, 08:43:36 AM
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To the advice-givers posting anonymously on this thread-

Why are you giving counsel anonymously? Why would anyone ever give counsel anonymously? Why should the person being advised be inclined to take any advice at all from someone not willing to put his name on it?


Two lily-livered anonymous milquetoasts, at least, have opted to forgo answering a few common sense questions in favor of simply registering their rankled, stupid, inarticulate dislike for those questions.

Congratulations, cowards. You've achieved the debating skills of a three-year-old.

Now, by all means, bring on the hit and run downthumbs and prove me right.


And there goes the pot calling the kettle black.  The worst part is that BTNYC actually think he has accomplished something with a post that is nothing more than ad hominem attacks.  In case he isn't aware, those types of statements are logical fallacies, that do not actually support one's argument.


You have me at a disadvantage, madam (or sir).

You address me by my poster name in your post, but I seem to be unable to put a name to your words. Please amend that oversight, that I might be able to know whom to thank for this charitable correction of my "fallacies."

You know, kettles and pots and all that...
Title: Pokemon
Post by: Graham on June 15, 2015, 08:52:33 AM
I believe these games retard social and physical development and fill the mind with nonsense.
Title: Pokemon
Post by: BTNYC on June 15, 2015, 09:05:36 AM
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I believe these games retard social and physical development and fill the mind with nonsense.


Graham is a poster for whom I have a great deal of respect. Thus, his opinion on this matter (namely, card games about which I'm largely pretty ignorant) carries a good deal of weight with me. I will bear his words in mind should I ever find one of my children gravitating toward these games.

See what I mean about attaching one's name to advice?
Title: Pokemon
Post by: Änσnymσus on June 15, 2015, 09:33:16 AM
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To the advice-givers posting anonymously on this thread-

Why are you giving counsel anonymously? Why would anyone ever give counsel anonymously? Why should the person being advised be inclined to take any advice at all from someone not willing to put his name on it?


Two lily-livered anonymous milquetoasts, at least, have opted to forgo answering a few common sense questions in favor of simply registering their rankled, stupid, inarticulate dislike for those questions.

Congratulations, cowards. You've achieved the debating skills of a three-year-old.

Now, by all means, bring on the hit and run downthumbs and prove me right.


And there goes the pot calling the kettle black.  The worst part is that BTNYC actually think he has accomplished something with a post that is nothing more than ad hominem attacks.  In case he isn't aware, those types of statements are logical fallacies, that do not actually support one's argument.


You have me at a disadvantage, madam (or sir).

You address me by my poster name in your post, but I seem to be unable to put a name to your words. Please amend that oversight, that I might be able to know whom to thank for this charitable correction of my "fallacies."

You know, kettles and pots and all that...


I know (not personally) of a dogmatic "home alone" sede - a female - who uses that idiom "pot calling the kettle black", and variations of it, many times. I think it's her favorite saying. She used to be a Fb "friend" until she unfriended me. LOL. I wonder if it's her?
Title: Pokemon
Post by: ClarkSmith on June 15, 2015, 04:37:05 PM
In school almost all the boys with feminine qualities enjoyed anime and Pokemon. I think it is because Japanese cartoons are not very masculine.  One of the creators of Anime is famous for saying "anime was a mistake " because   anime had a very negative impact on Japanese culture. America is witnessing something very similar. Look at all the adults  that grew up on Star Wars and Batman.   Many still haven't grown out of childish things. They would still rather go to Comic Con than visit a  museum filled with real art. My generation has horrible taste in music, art, and poetry.  
Title: Pokemon
Post by: Änσnymσus on June 18, 2015, 04:29:04 AM
@ClarkSmith I think you are talking about Miyazaki. Miyazaki created meaningful works by observing people and the surroundings around him. At about the end of his career, he said that anime is mostly used to disconnect from reality these days and that's why the industry is dominated by "otakus", highly obsessive people who shut the world out of their lives (the word "otaku" is used in a negative meaning in Japan). Talking about Pokemon, I don't know whether Satoshi or other creators are involved in the Masonic conspiracy, but Nintendo is sure to be in the cabal as great companies usually have a Masonic secret. This, along with the isolation and later, the secularization of Japan are responsible for the occultic qualities of Pokemon.
The isolation also caused the retention of a naturalistic philosophy which led to more liberal television and movie ratings (they are the same since television ratings are not required in Japan). However, this does not mean that anime is anything worse than modern American cartoons. Watersheds still exist there and self-censorship is widely practiced in Japan. Also, Japan have retained some beneficial cultural values which appear in various Japanese products, regardless of belonging to mass culture or not and according to Metapedia, anime does not push multiculturalism.
Nevertheless, even the Japanese need to stop dabbling in the occult. I read that an exorcist had to deal with a child who was a fan of Pokemon and Harry Potter. So I think that being a Pokemon fan endorses not just occultism but false ecuмenism towards the native religions in Japan.
So, get some holy cards and if you are a man, enroll to a seminary. Maybe you have the potential of producing good fruit in Japan, who suffers from aging due to people escaping to the aforementioned dreamworld (which often involved porn and Platonic love in their case) instead of getting married and having children. Also, the Japanese are not keen on immigrants, so they are fighting hard to save their race.
The golden rule is that you should choose age-and faith-appropitate.
Title: Pokemon
Post by: Änσnymσus on June 20, 2015, 10:09:00 PM
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Talking about Pokemon, I don't know whether Satoshi or other creators are involved in the Masonic conspiracy, but Nintendo is sure to be in the cabal as great companies usually have a Masonic secret. This, along with the isolation and later, the secularization of Japan are responsible for the occultic qualities of Pokemon.


I wouldn't be so sure of that. Fɾҽҽmαsσɳɾყ had a hard time making inroads in Asia in general because most Asians saw it as a white people thing. Only after the conclusion of WW2 did it really take off in Japan in particular, and even then there's little reason to believe it ever came close to the influence it achieved in the West.