anime that (are very good anime, but) take Christian symbolism and mythology and use them in a way that ... is very clearly someone who is looking at Christianity as something that is strange and exotic and "outside" that you can play with as set dressing however you want
Chevalier d'Eon does that as well, as does Angel Sanctuary. And really, it makes a certain amount of sense -- from an outsider perspective, high church Christianity is full of weird rituals, sometimes in languages no one speaks anymore, fancy/exotic pretty clothing and pretty buildings, secret society-like organizations, and a strange obsession with canibalism and blood sacrifice.
I've also seen a lot of manga not quite grasp the fact that being a nun entails what's assumed to be a permenant vow of celibacy and committment to the church (i.e. girls who are being nuns as a temporary thing until they get married).
Evangelion ... is eschatological and kabbalistic and the Christian elements make no sense to anyone, whether they have a Christian background or not
Is there any element of the overall plot of Evangelion that makes any sense to anyone?
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Chevalier d'Eon does that as well, as does Angel Sanctuary. And really, it makes a certain amount of sense -- from an outsider perspective, high church Christianity is full of weird rituals, sometimes in languages no one speaks anymore, fancy/exotic pretty clothing and pretty buildings, secret society-like organizations, and a strange obsession with canibalism and blood sacrifice.
I've also seen a lot of manga not quite grasp the fact that being a nun entails what's assumed to be a permenant vow of celibacy and committment to the church (i.e. girls who are being nuns as a temporary thing until they get married).
Evangelion ... is eschatological and kabbalistic and the Christian elements make no sense to anyone, whether they have a Christian background or not
Is there any element of the overall plot of Evangelion that makes any sense to anyone?