Atria35 (post: 1513432) wrote:I don't really care for *overtly* Christian themes because 99% of the time it feels forced and pushes me away (I feel I am more intelligent than most Christian mediums tend to treat their readers/viewers/whatever and to make them blatant is like someone telling me that I'm to stupid to understand them otherwise)- and making overt themes are going to push away certain viewers.
If you're looking to reach out to non-Christians, well, they aren't going to voluntarily pick up a Christian show, which would make overt Christian themes pointless and redundant.
I'm with Rocky. You can't force conversion. If you're Christian, then your beliefs are going to come out in your story anyway, and quite frankly, I don't watch a show for it's themes, I watch it because it's a good story. That's how it is with most people.
Haibane Renmei is a good show with Christian themes. And for one that has strong Christian themes that is a Magical Girl, check out Madoka Magica.
I think a show could have a Christian theme and make it well out there, but it really would have to be tactful and interesting. The problem with a lot of "Christian" literature (at least fiction-wise) is that it comes off very fake and unrealistic and unrelated to real life.
So I think it's possible to draw in a lot of Non-believers to a strong Christian themed manga/show if the story itself is interesting and relates to real life things or feelings.
No matter what type or genre of show or manga, there's always going to be someone that doesn't like it, but at least if it's interesting and well-thought out it could potentially a good arouse of interest.
Like Trigun or Rurouni Kenshin, there are some strong-felt themes in those shows and they are still super popular, despite some labeling them as being "too preachy."