Let's Begin, I will give a little Talk about Every anime/manga christian series I know.
Anime:
Super book
Produced by Tatsunoko Productions in Japan in conjunction with the Christian Broadcasting Network in the United States.
Plot:
Christopher Peepers (Sho Azuka) Discovers a talking Magical bible (Superbook) that sends him, his friend Joy (Azusa Yamato) and his Toy Robot Gizmo (Zenmaijikake) Back in time to witness events depicted on the Holy Bible, The Anime covers popular stories from the old testament and new testament with made up argument (For the kids beign there).
My Thoughs:
I watched this as a kid and it's good, The history alone makes you wish you were those kids to witness the miracles of God, it's a child anime, but it's good and worth watching.
In the Begining - The Bible Stories
Created by Osamu Tezuka, In the Beginning features episodes devoted to most of the major Bible stories of the Old Testament, including the stories of the Creation, Cain and Abel, Noah's Ark, Abraham and Isaac, Joseph, Moses, David, and Solomon, with the final episode featuring the birth of Jesus Christ.
Unlike Superbook and The Flying House, however, no contemporary characters from modern times were inserted into the stories, save for the series mascot and viewpoint character, Roco the fox
My Thoughs:
I really recommend this one, It tries to capture the maturity of the bible stories, Though I would recommend to watch this along a bible or someone with a strong knowledge of the Bible since some things are kind of.... Made up, There are some flaws in the argument,There are some changes compared to the bible, some minor, some major.
Animated Stories from the Old and New Testament
"This is not an anime, but it's an obligued for me to put it here"
Animated Stories from the Old and New Testament is a video series produced by Nest Family Entertainment in association with Rich Animation Studios.
Unlike other animated series based on Bible stories, these programs are not based on modern characters interacting with Biblical figures, but rather provide dramatic retelling of the Bible stories themselves.
The series was created to be a non-denominational informative and educational tool to help parents, caregivers, and educators instill positive spiritual values and character traits to those in their care.
The Series tell the most beautiful stories from both the Old and New testament, The series is not linear, it features twenty-four stories from the New Testament, including many of the parables of Jesus, the story of his birth, death and resurrection. The series concludes with two episodes about Paul the Apostle and his missionary journeys.
My Thoughs:
THIS ONE'S EXTREMELY RECOMMENDED!!!
By now, though it's not anime, in my humble opinion, there's no greater Christian Animation series that this one, Every single detail in this Series is well cared, the episodes are so full of feeling and love that you will most likely cry in the middle or in the end of an episode,
Here are some shorts for your delight
Jesus Feeds many people
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeTeIANsffk
Lazarus Lives
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J0NuME_6dc&feature=related
Jesus hugs childs and takes a baby in his arms
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbXUoychVgU&feature=related
Jesus heals a Boy (Heart braking, I'm trying not to cry typing this)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q63ONlbcx1w&feature=related
These are the Only Christian Anime I've bumped into, now let's move to MANGA!!
Manga:
Manga Messiah
The First book in the series of Manga Bible, tells the story of the 4 Gospels of: Mathew, Mark, Luke and John in a very fresh manga style, there's biblical references in every page, every chapter in the bible is scripted at the botton of each page so it's easier to compare it to the Scriptures.
My Thoughts:
I fell In love with this the day I saw it, It helped me a lot in my relationship with God, it's the first manga i've cried with. the way some miracles are shown here.. Just awesome!
Manga Metamorphosis:
Second book in the series of Manga Bible, Covers the story from Jesus' Ascension to the Death of Paul (Only mentioned, book ends where Acts ends)
along with Chibi Style illustrated Letters of Paul. Art quality has gotten better from Manga Messiah, much better color, much better Drawings.
My Thoughs:
The sequel of Manga Messiah proved to be as amazing as it's prequel, or maybe even more, This Manga Was a huge step forward in Christian Manga just like Manga Messiah was, Second Manga I cried with. Events are depicted with more maturity than Messiah, showned even in Action scenes where Blood was increased in Comparison to it's prequel, Touching in every way, Helpful in every way, a True Evangelism Tool worthy of Praising God's name.
Manga Mutiny
Third Book in the Series of Manga Bible, Depicts events from Lucifer's Rebellion, to the Crossing of the Red Sea, Artwork has changed for there's another artist, Ryo Azumi takes the place of Kozumi Shinozawa's Shonen Style taking it to a Shojo Style.
My Thoughts:
LOVED IT, The Artwork is really nice, Follows the Scripture as good as it's prequels, another success in the Manga Bible Series, Design for characters is good, Though the Art style may seem more mature than Messiah and Metamorphosis, there's not much blood in it and some Strong scenes have been either toned down or Simply Cut off.
Manga Melech
Fourth Book in the Manga Bible Series, Depicts the Story from the Crossing of the Red sea, to the promised land, To the era of King David and Solomon, Same artist of Mutiny.
My Thoughs:
I can't give and straight opinion for this one, since I haven't bought it yet, but one thing I know it looks very promising, both in Art, and by a quick look at the bible, the events are gonna be EPIC.
Shelter of Wings
A Christian Manga created by Lisa Hutchinson (Angelsnow in This forum ^^)
Tells the story of Jeena Ruth Hadleigh, an Unstable Christian Girl and her brother Sam, while at the same time giving a perpective over the constant Battles of Angels and Demons.
My Thoughs:
One word.... AWESOME!! This manga is great, great story, great characters, many of the argument created for Angels and demons are Ficticious, making it perfect for non believers, It is also good for Believers because many of the situations The Main Character suffers are common in many Christian Lives. personally, it helped me very much.
That's all Guys, that's all the Christian Manga and Anime I can talk about now (All the ones I've watched and read XD)
There's one last thing...
There's this manga Called "Jesus" Scripted and Illustrated by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko.... Don't ever read it.... It's a book made by the devil to insult Lord Jesus, I took a look at it, and go directly to the last pages.... In the end, The Jesus in this manga is nothing more than a Liar, he doesn't rise from the dead, and some of his followers take his body, one injured kid disguises himself as an angel and tells to mary he resurrected, the Jesus depicted in this book just tells lies and lies, and died like a sinner, the kid who followed him died after they took the body away, leaving only suffering and betrayal in the end of the story.... Worst manga ever made, not even the art is good
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