CAA: Christian Anime Alliance

PostPosted: **Sun Sep 21, 2003 7:13 pm**

He I'm the last one. I obsess over things it's how I function!

PostPosted: **Sun Sep 21, 2003 7:28 pm**

They're pretty good.

PostPosted: **Sun Sep 21, 2003 7:41 pm**

The only fantasy books I read on my own will was, LOTR and the Hobbit. I doubt that will change. Now, I don't have a objection against Harry Potter, but I like Sci-fi novels! So basically, I can't really state a good or bad opinion about Harry Potter, 'cause I donâ€™t know much about it.

PostPosted: **Sun Sep 21, 2003 7:43 pm**

Fair enough.

PostPosted: **Sun Sep 21, 2003 7:48 pm**

I've read all of them, and they're pretty good.

PostPosted: **Sun Sep 21, 2003 7:51 pm**

Which is your fav? Mine is prisoner in azkaban.

PostPosted: **Sun Sep 21, 2003 7:56 pm**

I'd have to say the latest one: Order of the Phoenix

PostPosted: **Sun Sep 21, 2003 7:59 pm**

I have a funny story about that, I was reading it in class and I had finished my test and that's it right so I started reading and i came to the part where that one guy erm died, and I was like sobbing and I didn't stop till hte end of the book, but when I stopped, I realized my whole class was looking at me. . .Oo

PostPosted: **Sun Sep 21, 2003 11:14 pm**

Never read one. Never will. Scared of witchcraft? Nahh. Just not all that interested in a story about a kid on a broomstick.

PostPosted: **Mon Sep 22, 2003 4:01 am**

Lain Iwakura wrote:Which is your fav? Mine is prisoner in azkaban.

Yeah, Lupin's my favorite character.

PostPosted: **Mon Sep 22, 2003 4:47 am**

I haven't read any, don't really intend to. I tried to read the first one, I don't think I made it very far. Harry Potter is just not something I get into.

PostPosted: **Mon Sep 22, 2003 5:03 am**

Is it just me, or does the fifth book seem different from the rest?

PostPosted: **Mon Sep 22, 2003 7:54 am**

CobaltAngel wrote:Yeah, Lupin's my favorite character.

ditto times ten.

PostPosted: **Mon Sep 22, 2003 8:46 am**

I was a bit worried when I saw this thread, but I guess it's okay. At least for now.

Read the series, and I don't really think they're as trashy as everyone seems to call them. But I really don't want to get into my reasoning again. As you can see, if you read the Similar Threads box, there has been a thread on the topic in the past.

I agree with Technomancer, I liked Order of the Phoenix the best. Reasons stated elsewhere, but in short, I felt it was the first one where the conflict didn't mainly feel petty. If that's what Rowling means by darker, I don't have a problem with it.

If I had to pick a favorite character, I'd say Dumbledore. Needless to say, the later chapters of book 5 make me happy on this account.

PostPosted: **Mon Sep 22, 2003 1:47 pm**

Haven't read them yet but I probably will eventually.

PostPosted: **Mon Sep 22, 2003 2:47 pm**

While stopped over in the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport (about a week ago) I had a long layover and decided to hit a bookstore for entertainment. The only Fantasy novels said establishment had was the Harry Potter series. Having seen nothing of interest, I picked up the first book and was pretty much hooked after fifty pages. It's a very easy read - compared to what I normally pick up - and thoroughly enjoyable for all ages.

I'm currently 100-pages into the second novel. Mmmm... I guess I'll have to check out the movies now, too. ~_^

PostPosted: **Mon Sep 22, 2003 6:25 pm**

I don't prefer HP.. but I'm not a raving fanatic against it. (Sorry to dissapoint you )

PostPosted: **Tue Sep 23, 2003 5:45 pm**

i do love a good harry potter!!

PostPosted: **Tue Sep 23, 2003 6:21 pm**

Ok late reply, was grounded, but on the subject of O.P, it was too dern depressing. It made me cry too much. *Sniff* If I knew how to do a spoiler I'd rant furiosly, but alas I don't.

PostPosted: **Tue Sep 23, 2003 6:30 pm**

I've read all the Harry Potter books and have really enjoyed them. It's fun, light, and engaging reading, although I agree with Nia-Chan that the last book was a bit different in tone (darker and less innocent) than the others.

PostPosted: **Tue Sep 23, 2003 6:36 pm**

Sorry, mmm, I just can't take all this! There are so many witchcraft practices in those books! I wish I could find this article I read, it had all of them laid out~ and how many times each were practiced... and it was a ton.

Witchcraft is a serious thing, and unlike some other books that use it, they don't share a Christian message.
The more witchcraft is treated like just any other thing the more callused we become. I know there are many things that are wrong/bad about anime, and as Christians we need to weed through it all. It's hard to, but possible to share the gospel through them, but try to explain why wichcraft is ok there, and not in real life? Little kids aren't going to get it.

Well, once I heard an analagy reffering to this, (something like...) I know as a Christian I could potentially watch movies or read books with explicit/pornographic pictures in them and ignore the bad parts, but why should I even waste my time with them? What good is in them? Or if a little kid's book tried to make that kind of thing seem normal, doesn't that seem a bit strange? ~ Maybe I've gone on too much of a tangent. Well, I hope you seriously take this to heart, we are always fighting a spiritual war. *

~Annemarie <><

PostPosted: **Tue Sep 23, 2003 6:39 pm**

*Pouts* I really don't think there is anything wrong with them, and your taking the books to seriously nut ah well, that is my opinion and mine alone, though it may be sahred with someone. . . .Moo?

PostPosted: **Tue Sep 23, 2003 6:53 pm**

Spiritsword wrote:the last book was a bit different in tone (darker and less innocent) than the others.

Yeah, I agree... but I loved the part about Lupin, James, Sirius, and Wormtail as teenagers. :lol:

PostPosted: **Tue Sep 23, 2003 6:57 pm**

Sirius. . . .Ne-who, I still think it was too depressing. I cried my eyes out. Silly me.

PostPosted: **Tue Sep 23, 2003 7:08 pm**

Lain Iwakura wrote:Sirius. . . .Ne-who, I still think it was too depressing. I cried my eyes out. Silly me.

When (insert guy who dies name here) died I was more sad for Lupin. O.o I was like "AWWW! Poor Lupin!"

PostPosted: **Tue Sep 23, 2003 7:11 pm**

I know! {That guy} was really the last of his good friends!! Poor Remus. I felt so bad for him and harry!

PostPosted: **Tue Sep 23, 2003 7:17 pm**

LOL, I think we've pretty much given away who is...
oh, well.
Soo...
"He's got Padfoot in the place where it's hidden!!"

^_____^

I'll shut up now...

Note to the readers who haven't read/finished the fifth book: ignore all posts by Ame regarding the guy who dies :sweat:

PostPosted: **Tue Sep 23, 2003 7:20 pm**

Dernit and I was trying to be all secretive like! Ignore my posts too. Silly me! -,-

PostPosted: **Tue Sep 23, 2003 9:08 pm**

Actually I saw a video on it and there are actually connenctions dilebrtly put in the book to witchcraft. The auther is a Witch.

PostPosted: **Wed Sep 24, 2003 5:33 am**

You know, we probably shouldn't get into this yet again. I have a lot of opinions I'm itching to share with some people here, but that isn't the best thing to do at the moment. To be honest, I think this thread just has the chance to devolve into an argument.

On a completely different topic, I agree that the fifth book was darker and less innocent... and I say it's about time.