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Now at the Top of my Birthday Wishlist
Anyone who loves me should consider buying me a copy of this:
Description:
Girls, these aren’t your father’s comics. Meet Serenity–She’s a teen with a ‘tude, and she’s about to take the inspirational market by storm.
Teens worldwide love “manga” comics–”now you can give them this popular style with great Christian content! Meet Serenity, a lonely teen from a broken family who just wants to be accepted–”but who tends to lash out at others with anger and obnoxious sarcasm. At her new school, the Christian prayer group takes Serenity on as a “project,” showing her friendship and love… but will even that be enough to crack her hard shell?
Hee hee. I’d take Serenity on as my “project” as well. She’s one hotttt anime Christian babe. Bow-chicka.
Here’s the plot description of the second issue:
The lonely teen with the blue hair is slowly warming up to the Christian kids who’ve made her their “project…” but when Serenity wrecks Kimberly’s car and refuses to take responsibility, the prayer club decides some “tough love” is in order.
Oooooh, I hopes it involves spanking, yes I do…
…
Hey, stop looking at me like that. I swear I’m not that guy who walks around in the park wearing nothing but a trenchcoat.
At least, I’m not anymore. That was a long time ago.
OK, that was two weeks ago.
Wankers.
Some Guy said,
July 1, 2006 at 20:05
Christian club? Is this an actual japanese manga that came to the states?
*reads links*
Ah, no, Christian propoganda.
Man, “Saved” was sucha kick-ass movie.
MaryC said,
July 1, 2006 at 20:08
I’m trying to figure out her clothes (not to mention her face — something Cubist going on there, apparently). The top is cute but — the right arm? What is that thing? An opera glove with the fingers cut off? And a blue knee-length skirt and white socks. Did the Christian kids dress her?
mikey said,
July 1, 2006 at 20:35
Right there wit’cha, Brad. I’m gonna go with….HOT. And know what? Those dorky “christian kids” don’t have a chance with here. I’m gonna meet her out on the soccer field and share a doob with her, then we’ll get on my scoot and roll out to the beach with a couple sixes, a blanket, boom box and a couple o’condoms. Oh yeah, the christian kids ain’t got nothin’ close to that…
mikey
Brad R. said,
July 1, 2006 at 20:43
mikey- u r teh ROXORR!!!
Jack of None said,
July 1, 2006 at 20:48
I’ve actually seen the inside of that manga, and the art gives your average loser’s webcomic a run for its money in suck. Let’s just say that someone needs to be reminded that the Gradient Fill button on Photoshop is not a replacement for shading, and that backgrounds exist.
Also, there is very much already porn of this series on the internet. I’ve seen it.
Linnaeus said,
July 1, 2006 at 20:59
OT, but someone should wish Seb a Happy Canada Day.
pastor maker said,
July 1, 2006 at 21:33
I’m waiting for the Christian Hentai
His Grace said,
July 1, 2006 at 22:20
Brad, I love you as much as I love, erm, lunacy, but I’m sorry, I can’t buy this for you. It only encourages them.
At my count, Born Again Christianity’s attempts to use pop culture to “reach” youth include the following travesties:
Christian Rock
Christian Rap
Christian Pop
Christain Wrestling
and now Christian Manga???
Sheesh. I’m guessing there didn’t implement the standard Miko-powered character and the perverted old man. Although I’m sure there’s gonna be a stepford issue where all of Serenity’s friends urge her to reclaim her virginity.
D. Sidhe said,
July 1, 2006 at 22:29
Clearly you guys don’t know about the Christian Anime Alliance.
http://www.christiananime.net
I think Something Awful mocked their sigs once.
Check your flashlight batteries before you go in. I’m pretty sure they’ve got grues.
Woodrowfan said,
July 1, 2006 at 22:59
Maybe the Grues will be full…
GuinnessGuy said,
July 1, 2006 at 23:24
Mostly harmless, but totally r0xX0r 4 teh J3zUz0r!!1!11!!one!
Kobie said,
July 1, 2006 at 23:42
Serenity, eh? Yeah, I’d hit that.
SomeGuy said,
July 2, 2006 at 0:00
There’s quite often edited porn version of her on 4chan(note: tough internet hide required). Can’t show those in Christian manga, though =D
elendil said,
July 2, 2006 at 0:35
Here’s a preview of issue #1, where in 7 short pages we learn that divorce should be disallowed because it messes children up, and that New Age beliefs are “Christian ideals diluted of moral authority”. I recommend it for Serenity’s mum’s rainbow-coloured smock. The pattern shifts from frame to frame in a most trippy way. No wonder the girl’s so messed up.
Hamasi said,
July 2, 2006 at 1:41
That really looks American. I was worried for a moment there that a professional mangaka might have stooped that low.
Hamasi said,
July 2, 2006 at 1:42
Yes, I realize that I implied that Serenity is lower than fetish hentai porn.
Kobie said,
July 2, 2006 at 3:11
Yes, I realize that I implied that Serenity is lower than fetish hentai porn.
EVERYTHING is lower than fetish hentai porn.
Brian C.B. said,
July 2, 2006 at 3:13
If anyone here is interested, I’ve got links to some christokkake sites.
qubit said,
July 2, 2006 at 3:24
I swear I’m not that guy who walks around in the park wearing nothing but a trenchcoat.
BOO!
Also, there is very much already porn of this series on the internet. I’ve seen it.
C’mon, don’t hold out on us man. Give us some links!
mikey said,
July 2, 2006 at 3:47
I swear I’m not that guy who walks around in the park wearing nothing but a trenchcoat.
Dammit, the TRENCHCOAT!!!
mikey said,
July 2, 2006 at 3:48
OOopppss, the scotch hit some key I didnt’ plan to hit. Anyway, the damn trenchcoat!! I KNEW I forgot something…
mikey
Kobie said,
July 2, 2006 at 4:16
Did you guys hear about the flasher who was going to retire?
He decided to stick it out for one more year.
Hamasi said,
July 2, 2006 at 4:58
“EVERYTHING is lower than fetish hentai porn.”
You have a point, Ogenki Clinic is a whole lot of awesome. And dare I forget Bondage Fairies.
J. A. Baker said,
July 2, 2006 at 6:56
You have a point, Ogenki Clinic is a whole lot of awesome.
Oh God, what if they have a cross between Serenity and Ogenki Clinic?
GuinnessGuy said,
July 2, 2006 at 8:38
C’mon, don’t hold out on us man. Give us some links!
Seconded– for purely scientific comparative purposes, of course.
Marq said,
July 2, 2006 at 13:58
Projector!
Jay said,
July 2, 2006 at 19:22
elendil, that link is awesome. Page 4 really spoke to me, too - Serenity is, like, so totally fucked-up by her parent’s divorce that nobody even HAS to diss her (SNAP!). Let’s see your boring fetish anime morally bitch-slap a broken street waif like that!
Christopher said,
July 2, 2006 at 22:08
“The top is cute but — the right arm? What is that thing? An opera glove with the fingers cut off? And a blue knee-length skirt and white socks. Did the Christian kids dress her?”
I think it’s kind of a retro Blue Monday period piece kind of thing. Serenity even kind of looks like the girl from Blue Monday
“and that New Age beliefs are ‘Christian ideals diluted of moral authority’”
Um, no. They’re pagan ideals diluted of substance. Unless the Ancient Egyptians and Mayans ripped off some Jewish guy when they invented the pyramids. Also, lots of babble about aliens.
Oh, hey, Elendil gave us a preview, I think I’ll just take a look inside and JESUS CHRIST MY EYES! That is the BIGGEST difference between cover and interior art quality I have ever seen. Seriously, somebody should sue them for false advertising. I mean, you buy what looks like a competant Amerimanga and you open it up and it looks like the illustrations from an airplane safety card. Pastor Calvin especially looks like he’s going to pull down his mask and place over his face before helping any other passengers who may need assistance.
And, Vishnu’s blood, is that an endorsement from Stan “The Man” Lee? Jesus, I hope he was just talking about the script, because the art is just inexcusable.
Frankly, the script’s not much better. I keep hoping a Christian will write a nice Christian story about helping people, but there’s an unrepentant atheist who’s still a nice guy and a good Hindu family. But all I get is prettied up Chick tracts. Bleagh, Bleagh I say!
Here’s a question: Why would fundamentalist Christians adopt the art style of the world’s most successful heathen nations?
And who does the competant covers? You’re lying to the children! That’s not Christian!
Okay, what else… It warms my cockles that somebody made pron out of this. It now ties with this as my favorite bafflingly innapropriate internet re-imagining of an otherwie innocent product.
World O Crap also did a fine article about another Christian Manga.
tigrismus said,
July 2, 2006 at 22:20
Dear God, that someone who failed both perspective and anatomy classes could still get paid for those illustrations causes me to lose all hope for the future of art.
skippy said,
July 3, 2006 at 2:38
brad, is this snark? cuz if not, i happen to know (i am not sh*tting you) one of the producer/owners of realbuzz.
i was taken aback when he handed me rant n’ rave as a freebie example of what he’s been doing lately (he should have been trying to get some backing for my screenplay which he’s optioned…definitely not christian themed) to pay the rent. i was puzzled because the guy is jewish. but you gots to pay the rent however you can.
bad news for you, i tossed my copy. sorry. so not into christian themed magna. now, if you said lolicon, that’s another story…
JABbering Stooge :: Jack Chick Does Tokyo :: July :: 2006 said,
July 3, 2006 at 6:01
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Socraticsilence said,
July 4, 2006 at 6:38
So yeah is she going to get tentacle raped by the holy spirit, cause that’s pretty much the ionly thing that would change my opinion of this.
Jack of None said,
July 4, 2006 at 19:03
Totally not worksafe, I am not even kidding.
Scientific purposes, of course.
qubit said,
July 4, 2006 at 19:21
Jack, I am sorry I ever doubted you would come through on that. On behalf of the world, thank you for helping advance the cause of scientific research.
Jack of None said,
July 4, 2006 at 20:21
There’s actually more in existence, but that was the most readily available one.
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