Anime Lectio: Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible

                                                             1. Why do Anime Lectio? 

Anime Lectio is a time for us to stop and take a breath. Between work, activities, family life, and social media, our minds are always moving. We rarely take time to contemplate and ask, why am I watching this anime? What’s the point of all this? And, how is this making me feel? 

2. Put away all distractions 

(phones, work, etc.)

We are so enslaved to things that stimulate our minds. Let this be a moment for us to free our minds, look inside of ourselves, and be at peace.

3. Deep Breathing

Take several deep breaths. Let your mind relax. If you’ve had any questions, desires, or struggles that you’ve been hiding or stuffing away, let them rise up to the surface. 

4. Open yourself to God’s Presence

Remember God places all our thoughts and desires inside of us, and He uses them to draw us closer to Himself. God gives us a community to help us understand who we are and what He is calling us to do. The faces of other people you know and don't know are like signs of God’s presence.  

5. Think About What’s on Your Mind in Relation to the Anime

Think about what’s been on your mind in relation to the anime.  The following is an example of such thoughts written by me.  

It's easy to not make yourself noticeable to others, especially when you feel like doing it.  You may not always feel like doing that, but there are times when you feel more like doing your own thing.  However, other people may want to be involved in what you're doing, even if you feel like doing it on your own, and that's not really a problem if you let it happen.  An interesting example of this can be seen in the anime series Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible.

6. Brief and written explanation of the anime

Pay attention to how the brief and written explanation of the anime seen on this blog, or seeing the anime for yourself since that's better than any explanation, might “speak” to you or shed light on the things that have been on your minds.

The anime series Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible focuses on a young boy who isn't noticed by very many people due to his lack of presence. Besides his own family, only one girl in his class takes the time to notice him, which also leads to her wanting to get to know the boy better by being interested in what he's interested in. This leads to experiences between this boy and girl of getting to know each other better, which gradually involves members of her family who can see the boy too.

7.  Reflect on the anime

Has this brief and written explanation of the anime shed any light on what's been on your minds?  The following is an example of a reflection on the anime from me.

I don't know if the anime series Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible is finished yet. There hasn't been a new episode in two weeks and I don't know what's going on with it. Anyway, it's a series that really interests me since it takes an interesting look at romance, which is something that anime doesn't usually do. It seems to me that the main message of the anime is this: You matter to someone besides your family. Mattering to family is important for everyone no matter what your family is like, but mattering to other people outside your family, or friends, is also important, especially if you consider friends to be family.

8. Final Prayer

Please voice any prayer intentions for friends, family, or people around the world that relate to this anime.  The following is an example written by me.

Let us pray that we can all be noticed by someone besides someone in our family.