Anime Lectio: Ron Kamonohashi's Forbidden Deductions Season One

                                                             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 said that opposites attract, but I think what keeps the opposites together is helping each other out with what they need to work on.  For example, if your friend is not athletic and needs help with physical activity, then helping your friend is the right thing to do.  It could also be the reason, or at least part of the reason, you are friends with each other in the first place.  Another interesting example of this can be seen in the first season of the series Ron Kamanohashi's Forbidden Deductions.

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 starts when a bumbling detective learns about someone who has the abilities of a great detective, but lives on his own now. The bumbling detective finds out that the person who has the abilities of a great detective, when he visits him, also has a strange ability that activates whenever a person guilty of a crime is discovered in order to kill that person, which is why the person with the abilities of a great detective can't become one. With the bumbling detective as his new partner, the person who has the abilities of a great detective can solve cases with the bumbling detective in order to not just make this detective look good and better than he actually is, but also to be more useful himself, despite others not wanting that to happen, which is what the first season of this series ends with.

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.

Helping other people when good things need to happen is always a good thing. This is especially true when two people help each other be the best that they can be and help each other with their flaws, which can be seen throughout this anime series. It's also good to do this when living and/or working in a community setting in order for the community, and not just the people in the community, to be better.

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 help other people when they need it, as well as let other people help us when we need it, in order to help each other be the best that we can be, help each other with our flaws, and help each other create a better community.