Anime Lectio: Viral Hit

                                                          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. 

Why do people become famous?  Is it because they want to, need to, or a combination of both wanting to and needing to?  Just wanting to become famous can be a good thing, but needing to become famous can make this good thing better, which depends on the reason, or reasons, for becoming famous.  This also depends on other things, like what you do in order to become famous and how you do that.  An interesting example of all of this can be seen in the series Viral Hit. 

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.

An unpopular boy gets bullied on a regular basis at school, usually by one of his classmates who posts videos of what he does, like this bullying, to his youtube (or whatever they call it) channel.  After realizing that you can make a lot of money doing this, which he needs in order to pay his mother's hospital bills, the unpopular boy starts a channel where he fights others, like his school bully.  With the help of a skilled cameraman, who used to help the school bully, someone else to edit his videos, and a channel that the unpopular boy follows to learn how to fight, the unpopular boy ends up fighting others in order to help himself, as well as his mother.

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.

What's interesting about the series Viral Hit is that the way that the unpopular boy comes up with in order to get the money that he needs for his sick mother involves getting famous. Being famous is only important for the unpopular boy because based on how he decides to get the money that he needs, the more popular the videos on his channel are, the more money he gets (certain amount for the number of views). He clearly has the right reasons for what he does, even if what he does isn't necessarily the best thing for him. In a sense, it is because it's a way for him to let out his anger and frustration, which is possibly why he ends up liking fighting, but it's also dangerous since he doesn't do that professionally.

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 whatever we do, whether we want and/or need to be famous for it or not, is for the right reasons.