Anime Lectio: DanDaDan Seasons One and Two

                                                             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. 

Relationships aren't always easy.  Several things can complicate them, like the personalities of those involved in the relationships, what influences these personalities, and what influences the people with these personalities.  These external, as well as internal, influences aren't supernatural, even if they can feel like they are, but it can be expressed that way in order to make relationships more interesting.  An example of this can be seen in the first two seasons of the series DanDaDan.

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.

A boy who believes in aliens, but not ghosts, ends up being friends with a girl who believes in ghosts, but not aliens, so they challenge each other to go to places where what they don't believe in can be found.  When they do find what they don't believe in in places where these things can be found, a lot of bizarre things happen that leads to the boy and girl getting closer in order to help each other.  This involves other people who help them as a result of the bizarre things that initially happened to them, which leads to more bizarre things that happen to them, like what the first season ends with and continued in the second season (and will most likely continue with the third season - and more after that?)

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.

Relationships can already be complicated by the people in them, so throwing in things that can complicate these relationships, whether they actually be supernatural or just feel that way, doesn't help. What does help is doing something constructive, and not destructive, about what happens, meaning doing something about the situation that can make it better instead of worse. This can all be seen in usual ways, but the first season of the series DanDaDan, as well as the second season of it (and season(s) after it?), also does this in a way that's actually supernatural.

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 see the difference between what is and isn't supernatural in our relationships.