Lets talk about Saint☆Oniisan

Before going any further I want to tell you that I will only be converting the movie and not the anime because there are only 2 episodes in the anime and the movie is better, so with that out of the way lets dive into it.

What if Jesus and Buddha were living on Earth in modern times? What if they shared an apartment in Japan? Saint☆Oniisan is a humorous anime about the daily lives of Jesus and Buddha, with each chapter focusing on some elements of modern life, such as Disneyland, rush hour on the train, Christmas, the public pool, carnivals, and more. Sounds interesting huh

I'm just going to start this review with: I legitimately feel that watching this film has expanded my understanding of my own faith and I encourage others to watch it if they are looking for the same sort of spiritual experience that I had.

 

It is as good as it sounds and maybe even better for some people. As you probably have guessed by now the story focuses on the life of Buddha & Jesus, while they are now a vacation from heaven. Their destination to visit being nonother that "Exotic" Japan as said by 

Buddha. The result is this slice of life comedy that is miraculously charming and inoffensive. The movie doesn't have a clear storyline but I am pretty okay with it as it makes up for me characters and humor. It consists of the vignettes of their vacation where the neighborhood kids are bratty, the local yakuza(mafia equivalent in Japan) can be ridiculous.

If you can get behind conceptualizing Jesus as the type of guy who'd be flattered at a comparison to Johnny Depp, or Buddha as the kind of person who takes too-long showers because he's just a couple more minutes away from enlightenment, then you'll definitely get a kick out Saint Oniisan.

As a comedy, it does a very good job using observational humor and recurring gags as its base. Some of the best jokes come from contextualizing the sacred in modern secularity, though it never actually takes critical jabs. It's not quite satire; it has absolutely no criticism or intellectual examination of the figures represented or the related religions. It's as gentle as a comedy about fictionalizing deities can go, but that's not a bad thing. After all, it's hilariously sweet that Jesus, for instance, relates some of his miracles as merely a form of personal convenience or plain old accident.

There's no conversation or commentary about faith in this anime, so if you're expecting this to be a hard bash toward or a reaffirmation of any kind of belief, then you're not going to get that. It does well steering clear of that, and the most political it gets is revealing that mortal bureaucracy is bad enough that even the Enlightened One himself isn't allowed to ring a bell in a shrine because he's "not staff".

This anime shows a very candid look at how people of different faiths can come together and treat each other well without conflict in these turbulent modern times, and will likewise instill good morals upon the viewer regardless of their own religion. By showing how the founders of these religions themselves might act in these situations this anime sets a very good example not only for Christians and Buddhists but also for people of other faiths who were simply interested in a funny anime.

The anime manages to incorporate both Buddha & Christian doctrine in the movie beautifully without being bias or hurtful to any religion.

This movie manages to do something which most animes don't which is simplicity, the simplicity of their life, their daily routine their morals, and the simplicity of not doing this anything extra, just living in the moment. Which is something I really like & am ready to defend it till the end.

The animation is very pretty, despite the quality being no higher than any other movie. It is stylized just enough to give itself a unique look but not enough to seem complicated or alien to the viewer, invoking the welcoming yet imposing feel of a religious institution. In this way, there has actually been a lot more thought and work put into the animation than one might first assume upon glancing at it.

There is only 1 song in the whole movie which comes in the end & is like a flashback song for them. It is a good addition to the story and the song really helps connect the movie.

Overall, it is one of the best heartwarming movies out there & has one of the most interesting concepts as well. This movie can be tiresome to find so I have done the job for you. Just click on the link https://ww1.heavenanime.com/watch/saint-onii-san-eps-1-server-1/ to check out the movie or just copy-paste it.

Don't forget to comment down below what animes you want me to do a review on, Till we meet again. PEACE