Hindu leaders criticize Japanese manga magazine for using image of Shiva, god of destruction, on cover

Hindu leaders criticize Japanese manga magazine for using image of Shiva, god of destruction, on cover

Rajan Zed, president of the World Hindu Association, recently suddenly issued a statement condemning a Japanese comic magazine for misusing the image of Shiva, the god of destruction, on its cover, sparking heated discussions among Japanese netizens. Zed said that it was inappropriate to despise Indian gods for commercial purposes and that it would have a permanent impact on young children.

The incident originated from the cover of the November 2020 issue of a Japanese comic magazine, Monthly Comics ZENON . The Last Valkyrie The scene in which Shiva, the god of destruction, battles against Raiden in The Last Airbender sparked Zed's protest.

Zed said that the comics company's redefinition and distortion of gods for commercial purposes is not only spiritually harmful to many believers, but will also cause more misunderstandings. He also warned that it is precisely because of comics, a currently powerful media, that there is a possibility of causing permanent impact on children who are ignorant of the world.

·Looking at many Japanese comics, there are many descriptions of gods. Of course, most of them are just "adapted" for the purpose of plot preparation. Some of the more famous comics involving Hinduism include "Three X Three Eyes", etc. Now Zed's sudden protest seems to be an outburst that has been suppressed for a long time.

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