Record Of Ragnarok Controversy: Lord Shiva Followers Urging A Ban On Anime And Netflix!
Record Of Ragnarok is an upcoming Netflix original anime series that is being considered as the most anticipated anime of this summer. Due to its massive fan following it has garnered a lot of praise and fame. But, all is not well for the series as social media trends with the Record of Ragnarok controversy.
Record Of Ragnarok also known as Shumatsu no Valkyrie is a popular seinen manga that began serializing in Coamix’s Seinen Manga Magazine in 2017. Last year, Studio Graphinica announced an anime adaptation for this iconic manga which is being produced by Warner Bros. Japan and will be premiered on Netflix.
As soon as the manga started gaining popularity, the Record Of Ragnarok controversy began to make its way to the news headlines. Fans are in confusion about this matter and in this article, we are going to decode this controversial topic for you.
So, if you are also curious about this issue and want to know everything about the controversial Record Of Ragnarok anime then don’t skip this article and stay till the end with us.
What Record Of Ragnarok Is About?
Record of Ragnarok is an anime about the human civilization which is in existence for around 7 million years. After every 1000 years, the gods seats in the court of justice, Valhalla, to decide the fate of human existence. The same thing is happening this time where all the gods agreed on the annihilation of the humans from the world.
Brunhilde, one of the thirteen Valkyries, opposes their decision and challenges all the gods for a duel battle of 13 Gods vs 13 Humans. The team with the first seven wins will be declared as the tournament winner.
Now, all hopes are on the 13 brave warriors of humanity who will face the most powerful gods to save the 7 million years old human existence once again.
But, will defeating the Gods be that easy? The upcoming days are going to answer these questions.
What’s The Matter Regarding Record Of Ragnarok Controversy?
Whenever there is an angle of religion in any stream of media, the show becomes a heated debatable topic by itself and it is not something new. It generally happens most of the time.
As you know very well, the Record Of Ragnarok anime features Gods from different cultures and religions. And this series not just portrays them moreover going a step above, the series is centred on one-on-one fights between the Gods and humans. But that’s not the reason for the controversy surrounding Record Of Ragnarok.
Root Cause Of The Dispute
The Record Of Ragnarok controversy manifested last year in October 2020, in the United States Government, when the President of the Universal Society of Hinduism, Rajan Zed filed a complaint criticizing the Record Of Ragnarok manga for displaying the characters of Lord Shiva and other Hindu deities in a very wrong and negative way.
He further included that this type of the wrong depiction of Hindu deities can mislead and can create a misconception in other cultures who are not aware of the core of Hinduism. So, he demanded to stop the serialization of Record Of Ragnarok and to stop the trivializing Hindu Gods and Goddesses.
Involvement Of Hindu Organisations
This incident didn’t catch too many eyes at that time but it came into the spotlight once again when a Hindu organization of India urged Netflix to stop the premiere of Record Of Ragnarok.
Numerous tweets and posts related to this topic began to surface on social media and in a very short time, the dispute regarding Record Of Ragnarok became a big topic before its release.
Wrong Depiction Of Hindu Gods
Many of you will think that why this controversy is more centred around the Hindu deities especially Lord Shiva and not other religions Gods?
Chances are high that you will not be aware of the fact that there are more than 1.2 billion worshippers of the Hindu religion. That’s quite a big number.
All these followers are very sensitive and protective of their Gods & religion and they will never be happy if someone portrays their Gods in a wrong way which looks far away from reality.
Less Publicity Of Hinduism Globally
Moreover, as compared to other religions like Christianity or Buddhism there are very few well-known movies or shows that highlight the Hindu Gods and Goddesses properly and effectively.
That’s why Hindu organisations are more concerned about this situation as it can create a negative impression of Hinduism on non-Hindu followers and will eventually lead to the chaos which is not a good sign.
Controversy Clouds Surrounding Record Of Ragnarok
Till now, the Record Of Ragnarok controversy is only focused around the Gods but the great historical figures, like Nikola Tesla and Adam, this anime features are going to bring up more chaos which will become difficult to tackle at a stage.
In near future, Record Of Ragnarok is going to be the most controversial anime show which everyone will have an eye on.
Record Of Ragnarok Release Date
Record Of Ragnarok is all set to premiere globally on the platform of Netflix on June 17.
Talking about the specific time zones at which the show will premiere on Netflix, it is not confirmed yet. But, considering the usual trends at which Netflix updates its catalogue, Record Of Ragnarok is most likely to release around these time zones for their international fans:
• Central Time: 2 AM CDT
• Pacific Time: 12 AM PDT
• Japanese Time: 4 PM JST
• Eastern Time: 3AM EDT
• Indian Time: 12:30 PM IST
• European Time: 9 AM CEST
Clarifying you once again, these time zones are not officially confirmed so maybe there will be a difference in the official release time of Record Of Ragnarok.
Where To Watch Record Of Ragnarok?
Record Of Ragnarok is licensed by Netflix and therefore will premiere on their platform all over the world.
Crunchyroll, Funimation and Hulu are unlikely to premiere this series as all rights are reserved to Netflix and the Warner Bros. Company. So, the only way to watch this classic anime is, Netflix.
It is highly expected that more platforms will include this controversial anime on their list but for now, you have to wait, if you haven’t subscribed to Netflix yet.
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