{"id":26040,"date":"2024-01-24T12:15:53","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T03:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=26040"},"modified":"2024-01-24T12:15:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T03:15:54","slug":"20240124-26040","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20240124-26040\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Bible ASMR with cute anime girls is a thing\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A recent post on Japanese social media called attention to a YouTube channel that offers ASMR readings of the Japanese Bible in a cute girly voice. With many of the videos featuring images of doe-eyed anime girls and absurd thumbnail captions, the strange combination elicited puzzled and amused reactions from commenters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u5909\u306a\u3082\u306e\u3092\u767a\u898b\u3057\u3066\u3057\u307e\u3063\u305f\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kJytoqlxBw\">pic.twitter.com\/kJytoqlxBw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u3059\u304d\u3048\u3093\u3066\u3043\u3042@\u66f8\u3051 (@cicada3301_kig) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cicada3301_kig\/status\/1749449248905875886?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><strong>Post translation:<\/strong> I came across something strange&#8230;\u00a0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What the poster discovered is the YouTube channel ASMR Church of Christ (ASMR\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u6559\u4f1a). The channel describes itself as a cyber-church that preaches Christianity through ASMR, adding that \u201ccute voice actors will heal you through whispered recitals of the Bible.\u201d ASMR Church is part of the Calvinism branch of Protestantism. In their profile they state that the videos are based on a 1954\/1955 vernacular translation of the Bible for copyright reasons.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The video thumbnails feature cute anime girls, sometimes in slightly provocative poses- leading to some bemusement among X users about the delivery not matching the nature of the content.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u304b\u307f\u304b\u307f\u3068\u3044\u3046\u304b\u3001\u3068\u3053\u308d\u3069\u3053\u308d\u6f22\u5b57\u8aad\u3081\u3066\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u308a\u3059\u308b\u306e\u8349<br><br>\u9006\u306b\u30a8\u30ed\u3044\u3051\u3069\u3001\u5185\u5bb9\u304c\u30a8\u30ed\u304f\u306a\u3044<br><br>\u4eca\u65e5\u306f\u3053\u308c\u3067\u3044\u3044\u304b\u2026<\/p>&mdash; \u30cd\u30aa\u307f\u3086\u308a\u3059\u304b\u3044\u2742\u263d (@miyuringon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/miyuringon\/status\/1749577565608821085?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><strong>Post translation:<\/strong> Lmao there\u2019s some stuttering and the kanji aren\u2019t read correctly in some places.\u00a0\u00a0<br>It\u2019s kind of erotic but the content isn\u2019t erotic.\u00a0\u00a0<br>I guess that\u2019s enough for today?\u00a0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"553\" height=\"196\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240124-26040-004.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240124-26040-004.png 553w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240124-26040-004-380x135.png 380w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><strong>Post translation:<\/strong> I burst out laughing after I clicked on the link to find that it&#8217;s not recited aloud, but all whispered.\u00a0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>ASMR Church\u2019s channel seems to use humor and bizarre thumbnails to help it attract viewers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"216\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240124-26040-001.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240124-26040-001.png 760w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240124-26040-001-380x108.png 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240124-26040-001-600x171.png 600w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><strong>Video title:<\/strong> New Testament ASMR First Epistle to the Corinthians Chapter 13.\u00a0<br><strong>Thumbnail translation: <\/strong>What do you mean I can\u2019t leave this room until I\u2019ve read all the pages of the Bible?!\u00a0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"705\" height=\"215\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240124-26040-002.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240124-26040-002.png 705w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240124-26040-002-380x116.png 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240124-26040-002-600x183.png 600w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><strong>Video title:<\/strong> Old Testament ASMR Psalms Psalm 95\u00a0<br><strong>Thumbnail translation: <\/strong>The Bible is more stimulating than Tinder!\u00a0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"693\" height=\"226\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240124-26040-003.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240124-26040-003.png 693w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240124-26040-003-380x124.png 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240124-26040-003-600x196.png 600w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><strong>Video title: <\/strong>Old Testament ASMR Psalms Psalm 92\u00a0<br><strong>Thumbnail translation:<\/strong> Haha, I\u2019m Mickey!\u00a0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) refers to a pleasant tingly feeling that some people experience when listening to certain sounds. Gaining in popularity, ASMR is now often used to label various sound-based content that attempts to trigger this sensation (such as soft voiced narration, tapping and crinkly sounds). ASMR has been described as a good sensation, but not everyone experiences it. For some, the sounds can feel as pleasant as nails on a chalkboard.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bible is not the only example of a very old text being given the ASMR treatment in Japanese. Another poster pointed out that there are similar videos using ancient Japanese texts like the Kojiki.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3069\u3046\u305b\u306a\u3089\u300e\u53e4\u4e8b\u8a18\u300f\u3068\u304b\u3055\u3042\u3001\u3068\u601d\u3063\u305f\u3089\u3084\u3063\u3071\u308a\u65e2\u306b\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff57 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qLeAWn6qNv\">pic.twitter.com\/qLeAWn6qNv<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u6731\u7802\u306e\u8449 (@Susanohahx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Susanohahx\/status\/1749648806738837969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><strong>Post translation:<\/strong> I thought \u201cHow about (ASMR recordings of) the Kojiki?\u201d but of course they already exist lol.\u00a0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you like these ASMR videos or not, one thing is for certain- it&#8217;s definitely a different way of learning old scriptures. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strange combo of Japanese Bible ASMR, weird thumbnail captions, and cute anime girls puzzles social media users<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":26052,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,65],"tags":[17,66],"class_list":["post-26040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-nongaming-news","tag-japan-related-news","tag-non-gaming-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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