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Japan would literally have the power of God and Anime on their side.

Fun fact: One of the most famous Japanese Christians was Justo Takayama Ukon, a samurai and Daimyo who was baptized a Catholic at age 12 but really became pious around age 20. He eventually had to flee to the Philippines and died in 1615. He was beatified in 2017 which puts him one step away from officially being declared a Saint

The idea of a crusader samurai is actually pretty terrifying.

Thank you for the shout-out, appreciate it!

Kinda disappointed you didn’t mention Oda Nobunaga. He was actually pretty open to Westerners and Christians, allowing them to set up churches under his rule

“There was Christianity in Japan until there wasn’t”

That is frighteningly accurate.

I like the idea that “Those that live by the Sword, die by the sword” would be interpreted entirely different by Samurai and would read it as a reference to seppuku

There definitly would have been a unique aesthetic. Japanese christian artwork is some of my favority kinds of art so i cant imagine what japanese cathedrals would be like in their own right. Along with the fact that the posibility of a japanese pope is greater than 0%

As an interesting aside, in Japan religion is a largely individual matter. To give an example, only around 3% of Japan is Christian, but around a fifth all marriage are Christian ceremonies. A lot of it comes down to ritual, but for just as many its simply a matter of personal experience.

Basically, given that Shinto and Buddhism being largely decentralized and (some would argue) unorganized religions, stated belief is far more complicated than face value.

I would imagine Japanese Catholicism becoming a new Eastern Rite (like Byzantine Catholicism). So, still Catholic, but much more local aesthetic. May even start a new category of rites (Western Rites, Eastern Rites, Far Eastern Rites)

There's a movie by Martin Scorsese called "Silence" staring Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver. It's about two Portuguese missionaries looking for their mentor in this time period and it really goes into detail in the post rebellion era. Amazing acting, and really just beautifully shot.

万歳の代わりにデウス・ヴルトと叫ぶ

Not to mention the fact that when nations accepted the Faith, they ideally had a missionary zeal of their own. So I could imagine Japanese Jesuits spreading the Faith across Asia, regardless of what the government’s foreign policy was.

The world of “I have the power of God and Anime on my side” basically

As a Japanese national, I was a bit skeptical before viewing the video, but overall that was an interesting work denoting good knowledge about my country

Portuguese influence was actually the exact thing that caused the Latin alphabet to take roots in Vietnam and eventually edge out the Chinese-based writing system. The Catholic population of Vietnam was ballooning as well, and they also had ties to the Philippines, until the monarchy stamped Christianity out and it has stuck at around 10% of the total population since then. So if you want to see an East Asian alternative history to Japan's conflict with the Christian faith, look South East.

I remember reading a book on this topic "Christ's Samurai" by Jonathan Clements, if your're interested in this topic, I recommend it immensely.

Huh, maybe I should try this out in Victoria III

The manga "Amakusa 1637" was pretty much about this, involving six time-travel teens going back in time to the titular date to take part in the Shimabara Rebellion.