which religions are in anime shows, wicca? christianity? shinto? judaism :P?

which religions are in anime shows, wicca? christianity? shinto? judaism :P?

It depends what Aime. I've seen Christianity and Buddhism used in them.

Buddhism, Shinto, Paganism, Missionary Christianity, Catholicism. It is entirely movie specific and there isn't an underlying current across the board. Some studios make movies with religious intent (*cough* Christians *cough*) to make it more attractive to the youth.

You'll typically find, for shows, that influences from any number of religions are present. Why? Because religions tend to have similar teachings which make good story line back bone.

Shinto and Buddhism are both huge in Japan, so many Aime that are like real life mention it. Practically all school life Aime I've seen have a Shinto or Buddhist temple in them at some point.
Also, Christianity is fairly common in action Aime, for some reason. Like having a holy character, or biblical stuff like in Evangelion.

They are all used. It really depends on the Aime. The ones from Japan tend to use mainly Shinto and Buddhism with some Christianity. Mostly these are referenced as symbols, so if you don't know the symbols of a particular religion you might not make the connection.

Some examples:

Kiki's delivery service - Wicca
Shonen Onmyouji - Shinto and Buddhism
Kamichu - Shinto and Christianity
Ghost Hunt - Shinto, Buddhism, and Christianity
My-Hime - Shinto
Read or Die - Christianity
Blue Seed - Shinto and Buddhism

Uh, there's an awful lot of Aime out there.

Most commonly you find Shinto in Aime, as it is the traditional religion of Japan. The idea of the world being full of animistic spirits (such as in Spirited Away) is solidly Shinto. Those spirits are known as Jami, a term which is used in Deathnote (although Deathnote is not particularly religious overall). When Aime depicts a religious shrine, it is generally a Shinto shrine.

You also sometimes find *pieces* of other religions in Aime, although that's not to say in contains the actual religions. For example, multiple robots in Macross are named after beings in pagan mythology such a Marduk and Valkyries, but that's not to say Macross has pagan religion in it.

Evangelion borrows bits of Judeo-Christian mythology, naming aliens after angels, as well as Adam and Eve.

Shows about witchcraft and vampires (such as Witch Hunter Robin and Vampire Hunter D) often show Christian crosses, although actual Christian beliefs are largely absent.