Same with Danmachi. It had a surprisingly good character arc that people thought was shit because it made no sense if you didn't know who Soma was."The Vaimānika Śāstra is an early 20th-century text in Sanskrit. It makes the claim that the vimānas(aeroplanes) mentioned in ancient Sanskrit epics were advanced aerodynamic flying vehicles."
In recent times manga artists are using Indian language words for various contexts. Recently i saw one new jump series.