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Aca Vuksa
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My suggestions for children anime are under my head:
Pokemon Digimon Little Battlers Expereince Beyblade Mosuno That's all i know. (Sorry for my poor English through.) |
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kellyon
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Princess Tutu, Spirited Away, Avatar
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Spawn29
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My suggestions for children anime that I can think of:
Astro Boy (2003 TV series is good for modern fans) Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo Cardcaptor Sakura Deltora Quest Denno Coil Dragon Ball Z (This show was a gateway for most kids in the 90's and even kids in the 2010's enjoy Kai on Nick Toons) IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix King of Braves GaoGaiGar Teknoman (The edited version of Tekkaman Blade without the blood and bad words) Tetsujin 28 (2004 TV series) Magic Knight Rayearth (I remember it was a tame show) Mobile Fighter G Gundam Night on the Galactic Railroad Princess Knight Samurai Pizza Cats Shugo Chara Some of these are older anime, but kids will enjoy anything if it's entertaining for the most part. You had kids that would enjoy watching re-runs of old 60's cartoons on CN back in the day. |
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Chiibi
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Hellz no, that ending would traumatize kids. It horrified me the first time and I was fourteen. 
I think there's some blood too....and they make references to "perverts". Have fun explaining to a little child what a "pervert" is.  (Shugo Chara is also fond of this word)
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Spawn29
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I was born in the early 90's, I remember kids was told about these things at a young age since you did had people driving around in vans and cars trying to kidnap people. I remember knowing what a pervert was at the age of 7. Also you got shock by Magic Knight Rayearth at the age of 14? No offense, I guess you must lived in a protected life style because I notice a lot of sheltered people are like that. I recall it was rated 10+ on VHS.
Also blood is not bad for kids depending how much there is. I seen young kids at the age of 5 at a Day Care that I used to work for and they would be okay watching Jurassic Park. Kids should learn how to handle these things at a young since that's how I remember kids told back when I was a kid in the 90's. I know everyone is different, but people don't give kids enough credit. |
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yuna49
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I might add the current incarnation of GeGeGe no Kitarou to this list.
I'll also suggest Sora yori mo Tooi Basho ("A Place Further than the Universe") about four high-school girls who join a trip to Antarctica. |
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Chiibi
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Wow, I really hope you don't baby-sit or become a parent any time soon.  There is NO good reason you should let a five-year-old watch Jurassic Park. THEY WILL HAVE NIGHTMARES.
Before you retort, maybe check out this website: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/jurassic-park I had this idiot care-taker (who is responsible for almost all my trauma that even therapy couldn't cure) think it was a good idea to let three-year-olds watch Ghostbusters. My parents had to pay for the aftermath dearly.....all because she didn't use her brain. No, I was not sheltered from scary/sad media at all and you recall wrong. The tapes released by AnimeWorks were rated 13+. I rented them when I was a teen. And excuse you but my shock at MKR's ending was completely justified. spoiler[It ends in the murder of the princess's lover and then she kills herself. The entire purpose of summoning the girls to Cephiro IS A SUICIDE request. Then the girls are sent back where the three of them hug and cry together, devastated by the tragedy. AND IT ENDS.] Tell me what's "tame" about THAT!? That's freaking DARK and unusual for a shoujo magical girl series targeted at the same audience as Sailor Moon. This audience is used to HAPPY endings, not something like.....that. As for "perverts", yes you teach kids not to get in cars with strangers....but you don't teach them how the strangers are going to take their virginity and maybe kill them afterwards. |
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Spawn29
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I guess you must not been around during the 90's when Jurassic Park was a huge hit because there was a lot of kids that love it? You had toys, backpacks, merchandise and Halloween outfits for kids. No one that I knew thought Jurassic Park was scary. Dinosaurs where cool to kids at the time. I do support the idea of showing kids dark themes at a certain age because they can grow up and not be super shock by it as they get older. Don Bluth once said "If you don't show the darkness, you don't appreciate the light". Not to mention, they may have not good critical thinking skills when they get older and hate anything that is not kid friendly because they never got expose to other forms of art. I seen people on sites like Toon Zone and Reddit view stuff like Akira, Berserk and Ghost in the Shell as gore porn and too edgy when they miss the whole point on why they are good mature series. Meanwhile they will view Digimon Tamers as super dark and mature with themes that are more complex than Blade Runner (I had people on sites like Kannzenshuu and Toon Zone told me this).
I'm sorry to hear that. For Magic Knight Rayearth, I didn't know it was 13+ since I remember when my sister rented it back in 1999 on VHS (I also remember it was on TV too) and it was in the same section as Pokemon & Dragon Ball Z. I guess if your kid can handle something like Batman: The Animated series or Grimm’s Fairy Tales (They let kids read it in schools from what I can remember), I think a PG-13 rated anime series could work for them. Batman: The Animated Series is consider to be one of the darkest animated shows out there for most people. I feel like Batman: TAS is not much different than most Shonen series out there. |
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Chiibi
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Yes, I was part of the craze but I was at least ten years old when it was big. I didn't think very little kids should watch it and I didn't know anyone who let their five-year-olds watch it. Dinosaurs being cool to kids was not a new thing; a child will enjoy playing with an action figure whether they have seen its movie or not. lol
I have mad respect for Don Bluth and love his better films from the 80s (and Anastasia) but according to my family, I was very frightened of his movies before turning 8 or so. His films still had a happy ending and there is a significant difference between them and a lot of anime. Same goes for the Batman series which yes, it's dark and mature but it still follows the broadcast rules for "children's entertainment" while a good chunk of shounen series certainly don't; hence all the editing. |
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mdo7
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This is from my experience (having a 7-year old niece), and reading online from parents who are anime fans that are talking and having dilemma about how and which anime to introduce to their kids (and their nephew/nieces) at a young age. I'll give you some factors and what to considered when preparing to show anime to children.
1. Know your/the child's psychology, know how they react and show emotion to a medium they watch. Does your child get scare easily? Do they squarm/gross out over stuff that isn't gross? Can they handle a main character's death easier then other children? My 7-year old niece is mature and smart enough to handle some slightly mature content (like light profanity, and violence that isn't graphic) and she can understand some complex story in anime I've shown her. Every child will react to anime differently and this depend on their psychology and the way they think and interpret. Some kids may not be smart enough to understand the storyline in the anime (if the anime you're showing has complex storyline, it's best advise to watch the anime with them). Also there are children anime that are "dark" or have storyline that are "darker" then the standard children anime/animation, so please take that into consideration when introducing anime to your children. 2. Check the age rating, also please "pre-screen" the anime before you introduce it to your kids. A lot of anime should come with age rating. If you have kids that are 7 or older, anime that are rated TV-Y7 and TV-PG would be OK for them. For kids that are 9.10,11 years old and if they have a strong "mind" and psychology, then they can watch TV-14 anime, again you have to know their mindset in order to decide which anime they can watch. Make sure they don't stumble upon mature/R-rated/Hard R anime (ie: mature ecchi anime like Girls Bravo, Koi Koi Seven, hentai, Elfien Lied, Akira etc....) by accident. I would also "pre-screen" the anime before you showed it your kid meaning watch the anime first before letting your kids watch the anime. For me, my 7 year old niece, before I showed her any anime, I watched the first 2-5 episodes to make sure if the content in the anime is in my word, "appropriate" for her, this should include children anime. Yes, I even pre-screened children anime like Mysterious Joker, Puzzle & Dragons X, Future Card Buddyfight for my niece to make sure there's no objectionable content, and to make sure the story is not too complex for her. I'm also planning to show her other anime like Godmars, Gatchaman, Fancy Lala, and Angelic Layer for her to watch. If you are going to "pre-screen" the anime like I did before showing your children that anime, here's are some criteria when you pre-screen anime for your child: -Violence (determine the level of violence, is it acceptable or graphic for your children) -Language/profanity (every now and then, there will be children anime that do used profanity regardless if it's in dubbed or subbed (anime that rated TV-PG will used some form of profanity). So factor that in when you pre-screened anime for your children). I've seen anime aimed at kids where the word "hell", and "damn" being used. There are anime where in one episode, the word "bastard", "b**ch", "sh*t", or "a***ole" do get used and it's aimed at a children demographic in Japan. Godmars used "a***ole" in a subtitle in one episode. So when looking for bad words in subtitled anime for your children, pay attention to what word is being used in there) -Sex & nudity (is the nudity and panty shot appropriate in this anime for your kid, is this anime with this sexual content/humor aimed at certain demographic, I know no parent would dare showed Agent Aika or Burn Up Excess to their 7 years old) -Storyline/plot (when pre-screening your anime, please make sure if your child can handle/understand a complex storyline) -Death (There are anime where characters will die, if your child can handle a death of a main character, then they can watch it. At some point, children have to learn about death. You can't shield them from that reality, watching animation with one main character death can help mentally prepared a child if a death in the family happened in real life) -Scary images (there are anime even children anime which have scary images. Remember in Japan, scary images don't really scare children. But outside of Japan/Asia, that's different. So that's another criteria you have to factor in) Those are the criteria I used when I pre-screened the anime before I showed it to my niece. I'm sure other people have different criteria/standard when it comes to pre-screening anime for their kids. You can use mine as a template to help determine which anime is good for your kids. But again, know your child's psychology and how they react when they watch movies, play video game, and etc.... That can help determine what anime you can show your child. One advice I would give: when it comes to Children anime, not all children anime will be "appropriate" for every kids. One children anime can appeal to my niece, but that doesn't mean it might be appropriate for the other child. 3. Find anime that your kid like in common or have similarities. Do your kids like Pokemon? Find anime similar to Pokemon. Do your kids like Transformers or robot? Find the perfect mecha anime for them. If you have kids that love Pokemon, show them anime that have similar genre like Pokemon. My 7 years old niece love Pokemon, so that's why I'm going to show her anime like Cardfight Vanguard, Future Card buddyfight, and Puzzle & Dragons X. I also added Angelic Layer to that same list. Because they're very similar to Pokemon in term of human capturing monsters and using them in fighting competition. Heck, because of my love of Pokemon, that's how I ended up watching Digimon and Monster Rancher when I was younger. So I know she'll like other anime similar to Pokemon. If your kid love Pokemon or anything similar to Pokemon from Japan, find a anime that is similar to that franchise. Do you have a 10 year old that love Inuyasha, then let that child watch Ranma 1/2, and Rinne. If your child love a certain franchise from Japan, find something similar to it. They might like/love that franchise on the same level as Pokemon. 4. Subtitled anime can help/improve your children's reading skill When it comes to showing anime, do I show them dubbed or subbed? I remember a ANN thread talking about this. Well my 7 year old niece can handle subtitles (I know this because I showed her Ultraman, and Ultra Seven in Japanese with English subtitle, and she had no problem reading subtitles). There are benefits of showing your kids anime in subtitled. One factor is that it help improve a child's reading skill, they can learn new vocabulary world and also they can indirectly learn Japanese when watching subtitled anime. If your kid need improvement in reading and they love anime, subtitled anime can make a bit of a difference in improving their reading skill. That's the reason why I want to show her Mysterious Joker, it's because the anime lack English audio, but has English subtitle. My niece love to read books and having her reading subtitle on anime can help her a lot. So these are my factor when it comes to introducing anime to your children. Here's my recommendation list (and I'll add what content to look for, and why I think that's the best anime for your kids). Cardcaptor Sakura: Even in it's uncut format, it still the most kid-friendly anime for your children. It's also a good gateway to introduce magical girl anime to your daughter or niece at a young age, there's nothing objectionable I could find in this anime. I just showed the first 2 episode uncut dub to my 7 year old niece, and she really like this anime after showing her. Angelic Layer: Anime will appeal to kids that love Pokemon. As of now, I can't find anything objectionable in this anime. From what I was told from other anime fans, they found Angelic Layer to be very child-friendly. Little Witch Academia: On Netflix, the anime is rated TV-Y7 and judging from what other anime fans have said, it does seem like the anime is child-friendly. Puzzle & Dragons X: OK, from what I've seen it does seem like a very child-friendly anime in the same vein as Pokemon. If your kids love Pokemon, I have no doubt they may like this anime too. This is probably the only child-friendly anime Funimation offered so far. Mysterious Joker: Judging from what I've seen for the 2 episodes I've watched on CR, there's no content which is objectionable for your child. However, no English dub exist for this anime, so your child will have to watch this in subtitle. But rest assured, the plot is not complex, and on the subtitle there seem to be no profanity and complex vocabulary word. So this is the most child-friendly subtitled anime on Crunchyroll. A little Snow Fairy Sugar: As the ANN review of Sentai's re-release of this anime stated, this is very child friendly. Chi's Sweet home: From what I've seen on CR, if you want anime that simple and easy for your child to fall in love and can tolerate subtitle, then Chi's Sweet home may appeal to any child below 7. Gatchaman: Now I know some (or most) of you have grown up watching previous adaptation of Gatchaman under the title Battle of the Planet, or G-Force: Guardian of Space (this version I grew up as a kid). I got chance to watch Gatchaman in it's uncut form from ADV film and I thought the content in the uncut version is tame by today's standard. Yes there's violence, but it's not graphic enough to turn off a 8 year old from watching it. I can't recall if the uncut version has profanity so take caution if you're going to introduce this anime to your 8/9 year old despite the TV-PG rating it carried. Six god combination Godmars: I've watched this subtitled super mecha anime on Hulu a few years back. From what I've seen, it does seem tame and I think judging from my observation, a 7 or 8 year old child can handle this anime. The violence isn't graphic and episode usually end with the bad guy being defeated. The story/plotline is not too difficult for a child to understand, my concern is the language used in some of the episode. Some episodes uses strong language in subtitle for a show that is designed with children in mind. You have to remember Godmars was created back in 1980's where mecha anime are used to help sale toys, so this anime I can see why was made with children in mind in Japan. So if you want to introduce mecha anime to your young kid, Godmars is the only anime I found which is suitable for young kids, but I would still advise watching this anime with your children. I'm planning to show this to my 7 year old niece and to see if she like this type of anime. |
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CatSword
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I'm working a list of kid-friendly anime and am looking for anyone who can give suggestions/has specific content warnings for things I haven't seen.
I'm allowing stuff up to PG/TV-PG, but I've put a few PG-13/TV-14 titles on the list I think were incorrectly rated. The upper limit of content is mild innuendo/fanservice (if it occurs on a regular basis or if actual nudity occurs, even if it's "Barbie doll" like, I'm not going to put it on the list), minor bloodspill, and occasional use of language such as 'damn', 'hell', and 'bastard'. |
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