My 10 yr old niece is into anime, wondering if anyone has suggestions for stuff that's not too violent on TV these days?

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My 10 yr old niece is into anime, wondering if anyone has suggestions for stuff that's not too violent on TV these days?

Anime is full of sex and violence and demonic creatures...hard to get around that most of the time.

Seeing as how your child probably doesn't speak japanese, and how the american versions are cleaner....the classic Dragonball trilogy of shows make for great entertainment (although i have only seen japanese versions). But alot of anime is too risque for ten year olds.

Movies: Metropolis, Princess Mononke, Howl's Moving Castle, Spirited Away, Akira (not for her), Ghost in the Shell (not for her) make up some of the list of great anime flicks.

Originally posted by Evakian


Anime is full of sex and violence and demonic creatures...hard to get around that most of the time.


*throws box of cake at Evakian* LIAR!!!

Sure, anime has a bit of violence, but sex? Not all of em have sex, buddy! They're categorized. Hentai is mainly sex. The other ones rarely contain sex. For example:

Spiritied Away - Violence? No. Sex? None.
Inuyasha - Violence? Sure. Sex? Of course not.
Sailor Moon - Violence? A bit. Sex? Of course not.

There's nothin wrong with Violence in an anime. Be a doll and name one anime with neither violence or sex, Evakian. I'll watch it...and it'll probably be very crappy. The only anime/manga I can think of with neither of each is Fruits Basket. It's a VERY good series, but there are some dark elements to it.

Besides...it's the 21st century...what DOESN'T have sex and violence?

Evakian, you forgot My Neighbour Tototo and Porco Rosso in your list.
In fact, any movie by Miyazaki is a good choice.

Originally posted by Evakian
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Movies: Metropolis, Princess Mononke, Howl's Moving Castle, Spirited Away,.

Agreed, I watched Metropolis just the other day and was still loved the Blue's Jazz type feel to its music. Buy all the above and you wont regret it

Originally posted by revenG_DeSire

The other ones rarely contain sex.


Sex isnt just some 14 inch demon dick ram fucking some poor schoolgirl, it can be the sexual chemistry created by characters, the sexual innuendo and the like which im afraid to say most of the anime's have.


Originally posted by revenG_DeSire

Spiritied Away - Violence? No. Sex? None.


he never said there was????

I don't think innuendo is a problem for my sister's kid, she's got a progressive parenting strategy. I guess it's the specific kind of violence (anti-woman, gory) that can show up in anime that bothers her and I think that knowing Nicole (my niece) my sister's right about what she's ready for.

Her favorite right now is Zatch Bell, I guess it's on CN. It seems pretty cool. The characters are cool. There’s a guy, Kiyo who’s an arrogant high schooler, and he’s got this little “mamodo” guy named Zatch who’s his friend, and they like battle other little dudes to become the best “mamodo” of all of ‘em. Lots of wacky characters and weird stuff happening. You can check it out at http://www.zatch-bell.com. I like it a lot better than other trainer game anime I've seen. Nice to have kids around to say in touch with this stuff. :)

What is a progressive parenting strategy ?

One where she doesn't ban her kid from participating in things but instead makes sure to sit down with Nicole and put whatever's in question into context. Like sex stuff. I guess she's just very involved. She's a psychologist that does work with family counseling, so she's always trying out stuff.

*throws box of cake at Evakian* LIAR!!!

Now you're lying, plus i said:

Anime is full of sex and violence and demonic creatures...hard to get around that most of the time.

I never said all in it together and i never said all the time.

Sure, anime has a bit of violence, but sex?

A bit of violence??? we're talking about tarantino size amounts of blood and guts! and sex? all the time nudity, innuendo, and bestiality.

Not all of em have sex, buddy!

Never said they did.

They're categorized. Hentai is mainly sex.

Hentai is a porn movie animated in anime style of art. Anime itself can still have sex and not be hentai, i hardly consider movies like Sin City to be a porn film just because there is sex and nudity.

Spiritied Away - Violence? No. Sex? None.

That was on my list of good viewing for a young girl.....yuo engrish weed gud?

Inuyasha - Violence? Sure. Sex? Of course not.

Maybe not in american versions....

Sailor Moon - Violence? A bit. Sex? Of course not.

Do not, i repeat, do not let your child view sailor moon ever, it is a disgrace of a show that will turn your kids into crazed girls or strange guys, like Reven here :D

Be a doll and name one anime with neither violence or sex, Evakian. I'll watch it...and it'll probably be very crappy.

My my do we have someone with their sense of entertainment twisted.

Besides...it's the 21st century...what DOESN'T have sex and violence?

A great many things.

Originally posted by astrapol2
What is a progressive parenting strategy ?

Where the parents neglect their children and let them do whatever, so they become delinquents and perverts who wind up in jail for being caught with coke.

Nah, it is a more involved strategy usually, involving the parents reviewing what they allow their children to see, and discuss things more openly with their children, it leads to a greater amount of trust and expression in the child, as well as a higher sense of maturity sometimes.

Originally posted by Evakian

Do not, i repeat, do not let your child view sailor moon ever, it is a disgrace of a show that will turn your kids into crazed girls or strange guys, like Reven here :D



Hey!!! How dare you! lol jk...

Sex isnt just some 14 inch demon dick ram fucking some poor schoolgirl

That is so true and putrid it is unsettling...i heard they have entire stores devoted to that kind of stuff...*shivers*

Hey!!! How dare you! lol jk...

hehe, just foolin' around :)

Oh ANIME [and manga]! The sweet seducing power, that it holds over so many people [including me :@@: ]. Sadly, I've gone beyond love, it's consumed me whole and is a part of me, and I hope it will be for the rest of my god forsaken life! The only reason I've come back to post is because of this one thing, and reven telling me to come in here, and defend anime's honor...or something like that [I wasn't paying attention].

Yes, I'll agree. There is some anime out there that kids shouldn't watch, but a lot of it, is no worse then the crap people watch on TV now-a-days. Yeah sure blood, sex, violence...you can find that shit anywhere [and don't you dare say you can't!], wouldn't it be better to see it in cartoon. I mean it's never great for a kid to watch that, but I think a 10 year old can handle it [I also happen to like Zatch Bell]!

It also depends on her mom, she says it's the best for her, but even if she doesn't see this stuff now, eventually she will. I've been watching anime for most of my [almost] 16-year-old life, and I have been buying it, and manga [japanese comics], for a very long time now. I just went to my first con this year back in March, and I'm already making plans to go next year in April [cosplaying anyone?].

I'm also proud to say, I'm a good kid [most of the time]. I don't smoke, drink, get into fights, or do any of that other crap! Why? Mainly because, I think it's the anime [and manga]. Everyday, I can smile, I can be happy, becasue I know it exist. Yes, that might be a tad sad, but does your opinion really matter? If Nicole watches anime, good for her! She should be proud that she's becoming a part of such a great fandom [that is, if she stays with it].

I remember this time when I was in some book store, checking out the manga section ["Oh yeah!" says the kool aid man], when this lady with her two [around 12, 11] kids pop in. One of the kids asked his mom if he could get one, and I was like "Right on kid!"...from the sidelines. Then his mom tells him that he can't, since she needs to look through it first, my thought? Okay well, nice lady I guess. But then she goes on saying how all manga and anime, are made for adults, but some of them are less "wrong" then others, I was like :)....WHAT THE FUCK!!! Lady, have you been taking your kids ADD medicine or something? How can you be soooo misinformed?!...But then I just shrughed, and thought "Though luck!"

I know that had nothing to do with anyhting, but eh! Anywho onto animes that I think Nicole should watch?:

TV ones:
Zatch Bell-CN
Naruto [stupid clean CN version!]-CN
.hack//Legend of the twilight-CN
One piece [OMG!!! It's been mutilated so!]-CN
Mew Mew power...or something like that-WB
BeyBlade [God I loved this one...cuz them dudes were hot!]-Disney, ABC

I got to say, if she wants real good anime, sure TV stuff if fine, but she should buy some DvDs. Here are some good series that I like, and are clean:
Princess Tutu [this one rocks!!]
Cardcaptor Sakura
Kodocha
FRUITS BASKET!!!!! [this is the shit!!!!!!!!!!!!exclamation mark!!!]
Pretear
Hikaru no Go [this one isn't out yet, but it will soon]
Ultra Maniac
Shaman King
GRAVITATION!!! [kidding...this one is yaoi....mmmm~<3<3...I hate being a fangirl...It's better if some of you don't find out what yaoi is...trust me]
and a bunch of other stuff I don't feel like typing out, but if you are looking for some good clean ones, there are tons. 'nuff said!

Thank you Shadow Garnet! That's an awesome list. I already used it. I had her over last Saturday and we watched her favorite, Zatch Bell, and also Naruto, which she'd never seen. I highly enjoyed both of them, actually, I'll probably watch when she's not around... How has Naruto been cleaned up for CN? Do you know if the manga on the website (www.naruto.com) is also clean enough for the kiddies?

Originally posted by Shadow Garnet

GRAVITATION!!! [kidding...this one is yaoi....mmmm~<3<3...I hate being a fangirl...It's better if some of you don't find out what yaoi is...trust me]

Gay hentai. Originally concieved as "stories for women" but quickly got adopted as the term for all gay anime

The thing I've found about Yaoi is that all the guys are drawn to be really feminine in the face, why is that?

Most anime characters look like androgynous 10 year olds who are really tall and have whacky hair styles/colors.

Originally posted by Evakian
Most anime characters look like androgynous 10 year olds who are really tall and have whacky hair styles/colors.

Yeah, but they're hot. Beats anyone in the REAL world. hahaha.

Most anime characters look like androgynous 10 year olds who are really tall and have whacky hair styles/colors.

Yeah, but they're hot. Beats anyone in the REAL world. hahaha.

*Evak mutters something under his breath about pedophilia*

Kidding Rev, kidding...i like anime too, well...alot of it is junk but there is some good stuff.

I like Gravitation. But...Eerie Queerie...hehehehe that one rocks.

Anyone read the RING mangas?

Originally posted by Evakian
Most anime characters look like androgynous 10 year olds who are really tall and have whacky hair styles/colors.

Yeah, but they're hot. Beats anyone in the REAL world. hahaha.

*Evak mutters something under his breath about pedophilia*


Glad you got there first.... In the interest of no one molesting my niece, I gotta say that being attracted to androgynous 10 year olds is something that one might want to get therapy for...

Well I wasn't necessarily talking about the 10 year olds. Just the teen anime years in specific.

Besides, they're just drawings. No need to go Dubya ;-) :P

Originally posted by abortretryfail
Thank you Shadow Garnet! That's an awesome list. I already used it. I had her over last Saturday and we watched her favorite, Zatch Bell, and also Naruto, which she'd never seen. I highly enjoyed both of them, actually, I'll probably watch when she's not around... How has Naruto been cleaned up for CN? Do you know if the manga on the website (www.naruto.com) is also clean enough for the kiddies? The anime wasn't that bad, but the nosebleeds were cut off, and during the third episode they were suppose to show Naruto and Sasuke kiss, but I guess they don't want kids getting ideas. Well I'd have to say that the manga isn't very clean, but I think she could handle it. It's just lots 'o blood and bad words [nothing most kids don't already know about...].

Originally posted by Evakian Gay hentai. Originally concieved as "stories for women" but quickly got adopted as the term for all gay anime

The thing I've found about Yaoi is that all the guys are drawn to be really feminine in the face, why is that? Oh well, all I know is that it's pretty hot [lol!?]. Weird thing is, that I only think it's hot when it's anime/manga/books/not real people...that's kinda weird...

Oh, and for the record reven: Dubya?...funny!

hehehe Dubya...well it's true!

Originally posted by Evakian

Just to be nitpicky, Loki posted that, not me.

Well I wasn't necessarily talking about the 10 year olds.

SUUUUuuuuurrrreeee.

Overall, i think you guys played around with too much Pokemon and Hello Kitty years ago, in those there were chips to brainwash you, and now you read demented stories with the strangest crap the human mind can hope to produce and you call it good. Bewildering.

Glad you got there first.... In the interest of no one molesting my niece, I gotta say that being attracted to androgynous 10 year olds is something that one might want to get therapy for...

Poor parenting, pornography everywhere, and a neutral school system lead to perverts and twisted children. In three years that niece of yours will be involved in a world of drinking, smoking, and all sorts of sexual deviance. If she finds anime entertaining, let her read it, but be sure to get her parents to monitor just exactly what she is reading. She may develop into one of those anime goths that obsesses over "strange things", but at least she's reading ;)

Originally posted by Evakian
SUUUUuuuuurrrreeee.

Overall, i think you guys played around with too much Pokemon and Hello Kitty years ago, in those there were chips to brainwash you, and now you read demented stories with the strangest crap the human mind can hope to produce and you call it good. Bewildering.
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Oh shut the hell up. Have you been stalking me all my 15 YEARS OF LIFE (did you get that, or do I have to type it again?) ? How old are you anways, Evak?

It's a good thing to escape from reality once in a while (and in our case, most of the time). What do you read? Wall Street Journal? Just because some people do things that you don't like, doesn't necessarily make them freaks and "brainwashed."

Pokemon and Hello Kitty are things that KIDS enjoy. I was, what, 9 when Pokemon came out? Of course I enjoyed it, because it looked awesome? What the hell do you expect kids at that age to watch? The History Channel? Seriously, man!

Just the the hell up and thank god you're alive to live a life doing things you enjoy. Stop critisizing so much. Sadly, that's all the world is nowadays. I can't spell!

I watched Thundercats when I was 9, didnt even know Manga/Anime existed until I was 16/17. Saying that I assume Cable TV had a pretty substantial hit on you guys.

Ive noticed all these new bright and colourful shows are simply a hook for them to sell the Trading cards/video games off the back of them. Everyone saw how big Pokemon was so everyone else has followed.

didnt even know Manga/Anime existed until I was 16/17

You mean british tv and stores never carried it much until it started to become a worldwide fad? I remember there being some anime, but overall--not until the emergence of the kid cult of pocket monsters did it take off everywhere.

Saying that I assume Cable TV had a pretty substantial hit on you guys.

Television is my greatest enemy

Ive noticed all these new bright and colourful shows are simply a hook for them to sell the Trading cards/video games off the back of them.

Yep, brainwashing. They show their pornography to our youth who run to their parents and nag until they get the new worthless $20 figurine that will be forgotten by the end of the week.

It's a good thing to escape from reality once in a while (and in our case, most of the time).

Sounds like you have a tough home life ;)

What the hell do you expect kids at that age to watch? The History Channel? Seriously, man!

What's wrong with the history channel? I am sure many kids would enjoy it, and if more kids watched it the programming would turn to appeal to them as the producers would take new approaches.

Of course I enjoyed it, because it looked awesome?

I'm Rod Burgundy?

What do you read? Wall Street Journal?

On occasion, although i spend time with fiction, writing my stories, as opposed to sitting around only thinking about world events. Life is much deeper than that, and imagination is everything.

Just the the hell up

...alright

and thank god you're alive to live a life doing things you enjoy.

*dials ACLU*

Help! my rights are being abused, i am being forced to pray! :D

I can't spell!

aye

I watched Thundercats when I was 9

YES!!!!
Snarf=wtfpwnzor

That show made me crack up, i had such a fun time making parody comics of it. I always wondered how Liono and crew survived without any women aside from Cheetara.

*Liono walks into bathroom with an issue of play-mancat*

Thunder!

(turns page)

Thunder!

(pants tighten, turns page again)

Thunder!

(continues)

THUNDERCATS HO!!!!!!!

*meanwhile, snarf sits outside with his legs crossed needing to use the toilet*

Originally posted by Evakian
didnt even know Manga/Anime existed until I was 16/17

You mean british tv and stores never carried it much until it started to become a worldwide fad?


It was probably over here however we didnt have cable so I didnt see it until we got Sky.

Originally posted by Evakian

Yep, brainwashing. They show their pornography to our youth who run to their parents and nag until they get the new worthless $20 figurine that will be forgotten by the end of the week.

No smiles on that mean your serious about it. I dont consider any of the shows I was talking about to have pornography in them. Things like Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh etc

Originally posted by Evakian


On occasion, although i spend time with fiction, writing my stories, as opposed to sitting around only thinking about world events. Life is much deeper than that, and imagination is everything.



I really like New Scientist, and I watch the history channel sometimes. They do say Fact is a lot stranger than fiction and whilst the Japanese have tried to disprove that ;) I find the truth displayed on the History channel to be extremelly interesting.

No smiles on that mean your serious about it. I dont consider any of the shows I was talking about to have pornography in them. Things like Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh etc

To me, pornography goes farther than just being sexual entertainment, as my little scenario with the toys demonstrates---the blatant materialism of the american culture over here and the taking advantage of the children sicken me.

Whenever i say Violent Pornography- it goes beyond choking chicks and sodomy.

I find the truth displayed on the History channel to be extremelly interesting.

Much of their programming is about WW2, which gets tiresome. When they talk about medieval conflicts i am all ears though.
Plus that drill saregeant from fulll metal jacket hosts a show on the history channel.

It was probably over here however we didnt have cable so I didnt see it until we got Sky.

Wow, thundercats until 16 was all the "anime-like" stuff you had.

Thundercats, Captain Planet, and Speed Racer are the highest points in children's programming. :corn:

Wow Evakian...you are one angry dude [or chick eh?]. Oh, and sorry about the Loki mix up [I was too busy to really check it out...bum].

Man talk about being a hater! Evakian, yes I know you're entitled to your opinion...but just no! You talk as if you really know what's going on out there, I wouldn't be surprised if Speed Racer was the last anime you saw [I liked it too, mind you!].

Sure anime isn't as "pure" as it used to be, but you gotta remember that the japanese are far more open minded then our god forsaken country is [US of A!!!...bah]. It's not our fault that this place [or where...ever you are from] brainwashed into thinking that all things foreign are evil.

"Oh my God!!! They just said the F-word, and showed some naughty things!! Call the senate, the president, God hates these heathens!"

I've seen some people react like this before, and no, not all of them were mothers, and not all the mothers were members of the "We hate stuff, beacuse we aren't getting any!" club.

Just chill dude,and go get a slim jim or something...

I wouldn't be surprised if Speed Racer was the last anime you saw

No, i try to stay current. I watch Inuyasha on occasion..i especially liked Trigun. Cowboy Bebop, and some others, mainly i watch Anime movies since i don't like watching TV shows. although the dragonball trilogy of shows was perhaps one of my favorite ever (i only saw the japanese version, so i dont know how they raped it in america). And i liked speed racer :D

Sure anime isn't as "pure" as it used to be, but you gotta remember that the japanese are far more open minded then our god forsaken country is [US of A!!!...bah].

I love how it just so happens that the anime "freaks" as they are called, adore japan over there own country (USA) and say its more open minded and better. Japan is one of the most conservative, if not the most, cultures in history. And alot of their stuff is just...different...It lacks the rules of western writing, characters, and places, it goes off on wild tangents, and has a very bizarre sense of corny asian humor (the funny facial expressions and overexaggerated motions)

It's not our fault that this place [or where...ever you are from] brainwashed into thinking that all things foreign are evil.

Seeing how our culture developed out of an amalgamation of various others from the mass amount of immigration, that is far from true. The growing popularity of mexican food is one example.

All in all, i just don't like the materialistic obsession campaigns that are waged by Japanese franchises like the Pokemon phenom. And i find some anime just bizarre. But it has excellent action, and i like the visual style.

Just chill dude,and go get a slim jim or something...

Good idea, i think i will. In preparing for the oncoming storm that will hit me friday/saturday, i went and emptied the store shelves of slim jims, so i have many containers :)

Evakian, I see your point on plenty of those things, but *shrug*, my brain stopped working at *looks at watch* 2:45 this afternoon. You're a smart person right [or at least you think]? but come on buddy, some things will just never change. Anime will still get, as you put it, raped, when it comes over here and gets put on TV.

[I know this has nothing to do with...whatever, just here to vent]

So I'm guessing you are somewhat of a purist? [one who only watches anime in japanese with subs]. They just bother me for some reason. They whine [generally] about how america is ruining anime with all the bad dub and such. I'll admit that, sure there is some crap out there, but J35u5!

You should be well damn happy that you can get anime in any form!!!

...The end...sorry about that heh. Oh and Evakian good luck staying alive, and don't eat too many slim jims...they'll go right down to you thighs!!!

You should be well damn happy that you can get anime in any form!!!

why?

So I'm guessing you are somewhat of a purist?

Yes

[one who only watches anime in japanese with subs]

Yep, sometimes even without subtitles ;)

Oh and Evakian good luck staying alive, and don't eat too many slim jims...they'll go right down to you thighs!!!

Thighs=female fat
Gut=male fat

Generally speaking, that is where most of it primarily goes. :)

But thanks, hopefully a tree won't fly through my house and kill me. ;)

Originally posted by Evakian


Yep, sometimes even without subtitles ;)


Advent Children :)

First one i ever watched in japanese without subs

Originally posted by Lokideviluk
Advent Children :)

First one i ever watched in japanese without subs

O ni san, asonde kuronai? (bad phoenetics, but what are you gonna do).

hapa ga suki des

Uh.... but since those are the only two complex things I can say in Japanese, I prefer my anime subtitled. But, I'll take it dubbed, if that's the way it has to be to be free.

The connoiseur should be happy that the idiot masses are now able to partake of this stuff.

I remember when I was watching cartoons there was nothing from Japan on. There was no alternative to Hollywood at all. It was Hanna Barberra or die.

Watching my niece freely choose Zatch Bell over any other show she could be watching is pretty damn cool. She eats the stuff up. I ask her why, and she doesn't say dumb things like "I like ponies", she says that she likes it because the things that the characters find important are different from what people in school and on other shows do, and she likes (and she actually used these words) "the diversity".

Hearing that from the mouths of babes makes me thing that squabbling about dubs is a bit silly...

Originally posted by abortretryfail
O ni san, asonde kuronai? (bad phoenetics, but what are you gonna do).

hapa ga suki des

Uh.... but since those are the only two complex things I can say in Japanese, I prefer my anime subtitled. But, I'll take it dubbed, if that's the way it has to be to be free.

The connoiseur should be happy that the idiot masses are now able to partake of this stuff.

I remember when I was watching cartoons there was nothing from Japan on. There was no alternative to Hollywood at all. It was Hanna Barberra or die.

Watching my niece freely choose Zatch Bell over any other show she could be watching is pretty damn cool. She eats the stuff up. I ask her why, and she doesn't say dumb things like "I like ponies", she says that she likes it because the things that the characters find important are different from what people in school and on other shows do, and she likes (and she actually used these words) "the diversity".

Hearing that from the mouths of babes makes me thing that squabbling about dubs is a bit silly... Your niece sounds like a smart kid!

I think there are many manga artists out there who have very good drawing and plot making skills who would love to make serious manga series for adults, but they succumb to the money that dumbing down the story and making characters young and cute can bring. It's annoying.

The series that I enjoy available here in the US are ones that try not succumbing to this marketing pressure. The artists try to make something good that won't look stupid to a more mature audience, series like G.T.O and Vagabond. Naruto is actually amazing in that I think it's accessible for both adults and younger audience, like the dragon ball series were.

Originally posted by Shadow Garnet
Your niece sounds like a smart kid!

Runs in the family ;)

Oh she's a total geek, I love it. She's one of those kids that already has a fully formed adult living in her just trying to express herself through that little kid brain/body. Truth is, I remember well being her age and I was a lot less "pure" than she at the time. I was listening to George Carlin and stealing porno mags from the store and stuff... I think our kids are actually getting more naive.

I agree with Dio Seijuro about good artists and writers succumbing to the money that kids can bring, but I don't think it's a bad thing. I think that means quality in more places, and it doesn't bother me that shows are for kids if they are quality in some way. Naruto rocks. :)