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Anime for the elementary school aged

Apr 15, 2011 20:14

can i get suggestions for kid-friendly Anime, bonus points for Netflix available.

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cursed_genesis April 16 2011, 00:25:39 UTC

Seconded I have almost all the Studio Ghibli movies, saying my kids are obsessed doesn't even come close.

rogh_sensei April 16 2011, 00:26:34 UTC

Seconding every word.
Ponyo is also available on Netflix.

alierakieron April 16 2011, 00:31:10 UTC

HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE!!

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cursed_genesis April 16 2011, 00:31:46 UTC

Netflix has Full Metal Alchemist now, my 3.5 year old loves it.

There's also the old standbys AstroBoy, Sailor Moon, any of the Dragon Ball series [depending on your comfort level with the fighting my kids love all 3], Inuyasha is also a favorite of my 3.5 year old though a little more teeny bopper depending on your comfort level.

neophyte_13 April 16 2011, 11:02:13 UTC

My partner just chimed in to say he's not so sure on Full Metal Alchemist for younger kids, I can't find an age rating for it stateside but here in the UK it's got a 15 rating meaning unsuitable for kids under 15. My partner said that in the case of FMA he feels that it's too dark and some of the themes aren't suitable (in his eyes) for kids our sons age. YMMV however in whether you agree with it being unsuitable for younger kids or not though, in our house we've yet to find much anime we'll let kiddo (9) watch as we avoid anything with sexual themes, we're fine with most fantasy violence and even to a degree with swearing but feel kids don't need the sexy stuff. I'm watching this post for ideas though. :)

cursed_genesis April 16 2011, 12:47:44 UTC

Yeah We're only a few episodes in to FMA but we only really censor graphic sexual stuff from the kids. My older daughter loves Chobits but never picked up on the sexual themes in it [however it did spark a week of chanting 'underpants thankyou please] She wore my DVDs out.

Maybe look into the monster hunter type shows; Pokemon, Digimon, etc Those are generally pretty safe and have tons of episodes.

wunderworks April 18 2011, 19:49:59 UTC

FMA is definitely an 13+ show.

A different one... ctrlalttabby April 16 2011, 01:29:03 UTC

though, of course, I agree with the Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli recommendation. Petite Princess Yucie was enjoyable for the adults and the 5-year old.

greyyguy April 16 2011, 01:54:11 UTC

It might not technically be anime, but Avatar the Last Airbender is on Netflix and my kids like it.

wunderworks April 18 2011, 19:51:21 UTC

This! And as someone else said Miyazaki. And while there is some violence in both Nausicaa and Mononoke Hime all of his other stuff is perfect for kids. My daughter (now 8) has seen both of the above but she watched them with me and we talked about what was happening and why.

hellosarah April 16 2011, 02:29:30 UTC

I was actually just thinking about starting to watch Card Captor Sakura with my daughter! Definitely agree with everyone else about Studio Ghibli. Akazukin ChaCha is cute. And Mahōjin Guru Guru gets bonus points for the double geek aspect of being a parody of role playing games. Kodomo no Omocha is also a favorite around here, although we haven't watched it with the kids yet.