I used to watch anime but haven’t watched anything new in a while now. Have a 6 year old kid and thought it would be a good excuse to start watching some together with her. We just completed little witch academy and we have seen the ghibli movies. I’m seeking more series and movies that would be appropriate for kids and also not to boring for an adult to watch.
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Apothecary Diaries
Frieren
One Piece Live-Action
The Way of The Househusband
Dr. Stone
Delicious In Dungeon
Canon Busters
Sakamoto Days
NIMONA!!!
Kpop Demon Hunters
Spy X Family
Bright
Romantic Killer
Violet Evergarden
Kakuryo - Bed & Breakfast for Spirits
Sakuna: of Rice and Ruin
'Tis Time For Torture, Princess
Kyousougiga
Fairy Tail
Solo Camping for Two
Sugar Apple Fairy Tale
Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets The Wise Wolf
Usagi Drop
Secrets of the Silent Witch
With You and the Rain The Devil is a Part-Timer Buddy Daddies
The Eccentric Family
Zenshu
Dragon Goes House Hunting Seki-kun: The Master of Killing Time The Too Perfect Saint
BarakamanThe greatest difficulty lies in making yourself available to answer questions appropriately(by your parental judgement) and screening episodes in-advance so you can be prepared both for questions, and to raise/answer questions you believe shouldn’t be glossed.
It’s a 6-year-old kid for God’s sake.
Apothecary Diaries -> solving murders is the main theme. Plus prostitution, harems, blackmail, slavery, etc…
Frieren -> slow burn for adults that understand the concept of missed time and looking back. Not to speak about all the atocities done by the demons
The Way of The Househusband -> haven’t seen it but a Yakuza themed show …
Delicious In Dungeon -> sister dies gruesomely and gets turned from a bloody flesh mob into a monster that hunts her own brother and friends.
Sakamoto Days -> I think this one was assassin themed? Not sure.
Romantic Killer -> another assassin-themed show IIRC
Violet Evergarden -> lots and lots of very dark themes, including the war orphan origin of MC.
'Tis Time For Torture, Princess -> nothing wrong with this one, but I don’t know how entertaining it would be without knowing what it parodies (torture)
Solo Camping for Two -> adult drama/romance? Why not suggest Yuru Camp instead?
Sugar Apple Fairy Tale -> okay now I know that you are trolling.
Usagi Drop -> aimed at adults. Utterly boring for kids.
Secrets of the Silent Witch -> sure OPs daughter will enjoy MC losing her father due to being burned alive and all the assassination attempts.
With You and the Rain -> another show aimed at adults. The only thing that a 6-year-old would find interesting is that the “dog” is cute.
The Devil is a Part-Timer -> is it really funny to someone who hasn’t worked a day in their lives? Plus, again, the theme of dying parents in FMC.
Anything worth watching is going to have some dark themes, and don’t ask me why I haven’t recomended shows I’ve never watched.
There’s nothing on my list my own daughter hasn’t been able to watch if/when she wanted, as I was watching them. She loved The Devil is a Part-timer her first few years of grade-school. Same for Buddy-daddies, Usagi Drop, With You and the Rain. Have your kids never met a homeschooler, stay-at-home parent or adult who never moved out of their parents house?
I’ll admit I haven’t been able to get her watching Solo Camping for Two, largely because I’m waiting for it to be dubbed so we can watch it with my her mom, and we camp a lot, so there’s not-so-much novelty for her there.
Apothecary Diaries has murders? Well, I guess that would be its single biggest difference versus Disney’s Aladdin, what with its Brothel scene and … oh wait, no, Gazeem dies in the openning scene.
Frieren? Sure, every death is shocking, corpses too. The alternative is comfort with things, just because you don’t see that they’ve happened.
The Way of The Househusband has Yakuza characters doing every-day things. The fact they can’t even dress normally and don’t know how to act non-threatening is part of the humor. Meanwhile, the MC bakes cookies and takes the lunch he made to his wife at her job.
Sakomoto Days? The protagonists don’t kill, and the protag-faction grows by way of people they’ve spared realizing that killing is always optional, never mandatory(honestly, one of the more fantastical elements, considering the extreme situations portrayed).
Romantic Killer? What, your google-fu abandon you? No one dies or kills for a living in this one.
Lots of lazy counter-arguments and shows you-haven’t-even-watched in your comment, nevermind fully half of what you poo-poo’ed is on the, granted, hillariously-bad Bored Panda list linked by another commenter here.
Just about the only thing you’ve pointed out that isn’t covered by the Ghibli movies OP’s child has already watched is death, although one wonders if they watched the whole of Howl’s Moving Castle or any of Grave of The Fireflies.
Pretending grade-schoolers and Stay At Home Moms should never have to see or hear about death or naked people(my list could be over twice as long, but I read the room and chose my battle) has done such wonders for society. If OP is trying to raise one of the 53% of White Women who voted for Trump, they can’t go wrong with your voluminous advice.
If OP is trying to raise one of the 53% of White Women who voted for Trump, they can’t go wrong with your voluminous advice.
Okay, I’ll bite ;) Please go on and elaborate.
Y’know, your rebuttals for each anime do make sense. However, the ad hominem at the end is uncalled for IMO.
Interesting thread and thanks for the suggestions. My daughter is pretty “adult” for being 6 years old. That being said violence, sexism and too dark themes is of course a no go. When we watched spirited away a year ago I was a bit hesitant it being to scary, but she enjoyed it and had some good insights. But I’ll have to do some vetting to find some good gems out there
- A Gentle Noble’s Vacation Recommendation … the gayest show on television, but no one even kisses
- There was a Cute Girl in the Hero’s Party, So I Tried Confessing To Her
- Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun
- Konosuba - An Explosion on This Wonderful World
- The Ancient Magus’ Bride
- Kaguya-sama: Love Is War … through season 3 anyways
- May I Ask for One Final Thing?
- The Cafe Terrace and Its Goddesses … a few sus/pointless-fan-service scenes, but otherwise, stupid wholesome
- Uglymug, Epicfighter
- Catch Me at the Ballpark! … this one threw me until I realized the Gyaru is in her 20’s, and that’s less important than you might think, except: Beer
- Detectives These Days Are Crazy
- Clevatess … you’ll want to screen this one first, and the topics are horrifying, but not treated lightly
- Love After World Domination
- Love of Kill … screen it, but well-done from start to finish
- A Wild Last Boss Appeared!
- I’m Giving the Disgraced Noble Lady I Rescued a Crash Course in Naughtiness … “Tis Time for Torture” with an even more misleading title
- Ruroni Kenshin
- Don’t Hurt Me, My Healer
- Dealing with Mikadono Sisters Is a Breeze
- Pumpkin Scissors
- A Herbivorous Dragon of 5000 Years Gets Unfairly Villainized
Yeah, I’m not going to take the time again to go item by item through that list, so just a quick heads-up for @Burbour@sh.itjust.works: the guy is trolling, and none of those titles are appropriate for a 6-year-old.
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Pokemon
Moomin
I think Nichijou and K-on are pretty kid friendly.
I thought about Nichijou, but I’m not certain a 6-year-old would be able to understand some of the jokes.
Jokes in Disney movies go over children’s heads, as do entire plots, settings, character motivations. Same for the Wiggles, Fraggle-Rock, and most others that have stood the test of time.
I’m struggling to name a show that a six-year-old could entirely wrap their mind around, or doesn’t have problematic elements requiring explanation, and isn’t Caillou/Coco-melon -level garbage. Even Veggie Tales invokes stories that are horrendous behind the scenes.
True but there are lots of shows I loved at that age where some of the jokes went over my head.
The very first entry on that link is A Silent Voice. Absolutely phenomenal film, my all-time favorite in fact, but extremely not one I would show to a 6-year old child.
spoilers for anyone who doesn't remember
The film begins with Shoya’s suicide attempt, and much later Shouko tries to kill herself too. Not appropriate for age 6.
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So how does #50, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, compare to Gushing Over Magical Girls?
I would rather not be asking this question, or admitting I finished “Gushing”, no matter how much of each episode I skipped(not enough to understand Amazon Prime’s failure to blur/cut most of it), but here we are.
Oh, and for anyone wondering, The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant is hardly any better, although the story is … Oh wait, its just another Damsel In Distress plot, plus SA and water-color tea parties/picnics. Even with Druj … and the rest, The Great Jahy is actually more wholesome - the female characters help themselves, or eventually learn to without the help of a big strong man, at least.
I didn’t make those screwed up entries. But I thank you for listing objections to the shows with unsafe content.
Congratulations, some sheltered-moron-on-a-downvote-binge informed me I neglected to up-vote your list comment. Now remedied. You’re a hero next to some here.
Wait, are you seeking to block people🧵?
Would have done it already, and re:you, why would I? Am I supposed to get upset at the notion you might block me?
This is an anime community, in a 🧵 about elementary topics children can watch with a parent and not be bored with.
If you need a social outlet to vent about your ASPD, this is the opposite community for that.
Please see a therapist.
What, is your therapist lonely? Sorry, mine doesn’t date within her profession.
Children anime are often the eternal ones, get some pretty cute and case closed for stories, Shin-chan for comedy.
Hi. Chiming in as a parent myself, with some suggestions that I would have let my kids watch at that age:
- Mitsuboshi Colors - Good, clean fun childhood adventures of 3 young girls.
- Strawberry Marshmallow - Same as above, but heavier on the comedy side.
- Cells at Work! - Educational about how the body works, though there is some fighting and battle shounen tropes.
- Flying Witch - magical slice of life that instills a sense of wonder.
- Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! - 3 creative high-schoolers are fighting to keep their animation club. This is the one to watch if your kid has even the slightest interest in art.
- Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle - a heartwarming comedy that humanizes monsters as super friendly. Might be a good watch if she’s afraid of monsters. Even a good watch if she’s not.
I personally rate each one of them very highly, but I’m not sure whether they have dubbed versions or how good they are.
Lastly, there is Dr. Stone. I have never seen it due to my aversion to battle shounen, but I’ve read that it is very educational about how stuff works. As I said, I haven’t seen it, so I’m not sure how light or dark it is, but it might be worth looking into. I’m also trying to remember how kid-friendly Silver Spoon was. All I remember is that I learned a lot about farming. That’s why I’ll list it for the educational aspect, but everything else about the show is wiped from my memory. I don’t think there was anything in it that would disturb a kid, but I’m also not sure how entertaining it would be for one.
I feel like I watch a good amount that I’d think might be super kid friendly. It’s been a little bit since I’ve watched some of them, so I’d recommend double checking their age ratings. Here’s some ones that are bubbling into my head that now:
- Do It Yourself!
- YuriYuri
- My Clueless First Friend
- Laid-back Camp
- Non Non Biyori
- Ruri Rocks
OG Dragonball?
Berserk
What’s with this threat that it brings all the trolls out of the woodwork?
Spy X Family might be good. A lighthearted tone, a solid family dynamic, spy action and a “six” year old girl trying to make friends at school. Do be warned about some gory scenes (it doesn’t focus on the details, at least) and some darker themes (it’s a spy story, so there’s war stuff going on). But it has a solid dub and good comedy.
I would recommend Heaven’s Design Team (a workplace comedy about adding animals to the garden of eden, complete with fun animal facts), but I don’t think it has an English dub.
spy family has some moments and expresssions certainly not suited for a 6 year old, its about two nation on the brink of war, there are terrorists who say they want to kill people, etc , its rating on netflix is 16+, certainly not recommended for a 6 year old.
I already mentioned the war themes, and I think actual violence is more notable than threats of violence. And we get both in episode one.
Despite that, I do think kids would enjoy it, and there’s nothing to warrant a 16+ rating over a PG rating. I think OP should watch the first ep, then decide whether to watch the rest with the kiddo.
6 year old is a bit of a tough territory here for anime recommendations, stuff like Rumiko Takahashi works (Ranma 1/2 and Inuyasha) almost seem like they’d be fine but they probably tackle slightly too mature subject matter and would be better in early teens age.
This is a bit of an old school recommendation, but you might enjoy checking out the original Astroboy, old Tatsunoko shows and stuff like that. The older anime tends to skew a little less “mature”. However, sensibilities of what is ok for kids in America vs Japan always makes this difficult. For example, Detective Conan is a great kids anime by Japanese standards, but talking about murders and kidnappings might be a little much by American standards. So YMMV.
Obviously Pokemon is a good suggestion here. The original Digimon Movies are also pretty good and are done by a great director (Mamoru Hosoda) so you might like to check it out.
Tis Time for “Torture,” Princess, is very friendly and can be fun.
Wow, thanks for the response everyone. I’ll check all suggestions out!
CITY The Animation
I really think most of the jokes here will fly over a 6-year-old child’s head. It may not have anything inappropriate in it, but the target audience is still adults.
How many jokes in Animaniacs fly over the heads of kids? If a kid can watch and enjoy it, even if they don’t get all the jokes, that’s fine.
If a kid can watch and enjoy it
That’s the problem, I don’t think a 6-year-old child would enjoy it. There’s a difference between not getting all the jokes and not even getting half of them. The primary target audience of Animaniacs is children, with some effort put in to allow adults to also enjoy it. The primary target audience of CITY The Animation is adults.
Media targetted towards children is generally garbage. Are you afraid of children asking parents to explain things?
Cardcaptor Sakura might be good. Note that there’s a really inappropriate relationship between a student and teacher but they removed that relationship when they made the English dub so I’m guessing that’s the version you’d want to go with here. I imagine you’d want something with a dub anyways for someone that age.
Wasn’t that relationship mostly nixed in the anime in general? I realize the manga heavily implied a relationship (well, implied a physical relationship, the emotional “relationship” was obvious pretty early on) but I thought they mostly just implied an awkward crush in the anime?
In the manga they straight-up got engaged. He gave her a ring and everything. In the anime the relationship was downplayed a bit, but it was still there. In the English dub of the anime they rewrote it so the relationship was non-existent and if she was blushing while talking to him it would be because she forgot her homework or something, rather than romantic reasons.
