• Aux@feddit.ukEnglish
    5·
    2 hours ago

    Anime doesn’t sexualise underage people, because until the 2023 age of consent in Japan was 13. It’s 16 now, so for American prudes it’s still underage. Just don’t forget that in most of the world the age of consent is much much lower than in the US.

    And if anything, this meme is a cultural appropriation as the American view is being pushed on another culture. If you don’t want to learn about and accept foreign culture - watch Marvell movies instead.

  • starman2112@sh.itjust.works
    28·
    3 hours ago

    Reposting from the last time this subject came up

    Bolded titles are my top recs. Series listed in chronological order of my seeing them:

    Steins;Gate (correction: episode 8 unfortunately has one character grope another one. Everyone rightfully calls him out for being a creepass)

    Castlevania (shut up yes it is)

    Vivy: Fluorite Eyes Song

    Violet Evergarden (not the movie)

    Hyouka (skip the ova)

    Belle

    A Silent Voice

    Baccano

    Deca-dence

    Trigun

    Akudama Drive

    ACCA: 13 Territory Inspection Dept.

    Fullmetal Alchemist

    Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

    Spy Family

    Mushishi

    5 Centimeters Per Second

    Afro Samurai

    Your Lie In April

    Nichijou

    Odd Taxi

    Cowboy Bebop

    Canaan

    Sk8 the Infinity

    Supercrooks

    Bocchi the Rock

    House of Five Leaves

    Weathering With You

    Haibane Renmei

    Samurai Flamenco

    BNA

    Redline

    Planetes

    Last Exile

    Witch Hunter Robin

    Noir

    Wolf’s Rain

    Boogiepop Phantom

    Boogiepop And Others

    Ghost In The Shell (all timelines)

    Niea_7

    Serial Experiments Lain

    Megalo Box

    Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto

    Samurai Champloo

    Bubblegum Crisis

    Ergo Proxy

    Read Or Die (OVA and The TV)

    Madlax

    Moribito

    Xam’d: Lost Memories

    Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

    Kyousougiga

    Orb: On the Movements of the Earth

    Cyberpunk Edgerunners

    Sonny Boy

    Kiki’s Delivery Service

    Thus concludes the exhaustive list of animes I’ve watched where I didn’t have to put up with any sexualization of minors

  • S_H_K@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    1·
    1 hour ago

    I will do you one better. instead of going for one series search for seinen genere. you can also add some cyberpunk

  • Eugene V. Debs' Ghost@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    24·
    5 hours ago
    • JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (Please start on part one)
    • Outlaw Star
    • Trigun
    • Cowboy Bebop
    • Space Dandy
    • Panty and Stocking with Garderbelt
    • Mob Psycho 100
    • Samurai Champloo
    • Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
    • JackbyDev@programming.devEnglish
      1·
      3 hours ago

      Outlaw Star! Aisha Clan Clan, my beloved queen. The first cat girl crush lol. Very nostalgic.

      I remember this as a kid on Toonami, one day they said “asshole” or something (I don’t remember) and my dad was angry and told me I can’t watch it anymore because they swore.

  • wrinkledoo@sh.itjust.works
    31·
    5 hours ago

    I find that if you want good anime recommendations, the recommendation must come from someone that doesn’t like anime. Anime fans tend to be really out of touch with certain baselines… like not being an open pervert.(I’ve seen that hentai hoodie, don’t lie.) Also people who don’t like anime can distinguish between “good for an anime” and “good”.

    So I offer mine: Cyberpunk Edgerunners and Spirited Away.

  • macmacfire@lemmy.ml
    6·
    4 hours ago

    I just ctrl F’d “Undead Unluck” and didn’t find it so there’s that one. In fact, it even makes sure to establish the importance of healthy relationships! AND that beauty isn’t always in youth!

  • zourn@lemmy.world
    33·
    7 hours ago

    I’ve been keeping my eye out for anime I can watch with my early teen daughter, and the intersection between good anime and anime that doesn’t require ample amounts of jiggle physics is fairly small.

    The list is pretty much:

    • Mashle
    • Dragon Goes House Hunting
    • Cells at Work
    • jacksilver@lemmy.world
      9·
      5 hours ago

      Yeah, it’s definitely hard. A couple I can think of:

      • Tri-Gun
      • Delicious in Dungeon
      • Dr. Stone
      • Cowboy Bebop
      • Fullmetal Alchemist (I think is mostly safe)
      • DBZ (Mostly safe, I think Dragonball has some questionable stuff)
      • Komi can’t communicate (relationships seem mostly okay)
      • One punchman
      • Mon Pyscho
      • Steins Gate
      • Kinos Journey

      The real issue is finding an anime that doesn’t oversexualize anyone and still has lead female characters. If you’re looking for early teen I think the US actually makes better shows:

      • Gravity Falls
      • Amphibia
      • Star vs Forces of evil
      • Infinity Train
      • Young Justice

      There’s more I could recommend, but for a teenager daughter those all probably have better plot, character development, and female leads than most of what I can think of for anime (although being a guy there are probably a number of anime I’m just not aware of).

        • jacksilver@lemmy.world
          2·
          50 minutes ago

          Oh yeah, but I guess I was giving it a pass cause it goes both ways. Both the women and men have ridiculous designs.

          Also, even though they definitely feel sexual, the actual dialogue doesn’t focus on it too much (at least from what I can recall). It helps that the main character is really only interested in science.

          Edit: It also has the issue that pretty much every major character is a guy.

      • Warl0k3@lemmy.world
        3·
        4 hours ago

        I just wanna point out that while cowboy bebop is incredible, Fae Valentine’s outfit is skimpy to the point that she’s wandering around with her shorts unbuttoned in basically every scene where she’s not in a disguise (and she’s only staying in that top through the power of double-sided tape). By modern standards it’s really not great towards the women characters (except possibly ed).

    • starman2112@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      4 hours ago

      It’s been a while since I’ve seen some of these, so you should probably look into them before watching with your kid, but hopefully it’s a good starting point

      Vivy: Fluorite Eyes Song

      Hyouka (skip the ova)

      Belle

      Trigun

      ACCA: 13 Territory Inspection Dept. (may be a bit boring for a teenager)

      Mushishi (also may be boring for a teenager)

      Nichijou

      Bocchi the Rock

      Weathering With You

      Haibane Renmei (very heavy emotional themes, bit of violence in the first episode, some references to self harm)

      Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto

      Moribito

      Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

      The entirety of Studio Ghibli’s work

      • Eyedust@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        1·
        4 hours ago

        Damn, you beat me to it. Mushi Shi is an unfinished masterpiece and severely underrated. I had some I wanted to add to this list, but honestly some have blood and such which I don’t know exactly what you’d want for an early teens daughter. I would have recommended Delicious in Dungeon, but there are some dismemberment scenes and it sort of downplays death, as you can and can’t die in the dungeon. Lemme try to see what I can dig up from my history though.

        • Kimi ni Todoke - It is romance, but its so fluffy and goes lightly into what bullying can do to people as well as showing that people are not always who they seem on the outside. Touches on judging others, but remains extremely lighthearted.
        • Saiki K - One of the few anime that has made me legitimately laugh. It’s nonsensical and good for most ages. I’m usually a romance buff, but this one drew me in when I curiously watched the first episode.
        • Spice and Wolf - I watched the original and started the remake. I think either should be fine. Great adventure story with a bit of romance.
        • Ballroom Youkoso - So this will fall a bit into the unhealthy relationships. I can’t remember if there was any nudity, but it does stem from the viewpoint of a hormonal teenage boy. However, the art of the dancing is absolutely stunning. Just beware the necks. Iirc, there are crazy long necks in this one, lol.
        • Yuri on Ice - Similar to Ballroom Youkoso, but has a bit of an unhealthy relationship as a side story, iirc. I haven’t seen it all, just a bit of it and can’t remember much. I really enjoyed the skating scenes, which are very similar to the dancing scenes in Ballroom. It is a boys’ love, but that’s not the main point of the anime.
        • Spy x Family - Haven’t seen it all, but what I have seen is great and seems good for younger generations.
        • Arakawa Under the Bridge - Okay, this may be a bit much at times, but damn if its not hilarious and mysterious. There is some non-showy nudity, I think, but its more like bathing and such, nothing extreme.
        • Dr. Stone - This should be all around a good pick for multiple ages. Apocalyptic scenario with reinventing the wheel as the theme.
        • Cells at Work! - Another one I’ve seen little of, but it was pretty good and teaches a fair bit about the internal human anatomy.
        • Silver Spoon - Anime based around farming. It’s a happy little anime with a bit of serious undertones for the background of the characters. Made by the creator of Full Metal Alchemist. I would also recommend FMA, but there may be some parts of that anime that could be a bit scary for younger teens.
        • Komi Can’t Communicate - Another good romance base. It starts around misunderstandings and the fear of speaking in public, but devolves later into just a regular slapstick romcom. However, that’s mostly in the manga where it goes far beyond the anime.
        • My Hero Academia - I did get into this for a bit, but it sorta fell off my radar for no particular reason.
        • Frieren: Journey’s End - Have not watched all of this, but the first 3 episodes were amazing and the story is endearing as well as very emotional. A great adventure with a touch of tragedy, but it seems well recommended for all ages.

        I have many more, but I have watched a disgusting amount of anime and can’t remember everything. I’ve been watching anime and reading manga since 2006, lol. Please, anyone correct me on any of these. My memory is hazy, especially when it comes to older anime I watched a long time ago.

    • LordKitsuna@lemmy.world
      1·
      5 hours ago

      Surprisingly most of the anime with " villainess" in the title are both good and more wholesome focused. Many have relationship aspects but they don’t rely on fanservice. snow white with the red hair is also good in that respect

  • wia@lemmy.ca
    4·
    4 hours ago

    And no child soldier business. Kids don’t need to be going to war

    • Corn@lemmy.mlEnglish
      11·
      4 hours ago

      Do you think movies shouldn’t depict the human cost of war either?

      • wia@lemmy.ca
        1·
        1 hour ago

        I just don’t want to watch another anime about the chosen child having to go to battle when adults are around and can do it for them. Old people sitting around while a bunch of 12yo are going on a world saving adventure.

        You can consume whatever media you like, I prefer not having this in mine.

        This is kind of an odd comment onin a thread about things that exist in reality that we don’t want to see…

  • hmmm@sh.itjust.works
    14·
    6 hours ago
    • Attack on Titan
    • Monster
    • Girls Last Tour
    • Akira
    • Black Lagoon
    • Death Note
    • Ghost in the Shell
    • Kaiju No 8
    • Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
    • Redline
    • Paprika
    • Pluto
    • Serial Experiment Lain
    • Spy X Family
    • Tokyo Revenger
    • ERASED
    • Stein Gate
    • Mob Psycho 100
    • Cowboy Bebop
    • Vinland Saga
    • Dorohedoro
    • Dororo
    • Perfect Blue
    • Gintama
    • NANA
    • Berserk
    • Anne of The Green Gable(1987)
    • Anne Shirley (2025)
    • The Apothecary Diaries (MaoMao look underage but she is 19)
    • Maid in Abyss
    • MUSHI-SHI
    • Kingdom
    • Hajime no Ippo
    • Look Back
    • A Silent Voice
    • Bungo Stray Dogs
    • To Be Hero X
    • My Dress-Up Darling (Primary Adult Cast/Sienen)
    • Code Gyatt(GEASS)
    • Parasyte
  • merrickal@lemmy.world
    38·
    8 hours ago

    Would Friren count? Romance of the two teens are age appropriate for them. And two dudes that are enamoured with older women, but I think that’s it.

    • infinitesunrise@slrpnk.netEnglish
      11·
      7 hours ago

      I’m waiting for the canonical reason why the female elves look like children while the one male elf we’ve met is drawn like a grown man. And I really hope it’s not that their brain outpaces their body because then we’re in the “5000 year old witch in a child’s body” trope.

      If this is addressed in the manga, no spoilers plz beyond a simple “Yes, it is.”

      • KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        10·
        7 hours ago

        I’d assume it’s because the only male elf is older? Idk this feels like looking for inappropriate intentions because you want there to be one.

        • infinitesunrise@slrpnk.netEnglish
          5·
          6 hours ago

          I’m sorry if my critical exploration of anime I enjoy makes you feel defensive but I literally just explained why I think that would be the worst reason. Don’t worry no one’s canceling Freiren, we’re just having a chat.

          “Adult elf bodies reflect their own self-image” would be pretty cool. Especially for the monk.

          • KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com
            1·
            3 hours ago

            I mean, we have a sample size of 3 (in the anime anyway), and don’t actually know for certain how old any of them are. The only thing we really know is that Frieren is likely the youngest.

  • ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml
    7·
    7 hours ago

    Heavy metal comedy = Detroit Metal City DMC.

    Post-apo conspiracy = Ergo Proxy

    Alien abduction comedy = Level E

    Occult shop = xxxHolic

    I can’t name anything else matching your criteria