| Dad always just mocks it. Only time my mom ever paid attention to one I was watching was with Phantom, which she was definitely getting into. |
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| I show mum Kimi Ni Todoke all the time!! :P She just laughs, I'm not sure if that's good or not. |
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| My dad laughed hard at Detroit Metal City. |
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WeirdHeather said: This thread makes me think carefully of my own situation. I enjoy anime - at least certain genres - and I am the age of many of your parents. But I'm definitely a weirdo. Even at my age, I can enjoy some series that shouldn't appeal at all to my demographic - such as magical girl and harem shows. ... No, you're not a weirdo, ask anyone what differences between anime and cartoon, most of the people would say that anime is for all ages, while cartoons are mainly for kids, though, I think everyone can watch whatever they like ignoring the age, so, it doesn't matter what's your age, while you enjoy it. Seeing other comments, I must say each parent is different, like some of your parents like Ghibli films, my dad for example is not a big fan, he doesn't find anything interesting in them (As most of them are fantasy), my mother liked Grave of Fireflies, it's only anime I showed them. UnculturedWhitey said: My dad laughed hard at Detroit Metal City. I showed it to my mother, no good, she didn't really understood the humor, dropped at half. Meanwhile my mother enjoys FMA: Brotherhood, already on episode 37. I thought she might drop it after she'll see the monsters like: But she still want to watch it till the end. |
| THIS JUST IN!!!! RESULTS OF THE CONTROVERSIAL EXPERIMENT SHOW THAT 90% OF PARENTS PREFER COUNT CHOCOLATE TO BOOBERRY!!!!! |
| My dad was the watching-cartoons-with-me-parent, when I was a kid, but I've never tried showing him any anime 'on purpose'. Tho I'm sure he's watching/would watch anything with lots of fights. I was watching some anime with my mom, tho. She's seen some episodes of Bebop with me and liked it. We also watched Grave of fireflies together (and cried together). Later, I've showed her Tsumiki no Ie and she really enjoyed it. She also watched Tokyo Godfathers on her own and liked it. |
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| My Father really likes anime. We used to watch it together a few years ago but now we watch anime on own. I think he's currently watching pokemon, one piece, Saint Seiya Omega, Gundam and is waiting for the new Fate anime. My mom watches anime only if it's dubbed because she doesn't like to listen japanese, she dislikes the language. |
| My friend's dad watched Death Note and liked it a lot. I myself have never watched any anime with my parents (since I don't think DBZ counts because of some reasons), but I want to watch Monster or Rainbow with my dad because I think he might like it. As for my mom, I don't know. She is more into the romance or comedy genre for movies, but I don't think any of the anime that I watched from these types would suit her taste, unfortunately. Maybe we should just watch Monster together, anyway haha. |
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| Ive thought of trying this as well. Unfortunately my dads a real stick in the mud and thats putting it lightly and my mom, well, I know for a fact she'd not care in a different way from him. |
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| Last time i tried convincing my parents to watch anime, they beat me up (yeah, both) ... :( they hate anime with a passion, especially my dad, some of my dads wonderful quotes include: "you watching dem jap cartoons again?" "grew yer ass up kid" oh and also.... " dont watch that oriental shit son, remember what those jap bitched did to us at pearl harbor" :( |
| Interesting what your parents like and dislike. Surprised to see someone who doesn't like FMA. silversaint said: ive only showed them Grave of the Fireflies an Tsumiki no Ie an they liked them both will probably show them Wolf Children later That one short romance scene though. I don't wanna show the movie to my parents because of that. |
| The only anime stuff I've shown to my family are some death scenes in Higurashi and some other anime, and some hentai to my little sister. Yea, they aren't going to watch anime anytime soon. |
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| I showed my dad Cowboy Bebop and Ergo Proxy, and I showed my older brother Mononoke and Psycho Pass. I mostly wanted to dispel any stereotypes they had about the medium, as their only previous experience with Anime was when me and my older brother, like everyone else, watched DBZ as a kid on Toonami. While they won't go out of their way to watch any series, they now know Anime is not all childish stuff. |
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Forgetfulness said: 11-12Korrvo said: That sounds like a perfect setup for some wince-The only anime stuff I've shown to my family are some death scenes in Higurashi and some other anime, and some hentai to my little sister. Yea, they aren't going to watch anime anytime soon. Just curious, how old is/was she? |
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Kusuriuri_San said: I was a retarded 15-16 year old, gimme a break^ ... |
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Korrvo said: Forgetfulness said: 11-12Korrvo said: That sounds like a perfect setup for some wince-The only anime stuff I've shown to my family are some death scenes in Higurashi and some other anime, and some hentai to my little sister. Yea, they aren't going to watch anime anytime soon. Just curious, how old is/was she? Lolwut? (This'll end up like OreImo at this rate). |
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Korrvo said: Forgetfulness said: 11-12Korrvo said: That sounds like a perfect setup for some wince-The only anime stuff I've shown to my family are some death scenes in Higurashi and some other anime, and some hentai to my little sister. Yea, they aren't going to watch anime anytime soon. Just curious, how old is/was she? ... At least it was vanilla hentai, right? You didn't show her any rape/tentacle/guro shit, right? |
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| Watch monster or something like mushishi, they might like those |
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Andan210 said: IIRC I made her watch this first because she wanted her big bro to find a reference/justification for some random hentai porn she accidently stumbled upon on and it bothered her because she never saw it before, and this because I wanted to troll the everliving shit out of her (pun intended). Possibly something else.Korrvo said: Forgetfulness said: 11-12Korrvo said: That sounds like a perfect setup for some wince-The only anime stuff I've shown to my family are some death scenes in Higurashi and some other anime, and some hentai to my little sister. Yea, they aren't going to watch anime anytime soon. Just curious, how old is/was she? ... At least it was vanilla hentai, right? You didn't show her any rape/tentacle/guro shit, right? Then she asked why anime seemed so perverted and then I showed her this because I was obsessing over goro stuffs at that age, and... Yea. Forever mentally scarred. SolBlade said: It seemed like Oreimo at first but then I trolled. Lolwut? (This'll end up like OreImo at this rate). It was funny as shit and I regret nothing. |
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| I'll say that I had quite the opposite problem in 1985, during a period when I found myself unemployed. I hated cartoons. It was my retired father who introduced me to Robotech. It took him two weeks of pestering me to give it a try because it's different. One day I gave in and, well, the rest is history. :) I enjoy slice of life anime the most now, having left behind the space monsters and cyborg anime. If it takes place in Japan in recent times and has endearing characters, I like it. My wife and her sister are hooked on kimi ni todoke, after I spent $200 on the three sets of blu ray discs. They. Also like Garden of Words and Colorful. There is no stereotypical anime. There is only the limited perceptions of those who've been exposed to a tiny sliver of mainstream anime. |
| Watching hentai with your little sister. #justMALthings |
Korrvo said: Andan210 said: IIRC I made her watch this first because she wanted her big bro to find a reference/justification for some random hentai porn she accidently stumbled upon on and it bothered her because she never saw it before, and this because I wanted to troll the everliving shit out of her (pun intended). Possibly something else.Korrvo said: Forgetfulness said: 11-12Korrvo said: That sounds like a perfect setup for some wince-The only anime stuff I've shown to my family are some death scenes in Higurashi and some other anime, and some hentai to my little sister. Yea, they aren't going to watch anime anytime soon. Just curious, how old is/was she? ... At least it was vanilla hentai, right? You didn't show her any rape/tentacle/guro shit, right? Then she asked why anime seemed so perverted and then I showed her this because I was obsessing over goro stuffs at that age, and... Yea. Forever mentally scarred. SolBlade said: It seemed like Oreimo at first but then I trolled. Lolwut? (This'll end up like OreImo at this rate). It was funny as shit and I regret nothing. Well, Kanojo^3 is awesome vanilla and Higurashi is awsome gore, so that's fine i guess. Besides, they serve an educational role on showing the way people make babys and the human anatomy respectively. But the other one... |
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Andan210 said: Then she asked why anime seemed so perverted and then I showed her this because I was obsessing over goro stuffs at that age, and... Yea. Forever mentally scarred. That's really messed up. Honestly. To show that to a 11-year old, god. I really hope for her she somehow has been able to forget about that, 'cause that sure leaves one hell of a (negative) influence for someone that age. |
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Yhuuro said: She seems fine now. TBH she's 15 now and 4 years younger than me but she seems more mature than me the majority of the time.Andan210 said: Then she asked why anime seemed so perverted and then I showed her this because I was obsessing over goro stuffs at that age, and... Yea. Forever mentally scarred. That's really messed up. Honestly. To show that to a 11-year old, god. I really hope for her she somehow has been able to forget about that, 'cause that sure leaves one hell of a (negative) influence for someone that age. The real surprise is that she still likes me after all the stuff I did to her when I was younger. Really odd actually cause I used to be a massive douche to her. /shrug |
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Yhuuro said: i've been familiar with porn since i got internet in 1st grade, saw goatse, and some various gore from snopes in 4th grade, and finished the Offended Challenge in 6th grade or so; can't say it affected me too much, other than the immediate shock value; Andan210 said: Then she asked why anime seemed so perverted and then I showed her this because I was obsessing over goro stuffs at that age, and... Yea. Forever mentally scarred. That's really messed up. Honestly. To show that to a 11-year old, god. I really hope for her she somehow has been able to forget about that, 'cause that sure leaves one hell of a (negative) influence for someone that age. and it was the real deal too; can't imagine cartoon violence will leave that much of a lasting impression when im looking at my cousin, i come to the conclusion that 2000's kids are stronger than we were, due to the popularity of the internet; people are underestimating kids, and overreacting when it comes to stuff like this |
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| I kinda want to try this now with my parents. XD |
Exploshun said: I kinda want to try this now with my parents. XD Do it! |
| Ah, this is a good topic for us younglings. It's really great to watch shows with anyone, be it your parents, siblings, or friends. If you haven't, show one of your favorites to someone, and maybe make sure it isn't awkwardly sexualized if it's their first time. |
| My father doesn't like fiction. I watched a few ghibli movies with my mother. She merely tolerated them. She's a firm believer that all animation is for kids and cannot possibly be enjoyed by adults. |
| I don't want my parents to watch anime O_O I just think it be weird. I'm not sure why, if I mean IF they ever did I know already they would watch dubbed and to me imo its TABOO T-T |
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| On a side note, the title made me think of what would happen if you tried to show Serial Experiments Lain to someone who has only a cursory knowledge of anime. I wonder what the result would be. |
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| Stop posting in sexual experiments for parents pls |
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Pknoctis said: Cool so I'm not the only one that thought that's what this thread was called.Stop posting in sexual experiments for parents pls |
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Kusuriuri_San said: It's not like Serial Experiments Lain is something that changes a lot if you have a large knowledge of Japanese animation. I watched Serial Experiments Lain with my mother and she reacted as expected: awe-struck. She appreciated the subtle complexity.On a side note, the title made me think of what would happen if you tried to show Serial Experiments Lain to someone who has only a cursory knowledge of anime. I wonder what the result would be. Anime is just animation. Any other medium can express the same stories, just in different ways. |
Moros_Fate said: Kusuriuri_San said: It's not like Serial Experiments Lain is something that changes a lot if you have a large knowledge of Japanese animation. I watched Serial Experiments Lain with my mother and she reacted as expected: awe-struck. She appreciated the subtle complexity.On a side note, the title made me think of what would happen if you tried to show Serial Experiments Lain to someone who has only a cursory knowledge of anime. I wonder what the result would be. Anime is just animation. Any other medium can express the same stories, just in different ways. In my experience people who don't watch anime have a much lower tolerance for surreal imagery than those who do. And also, in my personal experience, those who don't have a high tolerance for symbolic or surreal imagery are often chased away by too much of it. |
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| Anime series are just cartoons to my dad, while my mom is a bit more impartial. Neither really care, though my mom enjoys Detective Conan. |
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| So many tastes... Hard to tell which one would like or not. Anyways, I need help for some good comedy which my parents would enjoy, for example, Gintama wasn't successful, I tried showing them episode 151. The one I thought so far is Danshi Koukousei. Any other ideas are welcome! |
| My dad liked FMA And my mum's a regular watcher thank you death note and we watch them every night. If turned her in to a fan My granny liked howls moving castle |
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| My parents liked Studio Ghibli movies. Tried watching Baccano with them and got 6 eps into it in one day but then haven't gotten around to finishing it so I guess that didn't work out. Their opinion of Baccano was that it was too violent. |
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| My father actually introduced me to anime many years ago during the first Scifi anime marathon. Roujin Z, Akira, Project Ako, and a few others hooked me into anime. I just took it and ran with it. I'd get series online from other people, ebay, or conventions. He'd buy those $30 movies at Sunco and Media Play. For a while there he picked a show he liked and watched it obsessively, like Berserk, Escaflowne, Nadesico, Tenchi, etc. Since he got netflix he'll watch show after show. Then complain when there's no more anime for him to watch. On the other hand mom hates the stuff. I think the one show she's ever shown interest in was YuYu Hakusho during the retrieve Yukina arc. She really got into that one. I know our family's obsession turned her off of it. Though I think if I showed her things like Fire Tripper, Grave of the Fireflies, or Hanibei Renmei she'd enjoy them. Funnygames I'm going to suggest Roujin Z, Scrapped Princess, or Witch Hunter Robin for your mother. Serial Experiments Lain and Bubblegum Crisis 2040 might be other ones you can try. |
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| My parents don't usually watch anime with me. Mom's not really interested in watching any anime or cartoons. My dad likes watching cartoons in general, so he doesn't mind watching anime. Nowadays I tend to watch anime when he and my mother would be watching something else on t.v. |
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skyzblue said: My parents think anime is weird :( My mum thinks anime is a type of porn... |
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iiYuki said: My mum thinks anime is a type of porn... Hahaha! My mom used to think that, too. I don't watch a whole lot of anime with my parents, particularly my dad who I don't see very often as he lives far away. What I have shown my mom is Code Geass, Avatar: The Last Airbender (yes, I know it's technically not anime), and the first few episodes of Mushi-shi. She really liked Code Geass and loved Avatar. I'm not sure what she thought of Mushi-shi, as she kept falling asleep while watching it (she works like a dog, so she can be pretty tired in the evenings). I've watched the first episode (maybe two episodes?) of Fullmetal Alchemist with my dad, and he didn't care much for it. Same with the first three episodes of Avatar. He inadvertently watched the first episode of Cowboy Bebop and liked it. We watched a couple random episodes of Mushi-shi together and he liked that, as well as the first few episodes of Code Geass, which he really liked, I think because of the fact that it was doing an alternate take on history. We also watched Kara no Kyoukai together, but beyond the animation he didn't care much for it. My dad doesn't like fantasy very much at all. With Kara no Kyoukai, he thought the characters were very expressionless, which I can fully understand, especially with the visual aesthetic of that series. In general I only show my parents things that I think they might like, given what I've shown them before and their reactions to those shows. After all, who wants to watch something they don't care much for? One reason I have for deciding to start watching some anime with my parents is to get them to realize that it can have substance and is a worthwhile form of entertainment and enjoyment of the video medium. Considering that I love watching anime, and that I've gotten more and more into it over the past several years, I don't want my parents to think of it as only being childish cartoons or animated porn. A lot of people I've come across who only know very vaguely what anime is seem to be unnecessarily dismissive of it (a former guitar teacher called it "Japanimation" somewhat demeaningly), so I guess showing my parents anime is a way for me to at least show some people close to me what it is in its full form, as well as a way to share a very enjoyable activity of mine with them. |
| Your dad has good taste for dropping Shingeki no Kyojin and Gintama right away. |
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| Try to make them watch The dog of Flanders. Since they enjoyed Grave of the Fireflies, I bet they will like this film too |
| Ok, my mother finished FMA: Brotherhood, she really like it. Even the end. 10/10 Now I need to think what I can show my parents next. lupadim said: Your dad has good taste for dropping Shingeki no Kyojin and Gintama right away. Then what would you recommend me to show him so he won't drop? |
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