Is anime even for kids??

JOAOAA said:

Firstly, 800 episodes isn't long, it would only take a couple of months to watch and is entertaining...well maybe not the B&W series, but the rest definitely, stop being soft

Seondly the series isn't episodic, every episode is key to the story (excluding the 1 off...like every other series), Ash needs these episodes so his pokemon can become more powerful so he's able to beat the league and become a pokemon master

Protaku94 said:

I can't speak for the other two, but Steins;Gate is really not a kids anime. Because it can't really grasp their attention for long (with all the talking and theory), and the scenes later on that are too extreme for primetime television (the fake rape, the shootout, the grabbing of the crotches, etc.)

MechaKiryu said:
Dude, I said minus steins; Gate for a reason...

Kagami_Hiiragi said:


Steins Gate and Index aren't really kids anime. When I think of kids anime, stuff like Aurora Dream come to mind.

Red_Keys said:
It's for adults who are still children on the inside. And I don't mean that in a good way.

So yes.

Protaku94 said:
Lol I didn't catch that. Well I feel dumb. Its late and I'm procrastinating OK

Protaku94 said:
Lol I didn't catch that. Well I feel dumb. Its late and I'm procrastinating OK

MechaKiryu said:
This was the part for kids.

"There's Kamen Rider SD, Iron Man, Pokemon, The Ultraman ( This is not on my list but I know it's for kids because I watched a clip on 新ウルトラマン列伝 ( whatever the hell that means in English ) ). There's a few others I can name but nothing comes to mind right now."

Kagami_Hiiragi said:


I missed that too.

REKT by a kid, damn it.

Protaku94 said:
Not sure if trolling or serious . . . Either way, Pokemon is evil and shit, and promotes the evil that is evolution.

Am I doing it right?

y123y said:


So what are adults supposed to watch?

Only thing I watch on TV/computer asides from anime are sports and a movie every now and then

Protaku94 said:
I haven't seen any of those besides Pokemon, but even that is debatable nowadays.

JOAOAA said:
>Only watched pokemon movies
>calls it shit

dude go watch the actually series, no wonder why you're thinking pokemon is episodic

also it isn't evil, it is the friendliest show someone could watch and it will always make you happy

Protaku94 said:
I'm watching X and Y right now, good sir. And I've seen hundreds of Pokemon episodes in my life --- just not in order. And if episodic means the episodes don't have anything to with each other, it's SUPER episodic. I skipped all of B and W, and it still feels like Ash is coming to Kalos from Sinnoh.

And Pokemon IS evil. Didn't you hear it promotes the devil on the news???

MechaKiryu said:
Kamen Rider and Ultraman is for kids. Does this look like something bad for children lol?




This is not from the anime but pretty much all the Ultraman series are similar in some way.

y123y said:


So what are adults supposed to watch?

Only thing I watch on TV/computer for entertainment asides from anime are sports and a movie every now and then

y123y said:
He still hasnt caught them all.....

Protaku94 said:
I'd hate to say it, but I get the impression that kids would associate this with Power Rangers, and therefore the un-cool, at least the ones I know.

MechaKiryu said:
They're actually part of the same genre ( Tokusatsu ) but Power Rangers is a rip off of Super Sentai. If you'd watch at least one series ( I recommend Ultraman Nexus ) you'd see that it's really quite different and better.

Qans said:
Yes the difference is that japan isnt afraid to show their children a little graphical content wheras North America tries to shield the kids from watching shows w/ slightly mature themes

Kagami_Hiiragi said:
Some are. Pokemon, Aikatsu, and Aurora Dream are three examples.

furdlemygurdle said:
It's hard to recommend you a good kids show because even if Japan markets shows towards kids, they are still much more mature and violent that the kids shows that America produces. Compare stuff like DBZ to Spongebob.

That being said, even though I haven't watched it, I remember someone telling me Dennou Coil was for kids, even though I doubt it a little. And even if it was for kids, it doesn't have a dub, so idk if its good for kids as it is.

If your cousin is a girl, try some magical girl shit like Sailor Moon, Cardcaptor Sakura, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, etc.

There are a lot of great anime movies for kids though. Anything from Ghibli (except, god forbid, Grave of the Fireflies), the movies by Mamoru Hisoda, etc.

Other than that, youre stuck with stuff like Yu Gi Oh, Pokemon, Beyblade, etc.

RevInity said:


Tell that to 90's cartoons

Protaku94 said:
I did hear the roots of Power Rangers were Asian so you're probably right. And yeah I might try it sometime, but these kids . . . they'll just make fun of the characters on screen.

Protaku94 said:
Yeah it really comes down to Pokemon and the like. It'll probably have to be something episodic. And my cousin's a guy . . . so no Sailor Moon and Shoujo's for him cuzz he's pretty sexist lol.

MechaKiryu said:
This is true for most Ultraman series ( Especially Neos but this was supposed to be a parody but still ), Nexus is different. It's really hard to explain it, you have to see it yourself.
If the guys in suits is the issue, you should show them Ultraseven X. This one has a more serious tone to it compared to other series. At times there's a few comedy parts though. Also, one of my friends played one of the lead female characters.

Protaku94 said:
I think cartoons today are even less for kids than they were back in the 90's. I mean look at Regular Show where they say mild swear words now like nothing. Then again, I don't know how 90's you wanna go. Ren and Stimpy comes to mind.

RevInity said:


Ren and Stimpy was the gutter of 90s cartoons same with rocko's modern life. I'd even throw in courage the cowardly dog in there too. Almost every mid 90's to early 2000 show had all kinds of jelly and jam that I never even realized was there. Usually things like innuendos.

Protaku94 said:
You seem like a huge fan, so I'll take your word for it ^_^ Still sounds complicated though lol. You're the only person I've met who's ever talked about this anime. Must be really underated.

dream_eater1012 said:
Well, as a pretty young kid I would watch stuff like Pokemon, Yu-gi-oh, DBZ, and Sailor Moon on TV. I'm not sure how a super conservative mother would think, though.

Protaku94 said:
Think like:
Pokemon=Trying to convert your kid to satan
Yugioh=Promoting rebelious way of dressing
DBZ=Too high standards for men
Sailor Moon=SEXIST AS FUK

All those have a bit too many episodes though.

MechaKiryu said:
The Ultraman franchise as a whole is really popular in Japan. Ultraman isn't really popular in the United States though but if I'm correct, there was one cartoon of it called " ULTRAMAN U.S.A" and a live action series called "Ultraman Powered". The Ultraman franchise is slowly gaining popularity in America with movies like Pacific Rim ( This was inspired by a really old show called Jumborg Ace which was a spin off show of Ultraman ), The American Godzilla franchise and a bunch of other kaiju and Tokusatsu movies.

Protaku94 said:
Hmmm I'm suprised I haven't heard of it then. I'll look into it a bit more thanks. I did love me my Power Rangers back in the day.

Kagami_Hiiragi said:

Steins Gate and Index aren't really kids anime. When I think of kids anime, stuff like Aurora Dream come to mind.

MechaKiryu said:
There's this anime called YAT Anshin! Uchuu Ryokou that was created by another one of my friends. It's a kid friendly anime too.

Protaku94 said:
Looks friendly enough, but for me, a bit too old looking lol.

You're teaching me so much, senpai~

Ockap1812 said:
Anime is made for obese anti social teenagers and man children with first world emotional problems.