Hi all, I’d like to find some anime for my 9 year old daughter. So far, she’s watched: Little Witch Academia & Kaleido Star.

She doesn’t really like anything too dark or violent. Thanks!

Edit:

Thanks for all the responses, some great suggestions!

  • rafarlox
    4·
    2 years ago

    Maybe something chill and comfy like Yuru Camp ?

  • Ava
    3·
    2 years ago

    Cardcaptor Sakura and Sailor Moon were made with kids in mind, I think. Definitely seems like a lot of people grew up watching them.

    Keep your hands off Eizouken is one of my recent favourites, and I think would be really enjoyable as a kid. Lots of imagination scenes and a really sweet story about friends.

    Nichijou should also be inoffensive, just kid shenanigans. They don’t always make sense, but the tone is very chill. Also Azumanga Daiou, similar vibes I think.

    Paripi Koumei is a recent show about a girl trying to launch her singing career with the help of a reincarnated chinese general, I don’t think it has any scary scenes but a lot of it does take place in a club, and depicts alcohol. But the story and characters are heart-warming and I enjoyed it a lot.

    I’ve also heard very good things about Carole and Tuesday, which came out around the same time and also centres around music. But I’d recommend looking into the themes more, I don’t know how serious it gets.

    Hinamatsuri - I think this might be the funniest show I’ve ever watched. It cracked me up even on a rewatch. It does center on a Yakuza member, so there are some jokes that might appear scary, though being a comedy of course everything works out pretty quickly. It depends on her tolerance for those themes.

    One I don’t see recommended often is Gatchaman Crowds. I just looked up the rating and it is 13+, but I loved that show, and remember recommending it to my younger brother around your daughter’s age.

    I haven’t met a 9-year-old in a while, so sorry if my recommendations skew a little older! Definitely the first three should be good for her, the others might need to wait a year or two depending on her tolerance and what you’re okay showing her. But if she watched Little Witch Academia, none of these shows get darker than that, for sure.

  • SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml
    2·
    2 years ago

    Non Non Biyori, Mitsuboshi Colors, and K-on are pretty light-hearted, slice of life, comedies that would all be good

  • Little8Lost@lemmy.world
    2·
    2 years ago

    i suggest Bofuri: maxing out my defense so i dont get hurt. It has some fighting scenes because it is in an vr mmo rpg. But very funny. Dont know about translation tho

  • Himawari@lemmy.4d2.org
    2·
    2 years ago

    Does she have any specific interests? I guess if nothing in general, she might enjoy something like Spirited Away or Spy x Family?

  • d3ceived@lemmy.world
    2·
    2 years ago

    Majo no Tabitabi. A very enjoyable magical adventure. Episode 8 has a jump scare that she might not like, so skip that one or watch it yourself first and decide. The episode itself starts with a warning about this so you don’t need to remember which one it is.

    Somali – another magical adventure, I don’t recall it containing any scenes that a child would be uncomfortable with.

    • Hatch@lemmy.ml
      1·
      2 years ago

      I just finished watching this, NO WAY DO YOU SHOW THIS TO A YOUNG KID.

    • Little8Lost@lemmy.world
      11·
      2 years ago

      then i suggest elfenlied and euphoria if you want a troll here. Tthe second is weird porn, i only seen a warning but i still remember the name after years. So dont look it up when your are not into shit (right pronaunciation)

  • peppy6582@sopuli.xyz
    2·
    2 years ago

    TV Shows

    • Sailor Moon Crystal
    • Spy x Family - there is some light spoiler 1 in the beginning
    • Pokemon
    • Dr. Stone - Profanity/Partial Nudity non-gratuitous spoiler 2 (my 9 yr old loves this show)
    • Avatar: The Last Airbender
    • The Legend of Korra - LGBTQ Themes spoiler 3
    1

    murdering

    2

    “ass,” “hell,” “d–k,” “s–t”/ backsides, cleavage, revealing outfits, characters imagine each other in sexualized poses (but without sexual activity)

    3

    Korra is bi-sexual

    Movies

    • My Neighbor Totoro
    • Ponyo
    • Spirited Away - illicit substances and blood spoiler 1
    • Kiki’s Delivery Service - smoking
    1

    There are references to smoking and the drinking of sake. In one scene, a dragon trying to protect the main character is attacked and returns injured and bleeding from the mouth

  • daiskun
    2·
    2 years ago

    It has some fight but maybe she’ll like CardCaptor Sakura

  • Andvari@lemmy.world
    21·
    2 years ago

    Angelic Layer, Azumanga Daioh, Fruits Basket, anything Studio Ghibli, maybe Spy x Family.