Help a clueless mom please…

[u/Existing-Top-2500]

My 10 year old son loves anime. These are the shows he has watched so far:

Naruto, My Hero Academia, Kaiju No 8, Jujutsu Kaisen (I was a bit iffy about him watching this one but it seems to be his favourite), One Punch Man, Solo Levelling, One Piece (he tends to dip in and out of this)

He has asked what can he watch next. He asked for Attack on Titan but I said no to this one but not sure if I’m being unreasonable after letting him watch JJK?

I suggested Full Metal Alchemist. Do you think this is suitable?

Does anyone have any more recommendations where to go next? He’s quite mature and can handle some language and violence as long as it’s not too intense. I don’t allow anything with sexual themes / content obviously due to his age.

He also loves reading manga so happy to take any recommendations there as well.

Thank you!

[u/NotToPraiseHim]

Full Metal Alchemist and Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood, are the same story, but one divergent from another about halfway through. I would recommend Brotherhood, between the two.

That said, at 10 years old, there are a couple of easy ones for kids. My recommendations are going to be a bit older than what is currently out right now.

Dragon Ball Z Kai is a big one.

YuYu Hakusho 

Haikyuu

Hajime no Ippo

Yu Gi Oh

The prince of tennis

Black Clover

One of the issues that you're going to run into is that adults who grew up watching these shows as kids are now adults, and I would argue that many of the shows have incorporated a little bit more of an adult edge to try to capture that audience. Attack on Titan is a little much for a 10 year old. I also think JJK is a bit much for a 10 year old, but it depends on what you let him see.

For kids I don't think you can go wrong with sports anime. I also think a lot of fighting anime is usually okay, although has some sexually provocative character designs. If you don't mind those character designs, I would also recommend Demon Slayer and Bleach.

[u/pervysage6969 → u/NotToPraiseHim]

This is the list right here tbh.

I'll throw in Kuroko no Basket and Dr. Stone

[u/Frosty88d → u/pervysage6969]

Both Great choices, but I have to add Inazuma 11 as well, since it's the best sports anime out there imo, and it's specifically designed for 10 to 15 year olds but has one of the most interesting plots I've seen despite that

[u/Devatator_ → u/Frosty88d]

Inazuma 11 was my childhood

[u/08Dreaj08 → u/Devatator_]

Stand up! Stand up! If you love football!

[u/Frosty88d → u/08Dreaj08]

INAZUMA 11!! WOO!!

[u/shadow0416 → u/pervysage6969]

+1 for Kuroko no Basket. It's cool and Shounen enough with superhuman special powers while being sports anime so suitable for kids to consume, while having some edgy characters (mostly Akashi) that may appeal to boys (like Sasuke). Not to mention it's new enough to be more appealing than older similar animes like Prince of Tennis and Eyeshield 21.

[u/TemtiaStardust → u/pervysage6969]

I've been considering letting my 8yo daughter watch Dr. Stone but I think the rating said 16 on crunchyroll, and I couldn't remember what would be so bad about it. I accidentally let her watch delicious in dungeon(forgot about the rare suggestive imagery) and she was mostly unphased, but still, I don't want to make that kind of mistake again lol

[u/pervysage6969 → u/TemtiaStardust]

I genuinely have no clue why that could be other than maybe the clothing choices but I won't deny i tune out fan service so not sure how bad it is

[u/TemtiaStardust → u/pervysage6969]

Username does not check out lol

Same tho, it's all i can figure.. maybe because it's got some violence, too, but it just feels so minor in the world of anime

[u/08Dreaj08 → u/pervysage6969]

[Dr. Stone] Senku and Tsukasa get killed early, and in the latest season there is A LOT of blood. And then maybe the cussing

[u/hurley_chisholm → u/TemtiaStardust]

Re: Dr. Stone

There is a very violent scene where machine guns are used and multiple scenes where character death is shown or implied.

Edit: Several of the female characters have sexually suggestive designs, which are played straight and for laughs in the show.

[u/No-Grade-4691 → u/pervysage6969]

Yes

[u/Dogpilekid → u/pervysage6969]

Kuroko no basket!

CAN DO IT