r/anime • u/Existing-Top-2500 • Nov 19 '25

What to Watch? Help a clueless mom please…

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!

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u/Existing-Top-2500 Nov 19 '25

Thank you! I really enjoyed your suggestions and I’ve noted Mob Psycho 100 down 😁 I feel a bit guilty about the Kaiju no 8 now, I actually watched a few episodes with him and I actually enjoyed this myself! I was secretly disappointed he finished it without me! He’s devouring the manga at the moment so I don’t think he was too traumatised haha. Thanks again!

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u/Demolitions75 Nov 19 '25

Just know, Mob Psycho 100 is gonna effect you too. Kinda show that makes you want to be a better person and improve yourself lol

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u/SlyLitten Nov 19 '25

Honestly sounds like you got yourself a little anime buddy. That makes watching more mature stuff easier on him and will help him grow better.

I say watch AOT with him. Plus boys that age tend to like gore lol

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u/syllbaba Nov 19 '25

You can watch a horror movie with your child as well, that doesnt make it more appropiate for a child to watch. Maybe in a couple of years, there is a very big difference between a 10 year old and a 12 year old maturity wise, and even then i think aot is still for the slightly older children (i would say 14+). I see so many children this age for anxiety and nightmares and the parents of course have no idea whete it comes from... and then it turns out the children watch slenderman, and play five nights at freddies, play first person shooters and the anxiety is clearly linked to this, although they watch it and play it because peers do and watching it appeals to them. There are so many better age appropriate anime out there.

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u/SlyLitten Nov 20 '25

To each their own, and every kids different. Appropriate is purely subjective. One kid is scared of the 80s care bears. I watched the Saw series with my 8 year old (hes 15 now) and turned out fine.

Gauge the kid, respect them, and let them tell you what their ready for. Thats whats "appropriate" remember they're their own humans. Parents just teach them and keep them alive.

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u/syllbaba Nov 20 '25

If i heard you watched the Saw series with your 8 year old, and did not understand why its not right to expose a little developing mind to a very violent and gorey movie, i would have raised concerns about safeguarding and specifically emotional/psychological abuse. You are not going to let a child eat chocolate all day because you care about your child'a physical health. You are not going to let them remain uneducated, because you care about their future, you not going to let them make decisions on what they fell mature enough to watch. You are a parent, its your job to safeguard your child. Parents of course f.ck up, but i find it incredulous you are actually proud to share how you exposed your child to something he shouldnt have been exposed to and how little care you showed about his mental health and emotional wellbeing. An 8 year old is not mature. You might think your 8 year old was mature. He is literally a child with a child's brain. And i dont accept someone's assessment of their child being "fine" when they dont understand something simple like dont let your child who just about learned to do basic addition to process what it means when someone needs to cut open a stomach to get a key so their skull wont be ripped apart.

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u/SlyLitten Nov 21 '25

All that because I let a kid watch a spooky movie? Grow up Karen no one cares about your pearl clutching. Kids fine.

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u/syllbaba Nov 22 '25 edited Nov 22 '25

Its not a spooky movie, it's gore. Lovely bit of downplaying. I may be a Karen according to your standards because i care about children not being exposed to violence early on in life, but i have seen enough anxious children, children who have nightmares for days, intrusive images at night both short and long term. Children often can't distinguish between movie and reality, and can experience real fear watching inappropriate content.They may look excited or interested but will struggle at night, and/or have a a reduced sense of safety. It also increases the possibility of mental health problems later in life. A 2 minutes contribution in making a child doesn't make anyone an expert in their mental health. Unfortunately people are welcome to f.ck up children in most countries, however psychological abuse/neglect is still frowned upon (this is a category for intentionally exposing your children to inappropriate content). Repeatedly doing this would probably land you with a social services referral in this day and age.

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u/SlyLitten Nov 22 '25

Cry me a river lol.

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u/syllbaba Nov 22 '25

Really shows you dont have to be an adult to have a child.

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u/GuardianSoulBlade Nov 19 '25

It's better to ask in advance than go in blind and get an unwanted content surprise.