The content deemed acceptable for Japanese children generally differs from the concept in other countries; manga contains all genres of stories, so one cannot responsibly presume that just because a title was marketed at Japanese kids, that you would likewise consider it appropriate for your kid of the same age. Show
As one example: There are many manga reviews on the web, including those that specifically for parents and teen/preteen/kid readers on what sort of possibly objectionable content is included in the title (such as strong language, violence, nudity, gender-bending, innuendo, sexual content, etc.) and what sort of general content you can expect (for example: horror, potty humor, serious themes like depression/body image/sexual orientation/prostitution/parental abandonment/bullying/suicide) and let you as the parent or the reader use your own judgment about whether a title fits what you deem appropriate at what age. Browsing reviews also allows you to seek out titles that reinforce and contribute to your family's values (such as traits of selflessness, generosity, celebration of uniqueness, etc.). Some good starting places are:
Since you have a daughter, she may be especially interested in shoujo manga, which was written with the target audience of Japanese girls. Within shoujo, nearly all genres of stories are included; some titles are very cheerful and innocuous and teach a moral-of-the-day, others are dark and heavy. Good starting places to get informed are:
Some shoujo manga review sites are:
More general review websites include MangaBlog and Kuriousity, and a Google search will find you many more. My 11 year old niece love to watch anime together. I have found that it can be difficult to find an anime that could be appropriate for her because a fan service scene can pop out of nowhere. Fan service can work if it’s part of a gag like Endro! , but if it’s done in a tasteless way then it doesn’t work for us. She also doesn’t like romance too much. She can tolerate romance if the main character is dense like Bakarina. These are the anime that we have watched. She has watched both subbed and dubbed. Sailor Moon Precure Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes lead to Doom! (Currently watching) Endro! K on ! Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Laid Back Camp Bofuri Komi Can’t Communicate
Komi Can’t Communicate hits all the checkpoints: A new anime series on Netflix? Check. Based on a popular manga series? Check. Debuted in Japan first and is now streaming globally? Check. Hyperbolic? Check. Any good? Well, that’s why we’re here, isn’t it? New episodes will debut weekly, so let’s see if the first one leaves enough of an impression to keep us coming back. KOMI CAN’T COMMUNICATE: STREAM IT OR SKIP IT?Opening Shot: Cherry blossom petals flutter through the azure sky. It’s a beautiful day. The Gist: Tadano (voice of Gakuto Kajiwara) narrates. He’s an average guy at Itan Private High School. It’s the first day of school. All he wants to do is blend in. Not make waves. Never be noticed. “Tadano is a coward,” butts in a female voice, like it’s the narrator of the narrator. Where’d that come from? Who knows. But maybe that’s helpful info? Suddenly, the new girl walks by. Every head turns. She’s striking. A stunner. Tall. Graceful. A true beauty. Mute. Aloof. Her shoe locker is right next to Tadano’s. He’s struck: the screen turns red and he’s frozen in a silent scream, the irises of his eyes nowhere to be found — hormonal hyperbole in action. Tadano’s internal monologue continues as he and his classmates take their seats. The new girl enters the room, and more jaws drop. Students stand and introduce themselves. She stands and everyone in the class turns to her and the scene is frozen and someone in the back holds one of those fuzzy boom mics over her. Her voice is a barely audible squeak, but we eventually learn her name: Komi (Aoi Koga). The name of a goddess of light, probably, I dunno, what am I, a mythology scholar? After class, she and Tadano are the only ones left in their seats. A hundred oceans of sweat pour off his head. He tries speaking to her. It goes poorly and she dashes from the room, but just as she gets to the door, Tadano shouts, “Are you not good at talking to people?” She freezes. Terrified, Tadano vibrates at a high frequency. But he’s right. Tomi has extreme social anxiety. He asks if she wants to write on the board, and she grabs some chalk and writes and writes and writes, the words spilling out of her as if his kindness caused a dam to burst. She confesses — scratch scratch scratch goes the chalk on the board, dust slowly falling to their feet — that her goal is to make 100 friends. And Tadano says he’ll be the first, and will help her make 99 more. What Shows Will It Remind You Of? I dunno, I just sat through Broadway-to-film floparoo Dear Evan Hansen, and it features a far more cartoonish portrayal of teen mental illness than a loony anime like Komi Can’t Communicate. Our Take: Funny how Komi sprinkles a few tender poetic moments — cherry blossoms, chalk dust floating to the floor — amidst all the full metal exaggeration, which renders comic fodder from extreme teenage micro-melodrama. Time moves slowly when you’re trying to make a good first impression and then get the hell outta there, and being flush hair-to-toenails with hormones doesn’t make anything easier. When you’re in high school, insecurities are amplified. Turned to 11. Broadcast on blast. Or so it seems. And there’s something touching in the way Komi and Tadano make a connection, how sometimes they’re animated to look like the almost-adults they are, and sometimes to look like wide-eyed children vulnerable to everything around them. So this first episode is amusing and silly and a little bit poignant, and has the potential to feature an empathetic portrayal of a teen contending with social anxiety. Visually, it’s defined by its surreal flourishes, from proliferations of on-screen text (illustrating how teens often feel bombarded with stimulation) to how cat ears occasionally and inexplicably pop from Komi’s head. Structurally, this pilot is odd, backloading a pile of exposition about Itan Private School culture — it’s a prestigious institution populated by eccentrics and weirdos, so Komi’s 100-friend goal won’t be easily met. It also concludes with a post-credits “bonus scene” that inspires the episode’s biggest laugh. Sex and Skin: None (it’s rated TV-G). Parting Shot: An extreme closeup of Komi’s tiny little mouth wraps the main narrative; I’m not sure if the “bonus scene” counts? Sleeper Star: We don’t know who exactly who the narrator’s narrator is yet, and maybe we never will. Most Pilot-y Line: Tadano: “This is how my abnormal high school life began.” Our Call: STREAM IT. Komi Can’t Communicate’s base premise isn’t anything new, although it has an opportunity to put teen-angst issues in a fresh, modern light — and its crazy, overwhelming visual approach is very stereotypically “anime.” But tonally, it’s oddly endearing, and that goes a long way. John Serba is a freelance writer and film critic based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Read more of his work at johnserbaatlarge.com or follow him on Twitter: @johnserba. Stream Komi Can't Communicate on Netflix
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