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!
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Thanks for all the responses, some great suggestions!
K-On!, Laid back camp, Sailor Moon, ghibli movies as many have already stated, all good to try
Angelic Layer, Azumanga Daioh, Fruits Basket, anything Studio Ghibli, Princess Tutu, maybe Spy x Family.
Maybe something chill and comfy like Yuru Camp ?
I dunno man Iyashikei might bore kids to sleep.
Does she have any specific interests? I guess if nothing in general, she might enjoy something like Spirited Away or Spy x Family?
Many of the Ghibli movies should be perfectly fine (My Neighbor Totoro, Whisper of the Heart, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Ponyo, The Secret World of Arrietty, …).
This was going to be my suggestion, Ghibli has made some really phenomenal shows.
Non Non Biyori, Mitsuboshi Colors, and K-on are pretty light-hearted, slice of life, comedies that would all be good
I’d suggest “How to Keep a Mummy” from a few years back. Super cute and wholesome.
It has some fight but maybe she’ll like CardCaptor Sakura
Ancient magus bride was a cute fairy tale type anime
While I absolutely love the show, I don’t think it’s a good fit. OP said nothing too dark and the show literally starts with the protagonists willingly selling herself to slavery. It does get more lighthearted from there, but then it gets dark again when the antagonist is introduced.
With the exception of Grave of the Fireflies, anything Studio Ghibli. Also, “Welcome to the Space Show” is a fun “Summer Movie”.
Have you shown her any of the studio ghibli movies?
Right, yes, I forgot to mention, we watched My Neighbor Totoro & Kiki’s Delivery Service. I should probably try to show her some other ones. Good call!
You know, I was half expecting people to troll and suggest something like “Made in Abyss”.
I just finished watching this, NO WAY DO YOU SHOW THIS TO A YOUNG KID.
I think I would recommend Yume-iro Pâtissière
Futari wa Precure + the sequels and alternatives
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.
