Japanese Anime for Kids

[svenge]

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

One I don't see mentioned yet is Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro. I don't remember if that's officially a Ghibli film or not, but it's of similar quality. Quite adventurous with lots of action, but still a nice story with mystery, levity, and everything. And it's available on Blu-Ray.

While it's not technically a Studio Ghibli movie (as it was formed only after Nausicaa's production), it is written & directed by co-founder Hayao Miyazaki. It's close enough to even earn a spot in their Japanese "silhouette" Blu-ray lineup as well, for what that's worth.

The only "problem" it would have for a 10-year-old is that they wouldn't know what the pre-existing characters' relationships are to each other since they'd have no familiarity with the manga and multiple anime series that Cagliostro is based on. The only ones that are self-evident in the film itself are that Lupin and Jigen are partners in crime and that Zenigata is a cop chasing Lupin.

[Al_The_Strange]

Originally Posted by svenge

The only "problem" it would have for a 10-year-old is that they wouldn't know what the pre-existing characters' relationships are to each other since they'd have no familiarity with the manga and multiple anime series that Cagliostro is based on. The only ones that are self-evident in the film itself are that Lupin and Jigen are partners in crime and that Zenigata is a cop chasing Lupin.

That's a fair point. As an adult, I had no problem latching onto the plot/characters without that foreknowledge (still haven't seen the other Lupin III media ). But certainly, I don't know for certain how well a 10-year-old would grasp it.

[Imaginarion]

Unfortunately, most of the shows aimed at younger children (Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Digimon, etc.) are only available on DVD and dub-only if available at all. If that kind of release is fine for you, Amazon has plenty of them available. But as for collector-quality, sub+dub Blu-ray releases? Not a thing for those types of shows yet.

[Saevus]

A couple of good non-Ghibli movies are Welcome to the Space Show and Princess Arete which both have a similar family adventure movie spirit.

While I'd certainly suggest it for a 10 year old child, I do remember watching a lot of parents of smaller children cringe when I saw Spirited Away in a theater. It deserves its rating but has a bit more disturbing imagery and blood than some of the other Ghibli titles.

[zeze]

High School DXD.

But in all seriousness, like others, I would recommend Cardcaptor Sakura or any of the Studio Ghibli films.