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I find that if you want good anime recommendations, the recommendation must come from someone that doesn't like anime. Anime fans tend to be really out of touch with certain baselines... like not being an open pervert.(I've seen that hentai hoodie, don't lie.) Also people who don't like anime can distinguish between "good for an anime" and "good".
So I offer mine: Cyberpunk Edgerunners and Spirited Away.
I completely agree with this.
I'm not an 'anime fan,' but there is good anime out there like Paprika and Aku no Hana. They really push what the medium is capable of and don't just rely on tropes to appease people with low standards.
It's tough to recommend anime to some people because their opinion of the medium has been tainted by anime fans that will accept whatever slop is shoveled in front of their face.
I’ve seen that hentai hoodie -
at the high school I worked at.
I will do you one better. instead of going for one series search for seinen genere. you can also add some cyberpunk
Sigh. Why would JoJo fans ever recommend starting with anything but the original 90s OVA?
Outlaw Star! Aisha Clan Clan, my beloved queen. The first cat girl crush lol. Very nostalgic.
I remember this as a kid on Toonami, one day they said "asshole" or something (I don't remember) and my dad was angry and told me I can't watch it anymore because they swore.
My brother was mad at Toonami not airing the Beach episode, and since it had a critical plot moment, it made a later episode feel like an ass pull. Years later he learned an episode was skipped.
But Aisha Clan Clan is a good waifu.
I've been keeping my eye out for anime I can watch with my early teen daughter, and the intersection between good anime and anime that doesn't require ample amounts of jiggle physics is fairly small.
The list is pretty much:
Yeah, it's definitely hard. A couple I can think of:
The real issue is finding an anime that doesn't oversexualize anyone and still has lead female characters. If you're looking for early teen I think the US actually makes better shows:
There's more I could recommend, but for a teenager daughter those all probably have better plot, character development, and female leads than most of what I can think of for anime (although being a guy there are probably a number of anime I'm just not aware of).
Dr Stone also has some questionable aesthetics
Oh yeah, but I guess I was giving it a pass cause it goes both ways. Both the women and men have ridiculous designs.
Also, even though they definitely feel sexual, the actual dialogue doesn't focus on it too much (at least from what I can recall). It helps that the main character is really only interested in science.
Edit: It also has the issue that pretty much every major character is a guy.
I just ctrl F'd "Undead Unluck" and didn't find it so there's that one. In fact, it even makes sure to establish the importance of healthy relationships! AND that beauty isn't always in youth!
Would Friren count? Romance of the two teens are age appropriate for them. And two dudes that are enamoured with older women, but I think that’s it.
If I wanted to be really nitpicky, they do pay extra attention to Fern's chest after she grows up. And some of the shots can be a little "male pov." ~~This is not a diss to the show. I really, really enjoyed this series and would absolutely recommend it.~~