Anime is not just for kids
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Anime is not just for kids
Post by Kamina87 » 04 Dec 2019, 21:15
after a disgreement with family they came out with go back to watch your fanstay crap (pointing at the anime)
so i explained it an anime (i got the whole its for kids. BS)
So that got me thinking what the one Anime that Available to show parents that anime is not for kids.
ONE RULE
It has available to legal stream site/apps or will/has been shown on british TV (sorry to my international friends).
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Re: Anime is not just for kids
Post by Momogari » 04 Dec 2019, 23:07
I mean, I wouldn't show that to your parents unless you're already in your 30s and chill with them. But it'd get the point across.
Violet Evergarden. On netflix.
Akira. It has to be somewhere.
Well shit, Attack on Titan. It's fucking everywhere.
Patema Inverted - I know its on british TV sometimes because [mention=14598]Naoki[/mention] saw it there.
March Comes in Like a Lion. It's on crunchyroll. That's a really good family show, actually.
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Re: Anime is not just for kids
Post by Beex » 04 Dec 2019, 23:28
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Re: Anime is not just for kids
Post by Expendable » 05 Dec 2019, 01:02
Of course, they may decide anime's too much for kids after that.
Metropolis is another possibility. Or Memories.
Perfect Blue if they like murder mysteries.
Or Tokyo Godfathers. You can't watch a bunch of homeless people trying to return a baby to their parents on Christmas and think it's for kids.
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Re: Anime is not just for kids
Post by unoduetre » 05 Dec 2019, 01:47
First a silly text which might or might not apply to you. If it doesn't apply, don't read it.

OK, so the boring stuff is over, let's talk about anime…
I think your safest bet would be stuff which is culturally assumed to be for adults. The stuff people watch to "feel adult". (In other words, it's not important how complicated the plot is. It's more important that the characters wear suits and are employees, parents etc.)
Don't get me wrong, there are some good anime in this genre and I like many of them. But if you want to make a convincing argument, do not focus on the plot etc. Let me make a list of things which might be useful:
- the characters should be adults;
- the characters might be employed, things happen at work;
- there are some adult topics like e.g. parenting;
- characters wear suits etc.;
- there are no fantasy/science-fiction/horror/supernatural elements, everything is realistic;
- it's good if the show is a bit boring, people often confuse being an adult with being boring;
- historical is good because supposedly only adults watch historical shows
Let me see if I can find something matching some of these (not all, it'd be hard):
- Tokyo Godfathers
- Usagi Drop
- Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu
- Mirai no Mirai
- Joker Game
- 91 Days
- Otona Joshi no Anime Time
- Fune wo Amu (The Great Passage)
- Nodame Cantabile
- Jin Rou
- Babylon
- Death Parade
- Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens
- Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku
- Monster
- Shigurui
- Eikoku Koi Monogatari Emma
I haven't checked which of these are easily available, but you should be able to find at least some.
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Re: Anime is not just for kids
Post by Teeny » 05 Dec 2019, 03:22
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Re: Anime is not just for kids
Post by Teeny » 05 Dec 2019, 03:28
Expendable wrote:Grave of the Fireflies.
I just watched this for the first time tonight, someone at work told me too.
Gosh, it's a sad story :c
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Re: Anime is not just for kids
Post by BlessingOC » 05 Dec 2019, 08:28
(this is not my opinion on AoT but its how I can imagine the answer)
Animes that others have mentioned that are thoughtful or beautiful art make much more sense to prove its for adults then just being an anime with scream loud characters and gore.
What about throwing a curve ball and saying to watch Boku dake ga Inai Machi the Live Action version instead of the anime. If they feel it's for adults (which although being about kids it definitely handles adult themes) then tell them that it's actually from an anime.
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Re: Anime is not just for kids
Post by Tanya » 05 Dec 2019, 11:31
Noir is good example in my opinion and so is Rouruni Kenshin.
However, this belief is likely not to change.
I’d instead show statistics on the age of viewers, what the percentages are.
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Re: Anime is not just for kids
Post by Luffynatsu87 » 05 Dec 2019, 11:35
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Re: Anime is not just for kids
Post by unoduetre » 05 Dec 2019, 12:20
Luffynatsu87 wrote:Well most of the anime i have watched is for adults or young adults not that many i have seen have been for kids really
You know it, I know it, but…
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Re: Anime is not just for kids
Post by Teeny » 05 Dec 2019, 12:24
Luffynatsu87 wrote:Well most of the anime i have watched is for adults or young adults not that many i have seen have been for kids really
I think that is the point of the thread xD
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Re: Anime is not just for kids
Post by Pixiedora » 05 Dec 2019, 15:36

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Re: Anime is not just for kids
Post by PortgasDAce » 05 Dec 2019, 22:41
Yang Wen-Li.
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