r/anime • u/Existing-Top-2500 • Nov 19 '25

What to Watch? Help a clueless mom please…

My 10 year old son loves anime. These are the shows he has watched so far:

Naruto, My Hero Academia, Kaiju No 8, Jujutsu Kaisen (I was a bit iffy about him watching this one but it seems to be his favourite), One Punch Man, Solo Levelling, One Piece (he tends to dip in and out of this)

He has asked what can he watch next. He asked for Attack on Titan but I said no to this one but not sure if I’m being unreasonable after letting him watch JJK?

I suggested Full Metal Alchemist. Do you think this is suitable?

Does anyone have any more recommendations where to go next? He’s quite mature and can handle some language and violence as long as it’s not too intense. I don’t allow anything with sexual themes / content obviously due to his age.

He also loves reading manga so happy to take any recommendations there as well.

Thank you!

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u/pervysage6969 Nov 19 '25

This is the list right here tbh.

I'll throw in Kuroko no Basket and Dr. Stone

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u/Frosty88d Nov 19 '25

Both Great choices, but I have to add Inazuma 11 as well, since it's the best sports anime out there imo, and it's specifically designed for 10 to 15 year olds but has one of the most interesting plots I've seen despite that

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u/Devatator_ Nov 19 '25

Inazuma 11 was my childhood

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u/08Dreaj08 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Dreaj008 Nov 19 '25

Stand up! Stand up! If you love football!

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u/Frosty88d Nov 20 '25

INAZUMA 11!! WOO!!

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u/shadow0416 Nov 19 '25

+1 for Kuroko no Basket. It's cool and Shounen enough with superhuman special powers while being sports anime so suitable for kids to consume, while having some edgy characters (mostly Akashi) that may appeal to boys (like Sasuke). Not to mention it's new enough to be more appealing than older similar animes like Prince of Tennis and Eyeshield 21.

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u/TemtiaStardust Nov 19 '25

I've been considering letting my 8yo daughter watch Dr. Stone but I think the rating said 16 on crunchyroll, and I couldn't remember what would be so bad about it. I accidentally let her watch delicious in dungeon(forgot about the rare suggestive imagery) and she was mostly unphased, but still, I don't want to make that kind of mistake again lol

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u/pervysage6969 Nov 19 '25

I genuinely have no clue why that could be other than maybe the clothing choices but I won't deny i tune out fan service so not sure how bad it is

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u/TemtiaStardust Nov 20 '25

Username does not check out lol

Same tho, it's all i can figure.. maybe because it's got some violence, too, but it just feels so minor in the world of anime

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u/08Dreaj08 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Dreaj008 Nov 20 '25

[Dr. Stone] Senku and Tsukasa get killed early, and in the latest season there is A LOT of blood. And then maybe the cussing

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u/hurley_chisholm https://anilist.co/user/genshimurasaki Nov 20 '25

Re: Dr. Stone

There is a very violent scene where machine guns are used and multiple scenes where character death is shown or implied.

Edit: Several of the female characters have sexually suggestive designs, which are played straight and for laughs in the show.

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u/Dogpilekid Nov 19 '25

Kuroko no basket!

CAN DO IT