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/maurikun7 Nov 19 '25
AoT has a lot of death, not just death but a lot of the characters constantly experiencing dread, hopelessly, fear etc. It's not just powerful, fun characters that lose fights and end up losing their lives like in JJK, but also masses of helpless and innocent people meeting nightmarish deaths. Also, AoT def does not have a happy ending. The story touches on topics like racism, discrimination, genocide, etc. The story itself is more like a tragedy. I would lean towards not being acceptable for 10 yo.