Good anime to watch with my little brother? (2024)

Fario-P

Youngster_Jay

Fario-P said:
If he's into something like Pokémon, I'd recommend Cardcaptor Sakura.
The magical cards in this show are a lot like Pokémon as each have their own powers and minds and the main character has to capture each of them.
My nephew is as big of a Pokémon fan as I was and he enjoyed the first couple of episodes of this anime that I showed him!
(It meant a lot to me because I had grown up with the original manga and watched some of the anime during my preteen years haha)

he loves pokemon cards but finds the anime boring so I don't think he'll like something like cardcaptor sakura, sadly ;-; thank you though!

All girls are best girls, but especially Rin

Fario-P

FinalReality56

Mobile Fighter G Gundam
Mazinkaiser (does feature some raunchier comedy in some of the episodes, recommend screening it first)

Macross (it's a little hard to track down, but there is an uncut dub of this. Avoid the Robotech version as much as possible)
Overman King Gainer (the first few episodes are a little fast pace and there's one or two raunchy scenes with a certain character but it's not too bad overall)
The Big O

And as a separate rec I highly recommend Yu Yu Hakusho, it's an essential classic.

Strohhutpiratin

One Punch Man is really funny and exciting

I'm appalled that he lost interest with Assassination Classroom though! haha

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Liaeves

moonmins

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Non-ghibli movies (Eng dubbed are available):
Wolf Children https://myanimelist.net/anime/12355/Ookami_Kodomo_no_Ame_to_Yuki?q=wolf%20chirl
The Boy and the Beast https://myanimelist.net/anime/28805/Bakemono_no_Ko
Summer Wars https://myanimelist.net/anime/5681/Summer_Wars

Series:
Haikyuu
K-On ?

Crystosis

https://myanimelist.net/anime/25013/Akatsuki_no_Yona?q=yona Yona is pretty clean, not too overly comedic but still pretty funny, and has action. my brother didnt lose interest but everyones different

https://myanimelist.net/anime/5114/Fullmetal_Alchemist__Brotherhood good amounts of drama, action, and comedy. i consider it clean but i dont know how much violence your ok with showing him? its definitely not attack on titan level, but id say it can be a bit more graphic at times than, fairy tail or hero academy. not dramatically so or anything and not all the time but just wanted to say. Great story and might be fun to watch with siblings as the focus is on two brothers.

(almost forgot this one) https://myanimelist.net/anime/35557/Houseki_no_Kuni_TV action/drama, and recently got a dub. clean as can be since theyre not human so no strong profanity, alcohol, or fan service. doesnt have a comedy genre but it has a bit of a sense of humor! more about the drama than anything though. my bro, mr i dont have any favorites or strong opinions went out of his way to tell me he thought it was really fun, so if that means anything to ya LOL smh.

NotxMe

- Diamond No Ace
- Mairimashita! Iruma-kun
- Ai no Wakakusa Monogatari
- Ai Shoujo Pollyanna Story
- Akachan to Boku
- Akage no Anne
- Alps Monogatari: Watashi no Annette
- Alps no Shoujo Heidi
- Andes Shounen Pepero no Bouken
- Anime 80-nichikan Sekai Isshuu
- Anime Himitsu no Hanazono
- Anime Himitsu no Hanazono
- Araiguma Rascal
- Bosco Daibouken
- Bouken Korobokkuru
- Capeta
- Captain Tsubasa
- Cardcaptor Sakura
- Chiisana Ahiru no Ooki na Ai no Monogatari: Ahiru no Kwak
- Cybot Robocchi
- Daa! Daa! Daa!
- Dokidoki♡Densetsu: Mahoujin Guruguru
- Doraemon
- Flanders no Inu, Boku no Patrasche
- Fushigi no Kuni no Alice
- Ginga e Kickoff!!
- Hana no Ko Lunlun
- Hello! Sandybell
- Hikari no Densetsu
- Hime-chan no Ribbon
- Hoero! Bun Bun
- Honey Honey no Suteki na Bouken
- Honoo no Toukyuuji: Dodge Danpei
- Hoshi no Ko Chobin
- Idol Tenshi Youkoso Youko
- Ie Naki Ko
- Joou Heika no Petite Angie
- Jungle Book Shounen Mowgli
- Jungle Taitei (1989)
- Kaibutsu-kun (1980)
- Kaitou Saint Tail
- Kashi no Ki Mokku
- Kaze no Naka no Shoujo: Kinpatsu no Jeanie
- Kazoku Robinson Hyouryuuki: Fushigi na Shima no Flone
- Kerokko Demetan
- Lady Lady!!
- Maeterlinck no Aoi Tori: Tyltyl Mytyl no Bouken Ryokou
- Mahou no Angel Sweet Mint
- Mahou no Idol Pastel Yumi
- Mahou no Princess Minky Momo
- Mahou no Stage Fancy Lala
- Mahou no Star Magical Emi
- Mahou no Tenshi Creamy Mami
- Mahou no Yousei Persia
- Mahou Shoujo Lalabel
- Mahoujin Guruguru
- Meiken Jolie
- Minami no Niji no Lucy
- Miracle☆Girls
- Ochamegami Monogatari: Korokoro Pollon
- Oh! Family
- Ohayou! Spank
- Oz no Mahoutsukai
- Paul no Miracle Daisakusen
- Princess Sara
- Robin Hood no Daibouken
- Shoukoushi Cedie
- Tokimeki Tonight
- Trapp Ikka Monogatari
- Tsurikichi Sanpei
- Ultra Maniac
- Wakakusa Monogatari: Nan to Jo-sensei
- Yume no Crayon Oukoku

removed-user

Can't remember how old I was when I watched them, sorry in advance if they don't appeal to his age group

Ritsu001

SeijiSensei

Moribito, Guardian of the Spirit is an historical fantasy with an excellent twelve-year-old boy as one of the two main characters. He grows from a pampered young prince into a fine young man.

I don't think either of these streams legally at the moment.

MIX isn't anywhere near as good a story as the same author's Cross Game, but that has no dub. MIX has a dub that streams at Funimation. Both shows feature boys playing high-school baseball.

Noein is a great show with a terrible dub. The main cast are twelve-year-olds caught in a war between parallel universes. On Funimation.

Juuni Kokuki ("The Twelve Kingdoms") is a classic isekai story about a high-school girl who is whisked to a fantasy world and discovers her true fate. Amazon is now carrying the dub; the sub is on Crunchyroll. It's a bit bloody in spots, but nothing like Vinland Saga or other shows oriented to adults. The opposition is mostly monsters, too, though ones controlled by humans.

Akagami no Shirayuki-hime ("Snow White with the Red Hair") may be too much of a romance to hold his interest, but Zen is a pretty cool prince. Dub streams at Funimation.

There is the epic that is Hikaru no Go which follows Hikaru from age eight to eighteen. The Go matches are remarkably dramatic for a board game I only vaguely understand. The whole series is dubbed and streams at Viz: https://www.viz.com/watch/streaming/media/hikaru-no-go-episode-1/1167/dub

In the subtitled-only department, you might want to try Uchuu Kyoudai ("Space Brothers") about two brothers who want to become astronauts. Lots of the story takes place at NASA in Houston. On Crunchyroll.

The other subbed show I'll suggest is GeGeGe no Kitarou (2018). It airs on Sunday mornings at 9 am so you'd think it's a "kids' show." It is if you think episodes about suicidal mothers who enlist supernatural beasts to assassinate their enemies are for kids. Some weeks I watch in amazement thinking there are ten-year-olds in Japan eating their natto and toast while watching Kitarou. It's on Crunchyroll.

White_Hollow

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Demonea

Haikyuu!! - it has a lot of sports action so i don't think your brother would get bored, it's also really funny

One Punch Man - it does have an R-17+ rating for violence & profanity tho (i don't remember anything in it that seemed to be that bad tho, but maybe i just didn't notice it?)

Naruto - a classic

Sword Art Online - i think this show started out amazing and had such an interesting and exciting premise but i personally lost a lot of interest after the two main characters started to play house (but i know i'm not in the majority with this, so you and your brother might not mind) <- also sorry for the slight spoiler if you haven't already seen it *Edit: it's been pointed out that SAO might not be the best recommendation so maybe not watch that?

Noragami

Sakamoto Desu ga? - i don't really like this show but it's sort similar to Saiki K, tho this show is a little darker than Saiki K, both having a main character that's kind of above everyone else and who just breeze through everything (Saiki K is far better tho) - also i'm only recommending this because a lot of other people do like it and you and your brother might be among those people

I'm not sure if all of these shows are available with eng dub tho, since i never watch dub myself, so you'll just have to check that for yourself - but i hope some of these recs were helpful

fidzanime448

Youngster_Jay

My brother's okay with violence and whatnot and a lot of your recommendations (for the most part) looked super good but I'm going to wait until he's a bit older so he can hold his attention on quieter/less flashy shows haha.

All girls are best girls, but especially Rin

MikhailTheGreat

I think that your brother may enjoy Haikyuu because it's a very light-hearted comedy with a redemption story: something most pre-teens would enjoy. If he's relatively mature, you might consider introducing him to Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai because it maintains some soft romance plot points intertwined with the characters being extra awkward and having the most outrageous imaginary battles.

Outside of my immediate recollection there are also Shirabako, Noragami, and K-On which may be good picks depending on his (and your) interests, but I can't comment on how appropriate any of these are (bar K-On) because it's been multiple years since I have seen them.

On the contrary, there are definitely some series listed in this thread that aren't entirely appropriate for children which people have already discussed in detail. Beyond those already discussed, I would probably avoid SAO for the rape connotations in the second cour and Alicization being especially graphic at times.

removed-user

Inuyasha
Trigun (there are drunk scenes so be careful tho)
Magic Knight Rayearth
Azumanga Daioh
Naruto
Digimon Adventure
Digimon Tamers
Angelic Layer

Slayers is also worth a look but I got into that later.

DeadlyRaven

Just a little reminder to refrain from giving R rated recommendations if the recommendation is for a child. Doing so could be seen as a troll recommendation and is against the rules.

stickyfingersx

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removed-user

Clannad
One piece
Mew Mew Powers should work.

Murau

Fleeting_Dream

More Troll recommendations removed from thread. Please refrain from recommending anime that would be inappropriate for the prompt of the thread.

Demonea