Anime for a 10 year old girl?

[John Watson]

This.

However, I would also add Princess Tutu. In fact, you should watch that as well. EVERYONE SHOULD WATCH PRINCESS TUTU, IT'S FANTASTIC.

Yes yes! She should watch Princess Tutu. It's a very cute show~ Perfect little fairy tale. ♥

[Darkseid]

Yes yes! She should watch Princess Tutu. It's a very cute show~ Perfect little fairy tale. ♥

Also surprisingly dark as it goes on, not to mention the strong characters and interesting hook.

[John Watson]

Also surprisingly dark as it goes on, not to mention the strong characters and interesting hook.

*Nod nod* It's great for kids as well as for adults. Beautiful soundtrack, interesting and in-depth characters as well. (Not to mention cute!)

[~Fallen~Angel~]

princess tutu is cool.

[.Sev]

Surprisingly I have never watched princess tutu. I've always meant to, but never gotten around to watching.

[小美ドクロchan]

I'm sure a lot of people haven't seen it yet. :x It's somewhat underground compared to most stuff...but a definitely a cult classic for those who know it. ^w^b

[~Fallen~Angel~]

true that!

[Aku no Hikari]

Chibi Maruko-chan. Despite the fact that it's a bit old, it's a very nice anime for all ages. I watched it when I was a child with my whole family (yeah, even my father watched too!) and we all loved it. Lots of laughs, and it leaves a special impression. I'd still watch it again even now.

These ones were already mentioned, but still:

Pokemon
Digimon
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Hamtaro*

*personally didn't really watch or like this one, as it's unbelievably dull and silly, but I watched a few episodes with my younger siblings, and it's definitely suitable for children.

[Light Buster]

How mature are we talking here?

DBZ mature,or Samurai Champloo mature,or Hellsing mature?

Think of it for kids.

Magical Girl Nanoha (If she can handle the minor blood and violence), K-ON! (If your kid is a musician, she'll like this one). That's it. Most anime I watch these days either have nudity, blood and gore, intense violence, and profanity. Hey, I have to find a hobby of sorts.

[wolfgirl90]

*Sigh* This is still a little hard for me since I am very liberal minded.

I see no problem with Tenchi Muyo! really, mostly due in part to the fact the innuendo, while obvious, does not take up the entire series; its only going to be bad if a parent chooses not to explain ANYTHING to the child. I place responsibility squarely on the parents to figure out if this is appropriate or not (the same goes for things like Princess Mononoke which is surprisingly violent; parents need to figure this out BEFORE HAND). Hamtaro, an anime I pretty much forgot about, is also a good choice (although, to me, it seems more appropriate for a 5 year old).

Cardcaptor Sakura is pretty good too, and by extension, so are most of the other anime by CLAMP (Tsubasa: Reseviour Chronicles, Magic Knight Rayearth, Angelic Later, etc).

Anything distributed (or used to be) by 4Kids is also a pretty safe bet (as safe as you can be, really):

Pokemon
Tokyo Mew Mew (Mew Mew Power)
Kirby: Right Back at Ya! (Kirby of the Stars)
Sonic X
Shaman King
One Piece

[Doom85]

Granted, this may be a difference in opinion on what is "appropriate", but from the Tokyo Revelations arc and onwards, Tsubasa doesn't seem very appropriate for a 10-year old girl to me. I guess if they're read Harry Potter or the like, they might be all right, but I could see someone at that age getting very upset over

 

the main character himself betraying all the rest of the characters and even permanently injuring one in a gruesome fashion, and the story just stays as dark pretty much from there.

Also, didn't Cardcaptor Sakura feature a student/teacher relationship IIRC (unless this was only in the manga)? At the very least, the parent should sit down and properly discuss these sort of things before the child watches the show.

[wolfgirl90]

Granted, this may be a difference in opinion on what is "appropriate", but from the Tokyo Revelations arc and onwards, Tsubasa doesn't seem very appropriate for a 10-year old girl to me. I guess if they're read Harry Potter or the like, they might be all right, but I could see someone at that age getting very upset over

 

the main character himself betraying all the rest of the characters and even permanently injuring one in a gruesome fashion, and the story just stays as dark pretty much from there.

Also, didn't Cardcaptor Sakura feature a student/teacher relationship IIRC (unless this was only in the manga)? At the very least, the parent should sit down and properly discuss these sort of things before the child watches the show.

Well, this kinda explains why I said that this is a little difficult. For me, watching stuff like sex and violence as a kid was rather...uninhibited by my parents. They certainly regulated what I saw, true, but only by so much (my mom is against the whole "hide stuff from your kids" thing), so to turn around and make a decision on what is appropriate based on content (if it was just ratings, this would be hella easy), is hard.

When it comes to Tsubasa, I guess either a parent can explain what is going on or simply skip over Tokyo Revelations.

And with Cardcaptor Sakura, while Tereda and Rika's relationship is present in the anime, it is not nearly as obvious. Beyond the occasional blushing and certain moments, their relationship is only hinted at (versus the full-blown "DUH" relationship they had in the manga). In the English dub, however, all traces of their relationship are removed completely, with Rika's blushing being explained as embarrassment over having to stay back from school constantly. For those of us who saw the show in Japanese first, this cover-up was done as well as the one for Haruka and Michiru's relationship in Sailor Moon.

Stuff like this is in a bunch of anime, which only adds to the difficulty of finding anime that is "appropriate" for children outside the safe 4Kids realm (I put quotes over appropriate because cultural norms will dictate what is appropriate or not). Homosexuality is a huge issue in the US, while in Japan, although same-sex marriage is not recognized, homosexuals are much more visual there. Cross-dressing carries a taboo here, while in Japan, again, its much more visual. Marrying your cousin also has a huge taboo here, but in Japan, not only is there no taboo, it is perfectly legal to marry your first-cousin. So, while some of this is often removed in some anime, it is still present in A LOT of them.

Violence is also something that is not toned down that often in Japan, which is why Detective Conan is still a kid's manga and anime, despite the fact that in the first episode, a man gets decapitated. And Princess Mononoke is still a lovable kid's movie even though there is a scene where a man gets his arms FREAKING SHOT OFF (with AN ARROW!!) and Ashitaka gets shot (BLASTED) in the back. He barely reacts, but damn...

[-GAZKUL-]

The Last Airbender maybe

[Darkseid]

The Last Airbender maybe

Not an anime, BUT GOD YES, THIS IS THE BEST SUGGESTION HERE.

[Ultimate_Go_Nagai_Fan]

Look for the majority of "Magical Girl" kinds of anime. But if it's for a 10 year old girl. Stay away from Cutey Honey.