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#16801 condottiera Sat, 22nd Sep '12 4:13:16 PM from Chicago

Yeah, she's a lot of fun.

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#16802 Diurnal Brocolli Sat, 22nd Sep '12 4:15:50 PM from Meganekko University

Guys? If anyone's an anime fan, I have a question...

What's an appropriate manga for a seven year old?

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#16803 condottiera Sat, 22nd Sep '12 4:17:04 PM from Chicago

I don't know much about anime or manga, but I imagine there would be some kind of content warning. Like, American comics have ratings for what age it is appropriate for.

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#16804 Super Gex Sat, 22nd Sep '12 4:45:23 PM from Connecticut

Not Negima. I learned that the hard way. Basically, I saw an older friend of mine that had it in school, I thought it was shonen, asked for it for Christmas, got it, and it ended up being what I think is Ecchi (very softcore porn, right?)

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#16805 condottiera Sat, 22nd Sep '12 4:47:57 PM from Chicago

I am not very good at this sort of thing, though. I let my 9 year old sister watch anything with me as long as there's no sex.

She likes the Cupcakes video, by the way.

I am a horrible babysitter.

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#16806 Diurnal Brocolli Sat, 22nd Sep '12 4:48:47 PM from Meganekko University

Well, I suggested to him Yotsuba, and the Pokemon Black/White manga.

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#16807 Japanese Teeth Sat, 22nd Sep '12 5:00:22 PM from Meinong's jungle

@Gex: Negima IS shounen. Very Fanservice heavy shounen. It isn't porn, just a lot of Naked People Are Funny and Not What It Looks Like. It does have a pretty kickass Myth Arc when you get past the first few volumes (and unfortunately ends with a Torch the Franchise and Run). But yeah, not suitable for children.

The only series I can think of that really fits there is maybe Yotsuba&!, or Chi's Sweet Home. Other than those, I got nothing.

edited 22nd Sep '12 5:02:14 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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#16808 Tam H 70 Sat, 22nd Sep '12 5:03:25 PM from In front of telly

Cardcaptor Sakura. Simples.

Always more Hufflepuff bones to sharpen.

I would be all over one of those like suck on a Lily Allen song - Inverurie Jones.

#16809 Zennistrad Sat, 22nd Sep '12 5:03:59 PM from The Karnival

I just had a bit of Fridge Brilliance about Discord's true motives.

A universe without chaos is a universe with uniform distribution of matter and absolutely no movement or change.

Discord is trying to prevent the heat death of the universe.

Can you cool it with the Karn puns, Zennistrad? No problem. They were kinda Karny anyway.

#16810 condottiera Sat, 22nd Sep '12 5:06:46 PM from Chicago

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#16811 Loose Cannon Sat, 22nd Sep '12 5:07:15 PM from Everywhere and Nowhere

Holy crap.

Burn the land and boil the sea, you can't take the sky from me.

#16812 Super Gex Sat, 22nd Sep '12 5:12:13 PM from Connecticut

Awesome theory.

Also, I read up on Negima, and Connie's right, it's not porn. It's just that it's a really perverted-looking shonen and I'm a prude.

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#16813 d Roy Sat, 22nd Sep '12 5:13:24 PM

@Super Gex - I abhor Negima. I read it all the way to the end (which was undoubtedly horrible) and was part of the fandom, but now I don't think there has been any worse waste of my time in my life.

I personally advise you to drop it now. It is not worth your time.

edited 22nd Sep '12 5:14:37 PM by dRoy

As I find so much pleasure in that melts like my breath, I am always full of regret.

#16814 condottiera Sat, 22nd Sep '12 5:14:23 PM from Chicago

@Gex: Really? You never struck me as particularly prudish.

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#16815 Super Gex Sat, 22nd Sep '12 5:14:48 PM from Connecticut

Also, does anyone recommend Shazbot: the Video Game?

Yeah, if I so much as see a panty shot, then I classify that entire work as porn.

edited 22nd Sep '12 5:16:48 PM by SuperGex

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#16816 Loose Cannon Sat, 22nd Sep '12 5:18:21 PM from Everywhere and Nowhere

I'd say it's a good game, sandraker.

Burn the land and boil the sea, you can't take the sky from me.

#16817 d Roy Sat, 22nd Sep '12 5:20:21 PM

My stance on fanservice is this:

If fanservice occurs in once every volume, or around 4 episodes, it's fine enough.

If not, its redeemable aspect, like awesomeness or general cleverness should clearly outweigh it.

But here is the thing; you cannot really expect anything truly great from any manga artist who crams tons of fanservice every chapter.

As I find so much pleasure in that melts like my breath, I am always full of regret.

#16818 condottiera Sat, 22nd Sep '12 5:26:36 PM from Chicago

When it's equal opportunity, I can enjoy it, but usually it's not.

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#16819 Loose Cannon Sat, 22nd Sep '12 5:28:44 PM from Everywhere and Nowhere

I don't really enjoy fanservice. *shrug*

Burn the land and boil the sea, you can't take the sky from me.

#16820 Super Gex Sat, 22nd Sep '12 5:28:52 PM from Connecticut

Well, I'm especially prudish towards breast size. If I see anthro or humanization on Derpi with a D-cup or bigger, I downvote it and tag it as suggestive.

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#16821 storyyeller Sat, 22nd Sep '12 5:31:05 PM from Appleloosa

Machine about to destroy Gotham City

Stop to have sowrdfight with old mentor.

Seriously, why doesn't he just smash the damn thing? It's right there!

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#16822 condottiera Sat, 22nd Sep '12 5:31:51 PM from Chicago

Because he's Batman.

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#16823 storyyeller Sat, 22nd Sep '12 5:33:13 PM from Appleloosa

I don't know much about anime or manga, but I imagine there would be some kind of content warning. Like, American comics have ratings for what age it is appropriate for.

Don't we have a picture on This Very Wiki of a little kid getting Neon Genesis Evanglion for Christmas?

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#16824 d Roy Sat, 22nd Sep '12 5:33:20 PM

@Loose Canon - Same here.

I hate overly large breasts. I am quite interested in human physiology and anything that defies it makes me rage.

As I find so much pleasure in that melts like my breath, I am always full of regret.

#16825 storyyeller Sat, 22nd Sep '12 5:33:48 PM from Appleloosa

I hate impossibly large breats too. They're just so stupid.

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