First off, they’re all anime which I would consider to be of decent quality.
I didn’t want to get stuck creating yet another list of shows based on card and video game franchises or heavily-censored fighting anime (i.e. Yu-Gi-Oh!, Pokémon, Dragon Ball Z, etc. etc).
Secondly, they’re anime that can hopefully be enjoyed not only by kids but also by their parents or older siblings, since I think it’s important that people who prefer to watch with their children can do so without feeling like the show is insulting their intelligence.
And finally, I wanted to include a variety of anime that wouldn’t appeal to only one demographic.
There’s often a big difference between what a 7-year old will love and what a 12-year old will, and of course whether a series will attract mainly boys or girls. Needless to say, this can be tricky since most anime tends to target a particular audience; that’s simply how the medium is marketed.
However, I’ve tried to include a range of shows that are hopefully not exclusive of any particular age group or gender. (Note that I am deliberately leaving out films for this list – mostly because I feel that they generally receive a lot more mainstream attention than television series, while my aim is to cover titles that are less likely to be considered.)
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