Out of curiosity...(anime related)

[FireAza]

If you are getting Hamtaro, make sure you don't confuse it with Oruchuban Ebichu [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebichu]. The latter is more like if Matt Stone and Trey Parker did a parody of Hamtaro, and would be most unsuitable.

 

[LobsterFeng]

lobster, You should edit the first post to clarify that these recommendations are for a high school Japanese teacher to show to her class.

If you say so.

 

[AttemptingReason]

lobster, You should edit the first post to clarify that these recommendations are for a high school Japanese teacher to show to her class.

If you say so.

Arg, Don't listen to me >_< . I didn't read your post closely. You explicitly said that the Japanese teacher is irrelevant since you graduated!

My bad. Anyway, just to make myself feel better, here's some more recs...

<a href=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=12398>Usagi Drop is totally clean and truly adorable.
<a href=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1871>Haibane Renmei is peaceful, thoughtful, and totally clean, if I recall
<a href=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=12142>Nichijou is frequently hilarious and has only cartoon violence and no sexual content
<a href=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=12120>Puella Magi Madoka Magicka has heavy themes but no blood or sexual content

... I wouldn't recommend any of them for children, though ^_^

 

[Scarim Coral]

Let me think-

Shinryaku!? Ika Musume (Not too sure but I know there is no panty shot.)
Oban Star Racer. Pretty much an PG rated anime.
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva.

I hate to say this but I guess maybe the 4kids version shows like Pokeon, One Piece etc if you really want it to be consor/ tone down.

 

[Casual Shinji]

Is there an anime out there that is clean? By that I mean is there an anime out there that doesn't have over the top violence, sexuality, or language?

I'm straining really hard to think of animes that can fit into the G/PG rating and the only ones I can think of are a few Miyazaki movies.

Google "World Masterpiece Theater".

It's a collection of anime shows based on classic literature, like Anne of Green Gables, Peter Pan, Heidi, The Moonins, The Swiss Family Robinson, etc.

I grew up on shows like these. I don't know how much actually aired in America since my country (Holland) bought all these shows over from Germany and France who inturn got it straight from Japan.

 

[Owyn_Merrilin]

Is there an anime out there that is clean? By that I mean is there an anime out there that doesn't have over the top violence, sexuality, or language?

I'm straining really hard to think of animes that can fit into the G/PG rating and the only ones I can think of are a few Miyazaki movies.

Yeah, lots. It's a huge industry in Japan.

I think a better question is 'Is there anime out there that's been translated to English that doesn't have over the top violence, sexuality, or language?' And I also suppose you aren't interested in the dumb stuff for five year olds.

That's a different question.

It goes into the history of Anime localization. Basically, there were three markets for Japanese animation, the television market (the oldest), the video market, and the x-rated market... and the eventual convergence of all three.

The television market was pioneered by small companies looking to cash in on the lucrative children's television market, but without the production costs associated with producing original animation. As a result, they started by taking a single series, importing it, dubbing it with cheap no-name voice actors, sometimes rewritten and editted, and then releasing it to television. The formula worked, and lead to classics like Astroboy, Speed Racer, Robotech, Defenders of the Planets (Gatchaman), and so on.

The adult industry then started bringing in porn, cause, hey. It's porn. It'll sell.

Not soon after, the niche market of the 'young adult anime' started to get noticed. Companies like ADV Vision started forming... and bringing over the young adult stuff, like Devil Hunter Yohko, BAO, Guyver, Vampire Hunter D, and then... Neon Genesis Evangelion. That niche market exploded, and then got noticed by bigger fish.

Disney and Fox woke up and smelled the pay day.

Forming yet another label to cover 'nonchildren's entertainment', they acquired the rights to Sailor Moon, with the intent to distribute it on ABC, along with the first season of Dragon Ball. Saban Entertainment, who'd long been doing series for syndication, made a deal with Fox, leading to the Fox's children's entertainment being dominated with anime adaptations, and shows like Power Rangers, all done by Saban. Later, Saban got bought out by Fox, becoming Fox Kids, and later 4Kids... and later, bought by Disney.

Meanwhile, the young adult market got ready... and got HUGE. Suddenly, companies in Japan were taking notice, and Panasonic, Pioneer, Sony, Bandai, huge huge megacorporations with investment in animated programming started investing heavily in American localizations, and I mean BIG cash. Existing young adult anime companies also branched off porn-localization divisions.

Companies combined, and then the young anime fans formed by the Saban/Fox/ABC era grew into these young adult markets, allowing for programming like Death Note, Code Geass, Bleach, and older classics like Ninja Scroll and Neon Genesis Evangelion to start getting television play before video release.

Thus, three separate markets, have now become one single distribution industry today, with the focus on the young adult market, which is why all the action-orientation.

It also doesn't help that kid's entertainment is usually insipid, and thus doesn't get a huge rush to localize. The stuff that does... tends to really suck. It's the same with G rated entertainment produced in America. Most of it is crap.

But some of it is really good, if you know how to look; use the same radar you use for G-rated American entertainment.

I saw a movie called Paprika recently. Not a lot of violence or sex, but very surreal stuff. I wouldn't call it sexual, but it's certainly not for kids... kinda like a lot of Ralph Balshki's older work, like Last Unicorn. Not like his newer work, like Wizards or Cool World.



EDIT: OH, worksafe for a school? That opens things up a bit. Lucky Star is doable. Paprika works too, it'll actually challenge them. Interstella 5555 is an excellent work, if a complete lack of language or dialog is okay for your purposes. Prince of Tennis is interesting.

Now this was a good post. I miss those heady days when anime was actually huge in the US; it started as a niche thing, exploded around 2001, and then crawled back into its niche somewhere between 2006 and 2008.

OT: As Dracosuave said, you can find an anime for pretty much any age demographic if you look hard enough. The problem is that only a small subset (mostly porn, young adult stuff, and kids stuff that either has a built in toyline, or can easily be adapted to hock toys) actually gets an official English language release. The thing is, since we're apparently talking about a highschool Japanese class here, an English localization isn't a huge priority. Assuming the students are ready to watch it raw (meaning no subtitles or overdubs), the only real trick is finding a kids series that doesn't absolutely suck -- well, that, and the problem that's brought about by differences in what is seen as appropriate for kids between the two cultures. For example, the original Dragon Ball is pretty darned kid friendly by Japanese standards. American parents, however, would probably object to the copious amounts of (not at all sexualized) Goku penis.

 

[nat_401]

xxx holic, practically no voilence and a focus on character interaction, also the most enjoyble anime i'v ever watched

 

[DBLT4P]

almost any "4kids" dub, they deliberately edit out ANYTHING that could be considered offensive to western audiences. SD gundam (lolz)

 

[StormShaun]

I would recommend my top anime, which is Clannad/Clannad: After Story.

The story is really good.
The drama is damn good.
The characters are cute.
The protagonist and his friend are awesome.

I cried in a few scenes, so why not!

Also there is hardly any swearing, no sexuality or over the top violence, even though there is a bit of violence, but it's usually punching each other that lasts for a minute or two.

And if you can tell, yes my avatar is the protagonist.

 

[Plazmatic]

Is there an anime out there that is clean? By that I mean is there an anime out there that doesn't have over the top violence, sexuality, or language?

I'm straining really hard to think of animes that can fit into the G/PG rating and the only ones I can think of are a few Miyazaki movies.

EDIT: Since "out of curiosity" seems to be too vague for some people, I'll post what really got me thinking about this. Please refer to post 12 on this forum.

Spoiler: post 12

I'm straining really hard to think of animes that can fit into the G/PG rating.

Honestly, are these anime for you or for kids? If kids, I'd say watch it yourself first. If you, well, I guess I can do more research.

No. Last year when I was taking Japanese (graduated) I remember that our teacher wanted to show us anime, but couldn't really find any that was "school appropriate". And she said that if you ever find a good "G/PG" anime that would be good for school, then to tell her. And for whatever reason I just now remembered that request. (Not that it would do any good because I'm graduated, but I'm still curious, hence the title.)

what kind of prude school do you go to? our school lets us watch pretty much anything, Do you go to a catholic school or something?

 

[LobsterFeng]

what kind of prude school do you go to? our school lets us watch pretty much anything, Do you go to a catholic school or something?

It's not my school, it's just my teacher's personal feelings about what she feels comfortable showing. I had a teacher that showed us flipping Saving Private Ryan.

 

[WayOutThere]

I'm entirely sure about what ratings these anime would get but here are the ones I think will work. Listed in order from those that I'm the most sure of to those I'm the least sure of.

Princess Tutu
Azumanga Daioh
Fruits Basket
Sgt. Frog
School Rumble
Bamboo Blade
You?re Under Arrest
Ramen Fighter Miki (this one is subtitled only)
Nanaka 6/17
HOLiC
Kanon&Clannad

Hmm, not sure about the language in these recommendations, I'd have to watch them again. I'm not really worried about it though.