So I live in north Texas and my older brother and his family live in norther Virgina/DC area so I only get to see him and his kids like once every two years. Apparently his two oldest daughters (one is going to be a freshman and the other a sophomore) are really into Anime and want to buy manga. With anything the slightest bit in the "nerd sphere" he always tells them to contact me, and so they texted me and asked me all about different anime and what I would suggest.
So I know what I will be sending them this Christmas. I love how unlike western entertainment Anime/Manga understands who their audience is and caters to it, so what would be ideal for a teen girl? I know the older one enjoys Attack on Titan and said she likes stuff with romance and the other one loves Vinland Saga and I told her about Ah My Goddess, and she seems to like that one so far.
Any suggestions would be appreciated, and thank you in advance.
Don't read much manga but really liked Nausicaa. The movie is also good but has to cut a lot out.
All the Ghibli movies are great.
I haven't watched it in 25 years but iirc Escaflowne is entertaining and free from degeneracy.
Cowboy Bebop is a classic but has some suggestive themes.
I recently enjoyed watching through Claymore but it has some elements that may not be appropriate for that age.
I'll second Nausicaa as a good pick. It's only a few volumes for the entire thing and it's well done. It's Miyazaki in his element and it's one of the few manga where I've actually invested in a physical copy.
Escaflowne is probably a solid pick for someone who's into Attack on Titan but also wants some girly romance mixed in. I can't vouch for the manga as I've only seen the anime, but it should be fine aside form some weirdness with Dilandau.
Thanks! Wow compiled a nice list.
Escaflowne is amazing.
Sounds good. I was wondering if Cowboy Bebop would be appropriate. What I think is fine as an uncle isn’t fine to their parents lol
Cowboy Bebop probably wouldn't be terribly offensive, but I don't think it'd appeal to most teenage girls -- even ones who like anime.
Gotcha. I’ve been meaning to check out Bessel but I’m an adult male. My brother would kill me if I sent his daughters something like that.
Eh, the worst Cowboy Bebop has are a few S-bombs they've likely heard plenty of times already. It's pretty PG-13 all things considered, and is considerably less gory than Attack on Titan.
Cool! Thanks. I still need to watch both of those. Is Cowboy Bebop based on Manga?
No. It was an exclusively anime production. There was some manga produced afterward, but they're honestly not very good. And...we don't need to elaborate on Shitflix.
Its not, and its also a work where the English Dub is the superior version to the point where even one of the guys in charge in Japan said it blew the original out of the water.