Japanese women in their twenties asked what shonen manga they would like to see their prospective sons reading yield up a list with several interesting surprises.
1. Slam Dunk
2. One Piece
3. Doraemon
4. Dragonball
5. Black Jack
6. Touch
7. Fist of the North Star
8. Captain Tsubasa
9. [tie] Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure
10. [tie] Kochikame
The choice of Fist of the North Star is a rather interesting one, particularly with females being questioned, as is the complete absence of titles such as Full Metal Alchemist and Naruto…
Doraemon FTW \m/
I’d have them read Higurashi when they are really young so I can threaten them to be good or else…..
WTF…GTO man…GTO
Arte, it’d have been SO AWESOME if you’d have put up the sexiest (or just most typically parent-unfriendly) pic you could find for everything on the list. LOL, even Doraemon (i mean, especially! lol!)
I’d let my kids read/watch whatever the hell they want, just as long as I know about it and I’m able to talk to them about it and they come to me with any questions they have. I’d be their friends and tell them what I know, even share their interest. I wouldnt force anything on to my kid, though. If they have an interest, I say they should check it out, even at any age. That means from stuff from Doraemon to Dragon Ball to Ikkitousen to Gantz (hopefully not the last one at a younger age, I’d really have to explain that last one before they touch it, hopefully that’ll keep them away, or maybe they’d just be too curious to stop, lol… well I doubt Gantz would be too likely to come up. If it did, I’d just tell them that I don’t like it personally and that it makes me sick and explain why).
People that say they need to keep their kids ignorant and “innocent” for as long as possible are some of the most cynical and sad parents ever. It’s like they’re saying “ooops, why does fucking lead to the possibility of children?! oh well, I’ll do my duty and keep them from learning for as long as possible what a shithole the world really is, that should be easy enough!”