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r/anime · u/Free-Painter-9346Aug 1, 2026, 5:38 PM

Anime rec for 11 year old

I need anime recommendations to show my little brother. I got him into anime and have been showing him all the ones I know that are mostly kid friendly but i'm running out of ideas since I haven't watched that many myself either. Gore and fighting is fine, I'm just avoiding showing him anything with obvious fan service or anything too sexual.

He's watched:

Jujutsu Kaisen

Solo leveling

Demon Slayer

Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood

Bluelock

Haikyuu

Spyxfamily

Kaiju No. 8

None of these were scary for him, and I skipped the mei mei bed scene from JJK because it was just weird for an 11 year old to see. I tried to get him to watch aot but the titans eating people was too scary for him so we didn't even finish the first episode.

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u/_theeduckydave_1Aug 1, 2026, 5:44 PM
Violet evergarden is peak fiction
- u/Senator_Gates1Aug 1, 2026, 6:29 PM
  Maybe not for an 11 year old though 🤔 I feel like it's something you appreciate more when you get a bit older. But you are absolutely right, it is peak fiction.
  - u/_theeduckydave_1Aug 1, 2026, 6:36 PM
u/Recent_Call_11881Aug 1, 2026, 5:46 PM
Natsume's Book of Friends

So underrated but so good
u/ClemFire1Aug 1, 2026, 5:46 PM
It looks like he is a battle shonen enjoyer so how about MHA?
- u/Free-Painter-93461Aug 1, 2026, 5:48 PM
  I would show him MHA since I watched it myself and liked it but Mineta’s character is really perverted and he’s always saying something out of pocket so that’s why I haven’t showed it to him yet
  - u/ClemFire1Aug 1, 2026, 5:49 PM
u/CommanderZx21Aug 1, 2026, 5:47 PM
How about 'Read this , then die!' - it is currently airing https://myanimelist.net/anime/61280/Kore_Kaite_Shine
u/Total-Box-51691Aug 1, 2026, 5:48 PM
So I'm a Spider, So What? Baka and Test School Rumble
u/Dramatic_Complex_6721Aug 1, 2026, 5:50 PM
My son is 10.5

Naruto

fairy tail

legend of druaga

kuruko's basketball

haikyuu
- u/A_UniqueGojoBear1Aug 1, 2026, 6:23 PM
  +1 for naruto, everyone needs that show for a complete childhood 😂
u/Jack_KH1Aug 1, 2026, 5:51 PM
Dr. Stone is great for a kid
- u/flashwarior7alter1Aug 1, 2026, 5:59 PM
  They say d\*ck and other things multiple times in the first few episodes so maybe later just not now
  - u/Free-Painter-93461Aug 1, 2026, 6:04 PM2 replies
  - u/LargeFailSon2Aug 1, 2026, 6:09 PM
u/_UnwyzeSoul_1Aug 1, 2026, 5:52 PM
I'd recommend Inazuma Eleven. It is a show about children using special powers to play football. I loved it when I was the same age, maybe he'll too.
u/RPO7771Aug 1, 2026, 5:53 PM
Chihayafuru -- #2 in the r/Anime All Time Sports Anime poll (behind only Haikyu) and one of the best sports anime ever made. With an added plus you get to learn about Japanese poetry and a 600 year old card game (it is absolutely a sports anime and an incredibly hype one, I swear).

Mob Pyscho 100 -- One of the most wholesome and funny battle shounen's ever, with some really good life lessons thrown in about self-worth, friendship, and self-improvement, in actually engaging and deep ways. Probably my favorite battle shounen of all time.

Bocchi the Rock -- Girl with social anxiety spends 3 years practicing guitar in her literal closet before she meets new friends in High SChool and joins a band. 12 episode season so short and sweet (until Season 2 drops in probably a year or so), really funny, brilliantly paced, and some of the most innovative animation technique you can find anywhere. Also a great place to branch out from Battle SHounen to experience more genres from Anime
- u/Wowoking1Aug 1, 2026, 7:38 PM
  mob psycho has one reference to porn addiction as a gag moment if you wanna avoid that altogether OP just skip past the scene after looking it up
  - u/RPO7771Aug 1, 2026, 7:53 PM
u/mihizawi1Aug 1, 2026, 5:54 PM
Do you think he could be interested in something that's at first glance more girly? I really think Ojamajo Doremi is an amazing anime for exactly that age.
- u/Free-Painter-93461Aug 1, 2026, 5:57 PM
  I’m not sure if he’d like that honestly, it took time convincing him to even watch spyxfamily since that was a bit different from the other anime’s he’s watched
u/Kadmos11Aug 1, 2026, 5:55 PM
"Anne Shirley" comes to mind.
u/marsdaily1Aug 1, 2026, 5:56 PM
Wind Breaker, Assassination Classroom, Welcome to Demon School, and Dr. Stone: I would consider these okay for his age (Welcome to demon school does have seductive-mannerism scenes, but not a lot)
- u/ClemFire1Aug 1, 2026, 6:01 PM
  Wind Breaker is a great choice
u/Sad_Championship34631Aug 1, 2026, 5:57 PM
Arakawa under the bridge
u/ChiefAcorn1Aug 1, 2026, 5:57 PM
Elfen Lied
u/Sharp-Ad-94231Aug 1, 2026, 5:58 PM
Kekkaishi Black Clover Grimgar: Ashes & Illusions
- u/Free-Painter-93461Aug 1, 2026, 6:02 PM
  I only avoided showing him black clover because there’s that one girl is basically in her underwear 24/7, otherwise I watched it myself and liked it
  - u/Sleeping-warrior1Aug 1, 2026, 6:58 PM1 reply
u/kngt1Aug 1, 2026, 6:00 PM
Hunter x Hunter + Yu Yu Hakusho Assassination Classroom Shangri La Frontier If he liked these sports series, then Kuroko no Basuke, Eyeshield 21 One Punch Man Kekkai Sennen Saiki Kusou Noragami
u/LargeFailSon1Aug 1, 2026, 6:00 PM
I mean if you let him watch jjk, then basically anything?
u/flashwarior7alter1Aug 1, 2026, 6:00 PM
Friren
u/MeanGlove56971Aug 1, 2026, 6:00 PM
I watched these when I was 12/13 years old: YuGiOh Gx, Naruto, Sword Art Online, HunterxHunter, Dragon Ball, One punch man etc... You can't go wrong with one punch man it's kid friendly
u/Ahfrodisiac1Aug 1, 2026, 6:01 PM
Just toss one of the big three at him, Naruto, Bleach, or One Piece. Fan service is relatively tame and while there is blood it's no where near over the top. Battle shonen are near literally made for kids.
- u/Free-Painter-93461Aug 1, 2026, 6:08 PM
  I know some people that have watched the big three (i haven’t yet myself) and they said the fan service might be too much for a kid to watch. I guess I’ll have to see myself and decide from there
u/flashwarior7alter1Aug 1, 2026, 6:01 PM
Frieren
u/flashwarior7alter1Aug 1, 2026, 6:03 PM
Mabye fma 03 it can be found on best buy for around 50$
u/Mindless-Parfait-1491Aug 1, 2026, 6:05 PM
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u/CreepyPhilosopher6721Aug 1, 2026, 6:09 PM
if he likes haikyuu then he might like kuroku's basketball and ace of the diamond, they're phenomenal
u/PutridLanguage4341Aug 1, 2026, 6:12 PM
i would not show sentenced to be a hero and jjk to a kid lol: maybe: the ghibli films Den-oh Coil Cardcaptor Sakura Fruits Basket
- u/Free-Painter-93461Aug 1, 2026, 6:16 PM
  Isn’t fruits basket just romance? Also jjk only had one or two obviously sexual scenes so I would skip those before he even noticed them. Sentenced to be a hero didn’t have anything bad in the anime, maybe in the manga something happens (I didn’t read it I wouldn’t know) but I really didn’t see anything wrong in the anime?
  - u/PutridLanguage4341Aug 1, 2026, 6:21 PM
  - u/pauly45601Aug 1, 2026, 7:10 PM
u/Several_Gazelle_91391Aug 1, 2026, 6:12 PM
Nukitashi
u/[deleted]1Aug 1, 2026, 6:12 PM
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u/Street_Fighter771Aug 1, 2026, 6:24 PM
Give him berserk manga
- u/Free-Painter-93461Aug 1, 2026, 6:32 PM
  Yea definitely going to do that💀
u/99acrewood_1Aug 1, 2026, 6:30 PM
I think Delicious in Dungeon is a great one, I think! There is a bathing scene about midway through that isn't meant to be sexualized and is just two friends happy to be together, but depending on your tolerance that may not fly. Other than that, just some fun fantasy dungeon/cooking show shenanigans.
u/techandanime1Aug 1, 2026, 6:45 PM
Pokemon Fairy tail One punch man
u/Kazuma_Arata1Aug 1, 2026, 6:54 PM
Ah my goddess!
u/littleniglet451Aug 1, 2026, 7:06 PM
Mob psycho 100 is probabaly a great choice
u/pauly45601Aug 1, 2026, 7:09 PM
BOFURI: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt so I’ll Max Out My Defense
u/Phyzm11Aug 1, 2026, 7:34 PM
Can't go wrong with bleach and naruto, that'll keep him busy for awhile. Frieren and samurai champloo are good ones too.
u/ThrowColle1Aug 1, 2026, 7:37 PM
I wouldnt call almost anything on that list "anime for 11 year olds"