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   David Johnston to Liam   
   Re: Manga ideas for 8-10 yr olds?   
   20 Aug 07 18:29:37   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.anime.misc, rec.arts.comics.misc   
   From: david@block.net   
      
   On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 09:19:04 -0700, Liam  wrote:   
      
   >Hey all.   
   >I freely admit I am generally unfamiliar with manga beyond the titles   
   >that have been made into popular anime (e.g. Fullmetal Alchemist,   
   >Ranma 1/2, FLCL, Gunslinger Girl, etc.)   
   >   
   >I have an 8 year-old daughter (tested to read at a 12-13 year old   
   >level) who has shown interest in manga, but I don't know what to   
   >encourage. I discovered you can't go by appearance! "Sgt. Frog" looked   
   >real cute and exciting and good for grade-schoolers, until I got about   
   >10 pages in and came across a lot of sexual humor. One Piece looks   
   >safe, and I'm familiar with the anime. What other titles can be   
   >recommended that are interesting and fun, but not too violent and   
   >racy?   
   >   
   >Thanks for any suggestions!   
   >Liam   
      
   Manabi Straight! should be OK.  Seems to be devoid of sex and   
   violence.   
      
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