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   From: a_nospam.b_nospam@sym_nos_p_am_atico.ca   
      
   "Liam"  wrote in message   
   news:1187626744.322816.61800@o80g2000hse.googlegroups.com...   
   > 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   
   >   
      
   You realize, of course, that the fact that she is "showing interest" in   
   manga means that she is probably already checking out the ones that you   
   don't want her to read via her friends...  (I remember the interests of   
   my daughter and her little "gang of terrors(friends)" at that age...)   
      
   BTW - if she starts to actually ask about any titles, you might want to ask   
   around here first for some comments before you go and buy them.   
      
   And always remember, what is considered "good reading" for pre-teen girls in   
   Japan can be very, VERY different from what many North American parents   
   would consider "good reading" for the same age group.   
      
   Dave Baranyi   
      
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