Recommend me and Anime... But not why you'd think.

[Floggo]

I've heard good things about Blue Exorcist.

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

To all the people suggesting Cowboy Bepop:

Spoiler

Not really a good choice.

 

[Owyn_Merrilin]

To all the people suggesting Cowboy Bepop:

Spoiler

Not really a good choice.

True. That remains to this day the bounciest pair of boobs I've ever seen on basic cable.

 

[JesterRaiin]

Great recomendation. Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeely great. From tentacle rape straight into realm of chaos and lunacy. :]

Don't forget the fact that it's Shota, easily one of the creepiest official subgenres in anime...<.<

They won't find out. Lightning fast pace rules out every possibility to understand this show. For someone fresh to Anime i mean.

 

[Sacman]

Great recomendation. Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeely great. From tentacle rape straight into realm of chaos and lunacy. :]

Don't forget the fact that it's Shota, easily one of the creepiest official subgenres in anime...<.<

They won't find out. Lightning fast pace rules out every possibility to understand this show. For someone fresh to Anime i mean.

The whole making out with a grown women at the very end is sort of a give away... and that's besides the whole being constantly abused and molested by said women... I mean it's kind of fucked up when taken out of context actually...<.<

 

[Ninonybox_v1legacy]

Try Elfen Li....nope... couldn't keep a straight face.

I would go for Lucky Star if I was you.

 

[JesterRaiin]

Great recomendation. Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeely great. From tentacle rape straight into realm of chaos and lunacy. :]

Don't forget the fact that it's Shota, easily one of the creepiest official subgenres in anime...<.<

They won't find out. Lightning fast pace rules out every possibility to understand this show. For someone fresh to Anime i mean.

The whole making out with a grown women at the very end is sort of a give away... and that's besides the whole being constantly abused and molested by said women... I mean it's kind of fucked up when taken out of context actually...<.<

"at the very end"
Man, we're talking "Mom" here ! No person cosidered "sane" by modern standards and unrelated to Anime will survive that long. There are reports of brain damage caused by watching FLCL.

 

[ecoho]

So I was watching "Wagnaria!!" earlier and my mother saw this and told me off about.

How can I convince her that not all anime is tentacle rape?

Anyone know of one? (I was thinking GOSICK but I don't know)

princess mononoke its an academy award winning anime and hey it worked on my mom

 

[plugav]

Anything by Studio Ghibli

Basically this, Grave of the Fireflies and Howl's Moving Castle being the two films I saw.

I also wanted to say Paprika, which is a beautifully surreal thriller/adventure film about dream manipulation (personally, I felt it was Inception done right), but I realised that both tentacles and attempted rape are actually present.

 

[Vaar]

Show her Avatar: the last airbender. Practically G rated, great fun to watch etc.

Yes I know it's western animation, not anime, but this is your mum we're trying to fool, not somehow who really gives a damn about those distinctions.

 

[Syntax Error]

Shigurui. Samurais + ultra-detailed gore + nudity. Not really out of place in some Hollywood movies.

 

[2up]

Cowboy Bebop, Grave of the Fireflies, Ponyo...

 

[AttemptingReason]

Usagi Drop seems like the ultimate solution to this problem: it's the most touching, down-to-earth, and uplifting anime I've ever seen and it's literally *about* being a parent. I guarantee you she'll cry. You'll cry too. Downside is that it's only available subbed since it's so recent, but it's available legally and free for streaming in the US on crunchyroll right now.

link: http://www.crunchyroll.com/usagi-drop/episode-1-the-bellflower-girl-580582

review: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/usagi-drop/episodes-1

It's probably more practical to go with one of the Studio Ghibli films, though, since they can be viewed in one sitting and it's hard for people to watch with subs for the first time. NOT grave of the fireflies >_<. Ponyo, My Neighbor Totoro, or one of the other ones that end with less tragedy.

 

[Nihilism_Is_Bliss]

Ignore the people who say Clannad and K-On. SO BORING AND GENERIC!

If you want harmless anime to show to your mum, try I"s Pure, Eiken, or Seikon no Qwaser.

 

[Casual Shinji]

What about the anime version of The Wizard of Oz?

 

[Wintermoot]

show her a slice of life anime like Azumanga Daioh also what,s Wagnaria I,m at school right now and I,m afraid it,s something NSFW.
also Ghost in the Shell although that,s some what deeper and sometimes feature fanservice (artistic nudity)

PS
Gundam 0080 if she likes sci-fi it has a strong anti war message.

 

[AttemptingReason]

show her a slice of life anime like Azumanga Daioh also what,s Wagnaria I,m at school right now and I,m afraid it,s something NSFW.

It's slice-of-life comedy about working in a restaurant. I haven't seen it, but I suspect it's the kind of show with fairly regular fanservice, which is probably what his mom saw. Not hentai or anything like that though.

Edit: BTW, Anime News Network has an encyclopedia of anime that you can search in the future if you're worried about seeing something you regret.

link: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php
Wagnaria entry: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11017

 

[goldendriger]

Dance in the Vampire Bund, it has a bit of slow start but very well rounded with lots of violence, romace, and comedy.
also Demon King Daimao was awsome, it was really short tho (12 episodes) and has some some big athiest undertones and are pretty suprising from an anime but does nt take anything away from its silly ness

Yeah good plan. "Look no tentacle rape! Just a guy fucking a little girl!"

 

[goldendriger]

Screw you, double post ¬_¬

 

[tenlaven]

It's sad that no one mentioned the boxing anime Hajime no Ippo...