To those of us with kids...

[AngelDragoon]

No kids, but I have corrupted some of my little cousins to get into anime via my videos, to which my aunt, (their grandmother), always says something along the lines of, 'Oh jeez, where do you guys get this stuff?'. The oldest of my youngest group of cousins, (if that makes sense...), actually wants to go with my friends and I to a convention next year, which is REALLY surprising considering her, erm...demeanor, (cheerleader, cage fight ring girl, etc.) None of them are into editing, but I do know most of my family watches my videos and enjoys them for the most part.

Also, on a side note, congrats on your new bundle of joy!

[JaddziaDax]

No kids personally, but just about ALL of my nieces and nephews are into some kind of anime because of me and my amvs. It helps, though, that my sisters are into it somewhat as well. All but two of them have made random wmm videos on my computer as well.

I wouldn't have my dad beta test for me, because he's not into anime that much, and well, some of the videos I make don't mesh well with his idea of how the world should be, so I only show him some of them.

[mexicanjunior]

My son actually got me into anime when he wanted to watch DBZ on Toonami in the late 90's (he was like 5). We pretty much watched it together until it ended on CN but he never really got into other animes while I started watching all kinds of stuff. He is 16 now and pretty much off of anime altogether...hate to say it but I pretty much am also. It has been nice catching those DBZKai episodes on Nicktoons though every once in awhile, very nostalgic.

[DriftRoot]

No kids here, though I believe I'm one of the, er... more mature individuals 'round these parts. If I did have children, though, I probably would not be editing at all - no time for it. Not sure I'd have time to watch anime, either; if I did, I would certainly be watching different stuff than my child would be allowed to. It is an interesting twist of fate that - as a kid - "Smurfs" was really pushing the limits of what my parents mother would allow me to watch (Smurfs lived in quite a violent, fantasy world!) and I've latched onto anime as a result. I know I would be extremely cautious about what my own kids would be allowed to watch, however, and I suspect I would not be the lenient type.

I will state that my dog hates anime and AMVs, however. This is firstly because anytime I'm involved with those things, it means she's being "neglected," and secondly because she has a passionate fear/hatred of the classic high-pitched female voices in most series. As a side note, for some reason the dog barking heard in some anime series is the ONLY barking on TV she ever reacts to. Dogs in Japan (or people pretending to be dogs in Japan) seem to really strike a nerve.

[CodeZTM]

No kids, but 7 siblings. None of them are into it, but each of them have their own "thing" anyway (hunting, girls, fashion, singing, dolls, cars and bikes). Meh. To each their own. Kids are rarely ever exactly like their parents, so don't be disappointed if they don't care about it. I know I was a massive disappointment because I didn't like football, and my father was a state football legend apparently.

But more on topic...

Honestly, I feel like stuff like Cardcaptor Sakura, Kiki's Delivery Service, Sailor Moon, Fruits Basket, Pokemon, Digimon, Kaleido Star, and many others teach valuable moral lessons. Respect for elders, friendship, growing up, caring for others, believing in oneself, reaching for dreams and all kinds of other stuff.

So yeah, I'd be fine with my younger kids watching things like that.

But they don't get to watch stuff like High School of the Dead until either they get good enough to hide their stuff from me, or turn 18, whichever comes first.

[-MD]

Wouldn't say my dad is an anime fan but he would watch them if there was action. We used to watch Dragonball and DBZ together when I was younger. I remember when I started watching season 2 of kenshin he would watch that too. Pretty cool guy. I don't have any kids but ehhh...I don't see a problem watching some anime with them...pretty entertaining.

[OtakuGray]

Honestly, I feel like stuff like Cardcaptor Sakura, Kiki's Delivery Service, Sailor Moon, Fruits Basket, Pokemon, Digimon, Kaleido Star, and many others teach valuable moral lessons. Respect for elders, friendship, growing up, caring for others, believing in oneself, reaching for dreams and all kinds of other stuff.

So yeah, I'd be fine with my younger kids watching things like that.

Agreed. I would love it if my kids watched Studio Ghibli, the morals he presents to children are really good lessons. Of course, if my daughter doesn't want to watch it with me then that's okay too..and I don't expect her to like it, but it's always worth a try.

But they don't get to watch stuff like High School of the Dead until either they get good enough to hide their stuff from me, or turn 18, whichever comes first.

Oh god help my daughter if I catch her watching HSOTD.

[MycathatesyouAMV]

If I ever have kids (which god I don't want to), I'm going to force them to watch Bible Black & Berserk when they are very little. And thus, a true anime fan will be created

[mexicanjunior]

If I ever have kids (which god I don't want to), I'm going to force them to watch Bible Black & Berserk when they are very little. And thus, a true anime fan will be created

Good schtick...

[ZephyrStar]

My kids will be forced to edit...trained from a young age... brought up as ookami... KEIKAKU DOORI.

Seriously though, I'd never force my kids to do stuff...trying to force your kid to be a nerd is just as bad as forcing them to play sports or whatever. Just let them do their own thing. If they want to get into anime, then I have the collection.