Anime are not for kids

Actually, there are many kinds of anime, some are made for kids while some are made for adults. Though I'll have to disagree with you about them not being good for kids, in fact some anime teach a lot of values. Even the brutal ones have a good moral into it. Its just that we have to control the kids on how they see these kind of things. Though in the end we really can't blame anime and games for kids going bad. Its all about the environment and values the kids learn.

I disagree, i think animes (not all) teaches children a lot that could help them in life. Morals and values are part of what they learn but they also learn how they should live life. Like in naruto, although its mostly violent, the theme of it is friendship. It teaches kids to be more kinder to different people and be more friendlier. I remember as a kid, i watched Slam Dunk, and it thought me to never give up even when times are hard and i still value that lesson til today.

Anime actually started out for kids. It's just that the ones most popular that get translated outside Japan are geared more towards the teenage and adult market, which is probably the main reason why some people think anime is not really geared for kids. I've seen quite a few anime in recent years that are geared more towards kids than they are towards adults and teens. One of them is this really cute, short anime called "Chi's Sweet Home." It's only three minutes long, but it's very obviously geared towards teaching kids about how to take care of their pets. Then there's shows like Gundam and Macross which are geared towards the older kids (8 years old and up). There are also quite a bit of anime which are not meant for kids, but this would depend on the parents' discretion. Personally, if I have kids, I would watch anime with them to see whether such shows are suitable for them or not.

I'm sure that here in the U.S most anime not suitable for children is viewable at the hours they are awake. They usually show anime that is more violent at night for example, bleach,Trinity, blood+, etc. Although I don't know why they show an anime called D.B.Z early in the morning. Anyways, I believe that anime was intentionally made for viewers of older ages.

There are different kinds of anime and I agree there are some that needs parental supervision or not good for kids at all. But these kinds aren't really that accessible to kids anyway and they probably would have to search for a lot of sites to find them. The anime that we mostly see are not that bad for kids, some are a bit brutal (with fights and wars and stuff) but even these sort teach kids values its just a matter of guidance. And if kids asks it'd be better to honestly and plainly tell them, asking them about the anime would also help us know what they are thinking.

anime in general is for all ages however we need to control kids it's a matter of a parents awareness and how they raise their children. as some of the above commenters mentioned already. it's the parents responsibility to teach their kids correct values and not blame what kids learn on things they watch.

yeah your right. anime is not only for the kids. it also for adult who's want to watch the all anime movie or films. i'm also a big fan of an all anime like naturo, ben 10, and etc. and also i really love spongebob. i love the adventure of spongebob and spongebob makes me happy. i love it. happy mylotting.

Actually lots of anime are for kids, it's just that what's considered appropriate for children is very different in Japan than it is in the US. In Japan the level of violence and "adult content" in your average Jump anime is considered appropriate for older children and pre-teens. That doesn't mean that anime like that can't be enjoyed by adults though.