Lists of Anime/Recommendations
BL Anime to Watch with Your Teens
Yaoi or BL (Boys Love) anime can be tricky, so I’m going to give you five recommendations for watching with your teen:
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Sasaki & Miyano
Heaven Official's Blessing
Stranger by the Shore
Cherry Magic
LGBTQ+ Anime
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Mystery Anime
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+ The Case Files of Jeweler Richard
+ Holmes of Kyoto
+ Hyouka
+ Apothecary Diaries
+ Erased
+ Durarara!!
+ Moriarity The Patriot
+ Ron Kamonohashi's Forbidden Deductions
+ Yatagarasu
+ Bungo Stray Dogs
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Ghibli Movies from Youngest to Oldest Viewers
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Given, Orange, Blue Period, Wonder Egg Priority, Death Parade, Welcome to the NHK, Maboroshi, Durarara!!
Ghibli Movies from Youngest to Oldest Viewers
Ghibli Movies from Youngest to Oldest Viewers
Ghibli Movies from Youngest to Oldest Viewers
My Neighbor Totoro
Ponyo
Kiki’s Delivery Service
The Cat Returns
Whisper of the Heart
Castle in the Sky
Secret World of Arrietty
Spirited Away
Princess Monoke
Howl’s Moving Castle
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
Grave of the Fireflies
The Wind Rises
Movies to Watch with Tweens
Ghibli Movies from Youngest to Oldest Viewers
Ghibli Movies from Youngest to Oldest Viewers
We made this list by considering characters that are relatable in interesting but not overwhelming situations without too much sex, sexualization, or violence.
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Goodbye, Don Glees!
The Boy and the Beast
Patema Inverted
Penguin Highway
A Whisker Away
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Suzume
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Plus, there’s a wealth of Studio Ghibli films that are great for tweens... Whisper of the Heart, Mary and the Witch’s Flower, Nausicaa and the Valley of Wind, Howl’s Moving Castle, and When Marnie Was There.