Akira is NOT young kid appropriate, IMO. Mid teens is they are mature enough to figure out that it isn't about gratuitous violence.
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Same for samurai champloo and ghost in the shell, they can be hard to understand and too violent for young kids.
Ghibli movies are safe for kids
But gosh, I wouldn't let them watch Grave of Fireflies. That's still hot me traumatized.
I didn't watch it yet..thanks for the reminder, i'll watch it this week