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Why is Naruto so addictive to kids?

My 14 year old daughter is so obsessed with Naruto and I was worried it was just her but her friends are addicted also. Thank goodness my 11 year old doesn't like it. But I have watched a few of the shows and have stopped my child from watching them. She is too old for cartoons and anything as addictive as Naruto can't be good for her. I would like to hear from other parents and their thoughts on Naruto.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Lol Naruto is anime. Does she watch the dubbed or un dubbed version? Theres a big difference. :)

    Don't worry she'll grow out of it.

  • 1 decade ago

    Well trust me. 14 years old is far from being too old to watch Naruto. Naruto is a violent show, and in the Japanese version, there are swear words. In America it has been edited to show less blood and less to no swearing.

    My opinion, let her watch it in controlled amounts when the new episodes come out or something.

    And Naruto is an ANIME not a CARTOON. Anime is a LOT better than Cartoons. Cartoons are badly drawn nearly plot-less pieces of crap.

  • 1 decade ago

    Your overreacting.

    First of all, Naruto is a show for teenagers (13 to 18) NOT for young children. There's nothing wrong with her being into a show.

    It's not that Naruto is addicting, it's just a phase that lots of kids get into at some point whether it's Naruto, InuYasha, Yu-Gi-Oh, Pokemon, or whatever. It's like when teenagers have a favourite band and they get giddy and obsess over it. If you stop her from watching Naruto then she'll just get into something else to obsess over. It's all normal for kids her age. :D

    As I said, your overreacting. Just let it go.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    haha. yeah. I understand what you mean. I'm 15 and I used to be kind of a big friend of naruto. My friends were (and are) into it and I don't know why I liked it so much.

    The stories are typically really fun and immersive. The characters are all unique in their own way giving the stories a twist and making it unpredictable and interesting. I'm not a huge huge fan but i do watch it occasionally.

    But please don't think that your daughter is the only own that watches 150+ episodes of it. haha.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Wow. You should never be to old to watch whatever you want. Anime isn't just a cartoon. There are many types of anime and they are all not just for the 'kids'

    Naruto is an overrated anime, and it is really addictive. She'll grow out of it if she begins to start watching other Animes....

    Source(s): Anime fan
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Don't worry older kids are crazy about it as well, I watched it a lot in high school in the Japanese version before America got their own version.

    It's kinda like Harry Potter except it's a school of ninjas instead of wizards. haha It has action, character development, humor and etc.

    Don't worry even adults watch it, it just has violence.

  • 1 decade ago

    don't worry us teens are always going through phases.

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