This show started out like Pokemon and Bakugan, but as the series goes on, it gains a more intricate plot involving betrayal. The art is pretty good.
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Blue Dragon
(Rated TV-Y7, Children, cartoons, & animation, Starring Yuri Lowenthal, Lex Lang, Sam Regal, Where to watch: Cartoon Network, Online)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 5, age appropriate for kids over 10; suggested age 7. -
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Common Sense says
Video game-inspired anime is heavy on action.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 7–10
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What Parents Need to Know
About Blue Dragon
Parents need to know that this action-oriented anime series is based on (and makes subtle references to) a video game, so tuning in may pique kids' interest in playing. The show's frequent battles are presented as the only solution to conflict -- plus, this prevalent violence lacks consequences. The show also has a noticeable lack of positive role models; the few adults who exist are villains plotting the heroes' demise, and the kids' level-headed female mentor dresses in scanty clothing that accentuates her curves and shows her cleavage.
Read our full review by Emily Ashby
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about what makes someone a hero. Kids: Do you consider the characters in this show heroes? Why or why not? In what ways are their actions heroic? Do all heroes use violence to achieve their goals? What other methods of solving problems can be used instead of fighting? Who are some of your favorite heroes?
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
Bad beggining.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
its PRETTY good
this show is okay the game is fun though(i think =P
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
It's better than the site says
Though the show does in fact show violence as an answer to conflict, the show has not at all gotten more than 3 episodes into the series thus far on American television channel, Cartoon Network. some of the Villains are indeed adult-aged, abut there are younger rivals as well. It could be best compared to pokemon of the late 90's era, with some social resolutions to conflict. It should also be noted that the show has been censored somewhat in comparison to the looser original japanese version, though not quite so much as Naruto, which plays on the some network and usually at a later time.I suggest it for all kids who are allowed to stay up at the late times it's on (or wake up early enough to see it, depending on the schedule) but the issue of heroism and "moral conflict" should be ignored.
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