Should I show my 13 year old nephew this site?

[Greenfrost]

My nephew is big into anime and manga, and I thought about introducing him to this site, but I'm not sure if I should. There's a lot of stuff on here that isn't appropriate, but I figured he'd eventually find a manga reading site like this, anyway. Ultimately, it'll be up to my sister, but what does everyone else think?

 

[Teddy]

Short answer: No

Long Answer: Noooooo

You're better off buying subscription for shounen jump, people on this site aren't mild enough and comments are easy to access. The H toggles also aren't good measures against under 18s

I would recommend using an aggregator instead as they have less access to the more extreme or hentai titles. Mainly because they cater to less niches. Mangatown ads seems to be one of the less atrocious and family friendly ones.

 

[blackyawgdom]

do it. get them off youtube. theyve already found all the porn sites they need anyway, and have learned that bug spray is flamable.

 

[MawMaw]

sure why not, just remember if she ever made account (on anything really) dont let her age shown.

 

[twilightspirits]

I think it's alright.
Well, I think it depends on what you think is okay for them and whether they do drift towards the inappropriate titles or get sensitive from harsh comments,
but it's not a bad idea.

 

[Kaarme]

@MawMaw This was about the OP's nephew, not the sister (the kid's mother). The sister with a 13 years old child should be adult enough to make her own choices in life, haha.

A 13 years old should already know not to tell anything personal about himself in the Internet forums or social media. Of course it would cost nothing to remind him of that when mentioning the site to him. Surely this is the most safe manga piracy site. No malware ads. Active moderation.

 

[Mr_Detective]

If your nephew isn't actually an FBI agent, then I guess it should be okay. I started venturing into manga sites more often when I was about his age, too. Just avoid the adult contents. Well, not that I've seen much of them with the normal settings... And keep track of what he reads, if possible.

 

[Bainhardt]

I'm no expert at raising kids of course - I'm barely qualified to talk about the subject at all, as I don't have any nieces or nephews, either - but I was reading manga AND checking out porn by 13. I think a lot of people tend to forget how early you find out about that kind of stuff once they've grown up. My friends were teaching me how to curse like a sailor and find topless Playboy pictures online in 4th grade I think it was, lol. But that's only because I was one of those kids who wasn't allowed to watch R rated movies or anything like that from the get-go, while my friends could.

Without knowing any real details about the situation (like whether the kid's internet access is monitored, etc), the argument I usually see in these situations is:
"would you rather they get their access somewhere else?"
In other words, where there's a will there's a way, and one should assume it's gonna happen whether you've allowed it or not. Personally I think this site is one of the better options. It's free, comparatively safe (not only virus-wise, but there aren't download links all over the place either), no ads. You could do a lot worse, all things considered.

 

[BestBoy]

I agree with @Teddy. Introduce them to the legal side of manga translation first. M+ or whatever. Be the one to nurture a respect for the artists and their livelihoods.

 

[CoolOtamegane]

Depends, If your nephew mature enough YES, if still have an bad ego like a brat NO...
Because even few adults can be more childish than a kids. and A few kids even more mature than an adults
.
I was mature enough 15 years ago, when I was 8 years old.
I had already surfing Manga and Anime (Manga in Onemanga and Mangafox, and Anime in Anime 44 at old times...)
And even now, I haven't commit a single crime, or led astray by mature content, Because I can distinguish what is Reality and what is Fiction, what is bad and what is good, and I can divide the time and not too engrossed in Animanga.

 

[Greenfrost]

@Teddy @BestBoy

I actually did forget this site had hentai, since I always have it turned off.

And, having him use official sites isn't a bad idea, but it's just that these Gen Z kids are highly knowledgable about the internet and Google. He could easily find these sites himself, or a friend can tell him about them. Then he'd see all these free manga titles and never look back. So, I thought Mangadex would be slightly better since it doesn't have questionable ads to click on.

 

[PantsMan]

I was getting into anime and manga too at around that age. Content-wise, I wouldn't worry too much. Granted, even non-H content on the front page has a lot of smut/extreme series, with no way to filter it (he'd probably figure out how to bypass it too). Still, it's probably just gonna be a year or two until he gets into that stuff anyway. Stumbling on mature stuff won't kill him (although it could get you in trouble with your sister if she doesn't know), and more importantly the site doesn't have malware ads that could do actual harm. As long as he has the right approach to safe Internet browsing (lurk rather than mindlessly post, learn to spot malicious users, don't accidentally doxx yourself etc.) it's not a bad place.

Personally though, I still think you'd have better luck introducing him to MangaPlus first. It's a good enough service, and WSJ series are probably more the sort of stuff he's into, I'm guessing. Would probably get his mother's okay more easily, too. Download missing chapters (which you should be doing anyway) and build a library of series he likes, if you really want to be doting.

If you find him looking for other stuff on shadier but more publicized aggregators then you can just direct him here instead.

 

[Teddy]

Yeah which is why I recommended mangatown too as a 'free' alternative.

There is no doubt though that even without the H toggle. There are some very gory and ecchi manga.

Berserk, H cup maid, another about a white collar whose job was to have sex with other companies bosses under her supervisors orders. Etc.

Lol @pantsman beat me to the post by 2 secs

 

[MawMaw]

another about a white collar whose job was to have sex with other companies bosses under her supervisors orders

@Teddy
sauce

 

[Teddy]

I didn't read it.

Slice of life is Supreme. Fanservice is for degenerates

 

[MawMaw]

I'm with you with that

 

[vinsegas]

13 years? I think he is too young to be here. Maybe download the manga he wants to read or something like that.
But I dont know much about what this new generation knows about the internet, when I was 13 I was still watching cartoons on TV and didnt have a pc.

 

[nameless_incognito]

You're deluded OP. He's probably already looking at types of porn you couldn't even imagine existing until you've been at least out of high school, quite likely older. What I'm trying to say it that it doesn't matter what you will do.

Trying to shield kids from the internet lol. Never fails to make me laugh.

 

[Teddy]

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/kawaiiartsmr-drew-my-sister-controversy

 

[EOTFOFYL]

@PantsMan

even non-H content on the front page has a lot of smut/extreme series, with no way to filter it (he'd probably figure out how to bypass it too).

Options in settings,
look inside for "exclude tag."
Better than nothing.