I am Kyle's self-indulgence

Erika is leaving town for the weekend, it's time for a family movie night, and I thought this would be a great opportunity for me to rent Ponyo with Daniel. Unfortunately it was all out at the store, so I grabbed Kiki's Delivery Service, another Miyazaki film I haven't seen yet.

That's when inspiration struck: I can raise my kids on anime, beginning with titles for young audiences and graduating to other works as they get older. My kids, untainted as they are by Western biases in film, will love it and will enthusiastically watch whatever anime I select to watch with them. The great thing is that, since there is so much anime available for every age level, this can go on for years, until one day, when Daniel is in high school, we can watch Akira together. That will be a good day.

I'm not sure I'll ever be comfortable watching Ninja Scroll with him, though.