# Lone Wolf and Cub: What age is too young to read it?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 19, 2007, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lone-wolf-and-cub-what-age-is-too-young-to-read-it/396603 "2007-03-19T18:20:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lone-wolf-and-cub-what-age-is-too-young-to-read-it/396603/1 "2007-03-19T18:20:21Z")

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I was talking with someone who recommended this manga series to me - I read comics as a kid/teen, and read stuff like Alan Moore and Frank Miller now when the mood strikes, but don’t have experience with manga.

So I am thinking about getting this, and an idea struck me: maybe I could get it and read it with my son? He is 9 - loves things like Avatar The Last Airbender and Naruto on tv. Would he like LW&C? More importantly - is it age appropriate for him?

FYI, he sees some PG-13 movies and is reading the Pendragon series of books, and of course Harry Potter, if that helps gauge what he can handle in terms of violence, etc…

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lone-wolf-and-cub-what-age-is-too-young-to-read-it/396603/2 "2007-03-19T19:59:35Z")

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The LW&C books are very heavy with violence, nudity (lots of breasts), and rape/assault themes. Not good reading material for 9 year olds. Great books (and movies), but very mature material.

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**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lone-wolf-and-cub-what-age-is-too-young-to-read-it/396603/3 "2007-03-19T20:14:35Z")

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[QUOTE=GargoyleWB]  
The LW&C books are very heavy with violence, nudity (lots of breasts), and rape/assault themes. Not good reading material for 9 year olds. Great books (and movies), but very mature material.  
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Excellent - just the type of info I was looking for. Will definitely hold off. Thank you!!