Should i get my daughter what she wants?

If she is paying for it let her do it.

Lots of people like to collect things, so what if her preference is anime? It doesn't sound unhealthy to me. :)

" She is willing to pay for it but I don't know if I should provoke her obsession with it. "

I would say... Look at how she behaves first.

Does she get good grades? Does she do her homework and chores without much hassle? Does she behave?

If the answer is "yes" then clearly this obsession isn't so bad. I mean if she's doing everything right (or at least trying to) then it's not going to hurt her to have this.

But if she's flailing and having trouble... then you need to consider removing her distractions until she can focus herself better.

So, don't base it on the "obsession" so much but on how she balances it with the rest of her life perhaps?

She's not spending her money on drugs, right? She's not stealing things in order to get her anime fix, right? She's willing to pay for these things herself, right? Just let her enjoy her anime!

It's up to her how she spends her money, isn't it? :)

I remember way back when I'd spend all my weekly pocket money on a pack of pokémon cards. In hindsight I was just lining the pockets of clever Japanese advertisers, but I still enjoyed collecting them, they were a nice little treat.

Obviously that doesn't quite match up to your daughter's passion for animé but I was just trying to emphasise the point that if it's her money, doesn't do her any harm and it makes her happy, what's the issue?

I had an obsession over Anime once. Make her WORK for what she wants. As soon as she starts spending on other things... say... RENT... she'll soon stop buying Anime stuff.

I still love Anime/Manga... I just can't afford it anymore. :(

My 2 cents anyway. :3

I don't want to sound like an ad but rightstuf.com has crazy good sales, especially during christmas time.

There's lots of chances to teach about money management.

Look for local anime conventions or craft fairs. Lots of anime fans make and sell their homemade products to get word of their favorite shows out.

http://animecons.com/events/

At least she's not spending all her my on drugs.

Everyone has at least one thing they are passionate about, I for example am constantly adding to my videogame collection, and have 85+ games for just my Atari 2600.

As long as she is using her own money, and not stealing or constantly aggravating you to give her money, I don't see the harm.

She likes anime, let her buy anime. It's not like a Poop addiction or something.

wtf was with the "potato" thing

and i say let her- i have wiv my son XD

I think you should. If it's what she likes then it's what she likes. Especially if she's willing to pay for it, I mean.. If she's willing to pay for it, then why do you even need to think about it? >.< Anime isn't a bad thing. I don't watch Anime or anything, but I do like it and think it is pretty cool (:

I don't know how old she is but when she is at least around 14, introduce her to Samurai Champloo and Cowboy Bebop.

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I would say yes if it's a birthday and she's willing to pay for it.
Admittedly I like anime and Japanese culture, so I'm somewhat biased, but I believe many anime are infinitely better written - and deeper - than UK TV. Not all, mind.

Full Metal Alchemist raises many interesting questions on ethics and morals and is about the determination and courage of two brothers trying to find the Philosopher's Stone in order to bring their mother back.
Hetalia - while stereotyped and somewhat crude in language - teaches the viewer a lot about world history and (so I think) is very funny.
Many other series have romance, drama, humour, violence and/or represent daily life in Japan on some level.

If her hobby causes nobody any harm and makes her happy, then feel free to encourage it.

You could even try and encourage her to read manga (Many anime series are based on manga books and vice versa). However, DON'T force her.

I guess it might be a bit strange to find out a teenager likes what many consider to be cartoons, but there are many people who are older than her who enjoy anime and are otherwise well-functioning adults.

P.S. Apologies for the somewhat passionate rant. Wish your daughter a happy birthday for me.

Accept it. She'll grow out of it when she's older.

it's an Interest and a hobby you should never try to supress them,what ever they are,they're what make people interesting.
I like manga but I'm not obssesed with it, (I'm obsessed with drawing) I seem to only bee able to befrend people who have a big hobby\interest (eg. owls, I know dafuq? or swimming) even I'm not onterested in theres.
I just find other people soooooo boring.

If she's willing to pay for it, it's okay. She should be allowed to spend her money on whatever she wants.

...potato :)

If she's willing to pay for it, then yes.

she grow out of it as an "obbession", but she will probably always find enjoyment in it

No. She spent all of her money, so she shouldn't get more money to spend if she wasted it all on her obsession.
She has to learn that if you buy one thing, you can't get the other until she has the money to spend.

I think doing what I said above is a good way to teach her the responsibility of money saving/