Pretty much everyone's responce I agree with. As 
a mother of twin 5 1/2 year old girls I too find 
that instead of sheilding them I let them 
experience different series (to an extent) My 
girls even help me decide on what cels to pic on 
occasion from specila series. I find that hiding 
things or avoiding things that are a part of 
normal every day life just makes for more 
questions. The more complicated it gets and the 
more rushed and forced the reply and explinations 
are. 

My daughters have already seen: 
Sailor Moon, Marmalde boy, Fushigi Yuugi, Card 
Captor Sakura, D.N. Angel, Princess Tutu and 
several other series (including All but 2 of 
Miyizaki's works.

It's always good to get opinions but you can also 
view a little at a time with just you and/or 
spouse and then decide if it's appropriate for 
the kids to watch. It's really refreshing to view 
something so different then one's own cultural 
aspects.

Jelenity~