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Writing Prompt: Why is anime so behind with multi-ethnic representation?
Decided I’d take on a question that’s a bit of a hot topic these days, although I feel like it really shouldn’t be. This is all just my…
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Writing Prompt: Are some shonen anime too long?
Here’s an interesting one, which is a simple enough question but there are a few different angles from which to look at it!
Why are anime boxsets so horrible?
This week’s piece doesn’t have much to do with Canaan in particular, but is a burning question that has been on my mind for a while now. I am…
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Why are Anime Figures so Expensive?
As an Australian, I’m used to anime merch being rather expensive. It’s always in USD and AUD is always a lower dollar. Shipping prices to Australia are insane.…
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Writing Prompt: What are some tips to avoid anime burnout?
Here’s a good one, and I’m sure many of you could offer some advice here as well. I know that many people can end up feeling burnt out…
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Writing Prompt: Are people who only watch “safe” anime missing out?
Here’s an interesting one, particularly because I’ve actually never really thought of the idea of “safe” and “unsafe” anime. That’s really why I chose it i…
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Writing Prompt: What are your thoughts on anime demographic genre categories?
Here’s an interesting one I found recently, it’s along the lines of a recent genre prompt I wrote about. This would be referring to genres such as shounen,…
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Writing Prompt: What are Some Unhinged Opinions You’ve Heard About Anime?
Greetings, readers and visitors! Starting today, I will experiment with anime writing prompts. This idea was largely inpsired by Yomu’s recent posts on the Umai Yomu Anime Blog.…
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Writing Prompt: Will AI kill anime?
Lot of drama these days involving AI, it’s certainly upheaving many different industries in different ways. So it’s natural that fans of anime would worry about this same…
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Writing Prompt: Random Anime Interaction(s)
Here’s another prompt by myself. I know, shamelessly prompting myself here on the blog… what can I say, I get an idea and decide to just turn it…
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Why International Anime Co-Productions Are So Rare
International interest in anime has never been higher, but the production committee system and small government funding windows are a roadblock.
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Why Are Slice-of-Life Anime So GOOD
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Writing Prompt: What are some of your favourite school clubs in anime?
This one seemed fun to think about. As we all know, clubs are a pretty glorified part of any school anime. And to be fair, I’d say they…
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Writing Prompt: Are there too many genres in anime? Or not enough?
Here’s an interesting one. I feel like I know what most people would answer here, and I would be included in that… but the perspective of there being…
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Writing Prompt: Discovering My Ideal Anime Mentor
Which anime character would make a good mentor to me?
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Writing Prompt: Is anime better than Hollywood?
Now here’s an interesting one. I could see this being a difficult question for some, but not for me!
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Writing Prompt: What are your thoughts on depictions of Western culture in anime?
Alright, let’s tackle another question that I think is a pretty good one. It’s been on the list for a while, so it’s about time I chose this…
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Why Anime Sci-Fi Space Wars are so Interesting
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Writing Prompt Rapid Fire (4)
It’s time for another rapid fire edition of writing prompt, where I choose to be lazy and answer questions without much elaboration!
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Writing Prompt Rapid Fire (1)
There are a lot of questions that I see on the Internet that I like to answer on my blog, often because I feel like my answer would…
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Writing Prompt Rapid Fire (3)
It’s time to power through a bunch of questions that I don’t think would merit an entire post to themselves! Round 3!
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Writing Prompt Rapid Fire (2)
Let’s power through another one of these, because just like before, I’ve got some questions that I can’t see myself writing a full post for. That, and because…
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Writing Prompt: What is your biggest anime fear?
We’re back with another anime question that’s somewhat vague. But that just gives me the opportunity to answer it from multiple angles!
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Writing Prompt: What makes an anime age well?
We’ve already talked about what could make an anime age poorly, so let’s flip that around and talk about what makes an anime age well!
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Writing Prompt: What is your favourite generic anime?
As a fan of fantasy anime, and by extension, isekai (primarily because of the shift from mecha to fantasy isekai), I should be overjoyed to think up an…
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Writing Prompt: What are some aspects of anime that you wish was more realistic?
I feel like this is a prompt that most connoisseurs of their respective genres of anime would have different ideas for. Like I can just imagine someone who…
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Why Are Anime and Manga So Obsessed With “Blue Spring”?
It’s partially a language thing, partially something else…
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Writing Prompt: What are your thoughts on using reviews to decide on watching an anime?
I have my own way of deciding if I’m going to watch an anime. For example, I’ve never watched any anime YouTubers (nor do I have any interest…
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Writing Prompt: What’s your favourite JRPG?
Another day, another prompt. This time around, it’s quite simple, except for the part about having to choose my favourite of something, which is always difficult for me.
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Writing Prompt: Novels you’d like to see in anime.
This one comes up every so often in tag posts, but I wanted to answer it again, because why not? Once again, I’ve got my music, I’ve got…
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Writing Prompt: Which anime was most relatable to you?
I’ll admit, as an avid fantasy anime watcher this question puts me at a bit of a disadvantage. But surely there’s something I found relatable…
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Writing Prompt: What’s your preferred length for an anime?
The answer here? It depends on the anime. Seems simple enough. But of course, that’s not very satisfying, so I’ll try my best to come up with an…
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Writing Prompt: Which anime character has that SIGMA grindset??
I saw this one and it made me laugh so I figured I’d give it a shot. But before I can even get into my answer, I may…
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Bugshrugs: So Why Anime, Then?
In the anime Twitter sphere I’m a part of, there’s been a lot of discussion lately about animation. More specifically, about the role animation should play in the…
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Why is Anime so Cringe?
Why is NASCAR so cringe? It’s not, the people who watch it are. Same with anime, it does nothing bad on its own. If you have to ask…
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Writing Prompt: How have significant anime influenced your perspective on anime?
Daily writing promptHow do significant life events or the passage of time influence your perspective on life?View all responses I do admit it makes me laugh to take…
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Writing Prompt: Would you go to an anime theme park?
Found this one on MAL, just a quick and light topic to think about this time.
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Writing Prompt: Who was Your First Favorite Character in Anime?
Welcome to Anime Rants. Today we have a writing prompt taken from a discussion in r/anime: “Who was your first favorite character in any anime?” I like this…
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Writing Prompt: Can a fandom ruin an anime for you?
One interesting phenomenon that has sprouted out of seemingly nowhere over the past decade or so is the creation of very specific “fandoms”. Does liking something automatically enroll…
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Writing Prompt: What’s the worst anime scene you’ve ever seen?
When I initially wrote this question down I thought it’d be difficult, because it’s a pretty specific thing to have to remember. But after a few minutes it…
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Writing Prompt: Do you think anime can change someone’s life?
For once I found an interesting question to write about. It’s something I’ve thought about before, and I’ve seen this sort of concept mentioned several times as well,…
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Writing Prompt: Getting bitten by anime girls: Good or bad?
I know, this one is a bit goofy. But if I’m going to pile on the questions here, I may as well include some of the strange ones…
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Writing Prompt: What’s an anime that you’ve fallen asleep to?
Let’s get another one of these prompts going, and this one will be quite short!
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Writing Prompt: What “unimportant” anime character did you really like?
Here’s another prompt that I thought seemed interesting to think about.It’s also a difficult one I had to think about for a bit!
Why are Harem Anime Popular?
Most harem anime I’ve watched follow a template. A gaggle of various girls chase a guy with little personality and an aversion to making decisions and touching female…
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Writing Prompt: Should Evangelion get a remake?
I’m going to assume this is referring to the original series, and not something newer as I know there’s a bunch of Evangelion content out there. I’ve personally…
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Writing Prompt: How did you learn Japanese?
This was actually one that I just came up with myself, but I figured I’d frame this as a prompt anyways since it fits. I know that many…
Ask John: Why are there so few Anime About Yakuza and Burakumin?
Question: Do you know why there are so few serious anime that focuses on the Yakuza and Burakumin? Answer: As a foreign observer, I can only speculate, so…
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Jujutsu Kaisen – Why are the boys all so HOT?!
I don’t think I’ve been very subtle about my newest obsession, which I sometimes think about. I mean, it’s ok if my fellow weeb friends know I can’t…