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: What’s your preferred length for an anime?
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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…
What’s Your Favourite Anime Genre?
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What’s Your Favourite Anime Cliche?
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What’s Your Favourite Animated Scene?
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Writing Prompt: Would you rather have your favourite anime be mainstream or unpopular?
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What’s Your Favourite Studio Ghibli Movie?
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Writing Prompt: What’s something on your “to-watch list” that never gets watched?
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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!
Writing Prompt: What’s the worst anime scene you’ve ever seen?
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Writing Prompt: What’s an anime that you’ve fallen asleep to?
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Writing Prompt: What’s a complete anime series that was too short?
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Writing Prompt: What’s something that caught you off-guard about Japan?
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Writing Prompt: What’s the best time of day to watch anime?
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Writing Prompt: What’s a well-liked anime that you didn’t really like?
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Writing Prompt: Who was Your First Favorite Character in Anime?
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Writing Prompt Rapid Fire (1)
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Writing Prompt Rapid Fire (2)
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Writing Prompt Rapid Fire (4)
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Writing Prompt: What’s an anime that you enjoyed but wouldn’t recommend to someone?
This definitely seems like the easier variation to tackle, when compared to its counterpart. I can think of a few answers already, so let’s get to them.
Writing Prompt: Has anyone ever changed your opinion about an anime?
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Writing Prompt: How have significant anime influenced your perspective on anime?
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Writing Prompt: What are your thoughts on anime demographic genre categories?
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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…
Writing Prompt: What’s an anime that you never watched because it’s too hyped up?
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Writing Prompt: What’s something you started doing in Japan that you still do today?
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Writing Prompt: What’s an anime that you enjoyed from a genre you normally don’t like?
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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…
Writing Prompt: Should Evangelion get a remake?
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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!
Writing Prompt: What are your thoughts on depictions of Western culture in anime?
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Writing Prompt: What was your first anime? Do you still like it now?
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Writing Prompt: Thoughts on haircuts as character development?
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Writing Prompt: Do you want to be isekai’d?
I’ve just finished rewatching an isekai anime, Re:Zero, so it feels like a good time to tackle this question. We often see characters getting spirited away to fantasy…
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!
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!
What’s your anime OTP?
Favorite canonical ship? Favorite non-canonical ship? First ever ship?
Writing Prompt: What are your thoughts on using reviews to decide on watching an anime?
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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…
Writing Prompt: Novels you’d like to see in anime.
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Writing Prompt: Which anime character has that SIGMA grindset??
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Writing Prompt: How good is your ability to enjoy an anime directed at a different audience?
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Writing Prompt: What would you do if you were the head of your own anime studio?
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