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 in doing so), and I don’t read review…
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Writing Prompt: What are your thoughts on anime demographic genre categories?
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Writing Prompt: What are your thoughts on depictions of Western culture in anime?
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Writing Prompt: What are some tips to avoid anime burnout?
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Writing Prompt: What is your favourite generic anime?
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Writing Prompt: What is your biggest anime fear?
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Writing Prompt: What makes an anime age well?
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Writing Prompt: What are some of your favourite school clubs in anime?
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Writing Prompt: What’s your preferred length for an anime?
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What are your thoughts on Zom 100?
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Writing Prompt: What would it take to “ruin” an anime for you?
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What are your thoughts on fansubbing and scanlations?
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Writing Prompt: What are Some Unhinged Opinions You’ve Heard About Anime?
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Writing Prompt: Thoughts on haircuts as character development?
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Writing Prompt: Has anyone ever changed your opinion about an anime?
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Writing Prompt: What is your favourite one of a kind anime?
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Writing Prompt: What was an anime moment that made you think?
Pretty broad one here, seeing as there are many different sorts of thoughts you could have after watching something. But nothing wrong with that!
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.
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!
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!
Writing Prompt: Why Are Anime Eyes So Distinct?
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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.
Writing Prompt: What was your first anime? Do you still like it now?
Let’s keep some of these easy prompts coming, cause I can quickly write up this post and then have more time to watch some anime before I sleep!
Writing Prompt : What is an anime that you love but would not recommend
Like the title says, today I'm going to talk about anime I love but wouldn't recommend. It was actually a lot harder than I thought it would be!
Writing Prompt: How good is your ability to enjoy an anime directed at a different audience?
Some of these questions are pretty meta, I typically don’t think about this when deciding what anime to watch next! But that’s precisely what makes it an interesting…
Writing Prompt: Is it OK to rate an anime entirely based on its entertainment value?
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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 are some aspects of anime that you wish was more realistic?
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Writing Prompt: What’s an idea you’d like to see represented in anime?
I’ll admit, the source for this prompt was just myself. But that won’t stop me from answering my own burning questions!
Writing Prompt: Who was Your First Favorite Character in Anime?
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Writing Prompt: Would you watch an anime that is endless?
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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…
Writing Prompt: Have you ever shilled for an anime studio?
I’ve got time to take a crack at another prompt, so let’s have at it.
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!
Writing Prompt: Is it OK to review an anime before it’s finished airing?
An interesting question to think about. And there are many different ways to think around this one, too.
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: What outfit would you like to see less of in anime?
I guess this one could get controversial. I’ll try my best to think of a good safe answer here…
Writing Prompt: What outfit would you like to see more of in anime?
I think the “less of” variant was the easier of the two. Just give me a minute as I scroll through all my archived images looking for ideas…
Writing Prompt: What’s your favourite character’s biggest flaw?
Let’s continue with the theme of the last prompt, but this time, let’s look at the biggest flaw of our favourite characters! Similar, but different!
Writing Prompt: What’s your favourite anime’s biggest flaw?
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Writing Prompt: What is the most misunderstood genre?
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Writing Prompt: Are people who only watch “safe” anime missing out?
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Writing Prompt: What’s an anime that you don’t feel like watching now, but definitely want to watch in the future?
Alternatively, there’s the past version of this one: what’s an anime that you didn’t feel like watching at one point but definitely wanted to watch, and then you…
Writing Prompts: What makes an anime age poorly?
Here’s another prompt that has two sides to the coin, and to start with we’ll look at the possibly easier one to answer? Or maybe not, both prompts…
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…
Writing Prompt: Will AI kill anime?
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Writing Prompt: Which anime was most relatable to you?
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Writing Prompt: Novels you’d like to see in anime.
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Writing Prompt: What anime did you started the new year with?
Or if you haven’t watched any yet in 2024, I guess what anime will you start with? Surely anyone reading this has watched something though, right?