I’ve got time to take a crack at another prompt, so let’s have at it.
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Writing Prompt: What would it take to “ruin” an anime for you?
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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…
Writing Prompt: Would you watch an anime that is endless?
Let’s take a crack at another one that I feel like is pretty straightforward, but then I do think there’s opportunity for some interesting perspectives.
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 idea have you never seen depicted in anime before?
I’ve changed this to be “idea”, but it really could be genre or theme as well. Whatever really comes to mind, as this is a tricky question that…
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: Do you think that many fans have an incorrect image of Japan thanks to anime?
Now here is an interesting one, and I have a little bit of experience in this area. Which means that this is today’s prompt!
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: 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…
Writing Prompt: Would you rather have your favourite anime be mainstream or unpopular?
Let’s get another easy one out there with this prompt. Would you rather have your favourite anime be mainstream or unpopular?
Writing Prompt: What would you do if you were the head of your own anime studio?
Well if watching anime and writing an anime blog qualifies me to be the head of an anime studio, I guess I’ll accept! There’ll probably be an indie…
Writing Prompt: What’s something positive about an anime you hate, and something negative about an anime you love?
I added the second half to this, only seemed natural. Also seemed like a fun prompt! I put “hate” and “love”, but if you feel like that’s a…
Writing Prompt: How have significant anime influenced your perspective on anime?
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Writing Prompt : What is an anime that you love but would not recommend
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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: What’s an anime that you enjoyed from a genre you normally don’t like?
Over the years I’ve watched pretty much all genres at some point, and earlier on I was basically watching anything and everything. But I’ve definitely formed preferences over…
Writing Prompt: How long does it usually take for you to forget the plot of an anime?
Now here is a question I feel qualified to answer, considering how often I rewatch anime versus seek out unseen series!
Writing Prompt: How seriously do you take anime critics?
Not even going to re-word or re-work this one, taking it straight from the MAL forums. Should be short and sweet. How seirously do you take anime critics?
Writing Prompt: Which anime was most relatable to you?
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Writing Prompt: What’s an anime that you never watched because it’s too hyped up?
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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: 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: What is the most memorable snow scene for you?
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Writing Prompt: What “unimportant” anime character did you really like?
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Writing Prompt: Do you think anime can change someone’s life?
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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: Random Anime Interaction(s)
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Writing Prompt: If you HAD to rewatch an anime 10 times in a row, which anime would you choose?
Thought this was a funny one on MAL, I immediately knew I had to use it as a prompt here. I’m pretty big on rewatching anime, but I…
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: Do you watch one anime at a time, or have many ongoing series at once?
Here’s a pretty simple one, but seeing as I’ve been slacking with writing posts in advance lately, it’ll do perfectly for a short one.
Writing Prompt: Do you watch anime with friends and/or family?
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Writing Prompt: Is there anything in anime that makes you uncomfortable?
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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?
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: If you could be any anime character for a day, who would you be, and why?
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Writing Prompt: Discovering My Ideal Anime Mentor
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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: Would you rather an anime with bad characters but an amazing plot, or an anime with a bad plot but amazing characters?
Time to steal another prompt from MAL. This one seemed interesting, and even as I write this intro blurb, I’m not sure what my choice will be yet!
Writing Prompt: What’s a well-liked anime that you didn’t really like?
Let’s go with a quick prompt this time around, because I want to get a post written, but I also want to go watch Solo Leveling!
Writing Prompt: What anime gave you the emptiest feeling after finishing it?
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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 Rapid Fire (3)
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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…
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!
Writing Prompt Rapid Fire (2)
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Writing Prompt: What is your favourite generic anime?
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