An anime theme that I have a love hate relationship with? I can certainly think of some things that I love, and others that I hate, but both at once? Looks like I’ll need the thinking cap for…
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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: Is there anything in anime that makes you uncomfortable?
Anime is not a monolith, and it’s not just for kids like some people may think. As we know, there are so many different genres, topics, themes, ideas…
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 is your favourite one of a kind anime?
Here we go with a nice easy question to answer!
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 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…
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 “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: What is the most memorable snow scene for you?
Once again, I’ve stolen this topic from MAL, because I’ve decided that’s what I’m going to do now whenever I just want to write about whatever and listen…
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 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 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 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 place would you recommend someone to visit in Japan?
Figured I’d switch things up with a Japan-related prompt every so often. Although this question certainly isn’t any easier!
The Anime That Is Both Beautiful And Brutal
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Writing Prompt: What’s something you started doing in Japan that you still do today?
It’s been just about two years since I moved back to Canada after living in Japan, which was also for two years. So I figure it’d be fun…
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’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?
Well, I’ve definitely encountered that empty feeling after finishing a series and realizing that there was nothing left to binge. The question is which was the worst offender…
Writing Prompt: What are some things in romance anime that shouldn’t ever be done in real life?
This prompt has been sitting in the drafts for a long time, too long really. Having actually watched a dedicated romance anime in Horimiya not too long ago,…
Writing Prompt: Is there any merit to reviewing anime of a genre that you actively dislike?
This one is actually a question I thought of personally, as opposed to one I got from MAL or somewhere else, based on many reviews that I’ve read…
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…
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: 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: Do you watch anime with friends and/or family?
This is going to be a quick one, and a part of me is more interested in your answers than actually writing my own. So you could say…
Writing Prompt: What’s something that caught you off-guard about Japan?
Time to dig up some memories, and things like this can be fleeting at times. This prompt has been sitting here as a draft for a while now,…
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…
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: What was something unexpected about living in Japan?
At face value this seems similar to the “caught off guard” prompt I recently did, but I think the spirit of this one is that it’s about living…
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 never watched because it’s too hyped up?
Now this here is an easy one for me, there’s one anime that immediately came to mind when I came across this prompt! You may not like it…
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 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 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…
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…
Writing Prompt: Is there any anime that you’d recommend despite not liking it yourself?
This one took a bit of thinking. After all, why would I recommend an anime that I didn’t like? But then, I think that when I put my…
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,…
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: 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 a complete anime series that was too short?
Perhaps we’ll tackle the opposite version of this question also, but to start I thought that we’d go with this one. I’m not sure which one comes up…
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 are Some Unhinged Opinions You’ve Heard About Anime?
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Writing Prompt: What anime took a concept or idea too far?
There certainly are a lot of ecchi anime that would probably qualify as answers for this question, as well as isekai considering many series are moving into “reincarnated…
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…
Writing Prompt: If you had to choose one series that would be mandatory for everyone to watch as their first anime, what would it be?
Now this is a lot of power to wield… this choice could affect anime as we know it with the ultimate gatekeep choice. The question is, would I…
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Writing Prompt: Who was Your First Favorite Character in Anime?
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