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 more often, if an anime is too …
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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 well-liked anime that you didn’t really like?
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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: 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: 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: What’s an anime that you enjoyed from a genre you normally don’t like?
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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 something that caught you off-guard about Japan?
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Writing Prompt: What’s your preferred length for an anime?
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Writing Prompt: What anime took a concept or idea too far?
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Writing Prompt: Which anime was most relatable to you?
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Writing Prompt: What’s the worst anime scene you’ve ever seen?
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Writing Prompt: What’s something on your “to-watch list” that never gets watched?
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Writing Prompt: Which anime character has that SIGMA grindset??
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Writing Prompt: Who was Your First Favorite Character in Anime?
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Writing Prompt: What’s the best time of day to watch anime?
Figured I’d toss in a short and easy one here, since not every question has to be all that thought-provoking.
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: When rating anime, does a 10/10 mean that it’s perfect?
Well, it looks like this is a great prompt for a distinguished and accomplished reviewer such as myself!
Writing Prompt: Are there too many genres in anime? Or not enough?
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Writing Prompt: Will AI kill anime?
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Writing Prompt: Is there anything in anime that makes you uncomfortable?
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Writing Prompt: What was something unexpected about living in Japan?
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Writing Prompt: Should Evangelion get a remake?
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Writing Prompt: What was your first anime? Do you still like it now?
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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: Can a fandom ruin an anime for you?
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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!
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 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 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: 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 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?
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Writing Prompt: What is your favourite one of a kind anime?
Here we go with a nice easy question to answer!
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: 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…
What’s a Completely Average Anime That You Love?
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Writing Prompt: Novels you’d like to see in anime.
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Writing Prompt: Are there any voice actors that you always associate with a single character?
Hard to condense this question down, but the gist is asking about if there are any voice actors who, no matter who they are voicing, you always think…
Writing Prompt: What is one recurring theme that you both hate and love in anime?
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Writing Prompt: How have significant anime influenced your perspective on anime?
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Writing Prompt: How did you learn Japanese?
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Writing Prompt: Getting bitten by anime girls: Good or bad?
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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,…
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!