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 personal tastes aside, there are some objective qualities t…
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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: 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: 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: 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’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: Are there too many genres in anime? Or not enough?
Here’s an interesting one. I feel like I know what most people would answer here, and I would be included in that… but the perspective of there being…
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: 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: Is it strange to not rate based on enjoyment at all?
In the mood for some writing, and decided to search for a writing prompt. Luckily for me, the “recent discussions” on MyAnimeList caught my eye, and that is…
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: 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 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: 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’ve fallen asleep to?
Let’s get another one of these prompts going, and this one will be quite short!
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!
UNDERRATED ANIME THAT I’D RECOMMEND
91 DAYS LENGTH : 12 Episodes GENRE : ACTION, DRAMA, HISTORICAL MAL RATING : 7.83 A story told through the perspective of Avilio Bruno, who hopes to avenge…
Is there any good hentai? Part 1
Is there any hentai that can be consumed for reasons beyond slapping your beef? That ought to be consumed alongside and treated the same as “real” anime and…
Are There Any Anime About Art?
When I say art in this context, I mean painting, pottery, those types of mediums specifically. There’s anime that deal with a lot of different arts forms and…
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 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: 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)
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: When an anime is constantly talked about all the time, does that make you want to watch it or avoid it?
Long one, approaching LN title length here. But the question itself is quite simple, and I’ve sort of touched upon this topic before with prompts like the recent…
Writing Prompt: What is one recurring theme that you both hate and love in anime?
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…
Writing Prompt: Is it OK to rate an anime entirely based on its entertainment value?
When I first typed this question out, I was thinking that I may not use it, as it seems like a very easy one to answer. But then…
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 would it take to “ruin” an anime for you?
To clarify, since I didn’t want the post title to be super long, this prompt is referring to an anime being ruined due to external factors. Like you…
Writing Prompt: What is the most misunderstood genre?
Original question on MAL was just outright claiming that isekai is the most misunderstood, a bold claim to be sure, but I thought this question would be better…
Writing Prompt: Discovering My Ideal Anime Mentor
Which anime character would make a good mentor to me?
Writing Prompt: What is your favourite one of a kind anime?
Here we go with a nice easy question to answer!
Writing Prompt: Why is anime so behind with multi-ethnic representation?
Decided I’d take on a question that’s a bit of a hot topic these days, although I feel like it really shouldn’t be. This is all just my…
Anime Like Do It Yourself
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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: Do you find anime hard to enjoy when it feels predictable?
Here’s another prompt from MAL I wanted to take a look at. I guess these are kind of more like discussion prompts than writing prompts, as I’m not…
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 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 (2)
Let’s power through another one of these, because just like before, I’ve got some questions that I can’t see myself writing a full post for. That, and because…
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 (#5)
Been a while since I’ve done one of these. Sometimes the prompts just don’t merit a full post, and other times they’re just ridiculous. The users on MAL…
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!
Are there any anime you revisit every year?
What title do you rewatch every year? If it’s a series, are there certain specific episodes you go back to or do you binge the whole thing? What…
Writing Prompt: Is “plot fanservice” worse than typical fanservice?
I don’t know if this “plot fanservice” is really a thing or not, but this question was asked on MAL and I thought it was strange enough to…
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: Why Are Anime Eyes So Distinct?
Welcome to Anime Rants. I haven’t done a random writing prompt in a while, but this week I’ve had a little more focus and motivation. The trouble was…
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 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,…
Do It Yourself!!
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