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Writing Prompt Rapid Fire (#5)
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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!
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Writing Prompt: Will AI kill anime?
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Writing Prompt: Random Anime Interaction(s)
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Writing Prompt: What’s your favourite JRPG?
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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: How did you learn Japanese?
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Which anime character would make a good mentor to me?
Writing Prompt: Have you ever stereotyped someone based on their favourite anime?
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Writing Prompt: What character do you think inspired the design of another, or other characters?
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Writing Prompt: Are there any voice actors that you always associate with a single character?
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Writing Prompt: What’s your favourite character’s biggest flaw?
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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: 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 is your favourite generic anime?
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Writing Prompt: What is the most misunderstood genre?
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Writing Prompt: What’s your favourite anime’s biggest flaw?
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Writing Prompt: What’s something on your “to-watch list” that never gets watched?
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Writing Prompt: Name a non-school anime that you think could work as a school anime!
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Writing Prompt: Which anime character would do a better job with the Death Note than Light Yagami?
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Writing Prompt: What’s your preferred length for an anime?
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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: 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: How seriously do you take anime critics?
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Writing Prompt: Novels you’d like to see in anime.
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Writing Prompt: If you could be any anime character for a day, who would you be, and why?
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