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!
May 25, 2023 • Subscribe
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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 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 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!
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 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: 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: 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 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: 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 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 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 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: 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 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 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 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’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’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: 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 are some aspects of anime that you wish was more realistic?
I feel like this is a prompt that most connoisseurs of their respective genres of anime would have different ideas for. Like I can just imagine someone who…
Writing Prompt: Have you ever shilled for an anime studio?
I’ve got time to take a crack at another prompt, so let’s have at it.
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: 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: 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: 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…
Which soothing shows would you recommend?
Are you a fan of iyashikei series? What about them hooked you? What’s your all-time favorite?
Writing Prompt: What’s an anime that you don’t feel like watching now, but definitely want to watch in the future?
Alternatively, there’s the past version of this one: what’s an anime that you didn’t feel like watching at one point but definitely wanted to watch, and then 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: 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…
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 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 is your favourite one of a kind anime?
Here we go with a nice easy question to answer!
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!
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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: 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 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: 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: 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…
What series would you recommend as the best example of a genre you like?
Favorite genre and best example of it? Is your “best example” pick the same as your fave title? What makes your pick the most exemplary? The post What series…
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: Would you still watch anime if the entire industry moved towards 3D animation?
It certainly is interesting seeing the various trends that sweep through the anime industry. Just by watching anime from different time periods we can get a general idea…
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: 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: 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’s the anime you’re most scared to watch? What would it take to get you to watch it?
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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?
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: If you could be any anime character for a day, who would you be, and why?
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