Some of these questions are pretty meta, I typically don’t think about this when deciding what anime to watch next! But that’s precisely what makes it an interesting question to answer.
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Writing Prompt: Would you watch an anime that is endless?
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Writing Prompt: Do you find anime hard to enjoy when it feels predictable?
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Writing Prompt: What are your thoughts on using reviews to decide on watching an anime?
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Writing Prompt: Is anime better than Hollywood?
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Writing Prompt: How seriously do you take anime critics?
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Writing Prompt: Is it better to have a protagonist with a bad personality… or no personality at all?
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Writing Prompt: Novels you’d like to see in anime.
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Writing Prompt: If you HAD to rewatch an anime 10 times in a row, which anime would you choose?
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