I’m going to assume this is referring to the original series, and not something newer as I know there’s a bunch of Evangelion content out there. I’ve personally only seen the orig…
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Writing Prompt Rapid Fire (2)
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Writing Prompt Rapid Fire (4)
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Writing Prompt Rapid Fire (#5)
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Writing Prompt Rapid Fire (3)
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Writing Prompt: What anime took a concept or idea too far?
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Writing Prompt: What’s your favourite character’s biggest flaw?
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Writing Prompt: Do you want to be isekai’d?
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Writing Prompt: What is your biggest anime fear?
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Writing Prompt: Thoughts on haircuts as character development?
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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 a well-liked anime that you didn’t really like?
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Writing Prompt: Does it bother you when a character’s voice actor changes?
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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?
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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: Novels you’d like to see in anime.
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Writing Prompt: Which anime character has that SIGMA grindset??
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Writing Prompt: When rating anime, does a 10/10 mean that it’s perfect?
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Writing Prompt: Have you ever shilled for an anime studio?
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Writing Prompt: Do you think anime can change someone’s life?
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Writing Prompt: What was something unexpected about living in Japan?
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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: Would you watch an anime that is endless?
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Writing Prompt: Who was Your First Favorite Character in Anime?
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Writing Prompt: What “unimportant” anime character did you really like?
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Writing Prompt: What are some tips to avoid anime burnout?
Here’s a good one, and I’m sure many of you could offer some advice here as well. I know that many people can end up feeling burnt out…
Writing Prompt: Getting bitten by anime girls: Good or bad?
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Writing Prompt: What’s the worst anime scene you’ve ever seen?
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Let’s get another one of these prompts going, and this one will be quite short!
Writing Prompt: Name a non-school anime that you think could work as a school anime!
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