Anime that surprised me despite their outward appearance/synopsis (not in any particular order)
Anime that I have misjudgedâŚ
1.) Silver Spoon (Gin no Saji)Â
aka the show about farming
My thought going into this show:Â
âWhy the fuck would anyone watch an anime about farming?â
âIâm only watching this because the author of FMA created this⌠but I doubt itâs going to be any good.â
My thoughts after watching:Â
âFucking hilarious. I laughed so hard in this show more than anything Iâve seen in a while.â
âYou donât even need to like agriculture- or know a single thing about it to enjoy this show.â
âThe character development and all the characters in general are fantasticâ
2.) Welcome to the NHK
aka the 24 episode anime about a NEET-stalker-hikikomori, his otaku kouhai, and a depressed teenage girl
My thought going into this show:
"Iâll watch it later- seems boringâ
My thoughts after watching:
âThis show has some of the best dark humor- seriously- a masterpiece. â
âT an adventure that seems like an epic journey to those who seem to live in a small world, removed from society. â
âConspiracy. Conspiracy. Conspiracy.â
âSOBSâ
3.) Ping Pong: The Animation
aka⌠the show⌠about pingpong with the weird art
My thought going into this show:
âWhy ping pong out of all the sports- ping pong is like the least interesting sportâ
"Strange art. I canât get used to watching thisâ
(I pushed this show off for like about a year now)
My thoughts after watching:Â
âIf you havenât watched this youâre missing out- this show barley has anything to do with ping pong. Just watch this amv and youâll see >Â https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYzk0YjOZ0w
"The visuals are fantastic. I like how this studio took the risk to stand out like this. They made a good choice in making the art this way- it seems a bit more realistic and âcloser to homeââ
4.) Free!Â
aka the gay swimming anime/ fan-service crap
My thought going into this show:
"As a girl⌠I like this kind of stuff but Iâm not sure if this is worth the time.â
âIs there even a plot?â
My thoughts after watching:
âItâs more than just a gay swimming anime. It has fanservice- and it does live up to itâs nickname as the âgay swimming animeâ -but thatâs just the humor in this show- â
"Sure this show got more hype than it probably deserved- however- this show is also not all about swimmingâ
"Good message- deeper plot than first glanceâ
5.) Nobunaga Concerto
aka one knows this show, that one historic show with the weird art that no one watches
My thought going into this show:
"Iâm bored out of my mind- but this will make me even more bored.â
ânot interested in Japanese history
My thoughts after watching:Â
"Itâs not your traditional ârealistic Japanese history dramaâ
âI found this show in a corner, the bottom of the stack beneath all of the great shows out this season- and it turned out to be the most interesting/ unique.â
"This is one of the best WRITTEN shows of all time- even in eng subs I can tell that the dialogue was thought out carefully ( but not tooo carefully )â
"Itâs funny! The main character is quirky and clumsy.â âThe Op/Ed is great- I have it on my ipodâ
ALL IN ALLÂ
These five anime are one of the most unique and best shows Iâve ever seen in my whole life.
If there is a lesson gained from this- Itâs to never be afraid to try something new
Because you never know⌠you might just come across a gem and you wouldnât even know it.
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Anime Rec List: High School Life
Thereâs plenty of anime about high schoolers, but hereâs some specific anime that take place in/have a plot centered around being in high school!
Monthly Girlsâ Nozaki-Kun
Silver Spoon
Hyouka
Toradora
From Me to You
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
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Writing ADHD characters, an incomplete guide by a person with ADHD
So, if you want to write a character with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, it doesnât matter if itâs an original character in your new story, or if youâre writing PJO fanfiction, thereâs some things you need to know:
â˘Soda, sugar, coffee, they donât make us MORE hyper, they actually help us calm down. A lot of people with ADHD self-medicate with coffee and soda on a daily basis when they donât have access to actual treatment
â˘Our brains have two settings: hyperfocus and complete lack of attention. If your character is seriously worried about something, or if they like what theyâre doing, itâs very likely theyâre not going to stop. At all. I have once spent two entire days researching a topic, without moving from my computer, until I had to. Because I peed myself. I was fifteen. Hyperfocus is a serious problem, even if itâs sometimes useful. Donât treat it as a superpower, please.
â˘On the same note, your character probably cannot spend too much time or energy on something they donât like. As in, sometimes five uninterrupted minutes of reading are harder to achieve than three hours of writing, simply because the reading is not fun.
â˘We fidget. A lot. Your character probably repeats a movement over and over and over and over again, or they might always be doing something with their hands. You can make it something useful, but it is not necessarily common (Leo Valdez, from HOO, is a good example of useful fidgeting, with the things he builds. Annabeth Chase, on the other hand, tends to fidget with her necklace, a completely non-useful movement that is repeated several times, enough to be mentioned)
â˘Crazy energetic moments of inspiration happen. They usually donât last. And people canât really follow along with what weâre doing. The results, in my experience, are 50/50 on total garbage or amazingly good.
â˘Conversations, especially between several people with ADHD, can really easily go from point A to point G without going anywhere in the middle. Our brains tend to make different connections.
â˘Memory. Our memory is shitty and weird, most of the time. Same as our focus, it usually is either perfect or not there at all. I have lost countless hours to my own brain, chasing my thoughts.
â˘Planning is hard. Proof reading is hard. Finishing things once the original boost of focus is gone is almost impossible. Iâm sorry this is so short, but it was a spur of the moment decision.
Feel free to ask me questions. Iâll probably love to explain things to you.
And please. To all fanfic writers. Stop making the characters go more hyper when they drink coffee. Seriously, one coffee makes me focus, two make me productive. Three make me take a nap.
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