234+ ‘Adaptation’ Writing Prompts
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Rethinking the Ending
Imagine a scenario where an anime series deviates from the manga’s original ending. How would fans react to such a change?
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The Anime Makeover
Write about a manga character who undergoes a drastic design change in their anime adaptation.
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The Spirit of Manga
Write a story about an anime adaptation where the original manga’s essence gets lost.
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Crossover Chaos
Pick characters from two different animes and write a story where their worlds intersect.
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Terra Incognita
Describe a situation where you felt like a fish out of water, completely out of your element.
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Milestones of Progress
Think about the last five years and list your accomplishments, big or small, which signifies your development.
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The Shimmering Mirage
Describe a hallucination brought on by dehydration and/or isolation and how it affects you.
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Melting Polar Paradise
Write about a society that survives on the last piece of untouched land in a world ravaged by global warming.
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Marooned Island Life
You are the only survivor of a shipwreck, stranded on an uninhabited tropical island. How do you survive until rescue?
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Lonely Alaskan Survivor
Imagine you find yourself alone in the Alaskan wilderness after a plane crash. How do you survive and get back to civilization?
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Reflections Reversed
Imagine a character who lives in a universe where everything is opposites – right is left, up is down, happiness is sadness.
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The Forlorn Fortress
Write about a kingdom that exists entirely within an abysmal, gloomy, bottomless ditch and its inhabitants.
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Journey mindset
Create a poem about your mindset during a trip, focusing on your inner thoughts from preparation to completion.
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Chain of Change
Write about a character experiencing a series of significant life-altering events that drives a dramatic evolution of their persona.
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Backwards Day
Build a narrative around a day when everything happens in reverse, leading to a series of comic situations.
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Shifted Realm
Describe an ordinary person’s day-to-day life after they have been transported into a fantasy world.
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Witnessing Climate Change
Write about your firsthand experience witnessing the effects of climate change.
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Parser in Post-Apocalypse
Write a story where a man wakes up from a 300-year sleep only to find himself in a post-apocalyptic world.
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Colliding Cultures
Write about a person experiencing culture shock in a foreign land and how they navigate the conflicts arising from cultural differences to eventually find acceptance.
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Migration Blues
Write a tale about a teenager who relocates to a different city or country and the challenges that they encounter.
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Voyage Into New Territory
Narrate your first family vacation or major event with your blended family.
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Roots and Routes
Write about your family’s geographical journey, how it impacted your family history and what it means for you.
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A Name’s Journey
Write about how your family name has traveled through different cultures or countries.