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Gakuen anime, also known as school anime, is a beloved genre that has captured the hearts of viewers around the world. These anime often focus on the lives and adventures of students attending school, with themes of friendship, romance, and personal growth. Here are 7 things to love about Gakuen anime:

1. Relatable Characters
Gakuen anime often features relatable characters that viewers can identify with. These characters struggle with everyday problems like making friends, studying for exams, and dealing with crushes. By seeing these characters overcome their struggles, viewers can feel inspired to do the same in their own lives.

2. Heartwarming Relationships
One of the best things about Gakuen anime is the heartwarming relationships between characters. Whether it's romantic relationships or close friendships, viewers can't help but root for the characters and their connections with each other. Seeing characters support and encourage each other is a heartwarming experience that can bring a smile to anyone's face.

3. Personal Growth
Gakuen anime often explores themes of personal growth and self-discovery. Through their experiences at school, characters learn valuable lessons about themselves and the world around them. This can inspire viewers to reflect on their own lives and strive for personal growth.

4. Nostalgia
For many viewers, Gakuen anime brings back feelings of nostalgia for their own school days. Watching these anime can transport viewers back to a time of youthful innocence and carefree days. Even if viewers didn't have the best school experience, Gakuen anime can offer a comforting sense of familiarity and nostalgia.

5. Escapism
Like all good entertainment, Gakuen anime offers a way to escape from the stresses of everyday life. By immersing themselves in the school setting and the characters' adventures, viewers can temporarily forget their own problems and enjoy a relaxing experience.

6. Variety
Gakuen anime is a broad genre with a wide variety of shows to choose from. Some shows focus on romance and relationships, while others focus on action and adventure. There's something for everyone in this genre, and viewers can easily find a show that fits their interests.

7. Cultural Significance
Finally, Gakuen anime has cultural significance in Japan. School is an important part of Japanese culture, and many anime reflect this. Gakuen anime often shows the importance of education and the role it plays in shaping individuals and society. By watching these anime, viewers can gain insight into Japanese culture and values.

In conclusion, Gakuen anime is a beloved genre with many things to love, including relatable characters, heartwarming relationships, personal growth, nostalgia, escapism, variety, and cultural significance. Whether you're a fan of romance, action, or just a good story, there's something for everyone in the world of Gakuen anime.

Gakuen anime, also known as school anime, has produced a wide range of beloved characters over the years. These characters have captured the hearts of viewers around the world with their relatable personalities and memorable adventures. In this article, we'll take a look at some popular Gakuen anime characters.

Haruhi Fujioka - Ouran High School Host Club
Haruhi is the protagonist of Ouran High School Host Club, a popular Gakuen anime that follows a group of boys who run a host club at their school. Despite being mistaken for a boy due to her short hair and androgynous appearance, Haruhi is a girl who attends the prestigious school on scholarship. She joins the host club as a "host" in order to pay off a debt, and her experiences with the club members lead to personal growth and self-discovery.

Koro-sensei - Assassination Classroom
Koro-sensei is the main character of Assassination Classroom, a Gakuen anime that follows a group of students who are tasked with assassinating their teacher, Koro-sensei, who is actually an alien with superhuman abilities. Despite his initial appearance as a monster, Koro-sensei is a kind and caring teacher who helps his students to grow and learn valuable lessons.

Hachiman Hikigaya - My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU
Hachiman is the protagonist of My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU, a Gakuen anime that follows the adventures of Hachiman and his classmates as they navigate high school life. Hachiman is a loner who believes in a philosophy of self-reliance and detachment from others. Through his interactions with his classmates and his involvement in the school's service club, Hachiman learns to open up and connect with others.

Eren Yeager - Attack on Titan
Eren is the main character of Attack on Titan, a Gakuen anime that takes place in a world where humanity lives in fear of giant humanoid creatures known as Titans. Eren attends a military school with his friends and is determined to join the military and fight against the Titans. He is driven by a desire for revenge after witnessing the death of his mother at the hands of the Titans.

Shoyo Hinata - Haikyuu!!
Shoyo is the protagonist of Haikyuu!!, a Gakuen anime that follows a high school volleyball team and their journey to become the best in Japan. Despite his short stature, Shoyo is determined to become a great volleyball player and overcomes his limitations with his determination and passion for the sport.

In conclusion, Gakuen anime has produced a wide range of popular and memorable characters. From Haruhi Fujioka to Shoyo Hinata, these characters have captured the hearts of viewers with their relatable personalities and inspiring adventures.

Gakuen anime, also known as school anime, has been a popular genre in Japan for decades. These anime focus on the lives and adventures of students attending school, often with themes of friendship, romance, and personal growth. But why has this genre gained such a large following? Here are a few reasons:

Relatable Characters
One reason why Gakuen anime is so popular is because of the relatable characters. Many people have experienced attending school, so they can identify with the struggles and triumphs of the characters. Whether it's dealing with a crush, making new friends, or studying for exams, viewers can connect with the characters on a personal level.

Escapism
Another reason why Gakuen anime is popular is because of its ability to provide escapism. Many viewers watch anime as a way to escape from the stresses of everyday life. Gakuen anime offers a world where school life is the main focus, and viewers can imagine themselves attending school with the characters. This provides a sense of comfort and relaxation for many viewers.

Nostalgia
For some viewers, Gakuen anime offers a sense of nostalgia. Watching anime set in a school setting can remind them of their own school days and bring back fond memories. It can also help them to relive those moments and experience them in a different way.

Variety
Gakuen anime is a broad genre, and there is a wide variety of shows to choose from. Some shows focus on romance and relationships, while others focus on action and adventure. This diversity of shows allows viewers to find something that appeals to their interests, making the genre accessible to a wide audience.

Cultural Significance
Finally, Gakuen anime has cultural significance in Japan. School is an important part of Japanese culture, and many anime reflect this. Gakuen anime often shows the importance of education and the role it plays in shaping individuals and society. This cultural significance adds to the popularity of the genre.

In conclusion, Gakuen anime has gained popularity for several reasons, including relatable characters, escapism, nostalgia, variety, and cultural significance. These factors have helped to make Gakuen anime a beloved genre in Japan and around the world.

Anime is filled with stories and wonderful pictures.

A few of my favorite anime series are:

• Cowboy Bebop
• Inuyasha
• One-Punch Man
• Samurai Champloo
• Soul Eater
• Tokyo Ghoul
• Trigun

I think they all have wonderful and amazing storylines and they're great to watch, regardless of whether you're into dubbed or subbed anime.

Sometimes the stories I watch inspire me to draw anime sketches and try to create my own anime movie storyboards.

Studio Ghibli doesn't need to worry about the competition. I'm not very good.

I love to collect books for writers. Here is my list of the most essential books for writers. In my humble opinion, all writers should have these books on their bookshelf, desk, or Kindle.

• The Elements of Style by William Strunk
• The Elements of Editing by Arthur Plotnick
• On Writing Well by William Zissner
• Writing to Learn by William Zissner
• Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons by Mike Reiss, Mathew Klickstein

This is a Haiku I wrote while wasting away the hours on Minecraft Central, which I think is one of the best minecraft servers in existence.

Spreading wintertime
A fine, live pen crawls upstairs
at the perfect bowl

One of the reasons I like Minecraft Central so much is the Prison Game, which just started up in Season 4. You can read about all the changes here. You can login to Minecraft Central by pointing your client to mc-central.net.

Here is a short story I wrote after feeling inspired by my post several weeks ago about Some Writing Advice.

This short story is called, Two Deranged Uncles Shouting to the Beat.

Georgina Giantbulb was thinking about Josh Parkes again. Josh was a vile writer with greasy moles and hairy thighs.

Georgina walked over to the window and reflected on her cold surroundings. She had always loved beautiful Upper Boggington with its defiant, damaged ditches. It was a place that encouraged her tendency to feel cross.

Then she saw something in the distance, or rather someone. It was the a vile figure of Josh Parkes.

Georgina gulped. She glanced at her own reflection. She was a gentle, giving, brandy drinker with fluffy moles and vast thighs. Her friends saw her as a precious, pong patient. Once, she had even revived a dying, kitten.

But not even a gentle person who had once revived a dying, kitten, was prepared for what Josh had in store today.

The wind blew like partying dogs, making Georgina barmy. Georgina grabbed a squidgy sandwich that had been strewn nearby; she massaged it with her fingers.

As Georgina stepped outside and Josh came closer, she could see the long smile on his face.

"Look Georgina," growled Josh, with a snooty glare that reminded Georgina of vile tortoises. "It's not that I don't love you, but I want love. You owe me 9012 pounds."

Georgina looked back, even more barmy and still fingering the squidgy sandwich. "Josh, I love you," she replied.

They looked at each other with ecstatic feelings, like two motionless, moaning mice boating at a very forgetful Christening, which had reggae music playing in the background and two deranged uncles shouting to the beat.

Suddenly, Josh lunged forward and tried to punch Georgina in the face. Quickly, Georgina grabbed the squidgy sandwich and brought it down on Josh's skull.

Josh's greasy moles trembled and his hairy thighs wobbled. He looked surprised, his wallet raw like a thankful, tasteless torch.

Then he let out an agonising groan and collapsed onto the ground. Moments later Josh Parkes was dead.

Georgina Giantbulb went back inside and made herself a nice glass of brandy.

THE END 

I have a few other story ideas to share. These are just initial sketches of plot and theme and I haven't written them yet. By the way, I am doing most of my quick writing in the Bear App these days. Have you tried it yet? If you haven't here's a screenshot on my Mac. The app is also available on iPhone and iPad.

• The story is about a serene farmer who is engaged to a CEO. It takes place in a hidden realm on a world where magic is part of everyday life. The fallout from World War II plays a major role in this story.
• This is a city-smashing monster story with a focus on people's tenancy to be dishonest. The story is about a band of unpredictable arch-mages. It starts in a manufacturing city in Europe. An accident in space plays a major role in the story.
• The story is about a young movie producer and a fear-ridden weapons master. It starts in an arena in a barren empire. The crux of the story involves a service. A conflict between magical and nonmagical races plays an important role.
• This is a tale about love and the fact greed destroys all. The story is about six humble exorcists. It takes place in a galaxy-spanning confederation. A magical accident plays an important role.
• The story is about a movie reviewer who is constantly opposed by a rogue. It takes place in a star-spanning magical empire. The crux of the story involves someone getting drunk.
• The story is about a virtual reality programmer who is in love with a stellar cartographer. It takes place in a small nation in an interplanetary confederation. The story ends with someone getting a new job. The formation of the UN plays a major role in this story.
• The story is about a clueless arch-mage who has a crush on a weak-willed gas station attendant. It takes place in an intergalactic imperium. The story ends with the failure at a test.
• This is a road trip tale. The story is about a newscaster. It takes place in a sewer. The role of technology in the modern world plays a major part in the story.
• The story is about a silly witch-hunter, a duchess, an athletic video game addict, and a chemical engineer who is obsessed with a surgeon. It takes place in a space elevator. A sudden increase in dangerous monsters is a major plot element.
• This is an odd-couple-teams-up tale. The story is about a clever witch-hunter, a stressed park ranger, and an obedient hunter. It starts in a port city on a war-scarred planet. A new kind of magic is evolving in the story.

Finally, here are some potential names for characters for my Two Deranged Uncles story.

• Abel Duffy
• Adolfo David
• Alphonso Casey
• Armand Lloyd
• Asa Wayne Contreras
• Aurelio Stefan Montoya
• Avery Seymour Stephens
• Barney Humphrey
• Barton Mohammad Sanders
• Brandon Parker
• Brenton Jame English
• Carson Sang Barnett
• Cortez Abraham Kim
• Dana Mauricio Landry
• Daniel Paul
• Douglass Bridges
• Earl Marcel Rowe
• Erik Wall
• Ferdinand Dale Guthrie
• Fernando Joan Adams
• Gabriel Yong Walton
• Harland Winfred Foley
• Harris Baxter
• Hiram Jacob Conway
• Isaias Tucker
• Jamey Edgar Sawyer
• Javier Olsen
• Jefferson Nicholas Bradford
• Jody Daugherty
• Joesph Berry Mitchell
• John Ross Rosales
• Johnathan Gaston Dickson
• Kelley Blackwell
• Lee Malcolm Dean
• Nathanael Ricardo Frazier
• Raymon Fleming
• Rod Morin
• Santo Bo Cardenas
• Teddy Booker
• Wilfred Riley Petty
• Woodrow Douglas

Here's some basic writing advice, inspired by Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird.

While there’s no secret formula to being a great writer, there are a few measures that are crucial.

Step one is learning stand apart from individuals the best way to relax and watch carefully.

You understand the type of individuals you see standing in the corner in a party, observing everyone? Great writers really are a strain that is similar: take notes, and they generally choose to distance themselves in the group, finding everything they see.

It’s important push anything, or to not hurry the procedure.

To put it differently, you must figure out how to pay attention. Remember to notice everything the interesting gait the exceptional way the morning light gets a fan’s profile, of a stranger thinking in regards to a childhood memory allows you to feel.

There’s another reason that noticing and finding your world is essential in being a great writer.

Whether you consider that the observations will make great content isn’t significant. Your primary job will be to try and discover the facts in what you learn the best way to work with those observations in the narrative you would like to tell, and ’ve found. That means, the truth will find its way in your writing.

Don’t hesitate to draw on previous experiences as your primary stuff. By way of example, make an effort to reflect on and write about other along with youth memories. As a writer, all things considered, you’re fortunate enough to look by any means you would like to. It's possible for you to turn over occasions in your memory digging for the truth that's buried deep within them, like fallow ground.

Taking a vacation into your personal memory bank is warranted provided that you make certain to appear carefully and write from your personal point of view as truthfully as possible. So you should analyze your self in exactly the same manner you analyze everything.

The sole means you're able to develop your personal voice is by being fair using the reader about your feelings that are authentic.

You can't find your real voice without opening some doors that are mental and confronting the truths.

This principle holds true when you’re feeling deep poisonous or despair rage. The lone way to make sure your voice represents accept them through the writing procedure and those emotions would be to confront them. You must get this done particularly when you feel something for example, in case your feelings are too distressing to analyze carefully or excessively private.

To accept your feelings in them – in other words, you must show up, to be completely alert to the method that you are feeling at just about any specified instant.

You come to recognize your truth – made of your entire experiences and emotions, both nice and poor – is your residence when you're within your feelings. It’s a cozy place to be, and it is possible to be your authentic self there.

Only write in the event you believe with each fiber of your being which you ought to write. With practice and time, you’ll finally become proficient at it.

Needless to say, that doesn’t mean it'll be simple. You will see wretched days where you’ll stare in a blank page all day. However there'll likewise be days when everything clicks and also the words flow.

The chief consideration to keep in mind is if you’re patient and motivated to see it that every day has something to offer.

For young writers, this sort of religion is advantageous. Despite the fact that may very well not be an excellent writer right away, you could become one day that is great in the event you persevere.

On the way, you may even acquire an actual yearning for the action of writing, the same manner that someone might yearn to play with music or sports. Having beliefs that you’ll become an excellent writer will, the discouragement of not writing as you consider you can replaced by the absolute love of the action itself.

How can you create such belief? Try to care about it intensely as possible, also to comprehend life. That entails additionally taking a long, hard look in not merely the large, sensational occasions and the banalities of life.

Write about everything that’s significant to you personally. Just then do you want to have the ability to seek out the correct words to explain it and feel associated together with your story.

To become a great writer, create a daily writing routine.

A typical premise about all artists, and writers, is they work when inspiration strikes.

You need to do exactly the same in the event you would like to become a much better writer.

Why? Because routine means area, and discipline means success.

First, locate somewhere to compose and go there every day, even when you’re not consistently productive.

Go to your own location to compose across an identical time daily. As a result, you ensure your unconscious mind is prepared when you arrive to give.

You could feel a bit tired and maybe won’t have the ability to do any writing in the slightest when you initially create this procedure.

The theory supporting the routine would be to make writing a daily custom.

Nevertheless, training and even routine won’t automatically make you a great writer. Remember: there’s just to writing, no secret formula.

Yet it’s critical to realize exactly how significant obligation would be to your work. Obligation, together with training and routine, is vital to your own success as a writer.

The writer acknowledges that no key was passed down through her family to aid her to compose nicely. She was given no password that enabled the code” of great writing to decode.

Instead, by thinking about every one of the nice writers she understood, the writer came to see which they were disciplined about their routine and very dedicated to their own work.

Writing is much like meditation: to help you hear your internal voice, you need certainly to calm your brain. Sticking to it religiously, and creating a daily routine, makes this potential.

The Enchanted Rock

A Mystery

The deprived, country town of Sludgeside holds a secret.

Phillip Torrance has the perfect life working as a homemaker in the city and eating with his intuitive girlfriend, Wenna Chen.

However, when he finds an enchanted rock in his cellar, he begins to realise that things are not quite as they seem in the Torrance family.

A snow storm leaves Phillip with some startling questions about his past, and he sets off to beautiful Sludgeside to find some answers.

At first the people of Sludgeside are charming and sweet. He is intrigued by the curiously grateful navigator, James Parker. However, after he introduces him to hard caffeine, Phillip slowly finds himself drawn into a web of decadence, vandalism and perhaps, even assassination.

Can Phillip resist the charms of James Parker and uncover the secret of the enchanted rock before it's too late, or will his demise become yet another Sludgeside legend?

Some Very Evil Sounding Names

Not sure how I can use these in this story idea, but they definitely sound a bit evil.

• Aegrind
• Catugu
• Cavaul
• Chiringiriau
• Duron
• Engongliago
• Farthe
• Faunglonaur
• Gorirgond
• Gorobaka
• Groluau
• Hetuint
• Hinin
• Kallkoro
• Mabaturm
• Menae
• Rmatu
• Sauthilrg
• Savar
• Thminde
• Uiaturdur
• Urgoror
• Urth
• Vangbel
• Wegobautuilra

Someone Like William

A Tender Romance

Roger Pigeon is a short, sexy and gentle shopkeeper from the country. His life is going nowhere until he meets William Thornhill, a hot, scruffy man with a passion for trainspotting.

Roger takes an instant disliking to William and the arrogant and selfish ways he learnt during his years in the country.

However, when a robber tries to gobble Roger, William springs to the rescue. Roger begins to notices that William is actually rather generous at heart.

But, the pressures of William's job as a fishmonger leave him blind to Roger's affections and Roger takes up knitting to try an distract himself.

Finally, when rude private detective, Jenna Gobble, threatens to come between them and mock their naked yoga practice, William has to act fast. But will they ever find the tender love that they deserve?

Praise for Someone like William:

"I fell in love with the down to earth William Thornhill. Last night I dreamed that he was in my teapot."

- The Daily Tale

"About as enjoyable as being slapped with a dead fish, but Someone like William does deliver a strong social lesson."

- Enid Kibbler

"I love the bit where a robber tries to gobble Roger - nearly fell off my seat."

- Hit the Spoof

"I could do better."

- Zob Gloop