So, it finally happened, about a week ago I woke up with nothing to do, a typical day for me really.
After doing my daily routine, dishes, getting cleaned up, and having a few cups of coffee, I was bored beyond belief.
Being an unemployed writer, days can tend to blend and I kind of just go into autopilot, then of course that leads to a storm of emotions. What am I doing with my life? Does it matter, how can I make a difference or find that same joy I had in college?
Let me take you back a bit,
Graduating amidst the Pandemic I found myself becoming emotionally closed off, surviving, but far from what I had pictured for myself on graduation day, I was depressed, anxious, and suffering from a truckload of self-doubt, I wasn’t even writing anymore, sure, I had written for a site in the past, but it was volunteer based, which isn’t necessarily an issue, anything to get my name out there, until I did a small and I mean small amount of digging and found out the site I was contributing to wasn’t exactly the most accepting of fans with alternate life paths.
So I made my voice heard, going out of my way to state on my own site that anime is for everyone, needless to say the site and the people behind it must have read the piece and I haven’t heard from them since, and with that experience I drifted away from anime more and more over time, worried somewhat unreasonably that the entire community wasn’t as accepting as I thought, the joy was gone and for a while so was I.
Now back to the present day I somehow stumbled back to Crunchyroll and called a longtime friend to find out what I had missed and where to start again.
They recommended a handful of shows, but one caught my attention, feeling fresh, while also feeling like I was coming back to something I knew.
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
Yes, for those of you who know the show may be a little confused, how could a controversial show with such a flawed character lineup be what brought me back in?
There was something that made an impact on me, something that hit home, I didn’t want to be reclusive anymore, no matter how hard it was, and honestly, I wanted to be myself again, with a few improvements of course.
Something about this show kept me entranced and made me feel motivated to write again and explore what other shows were out there that I’d been missing out on, because while I may not be a Warrior or a Mage like the characters in the show, I can still make a difference in the best way I know how, with my writing.
People always say you should be and create the change you want to see, and if I can even make a handful of fans who feel like I do, feel happy, welcomed, and give them something to look forward to, then that’s what I need to do.
I’m glad to be back, and I can’t wait to see what the anime industry has to offer in the future, and if you want to join me on this journey or even need a recurring event to keep you moving and motivated, stick around, the future is bright.
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