GenmaWeek 2021: Times, They are A'Changing
We are so thankful to everyone that sent in prompt suggestions. we received so many amazing suggestions that it was a wonderful challenge to try to narrow it down and include as many ideas as we could.
We hope these prompts get your muse excited, your creative juices flowing, and your imagination pumping to create!
Event will be from July 11th-17th. We hope you get as excited as we are!
Prompt descriptions under the cut (the link isn't working on mobile)
We are so excited to see what everyone comes up with this year!
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Prompt Descriptions if you want a jumping-off point for your imagination, but they are open to interpretation. Be as creative as you want!
Times, They are AâChanging
Legends and Lore: Letâs start the week off with a twist or retelling of your favorite stories from different culturesâ legends and lore. From Ancient Greece and Rome to Arthurian, Norse, Hindu, Japanese, Chinese, Egyptian, Native American, anything at all!
Decades and Centuries: Mix and Match your favorite decade and century! The grunge of the 1990s? The extravagance of the French Court in the 1760s, or the age of the Samurai in the 1500s. Want to see Genma as a hippie in the 60âs or in a bowler hat in the 1880s? Have fun with this prompt!
The Good, The Bad, and The Sexy: If American Westerns (or even the Spaghetti kind) is your thing, then this is the prompt for you. Who shot the Sheriff? Making a stand against the outlaws? Cowboys trying to make it in the harsh, unforgiving lands? Or is Genma donning the black hat himself? So many options!
Where in Time is Genma Shiranui? For our fans of time travel, this one is for you! Whatâs his mode of transportation? A box? A car? Advanced science? Does he find companions along the way? What adventures does he find himself in? The past, present, and future are all open to explore.
Follow the Sextant: The open oceans and stars calling your name? Where will you be guided? What strange waters will you find? Will you find riches and acclaim? Or curses and dark depths? Will it be a pirateâs life of mischief or a naval officerâs quest for honor? Sail the Seven Seas or new ones. Thereâs always a treasure to find.
Here and Now: Want to give it a modern twist? College, CEO, Coffee Shop, Tattoo/Florist, High School, Youtuber, whatever! Just make it modern!
Futurama: Intrigued about what the future holds? What science and technology advancements are part of the future? How does that affect peopleâs lives? Will it be a utopia, or will it have a dark, hidden secret that floats right under everyoneâs noses? Inspire yourself from The Jetsons to Blade Runner.
Daily Prompts
Crime and Punishment: Want to get into the nitty-gritty world of organized crime? Mob, yakuza, gangs, cartels, heists⊠Itâs all open to dive into. Or would you prefer to be on the other side of the law? Chasing down and dismantling those evil and powerful organizations? Channel your inner Scorsese or make it light-hearted, ala Ritchie.
Luscious Locks: We canât have Genma Week without giving his hair its own day. What would he do if he had a bad hair day? Or lost his ever trustworthy bandana? What if he discovered hair ties and barrettes? Would he let someone else style his hair? What would happen if he ran out of his favorite hair product? A man is only as good as his hair, and Genma loveâs his hair.
But Did You Die?: Looking back at all those dangerous missions, dumb decisions, intoxicated impulses that lead to an adventure that people still bring up and complain about. The rebuttal is always âBut did you die?â and since the answer is no, then it was a good adventure. And maybe, thereâs a sparkle in Genmaâs eyes for the next troubling adventure, but he wasnât going to do it⊠he was just thinking about it⊠Now, who is going along or being counted out? Or is he the one that was dragged along and is now
Eat Your Heart Out: What can you cook up? How are Genmaâs cooking/baking skills? From around a campfire to a modern kitchen, stir in spices, wait for the plot to boil, and mix in comedy, drama, intrigue, romance, even horror. Maybe take this suggestion literally for a dark twist.
Children, and Summons, and Sitters, Oh My: Is Genma trustworthy enough to trust to take care of your most precious things? Children, pets, the house? Will he be in over his head or handle it better than expected? Or is he the one being watched? Is he the one trying to undermine his babysitter? Or does he get into trouble so often that there is always one friend that is Genmaâs babysitter for the night so he doesnât end up in the drunk tank or in a fistfight with a pretty girlâs husband?
Oral Fixation/Mouth Chakra: Another must have prompt! That ever-present senbon between his lips says a lot about Genmaâs oral fixation. And how can he spit it out so far? Mouth Chakra anyone? What other things can that mouth do?
Zodiac/Astrology: Our boy is a Cancer. A water sign, its symbol is the crab. Its ruling planet is the moon that controls our ocean tides. His strong association to fluidity, oceans, water, and the sea can make him gentle as a brook or as savage as a hurricane. There are many stories about the constellations that can be used as inspiration. Or even pull from marine lore, mermaids, sirens, selkies, sea nymphs, ocean gods, and any other water beings that inspire you.
Free Day: Since itâs Genmaâs birthday, and maybe you have something that doesnât fit any of the above prompts, but you still want to offer something, we will gladly accept it! We just want to celebrate the birthday boy, any and all gifts are accepted!
