Beyond Anime: 6 Cool Activities To Have A Nice Evening

Anime is perhaps the best escape of all. But, let’s be honest, sometimes, you are just longing for something else. You seek new activities to try, new experiences to share with your friends. Luckily, the choice is pretty wide.

Online Games

This one’s the closest to anime watching, given that there are tons of anime-themed games, including real money games at Wildz casino. You can have fun and, maybe, even win something.

Video games, too, are a perfect pick. For instance, “Genshin Impact” has this expansive anime-style open world to explore and adventures to undertake. And you can actually play it from your phone. Beyond the gameplay, you can connect with a global community of fans, participate in forums, and even attend virtual meet-ups.

Ideas for inspiration:

Try participating in online tournaments or seasonal events.
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Explore fan-created content and mods for popular games. They have cool new elements or enhancements to the game. For example, GTA mods are just legendary.

Virtual Book Clubs

Virtual book clubs are super trendy. You can join them through Goodreads or The Fable App. These let you choose from a variety of genres (including the manga series, of course) and discuss books with fellow readers. There are usually live discussions and author Q&A sessions. Quite a lot of activities, in fact.

Ideas for inspiration:

Start your themed book club night, where you’ll focus on the anime book genre and authors each month.
Encourage book club members to create and share fan fiction based on the monthly reads.

DIY Crafting Tutorials

On Pinterest or YouTube, you can find DIY crafting projects that match your interests. There are tutorials in upcycling, painting, making homemade candles, and whatever else. This hobby stimulates your creativity and, what’s important, gives you tangible results. You can use them at home or give them as personalized gifts. Plus, if you document your crafting process, you can further share it online. Who knows, perhaps, you’ll even create a community of DIY enthusiasts.

Ideas for inspiration:

Host a virtual DIY night (yes, we love the idea of hosting themed nights) with friends. Everyone will work on the same anime-related project and share their progress live.
Explore eco-friendly projects, too. These can be creating planters from recycled materials or homemade natural beauty products.

Culinary Exploration

Your kitchen can be a real culinary studio, especially if you use the help of apps like Tasty or Yummly. The beauty of these is that they offer recipes based on the ingredients you already have at home. They provide step-by-step cooking videos so it’s easy to try new dishes. You can even spice up your evening and challenge yourself to create a dish from your favorite anime each week. And, of course, it’s always fun to share your creations on social media.

Ideas for inspiration:

Host a virtual dinner party where participants cook the same recipe and then dine together via video chat.
Use a new ingredient each week and document the process and results in a cooking diary or blog.

Yoga

Yoga can guarantee you a super relaxing evening. It brings you closer to nature which rhymes well with the philosophy of many popular anime films (e.g., all Ghibli films). If meditation is your thing, you can use apps like Calm or Headspace. And if you’re more into physical activity, apps like Daily Yoga provide sessions for different skill levels and goals. These practices are super helpful for anyone who has a busy daily routine.

Ideas for inspiration:

Try to make your meditation sessions themed (time-honored, curiosity, gratitude, etc.) to make them feel more exciting.
Try different styles of yoga. Some of them will give you more energy; others will help with deep relaxation.

All in all, the beauty of anime is that it is an entire culture. It keeps enriching you even when you aren’t watching the films themselves.