There's the whole 'obsessive counting' thing, which is usually played for laughs in more modern vampire works. Carmilla turns into a giant shadowy panther instead of a bat or wolf. There's also Dracula's rather creepy 'wall crawling' ability that he uses a couple times in the novel.
A chef for...
A few classic Disney villains [Maleficent, Ursula, and Scar], and some modern as well [Bill Cipher, Belos]. Plus Syndrome from The Incredibles, Tai Lung from Kung Fu Panda, and Tighten/Titan from Megamind.
My favourites:
Digimon Adventure
Digimon Tamers
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
Cowboy Bebop
Dungeon Meshi
Inuyasha
Ones I enjoyed but don't feel the need to rewatch:
Digimon Frontier
Haruhi Suzumiya
Clannad
Kanon
Little Busters
Ones I watched but didn't like:
Digimon 02
Haibane...
Welcome! Short stories are a great place to start, and good for you for keeping at it. I, too, use the pencil-and-paper route first, and then type later, so you're in good company.
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