What anime/manga has changed your life? (and how?)

I'll select an anime that I watched before the last 5 years. When I first saw Serial Experiments Lain on Anime Unleashed (Tech TV) back in 2003 it blew my mind. Despite growing-up on Toonami, Lain and the other shows on Anime Unleashed were my introduction seinen anime pre-Adult Swim and this show's mind-screw concepts and prophetic warnings about social media before social media had been invented still leave me amazed.

Onara Gorou
Definitely made me feels things I've never felt before and contemplate life

banana fish and death note

I don't think I have one, I started properly watching anime when i was 17 so i was old enough to already know what's generally taught in anime. If I have to pick one, I guess it would be Clannad after story, which I watched a couple months ago (I'm 22 now)

Shin Seiki Evangelion
Happens to be one of the first anime I watched, if not the first. I cannot accurately tell. I started in a very young age: between 8-10 (I'm 23). Among the first were: Inuyasha, Crayon Shin-chan, Tennis no Ouji-sama, Mazinger Z and Mach GoGoGo. But, the most vivid image, certainly, is Neon Genesis Evangelion. The name got engraved in my psyche. Back at the time I mainly watched it because of the fighting sequences. I always felt mesmerized by them although when it turned to the profound dialogues (which I didn't understand absolutely), I wasn't disorientated or confused, but rather in state of peacefulness (or trance?). Later in my life I searched for it because I very well knew that, as a kid, one can't fully grasp the art, dialogue, music, story, etc., that the aforementioned work wish to transmite. And I was correct. The subject that Neon Genesis Evangelion presents, resonates with the emotions and ideas of my true self being. I can safely say that, I am who I am today because of it, all the way down to my very core. It made me re-evaluate life in a very intricate level. Everytime I rewatch the series or the movies, it feels like the very first time.

To answer your subject (which isn't the same as your description):

Animes that changed me as a person (all animes does unconsciously, some more some less) are the samurai animes, which tells you stories about living the way of the samurai, with the codes of honor etc. for example "Onihei"

To answer your description, all of the Ghibli movies like "Princess Mononoke" and "Howl‘s Moving Castle" got to me in a deep way.
But even animes like "Welcome to the N-H-K" and "House of Five Leaves".

There are some emotional ones too, these are like "Bunny Drop" or "Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju".

Thank you for this question, it brings some more conscious vibes :P

FLCL
Anohana The Flower We Saw That Day
Weathering With You
A Silent Voice

All of em. Im fricking addicted to this dumb media for stupid people but it's way too good.

Pokmon
Basically this show, the games, and the cards took up like 90% of my childhood

pretty weird but Nisekoi

Nisekoi

Haikyuu and Real (the manga). Impacted me positively and made me change the way I looked at life in general and in sports as well.

Interstella 5555 The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem

First anime ive ever watched
Ouran High School Host Club
this one is just sniff
given

Assassination classroom and Steins;Gate

When I watched it, I can say that I was delighted with both animes. (I love Slice-of-life)

They take me out of reality and make me enter a sea of ​​fantasy in which I can create an environment in which I calm down and have what I want. I believe that some must go through the same situation.

Have you ever imagined an "isekai" or living in a small house (typical of Japan) and leading an absurdly simple life. Having your manga and your PC in hand to watch anime.

I already lost count of how many times I found myself out of reality watching anime of the genre and right after I stop watching, you feel that horrible and sad emptiness.

My friend, if you can relate to this and know what I'm trying to explain ... welcome to a whole new world.

Let's reach the "isekai" together. <3

March comes in like a lion
Had me in deep thought and tears the entire way through- for obvious reasons if you've seen this show. HOW CAN THEY MAKE SOMETHING SO WHOLESOME AND DEPRESSING AT THE SAME TIME???

PSYCHOPASS
After a certain someone killed someone's friend just to prove that their system of government doesn't work. I just sat back after that episode with my eyes & mouth wide open like!?!? This whole series had me on edge & questioning humanity I loved it.

These both need more seasons <3

Pokmon
The Pokémon anime got me into both anime and video games as a kid! I don't know where I would be without this show.

For me it was definitely Death Note.

Death Note

It's the only anime I'll never get tired of thinking about.

Changed my life because I never knew I could get so much second-hand embarrassment from watching a fucking anime.
Eromanga Sensei

Koe no Katachi

Easy answer is Cowboy Bebop. The emotional high is still unmatched for me.

Several other great moments/episodes (not finales) as well

Banana Fish, Violet Evergarden, AOT and Free!

Mine would be Violet Evergarden and Aria the Origination. Violet Evergarden really resonated with me because ever since I was about 10, I haven't been able to express myself with words well. Many think that I am emotionless and don't care about anything when in reality, I just don't know how to put my feelings into words. Violet Evergarden had the same difficulties and seeing her learn about emotions really resonated with me because I'm slowly learning how to express myself.
Aria the Origination really resonated with me because it shows you the values of true friendship, that there are miracles always around you and that you should enjoy the small things in life that you take for granted because those are what make life so great. I watched the other two seasons and enjoyed them , but when I watched the last season, the beauty of Aria really hit me. It's one of the most beautiful shows ever and it taught me a lot.

Ah, I'm sorry for this long reply. Thank you reading if you did.

One Piece and Naruto helped me value loyalty.

INUYASHIKI LAST HERO Made me really consider the duality of man.

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One Piece fs

Bloom Into You

To love Ru:
ever since I watched that anime I've been watching lots of harem, ecchi, romance type of shows.

Made In Abyss made me start looking into ost's if that counts, and JJBA.

Naruto

konosuba because i saw a picture of aqua on ifunny, thought to myself "hey she's cute" then got into anime p much because of that
idek what got into me at that moment because until a few years ago i wouldnt even touch anime with a ten foot pole