Anime

What was the anime that you felt changed your perspective on something?

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It can be something small as a daily task or how you view certain opinions. For me, attack on titan actually changed my view on how people deal with grief... realizing how different characters put their pain as their driving force was interesting for me since I only think of sadness after a loss personally.

reed 5y
boats
School Days
fcukcairo 5y
anohana , it changed my view on how people deal with the loss of someone close to them and how people can overcome that. made me rethink how to be stronger i suppose
aryllis 5y
hunter x hunter definitely changed my perspective on writing stories, how deep character development is and how much symbolism in a story can tell you so much. hunter x hunter is just so so great yknow :)
Normitaku 5y
silent voice
A Silent Voice

tbh, i had an extremely similar situation as Shouya, in both bullying someone and what occurs after, so this movie was a bit of a pilgrimage for me. it helped me accept what had happened and move on, and released a massive burden that had weighed down on me for years
dunc 5y
March comes in like a lion

really shows how the littlest of things can make a big difference in someone's life for the better
AbnormalForm 5y
Ping Pong the Animation

Changed my opinion on sports anime and sports in general, in particular the concept of pushing oneself to be great at something they enjoy
- AbnormalForm 5y
  Sound Euphonium
  
  I should point out that it was aided by my experience with Hibike! Euphonium, which I watched shortly before Ping Pong
haganbmj 5y
Sora no Woto changed my mind on Cute Girls Slice of Life shows. I had generally dismissed them as mostly interchangeable, but it was nice to point to one that I enjoyed and wouldn't mind rewatching. There are few Slice of Lifes that I really find rewatchable mostly just due to the lack of substance most have.

So Ra No Wo To
- evenfall 5y
  Girls Last Tour
  watch
  haganbmj 5y
  I've been meaning to finish it, but I wasn't a fan of the changes the series made from the manga - which is among my favorites - so I dropped it while it was airing and just haven't picked it back up.
sranime2011 5y
Steins Gate changed the way I thought about anime. At first, I only watched for entertainment but after watching s;g it made me want to find more shows like it
Foogle 5y
Violet Evergarden
Your Lie in April
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
!!!!!!!!
UntappedChaos 5y
Answer: Naruto

Naruto

Hear me out before you reee.

I started writing with Beyblade fanfiction, and about the time I phased that out, I was dedicated to Naruto and Inuyasha. I wrote constantly, mostly romances. I was a dedicated canon shipper, because love stories and young teen girls like to go hand-in-hand.

And then Sasuke betrayed Sakura.

Teen-me was livid.

The answer was clearly revenge. I couldn't leave it alone. This was sacrilege, Sasuke, you bastard!! Echoes of my fury are still wandering around my hard drive, I'm sure. As time went on, I became less and less forgiving, especially after Shippuuden came along and Sasuke actually harmed Naruto and Sakura.

But teen-me still needed an outlet, and I wanted something that would most affect the character that had most affected me.

Lo and behold, this started me off with my first crack-ship: Itachi x Sakura.

"Becoming a crack-shipper" isn't the important change, though. This was the first time I gave myself absolute permission to explore character chemistry. This was "What kind of character is this person? How do they interact with this other person? How does this change their dynamics with other characters they interact with frequently?" Instead of my stories revolving around their plots, they began to sincerely revolve around the characters.

Kishimoto is shit at writing characters about 80% of the time, but he gave me the bones of great people to explore. The characters he developed the most were the ones I had the least interest in. They were "finished" characters. But what about the side characters? Who are they really? What are their strengths, weaknesses, hopes, dreams, fears? Who has all the ammunition needed to break those characters? If another character they knew did "Thing A," then what would their reaction be? What relationship would develop?

Naruto as a series doesn't really have any bearing on my life anymore, but I graduated with my Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing this month.
I can say without a doubt that if it weren't for the character exploration inspired by Sasuke-induced outrage, I simply would not be the writer I am today.
- AbnormalForm 5y
  This may be cringe as shit, but it's awesome that the experience led to you becoming a proper writer
  UntappedChaos 5y
  It is cringe as hell, but welp, that's what life looks like in your early teens. Life = one long cringe. XD I still write Inuyasha fanfiction and some other stuff, but I spend more time exploring characters and enjoying it casually than stanning any ship. <3 Were you ever part of a fanfiction/fanart community?
  AbnormalForm 5y
  I wish. I was never the creative type; my mind's more drawn to analytical/problem-solving type stuff. Also didn't really get into anime until I was almost out of college, so I unfortunately missed the boat on having a proper cringy anime fan phase (though I was plenty cringe in other ways)
  UntappedChaos 5y
  LOL There you go, just miss the whole damn phase. XDD I'm sure there are advantages to picking anime up as an adult though. Avoiding the cringe-fan phase can't be the only upside.
XxMarvelvsCapcomXx44 5y
Probably this movie Hotaru no Haka

It changes my perspective of food, survival, shelter, having siblings, safe things, staying safe in homes and also orphaned children. All the things you can think of in your life
Weeble 5y
Girls Last Tour and my outlook on life and how to live
- evenfall 5y
  yep.
  befriend the loneliness
  Weeble 5y
  can you give me your profile background picture now please, i want to make it my pc background (any maybe my anilist 1 to)
  evenfall 5y
- Nonka 5y
  Same, it made me realized how happy it is to be alive
PretentiousWeeb 5y
Monster
Changed my perspective on revenge. I'm admittedly a vindictive and spiteful person, but this anime made me re-evaluate those qualities and reflect on a lot of the decisions I've made.
yaku 5y
it has an anime adaption which I have yet to watch but this light novel:
BottomTier Character Tomozaki
- autoelk 5y
  I heard the anime adaptation is really bad sadly
  yaku 5y
  dang unfortunate :(
Oceanna 5y
Kono Oto Tomare Sounds of Life

Made me realize that there's so much more to life than the people living in it.
james 5y
the one thing that comes to mind is:
Blue Period
it's a manga rather than an anime but it's getting an adaptation so :eyes:
i had the same kind of mindset on art as the mc at the start (you'll only be good at art if you're talented at it already etc)
taehyun 5y
i don't know specifically why but

DEVILMAN crybaby

maybe because it first threw me off so hard and gave such a lasting impression to me? but i think it really outlined how cruel humans can be.. like i can genuinely see why and how people justify human nature as destructive and negative at it's rawest form, and how there's only a select few who are born or can stray away from it
vanillaterries 5y
Clannad (specifically After Story) definitely came to mind; this show completely changed my perspectives on the importance of family and definitely humbled me to not take any of my healthy relationships with my friends or family for granted.
Removed 5y
Ping Pong the Animation
since i used to compete in a sports a lot i was able to relate to the characters a lot went through a similar journey as one of the characters (kong wenge), it just taught me somethings that i learned from my experience in a really touching way

Clannad After Story
importance of family and perseverance

Kinos Journey
lots of different themes but i just love how the mc lives for the adventure and just takes a path in life that not many people choose to take

Cowboy Bebop
"you are gonna carry that weight" says a lot.

there are others too but these had the most significant impact on me
Deedo 5y
Assassination Classroom
Completely changed my view on the importance of teaching.

I looked at teachers in a completely different way, for better or for worse. It made me love and appreciate the teachers who took time for each student, and who really cared about being the best teacher not just in the subject they were teaching, but the best life teacher for a student to grow and learn from.

I really came to realize how impactful, how important, how life changing a good mentor and teacher could be. Not just in academics, but also in life, in hobbies, in anything. We are surrounded by teachers our whole life, often times really shitty ones who don't really care. But it's the ones who really care, who really want to make an impact to touch children's (haha make your jokes) hearts and guide them through life that are truly underappreciated, unbelievably important, and some of the best people out there.
renuser 5y
Death Parade

~This anime definitely taught me the importance of life. This is fiction. Meaning we don't know what's at the end. We could be sentenced to falling in a black, bottomless pit for the rest of eternity. This taught me not to take advantage of the opportunity I call life.
ghost 5y
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
At the time that I watched this I was really ill, I was scared but this movie made me realize, why be scared of that one illness when I could die at any moment..from anything, everybody dies eventually so why be scared of dying right then and there. Live life while you can.
ModChan 4y
The thread "What are some shows that changed your perspective on the world?" and it's comments have been merged into this thread.

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- YoungMacky 4y
  Not just anime. You can share Manga, movies, shows E.T.C that made you change your perspective
tsukisyama 4y
Absolutely, without a doubt:

Run with the Wind
Skip and Loafer

I've also heard great things about Blue Period (the manga), but I haven't read it yet!
Yanse 4y
ONE PIECE
Ishuzoku Reviewers
School Days TV
Fireality 4y
Moral gray areas
Attack on Titan
Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion R2
justinlol 4y
Aku no Hana (manga)
Three Days of Happiness (manga + light novel)
Bojack Horseman (show)
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (manga)
Avatar: The Last Airbender + Legend of Korra (show)
I Want To Eat Your Pancreas (movie)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (movie)
Your Lie In April (anime)
Gurren Lagann (anime)
Guts74 4y
Serie : Euphoria : well it made me think about certain topics plus it is a great show.
For animangas I would say Berserk, Monster and Oyasumi Punpun which are all amazing. special mention to vinland saga
- Yanse 4y
  I thought you meant the hentai
  Guts74 4y
  yes hopefully I didn't mean this euphoria. I mean if this euphoria change your perspective on the world it's probably not a good news
PrideRoyalIvy 4y
RAINBOW Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin

NARUTO Shippuuden
Acquelix 4y
Mushoku Tensei Jobless Reincarnation Cour 2
Mushoku Tensei Jobless Reincarnation

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