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.
boats
School Days
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
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.
Girls Last Tour
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Answer: 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.
This may be cringe as shit, but it's awesome that the experience led to you becoming a proper writer
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?
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
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.
Kono Oto Tomare Sounds of Life
Made me realize that there's so much more to life than the people living in it.
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)
i don't know specifically why but
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
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
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.
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.
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!
Moral gray areas
Attack on Titan
Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion R2
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)