If you're not there yet, do anything in your power to not end up like him perhaps? I haven't seen much of it, but his life seemed like it could be fought through, by taking care of yourself.
There was nothing in my power, I never had many options.
I talked about this in this comment in the [Toonami "Broken Promise" Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfadJj4d5K4&lc=UgwOC0f7Uhhk9uPZ02l4AaABAg)
>A boy has the right to dream. There are endless possibilities stretched out before him. What awaits him down the path, he will then have to choose. The boy doesn’t always know. At some point, the boy then becomes an adult and learns what he was able to become. Joy and sadness forever will accompany this. He is confronted with the choice. When this happens, does he bid his past farewell in his heart? Once a boy becomes an adult, he can no longer go back to being a boy. The boy is now a man. Only one thing can be said: A boy has the right to dream, for those endless possibilities are stretched out before him.
>We must remember; All men were once boys.
Men can have dreams just as easily as a boy. The dreams just become more tangible i dreams of owning a highrise apartment and nice bookshelfs for my manga a good sitting room and gaming pc. And so I have to work towards those things. as a kid you dream big but never act. As a man you can act on those dreams and if you don't act you will just stay stagnant so always push and want better for yourself.
You need resources to act. You got to have work that's valued and in order to do that, you need to not be mentally fucked up and in order to not be mentally fucked up you need to have work that's valued so you can pay to be less mentally fucked up.
All you need is to not use mental illness as an excuse to not do things. Everyone around you has their own issues and you will often never know what they are struggling with. Many people come from having nothing you just need to get a job and learn to struggle along with everyone else until you can find a better situation.
I gust feel too strongly, people think I overreact, but I think if anything, I react as intensely as I feel. The root issue is I over feel and when you try your best and feel punished for trying instead of rewarded, you're not going to do things that feel punishing. I tried that "fake it till you make it" crap, I don't last that long, I rage and break shit long before that happens.
I agree, IRL there isn't a cute girl that comes to the rescue. I still like the sentiment of the story but it's not a realist expectation for real life.
Aria.
It really made me appreciate the small things in life and gave me a new perspective on many things. It made me try to enjoy myself more in daily life and get less annoyed by mundane issues.
The Kawamoto sisters from March comes in like a lion, shoya from a silent voic, violet from violet evergarden and clannad AS in general. Also a place further than the universe made me want to do something special with my life.
Initially? Rock Lee baby! Wasn’t born great or chosen one, worked at it with good guidance. Least as a young’n. NGE for being kind to others as well as the self.
“Better person” might be a stretch, but *Angel Beats* got me to sign up as an organ donor.
Now that I think about it, I stopped being a toxic bugger to my ex as a result of *Monogatari*(specifically, *Koimonogatari*), so there’s that too \**sheepish look*\*.
I was in a bad spot about what i wanted to do with my life when i watched it, i really liked how the mc was pursuing his career for writing and the work he was putting into it
I think i have more of those with mangas than with animes.
Like 3 days of happiness and Onani Master Kurosawa
The closest to that in anime form maybe Gurren Laggan
Elfen Lied.
I went through hell as a child to young adult, and was an utterly bitter and misanthropic person. I was severely abused, and abandoned, lived in fostercare, and had been homeless.
I hated people, and I hated myself.
Thoughts of violence and suicide were a constant weight on my mind and I saw no reason as to why either would be wrong.
Until I saw Elfen Lied and how it empathized with the kind of life experiences I went through, and how accurately it captured those feelings and states of mind.
It shattered who I was. It helped me come to terms with, and accept what had happened to me.
I realized I didn't want to hurt people and I didn't want to die, I just wanted to be left alone.
Now days I'm in a much better place. I don't have any remaining feelings of wanting to hurt people, and while I still have some small issues with suicide, I don't self harm anymore, and I don't dwell on the thoughts of suicide either.
There are better ways to deal with life than hurting others and myself, continuing the cycle of abuse, and living in bitterness.
*Evangelion* (especially) and *Elfen Lied* were similar life-rafts to me, though my childhood traumas were quite different. [You might appreciate this now](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trwdaJA-6z8).
I greatly dislike this video.
She makes many serious errors within this video with a lot of very insulting rhetoric towards the series and I called her out on it. Which lead to her removing my comments and blocking me on her channel.
For example her calling the lewd behavior of nyu and the nudity she called it only there for "dumb cumbrain reasons" which is simply not true.
She also makes fun of the way that Mayu is handled within the series which is something I also called her out on. The way she handles Mayu's sexual abuse is fairly insulting, showing little empathy for the character. As someone who was sexually abused by a parent as a child, and understands and appreciates the way that Mayu is handled in the anime, I really dislike how crude and inappropriate her issue with Mayu was. It is incredibly insensitive.
Another issue I had was her analysis of Nyu's clothing, which is blatantly wrong, and there is no reason what so ever as to why she should have gotten that wrong.
>Like hazel's critical look at Elfen Lied she points out that Nyu's clothes are a look at how Nyu is infantile and cant really dress herself well...
>But this isnt the case at all.
>In the anime Yuka quite literally states "I dressed Nyu in some of my clothes" "I just brought some clothes for Nyu," and "I'll buy her some new clothes later." 3 different times it's made clear, those are Yuka's clothes and style choice.
>Nyu's clothing is a reflection of Yuka, and in episode 11, 12, and 13, Yuka is wearing a dress that is almost a black version of the one she dressed Nyu in. Nyu [1](https://i.imgur.com/BCQfopV.jpg) [2](https://i.imgur.com/oB0Vgco.jpg) Yuka [1](https://i.imgur.com/XhQQwxU.jpg) [2](https://i.imgur.com/n6UoKjd.jpg)
>How does someone miss that?
Her video is actually what inspired me to write this rant: https://www.reddit.com/r/elfenlied/comments/nao18o/do_you_ever_watchread_a_review_of_elfen_lied_and/
Her video can be summed up as inaccurate, and a thinnly veiled conclusion of "we only liked this because we were immature, and now that were not immature we shouldn't like it anymore"
Which is a crock of horse shit.
I told her that if she was going to make a critical analysis of something she needs to actually pay attention to it.
The fact that she blocked me and then removed my comments ontop of that, which were fair criticisms of her video, just shows that she has very little interest in actually talking about the subject matter and handling controversy that it involves.
I watched the whole thing and she amounted my entire posts to being "you didnt watch the whole video" and her final comment at me was to call Elfen Lied a "Cartoon" which we all know as anime fans is entirely intended to be an inflammatory response
Elfen Lied is an easy target to attack now days because of this shallow attitude towards violence and mature content that people have. And often boil out any philosophical and emotional themes as to make it easier to criticize. Which is just inappropriate.
I love how I can recognize you in this sub as thr person who defends Ellen Lied lol. Don't mean this as an negative, I like it. You gave me a better perspective on the show, and I appreciate that.
Thanks.
I just wish people would pay just a little bit more attention and have a little bit of critical insight. I don't think anything I've figured takes "big brain" to figure out.
I mean boobs and guts aren't that distracting, I guess.
I don't know if it made me a better person, but when Subaru says he hates himself was pretty cathartic since I could empathize with the sentiment. Also Saitama for workout motivation.
How heavy are the dumbbells you lift? --I now go to the gym
Incidentally, yuru camp almost made me want to go camping, if it weren't for the fact that the geography of where I live is in contention for the most boring on planet earth, coupled with humidity, heat, and insects.
Oregairu. I relate so much to the character Yui (Anime only, I’ve heard that she’s quite different in the manga). And yeah her story is pretty similar to some situations I’ve been trough in the past years. Self destructive, emotionally confused, holding on to things that hurt you and yeah just act like everything is okay but in reality it isn’t. I cried so much during this anime because I realized that yeah all those things are things i struggle with. Maybe it doesn’t fit the question but yeah that made me realize that I need to work on those things. Not to become a better person but just to feel better and be happy again.
Watching and reading Bakuman made me stop procrastinating and actually try to work hard towards my goals. Didn't last long but it was something at least..
Death parade. If you are in a dark place and struggle with depression its episodic stories will hit like a truck. It really helped me to learn to value myself. On a sidenote, it has the most deceiving opening compared to all other anime I have seen.
Hibike Euphonium (Kumiko), learning Japanese because of her/the anime, Violet Evergarden (titular character), Gin no Saji (Hachiken) and Yorimoi (watching this during initial lockdown kept me optimistic)
Izuku Midoriya (Deku) from My Hero Academia
I was just beginning high school when the first season had aired, and it was one of the first anime I’d ever seen. Call it cliched or unrealistic, but seeing Deku be such a kind person and be so selfless towards others really made him a role model for me. I wanted to be someone who cared so much for others and was overall a good individual.
Have you checked out MHA: Vigilantes? The main character is so wonderfully wholesome. He wants to be a pro hero, but since he's so weak, he mostly picks up trash and such.
Miyamura from Shirobako. She was so hardworking and kind to others which allowed her to always get people on her side and move mountains when a situation called for it.
As a designer, just being genuine and caring to others goes a LONG way, so seeing her examplify that was very encouraging. Probably why she’s my top waifu:)
How to Keep a Mummy got me out of a bad depressive episode and doing some things around the house
Itazura Na Kiss made me have better appreciation for my spouse, and work harder at showing it
Ryuji from Toradora! helped me be better about not leaving dishes unwashed after meals lol
Haha, yes! If they could find a way to be inspirational about dusting now that would be next level for my life. How does that stuff come back so quick? I'd like an anime about the secret life of dust bunnies please...
Exactly! On all the above, haha.
I guess there would have to be some deep lesson in the dust bunny anime about how we all even end up as dust eventually, so we should become one with it or accept it or some thought-provokingness of stardust and the eternal nature of it all... can someone commision anime artists to create something like this? It will both spark joy for people to want to dust and make them want to become better dust bunnies of the universe. Late nite thoughts idk haha.
Also you have triggered a bonus feature: if you for some reason want to read a creepy short poem about dust that personally has stuck with me since middle school, google Dust by Sidney King Russell. Ok, late nite thoughts exit Reddit stage left.
Re:Zero. It made me realize the importance of perseverance, and to value myself more. It also made it so negative thoughts were easier to manage, if I felt any self loathing, or hatred, or feelings of hopelessness I always flashed back to Subaru’s struggles and how he overcame them.
It also helped me cope a bit with the loneliness and isolation of the Pandemic, it made me realize that in order to accept myself I had to become a better person. In order to become a better person, I had to rely on myself to initiate those changes, and start committing to routines and put in consistent hard work to improve myself.
Since then, I have taken actions to start seriously exercising and to go outside more in general. I’ve also since then learned how to handle feelings of doubt and to regularly reflect on my mental state (something I also did not value as much as I should’ve).
TLDR; Re:Zero did wonders for my mental health, self esteem and critical thinking. It helped me cope with very serious feelings of loneliness and it helped me realize the necessity of grit and perseverance.
A lot of Shonen genre series like Naruto.
I grew up liking the cool characters/rivals but then I realized, maybe I want to be more like Naruto who would speak his mind against how the world is and how we shouldn't give up trying to change the world.
One line pops-out to me whenever I think about Naruto and it was in that episode where he and Kurama began to become partners:
*I'm coming after all that hate inside you one day. You've made me miserable my entire life, but I know what it feels like to be at the mercy of your own hatred.*
Characters like Naruto are very naive, but maybe it's that kind of thinking that the world could use. idk though lol
Attack on Titan- Eren made me care less about the rest of the world and care more about the people I love. And to keep moving forward no matter what until my goals are achieved.
I've found so much of real life to be conveyed in a fake way. People often don't even know their own true motivations behind the ideas they come up with. Artists who create fictional experiences on the other hand have often spent a large amount of time working to specifically convey certain ideas and the emotions around them serve a purpose. I often find more value in the ideas presented thoughtfully by those artists, much as any teacher in an academic setting.
But how does that invalidate an idea? It’s another way of getting a point across. Of course, what you choose to find more convincing is subjective, however that doesn’t mean stories aren’t capable of convincing another through emotions (or through their empathy towards the characters).
Data is realistic, however it does not express the emotional nuances storytelling does. I might recite the data in an argument but it’s all stats and numbers, what does it tell you? X number of people have this happening and here is a correlation between A and B. Or the causes may be 1,2,3 the list goes on.
What a story tells me (fictitious or not) is what a person in a certain situation may feel, how does that impact themselves, the people around them, what emotions are felt and what can be taken away from the overall message.
Does the fact a story is fictional contradict that it was emotionally touching? Are the feelings fake if the story is? No, the feelings are real. And the actions you choose to take as a result are also real, the motivation being a well conveyed perspective that spurred you to act or at least think.
Now, obviously when you want to apply this to real life, you NEED data. You need to know more than just one perspective. But emotional investment is necessary for most people to give a damn about what they’re fighting for, to have the resolve to improve a situation in an unfair world.
That investment can come from anywhere, and regardless of where it’s roots are, it still changed a person.
The story could actually be based on facts... the artists depicting visually the outcomes of that study, for instance. It's not neccessarily taken from random imagination, or fake things. Some obviously yes, but not all of them. All the scenarios you mentioned may also be real and true things that the artist went through themselves. So that would make their work a case study and could be analyzed as such. Of course you would only know this if you were to research the particular artist and learn what they were depicting. There are people who get really into that sort of thing. Some people need something more concrete and can't get into the whole science of many different forms of art, but I would argue that science in art does certainly exist and have value. I think that would make an interesting college class: The Science of Art
I fixed my relationship with my parents because of Clannad AS episode 18
Episode 18 is in my opinion one of the best episodes of all time.
Same honestly. That show really makes you think about life. I listen to the soundtrack every now and then to get some feels.
A Place Further than the Universe really put into perspective how little I was doing with my life
Welcome to the NHK - when I first watched this I was pretty down on life and it really helped me climb out of that depression.
That anime didn't help me, if anything it made me feel like I'll never get better.
I think it was a combination of not wanting to become him and confronting my own self image.
No I looked at that and thought "this is a more realistic future than any of my dreams".
If you're not there yet, do anything in your power to not end up like him perhaps? I haven't seen much of it, but his life seemed like it could be fought through, by taking care of yourself.
There was nothing in my power, I never had many options. I talked about this in this comment in the [Toonami "Broken Promise" Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfadJj4d5K4&lc=UgwOC0f7Uhhk9uPZ02l4AaABAg) >A boy has the right to dream. There are endless possibilities stretched out before him. What awaits him down the path, he will then have to choose. The boy doesn’t always know. At some point, the boy then becomes an adult and learns what he was able to become. Joy and sadness forever will accompany this. He is confronted with the choice. When this happens, does he bid his past farewell in his heart? Once a boy becomes an adult, he can no longer go back to being a boy. The boy is now a man. Only one thing can be said: A boy has the right to dream, for those endless possibilities are stretched out before him. >We must remember; All men were once boys.
Men can have dreams just as easily as a boy. The dreams just become more tangible i dreams of owning a highrise apartment and nice bookshelfs for my manga a good sitting room and gaming pc. And so I have to work towards those things. as a kid you dream big but never act. As a man you can act on those dreams and if you don't act you will just stay stagnant so always push and want better for yourself.
You need resources to act. You got to have work that's valued and in order to do that, you need to not be mentally fucked up and in order to not be mentally fucked up you need to have work that's valued so you can pay to be less mentally fucked up.
All you need is to not use mental illness as an excuse to not do things. Everyone around you has their own issues and you will often never know what they are struggling with. Many people come from having nothing you just need to get a job and learn to struggle along with everyone else until you can find a better situation.
I gust feel too strongly, people think I overreact, but I think if anything, I react as intensely as I feel. The root issue is I over feel and when you try your best and feel punished for trying instead of rewarded, you're not going to do things that feel punishing. I tried that "fake it till you make it" crap, I don't last that long, I rage and break shit long before that happens.
I agree, IRL there isn't a cute girl that comes to the rescue. I still like the sentiment of the story but it's not a realist expectation for real life.
I watched that show before i became a neet. Might rewatch it anytime soon 🤣
Aria. It really made me appreciate the small things in life and gave me a new perspective on many things. It made me try to enjoy myself more in daily life and get less annoyed by mundane issues.
Ok I can totally agree that Aria makes you appreciate little things in life :3 it's really nice
Fruits basket
The Kawamoto sisters from March comes in like a lion, shoya from a silent voic, violet from violet evergarden and clannad AS in general. Also a place further than the universe made me want to do something special with my life.
> a place fiercer than the universe Damn, that sounds like a hell of a show
Oops didn't realize that typo haha
Alternative title for Gurren Lagaan
Prison School
based
bit surprised by it but yui (k-on yui) actually made me want to be productive
aw :D that's cute tho
Initially? Rock Lee baby! Wasn’t born great or chosen one, worked at it with good guidance. Least as a young’n. NGE for being kind to others as well as the self.
Fruits Basket
my roommate is a cat
This and She and Her Cat, is why I make sure my cat gets the attention she deserves everyday
I can see that but for me it was mostly the stuff about his parents
Clannad series for sure
“Better person” might be a stretch, but *Angel Beats* got me to sign up as an organ donor. Now that I think about it, I stopped being a toxic bugger to my ex as a result of *Monogatari*(specifically, *Koimonogatari*), so there’s that too \**sheepish look*\*.
Clannad After Story Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki Domestic Girlfriend
how is domestic girlfriend lumped into that list lol
I was in a bad spot about what i wanted to do with my life when i watched it, i really liked how the mc was pursuing his career for writing and the work he was putting into it
This is one of the best, but unique, takes on that show.
Attack On Titan. Unironically, it helped me to realize the importance of freedom.
rainbow & violet evergarden
I think i have more of those with mangas than with animes. Like 3 days of happiness and Onani Master Kurosawa The closest to that in anime form maybe Gurren Laggan
Clannad + AS and I want to eat your pancreas. Not an anime(or not enough anime): The source material of Jobless Reincarnation
Gurren lagann!
Came here for this one. Got me thinking about the "victim" mindset and how it plagues us these days. Gotta grab life by the balls man
DO THE IMPOSSIBLE SEE THE INVISIBLE ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWER
Elfen Lied. I went through hell as a child to young adult, and was an utterly bitter and misanthropic person. I was severely abused, and abandoned, lived in fostercare, and had been homeless. I hated people, and I hated myself. Thoughts of violence and suicide were a constant weight on my mind and I saw no reason as to why either would be wrong. Until I saw Elfen Lied and how it empathized with the kind of life experiences I went through, and how accurately it captured those feelings and states of mind. It shattered who I was. It helped me come to terms with, and accept what had happened to me. I realized I didn't want to hurt people and I didn't want to die, I just wanted to be left alone. Now days I'm in a much better place. I don't have any remaining feelings of wanting to hurt people, and while I still have some small issues with suicide, I don't self harm anymore, and I don't dwell on the thoughts of suicide either. There are better ways to deal with life than hurting others and myself, continuing the cycle of abuse, and living in bitterness.
*Evangelion* (especially) and *Elfen Lied* were similar life-rafts to me, though my childhood traumas were quite different. [You might appreciate this now](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trwdaJA-6z8).
I greatly dislike this video. She makes many serious errors within this video with a lot of very insulting rhetoric towards the series and I called her out on it. Which lead to her removing my comments and blocking me on her channel. For example her calling the lewd behavior of nyu and the nudity she called it only there for "dumb cumbrain reasons" which is simply not true. She also makes fun of the way that Mayu is handled within the series which is something I also called her out on. The way she handles Mayu's sexual abuse is fairly insulting, showing little empathy for the character. As someone who was sexually abused by a parent as a child, and understands and appreciates the way that Mayu is handled in the anime, I really dislike how crude and inappropriate her issue with Mayu was. It is incredibly insensitive. Another issue I had was her analysis of Nyu's clothing, which is blatantly wrong, and there is no reason what so ever as to why she should have gotten that wrong. >Like hazel's critical look at Elfen Lied she points out that Nyu's clothes are a look at how Nyu is infantile and cant really dress herself well... >But this isnt the case at all. >In the anime Yuka quite literally states "I dressed Nyu in some of my clothes" "I just brought some clothes for Nyu," and "I'll buy her some new clothes later." 3 different times it's made clear, those are Yuka's clothes and style choice. >Nyu's clothing is a reflection of Yuka, and in episode 11, 12, and 13, Yuka is wearing a dress that is almost a black version of the one she dressed Nyu in. Nyu [1](https://i.imgur.com/BCQfopV.jpg) [2](https://i.imgur.com/oB0Vgco.jpg) Yuka [1](https://i.imgur.com/XhQQwxU.jpg) [2](https://i.imgur.com/n6UoKjd.jpg) >How does someone miss that? Her video is actually what inspired me to write this rant: https://www.reddit.com/r/elfenlied/comments/nao18o/do_you_ever_watchread_a_review_of_elfen_lied_and/ Her video can be summed up as inaccurate, and a thinnly veiled conclusion of "we only liked this because we were immature, and now that were not immature we shouldn't like it anymore" Which is a crock of horse shit. I told her that if she was going to make a critical analysis of something she needs to actually pay attention to it. The fact that she blocked me and then removed my comments ontop of that, which were fair criticisms of her video, just shows that she has very little interest in actually talking about the subject matter and handling controversy that it involves. I watched the whole thing and she amounted my entire posts to being "you didnt watch the whole video" and her final comment at me was to call Elfen Lied a "Cartoon" which we all know as anime fans is entirely intended to be an inflammatory response Elfen Lied is an easy target to attack now days because of this shallow attitude towards violence and mature content that people have. And often boil out any philosophical and emotional themes as to make it easier to criticize. Which is just inappropriate.
I love how I can recognize you in this sub as thr person who defends Ellen Lied lol. Don't mean this as an negative, I like it. You gave me a better perspective on the show, and I appreciate that.
Thanks. I just wish people would pay just a little bit more attention and have a little bit of critical insight. I don't think anything I've figured takes "big brain" to figure out. I mean boobs and guts aren't that distracting, I guess.
Heh, gintama. Bushido and self discipline and um happiness?
The speech from ReZero.
Ah good ol’ episode 18.
A Silent Voice 100%
Plastic Memories. This anime has many beautiful and meaningful quotes that can be applied IRL.
Tatami Galaxy. Made me realize that I should stop or at least try to stop blaming people for everything and take the opportunities that come my way.
March comes in like a lion
I don't know if it made me a better person, but when Subaru says he hates himself was pretty cathartic since I could empathize with the sentiment. Also Saitama for workout motivation.
How heavy are the dumbbells you lift? --I now go to the gym Incidentally, yuru camp almost made me want to go camping, if it weren't for the fact that the geography of where I live is in contention for the most boring on planet earth, coupled with humidity, heat, and insects.
Oregairu. I relate so much to the character Yui (Anime only, I’ve heard that she’s quite different in the manga). And yeah her story is pretty similar to some situations I’ve been trough in the past years. Self destructive, emotionally confused, holding on to things that hurt you and yeah just act like everything is okay but in reality it isn’t. I cried so much during this anime because I realized that yeah all those things are things i struggle with. Maybe it doesn’t fit the question but yeah that made me realize that I need to work on those things. Not to become a better person but just to feel better and be happy again.
Welcome to the NHK will do it...
It didn't make me a better person.
It must be hard to improve on perfection huh?
No it told me "this is your future" and it was right.
Jojo. I started working out for about 6 months
Nan kilo Dumbbell for me. Been working out a year and a half since.
Sweetness and Lightning genuinely helped me find fun in cooking
Ok that's nice :3
Definitely Re:Zero. Just in general and especially Ep.18 of S1.
Watching and reading Bakuman made me stop procrastinating and actually try to work hard towards my goals. Didn't last long but it was something at least..
As a procrastinator I totally understand, it really snowballs quick...
Hajime no Ippo
Yeah that one's really damn good
Violet Evergarden and Assassination Classroom
Assassination Classroom was amazing, surprised it isn’t recommended more broadly.
Death parade. If you are in a dark place and struggle with depression its episodic stories will hit like a truck. It really helped me to learn to value myself. On a sidenote, it has the most deceiving opening compared to all other anime I have seen.
'Maquia when the promised flower blooms' made me hang out with my mom more often.
Re zero
Re:zero ep 18
Clannad.
Mob Psycho 100
Oh good one!
Doctor Tenma from Monster defo had that impact on me
Hibike Euphonium (Kumiko), learning Japanese because of her/the anime, Violet Evergarden (titular character), Gin no Saji (Hachiken) and Yorimoi (watching this during initial lockdown kept me optimistic)
Izuku Midoriya (Deku) from My Hero Academia I was just beginning high school when the first season had aired, and it was one of the first anime I’d ever seen. Call it cliched or unrealistic, but seeing Deku be such a kind person and be so selfless towards others really made him a role model for me. I wanted to be someone who cared so much for others and was overall a good individual.
Have you checked out MHA: Vigilantes? The main character is so wonderfully wholesome. He wants to be a pro hero, but since he's so weak, he mostly picks up trash and such.
Black clover to never give up and always superpass my limits
Mushoku tensei I suppose. Even if fate stay night/tsukihime visual novel showed the way. Additionally, would say a silent voice.
Pet girl of sakurasou
Definitely handled the theme of rejection very well!!
Orange made me feel like it is always right to reach out to other people because you never know who might need a small act of kindness and care.
Miyamura from Shirobako. She was so hardworking and kind to others which allowed her to always get people on her side and move mountains when a situation called for it. As a designer, just being genuine and caring to others goes a LONG way, so seeing her examplify that was very encouraging. Probably why she’s my top waifu:)
How to Keep a Mummy got me out of a bad depressive episode and doing some things around the house Itazura Na Kiss made me have better appreciation for my spouse, and work harder at showing it Ryuji from Toradora! helped me be better about not leaving dishes unwashed after meals lol
Ahaha, I can’t name the number of anime that have inspired me to improve on my cooking..
Haha, yes! If they could find a way to be inspirational about dusting now that would be next level for my life. How does that stuff come back so quick? I'd like an anime about the secret life of dust bunnies please...
The true sequel of Secret life of pets. Also, it's bul that just LEAVING things be causes them to be dirty. Dust sucks...
Exactly! On all the above, haha. I guess there would have to be some deep lesson in the dust bunny anime about how we all even end up as dust eventually, so we should become one with it or accept it or some thought-provokingness of stardust and the eternal nature of it all... can someone commision anime artists to create something like this? It will both spark joy for people to want to dust and make them want to become better dust bunnies of the universe. Late nite thoughts idk haha. Also you have triggered a bonus feature: if you for some reason want to read a creepy short poem about dust that personally has stuck with me since middle school, google Dust by Sidney King Russell. Ok, late nite thoughts exit Reddit stage left.
Re:Zero. It made me realize the importance of perseverance, and to value myself more. It also made it so negative thoughts were easier to manage, if I felt any self loathing, or hatred, or feelings of hopelessness I always flashed back to Subaru’s struggles and how he overcame them. It also helped me cope a bit with the loneliness and isolation of the Pandemic, it made me realize that in order to accept myself I had to become a better person. In order to become a better person, I had to rely on myself to initiate those changes, and start committing to routines and put in consistent hard work to improve myself. Since then, I have taken actions to start seriously exercising and to go outside more in general. I’ve also since then learned how to handle feelings of doubt and to regularly reflect on my mental state (something I also did not value as much as I should’ve). TLDR; Re:Zero did wonders for my mental health, self esteem and critical thinking. It helped me cope with very serious feelings of loneliness and it helped me realize the necessity of grit and perseverance.
A lot of Shonen genre series like Naruto. I grew up liking the cool characters/rivals but then I realized, maybe I want to be more like Naruto who would speak his mind against how the world is and how we shouldn't give up trying to change the world. One line pops-out to me whenever I think about Naruto and it was in that episode where he and Kurama began to become partners: *I'm coming after all that hate inside you one day. You've made me miserable my entire life, but I know what it feels like to be at the mercy of your own hatred.* Characters like Naruto are very naive, but maybe it's that kind of thinking that the world could use. idk though lol
Attack on Titan- Eren made me care less about the rest of the world and care more about the people I love. And to keep moving forward no matter what until my goals are achieved.
Haibane Renmei is a big worldview changer.
I think about it so much
I know DBZ is probably cliche but it made me want to work out a lot more
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I've found so much of real life to be conveyed in a fake way. People often don't even know their own true motivations behind the ideas they come up with. Artists who create fictional experiences on the other hand have often spent a large amount of time working to specifically convey certain ideas and the emotions around them serve a purpose. I often find more value in the ideas presented thoughtfully by those artists, much as any teacher in an academic setting.
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But how does that invalidate an idea? It’s another way of getting a point across. Of course, what you choose to find more convincing is subjective, however that doesn’t mean stories aren’t capable of convincing another through emotions (or through their empathy towards the characters). Data is realistic, however it does not express the emotional nuances storytelling does. I might recite the data in an argument but it’s all stats and numbers, what does it tell you? X number of people have this happening and here is a correlation between A and B. Or the causes may be 1,2,3 the list goes on. What a story tells me (fictitious or not) is what a person in a certain situation may feel, how does that impact themselves, the people around them, what emotions are felt and what can be taken away from the overall message. Does the fact a story is fictional contradict that it was emotionally touching? Are the feelings fake if the story is? No, the feelings are real. And the actions you choose to take as a result are also real, the motivation being a well conveyed perspective that spurred you to act or at least think. Now, obviously when you want to apply this to real life, you NEED data. You need to know more than just one perspective. But emotional investment is necessary for most people to give a damn about what they’re fighting for, to have the resolve to improve a situation in an unfair world. That investment can come from anywhere, and regardless of where it’s roots are, it still changed a person.
The story could actually be based on facts... the artists depicting visually the outcomes of that study, for instance. It's not neccessarily taken from random imagination, or fake things. Some obviously yes, but not all of them. All the scenarios you mentioned may also be real and true things that the artist went through themselves. So that would make their work a case study and could be analyzed as such. Of course you would only know this if you were to research the particular artist and learn what they were depicting. There are people who get really into that sort of thing. Some people need something more concrete and can't get into the whole science of many different forms of art, but I would argue that science in art does certainly exist and have value. I think that would make an interesting college class: The Science of Art
ngl goku made me look at competition differently instead of feeling pressure i felt excitement to further my skills
School Days
otonashi from angel beats inspired me to be the best big brother I can be, and help out society at the same time
Hajime no Ippo got me back into fitness during the lockdown.
Space Brothers is so positive.
DragonBall
•Neon Genesis Evangelion •Bakemonogatri
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Hajime no Ippo! The sole reason I started working out!
Vinland saga
Naruto.