#this song is an underrated masterpeice

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STORY INFLUNCE GRID by one of the mods at @badcharacterdesign​

Basically want inspires me as a whole, but they fit better like this, also there will be another one posted too cause too many things inspire me honeslty.

Laputa/Castle in the Sky - A  Hayao Miyazaki flim, this is a masterpeice in my mind and is often forgotten from what I have seen. Its one of my fave works from studio ghibli.  Its about a girl who is descended from an an old advanced race that lived in the Sky. She and her friend band together with pirates to uncover the truth of the Castle in the Sky, and stop it from being used to destory the world. While old advanced civilations are done to death these days, back then it was new, and even now it holds up waaaay better than any other. It gives a good moral reason why they abandoned their kingdom in the sky to return to the earth, and that governments normally can’t be trusted with such powerful things. It has animation that to this day looks amazing and has alot of character, and don’t even get me started on the soundtrack. The soundtrack of this movie is wonderful and will stick with you for a good long time. The main leads are abit...bland, but the pirates sorta make up for it, and everything else is amazing. This movie has all my fave things honestly, and if you haven’t seen it you should check it out.

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind -  Another Studio Ghibli movie by Hayao Miyazaki, and its another realling under rated one. This one does have a princess, but its about her doing what is needed to keep her valley safe in a post apocalyptic time when man-kind has destoryed themselves and the earth. Its a very good movie, and is better than the manga [which I think was made after the movie....hard to say..plus while some parts are cool its honeslty very weird] While it doesn’t feel as complete as some other works,  I love the world built in the movie, and how a so called toxic land is what is  fixing the world, showing how mother nature needs not mankind, but mankind needs mother nature. The main lead is also relatable and almost like a biologist in her time. In all, its a good movie that I feel people need to check out more.

Bambi - When I try to think of my fave Disney movie...this is oddly it. I like alot of their movies....but this one has a strong place in my heart.  Tyrus Wong is honeslty probably the only reason I like the flim, who basicaly made the tone and feel of the movie. The artist alone is a big inspiration to me, but I don’t know him well enough to put him down, and will say its cause of him I want to get back into pastels, charcoal, ink, and watercolor traditional medias. The movie is just sorta like a slice of life, and honestly actually has a pretty good sequel. I hope to study more of his work, and improve in the animation field, and work on trying out cel animation.

Solatorobo Red the Hunter - One of my fave games ever, it takes place on landmasses in the sky and is about stopping monsterious war machines as well as finding the truth about Red, the character you play as. You also don’t have any weapons, and thus have to use your enemies weapons against themselves. It has the old advance civilzation thing, but its also done right, and is quite surprising. Its a good game, and has amazing world building and style. Honestly I really love the world and alot of the characters, though the main cast does tend to be predicable. It also has a good soundtrack, though its opening theme is my fave.

Ace Combat 5 the Unsung War -  I normally don’t like shooting games, and such war time games....but throw in cool planes, flying, good controls, mythology, good characters, and good story and you get this fun game! I love this game to bits, and is a big inspiration on if a game is just good it will draw in people that normally don’t play those games. If you can, give this game a play, and maybe you will see what I mean.

Retro Future - More of a style than something actually like the others, I love the looks of a classy future. Its one of the reasons I love electro swing and want to make something based on this ideal. A good example of this would be the Alien movies  [ 1 & 2] and Alien Isolation, with  an 80′s future look. [Though I prefer more 1950s looking furture....with model ideals and not all the racisim and shit]

BIG O -  Do I know what Big O is about? Nope. Do I love it? FUCK YEAH! One of my fave animes of all time, it has that classic retro future look but with a sorta post apocalyptic feel. Its amazingly animatied and dubbed, and its world is strange but so very interesting.The soundtrack is amazing too, and thus is one of the best underrated animes in my mind.

FLCL -  Another anime I love, and its only 6 ep long series, though I do hear their might be 12 more made....though only time will tell. Honestly though I love FLCL, it has a sweet soundtrack, amazing animation, and just is so strange and fun, but at the same time sorta serious in its own way. Its a coming of age story,  and is honeslty so amazingly weird that I love it. It has amazing visuals and an interesting world that we only get to peek at. I love watching it and hope if the do make more for this anime its done right.

Space Dandy -  Is one of the most creative, colorful, and strange animes to date. I really love it, and it has amazing animation to boot. Its pretty much also shows how strange and amazing space and other life forms can be. 

Sonic the 1999 Movie - As strange as it sounds, this was one of the first movies I ever saw, and its stuck with me since, and to this day is the only thing I consider to be not horrible with Sonic’s name on it. The animation is very nice, and if a very story things where fix as well as 1 voice, it would be pretty damn great. I love the world shown in this movie, an its amazing! I love the looks of it, and it inspires me to no bounds. [What can I say, I have a weakness for sorta  post apocalyptic places and floating islands/landmasses so to speak].

Steven Universe -  One of the best series to date its amazingly well animated, world built, and has amazing characters. I honeslty praise this series, and thing it sets an example that ‘yes this is the direction we should be heading,’ with a diverse cast and beautiful animation and backgrounds. The only down side to this grand series is its shitty fandom. I’d be a move active fan if not for the fans....ANYWAY honestly this show inspires me to try harder with my own animation and artwork. It also has amazing songs that just make you cry each time.

Homestuck - Ah yes, the series that got me trying again, what can be said about it? Well other than I AM STILL WAITING FOR MY FISH PRINCE HUSSIE!!! FUCKING GIVE HIM A GOOD END ELSE I WILL FIND AND TAKE HIM FROM YOU.  Anyway  if it wasn’t for this series I wouldn’t have met alot of cool people nor have made my angels. It also showed how amazing the webcomic gene can be, and that its amazing what people can do. Sadly though like SU it has a pretty....lets say bad fandom. While I am lucky with never meeting those fans often it still hurts and I am glad that I normal just did my own thing. Homestuck was a strange thing that was amazing.