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- Comment on [Discussion] What anime became the blueprint for future works? 5 days ago:
No idea then, sorry.
Google suggests Magic Knight Rayearth or Phantom Thief Jeanne, neither of which I’m familiar with, but they don’t look like they fit.
Saint Seiya could fit the dates, Athena could pass as a chosen one, and Cygnus had a buckler of sorts, but that’s probably not it either…
- Comment on [Discussion] What anime became the blueprint for future works? 5 days ago:
I don’t see how Bocchi the Rock is a blueprint for girls band anime
Yeah, it’s good, but there are plenty of older ones: K-On!, Sound! Euphonium, Show By Rock!!, BanG Dream!, arguably Carole & Tuesday… (also quite a lot of others that came out around the same time; the genre seems to be in vogue this decade or so).
Same for AoT.
It’s an interesting and original take on the giant mecha genre, I’ll give it that, but I can’t think of anything that’s specifically riding on its coattails, no.
- Comment on [Discussion] What anime became the blueprint for future works? 5 days ago:
Hm… Homura uses a small shield sometimes, she has time magic, and Madoka is about as chosen as it gets… are you thinking of Puella Magi Madoka Magica?
- Comment on [Discussion] What anime became the blueprint for future works? 5 days ago:
Astro Boy (Tetsuwan Atom). Basically defined and kick-started anime as a genre and aesthetic. If there’s a most influential anime, it’s this.
Or maybe Space Battleship Yamato. It turned anime from “TV comics” into, well, anime.
Mazinger Z. Pioneered the giant mecha anime. Also Getter Robo.
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (better known in the West for its adaptation as Battle of the Planets). The template for the super sentai team genre.
Mobile Suit Gundam. Revolutionised the giant mecha genre moving from simple good vs. evil children cartoons to complex geopolitical narratives. Also, in a similar vein, Macross.
Urusei Yatsura. The template for moe anime. See also Ranma ½.
Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind. The foundation for Studio Ghibli’s aesthetic, tone, and narrative.
Akira, Dragon Ball, Cowboy Bebop. Brought anime to the mainstream in the West, and Dragon Ball is a cornerstone of the shounen genre, with probably only One Piece coming close in influence.
Sailor Moon. Not the first magical girl anime by a long shot, but arguably the cornerstone of the genre. Also Puella Magi Madoka Magica, which redefined and revitalised it.
Neon Genesis Evangelion, already mentioned in the OP. Extremely influential in the 90s and noughties.
Ghost in the Shell. Took over from Akira as a cornerstone of cyberpunk anime.
And I’m surely missing dozens, I’m far from an expert in the genre.
Personally Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Doctor Slump, Dragon Ball, Urusei Yatsura, and Ranma ½, and later Akira, My Neighbour Totoro, Nausicaa, Ghost in The Shell, and Fullmetal Alchemist were my main introductions to the genre (besides stuff that was in the background but I didn’t really follow or, at the time, recognise as a specific genre), but that’s just personal history and preference; I tried to list ones that seem to objectively have had significant influence on the genre or industry.
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