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I saw some-one else do this and I wanted to make one too! ;o;
.....I ended up getting lost in it... I don't know how long I sat here making it but I know I forgot to eat today @____@ *munches sandwich*

I made the image a little bigger than the template was.

So here we go! 36 influential.inspiring things for me! (watch out... this is a LONG one!)

1: Usagi. Of course XD. This is one of my favourite panels ever. You can't see it here, but Usagi's singing to himself and skipping. ...why? because he's happy! duh.

2: Bone, by Jeff Smith. Seriously? if you haven't read this comic you're wasting your life. Before I read Usagi this was my favourite comic of all time, it's been demoted to second... but after 5 years it STILL packs a wallop every time I read it. Read up to the end of book 3 and see if you can resist reading more.

3: Ratchet and Clank. Best video-game series ever. EVER. It's what made me want to be an animator, shaped my style from being just a coloured blob and is what helped me NOT develop an anime-esque style.

4: Sailor Moon. XD;; Shush. I love her. I love her to death! And Naoko Takeuchi's artwork is soooo pretty!

5: Miyazaki. Miyazaki actually has a bigger influence in my life than just liking his movies. the anime series, Heidi, was one of about only 5 cartoons that were dubbed into Afrikaans (my native language) so I grew up watching Miyazaki, not knowing it was a Japanese show. Today, I adore his movies and animation style. Laputa is my favourite film of him.

6: Douglas Adams. Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy is awesome. I grew up listening to the radio plays and to date his audio book of 'Life the Universe and Everything' is the greatest thing ever as he reads the book himself. Try track it down, it's awesome.

7: The Little Mermaid. If you didn't see this coming you must be dense XD. My favourite movie ever bar none. Everything about this movie gives me chills. Music, colour use, setting, story, era it was made. Everything.

8: Terry Pratchett. I haven't read a Pratchett novel in a few years now, but he really shaped my childhood and how I see and think about things. My favourite Discworld books are Night Watch and The Truth.

9: Tintin. Before I could read english... or rather before I could read... my dad read me Tintin comics. I still loe the boy reporter, his drunkard best friend and little white dog a lot more than I should

10: The ocean. I don't know why. I find the sea both alluring and frightening at the same time. I love the creatures that live there, I love the taste of salt, I love our pristine white beaches and our sea that's warm and tropical on the east-side and cold and brutal down south.

11: Japanese Prints. Since I was about 15 and started taking art as a serious subject at school I was really inspired by Japanese art, especially the landscapes.

12: Soundtracks. I love musical scores, especially for video games and anime as well as American movies. That's almost all I listen to.

13: Animals. I'm such a giant animal lover XDD If I could I'd have a zoo in my house! From reptiles to fish to rodents... I love 'em all ...except spiders.

14: Brian Froud. From his work on The Dark Crystal and The Labyrinth to his artwork, I love how Brian Froud showed me, from a very young age, that faeries are not all girly and sparkly and nice... but can actually be evil little bastards when they want to. I love his wilder take on Faeries.

15: Rob Alexander. I found Rob Alexander's work on my brother's Magic Cards and I've been able to track down 2 books by him which are very informative as well as beautiful. I wish I could paint landscapes and atmosphere like he does.

16: Cowboy Bebop. Because it kicks ass. Do yourself a favour and watch it... or at the very least watch the movie which is one of my favourite animated movies out there.

17: My Little Pony. LOLSHUTUP! A very long time ago (before they became freakishly cute looking) My Little Pony was the greatest thing ever! They lived in a fantasy world with magical creatures, lived in a castle and had magical powers. And they were awesome.
....Now they do weird things like go to the mall and rollerblade and have bands and shit. Twilight, Fizzy, Applejack and Firefly are my favourites.

18: Forests. I dunno... maybe because we don't have any here, but I adore forests I loved going on hikes with my lecturer and some friends while I was in Canada. I wish I had the opportunity to do things like that more often.

19: Morrowind. This game is awesome. Oblivion? PFFF! It's Morrowind dumbed down for the masses. This was were it was at! Exploring giant, unique and VAST terrains from swamps to fields to caves to barren wastelands with it's own complex wildlife, natives, religions, political struggles and social structure. I don't even really LIKE open world games.. but this was special.

20: Close Encounters of the Third Kind. You OWE it to yourself to see this movie! seriously. If you haven't I have no idea what you've been doing with your life until now.

21: Watership Down (the movie). I grew up watching this movie... and I think it seriously changed my perspective on some things. Most notably, that rabbits are not cute and cuddly little pink things associated with hearts and candy and roses and shit. Watch this movie! It's excellent. However I warn you, it's very violent.

22: Cryptozoology. The study of creatures which science does not yet recognize as 'existing'. Such as the Colossal Octopus, The continued existence of the thought to be extinct Tasmanian Wolf, The various apemen thought to live throughout the world. I Believe in these things... but I'm extremely skeptical. I'm always looking for a rational explination for events of photos of such things. But that doesn't mean I don't believe.
(incidentally, I was VERY into ghosts when I was younger... but I've actually developed an irrational fear because of my research and so didn't go looking for photos of them because I actually want to sleep tonight.)

23: Ammonites. I love stones, Amethyst is my favourite, but for some reason I feel a strong attachment to fossils. I can't really explain it. I actually have a small ammonite fossil and would love to have more, but they're very expensive.

24: Bright Colours. Love 'em. Orange is my favourite, but I love a good combination of colours the most. When I watch the style network and see what Americans consider to be 'bright colours' as far as clothes go I want to put my foot through the TV. >__< You guys have no IDEA! Luckily I live in Africa where we're colour CRAZY. Our flag is the only one in the world with 6 colours in it. That should tell you something.

25: Coloured lights. I blame Close Encounters for spawning this love. I don't really know why, but I love coloured lights like you see in Interstella 5555 and the opening sequence of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.

26: Documentaries. My favourite thing to watch! I specifically like documentaries about ancient civilizations, ancient mysteries and crime (but not too much crime or I get depressed). I'd like to see a little less WWII documentaries though >___> seriously. Get over it guys. There's a lot more to history than WWII! How about watching a documentary about the Fifth lost empire? Ever even heard of it? I thought so.

27: Fantasy Art. I love pictures of far off, fantastic places. Which is why I love dA.

28: Angels. Shush. I like them. I like things with wings in general. However same as with faeries, I don't think they're robe wearing pussies. I'm sure they kick a lot more ass than people want us to think.

29: Kingdom Hearts. A loooong time ago there was a game called 'Kingdom Hearts'. it was unique, magical, colourful and extremely inventive. ...then the second one came and ruined everything, focusing more on the anime bishi melodramatic bullshit and fanservice than actual inventiveness and magic. I hear the third game probably won't even HAVE Disney characters in it. .....fuck you fanbase. I blame you for this. You took what was one of the greatest things I ever experienced and made it into an avergae, run of the mill anime game. Seriously. Go jump off a bridge repeatedly.
(sorry... but it physically hurts to experience so much disappointment all over again and cry at the lost potential)

30: Samurai Jack. I think this is one of not the best American cartoon ever made. And it spawned my love for the 'samurai' genre of movies/anime/comics/cartoons. Plus it has Mako in it.

31: THE 80S!! HELL yeah! XDD The 80s make me so nostalgic and almost sad, but I don't think I'd like to go back to it. We'd lose so much. But it was a good time, and gave birth to many things I hold very dear.

32: Travelling. I've recently discovered I love travelling. I've been doing heavy traveling since I was 10 and went to England the first time. Since then I've been to Scotland, France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Australia and Canada. I plan to go to America and Japan next. I love seeing different landscapes, climates and cultures.

33: Friendship. Easiest way to get me to love ANY movie/comic/book/cartoon/anime, throw some deep friendship in there. I'd like to think friendship that runs THAT deeply really does exist, but sometimes I wonder if I'm just fooling myself. I mean I know I have love that runs that deep for certain friends of mine... but I don't know if it goes both ways. At least to that 'I would die for you' level.

34: Mythical creatures. Not to be confused with cryptozoology. I love creatures from myth and legend which aren't thought to seriously exist. Like unicorns, dragons, Lamia, mermaids etc.

35: Animation. XDDD duh. The art of movement, storytelling and expression of characters. It's my burning passion.

36: And Lastly.. and this one's the most abstract.. stories about heroes. I'm not talking about characters that do great deeds, save the day and get the girl at the end. I mean characters who are very clearly and truly, human. They bleed and hurt as easily as any of us, they get sad, they get cold, they get hungry and have all the concerns and limitations of a human being. But despite this they strive for a purpose. Whether it's saving the world, saving the people they care about or fighting for justice. A story about a hero who has a life as fragile as any-one's but puts it all on the line is to me, one of the greatest and most important things in this world. And seeing that person come out victorious at the end.. injured, tired and at the end of their strength but victorious nonetheless makes me feel like I too can draw power from wherever they found it to do the things they do and protect people on the level they have. Stories with this level of impact teach me how to live, and make my life richer.
....and yes.. I had to end with Usagi again XDD

DISCLAIMER
All images belong to their respective owners (who are not me.)
Usagi belongs to Stan Sakai
Bone belongs to Jeff Smith
Ratchet and Clank belongs to Insomniac Games
Sailor Moon belongs to Naoko Takeuchi
Laputa: Castle in the Sky belongs to Studio Ghibli
The Little Mermaid belongs to Disney
Tintin belongs to Herge
Mario belongs to Nintendo
Brian Froud's artwork belongs to him (as does Rob Alexander's)
Cowboy Bebop belongs to Bandai
My Little Pony belongs to Hasbro
Morrowind belongs to Bethesda
Close Encounters of the Third Kind belongs to Columbia Pictures
Watership Down belongs to... Warner Bros.?
Coldplay belongs to.. Coldplay I guess
The History Channel belongs to themselves I guess
Angels in America (which I didn't like btw) belongs to some other people
Kingdom Hearts belongs to Square Enix
Samurai Jack belongs to Cartoon Network
Tarzan belongs to Disney

All artwork found on Google except for the Usagi pictures which come from my personal collection.

Template downloaded from Furraffinity

Description
I saw some-one else do this and I wanted to make one too! ;o;
.....I ended up getting lost in it... I don't know how long I sat here making it but I know I forgot to eat today @____@ *munches sandwich*

I made the image a little bigger than the template was.

So here we go! 36 influential.inspiring things for me! (watch out... this is a LONG one!)

1: Usagi. Of course XD. This is one of my favourite panels ever. You can't see it here, but Usagi's singing to himself and skipping. ...why? because he's happy! duh.

2: Bone, by Jeff Smith. Seriously? if you haven't read this comic you're wasting your life. Before I read Usagi this was my favourite comic of all time, it's been demoted to second... but after 5 years it STILL packs a wallop every time I read it. Read up to the end of book 3 and see if you can resist reading more.

3: Ratchet and Clank. Best video-game series ever. EVER. It's what made me want to be an animator, shaped my style from being just a coloured blob and is what helped me NOT develop an anime-esque style.

4: Sailor Moon. XD;; Shush. I love her. I love her to death! And Naoko Takeuchi's artwork is soooo pretty!

5: Miyazaki. Miyazaki actually has a bigger influence in my life than just liking his movies. the anime series, Heidi, was one of about only 5 cartoons that were dubbed into Afrikaans (my native language) so I grew up watching Miyazaki, not knowing it was a Japanese show. Today, I adore his movies and animation style. Laputa is my favourite film of him.

6: Douglas Adams. Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy is awesome. I grew up listening to the radio plays and to date his audio book of 'Life the Universe and Everything' is the greatest thing ever as he reads the book himself. Try track it down, it's awesome.

7: The Little Mermaid. If you didn't see this coming you must be dense XD. My favourite movie ever bar none. Everything about this movie gives me chills. Music, colour use, setting, story, era it was made. Everything.

8: Terry Pratchett. I haven't read a Pratchett novel in a few years now, but he really shaped my childhood and how I see and think about things. My favourite Discworld books are Night Watch and The Truth.

9: Tintin. Before I could read english... or rather before I could read... my dad read me Tintin comics. I still loe the boy reporter, his drunkard best friend and little white dog a lot more than I should

10: The ocean. I don't know why. I find the sea both alluring and frightening at the same time. I love the creatures that live there, I love the taste of salt, I love our pristine white beaches and our sea that's warm and tropical on the east-side and cold and brutal down south.

11: Japanese Prints. Since I was about 15 and started taking art as a serious subject at school I was really inspired by Japanese art, especially the landscapes.

12: Soundtracks. I love musical scores, especially for video games and anime as well as American movies. That's almost all I listen to.

13: Animals. I'm such a giant animal lover XDD If I could I'd have a zoo in my house! From reptiles to fish to rodents... I love 'em all ...except spiders.

14: Brian Froud. From his work on The Dark Crystal and The Labyrinth to his artwork, I love how Brian Froud showed me, from a very young age, that faeries are not all girly and sparkly and nice... but can actually be evil little bastards when they want to. I love his wilder take on Faeries.

15: Rob Alexander. I found Rob Alexander's work on my brother's Magic Cards and I've been able to track down 2 books by him which are very informative as well as beautiful. I wish I could paint landscapes and atmosphere like he does.

16: Cowboy Bebop. Because it kicks ass. Do yourself a favour and watch it... or at the very least watch the movie which is one of my favourite animated movies out there.

17: My Little Pony. LOLSHUTUP! A very long time ago (before they became freakishly cute looking) My Little Pony was the greatest thing ever! They lived in a fantasy world with magical creatures, lived in a castle and had magical powers. And they were awesome.
....Now they do weird things like go to the mall and rollerblade and have bands and shit. Twilight, Fizzy, Applejack and Firefly are my favourites.

18: Forests. I dunno... maybe because we don't have any here, but I adore forests I loved going on hikes with my lecturer and some friends while I was in Canada. I wish I had the opportunity to do things like that more often.

19: Morrowind. This game is awesome. Oblivion? PFFF! It's Morrowind dumbed down for the masses. This was were it was at! Exploring giant, unique and VAST terrains from swamps to fields to caves to barren wastelands with it's own complex wildlife, natives, religions, political struggles and social structure. I don't even really LIKE open world games.. but this was special.

20: Close Encounters of the Third Kind. You OWE it to yourself to see this movie! seriously. If you haven't I have no idea what you've been doing with your life until now.

21: Watership Down (the movie). I grew up watching this movie... and I think it seriously changed my perspective on some things. Most notably, that rabbits are not cute and cuddly little pink things associated with hearts and candy and roses and shit. Watch this movie! It's excellent. However I warn you, it's very violent.

22: Cryptozoology. The study of creatures which science does not yet recognize as 'existing'. Such as the Colossal Octopus, The continued existence of the thought to be extinct Tasmanian Wolf, The various apemen thought to live throughout the world. I Believe in these things... but I'm extremely skeptical. I'm always looking for a rational explination for events of photos of such things. But that doesn't mean I don't believe.
(incidentally, I was VERY into ghosts when I was younger... but I've actually developed an irrational fear because of my research and so didn't go looking for photos of them because I actually want to sleep tonight.)

23: Ammonites. I love stones, Amethyst is my favourite, but for some reason I feel a strong attachment to fossils. I can't really explain it. I actually have a small ammonite fossil and would love to have more, but they're very expensive.

24: Bright Colours. Love 'em. Orange is my favourite, but I love a good combination of colours the most. When I watch the style network and see what Americans consider to be 'bright colours' as far as clothes go I want to put my foot through the TV. >__< You guys have no IDEA! Luckily I live in Africa where we're colour CRAZY. Our flag is the only one in the world with 6 colours in it. That should tell you something.

25: Coloured lights. I blame Close Encounters for spawning this love. I don't really know why, but I love coloured lights like you see in Interstella 5555 and the opening sequence of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.

26: Documentaries. My favourite thing to watch! I specifically like documentaries about ancient civilizations, ancient mysteries and crime (but not too much crime or I get depressed). I'd like to see a little less WWII documentaries though >___> seriously. Get over it guys. There's a lot more to history than WWII! How about watching a documentary about the Fifth lost empire? Ever even heard of it? I thought so.

27: Fantasy Art. I love pictures of far off, fantastic places. Which is why I love dA.

28: Angels. Shush. I like them. I like things with wings in general. However same as with faeries, I don't think they're robe wearing pussies. I'm sure they kick a lot more ass than people want us to think.

29: Kingdom Hearts. A loooong time ago there was a game called 'Kingdom Hearts'. it was unique, magical, colourful and extremely inventive. ...then the second one came and ruined everything, focusing more on the anime bishi melodramatic bullshit and fanservice than actual inventiveness and magic. I hear the third game probably won't even HAVE Disney characters in it. .....fuck you fanbase. I blame you for this. You took what was one of the greatest things I ever experienced and made it into an avergae, run of the mill anime game. Seriously. Go jump off a bridge repeatedly.
(sorry... but it physically hurts to experience so much disappointment all over again and cry at the lost potential)

30: Samurai Jack. I think this is one of not the best American cartoon ever made. And it spawned my love for the 'samurai' genre of movies/anime/comics/cartoons. Plus it has Mako in it.

31: THE 80S!! HELL yeah! XDD The 80s make me so nostalgic and almost sad, but I don't think I'd like to go back to it. We'd lose so much. But it was a good time, and gave birth to many things I hold very dear.

32: Travelling. I've recently discovered I love travelling. I've been doing heavy traveling since I was 10 and went to England the first time. Since then I've been to Scotland, France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Australia and Canada. I plan to go to America and Japan next. I love seeing different landscapes, climates and cultures.

33: Friendship. Easiest way to get me to love ANY movie/comic/book/cartoon/anime, throw some deep friendship in there. I'd like to think friendship that runs THAT deeply really does exist, but sometimes I wonder if I'm just fooling myself. I mean I know I have love that runs that deep for certain friends of mine... but I don't know if it goes both ways. At least to that 'I would die for you' level.

34: Mythical creatures. Not to be confused with cryptozoology. I love creatures from myth and legend which aren't thought to seriously exist. Like unicorns, dragons, Lamia, mermaids etc.

35: Animation. XDDD duh. The art of movement, storytelling and expression of characters. It's my burning passion.

36: And Lastly.. and this one's the most abstract.. stories about heroes. I'm not talking about characters that do great deeds, save the day and get the girl at the end. I mean characters who are very clearly and truly, human. They bleed and hurt as easily as any of us, they get sad, they get cold, they get hungry and have all the concerns and limitations of a human being. But despite this they strive for a purpose. Whether it's saving the world, saving the people they care about or fighting for justice. A story about a hero who has a life as fragile as any-one's but puts it all on the line is to me, one of the greatest and most important things in this world. And seeing that person come out victorious at the end.. injured, tired and at the end of their strength but victorious nonetheless makes me feel like I too can draw power from wherever they found it to do the things they do and protect people on the level they have. Stories with this level of impact teach me how to live, and make my life richer.
....and yes.. I had to end with Usagi again XDD

DISCLAIMER
All images belong to their respective owners (who are not me.)
Usagi belongs to Stan Sakai
Bone belongs to Jeff Smith
Ratchet and Clank belongs to Insomniac Games
Sailor Moon belongs to Naoko Takeuchi
Laputa: Castle in the Sky belongs to Studio Ghibli
The Little Mermaid belongs to Disney
Tintin belongs to Herge
Mario belongs to Nintendo
Brian Froud's artwork belongs to him (as does Rob Alexander's)
Cowboy Bebop belongs to Bandai
My Little Pony belongs to Hasbro
Morrowind belongs to Bethesda
Close Encounters of the Third Kind belongs to Columbia Pictures
Watership Down belongs to... Warner Bros.?
Coldplay belongs to.. Coldplay I guess
The History Channel belongs to themselves I guess
Angels in America (which I didn't like btw) belongs to some other people
Kingdom Hearts belongs to Square Enix
Samurai Jack belongs to Cartoon Network
Tarzan belongs to Disney

All artwork found on Google except for the Usagi pictures which come from my personal collection.

Template downloaded from Furraffinity