most influential anime

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Originally posted by Cidien
First off I think he's talking about what has influenced anime here in america, not so much in japan.

How can you say that what influenced anime in america? For one thing, we don't even make animes. So we can only influence our anime viewing habits, not anime itself.

For anime industry in general,
I'll say "Nausicaa of The Valley of Wind." It paved a way for Studio Ghibli and its run of successful artistic films that many others try to copy.

Or I can say "Space Battleship Yamato" When it came out in 1976, it raised the level of animation by providing interesting characters, detailed actions, and impressive soundtrack. Even now, shows like Nadesico includes a parody of Yamato. Here in US, known as Starblazer, it was one of the more successful early animes.

P.S. Ooops, sorry Robojack, I didn't know you already replied to my post.