Hmm, well... There's multiple mediums which have changed me as a writer and person. I can thank The First Amazing Spiderman Comics (We used to have a first issue amazing spiderman... I can't believe we lost it, but I read it a lot) for letting me think of heroes, furtherly the Iliad truly awoken my writing to a lot more violence. And also made me realize I was always a violent writer.
One Piece though, above all else has shown me the passion and struggles of dreams, and holding onto them. Each day it seems like my ideas falter, or that the book I do send out there someday will be taken from me and turned into something else. Each day I dread coming changes which will rob me of precious time, upon the cusp of such advancements... And yet I can't give up!
One Piece showed me, though many in my life have said that "Imagination eventually stops" "Think of the worse case scenario", I don't need to, no I must not think that way. No Journey is easy, but once you get there, it'll be worth it!
Jojo simply showed me, my wild ideas (which apparently were quite akin to Jojo either way afore exposure) can do something. That they won't fall on deaf ears. I enjoy the difference, as I hate writing something that is the same as everything else!
I got into MHA in a time when I lost many good series either to retcons, or disney or both... It was a dark time, yet there was MHA, with a protagonist who tried his best and was bestowed power and went on to train it! I stopped reading MHA at like Chapter 120... After the Friendly Criminal guy was beaten cuz I found One Piece. But I do feel that uselessness. But then I saw someone, who couldn't have by logic what he wished for... Denying Logic, becoming what he dreamed despite all that others said... It moved me. Heh, I didn't get far in drawing though which I tried sometime after, but Writing's for me!
Fist of the North Star is I think, The Second Best Story in Fiction, behind LOTR to me. It may seem weird to others, but I'm in a Kung Fu Period in writing, and after fearing the series for years. I finally started and couldn't stop! Yet another man of perseverence, one driven by love for a woman who at times seemed he'd never reach. This connects on a deeper level I'm unwilling to explore further here, but I must say, the bleakness, at times most horrid, and often tearjerking, does offer some hope later. It scared me, saddened me, but it also showed me to not give up again.
And That's it! For those not wanting to read several malformed paragraphs, look below!
1. Iliad: Opening up my writing to violence, or embracing it. (Strange, I know, but it helped down the line in showing me, that freedom is better than constricting my mind for an audience which is not even there yet!)
2. One Piece: Helping me to hold onto my dreams, for they are who I am.
3. Jojo: Showing me Bizarre Ideas are the best, no use in making something basic!
4. MHA: Perserverance! Deny Logic!
5. HNK: Don't Stop!