Ask Anime Week #22: Who is the Anime Mentor that impacted you, and your favorite character the most?

We're going to make this a weekly mini-contest where we ask something related to Anime. Read the rules carefully.

Ask Anime Question of the Week:

Who is that anime sage role/mentor that you think taught something that resonated with you?

Protagonists of the show are excluded because they are the main character for the Hero's Journey. The sage in the Hero's journey is the teacher that guides the protagonist after overcoming their own journey.

An example is Frieren's Journey, where Flamme or Himmel acts the sage role guiding Frieren's character development. These two already accomplished what they needed on their journey to grow as a person so their role for the new Hero arc is to guide Frieren, be it some form of memories reminisce from the past. Another example is classic Jiraiya teaching Naruto moment.

Rules:

1. Comment your answer to the weekly question to this post as an entry.
2. Must be in English but you can attach a section for a different language too as long as there is an English section that conveys the same thought.
3. No need to make a post about the contest or use a specific tag for your post. You can still post about this but it serves no purpose in picking a winner.
4. Tag someone who you think might be interested in joining (optional) but if that person participates in the event, there's a bonus reward IF either of you wins. In cases where multiple users tag the same person, we'll count only the user that mentioned that person first as evidenced by the time stamp on the blockchain.
5. Response must not be AI generated. While this can sometimes be a challenge to detect and prove, it's not worth trying because you're being asked to share in your own words.

Notes: Think less of this as a contest and more of an avenue to share your thoughts and get more exposure within the community. We'll adapt the mechanics of the contest depending on the outcome of the previous contests so expect rules can change in the future.