Does Lexx have a Japanese influence?
Hahahahahahaha!
No offence, but there’s no chance that something like this would spawn from Japan. For starters, there are no pointless gun battles, giant robots that transform, women that all look alike exept some have blonde or purple or green hair (which is sooooo comon in Japan), profusion of poorly-designed spaceships, and the ever-present action-lines that indicate motion even though no action animation is rendered.
Now there’s a very [b]good[/b] chance that the Japanese could [b]copy[/b] [i]Lexx[/i] and twist it around to suit their bubble-gum Tenchi-tentacle tastes. And don’t forget about shame. There’s always an over-abundance of shame that all characters must deal with. Shame inserted into [i]Lexx[/i]? Uh-uh, no way. It would warp the tone of the story.
But I do see what you mean. An unusual story like [i]Lexx[/i] is similar to some far-out ideas presented in a scant few anime flicks. But anime is made for Japanese audiences. They only seem strange in translation.
BTW, I really hate [i]DragonballZ[/i]. A show that is all about a pointless ****ing contest is completely worthless. *RETCH*