My favorites are: Cowboy Bebop (very good one) Maison Ikkoku (best Romance/Comedy Anime I've watched so far...and I watched quite a few; lovely characters) Last Exil (Airships, Airplanes with some kind of futuristic-retro style, I really enjoyed that one) Zeta Gundam (in my opinon the best Gundam series, SEED comes right after it) Planetes (no fighting, no transformation...just a "realistic" story about garbage collectors in space and their dreams) The Twelve Kingdoms and Full Metal Alchimist (both great Fantasy/Adventure Anime) Rurouni Kenshin and Berserk would have been fantastic if they followed the manga...especially the last Kenshin saga was so great (when I was watching the anime I was hoping that the last Saga would start...but only fillers and then the end:constipation: I was really disappointed) But thats a general Anime problem...mostly the manga is much better then the anime, like Love Hina or GTO to give a few more examples.
Evangelion Cowboy Bebop Iria Grave of the Fireflies Howl's Moving Castle...basically anything by Studio Ghibli Blood Reign: Curse of the Yoma Those I couldn't live without.
Serieses: Gunbuster - Aim for the Top! Dirty Pair Kimagure Orange Road FLCL Azumanga Daioh Movieses: Voices of a Distant Star Perfect Blue The Iron Giant (yeah, I went there) Beauty and the Beast (...twice) Honorable Mention to Lodoss and Nuku Nuku, two great ideas that have yet to be given (completely) worthy executions. Also to Grave of the Fireflies, until such time as I develop the guts to actually watch it.
Since I'm here taking a break, just to name some.... All-Time Classics: -Love Hina (the one that got me hooked on internets!) -Azumanga Daioh (one of the best ensemble shows) -Cowboy Bebop (music by Yoko Kanno... nuff said) -Gunslinger Girls (amazing detail in the settings. manga is deeper, 'tho.) -Noir (another show with great attention to detail. A classic even if the pacing is slow) -Mai-Hime (pure fan service) -2x2=Shinobu-den (fast paced laugh riot) -Hanaukyo Maid (The original show. The ultimate harem show.) Current Faves: -Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumia (the English dub is very good so far.) -Mai-Otome (pure fan service) -Mai-Otome Zwei OVA (can't wait for the prequel)
Hm... some faves: Great Teacher Onizuka Mononoke (AWESOME) Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumia Cowboy Bebop Lucky Star Fate Stay Night Berserk Claymore CCS Digimon (Twas my childhood, long time ago XD)
Amaenaideyo (especially the 4th episode) Azumanga Daioh Ah My Goddess series 1 and 2 Ichigo 100% Muteki Kanban Musume
GITS (movies and series) fate/stay night xxxholic Strawberry panic Claymore Darker than Black Mai Hime/Mai Otome
:distressed: There really are far too many to count. But some of the most memorable for me are: Crest & Banner of the Stars series GITS (1st TV series especially) Honey and Clover Mahoromatic School Rumble FMP Claymore Code Geass
Master of Mosquiton Golden Boy 3x3 Eyes Kareshi Kanojyo no jijyo Great TeacherOnizuka Howl's Moving Castle Iketeru Futari Kaze Makase Tsukikage Ran Kodomo no Omocha Mononoke Hime Mamotte Shugogetten Jin Ro Mahou Tsukai Tai Maps Steel Angel Kurumi Saber Marionette J Seikai no Monshou (Crest of the Stars) Shinesman Senkaiden Houshin Engi Street Fighter 2 the animated movie Sailor Moon Tekkaman/Teknoman Tenshi Ni Namuron Tenchi in tokyo Vandread The Vision of Escaflowne Zone of Enders TV DNA² Berserk Ayashi no Ceres Alien 9 Wicked City Ninja Scroll akira Hana Yori Dango
^ whoa that's alot of "favorites" personally my all time favorite anime still stands as Ergo Proxy, it's dark theme with it's subtle message on humanity was quite intriguing.
I guess my top three (since I can't just name one...) would be: Big O, Cowboy Bebop and Oh My Goddess. My current favorite is: Code Geass.
Serial Experiments Lain... only one mention?!? Let's all love Lain! Let's all love Lain! Let's all love Lain! Let's all love Lain! Let's all love Lain! Let's all love Lain! Let's all love Lain! Let's all love Lain! Let's all love Lain! Let's all love Lain! Let's all love Lain! Let's all love Lain! Let's all love Lain! Let's all love Lain! Let's all love Lain! 2nd: Love Hina. Very cute story which centers around trying to determine if the protagonist is the luckiest or most cursed guy alive. 3rd: Cowboy Bebop? Haven't watched many anime in recent years though, this thread should come in handy.
